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Wednesday, 19th February 2020, 7:30 PM
South Scarle Community Centre
A Parlour Concert with Mister Keith presented by Mister Keith
A 'splendid' evening of expertly crafted songs (think Ray Davies, Squeeze), stories and humour by the self-professed originator of 'Victorian Pop', as Mister Keith and his multi-instrumentalist band welcomes all on an intimate musical journey evoking memory of times gone by.
Box Office: 01636 892003 - View Details View Map (St Helen's Church, NG23 7JH)

Thursday, 20th February 2020, 12:00 PM
Worcester Arts Workshop
Eggs on Legs presented by Garlic Theatre

PLEASE NOTE THAT WORCESTER ARTS WORKSHOP REMAINS OPEN DESPITE THE RECENT INCLEMENT WEATHER AND THAT THIS PERFORMANCE IS GOING AHEAD. PLEASE DO JOIN US FOR THIS CRACKING FAMILY SHOW.

A Dr Seuss-inspired family show which follows a gang of puppets as they investigate an enormous egg that's landed in their tree. Rib-tickling tunes are scrambled together with imaginative storytelling and a warm-hearted approach which would crack even the hardest of shells.
Box Office: 01905 250 53 - View Details View Map (21 Sansome Street, WR1 1UH)

Friday, 21st February 2020, 4:00 PM
Mountsorrel Memorial Centre
Eggs on Legs presented by Garlic Theatre
A Dr Seuss-inspired family show which follows a gang of puppets as they investigate an enormous egg that's landed in their tree. Rib-tickling tunes are scrambled together with imaginative storytelling and a warm-hearted approach which would crack even the hardest of shells.
Box Office: 0116 230 4877 - View Details View Map (Leicester Road, LE12 7DB)

Friday, 21st February 2020, 7:30 PM
St Francis Church, Leyfields, Tamworth
Jaywalkers in Concert presented by Jaywalkers
BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award finalists 2008, Jaywalkers bring exhilarating three-part harmony and exceptional musicianship to up-tempo American bluegrass, western swing and working-class Lancashire folksong.
Box Office: 01827 659 26 - View Details View Map (Masefield Drive, B79 8JB)

Friday, 21st February 2020, 7:30 PM
Pattingham Village Hall
Black Treacle presented by Anonymous Is A Woman Theatre Company

*** DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL THIS PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN CANCELLED ***

Be transported back to Hardy’s Wessex with characters inspired from ‘Tess of the D’Urbervilles’. Set at the May Day Celebrations, ‘Black Treacle’ will immerse you in the raucous joviality of a 19th century fete where Hardy’s Tess meets Angel Clare and the drama unfolds. Featuring live folk music and dancing.
Box Office: 01902 700 586 - View Details View Map (The High Street, WV6 7BB)

Saturday, 22nd February 2020, 2:30 PM
Market Rasen Festival Hall
Eggs on Legs presented by Garlic Theatre
A Dr Seuss-inspired family show which follows a gang of puppets as they investigate an enormous egg that's landed in their tree. Rib-tickling tunes are scrambled together with imaginative storytelling and a warm-hearted approach which would crack even the hardest of shells.
Box Office: Town Council Office 01673 308010 - View Details View Map (Caistor Road, LN8 3HT)

Saturday, 22nd February 2020, 7:30 PM
Stretton on Dunsmore Village Hall
Black Treacle presented by Anonymous Is A Woman Theatre Company

*** DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL THIS PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN CANCELLED ***

Be transported back to Hardy’s Wessex with characters inspired from ‘Tess of the D’Urbervilles’. Set at the May Day Celebrations, ‘Black Treacle’ will immerse you in the raucous joviality of a 19th century fete where Hardy’s Tess meets Angel Clare and the drama unfolds. Featuring live folk music and dancing.
Box Office: 07851433441 - View Details View Map (14 Church Hill, CV23 9NA)

Saturday, 22nd February 2020, 2:30 PM
Bonington Theatre, Arnold
Same Same… But Different presented by Sonia Sabri Company
A family show, mixing Kathak and contemporary dance, live music and physical storytelling, to create a playful and colourful world where we celebrate our individuality, diversity and the bonds which connect us all. 'Same Same…But Different' has been made by working with children's creative ideas and lived experiences of being different and belonging have been brought into the show.
Box Office: 0115 9013 640 - View Details View Map (Arnold Leisure Centre, NG5 7EE)

Saturday, 22nd February 2020, 7:30 PM
Countesthorpe Village Hall
Jaywalkers in Concert presented by Jaywalkers
BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award finalists 2008, Jaywalkers bring exhilarating three-part harmony and exceptional musicianship to up-tempo American bluegrass, western swing and working-class Lancashire folksong.
Box Office: 0753 1440 365 - View Details View Map (Station Road, LE8 5TB)

Saturday, 22nd February 2020, 7:30 PM
The Old Town Hall, Bourne
Sunjay in Concert presented by Sunjay

TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT HAVE SOLD OUT. PLEASE CONTACT THE BOX OFFICE FOR RETURNS.

With talents way beyond his years, this superb blues-folk singer-songwriter has been hailed for his great voice, very accomplished and dynamic guitar mastery, mature stage presence and good-natured comic anecdotes.
Box Office: 01778 217030 - View Details View Map (The Old Town Hall, PE10 9EA)

Saturday, 22nd February 2020, 7:30 PM
Barrowden Village Hall
She'Koyokh in Concert presented by She'Koyokh Quintet
Hailed as 'Britain's best klezmer and Balkan music group' (Evening Standard), She'Koyokh is an impressively multinational multi-lingual band performing jaunty klezmer, jazz and more.
Box Office: 01572 747 628 - View Details View Map (Wakerley Road, LE15 8EP)

Saturday, 22nd February 2020, 7:30 PM

Downton Abbey (2019) presented by Big Picture Show/Moving Pictures
The continuing story of the Crawley family, wealthy owners of a large estate in the English countryside in the early 20th century.
Box Office: 01676 522645 - View Details
Sunday, 23rd February 2020, 7:30 PM
All Hallows Halls Lady Bay, West Bridgford
Jaywalkers in Concert presented by Jaywalkers
BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award finalists 2008, Jaywalkers bring exhilarating three-part harmony and exceptional musicianship to up-tempo American bluegrass, western swing and working-class Lancashire folksong.
Box Office: 01159821710 - View Details View Map (Pierrepont Road, NG2 5BP)

Sunday, 23rd February 2020, 7:30 PM
Crowland Abbey
She'Koyokh in Concert presented by She'Koyokh Quintet
Hailed as 'Britain's best klezmer and Balkan music group' (Evening Standard), She'Koyokh is an impressively multinational multi-lingual band performing jaunty klezmer, jazz and more.
Box Office: 0333 666 3366 - View Details View Map (43 East Street, PE6 0EN)

Thursday, 27th February 2020, 8:00 PM
North Wingfield Resource Centre
Sam Lewis in Concert presented by Sam Lewis
Phenomenal tumbleweed Americana from rising Nashville singer-songwriter Sam Lewis. With a storyteller's eye, rich soulful vocals, stirring guitar solos and compelling, well-crafted songs - distilling the simplicity of Willie Nelson, the poetry of Bob Dylan, and the soul of Ray Charles - this is swampy Southern country roots with an emotional, political punch.
Box Office: 01246 856451 - View Details View Map (Whiteleas Avenue, S42 5PW)

Thursday, 27th February 2020, 7:30 PM
Maplebeck Village Hall
The Storm Officer presented by Bramble Theatre
Wild storms; hurricanes; flooding! Sound familiar? ‘The Storm Officer’ tells the tale of one town’s struggle when faced with the realities of extreme weather and the ever-increasing impact of climate change. Their work is known for its sunny disposition, even when dealing with big issues, so expect gentle comedy and verbal gymnastics interwoven with a tune or two sung with the help of first-class accordion playing.
Box Office: 01636 636 421 - View Details View Map (Maplebeck, NG22 0BS)

Thursday, 27th February 2020, 7:30 PM
Kirk Langley Village Hall
Piano Divas presented by Wendy Kirkland Quartet
Wendy Kirkland's Piano Divas is a tribute to the very best female pianist-singers of jazz, including one of its great unsung heroes: Kirkland herself. It's sure to be a 'mellow and stylish' (Sunday Times) evening where the classics are celebrated, and audiences can relax into her uniquely engaging performance style.
Box Office: 07563 531 811 - View Details View Map (Church Lane, DE6 4NG)

Thursday, 27th February 2020, 9:00 PM
The Factory Kitchen, Ilkeston
Essex Girl presented by Maria Ferguson
This show is a monologue about growing up surrounded by expectation, of inappropriate relationships, female friendship, secrets, desires and alcopops. It questions how the Essex Girl stereotype influences young girls, what they want, what they think they deserve, and how they are treated. Wonderfully funny and ultimately hard-hitting it will resonate with a wide audience, particularly millenials, or anyone who has got too drunk at a house party.
Box Office: 07483333035 - View Details View Map (1 Mundy Street, DE7 8DH)

Friday, 28th February 2020, 7:30 PM

Judy (2019) presented by Big Picture Show/Moving Pictures
Winter 1968 and showbiz legend Judy Garland arrives in London to perform in a sell-out run at The Talk of the Town. It is 30 years since she shot to global stardom in The Wizard Of Oz, but if her voice has weakened, its dramatic intensity has only grown.
Box Office: 07739 694133 - View Details
Friday, 28th February 2020, 8:00 PM
Yoxall Parish Hall
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: 01543 472 700 - View Details View Map (Main St, DE13 8NF)

Friday, 28th February 2020, 7:30 PM
Claverdon Church Centre
Piano Divas presented by Wendy Kirkland Quartet
Wendy Kirkland's Piano Divas is a tribute to the very best female pianist-singers of jazz, including one of its great unsung heroes: Kirkland herself. It's sure to be a 'mellow and stylish' (Sunday Times) evening where the classics are celebrated, and audiences can relax into her uniquely engaging performance style.
Box Office: 01926 843 234 - View Details View Map (Church Road, CV35 8PD)

Friday, 28th February 2020, 7:30 PM
Swayfield Village Hall
The Storm Officer presented by Bramble Theatre
Wild storms; hurricanes; flooding! Sound familiar? ‘The Storm Officer’ tells the tale of one town’s struggle when faced with the realities of extreme weather and the ever-increasing impact of climate change. Their work is known for its sunny disposition, even when dealing with big issues, so expect gentle comedy and verbal gymnastics interwoven with a tune or two sung with the help of first-class accordion playing.
Box Office: 01476 550909 - View Details View Map (Corby Road, NG33 4LQ)

Friday, 28th February 2020, 7:30 PM
Owen Street Community Arts Centre, Atherstone
Sam Lewis in Concert presented by Sam Lewis
Phenomenal tumbleweed Americana from rising Nashville singer-songwriter Sam Lewis. With a storyteller's eye, rich soulful vocals, stirring guitar solos and compelling, well-crafted songs - distilling the simplicity of Willie Nelson, the poetry of Bob Dylan, and the soul of Ray Charles - this is swampy Southern country roots with an emotional, political punch.
Box Office: 01827 713 634 - View Details View Map (Owen Street, CV9 1DG)

Saturday, 29th February 2020, 7:30 PM
Long Whatton Community Centre
The Storm Officer presented by Bramble Theatre
Wild storms; hurricanes; flooding! Sound familiar? ‘The Storm Officer’ tells the tale of one town’s struggle when faced with the realities of extreme weather and the ever-increasing impact of climate change. Their work is known for its sunny disposition, even when dealing with big issues, so expect gentle comedy and verbal gymnastics interwoven with a tune or two sung with the help of first-class accordion playing.
Box Office: 01509 646413/07780 097997 - View Details View Map (Long Whatton C of E Primary School, LE12 5DB)

Saturday, 29th February 2020, 7:30 PM
Frampton Village Hall
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: 01205 722 880 - View Details View Map (Middlegate Road , PE20 1AR)

Saturday, 29th February 2020, 7:30 PM
Hoton, Cotes & Prestwold Village Hall, Hoton
Piano Divas presented by Wendy Kirkland Quartet
Wendy Kirkland's Piano Divas is a tribute to the very best female pianist-singers of jazz, including one of its great unsung heroes: Kirkland herself. It's sure to be a 'mellow and stylish' (Sunday Times) evening where the classics are celebrated, and audiences can relax into her uniquely engaging performance style.
Box Office: 01509 880 682 - View Details View Map (Loughborough Road, LE12 5SF)

Saturday, 29th February 2020, 7:30 PM
East Markham Village Hall
Sunjay in Concert presented by Sunjay
With talents way beyond his years, this superb blues-folk singer-songwriter has been hailed for his great voice, very accomplished and dynamic guitar mastery, mature stage presence and good-natured comic anecdotes.
Box Office: 01777 870 607 - View Details View Map (High Street, NG22 0SS)

Wednesday, 4th March 2020, 7:30 PM
Blythe Bridge Library & Community Centre
Black Treacle presented by Anonymous Is A Woman Theatre Company

*** DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL THIS PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN CANCELLED ***

Be transported back to Hardy’s Wessex with characters inspired from ‘Tess of the D’Urbervilles’. Set at the May Day Celebrations, ‘Black Treacle’ will immerse you in the raucous joviality of a 19th century fete where Hardy’s Tess meets Angel Clare and the drama unfolds. Featuring live folk music and dancing.
Box Office: 01782 485 269 - View Details View Map (Uttoxeter Rd, ST11 9JR)

Thursday, 5th March 2020, 7:30 PM
Thrumpton Village Hall
Black Treacle presented by Anonymous Is A Woman Theatre Company

*** DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL THIS PERFORMANCES HAS BEEN CANCELLED ***

Be transported back to Hardy’s Wessex with characters inspired from ‘Tess of the D’Urbervilles’. Set at the May Day Celebrations, ‘Black Treacle’ will immerse you in the raucous joviality of a 19th century fete where Hardy’s Tess meets Angel Clare and the drama unfolds. Featuring live folk music and dancing.
Box Office: 0115 9830373 - View Details View Map (Church Lane, NG11 0AX)

Thursday, 5th March 2020, 7:30 PM
Ropsley Village Hall
Gibbon presented by Patfield & Triguero
Two breakout stars of UK circus present a wildly original show fusing mesmerising juggling, graceful dance and wryly amusing comedy to playfully examine the process of creativity.
Box Office: 01476 585739 - View Details View Map (Braceby Road, NG33 4BN)

Friday, 6th March 2020, 7:00 PM
Norwell Village Hall
Gibbon presented by Patfield & Triguero
Two breakout stars of UK circus present a wildly original show fusing mesmerising juggling, graceful dance and wryly amusing comedy to playfully examine the process of creativity.
Box Office: 01636 636 691 - View Details View Map (Carlton Lane, NG23 6LF)

Friday, 6th March 2020, 7:30 PM
Bishampton Villages Hall
Black Treacle presented by Anonymous Is A Woman Theatre Company

*** DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL THIS PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN CANCELLED ***

Be transported back to Hardy’s Wessex with characters inspired from ‘Tess of the D’Urbervilles’. Set at the May Day Celebrations, ‘Black Treacle’ will immerse you in the raucous joviality of a 19th century fete where Hardy’s Tess meets Angel Clare and the drama unfolds. Featuring live folk music and dancing.
Box Office: 01386462306 - View Details View Map (Broad Lane, WR10 2LY)

Friday, 6th March 2020, 7:30 PM
Whiston Village Hall
Little Frankenstein presented by Lempen Puppet Theatre Company
Puppeteer Frank Stein has had enough with his badly made puppets that keep falling apart. Inspired by his infamous relative Dr Frankenstein he creates a puppet that changes his life forever!
Box Office: 07486 554 595 - View Details View Map (Whiston Eaves Lane, ST10 2JB)

Friday, 6th March 2020, 7:30 PM
Doveridge Village Hall
Roving Crows in Concert presented by Roving Crows
Renowned for their high-energy live performances the multi-award-winning Roving Crows are an original must-see act, notable for their rabble-rousing brand of fiddle-led Celtic folk-rock.
Box Office: 01889 567 461 - View Details View Map (Sand Lane, DE6 5JQ)

Friday, 6th March 2020, 7:00 PM
Worcester Arts Workshop
Desert Island Flicks presented by Spiltmilk Dance
A blockbuster, adventure and rom-com rolled into one, Desert Island Flicks takes the audience on a whistle stop tour of the biggest blockbuster hits of the last 80 years. Familiar film favourites are re-imagined and given a quirky, often hilarious make over.
Box Office: 01905 250 53 - View Details View Map (21 Sansome Street, WR1 1UH)

Friday, 6th March 2020, 8:00 PM
Ombersley Memorial Hall
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: 01905 356608 - View Details View Map (Ombersley, WR9 0DY)

Saturday, 7th March 2020, 7:30 PM
The Richmond School, Skegness
Desert Island Flicks presented by Spiltmilk Dance
A blockbuster, adventure and rom-com rolled into one, Desert Island Flicks takes the audience on a whistle stop tour of the biggest blockbuster hits of the last 80 years. Familiar film favourites are re-imagined and given a quirky, often hilarious make over.
Box Office: 01754 881176 - View Details View Map (Richmond Drive, PE25 3SH)

Saturday, 7th March 2020, 7:30 PM
Ashton under Hill Village Hall
Roving Crows in Concert presented by Roving Crows
Renowned for their high-energy live performances the multi-award-winning Roving Crows are an original must-see act, notable for their rabble-rousing brand of fiddle-led Celtic folk-rock.
Box Office: 01386 881416 - View Details View Map (Elmley Road, WR11 7SW)

Saturday, 7th March 2020, 3:00 PM
Tennyson d'Eyncourt Memorial Hall, Tealby
Little Frankenstein presented by Lempen Puppet Theatre Company
Puppeteer Frank Stein has had enough with his badly made puppets that keep falling apart. Inspired by his infamous relative Dr Frankenstein he creates a puppet that changes his life forever!
Box Office: 01673 838718 - View Details View Map (2 Beck Hill, LN8 3XU)

Sunday, 8th March 2020, 4:00 PM
The Stourport Civic Theatre Hall
Same Same… But Different presented by Sonia Sabri Company

*** PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF START TIME TO 4:00pm ***

A family show, mixing Kathak and contemporary dance, live music and physical storytelling, to create a playful and colourful world where we celebrate our individuality, diversity and the bonds which connect us all. 'Same Same…But Different' has been made by working with children's creative ideas and lived experiences of being different and belonging have been brought into the show.
Box Office: 01299 823339 - View Details View Map (Stourport on Severn, DY13 8UJ)

Sunday, 8th March 2020, 7:30 PM
Clows Top Victory Hall
Roving Crows in Concert presented by Roving Crows
Renowned for their high-energy live performances the multi-award-winning Roving Crows are an original must-see act, notable for their rabble-rousing brand of fiddle-led Celtic folk-rock.
Box Office: 07788 604 542 - View Details View Map (Clows Top, DY14 9HG)

Sunday, 8th March 2020, 7:30 PM
West Hallam Village Hall
Desert Island Flicks presented by Spiltmilk Dance
A blockbuster, adventure and rom-com rolled into one, Desert Island Flicks takes the audience on a whistle stop tour of the biggest blockbuster hits of the last 80 years. Familiar film favourites are re-imagined and given a quirky, often hilarious make over.
Box Office: 01159 303 340 - View Details View Map (The Village, DE7 6GR)

Tuesday, 10th March 2020, 7:30 PM
Radford Semele Community Hall
Downton Abbey (2019) presented by Big Picture Show/Moving Pictures
The continuing story of the Crawley family, wealthy owners of a large estate in the English countryside in the early 20th century.
Box Office: 01926428401 - View Details View Map (Lewis Road, CV31 1UQ)

Friday, 13th March 2020, 6:00 PM
Reepham & Cherry Willingham Village Hall, Reepham
Eggs on Legs presented by Garlic Theatre
A Dr Seuss-inspired family show which follows a gang of puppets as they investigate an enormous egg that's landed in their tree. Rib-tickling tunes are scrambled together with imaginative storytelling and a warm-hearted approach which would crack even the hardest of shells.
Box Office: 07546 579 677 - View Details View Map (Hawthorn Rd, LN3 4DU)

Friday, 13th March 2020, 7:30 PM
Billinghay Community Rooms
Powered By Fairydust presented by Fishhouse Theatre
Retired Janis Barlow drives around the county delivering books to those in rural communities. Lonely and needing a project, she takes it upon herself to not only deliver books but to help her community and herself find contentment in life.
Box Office: 07956 860 062 - View Details View Map (Church Lane, LN4 4HZ)

Friday, 13th March 2020, 7:30 PM
Hemingby Village Hall
Victorians - Songs, Stories and More presented by Harp & A Monkey
Fronted by a fantastic raconteur, this award-winning Lancashire folk-storytelling trio royally entertain with their down-to-earth reworkings of largely forgotten songs of the Victorian era.
Box Office: 01507 578695 - View Details View Map (Mill Lane, LN9 5QQ)

Friday, 13th March 2020, 7:30 PM
Cottesmore Village Hall
La Bella and the Lost Chord of Ulaanbaatar presented by La Bella Band
Around the World in Eighty Days crossed with James Bond crossed with Gardeners' Question Time, with mimes, charades, shadow puppetry, close harmony singing - sometimes rather too close - and musical interludes by large men playing big music on small instruments.
Box Office: 01572 812 350 - View Details View Map (Main Street, LE15 7DH)

Friday, 13th March 2020, 7:30 PM
Caistor Town Hall
Les Gloriables presented by Spitz & Co.
A riotously silly physical comedy show created by the award-winning French/ English female comedy theatre duo. The glamorous Gloria has dreamed a dream. Determined to reunite Europe, she takes her one-woman version of Victor Hugo's classic novel 'Les Miserables' to the streets, and stomps all over it.
Box Office: 01472 851 075 - View Details View Map (North Street, LN7 6QU)

Saturday, 14th March 2020, 7:30 PM
Enderby Civic Centre
Powered By Fairydust presented by Fishhouse Theatre
Retired Janis Barlow drives around the county delivering books to those in rural communities. Lonely and needing a project, she takes it upon herself to not only deliver books but to help her community and herself find contentment in life.
Box Office: 0116 2753711 - View Details View Map (King Street, LE19 4NT)

Saturday, 14th March 2020, 7:30 PM
Clent Parish Hall
Les Gloriables presented by Spitz & Co.
A riotously silly physical comedy show created by the award-winning French/ English female comedy theatre duo. The glamorous Gloria has dreamed a dream. Determined to reunite Europe, she takes her one-woman version of Victor Hugo's classic novel 'Les Miserables' to the streets, and stomps all over it.
Box Office: 01562 887733 - View Details View Map (Church Avenue, DY9 9QT)

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