A performance or film with time for a meal / NORTHAMPTON

Royal & Derngate and Northampton Filmhouse

Choose a production or screening that interests you and use it as the fixed point of a Northampton day. The complex contains different auditoriums and the Filmhouse, so the specific event and room matter. A museum afternoon can fit well before an evening booking if you leave time for food and arrival.

Royal and Derngate theatre complex in Northampton — Photo: Alan Murray-Rust

Before you go

Check which auditorium or cinema your ticket uses and arrange appropriate seats before booking. Upper-circle access differs from lower levels, and accessible performances are specific dates.

The practical details

Where to find it: Guildhall Road and Derngate, central Northampton
Directions and arrival information ↗
Tickets and booking: Book the individual show or screening. Food, parking and return travel are separate; a behind-the-scenes tour or special event is not included in an ordinary performance ticket.
Access and getting around: There is no lift access to the Royal or Derngate upper circles. Speak to the box office about wheelchair places, transfer arrangements, hearing support and the actual room before choosing seats.
Official access information ↗
Visiting with children: Choose a suitable family production or film classification deliberately. Check running time, age guidance and any relaxed or access-enhanced performance before raising expectations.

Practical information checked 15 September 2026. Confirm anything essential to your visit with the venue.

Make it part of your day

Allow advertised running time plus arrival and any interval for the visit, plus travel and breaks. This is a suggested planning allowance; opening times, access and availability may affect your plans.

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