As part of NT Connections Festival 2026

Ride or Die & Sycamore Gap

Plays by Florence Espeut-Nickless & Al Smith

Sun 26 Apr, 2026

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Sun 26th April, 7.00pm
Captioned Performance
Price: £10
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Flying High and Allestree Woodlands School perform at Derby Theatre as part of NT Connections Festival 2026.

Ride or Die

Performed by Allestree Woodlands School

The Kids spend the whole year arguing about whether Alton Towers is actually better than Thorpe Park. At the moment Alton Towers has got 2 votes and Thorpe Park has got 2 votes. The deciding vote goes to the youngest, Angel who hasn’t actually been to any of them yet, cause he’s in year 7 and you don’t get to go on The Theme Park Extravaganza until the end of Year 7. But that’s literally in like 2 weeks, so it’ll be settled once and for all, very very soon! So what could possibly go wrong?….Angel getting suspended from school, Nan going off on a surprise holiday, Dad coming round to look after them (and he’s useless) and lasts one night, and The Kids borrowing Nan’s car and colliding with a Waitrose delivery van. The whole affair is literally a car crash.

SHOW ADVISORIES:

15+ | Strong language | References to drug use and paraphernalia

Sycamore Gap

Performed by Flying High

A whodunnit about the felling of the Robin Hood Tree at Sycamore Gap. Set on the day after the felling, the local police are ‘in school’ conducting an investigation. The twelve members of the school’s eco-club are held in a classroom, being taken out and interviewed one by one, until the culprit cracks and confesses. While they wait for their turn, the pupils interrogate each other. Who could have done something so monstrous? What possible motivation could they have had? What impact will it have on their club and their community, now that the tree is gone? And will it be possible for any of them to move on?

SHOW ADVISORIES:

14+ | Some references to violence and brutality | Allusions to porn addiction | Themes or references to the climate emergency, cancer, anxiety, panic attacks, and police brutality


As Part Of…

Venue

Main House

Overview

Time: 7pm - 9:30pm
Performance duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes (incl. interval)
Age guidance: 13+

Pricing

Standard: £10
Under 26's: £8

View Dates and Book

Sun 26th April, 7.00pm
Captioned Performance
Price: £10