Derby Theatre is a theatre located within the Derbion shopping centre in Derby, England. Formerly known as the Derby Playhouse, it is well connected for travel by car, with parking in the basement car park beneath the theatre.
Anthony Almeida's production of Shakespeare's tragedy Othello, about love and hate, at Derby Theatre.
Free symposium with keynote by Arti Prashar OBE and three MA Applied Theatre & Education research projects on migration, language, identity and gender.
Research talk by Alice Marshall on how parenthood transforms the creative process and artistic expression, part of the Derby Book Festival 2026.
One-woman performance by Tasnim Siddiqa Amin about the women who resisted racism in 1970s and 80s London, part of the Being Human Festival.
Free talk by Dr Paul Whickman on literary blasphemy and censorship in the Romantic period, with Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Former BBC conflict journalist Fergal Keane talks to BBC Midlands correspondent Navtej Johal about his career and future plans.
Author talk by Niall Hickman about his book on Wolverhampton Wanderers FC's 150th anniversary, part of CivicLAB and the Autumn Derby Book Festival.
Play by LIT Theatre Co about four ICU nurses whose lives are changed by the COVID-19 pandemic, directed by Orla O'Connor.
Storytelling show by Phil Green about growing up in the North, class, identity and belonging, recommended for ages 14 and over.
Musical evening fronted by Derbyshire singer Eva May in the Derby Theatre Studio, part of the venue's autumn 2026 season.
Olivier Award-winning stage adaptation of E. Nesbit's classic children's story, with several daily performances and Touch Tours.
The 1951 film 'Scrooge' is screened with its Richard Addinsell score performed live for the first time by the FB Pocket Orchestra.
An evening of Christmas carols signed in British Sign Language by the Deaf Community of Derby, with all proceeds going to deaf children's charities.
Festive stand-up show from Barbara Nice, joined by Gatepost Theatre Company, with a raffle, tombola and seasonal fun.
Stand-up comedy night from The Comedy Store, mixing established names and new talent from around the globe.
A puppetry, live music and storytelling retelling of Edward Lear's classic poem for ages 3+, with integrated BSL, creative captions and audio description.
A show celebrating the dance and music of 1920s New York's Cotton Club, with the Lindy Hop Dance Company and The Harry Strutters Hot Rhythm Orchestra.
Stand-up show by Gary Delaney, a new UK tour date added at Derby Theatre after the January show sold out.
A high-energy tribute concert pairing tribute artists Marcia Lynette and Harry Cambridge to celebrate Whitney Houston and Luther Vandross.
A one-man show by Original Theatre in which Alastair Whatley plays Oscar Wilde, weaving excerpts of his works with his wit, directed by Michael Fentiman.
Interactive, interplanetary live show with big visuals and storytelling for 6-12 year olds and their grown-ups, created by the Science Museum.
A new stage thriller by Torben Betts, from the producers of 'Murder at Midnight' and 'Murder in the Dark', with Rufus Hound and Susie Blake.
Graeae's rebellious folk-punk musical about forced marriage, with BSL, captions and audio description, as part of its 2027 UK tour.
A world premiere stage adaptation by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm of Henry James's ghost story, directed by Nicky Allpress and brought to life by Blackeyed Theatre.
Amateur musical adaptation of the 1968 film, with a score by the Sherman Brothers and a real flying car, by Good Companions Musical Theatre.
Intimate one-person play about a man from the North of England whose secret leads him into the world of cruising, written by Henry Roberts.
KTCollective's high-energy musical, written by Ben Elton and built around Queen's greatest hits, for audiences 10 and over.
