Out & About
Amander Meade selects the best entertainment in the region this month.
Boxwood and Brass Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 January PANTOMIME: Rapunzel – A Tangled Tale The classic story of Rapunzel and her adventures in and out of the tower. A story packed with high energy dance routines, glittering costumes, spectacular scenery and plenty of audience participation. Stamford Theatre Tickets £13/£12 Tel: 01780 763206 stamfordartscentre.com Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 January, 9.45am to 4pm COURSE: Hedgelaying Weekend for Beginners On this 2 day course you will have a brief introduction, learn what is involved and the old language associated with this ancient art before laying your piece of hedgerow in the local Midland style. We will provide all the tools that you need but if you have any hedge-laying tools bring them along. This is a very practical course so stout footwear and rough gardening clothes are recommended plus waterproofs. Bring your own refreshments including plenty of water. Volunteer Training Centre, Oakham Road £80 per person with booking information at rutlandwater.org.uk Saturday 13 January, 7.30pm MUSIC: Boxwood and Brass In the late eighteenth century, wealthy patrons and nobles in German speaking lands adopted the harmonie as their resident musicians. Based around pairs of clarinets (and/or oboes), horns and bassoons, composers including Beethoven, Mozart and Haydn, wrote as many as 12,000 original works for the harmonie. This programme includes pieces
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by Beethoven and Weber written specifically for harmonie, and two pieces of Mozart, including the Symphony No. 39, arranged for this group of instruments. Stamford Arts Centre Tickets £18 Tel: 01780 763203 stamfordartscentre.com Saturday 20 January, 7.30pm MUSIC: Bootleg Abba Bootleg Abba has performed to great acclaim all over the world for almost twenty years. The music of Abba has continued to be the most enjoyed and sought after entertainment and the group are as much a part of musical culture as Mozart or the Beatles. This is a truly authentic tribute band for fans old and new. Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre Tickets £17 Tel: 01780 766455 Thursday 25 January, 11.30am and 7pm MUSICAL THEATRE: Austen, The Musical Written by Rob Winlow this new musical adaptation of the life of Jane Austen explores Jane’s struggle to have her work published in a male dominated environment, her failed romances and her vow to reject a woman’s conventional lifestyle in Georgian England. The stunning story of Jane Austen’s transition from a country parson’s daughter to one of the most widely read writers in English literature; Austen, The Musical is full of stunning songs with moments of joy, despair and heart-wrenching sadness. This fresh, new production has played the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Jane Austen Festival and York New Musical Festival to sellout crowds. Stamford Corn Exchange TheatreTickets £12/£10 Tel: 01780 766455 stamfordcornexchange.co.uk
Saturday 27 January, 6.30pm (supper at 7.30pm) EVENT: Quiz and Chip Night A fun night out in support of the improvements planned for All Saints’ and St John’s Church Centre. Teams of up to six people can enter for £10 each which includes a fish and chip supper. Drinks are available to purchase. There are prizes for winning and losing teams and a raffle. Proceeds from the event will be donated to the Saint Gilbert of Sempringham Church School Charity. All Saints’ and St John’s Centre, Stamford Book your team by calling Becky on 07985 424308 or using the sign-up sheet at All Saints’ Church by Sunday 14 January. Austen, The Musical