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Saturday, 18th September 2021, 7:30 PM
Meriden Village Hall
Knives Out (2019) presented by Big Picture Show/Moving Pictures
The circumstances surrounding the death of crime novelist Harlan Thrombey are mysterious, but there's one thing that renowned Detective Benoit Blanc knows for sure -- everyone in the wildly dysfunctional Thrombey family is a suspect. Now, Blanc must sift through a web of lies and red herrings to uncover the truth.
Box Office: 07721342127 - View Details View Map (Main Road, CV7 7NG )

Friday, 24th September 2021, 7:30 PM
Big Picture Show - Virtual Venue
Queen of Katwe (2016) presented by Big Picture Show/Moving Pictures
Based on the true story of Phiona Mutesi who has represented Uganda at four Women's Chess Olympiads and is one of the first titled female players in Ugandan chess history.
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Friday, 1st October 2021, 7:30 PM
The Old School, Cropwell Bishop
No Hit Wonders presented by Mumbo Jumbo
Musicians Oliver Carpenter, Chris Lomas and Phil Bond play nine instruments between them, creating complex tight harmonies and some great songs despite the title! Expect to hear: the song that nearly made it to the Eurovision Song Contest; the unrecorded song written for the Mavericks; and dependent on the season, the four new Christmas singles yet to set the seasonal airwaves on fire.
Box Office: 07798 735757 - View Details View Map (Fern Road, NG12 3BU )

Friday, 1st October 2021, 7:30 PM
Taddington Village Institute
Blair Dunlop - Trails presented by Blair Dunlop
Award winning singer songwriter Blair Dunlop brings his experience of the Queensland 'Festival of Small Halls' playing remote shows to isolated communities back to the UK. It is a documentation of a time and a place (mid-Australian bushfire crisis) and will include songs from Blairs own catalogue as well as tales from the road.
Box Office: 01298 85384 - View Details View Map (Main Road, SK17 9UD )

Saturday, 2nd October 2021, 8:00 PM
Stoke Golding Village Hall
Tears of Laughter presented by Hilary James & Simon Mayor
'This unique combination of Simon Mayor's renowned mandolin playing and Hilary James's 'honey dripping voice' bring you their new show. Their repertoire is diverse: folksongs, blues, mandolin showstoppers, and their own comic songs. This entertaining evening is not to be missed.
Box Office: 01455 212416 - View Details View Map (Hall Drive, CV13 6EA )

Friday, 8th October 2021, 7:30 PM
Tansley Village Hall
Harbottle and Jonas - The Beacon presented by Harbottle & Jonas
Harbottle & Jonas are David Harbottle and Freya Jonas, husband and wife folk duo based in Devon combine with fiddle player Annie Bayliss and combine the rich traditions of folk music with intertwined vocal harmonies, authentic musical arrangements with instruments such as the concertina, harmonium and banjo.
Box Office: 07748 545287 - View Details View Map (Church Street, DE4 5FH )

Saturday, 9th October 2021, 8:00 PM
The Verney Institute, Pleasley
Paradise and Thorns presented by Ashley Hutchings & Becky Mills
Folk-rock pioneer Ashley Hutchings brings his bold musicianship to a heartfelt 'spoken word & music' show revisiting a doomed 1987 love affair and celebrating his favourite love songs and stories.
Box Office: 01623 810035 - View Details View Map (13 Newboundmill Lane, NG19 7PL )

Saturday, 9th October 2021, 8:00 PM
Brailsford & Ednaston Village Institute
Harbottle and Jonas - The Beacon presented by Harbottle & Jonas
Harbottle & Jonas are David Harbottle and Freya Jonas, husband and wife folk duo based in Devon combine with fiddle player Annie Bayliss and combine the rich traditions of folk music with intertwined vocal harmonies, authentic musical arrangements with instruments such as the concertina, harmonium and banjo.
Box Office: 01335 360992 - View Details View Map (Main Road, DE6 3DA )

Sunday, 10th October 2021, 7:30 PM
Irnham Hall
Forget Me Not - The Alzheimer's Whodunnit presented by Rob Gee
A compassionate, honest, clever and 'seriously funny' (Sunday Mirror) one-man murder mystery about a retired police detective whose memory is failing but who is determined to solve one last whodunnit, very close to home.
Box Office: 07801 865780 - View Details View Map (Swinstead Road, NG33 4JD )

Sunday, 10th October 2021, 7:30 PM
The Richmond School, Skegness
Harbottle and Jonas - The Beacon presented by Harbottle & Jonas
Harbottle & Jonas are David Harbottle and Freya Jonas, husband and wife folk duo based in Devon combine with fiddle player Annie Bayliss and combine the rich traditions of folk music with intertwined vocal harmonies, authentic musical arrangements with instruments such as the concertina, harmonium and banjo.
Box Office: 017548 81176 - View Details View Map (Richmond Drive, PE25 3SH )

Thursday, 14th October 2021, 7:30 PM
Kirk Langley Village Hall
Flats and Sharps Live in Concert presented by Midnight Mango Ltd
Impressive instrumentalists and equally fine singers, this spirited West Country four-piece perfectly blends classic bluegrass, West Country Americana and buoyant sing-along country-pop.
Box Office: 07563531811 - View Details View Map (Church Lane, DE6 4NG )

Friday, 15th October 2021, 7:30 PM
Florence Nightingale Memorial Hall, Holloway
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists presented by Townsend Productions
Based on the 1914 novel by Robert Tressell, this one-man magic lantern show offers something for all the family, with projected animation, conjuring tricks, live music and song.
Box Office: 01773 856545 - View Details View Map (Church St, DE4 5AQ )

Friday, 15th October 2021, 7:30 PM
North Thoresby Village Hall
Flats and Sharps Live in Concert presented by Midnight Mango Ltd
Impressive instrumentalists and equally fine singers, this spirited West Country four-piece perfectly blends classic bluegrass, West Country Americana and buoyant sing-along country-pop.
Box Office: 07735048233 - View Details View Map (The Square, DN36 5QL )

Friday, 15th October 2021, 7:30 PM
Wren Hall, Wroxall
Tiwkilin in Concert presented by Tiwkilin
This impressive acoustic set dives into the magical world of ancient Moroccan Berber music, matching powerful Tamazight (Berber language) vocals with violin and percussion, and mixing up-tempo pieces with contemplative, emotive numbers.
Box Office: 07889 106755 - View Details View Map (School Lane, CV35 7NF )

Saturday, 16th October 2021, 8:00 PM
Marton War Memorial Hall
Blair Dunlop - Trails presented by Blair Dunlop
Award winning singer songwriter Blair Dunlop brings his experience of the Queensland 'Festival of Small Halls' playing remote shows to isolated communities back to the UK. It is a documentation of a time and a place (mid-Australian bushfire crisis) and will include songs from Blairs own catalogue as well as tales from the road.
Box Office: 03003023170 - View Details View Map (Church Street, CV23 9RL )

Saturday, 16th October 2021, 7:30 PM
Feckenham Village Hall
Flats and Sharps Live in Concert presented by Midnight Mango Ltd
Impressive instrumentalists and equally fine singers, this spirited West Country four-piece perfectly blends classic bluegrass, West Country Americana and buoyant sing-along country-pop.
Box Office: 0333 666 3366 - View Details View Map (High Street, B96 6HN )

Saturday, 16th October 2021, 7:30 PM
Coddington Village Hall
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists presented by Townsend Productions
Based on the 1914 novel by Robert Tressell, this one-man magic lantern show offers something for all the family, with projected animation, conjuring tricks, live music and song.
Box Office: 01636 701013 - View Details View Map (Main Street, NG24 2PN )

Saturday, 16th October 2021, 7:30 PM
Swayfield Village Hall
Scratchy Beard in Concert presented by Scratchy Beard
An evening of songs and storytelling inspired by the swing and melodies of gypsy jazz, adorned by the storytelling spirit of Anglo-Celtic folk and spiced with a gentle nod to rootsy blues. Experienced performers, Scratchy Beard are an up-beat and enjoyable live quartet.
Box Office: 01476 550909 - View Details View Map (Corby Road, NG33 4LQ )

Saturday, 16th October 2021, 7:30 PM
Tutbury Village Hall
Three Men in a Boat presented by Kick In The Head
This show is adapted from one of the bestselling books of all time and one that has never been out of print since it was first published in 1889.
Giles Shenton expertly takes the helm and pilots you through the Jerome K Jerome’s ridiculous tale of men behaving badly while messing about in boats!
Box Office: 01283 812248 - View Details View Map (Monk St, DE13 9NA )

Saturday, 16th October 2021, 7:00 PM
Doe Lea Resource Centre
Kevin, King of Egypt presented by Rob Gee
This super-energetic, uber-likeable poet superbly crafts the story - moving, funny and compassionate - of a very unlikely friendship between an escaped psychiatric patient and a lost six-year-old.
Box Office: 01246690077 - View Details View Map (Mansfield Rd, S44 5PD )

Sunday, 17th October 2021, 7:30 PM
The Royal British Legion Club, Radcliffe-on-Trent
Flats and Sharps Live in Concert presented by Midnight Mango Ltd
Impressive instrumentalists and equally fine singers, this spirited West Country four-piece perfectly blends classic bluegrass, West Country Americana and buoyant sing-along country-pop.
Box Office: 07718 159520 - View Details View Map (17 Main Road, NG12 2BB )

Friday, 22nd October 2021, 7:30 PM
Hartlebury Parish Hall
Blair Dunlop - Trails presented by Blair Dunlop
Award winning singer songwriter Blair Dunlop brings his experience of the Queensland 'Festival of Small Halls' playing remote shows to isolated communities back to the UK. It is a documentation of a time and a place (mid-Australian bushfire crisis) and will include songs from Blairs own catalogue as well as tales from the road.
Box Office: 01299 250808 - View Details View Map (Waresley Court Road, DY11 7TQ )

Friday, 22nd October 2021, 8:00 PM
West Deeping Village Hall
Florence 'Flo' Smith - Now and Then presented by Kick In The Head
Funny and poignant, Flo is an engaging personal story and the best kind of history lesson. In 1969 Flo Smith looks back on her life in London from the Boer War to The Summer of Love. Daughter, sister, wife, mother, widow and grandmother she recalls with horror, humour, tears and joy turbulent times at home and in the wider world.
Box Office: 01778 380197 - View Details View Map (King Street, PE6 9HP )

Saturday, 23rd October 2021, 7:30 PM
Heydour Parish Village Hall, Aisby
Florence 'Flo' Smith - Now and Then presented by Kick In The Head
Funny and poignant, Flo is an engaging personal story and the best kind of history lesson. In 1969 Flo Smith looks back on her life in London from the Boer War to The Summer of Love. Daughter, sister, wife, mother, widow and grandmother she recalls with horror, humour, tears and joy turbulent times at home and in the wider world.
Box Office: Not yet on sale. NOTIFY ME - View Details View Map (Mere Lane, NG32 3NE )

Wednesday, 27th October 2021, 7:30 PM
Ropsley Village Hall
Jacaranda presented by Pentabus Theatre Company
A deeply affecting new drama about acceptance and belonging, as two unlikely strangers - a wary gamekeeper and a 'not local' - find themselves embroiled in a mission to save an endangered bird.
Box Office: 01476 585739 - View Details View Map (Braceby Road, NG33 4BN )

Thursday, 28th October 2021, 7:30 PM
All Saints Church, Bradbourne
Jacaranda presented by Pentabus Theatre Company
A deeply affecting new drama about acceptance and belonging, as two unlikely strangers - a wary gamekeeper and a 'not local' - find themselves embroiled in a mission to save an endangered bird.
Box Office: 01335 390080 - View Details View Map (Mill Lane, DE6 1PA )

Friday, 29th October 2021, 8:00 PM
North Wingfield Resource Centre
Tears of Laughter presented by Hilary James & Simon Mayor
'This unique combination of Simon Mayor's renowned mandolin playing and Hilary James's 'honey dripping voice' bring you their new show. Their repertoire is diverse: folksongs, blues, mandolin showstoppers, and their own comic songs. This entertaining evening is not to be missed.
Box Office: 01246 856451 - View Details View Map (Whiteleas Avenue, S42 5PW )

Saturday, 30th October 2021, 7:30 PM
Broadbent Theatre, Wickenby
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists presented by Townsend Productions
Based on the 1914 novel by Robert Tressell, this one-man magic lantern show offers something for all the family, with projected animation, conjuring tricks, live music and song.
Box Office: 01673 885500 - View Details View Map (Snarford Road, LN3 5AW )

Saturday, 30th October 2021, 7:30 PM
Desford Village Hall
Blair Dunlop - Trails presented by Blair Dunlop
Award winning singer songwriter Blair Dunlop brings his experience of the Queensland 'Festival of Small Halls' playing remote shows to isolated communities back to the UK. It is a documentation of a time and a place (mid-Australian bushfire crisis) and will include songs from Blairs own catalogue as well as tales from the road.
Box Office: 01455 824730 - View Details View Map (Lindridge Lane, LE9 9GN )

Friday, 5th November 2021, 8:00 PM
Harbury Village Hall
Bonfire Radicals in Concert presented by Bonfire Radicals
One of the most exciting and eclectic groups on the folk/ world scene, translating a wide variety of influences - medieval and Celtic folk, eastern European jazz-swing and world-beats - into a distinctive and gloriously high-spirited live stage show.
Box Office: 07703 384898 - View Details

Sunday, 7th November 2021, 7:30 PM
Winthorpe Community Centre
Alan Barnes & David Newton Duo presented by Alan Barnes & David Newton
Elegant straight-ahead jazz flawlessly played and peppered with deadpan wit and entertaining anecdotes. An unfailingly swinging and gracefully expert partnership of master saxophonist Barnes and superb pianist Newton.
Box Office: Not yet on sale. NOTIFY ME - View Details View Map (Woodlands, NG24 2NL )

Friday, 12th November 2021, 8:00 PM
Digby War Memorial Hall
Leon Hunt and Jason Titley presented by Leon Hunt and Jason Titley
An evening in the company of Leon and Jason is a rare treat. Frenetic, fingerpicking-good traditional US/UK roots from a top-notch banjo-and-guitar duo; this is folk music on overdrive.
Box Office: Not yet on sale. NOTIFY ME - View Details View Map (North Street, LN4 3LY )

Saturday, 13th November 2021, 7:30 PM
Crich Glebe Field Centre, Crich
The Rest of Our Lives presented by Jo Fong & George Orange
Jo is an old dancer, George an old clown, looking at their lives and wondering, what next? An hilarious and outlandishly optimistic look at middle-life through dance, circus and games.
Box Office: Not yet on sale. NOTIFY ME - View Details View Map (Glebe Field Close, DE4 5EU )

Saturday, 13th November 2021, 7:30 PM
Tutbury Village Hall
Silent Film & Live Music - Nosferatu presented by Minima
One of the leading bands in Europe accompanying silent-era film, Minima's spine-tingling live music captures the eerie, Gothic feel of FW Murnau's horror classic perfectly.
Box Office: Not yet on sale. NOTIFY ME - View Details View Map (Monk St, DE13 9NA )

Saturday, 13th November 2021, 7:30 PM
Harborough Magna Village Hall
Scratchy Beard in Concert presented by Scratchy Beard
An evening of songs and storytelling inspired by the swing and melodies of gypsy jazz, adorned by the storytelling spirit of Anglo-Celtic folk and spiced with a gentle nod to rootsy blues. Experienced performers, Scratchy Beard are an up-beat and enjoyable live quartet.
Box Office: 01788834675 - View Details View Map (CV23 0HS )

Saturday, 13th November 2021, 8:00 PM
Brailsford & Ednaston Village Institute
Leon Hunt and Jason Titley presented by Leon Hunt and Jason Titley
An evening in the company of Leon and Jason is a rare treat. Frenetic, fingerpicking-good traditional US/UK roots from a top-notch banjo-and-guitar duo; this is folk music on overdrive.
Box Office: 01335 360992 - View Details View Map (Main Road, DE6 3DA )

Friday, 19th November 2021, 7:30 PM
Countesthorpe Village Hall
Kevin, King of Egypt presented by Rob Gee
This super-energetic, uber-likeable poet superbly crafts the story - moving, funny and compassionate - of a very unlikely friendship between an escaped psychiatric patient and a lost six-year-old.
Box Office: Not yet on sale. NOTIFY ME - View Details View Map (Station Road, LE8 5TB )

Friday, 19th November 2021, 7:30 PM
Ropsley Village Hall
Bonfire Radicals in Concert presented by Bonfire Radicals
One of the most exciting and eclectic groups on the folk/ world scene, translating a wide variety of influences - medieval and Celtic folk, eastern European jazz-swing and world-beats - into a distinctive and gloriously high-spirited live stage show.
Box Office: Not yet on sale. NOTIFY ME - View Details View Map (Braceby Road, NG33 4BN )

Friday, 19th November 2021, 7:30 PM
Normanton on Trent Village Hall
Three Men in a Boat presented by Kick In The Head
This show is adapted from one of the bestselling books of all time and one that has never been out of print since it was first published in 1889.
Giles Shenton expertly takes the helm and pilots you through the Jerome K Jerome’s ridiculous tale of men behaving badly while messing about in boats!
Box Office: Not yet on sale. NOTIFY ME - View Details View Map (South Street, NG23 6RQ )

Friday, 19th November 2021, 7:30 PM
Florence Nightingale Memorial Hall, Holloway
Máire Ni Chathasaigh & Chris Newman - Irish Harp & Guitar presented by Maire Ni Chathasaigh & Chris Newman
This internationally renowned, critically acclaimed harp and guitar duo blends gorgeous traditional Celtic music, hot jazz, bluegrass and baroque with a delightful stage presence and a charming line in amusing, informative and anecdotal patter.
Box Office: Not yet on sale. NOTIFY ME - View Details View Map (Church St, DE4 5AQ )

Saturday, 20th November 2021, 7:30 PM
Spring Bank Arts Centre, New Mills
Silent Film & Live Music - Nosferatu presented by Minima
One of the leading bands in Europe accompanying silent-era film, Minima's spine-tingling live music captures the eerie, Gothic feel of FW Murnau's horror classic perfectly.
Box Office: Not yet on sale. NOTIFY ME - View Details View Map (Spring Bank, SK22 4BH )

Saturday, 20th November 2021, 8:00 PM
Yoxall Parish Hall
Tears of Laughter presented by Hilary James & Simon Mayor
'This unique combination of Simon Mayor's renowned mandolin playing and Hilary James's 'honey dripping voice' bring you their new show. Their repertoire is diverse: folksongs, blues, mandolin showstoppers, and their own comic songs. This entertaining evening is not to be missed.
Box Office: Not yet on sale. NOTIFY ME - View Details View Map (Main St, DE13 8NF )

Saturday, 20th November 2021, 8:00 PM
Stoke Golding Village Hall
Three Men in a Boat presented by Kick In The Head
This show is adapted from one of the bestselling books of all time and one that has never been out of print since it was first published in 1889.
Giles Shenton expertly takes the helm and pilots you through the Jerome K Jerome’s ridiculous tale of men behaving badly while messing about in boats!
Box Office: 01455 212416 - View Details View Map (Hall Drive, CV13 6EA )

Saturday, 20th November 2021, 7:30 PM
Glen Parva Parish Hall
Bonfire Radicals in Concert presented by Bonfire Radicals
One of the most exciting and eclectic groups on the folk/ world scene, translating a wide variety of influences - medieval and Celtic folk, eastern European jazz-swing and world-beats - into a distinctive and gloriously high-spirited live stage show.
Box Office: Not yet on sale. NOTIFY ME - View Details View Map (50 Dorothy Ave, LE2 9JD )

Friday, 26th November 2021, 7:30 PM
Heydour Parish Village Hall, Aisby
The Beast in Me presented by The Devil's Violin Company
The Devil’s Violin return! Since their inception in 2006, they have developed a huge following for their gripping and powerful storytelling. ‘The Beast in Me’ will feature their trademark fusion of timeless story and beautiful live music, as well as a few surprises!
Box Office: Not yet on sale. NOTIFY ME - View Details View Map (Mere Lane, NG32 3NE )

Saturday, 27th November 2021, 7:30 PM
St James' Church, Welland
Paradise and Thorns presented by Ashley Hutchings & Becky Mills
Folk-rock pioneer Ashley Hutchings brings his bold musicianship to a heartfelt 'spoken word & music' show revisiting a doomed 1987 love affair and celebrating his favourite love songs and stories.
Box Office: Not yet on sale. NOTIFY ME - View Details View Map (Drake Street, WR13 6LP )

Saturday, 27th November 2021, 7:00 PM
Broadbent Theatre, Wickenby
The Beast in Me presented by The Devil's Violin Company
The Devil’s Violin return! Since their inception in 2006, they have developed a huge following for their gripping and powerful storytelling. ‘The Beast in Me’ will feature their trademark fusion of timeless story and beautiful live music, as well as a few surprises!
Box Office: Not yet on sale. NOTIFY ME - View Details View Map (Snarford Road, LN3 5AW )

Sunday, 28th November 2021, 7:30 PM
Colston Bassett Village Hall
Paradise and Thorns presented by Ashley Hutchings & Becky Mills
Folk-rock pioneer Ashley Hutchings brings his bold musicianship to a heartfelt 'spoken word & music' show revisiting a doomed 1987 love affair and celebrating his favourite love songs and stories.
Box Office: Not yet on sale. NOTIFY ME - View Details View Map (School Lane, NG12 3FD )

Sunday, 28th November 2021, 7:30 PM
Ordsall Parish Hall
Bonfire Radicals in Concert presented by Bonfire Radicals
One of the most exciting and eclectic groups on the folk/ world scene, translating a wide variety of influences - medieval and Celtic folk, eastern European jazz-swing and world-beats - into a distinctive and gloriously high-spirited live stage show.
Box Office: Not yet on sale. NOTIFY ME - View Details View Map (Church Lane, DN22 7TU )

Saturday, 4th December 2021, 7:30 PM
Crich Glebe Field Centre, Crich
Auf Wiedersehen, Me Duck! presented by Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer
This seriously impressive Anglo-German duo bring clear, compelling vocals and thoughtful acoustic guitar work to an outstanding set of handpicked folk favourites and well-crafted originals.
Box Office: Not yet on sale. NOTIFY ME - View Details View Map (Glebe Field Close, DE4 5EU )

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