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BUXTON OPERA HOUSE AND CAHOOTS NI CELEBRATE WORLD DAY OF THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AHEAD OF THE VANISHING ELEPHANT’S ARRIVAL IN BUXTON

Northern Irish theatre company Cahoots are preparing to tour the UK with their acclaimed production, The Vanishing Elephant, which will play at Buxton Opera House from Fri 6 – Sun 8 June 2025, having been named the Critic’s Pick of the New York Times when it debuted in 2023.

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Entrants top 100 for July’s Buxton Fringe

Over 100 entrants have registered for this year’s Buxton Fringe so far with just a few weeks still to go before the final entry date for the printed programme. The discounted ‘early bird’ entry period up till the end of February was responsible for much of this activity with managed venue Underground announcing that they are back for 2025 with not one but two managed venues at Spring Gardens and in Fairfield. Many other venues in Buxton and beyond are also in use this year.

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BUXTON’S FAMOUS PUMP ROOM READY FOR SPRING!

From boarded up and empty, to a thriving hub of community activity in just eight years, Buxton’s Victorian Pump Room has reinvented itself once more and is ready to welcome locals and visitors over the coming spring and summer months.

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Animate awarded grant from The National Heritage Lottery Fund

We are pleased to announce that Derby based Animate Projects has been awarded a £147,170 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to deliver WORK Records, an 18 month creative heritage project that will 'animate' historic working lives across the East Midlands.

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The High Tor Players Present “Much Ado About Nothing” by William Shakespeare, Spring 2025

Back in 1937, two years before the Second World War began, the High Tor Players were established in Matlock. So 2025 marks our 88th anniversary!

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Fleet Arts Job Opportunities

Fleet Arts are going through a period of change and are recruiting TWO new people!

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