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Join us at the Hippodrome for a summer of fun creative activities. We have a number of workshops for children and families to enjoy together as well as some activities just for adults. Try something new!

Call out for professional dance artists for balletLORENT's Rapunzel .

Sasha recently moved from Ukraine to Darlington, and has been to see a few shows through Darlington Hippodrome's Place For Everyone Fund.

Darlington Hippodrome’s Hippo Lounge will offer free tea, coffee and biscuits between 10am and mid-day every Tuesday and Wednesday this winter to provide a free, safe, warm, and welcoming space for all.

Darlington Hippodrome is filled with numerous spirits, and on October 10 2022, we will set up a camera in the auditorium between 7.30pm - 9.30pm to see if we spot any of the ghostly inhabitants. As a prelude to this, we've decided to share some of the many stories of the restless souls in the theatre.

Ian Hislop and Nick Newman have teamed up to create a new stage play based on the life of Spike Milligan which comes to Darlington Hippodrome in October.

Three young dancers who have been attending Darlington Hippodrome Youth Dance sessions for over two years have been accepted on to Dance City’s Centre for Advanced Training in Contemporary Dance course.

Opening the Closet Doors is a brand new film made by local LGBTQ+ people in response to the LGBTQ+ themes, histories, stories and inspirations contained in the Darlington Hippodrome archive. Sarah Li is one of the artists working on this amazing film.

It's National Volunteers Week and Darlington Culture Volunteer Pam King shares her experiences volunteering at the theatre.

A fascinating project exploring the Hippodrome archives for LGBTQ+ stories is underway at the theatre

It's International Dance Day - a perfect time to remind you all about the exciting dance shows we've got coming up at the Hipp.

To celebrate V.E. Day on Sunday 8 May – Darlington Hippodrome is looking for some very special guests to attend One Night at the V.E. Day proms - the ultimate, musical celebration in honour of V.E. DAY which comes to the theatre on Monday 9 May.

If the culture of the ☘️ Emerald Isle ☘️ is your thing then we've plenty of choice here at the Hipp.

‘Opening the Closet Doors’ is an art and film project working on with local LGBTQ+ adults referencing the archives of the Darlington Hippodrome.

From a shortlist of 19 local and national charities the staff at Darlington Hippodrome have chosen three charities to support through 2022 holding regular post-show bucket collections, challenges and online donations.

Taking part in Dance City’s Inspire Festival was an appropriate step for over-55s movement class Monday Movers to take.

Please click here to read updated information about COVID requirements.

Please click here to read updated information about COVID requirements.

Tees Dance announces MoveUP - a new development programme for aspiring young dance creators in the Tees Valley, ending with sharing their work on our stage.

Darlington Hippodrome is among 925 recipients to benefit from the latest round of awards from the Culture Recovery Fund.