What's On at Darlington Civic Theatre and Arts Centre

Welcome... to our exciting new season.  Local heroes The Hairy Bikers and the comedy classic Porridge, as well as superb family entertainment with a brand new stage version of Horrible Science, the spectacular and gravity defying Chinese State Circus and we’ll be journeying to the fantastical world of Middle Earth with The Hobbit.

There are some great group booking offers available, so why not share the sheer joy and excitement of live theatre with all your family and friends. If you are under 26 make sure you take advantage of ‘A Night Less Ordinary’ the FREE Theatre Initiative, which we are offering in partnership with Arts Council England, click on the ArtsSpark link on the right for further details. Happy theatre going!

February 2010

• Dorian Gray (15)  :  Mon 8 Feb
• Motherland Homeland RGS  :  Tues 9 Feb
• Horrible Science  :  Tues 9 – Sat 13 Feb
• Keith James and Rick Foot  :  Wed 10 Feb
• Stewart Lee  :  Thurs 11 Feb
• Steve Dawes and Helen Pitt  :  Thurs 11 Feb
• Begin/End  :  Fri 12 Feb
• Brian Kellock and Julian Arguelles  :  Fri 12 Feb
• New London Chamber Ensemble  :  Sat 13 Feb
• Julie & Julia (12A)  :  Mon 15 Feb
• Adolf Hitler: My Part in his Downfall  :  Mon 15 – Sat 20 Feb
• The Stumble  : Fri 19 Feb
• My Mother Told Me Not To Stare  :  Fri 19 & Sat 20 Feb
• Bright Star (PG)  :  Mon 22 Feb
• Top of the World  :  Tues 23 Feb
• Fatal Encounter  :  Tues 23 – Sat 27 Feb
• Moon Fool  :  Wed 24 Feb
• Preston Reed  :  Thurs 25 Feb
• Edwina Hayes  :  Thurs 25 Feb
• Merseymania  :  Fri 26 Feb

March 2010

• Taking Woodstock (15)  :  Mon 1 Mar
• Porridge  :  Mon 1 – Sat 6 Mar
• Handful of Henna  :  Tues 2 Mar
• The Rape of Lucrece  :  Wed 3 Mar
• Dave O’Higgins Quintet  :  Fri 5 Mar
• Blues & Trouble  :  Fri 5 Mar
• Jake and Cake  :  Sat 6 Mar
• Northern Sinfonia  :  Sat 6 Mar
• The Millennium Eagle Jazz Band  :  Sat 6 Mar
• Tulpan (12A)  :  Mon 8 Mar
• The Woman in Black  :  Mon 8 –Sat 13 Mar
• If That’s All There Is  :  Tues 9 Mar
• Beating Berlusconi!  :  Wed 10 Mar
• Other Roads  :  Thurs 11 Mar
• Jennifer and Jeremy Pike  :  Sat 13 Mar
• Morris: A Life With Bells On  :  Mon 15 Mar
• The Hobbit  :  Tues 16 – Sun 21 Mar
• Spring Thing Folk Festival  :  Wed 17 – Sun 21 Mar
• Andy Yeadon’s Open Mic Session  :  Wed 17 Mar
• Steve Tilston  :  Thurs 18 Mar
• Jez Lowe and The Bad Pennies  :  Fri 19 Mar
• Singaround with the Wilsons  :  Fri 19 Mar
• Family Ceilidh with String Theory  :  Sat 20 Mar
• Ceilidh with Moorcock Band  :  Sat 20 Mar
• Concert with Special Guest TBC  :  Sat 20 Mar
• Singaround with Dave Myers  :  Sat 20 Mar
• Family Folk ‘n’ Fun Day  :  Sun 21 Mar
• Flossie, The Wilsons and Guests  :  Sun 21 Mar
• An Education (15)  :  Mon 22 Mar
• The Chinese State Circus  :  Tues 23 – Sat 27 Mar
• Doctor Whom?  :  Wed 24 Mar
• Vane Women  :  Mad Hatters – Wed 24 Mar
• Wild Dog  :  Fri 26 Mar
• Eddie Martin Band  :  Fri 26 Mar
• Jumping Mouse  :  Sat 27 Mar
• Sarah Beth Briggs  :  Sat 27 Mar
• Masterclass with Sarah Beth Briggs  :  Sat 27 Mar
• A Serious Man (15)  :  Mon 29 Mar
• Hi-De-Hi!  :  Mon 29 Mar – Thurs 1 & Sat 3 Apr
• Nun the Wiser  :  Wed 31 Mar

April 2010

• Hi-De-Hi!  :  Mon 29 Mar – Thurs 1 & Sat 3 Apr
• The Savannah Jazz Band  :  Sat 3 Apr
• The Sorcerer  :  Tues 6 April
• Popstar! The Musical  :  Wed 7 –Sat 10 Apr
• Debra Cowan  :  Thurs 8 Apr
• Sean Webster Band – Fri 9 Apr
• Alice in Wonderland  :  Sat 10 Apr
• An Audience with the Chucklebrothers  :  Mon 12 Apr
• Smokie Live in Concert  :  Tues 13 Apr
• Chris Dean’s Syd Lawrence Orchestra  :  Wed 14 Apr
• Tich Frier  :  Thurs 15 Apr
• Bad Boy Johnny and the Prophets of Doom  :  Thurs 15 – Sat 17 Apr
• Jo Caulfield  :  Fri 16 Apr
• Vertavo String Quartet  :  Sat 17 Apr
• Jesus Christ Superstar (Darlington OS)  :  Wed 21 Apr – Sat 1 May
• Hardeep Singh Kohli  :  Thurs 22 Apr
• Harper (Australia/USA)  :  Fri 23 Apr
• The Cobweb Orchestra  :  Sat 24 Apr
• Bitter, Sweet and Dark  :  Wed 28 Apr
• Me & My Dad  :  Thurs 29 Apr
• Hughie Jones  :  Thurs 29 Apr
• John Etheridge  :  Fri 30 Apr

May 2010

• The Maine Street Jazzmen  :  Sat 1 May
• Clarinet & Saxophone Play Day and Evening Concert  :  Sat 1 May
• Islands  :  Tues 4 May
• Stop Messing About  :  Tues 4 – Sat 8 May
• Errol Linton’s Blues Vibe  :  Fri 7 May
• Steve Grossman/Damon Brown Quintet  :  Sat 8 May
• Rocky Horror Show  :  Mon 10 – Sat 15 May
• Bat the Symphony  :  Mon 17 May
• Defending the Caveman  :  Wed 19 & Thurs 20 May
• Solid Silver 60s Show  :  Sat 22 May

June 2010

• Peppa Pig’s Party  :  Wed 2 & Thurs 3 Jun

December 2010

• Peter Pan  :  Sat 4 - Sun 16 Jan