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Feb

Where better to tie the knot than at the historic Old Savoy Theatre!

Tags: Deco Theatre, Northampton, The Old Savoy, wedding receptions, weddings

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We’ve exciting developments afoot at our theatre. The Old Savoy is at an advanced stage in the process of becoming a licensed wedding venue. By the time things are on their way back to how they were – hopefully, the not too distant future – we will be at the point of being able to offer a full wedding, or civil partnership, service.

That means:

The ceremony can take place within our theatre
The reception can take place within our theatre
And if you want to have an evening celebration, we will host that too.

Ours is a venue with a rich history dating back to 1936, and we’re proud of its awesome ambiance and architecture. And on your big day we have the facilities – in The Doré, The Glen and the fabulous and atmospheric Art Deco auditorium – to cater for the arrival of guests, the mingling, the ceremony, the reception, and the evening party.

There are also plenty of opportunities for great photos, around and about the theatre, and as a venue that hosts a wide variety of events, functions, and parties – including wedding receptions – you can rest assured that no stone will be left unturned to ensure your special day is a perfect day.

For further information, and to arrange an appointment to visit us, email ‘weddings@theoldsavoy.co.uk.

We will guide, help, and support you from start to finish: making your wedding a day to remember is as precious to us at it is for you.

Exciting times!

Nov

Cydnee-Mae’s star potential has earned her a leading role in Christmas Panto at The Deco

Tags: Christmas 2020, live theatre, Northampton, Panto, Sleeping Beauty, The Deco, The Old Savoy

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The Deco Theatre will be unveiling another promising local stage talent during this year’s Christmas Panto, ‘Sleeping Beauty’.

Cydnee-Mae Sherman, 12, has been handed her first solo senior role in a Panto, having been a regular as one of the supporting dancers at the Northampton theatre since she was five years old.

Such is her potential she was one of two children chosen to share the role of ‘Tinkerbell’ in the Deco’s production of ‘Peter Pan’ three years ago – but now she has been given the role of ‘Fairy Nearly’ for herself, and will appear in all productions between December 11th and 24th.

“She is a natural, and we are delighted that Cydnee-Mae is going to be part of the senior cast in ‘Sleeping Beauty’,” said executive producer Kevin Roach. “We’ve monitored her progress over quite a few years now, and she is not only a very talented performer, but the stage loves her as much as she loves it.”

Cydnee-Mae lives with her family locally, and is delighted that she not only has her own role in the Panto, but she will be performing again with her older sister, Tayla-Jayde, 18, who herself has been a Deco Panto regular for the past 8 years as a member of the dancing team.

“I’m very excited to be returning to The Deco Theatre for another panto season,” said Cydnee-Mae. “It is such a privilege to be asked to play the role of ‘Fairy Nearly’ in this year’s production of ‘Sleeping Beauty’, and I can’t wait for it all to start.

“I’m so grateful, as always, to The Deco team for giving me this opportunity; and having Tayla-Jayde on stage with me as one of the dancers makes it even more special for me, her, and our family as this will be the last time we perform together before she goes off to College.

“It was Tayla-Jayde’s enthusiasm for performing that first got me started, and although my parents didn’t want me to feel as though I had to follow in her footsteps or be in her shadow I soon joined Starlight Stage School.

“The support I’ve received from Tayla-Jayde, my parents, Starlight Stage School and The Deco has been amazing, they have all been fantastic, and I can’t thank any of them enough.”

Tickets start from just £12.50. Book online: www.thedeco.co.uk/event/sleeping-beauty-christmas-2020/

Sep

Old Savoy offering a heritage experience with free journey down Memory Lane

Tags: cinema, Heritage Week, Northampton, Singin' in the Rain, The Deco, The Old Savoy

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The Old Savoy theatre is celebrating Heritage Week with a difference this year.

The management team is inviting visitors to come and take a look around the iconic building – rebranded as The Old Savoy last year – enjoy a short talk on the history of the theatre, and if they wish, then enjoy a FREE screening of the classic 1952 film, ‘Singin’ in the Rain.

If visitors wish to make their visit even more memorable, they can enjoy a bite to eat while watching the film: booking a table seat in the stalls, and for £9.95, enjoy a platter of delicious food, and a pot of tea or coffee.

These seats are limited, and available by calling our Box Office on 01604 491005.

If you simply want to watch the film from the circle, without the food option you can book tickets online: www.thedeco.co.uk/events

There will be three screenings each day, between Wednesday, September 16th, and Friday the 18th: at 11.45am, 2.30pm, and 5pm.

The pre-screening talk will be delivered by popular entertainer and local legend Clive Fletcher, who will be familiar with anyone who has come to annual Christmas Panto’s at The Deco, which is housed at The Old Savoy.

“We’re really excited about this,” said house manager Jill Roach. “This is an opportunity to see, and learn about,our wonderful theatre, and watch a famous film as you would have done all those years ago when we were The Savoy.

“The only thing we can’t do is provide entertainment by an organist during the interval, more’s the pity,” she said. “But we’re just trying to do something different, and take our visitors down Memory Lane at a significant town centre venue in Northampton history.”

‘Singin’ in the Rain’ is an iconic comedy-romance, based around the transition from silent to talking movies; it’s full of great music and songs, and legendary for the classic ‘Singing in the Rain’ song and dance routine by the star of the film, Gene Kelly – who was also its co-director. Co-stars included Debbie Reynolds, Donald O’Connor and Jean Hagen.

The Old Savoy opened on May 2nd, 1936, as The Savoy. In the 1960s and 70s it was The ABC, hosting live music as well as screening films. The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and Cliff Richard are among the legendary acts who performed there.

Stage Right Productions began putting on live entertainment at The Deco Theatre in 2009, and took over the running of the whole building last year.

As usual social distancing and COVID-19 safety guidelines will be observed.

Sep

We’re hosting another weekend of great cinema, following a Bank Holiday ‘thumbs up’

Tags: Bambi, cinema, Pitch Perfect, Rocketman, Saturday Night Fever, The Old Savoy, Toy Story

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What a great weekend we had as our theatre went back to its roots and became a cinema for the Bank Holiday. Indeed, the feedback has been terrific – so we’re doing it again later this month!

We’re putting on five iconic films over the weekend of September 26th/27th, and again, there is something for everyone:-

Toy Story
Saturday Night Fever
Bambi
Pitch Perfect
Rocketman

As with Bank Holiday weekend – and, for that matter, with every visit to our theatre – it goes without saying that your well-being will be paramount at all times; all groups coming to watch a film will be socially distanced from others.

Downstairs in the stalls there will be tables for groups of four or six, disabled seating too.
All tables will be placed in a two-metre square area.
If you chose to sit downstairs, you will be able to order a selection of food to your table, including a cheese and anti-pasta platters, or afternoon tea.
You can also order buckets of bottled beer, which can include, if you wish, wines and small bottles of spirits, along with cans of soft drinks.
If you choose to sit in the upstairs seating, there will be two seats kept free either side of your group, as will three seats in front, and three behind each individual

You can also stop by before the film at our newly opened Golden Globe café, serving hot and cold drinks, and a selection of snacks, including pizzas, hotdogs, candy floss, popcorn and more. Again, we have organised this to respect social distancing, and all orders will be taken via our table service.

We will also be selling tubs of ice cream, and calypsos, during the interval.

Schedule:

Saturday, September 26th:

1645: Toy Story

2000: Saturday Night Fever

Sunday, September 27th

1300: Bambi

1530: Pitch Perfect

1900: Rocketman

Ticket prices:

Matinee performances

Table seating

Adult £6.50

Over 60/Student £5.00

Family of 4 £5.00 each

Family of £5.00 each

Family of 6 £5.00 each

Upstairs

Adult £5.00

Over 60/Student £3.50

Family of 4 £3.50 each

Family of £3.50 each

Family of 6 £3.50 each

Evening Performance after 6pm

Table seating

Adult £8.50

Over 60/Student £7.00

Family of 4 £7.00 each

Family of £7.00 each

Family of 6 £7.00 each

Upstairs

Adult £6.50

Over 60/Student £5.00

Family of 4 £5.00 each

Family of £5.00 each

Family of 6 £5.00 each

And finally: you will be expected to wear a ‘face mask’ while inside our theatre – except when sitting at your table if you’ve booked to watch the film downstairs, and have ordered food and drink, or if you’re using the Golden Globe cafe during your visit.

Thank you, as ever, for your support!

Jun

Treat dad to a special night out at The Deco this Father’s Day

Tags: Father's Day, gift ideas, great night out, live theatre, Northampton, The Deco, The Deco. special offer, treat for dad

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It’s Father’s Day this Sunday, June 21st. So if you’re thinking of a gift idea, we’ve a fantastic offer from The Deco.

Buy tickets ‪for any of our shows – and we’ve lots of great entertainment lined up later this year, and well into next – before next Sunday, and we’ll not only give you 10% off any tickets bought, but we’ll throw in two years free membership of our Silver Friends Membership, worth £60 (it’s £30 a year).

The Silver Friends membership can be gifted to your dad, or you can keep it yourself, just let us know when buying your tickets.

Simply book online (www.thedeco.co.uk), quote discount code ‘Father’ to book your tickets and receive your 10% discount, and to register for your sliver membership. We’ll then call you to finalise your membership – offer’s limited to one membership per transaction.

As a Silver Friends Member of The Deco you get:

* 10% ticket discount for up to 2 tickets per show,
* 10% off food and drink
* 10% off room hire
* Advanced booking – an early bird window for new shows
* A dedicated customer service representative
* Free ticket exchange: you can exchange your tickets up to 7 days prior to the show date.

So give your dad a treat this Father’s Day – what better than a great night out at The Deco!

May

The Deco – scheduling latest

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Team Deco continue to work incredibly hard rescheduling shows – and in some cases rescheduling again – due to our enforced and understandable closure during the Covid-19 crisis. We are contacting all ticket holders directly to explain the position regarding their tickets and if required the refund process, please bear with us we promise we will be in touch.

Where we have rescheduled a show, tickets will automatically be valid for these future performances.

As at 30th May 2020 the following shows have been effected by the current situation regarding COVID -19 and will no longer go ahead on the planned date. Please note some rescheduled dates have been rescheduled again.

21st March – Dancing Schools UK

– Postponed date to be confirmed currently 20th September 2020

25th March – Cockney Knees up – postponed to 24th March 2021

26th March – Cockney Knees up – postponed to 24th March 2021

28th March – Johnny Ball Wonder of Numbers – postponed to 15th October 2020

1st April – Only Fools and Boycie

– Postponed to 5th September now rescheduled to 1st October 2021

3rd April – No 1 Elton – postponed to 9th January 2021

4th April – Sound of Springsteen

– Postponed to 3rd September 2021 now rescheduled to 25th September 2021

6th April – Wizard of Oz – postponed to 29th March 2021

7th April – Wizard of Oz – postponed to 30th March 2021

10th April – Ben Hart

– Postponed to 26th October 2020 potentially moving to 26th March 2021

17th April – Iain Stirling – postponed to 12th March 2021

18th April – Rapunzel – Cancelled now rescheduled to 31st March 2021

24th April – Carpenters Gold – postponed to 11th October 2020

25th April – Luther Vandross Celebration – postponed to 6th March 2021

6th May – Dean Friedman – postponed to 9th May 2021

8th May – Walk Right Back – Cancelled

15th May – Typically Tina – postponed to 11th September 2020

16th May – Vienna Festival Ballet – Cancelled

17th May – The Glenn Miller Story – postponed date to be confirmed

30th May – The Beach Boyz Tribute – postponed to 26th June 2021

4th June – An Evening with Ann Widdecombe – postponed to 15th May 2021

6th June – The Meatloaf Song Book – postponed to 27th February 2021

20th June – The Marley Experience

– Postponed to 22nd August 2020 now rescheduled to 30th January2021

21st June – Twirlywoos

– Postponed to 5th August 2020 now rescheduled to 29th May 2021

26th June – The Sun Records Concert – postponed to 29th October 2020

27th June – Northampton’s Rising Star – postponed to 27th November 2020

28th June – A Beautiful Noise – postponed to 12th June 2021

3rd July – Tommy Sandhu Besharam – postponed to 15th November 2020

4th July – Rabbit Rabbit – A tribute to Chas and Dave – postponed to 15th January 2021

8th September – The Frock Fairies – postponed to 8th July 2021

9th September – Give my regards to Broadway – postponed to 21st July 2021

10th September – Forbidden Nights – postponed to 24th July 2021

11th September – The Upbeat Beatles – postponed date to 18th September 2021

18th September – The Stones – postponed date to 30th April 2021

25th September – Pop up Bowie – postponed to 14th June 2021

4th October – Lollypops and Moptops – postponed to 11th June 2021

11th November – Wartimes Memories – postponed to 17th November 2021

12th November – Wartime Memories – postponed to 17th November 2021

As ever, thank you for your patience and goodwill in unprecedented circumstances. See you all soon!

Due to the unprecedented level of enquiries we are currently dealing with, we request that you do not call our Box Office regarding any existing bookings please email admin@thedeco.co.uk. However, if you do need to speak to us direct, our phone line will be manned between 10am and 4pm on a Wednesday and Friday, please leave a message if we do not answer we will return your call.

For new bookings, all shows can be accessed online at www.thedeco.co.uk.

Apr

Our Open Day has been re-arranged for August

Tags: August, Open Day, The Deco, The Old Savoy

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The on-going COVID-19 crisis means the Open Day we have planned at The Old Savoy in Northampton has now been rescheduled for Saturday, August 15th, 2pm-8pm.

The Open Day is an opportunity for anyone who’d like to be involved in working with us to come along and talk to us about the potential to become a part of our friendly, dedicated team.

We’re looking for freelance technicians, catering staff, Front of House staff, weekend staff, and volunteer stewards.

If you think this is something you’d be interested in, come along and meet the team, preferably with a CV telling us about previous experience. If you’d like to talk to us about it beforehand, email

hello@thedeco.co.uk.

Once again, many thanks for your patience and understanding.

Mar

Open Day moved to May 2nd

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The on-going COVID-19 crisis means the Open Day we had planned at The Old Savoy for Friday next week (March 27th) has been postponed until FRIDAY, MAY 2nd, 2pm-8pm.

The Open Day is an opportunity for anyone who’d like to be involved in working with us to come along and talk to us about the potential to become a part of our friendly, dedicated team.

We’re looking for freelance technicians, catering staff, Front of House staff, weekend staff, and volunteer stewards.

It’s now FRIDAY, MAY 2nd, 2pm to 8pm, delayed five weeks due to the current circumstances caused by the COVID-19 crisis.

Once again, many thanks for your patience and understanding.

Mar

Statement from The Old Savoy:

Tags: COVID-19, Northampton, The Deco, The Old Savoy

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Having listened to the Government’s update regarding the Covid-19 crisis, we take on board the advice in regards to mass gatherings, including theatres. To that extent, we at The Old Savoy, home of The Deco Theatre, are in talks with event promoters and organisers, and industry advisers, and will be in touch with all ticket holders and other customers as soon as we can regarding their events.

A sincere ‘thank you’ for your understanding and patience, and rest assured, our staff are working flat out to deal with the many enquiries during these unprecedented circumstances.

Jan

An Elvis ‘Master’ performer who is relishing bringing his tribute show to ‘The King’ back to The Deco

Tags: Elvis in Vegas, Elvis Presley, Elvis Tribute, Fisher Stevens, The Deco, The King

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He has taken is award winning ‘Elvis in Vegas’ show worldwide – China, Australia and the USA to name just three destinations. But Fisher Stevens always gets a special buzz from putting on the show in his home county, and he is looking forward to bringing it to Northampton later this month.

Fisher and his 10-piece band are performing at The Deco Theatre on Friday, January 31^st, and he can’t wait.

“It’s going to be another fantastic night celebrating ‘The King’, and I’m delighted to be back at The Deco – even more so after its recent rebrand, and becoming The Deco at The Old Savoy, which is fantastic for Northampton,” he said. “There’s going to be a terrific atmosphere, and it’s great to be performing as Elvis again.”

Although an acclaimed international Elvis performer, Fisher has recently been earning rave reviews for his show ‘A Beautiful Noise’, celebrating the musical career of another legendary American singer, Neil Diamond. Indeed, so successful has been that show – which he will be performing in Kettering next month – he had a run at London’s West End last year.

“Beautiful Noise has been awesome, the reviews have been fantastic, and performing the show in London, and in the West End, was a dream come true – an amazing experience,” said Fisher.

“But Elvis is still very much a part of me, there’s always a big demand for the show, and I’m really excited about performing it again, joined as always by an outstanding 10-piece band, who are looking forward to another fantastic night at The Deco as much as I am.”

Five years ago, Fisher was the first Elvis Presley tribute show to be invited to play in China, and he was so successful he was there for 12 weeks. He is a regular visitor to the USA, where he is a now familiar part of Elvis Week, held in Memphis every August, marking another year since ‘The King’s’ premature passing on August 16^th, 1977, at just 42.

“It’s always a fantastic experience, and what makes it even more special for me is that in 2014 I won the prestigious ‘Elvis International Masters’ of that year, an honour that was one of the proudest of my life,” he said.

“I’m very privileged to be able to pay tribute, as I do, to two musical legends – Elvis and Neil Diamond – who I’ve been a fan of all my life, and every time I walk out on stage I feel as though I’m living the dream.”

For tickets to see Fisher Stevens perform is ‘Elvis in Vegas’ show at The Deco, Northampton, on Friday, January 31^st, call the Box Office on 01604 491005, book online: www.thedeco.co.uk/event/elvis-in-vegas/, or stop by at The Deco, in Abington Square, Northampton, between 10am and 4pm, Monday to Saturday.

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