Darlington Hippodrome
Parkgate, Darlington DL1 1RR
Darlington
Darlington Hippodrome is a theatre in Darlington.
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Review Roundup: Richard E. Grant & Christine Baranski in HAY FEVER
The eccentric Bliss family – Judith, a recently retired actress, David, a self-absorbed novelist, and their two unconventional children – live in a world where reality slides easily into fiction. Upon entering this world, the weekend guests – a proper diplomat, a shy flapper, an athletic boxer…
Review: PASTORAL, Barbican Theatre
“A lot of dance is Disneyfied. But art has to be challenging.' These are the wise, and provocative words of choreographer Pam Tanowitz. Tanowitz returns to the Barbican with her latest work Pastoral. Premiered in June 2025, the piece uses Beethoven's 6th Symphony as inspiration, specifically ideas…
Review: HAY FEVER, Starring Christine Baranski & Richard E. Grant
There is a reason why Noël Coward's comedies are still being revived a century after they were written: his rapid-fire dialogue, brimming with vigour and wit skewered the British class system and created vibrant comedy that still resonates today. When they are performed well, there is little to ri…
Review: BULL, Park Theatre
Deafinitely Theatre reiterate that creative captioning and BSL integration don’t only make theatre more accessible, they can also be brilliant artistic choices. After adapting Mark Bartlett’s Contraction in 2017, they’re now tackling his play about corporate bullying. Bull provides a multidime…
Review: WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINA WOOLF?, Starring Gillian Anderson & Billy Crudup
Actors start your engines. Edward Albee’s masterpiece for four lives and dies on the horsepower of its performers. Albee does not batter you with ideological interrogation. Its sparks fly from watching it performs bash into each other, lashing each other with venomous cruelty in one breath, then l…
Review Roundup: WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?, Starring Gillian Anderson & Billy Crudup
The two face off as George and Martha, one of theatre's most notoriously dysfunctional couples in Albee's hilarious and provocative masterpiece. They are joined by Carrie Coon and Madison Dirks as the unwitting young couple invited over to George and Martha's for an unforgettable night of cocktails …
Review: EXTREMISM,The Cockpit Theatre
Anders Lustgarten’s play may have been written in 2017, but its core subject could be lifted off today’s newspapers. As right-wing propaganda gains more traction by the day, this is a revival of staggering relevance. Extremism sees a secondary school being rattled by the fallout of radicalisatio…
Review: MURDER BEFORE EVENSONG, Watermill Theatre
If you're in the mood for a cosy crime play in a cosy theatre this autumn, Murder Before Evensong will more than suffice. With plenty fans of the book will appreciate and enough newcomers will enjoy, you'll be in for a night of humour and intrigue.…
Review Roundup: James Graham's New Play, THE STANDARD OF LIVING
Olivier Award winner Rory Kinnear stars as John Maynard Keynes, the radical economist and member of the influential Bloomsbury Group who became the singular driving force behind arts funding in Britain and built a new and fairer financial model, that ultimately helped reshape the Western World in th…
Review: JERKER, Waterloo East
An early tableau in Robert Chesley’s 1986 play Jerker involves a character masturbating to a generic message on his answering machine. It’s not the last masturbation scene in the play – which was once the subject of an obscenity-related censorship attempt on Californian radio – nor is it the…
Past Shows
The Shoop Shoop Show
Rachael Hawnt, the winner of ITV’s Starstruck, is leading a brand-new theatre show celebrating the incredible music of Cher. The international extravaganza is coming to Darlington Hippodrome on 9th April 2026. Showcasing every decade of Cher’s remarkable career, fans will...
Mythos: Ragnarök
Famously dubbed as the “maddest, baddest show” of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival by the Daily Mail, this groundbreaking and cult-classic adaptation of ancient Norse mythology is finally giving its long-awaited tour of the UK. Mythos: Ragnarök blends historical storytelling with...
Aladdin
The magic of pantomime returns to Darlington Hippodrome with a spectacular and thrilling production of Aladdin. Starring Louie Spence, Zoe Birkett, Robin Askwith, Eric Potts and Liam Mellor.
Cilla The Musical
A spectacular and heart-warming musical adaptation of the critically acclaimed ITV mini-series.
The Full Monty
Based on his smash-hit film and adapted for the stage by Oscar-winning writer Simon Beaufoy, this hilarious and heartfelt production receives standing ovations every night.
Dracula
Completely re-imagined by an exciting creative team, discover Dracula, the iconic vampire thriller, in this branbd new multi-sensory stage adaptation.
Rock of Ages
In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small town girl met a big city rocker and in LA's most famous rock club, they fell in love to the greatest songs of the 80s. It's five time 2009 Tony Award® nominee ROCK OF AGES, an arena-rock love story told through the mind-blowing, face-melting...
Summer Holiday
Starring Ray Quinn, Summer Holiday is a brand new stage musical based on the iconic 1960s film starring Cliff Richard.
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