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We may be offstage but we're definitely not offline! Join us online throughout November for a series of online dance fitness sessions for all ages and levels. These sessions will take place online using Zoom, which can be accessed on a smartphone, tablet, PC or laptop.

Darlington is currently in tier 3 restrictions. This means that for the time being, live performances and cinema screenings cannot take place. Classes for over-18s cannot go ahead at this time, and the venue remains temporarily closed to the public, including the Hippo Lounge, box office counter, and galleries.

Spooky goings on during our restoration...

Having hosted the regular Hippodrome quiz events over the last seven months or so, a lot of you have come to know our Quizmaster (and Marketing Officer) Julian Cound very well. Great news! Now you can hear more of him with our new PODCAST!

This is no trick, we've got THREE treats for you next Saturday as the Hippodrome has scared up a spooktacular triple bill of classic movies this Halloween.

Darlington Hippodrome has been successful in a £1million funding bid to Arts Council England Culture Recovery Fund.

This September the Hippodrome is re-opening for a season of socially-distanced activities, including THREE youth theatre classes that will take place weekly in our auditorium.

This September the Hippodrome is re-opening for a season of socially-distanced activities, including THREE dance classes to keep the youngsters fit and thriving!

Lockdown has been a golden period for the home workout but now you don't need to drag the sofa out of the way or lock the cat in the kitchen any longer! 🐈 The Hipp is re-opening in September for a season of socially-distanced activities, including THREE new adult dance classes taking place on our stage!

The Darlington based In2 Project is on the shortlist to win a share of Persimmon Homes’ Building Futures £1million pot supporting under-18s nationwide.

You shall go to the ball! But not until 2021 as Darlington Hippodrome along with producers Qdos Entertainment take the decision to move the 2020/2021 pantomime back a year due to COVID-19.

Darlington Hippodrome will be illuminated in the colours of the rainbow during June 2020 to help celebrate Pride month.

Join us as our Senior House Manager Andy takes us on a backstage tour of the Hippodrome.

Looking for something to keep the family entertained? This is the place for you...

As the home of the In2 project, the Hippodrome has hosted sessions with musicians, circus performers, actors, theatre producers and even inventors over the last year.  The programme helps to build confidence, fosters aspiration and improves general health and wellbeing by opening up access to cultural and sporting activities they wouldn’t normally experience, allowing them to explore their own creativity and aptitudes outside of the normal curriculum.

From November 2017, over 30 Darlington Culture Volunteers have dedicated 2,022 hours to cataloguing, scanning, photographing and organising the theatre’s collection of memorabilia.  Initially the collection of 65,000 items was stored across three sites, but with the support and hard work of the volunteers, our collection is now not only catalogued, photographed and neatly stored, but is starting to offer glimpses into the lives and experiences of past staff, crews and casts of the Hippodrome. We thought we would share how our archive has progressed over the last three years and share some of our volunteers’ favourite finds!

Darlington Hippodrome staff have selected Darlington Samaritans as their new annual charity partner with the launch of an online crowdfunding page.

Hippodrome online quiz becomes a regular event

Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, forthcoming performances will not go ahead until further notice and the venue has closed. Whilst the physical doors may be shut, the team behind the theatre are still very much hard at work dealing with customer queries and making sure you can enjoy the Hippodrome at home.

Teachers and parents can now download and share for free online Heritage Learning Resource Packs from the Darlington Hippodrome website.