What’s On guide

Talk. Andrew Raftery who has performed in six plays at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre since retiring as consultant general and kidney transplant surgeon, will be giving a talk in the bar of the Pomegranate Theatre, Chesterfield, at 11am. Tickets £5. Contact 01246 345222 or www.chesterfieldtheatres.co.uk

Dance. The Great Gatsby will be performed by Northern Ballet at Nottingham Theatre Royal at 2pm and 7.30pm. Matinee tickets £15-£25 and evening tickets £17-£37.50. Contact 0115 989 5555 or www.trch.co.uk

Comedy. Jethro performs an adults-only show at the Winding Wheel, Chesterfield, at 7.30pm. Tickets £21. Contact 01246 345222 or www.chesterfieldtheatres.co.uk

Theatre. Twelfth Night at Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, at 7.30pm. Tickets £23. Contact 0114 989 6000 or www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk

Theatre. Taming Of The Shrew, performed by Two Gents, at Mansfield’s Old

Library Theatre at 7.15pm. Tickets £12.50, £10.25 (concessions). Contact 01623 633133 or www.mansfield.gov.uk/palacetheatre

Dance. An Evening of Burlesque is at Mansfield’s Palace Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £20.50 and £19.48 (concession). Contact 01623 633133 or www.mansfield.gov.uk/palacetheatre

Friday, October 3

Theatre. Twelfth Night at Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, at 7.30pm. Tickets £23. Contact 0114 989 6000 or www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk

Storytelling. The Matlock Storytelling Cafe presents Simon Heywood and Shonaleigh Cumbers with their show Out of the Silence: Stories of the Conscientious Objectors, in Imperial Rooms, Matlock, at 7.30pm. Tickets £7. Call 01629 580023.

Medium. Colin Fry, spiritualist medium, at Mansfield’s Palace Theatre at 7.30pm. Age suitability 12-15 years upwards. Tickets £19.48, £18.45 (concessions) and £10.25 (child). Contact 01623 633133 or www.mansfield.gov.uk/palacetheatre

Dance. The Great Gatsby at Nottingham Theatre Royal at 7.30pm. Tickets £17-£37.50. Contact 0115 989 5555 or www.trch.co.uk

Play. Christ Church, Belper, is hosting Memories - Remembering World War One, featuring a short play, poetry, songs and community singing, at 7pm. Adults £3, children £1. Tickets from Carole: 01773 824974 or Eileen on 01773 823010.

Saturday, October 4

Book sale. A giant booksale and coffee morning will be held at Dronfield’s Civic Hall, 10am to 12 noon. The event will include home-made cakes, Traidcraft stall (Christmas cards and gifts) and tombola. Proceeds to Christian Aid. Donations of soft back and children’s books may be brought from 9am on the morning of sale.

Giant sale. At Alfreton Wesley Church, Ellesmere Avenue, Alfreton, 10am to 12 noon. Items on sale include fancy and household goods, toys, clothes, cakes, books, toiletries, china, glassware, bric-a-brac and small items of furniture. Items for sale can be taken to the church on the previous night between 6pm and 7pm, or collection can be arranged, where possible, by ringing 01773 833627.

Concert. Chesterfield Male Voice Choir, conducted by Andris Ugulis, will perform a concert at Chesterfield Library Lecture Theatre, 11.45am-12.30pm. Admission free

Dance. The Great Gatsby at Nottingham Theatre Royal at 7.30pm. Tickets £17-£37.50. Contact 0115 989 5555 or www.trch.co.uk

Music. Northern Soul & Motown Night at Winding Wheel, Chesterfield, at 8pm. Tickets £6.50 (advance), £7.50 (door). Contact 01246 345222 or www.chesterfieldtheatres.co.uk

Theatre. Twelfth Night at Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, at 7.30pm. Tickets £25. Contact 0114 989 6000 or www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk

Music. The West End Experience, starring Asa Elliot from TV’s Benidorm, at Buxton Opera House at 7.30pm. Tickets £20.50 and £22.50. Contact 01298 72190 or 0845 127 2190 or www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk

Song. One Night of Queen, performed by Gary Mullen and the Works, at Mansfield’s Palace Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £17.94 and £16.91 (concession). Contact 0114 989 6000 or www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk

Sunday, October 5

Service. A farmyard service with life-size animals will be held at Barrow Hill Methodist Community Church at 3pm.

Theatre. That’ll Be The Day, a variety show featuring hits from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s and comedy, at the Winding Wheel, Chesterfield, at 7.30pm. Tickets £25. Contact 01246 345222 or www.chesterfieldtheatres.co.uk

Theatre. The Unreturning Army, looking at the impact of the First World War on the villages and residents of the Peak District, at Buxton Pavilion Arts Centre at 7.30pm. Tickets £8.50. Contact 01298 72190 or 0845 127 2190 or www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk

Concert. The Halle Orchestra play at Buxton Opera House at 7.30pm in aid of Blythe House Hospice. Tickets £15, £25, £28. Contact 01298 72190 or 0845 127 2190 or www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk

Monday, October 6

Theatre. The Pirates of Penzance will be presented by Peak Youth at Pomegranate Theatre, Chesterfield, at 7.30pm. Tickets £12. Contact 01246 345222 or www.chesterfieldtheatres.co.uk

Theatre. Twelfth Night at Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, at 7.30pm. Tickets £23. Contact 0114 989 6000 or www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk

Musical. Detail Dance presents new musical Brace Yourself at Mansfield Palace Theatre at 7pm. Tickets £9. Contact 01623 633133 or 01623 846510 or www.mansfield.gov.uk/palacetheatre

Tuesday, October 7

Theatre. The Pirates of Penzance, presented by Peak Youth, at Pomegranate Theatre, Chesterfield, at 7.30pm. Tickets £12. Contact 01246 345222 or www.chesterfieldtheatres.co.uk

Dance. Dracula, presented by Mark Bruce Dance Company, at Buxton Opera House at 7.30pm. Tickets £14, £16. Contact Contact 01298 72190 or 0645 127 2190 or www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk

Musical. Brace Yourself at Mansfield Palace Theatre at 7pm. Tickets £9. Contact 01623 633133 or 01623 846510 or www.mansfield.gov.uk/palacetheatre

Musical. Calamity Jane at Nottingham Theatre Royal at 7.30pm. Tickets £18-£34.50. Contact 0115 989 5555 or www.trch.co.uk

Wednesday, October 8

Musical. Calamity Jane, starring Jodie Prenger and Tom Lister, at Nottingham Theatre Royal at 2pm and 7.30pm. Tickets £18-£34.50. Contact 0115 989 5555 or www.trch.co.uk

Musical. Detail Dance presents Brace Yourself at Mansfield Palace Theatre at 2pm and 7pm. Tickets £9. Contact 01623 633133 or 01623 846510 or www.mansfield.gov.uk/palacetheatre

Music. Rollermania with Les McKeown and his Legendary Bay City Rollers, at Buxton Opera House. Tickets £17.50, £19.50. Contact 01298 72190 or 0645 127 2190 or www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk

Music. Flamenco guitarists Juan Martin and Chaparra de Malaga at Buxton Pavilion Arts Centre at 7pm. Tickets £14.

Talk. Wildlife authority Steve Hughes talks on the Bardsey Island at Winding Wheel, Chesterfield, at 7.30pm. Tickets £6.50, £4.95 (concessions). Contact 01246 345222 or www.chesterfieldvenues.co.uk

Theatre. Twelfth Night at Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, at 7.30pm. Tickets £23. Contact 0114 989 6000 or www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk