Events in and around Derbyshire
3rd
Old School Rocks
Three day music festival, Melbourne Assembly Rooms. Tel: 01332 863522
5th
The Sitwell Singers
‘Chichester Psalms’, St John’s Church, Bridge St, Derby, 7.30pm. Tel: 01332 662519
11th
Eblana String Trio
With pianist Andrew Dunlop, Derby Chamber Music, Multi-Faith Centre, Derby, 7.30pm. Tel: 01332 830585
11th
Tideswell Male Voice Choir
St John’s Church, Walton, Chesterfield, 7.30pm. Tickets: 01629 640342 or 01246 566448
12th
Derby Choral Union
‘Carmina Burana’ and ‘The Rio Grande’, Landau Forte College, 7.30pm. Tel: 01332 702162
12th
The Derwent Singers
Vaughan Williams’ ‘Mass’, Pizzetti’s ‘Requiem Mass’ and music by Tudor composers, Christ Church, Bridge St, Belper, 7.30pm. Tel: 01298 561826
12th
Manus Noble
Guitarist, Music at Duffield, Ecclesbourne School, Duffield, 7.30pm. Tel: 01332 841503
17th
Rob Terry Trio
Chesterfield Jazz Club, Club Chesterfield, Chesterfield, 8.30pm. See chesterfieldjazz.com
19th
Maddy Prior, Giles Lewin & Hannah James
Peak Concerts, Whitworth Centre, Darley Dale, 8pm. Tel: 01246 860022
24th-26th
The Fox on the Fairway
Mickleover Players, John Port School, Etwall, 7.15pm. Tel: 01332 511867
30th
Giovanni Guzzo & Luis Pares
Repton School, Repton, 7.45pm. Tel: 01283 702550
OTHER EVENTS
29th-30th March & 5th-6th April
Lambing at Calke
In the Large Kitchen Garden and at Home Farm, Calke Abbey, Ticknall. Tel: 01332 863822
Dancing On Ice Tour
Jane Torvill and Christopher Dean are joined by stars including Olympic gymnast Beth Tweddle, Bonnie Langford and comedian Joe Pasquale.
8th-10th National Ice Centre, Notts. Tel: 0843 373 3000
15th-17th Motorpoint Arena, Sheffied Tel: 0114 256 5656
1st-27th
Howie Johnson Exhibition
‘Saraswati, Mist and Light’, The Orangery, Arboretum Park, Derby. Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat, 10.30am-4pm. For details visit www.howieography.com
6th
Derbyshire Vintage Fair
The Devonshire Dome, Buxton. See www.vintagesuitcase.co.uk
6th
Easter Farmers’ Market
Rosliston Forestry Centre, Swadlincote, 11am-4pm
6th
Sporting Futures 10k
I-Pro Stadium, Pride Park, Derby. See www.derby10k.co.uk
6th
Spring Food & Craft Fair
Browse stalls from local producers and meet the newborn lambs! Broomfield Hall, Derby College, Morley
12th, 13th
BASC Gamekeepers’ Fair
Catton Hall, Walton on Trent. Tel:01889 565050
14th-27th
Easter Ice Cream Trail
Fun trail and a chance to try the new ice-cream sundae menu, Bluebells, Brunswood Farm, Spondon. Tel: 01332 673924
THEATRES
BUXTON OPERA HOUSE (0845 127 2190)
4th, 5th
The Merry Widow
7.30pm, Sat mat 2.30pm
9th
The Reduced Shakespeare Company
‘The Complete Word of God’, 7.30pm
10th-11th
HMS Pinafore
An all-male production, 7.30pm
13th
The Marriage of Figaro
Swansea City Opera, 7.30pm
18th, 19th
Science Museum Live
‘The Energy Show’ – explosive and exciting family theatre, 7pm, Sat mat 2pm
24th
The Ken Dodd Happiness Show
7.30pm
29th
The Simon & Garfunkel Story
7.30pm
WINDING WHEEL CHESTERFIELD (01246 345222)
1st
Omid Djalili
Award-winning comedian, 8pm
10th
Gerry Cross the Mersey
Gerry & the Pacemakers, 7.30pm
11th
Paul Carrack
8pm
POMEGRANATE THEATRE CHESTERFIELD (01246 345222)
2nd
The Only Way Is Downton
Impressions comedy, 7.30pm
3rd
Honor Blackman
7.30pm
4th
Voice of the Heart: Karen Carpenter
7.30pm
26th
A Feast of Gilbert & Sullivan
7.30pm
DERBY ASSEMBLY ROOMS (01332 255800)
2nd
Sinfonia Viva
7.30pm
4th
A Night of Dirty Dancing
7.30pm
7th-12th
The Buddy Holly Story
7.30pm
22nd-23rd
Peter Pan
An Easter pantomime starring Bobby Davro and Dani Harmer, times vary
24th
That’ll Be The Day
The best of 1950s-70s, 7.30pm
29th
The Hallé
7.30pm
GUILDHALL THEATRE DERBY (01332 255800)
8th-12th
The Sound of Musicals
Good Companions Stage Society, 7.30pm, Sat mat 2.30pm
17th
Bridie Jackson & The Arbour
7.30pm
DERBY THEATRE (01332 593939)
7th-12th
See How They Run
Warwick Davis and The Reduced Height Theatre Company, 7.30pm
21st-26th
The Mousetrap
The longest running show in British theatre history, 7.30pm
MANSFIELD PALACE THEATRE (01623 633133)
6th
Thank You for the Music
ABBA tribute show, 7.30pm
8th
Suggs: My Life Story
7.30pm
11th
The Sooty Show
Magic, music and mess! 11am & 2.30pm
27th
Monty Don
7.30pm
NOTTINGHAM THEATRE ROYAL (0115 989 5555)
31st March to 5th April
The Dishwashers
Comedy starring David Essex
14th-19th
The Two Worlds of Charlie F
A darkly comic and uplifting tale of survival, performed by serving and veteran soldiers
22nd-26th
Dial M for Murder
Intense thriller starring Christopher Timothy
NOTTINGHAM ROYAL CONCERT HALL (0115 989 5555)
1st
Runrig
40th anniversary concert, 7.45pm
2nd
A Life In Song
Celebrating Don Black, 7.30pm
15th-26th
Cats
Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s smash-hit musical
NOTTINGHAM PLAYHOUSE (0115 941 9419)
1st
Festival of the Spoken Nerd
Comedy science show, 7.30pm
27th
Blofeld & Baxter
Stories from behind the scenes at ‘Test Match Special’, 7.30pm
SOCIETIES & TALKS
Allestree Flower Group
15th AGM, Evergreen Hall, Cornhill, Allestree, 7.30pm
Ashbourne Antiques & Collectables Soc 1st ‘Brief History of Blue & White China’, St Oswald’s Church Hall, Ashbourne, 7.30pm
Ashbourne Embroiderers’ Guild
14th ‘Elizabethan Inspired Textiles’, St John’s Church Hall, Ashbourne, 7.30pm
Ashbourne Heritage Society
8th ‘Grandma was a Suffragette’, St Oswald’s Church Hall, Ashbourne, 7.30pm
Chesterfield & District Family History Society
3rd ‘In Search of my Mother’, St Hugh’s RC Church, Littlemoor, Chesterfield, 7.30pm
Derbyshire Archaeological Society
4th ‘Excavations at a new Roman Settlement near Ripley’, St Mary’s Parish Centre, Derby, 7.30pm
Derbyshire Dales Woodcraft Club
5th Professional woodcarver Colin Hickman, Wyaston Village Hall, 10am
Derbyshire Embroiderers’ Guild
12th ‘Machine Embroidered Landscapes’, Derbyshire House, Sherwin St, Derby, 2pm
Derby Poetry Society
11th ‘Myths & Legends in Irish Poetry’, Friends Meeting House, St Helen’s St, Derby, 7.30pm
Derby & Sandiacre Canal Society
22nd ‘History of the Derwent Valley’, The Wilmot Arms, Borrowash, Derby, 8pm
Heanor Floral Art Group
14th ‘In Grandma’s Day’, Wilmot St Welfare Centre, Heanor, 7pm
Kyleburn Historical Society
17th ‘Stanton at War’, Kilburn Baptist Chapel Schoolroom, 7.30pm
Long Eaton & District Horticultural Society
15th ‘Gardens & Palaces of Europe’, Moorlands Club, Long Eaton, 7.30pm
Matlock Antiques & Collectables Society
11th ‘The Leach Family of Potters’, Matlock Imperial Rooms, 7.30pm
Matlock & District Embroiderers’ Group
28th ‘From Sheep to Shawl’, Imperial Rooms, Matlock, 7.30pm
Matlock Luncheon Club
10th ‘Character Actress’, Matlock Golf Club, 12pm
Mickleover Flower Arranging Group
9th ‘Purely for Pleasure’, St John’s Church Hall, Mickleover, 7.30pm
Sawley & District Historical Society
28th ‘The Parish Constable’, Sawley Church Hall, Old Sawley, 7.45pm
Ticknall Preservation & Historical Society
23rd ‘Catherine Booth - Mother of the Salvation Army’, Ticknall Village Hall, 7.30pm
Willington Local History Group
10th ‘The History of Brizlincote Hall’, Willington Old School, 7.30pm
Though care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of dates and times, it is always advisable to verify the details.
