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Conferences & Hiring
Derby LIVE produce and present theatre and entertainment, but we also provide the opportunity to hire our facilities.
The Assembly Rooms
Our primary advantage has to be our position in the country. The Assembly Rooms are situated in Derby’s City Centre, near to the railway station and approximately 20 minutes from the M1, with a range of quality hotels nearby and an adjacent multi-storey 200 space car park, which can on occasion be booked exclusively for your use.
The venue’s greatest asset is its high degree of flexibility with four suites available for hire, large airy foyers and wheelchair access to most of the venue. Our professional on-site caterers can offer you a full catering service, from a cup of tea to a banquet.
The largest of our suites - The Great Hall, can be adapted to accommodate a wide range of activities and has played host to televised snooker events, wedding fairs, AGMs and trade exhibitions and the Darwin Suite can accommodate a wide range of smaller events such as trade exhibitions, seminars, presentations and dinner/dances.
We also offer two smaller and more intimate suites – The Reception Suite - perfect for meetings/presentations, which can be used alone or in conjunction with the Great Hall or Darwin Suite as a breakout area and the 45 Suite – which has a flat floor area and three small bays, lending itself to small boardroom style meetings and recruitment fairs or in conjunction with the Great Hall as a breakout area.
We offer a day or half day delegate rate and can supply and advise on a wide range of presentation equipment and additional technical requirements. Alternatively, you may wish to organise the whole event yourself and we will give you our full support.
Many of our clients return year after year to take advantage of our versatile facilities, helpful staff and professional catering. Why look anywhere else in Derby when we have it all!
If you or any of your colleagues would like to look round The Assembly Rooms or you would like to discuss availability please telephone Heather Errington on (01332) 255443.
Derby Theatre
As part of our partnership with the University of Derby, Derby LIVE has access for a number of weeks in the Derby Theatre to hire for concerts, shows and amateur productions.
Situated in the Westfield Centre, the Derby Theatre has a fixed, tiered seating capacity of 535. A purpose-built modern theatre, the venue is light and airy with an on-site box office, toilets, coffee shop and bar. For more information please telephone 01332 255443.
Derby Theatre Conferencing
With a capacity of over 500 delegates in the main auditorium and flexible spaces for breakout sessions, the venue is well suited for large conferences.
To find out more please call the University of Derby’s conferencing team on 01332 591396, email theatremanager@derby.ac.uk or go to www.derby.ac.uk/conferences
