Untold stories of feared gangsters the Kray twins told by BBC legend Fred Dinenage on stage in Derbyshire
Discover the untold stories of Britain’s most notorious gangsters, Ronnie and Reggie Kray, from one of the very few people ever granted access to their inner circle.
The twins chose TV legend Fred Dinenage to tell their official story, which he will share live on stage at Buxton Opera House on November 10, 2026. His presentation will include rare moments never revealed before and recordings he made during his visits to Ronnie in Broadmoor Hospital.
For decades, the Kray brothers ruled the London underworld with fear and violence, But in 1969, Ronnie and Reggie’s world came crashing down when both were sentenced to life imprisonment at the Old Bailey.
Reggie would spend years behind bars in some of Britain’s toughest prisons, while Ronnie was confined to Broadmoor, his mental illness controlled only by heavy medication.
Hear first-hand what it was like to step inside Britain’s most formidable institutions and uncover the gritty reality of gangland life in 1960s London – told by the only man that Ronnie and Reggie trusted.
Fred, who interviewed the twins during the Eighties, was a news presenter for 38 years in a television career which has spanned 60 years.
Fred Dinenage’s Ronnie, Reggie and Me is hosted by broadcaster Alex Dyke and carries a 16+ years age guidance.
Tickets cost from £36 for the presentation which starts at 7.30pm. Book online at www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk or call 01298 72190.
*Ronnie Kray died from a heart attack at the age of 61 in hospital in March 1995. Reggie was 66 when he died from bladder cancer in a hotel near Norwich in 1961, released from prison on compassionate grounds just five weeks earlier after he had served 30 years for murder.