Nigel Powlson, arts and entertainment editor of the Derby Telegraph and feature reporter of the Metro, reviews the vibrant city arts scene over the last twelve months.  He calls the year "a shining year of creativity" and views the reopening of Derby Playhouse as Derby Theatre as one of the major highlights.  He also enthuses that 1623 "continued to be innovative and entertaining in 2009" and that, among our "brainwaves", was Emergency Shakespeare at QUAD, where we performed scenes of peril from fourof Shakespeare's plays before volunteers from St John Ambulance sprang into action to save the day.  The full article is on the Derby Telegraph website at http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/entertainment/Shining-year-creativity-country-sit-notice/article-1662341-detail/article.html