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What's on in Derby.

266 performances on sale at 6 venues in Derby, East Midlands. The next six weeks are listed below, night by night.

Year archives keep dates after they leave the live horizon.

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Theatre shows and live events in Derby

Mon 9 Nov – Mon 21 Dec

Tomorrow · Tuesday, 10 November 20261 show

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Othello [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 19:00
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres

Wednesday, 11 November 20264 shows

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Othello [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 10:15
- 19:30
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres
Live event
MA Symposium: Voices in Motion IN PERSON [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 14:00
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres
Live event
MA Symposium: Voices in Motion ONLINE [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 14:00
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres
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People’s Emergency Briefing On the climate and nature crisis [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 17:30
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres

Thursday, 12 November 20264 shows

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Alice Marshall: Parenthood’s Profound Impact on Creativity & Expression UoD CivicLAB [DBF 2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 10:00
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres
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Dr Paul Whickman: Blasphemy & Politics in Romantic Literature UoD CivicLAB [DBF 2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 11:30
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres
Live event
Othello [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 14:30
- 19:00
- BSL interpreted
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres
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She Was There [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 19:30
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres

Friday, 13 November 20264 shows

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Othello [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 10:15
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres
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Niall Hickman: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC - A History of the Club. UoD CivicLAB [DBF 2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 13:00
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres
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DBF presents An Evening with Fergal Keane [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 19:30
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres
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Critical Care [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 20:00
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres

Saturday, 14 November 20262 shows

Live event
Othello [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 14:30
- 19:30
- Audio described
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres
Live event
A Good Neet Aht presented by Phil Green [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 20:00
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres

Sunday, 15 November 20263 shows

music
Linden Ensemble
Multi-Faith Centre
- 15:30
Free
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Live event
Introducing Eva May and Friends [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 18:00
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres
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The Crooners Christmas Special [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 19:30
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres

Monday, 16 November 20261 show

Live event
Derby Theatre Book Club in partnership with Derby Book Festival [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 14:00
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres

Tuesday, 17 November 20261 show

Live event
Derby Theatre Book Club in partnership with Derby Book Festival [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 18:00
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres

Thursday, 19 November 20261 show

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Daniel Foxx: How Lovely [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 19:30
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres

Friday, 20 November 20261 show

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Fatiha El-Ghorri: Cockney Stacking Doll [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 19:30
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres

Monday, 23 November 20262 shows

Live event
CANVAS Early Years Sessions [Autumn 2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 10:00
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres
comedy
Funhouse Comedy Club
The Blessington Carriage
- 19:30
From £8.96
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Friday, 27 November 20261 show

family
The Railway Children [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 19:15
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres

Saturday, 28 November 20261 show

family
The Railway Children [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 19:15
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres

Monday, 30 November 20261 show

family
The Railway Children [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 10:15
- 19:15
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres

Tuesday, 1 December 20261 show

family
The Railway Children [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 19:15
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres

Thursday, 3 December 20261 show

family
The Railway Children [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 10:15
- 14:30
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres

Friday, 4 December 20261 show

family
The Railway Children [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 10:15
- 19:15
- BSL interpreted
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres

Saturday, 5 December 20262 shows

Live event
The Owl & The Pussycat [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 10:30
- 13:30
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres
family
The Railway Children [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 14:30
- 19:15
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres

Sunday, 6 December 20261 show

music
Scrooge Live To Film In Concert With The FB Pocket Orchestra [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 15:00
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres

Monday, 7 December 20263 shows

family
The Railway Children [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 10:15
- 14:30
- Audio described
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres
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The Owl & The Pussycat [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 10:30
- 13:30
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres
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Colin & Friends in Partnership with Derby Theatre Presents Christmas Sign & Sing [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 19:00
- BSL interpreted
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres

Tuesday, 8 December 20263 shows

family
The Railway Children [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 10:15
- 14:30
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres
Live event
The Owl & The Pussycat [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 10:30
- 13:30
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres
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Barbara Nice’s Christmas Cracker [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 19:30
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres

Wednesday, 9 December 20263 shows

family
The Railway Children [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 10:15
- 19:15
- Captioned
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres
Live event
The Owl & The Pussycat [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 10:30
- 13:30
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres
music
Vivaldi Four Seasons at Christmas
Cathedral Derby
- 19:00
From £22
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Thursday, 10 December 20261 show

family
The Railway Children [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 10:15
- 19:15
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres

Friday, 11 December 20262 shows

family
The Railway Children [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 10:15
- 19:15
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres
Live event
The Owl & The Pussycat [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 10:30
- 13:30
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres

Saturday, 12 December 20262 shows

Live event
The Owl & The Pussycat [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 10:30
- 13:30
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres
family
The Railway Children [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 14:30
- 19:15
- Audio described
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres

Sunday, 13 December 20262 shows

Live event
The Owl & The Pussycat [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 10:30
- 13:30
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres
comedy
The Comedy Store [December 2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 19:30
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres

Monday, 14 December 20262 shows

Live event
CANVAS Early Years Sessions [Autumn 2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 10:00
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres
Live event
The Owl & The Pussycat [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 10:30
- 13:30
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres

Tuesday, 15 December 20261 show

family
The Railway Children [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 19:15
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres

Wednesday, 16 December 20262 shows

family
The Railway Children [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 10:15
- 14:30
- BSL interpreted
- Captioned
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres
Live event
The Owl & The Pussycat [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 10:30
- 13:30
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres

Thursday, 17 December 20262 shows

Live event
The Owl & The Pussycat [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 10:30
- 13:30
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres
family
The Railway Children [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 11:00
- 19:15
- Relaxed
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres

Friday, 18 December 20262 shows

family
The Railway Children [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 10:15
- 19:15
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres
Live event
The Owl & The Pussycat [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 10:30
- 13:30
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres

Saturday, 19 December 20262 shows

Live event
The Owl & The Pussycat [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 10:30
- 13:30
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres
family
The Railway Children [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 14:30
- 19:15
- BSL interpreted
- Captioned
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres

Monday, 21 December 20263 shows

family
CANVAS Family Fun Day [December 2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 10:00
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres
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The Owl & The Pussycat [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 10:30
- 13:30
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres
family
The Railway Children [2026]
Derby Theatre
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- 14:30
- 19:15
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Nearby stationDerby Rail Station · 706 metres

172 further performances sits beyond the six weeks shown; open a venue below for its full run.

Source Participating venue box offices (Spektrix public listings API). 4 venue sources used on this page were last successfully read between 28 Sept 2026, 18:00 UK and 7 Nov 2026, 03:15 UK. Dates and prices can change after we read them — confirm with the venue.

Today in Derby 9 Nov · GMT

5°C · Cloudy · forecast at 23:00

Sunrise: 07:18
Sunset: 16:20

Weather sources

Weather and solar calculations: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0. Forecast data · Sunrise and sunset data. Frontrow selects local-day forecasts, rounds temperatures, converts wind to mph and derives clothing suggestions. Weather represents the surrounding area, not conditions inside the theatre.

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Venues in Derby

Derby Theatre 259 performances
Multi-Faith Centre 5 performances
Cathedral Derby 1 performance
The Blessington Carriage 1 performance
Melbourne Parish Church 0 performances
The Victoria Inn 0 performances

Nearby towns

Little Eaton 5.1 kilometres
Belper 11 kilometres
Ripley 15 kilometres
Swadlincote 19 kilometres
Ashby-de-la-Zouch 19 kilometres
Nottingham 22 kilometres
Ruddington 22 kilometres
West Bridgford 22 kilometres