What’s On
May – September 2014
Welcome to a superb season of entertainment. There’s so much happening over the next few months to entice you out for some unforgettable summer nights – a carefully blended, sparkling cocktail of music, comedy, theatre, and dance! Rock and pop includes: Flame-haired diva, Paloma Faith serving up some soul and disco; 80s pop icon Belinda Carlisle; cult US alt-rock band Eels; pioneering singer/songwriter Suzanne Vega and celebrating 50 years working together . . . East End institution Chas & Dave! With a brand new classical concert series waiting in the wings this autumn, May sees the final concert of the current season. It promises to be a very special occasion as cellist, Julian Lloyd Webber performs Elgar’s haunting Cello Concerto with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, his last appearance as the Corn Exchange’s Artist in Residence. Dance show FLASH MOB combines the best talent from TV reality shows like Strictly and Britain’s Got Talent. The prestigious London Russian Ballet School presents a gala performance in July and in the autumn a very special event takes place INALA – A Zulu Ballet, created by award-winning choreographer Mark Baldwin and South African Legends Ladysmith Black Mambazo with dancers from Royal Ballet and Rambert Dance Company. One of the biggest highlights this summer is the extraordinary Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. The iconic jazz record label Blue Note is 75 and in what promises to be one of the venue’s truly iconic concerts, the entire history of modern jazz will be celebrated as only Lincoln Center knows how. And that’s not all: bringing laughter to the stage in the form of the Cambridge Comedy Festival; Sarah Millican who’s giving up the party scene; Flight of the Conchords’ Rhys Darby; plus kids’ shows including direct from London’s Science Museum, The Energy Show and this winter something never seen in the city before . . . Not Until We Are Lost from the spellbinding physical theatre company Ockham’s Razor. Steve Bagnall Cambridge Corn Exchange
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Sarah Millican
Paloma Faith
Tue 13 & Wed 14 May 8pm Tickets £27.50*
Sat 24 May SOLD OUT
Home Bird
The British Comedy Awards’ Queen of Comedy, Sarah Millican is giving up the party scene (Ann Summers), easing off on the drinking (fizzy pop = wealthy dentists) and is settling down (taking her bra off). Determined to put down some roots, she now has a cat (furry baby) and even a tree (she has a lot of mugs).
Part of only a select four-date tour Paloma Faith returns with her unique, retro and eccentric style. Paloma’s new album A Perfect Contradiction features a roster of legendary music icons including Pharrell Williams, Diane Warren, Plan B, John Legend, Stewart Matthewman and Raphael Saadiq. Echoing her idols Etta James and Billie Holliday, the tour will have a soul and disco theme that is sure to magnify the outrageous and glam performance of this flamed haired soul singer.
Over 16s only. * Please call Box Office for availability on tickets
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Final concert of our 2013/14 series
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Thur 22 May 2014 | 7.30pm Conductor Cello Soprano
Nicholas Collon Julian Lloyd Webber Sally Harrison
Britten Four Sea Interludes Elgar Cello Concerto Vaughan Williams Symphony No.3
The 2013/14 Cambridge Classical Concert Series concludes with a quintessentially English concert. Benjamin Britten’s Peter Grimes is widely regarded as the greatest English opera ever written. Its Four Sea Interludes perfectly mirror the shifting emotional tides of the opera itself. Conducted by the acclaimed young conductor Nicolas Collon, this concert also sees Julian Lloyd Webber making his final appearance as Corn Exchange Artist in Residence, with an impassioned performance of Elgar’s haunting Cello Concerto. The evening ends with Vaughan Williams’ elegiac Symphony No. 3, written in response to his experiences in the First World War, with celebrated soprano Sally Harrison ending this year’s series on a poignant, ethereal note.
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Belinda Carlisle
Old MacDonald Had A Farm
Tue 20 May | 7.30pm Tickets £32
Sun 1 Jun | 2.30pm Tickets £13.50, children £12, family ticket £38.50
Lead singer of the Go-Gos and solo pop icon, Belinda Carlisle visits Cambridge following the release of her new single.
Old MacDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O. But Old MacDonald’s animals have gone missing! Can you help a friendly scientist and his amazing time machine get them back for him?
With hit singles including Heaven is a Place on Earth, I Get Weak, Circle in the Sand, World Without You and Leave A Light On, she helped break down the door for many female guitar bands that followed.
Written especially for parents to enjoy with their children, this fun-filled farmyard tale brings to life all the best loved characters from the original nursery rhyme along with a magical medley of games, giggles and sing-along songs including Heads, Shoulders Knees and Toes, She’ll Be Coming Round The Mountain and of course, Old MacDonald Had A Farm.
‘A brilliant production that adults and older children will love just as much as the young ones.’ The Guide
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Sir Ranulph Fiennes FLASH MOB Living dangerously
Fri 13 Jun | 8pm Tickets £20.50, senior citizens & students £18.50 Described by The Guinness Book of Records as ‘the world’s greatest living explorer’, Sir Ranulph Fiennes’ inspiring and fascinating career has spanned over 40 years. In this show he talks frankly and openly about living through countless life-threatening experiences. He describes record-breaking expeditions from the first hovercraft trek up the Nile to the discovery of the Lost City of Ubar, through to his 52,000 mile circumnavigation of the world via both poles, and his 2013 expedition to attempt the first ever trans-Antarctic winter crossing.
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Starring dancers from Strictly Come Dancing, Flawless, BBC1’s So You Think You Can Dance, and Sky1’s Got To Dance Sat 14 Jun | 7.30pm Tickets £27.50, U16s £18, group rates available FLASH MOB, launched at the Edinburgh Fringe to critical acclaim, combines the best talent from TV reality dance shows in a dynamic and innovative show. Packed with energy, the production features stars Kevin Clifton and Karen Hauer from Strictly Come Dancing, Flawless from Britain’s Got Talent, Olivier nominated Tommy Franzen from BBC1’s So You Think You Can Dance and Alleviate and Brosena from Sky 1’s Got To Dance. The production samples a variety of different dances from Latin to Lockin’, from Celtic to Contemporary and from Street to Salsa.
Science Museum Live presents:
The Energy Show Sun 15 Jun | 7pm Mon 16 Jun | 10am & 1pm Tickets £17.50, U16s £14.50, family ticket £50.50 Stand well back and cover your ears – theatre just got dangerously exciting! Two futuristic science students showcase how energy can be produced and used, including how methane bubbles are set alight to make fireballs, liquid nitrogen can freeze flowers, hydrogen balloons can explode and how rockets can be fired into the audience. Using a workshop full of gadgets and chemicals, they explore, experiment and explode anything and everything to prove their knowledge of energy. Produced by the world famous Science Museum in London, this show is suitable for everyone aged 7+. Group and school rates available.
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Rock Choir Live!
Eels Plus special guest
Sat 28 Jun | 2pm & 6pm Wed 18 Jun | 7.30pm Tickets £17.50 Tickets £27.50 In support of Alzheimer’s Research UK and featuring the talented musical theatre star Linzi Hateley, Rock Choir is a musical spectacular that is suitable for all the family.
Eels are an American alternative rock band, formed in California in 1995 by singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and front man Mark Oliver Everett (aka E). Their new album and tour The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett marks the 11th full-length release for Eels, whose debut Beautiful Freak was released in 1996.
Let over 250 members of the Cambridge, St Neots and Huntingdon Rock Choir entertain you with joyful, soulful and exciting performances of all your favourite pop, chart and Motown songs.
In addition to the recordings, Everett has embarked on a number of non-musical projects as well including his acclaimed book, Things the Grandchildren Should Know, and the multiple-award winning Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives documentary film about Everett and his quantum physicist father Hugh Everett III, which was broadcasted on the BBC.
Rock Choir have appeared BBC Breakfast, The One Show, This Morning and ITV documentary The Choir That Rocks.
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Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis The Best of Blue Note Records Sat 21 Jun | 7.30pm Tickets £44.50, £37.50, £34.50 The iconic jazz record label Blue Note turns 75 in 2014. The irresistibly swinging Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and its musical director Wynton Marsalis celebrate an anniversary that embraces the entire history of modern jazz. From bebop to the dancefloor, the big band performs arrangements of unforgettable classics from the treasure trove of a label that’s been home to a host of major jazz stars down the decades Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, McCoy Tyner, Art Blakey, Horace Silver and Bud Powell, to name but a few.
‘The finest big band in the world today’. The Daily Telegraph Media partners:
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Suzanne Vega
Cambridge Comedy Festival
Cambridgeshire County Orchestras
Wed 2 Jul | 7.30pm Tickets £40, £30
Fri 11 Jul | 8.30pm Tickets £17.50
Sun 20 Jul | 7pm Tickets £10.50, children £6.50, family ticket £22.50
Following a highly successful tour after the release of her eighth studio album Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles, pioneering American singer/songwriter Suzanne Vega returns to the UK.
To launch the Festival, now in its 8th year, the Jesterlarf Comedy Club presents a Best-of Gala show with Mock The Week regular Gary Delaney who’s ranked as one of the finest one-liner comics in the country.
Gala Show
With songs such as Marlene on the Wall, the Grammy nominated/MTV award winning Luka, and the hugely successful album Solitude Standing, Suzanne Vega came to be regarded as the vanguard of a new generation of female singer/songwriters.
He is joined by rising stars of the comedy circuit Hayley Ellis – Funny Women Finalist and former Footlights star and Chortle Award winner Phil Wang. Circuit veteran and Edinburgh Award winner Dave Johns will be compere for the evening. The show will also feature a very special guest act from TV and Radio to be announced. cambridgecomedyfestival.com
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Gala Concert
Talented young musicians from across the county combine to create the Cambridgeshire County Youth Orchestra and Cambridgeshire Youth Wind Orchestra. At this Gala presentation, the orchestras will bring together the varied repertoire studied throughout the year in a formal concert setting under the directorship of Tim Redmond (RPO) and Sarah Maranescue (Corps of Army Music). The newly formed Cambridgeshire County Youth Percussion Ensemble will perform for the first time under the direction of Tim Palmer. This is an opportunity to hear the very best young musicians from across Cambridgeshire.
Rhys Darby
London Russian Ballet School
Tue 22 Jul | 8pm Tickets £22.50
Mon 21 Jul | 7.30pm Tickets £28.50, £22.50, £20.50
Rhys Darby, from Flight of the Conchords and New Zealand’s very own comedy superstar returns to the UK with a brand new show.
Programme: Frédéric Chopin Memories Choreography Evgeny Goremykin
Mr. Adventure
From the misty mountains of Rwanda to the eerie shores of Loch Ness, Rhys has attempted to see it all. Now he’s back to tell you the stories.
An Evening of Ballet with London Soloists Philharmonia
Modest Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition Choreography Yury Smekalov
Riccardo Drigo/Ludwig Minkus/Esmeralda Act II, Divertissements Choreography Marius Petipa
Following their successful premiere in November at Cadogan Hall in London, the London Russian Ballet School are bringing to Cambridge an original and exciting evening of ballet. Three distinct elements make up the programme, neoclassical with Memories, contemporary with Pictures at an Exhibition, choreographed for LRBS by the award winning dancer from the Mariinsky Theatre, Yury Smekalov and third, the traditional classical choreography of Marius Petipa in the rarely seen ballet Esmeralda.
Rhys shows you don’t need to be in the jungle or climbing mountains to find adventures in everyday life. Expect tales of awe from the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro, wild wonderment This is an evening for the audience to celebrate the joy of ballet as he visits some of the biggest with young and beautiful dancers, who will be accompanied by malls in the world and hilarious the award winning London Soloists Philharmonia. live re-enactments of his cryptic discoveries in gun-toting Texas!
‘He has that Peter Sellers madness inside him.’ Jim Carrey
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The 2014/15 Cambridge Classical Concert Series brings some of the world’s best classical music to the Corn Exchange. New Artist in Residence: Freddy Kempf Orchestra in Residence: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Friday 17 Oct 2014 | 7.30pm
Thursday 12 Feb 2015 | 7.30pm
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra St Petersburg Conductor Fabien Gabel Piano Natasha Paremski Schumann Manfred Overture Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Brahms Symphony No. 2
Wednesday 3 Dec 2014 | 7.30pm
Conductor Violin Shostakovich Tchaikovsky Sibelius Tchaikovsky
Brussels Philharmonic
Thursday 5 Mar 2015 | 7.30pm
Conductor Piano Organ Borodin Beethoven Saint-Saëns
Michel Tabachnik Noriko Ogawa Oliver Condy Polovtsian Dances Piano Concerto No. 3 Symphony No. 3
Friday 23 Jan 2015 | 7.30pm
Royal Northern Sinfonia Director Cello Barber Mozart Saint-Saëns Mozart 12
Symphony Orchestra
Kyra Humphreys Violin Natalie Clein Adagio for Strings Violin Concerto No. 4 Cello Concerto No. 1 Symphony No. 29
Vladimir Altschuler Alexander Sitkovetsky Hamlet (Incidental Music) Violin Concerto Karelia Suite Romeo and Juliet
European Union Chamber Orchestra Conductor Clarinet Holst Mozart Grieg Mozart
Hans-Peter Hofmann Emma Johnson St Paul’s Suite Clarinet Concerto Two Elegiac Melodies Symphony No. 33
Natasha Paremski
Noriko Ogawa
Saturday 11 Apr 2015 | 7.30pm
Natalie Clein
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor Violin Beethoven Elgar
Christoph Koenig Pinchas Zukerman Symphony No. 3 ‘Eroica’ Violin Concerto in B minor
Alexander Sitkovetsky
Saturday 30 May 2015 | 7.30pm
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor Piano Glinka Grieg Ravel Stravinsky
Rory Macdonald Freddy Kempf Ruslan and Ludmilla Overture Piano Concerto Mother Goose Suite The Firebird Suite
Emma Johnson
Pinchas Zukerman
Subscription Packages Available Save up to £80! See www.cornex.co.uk/classical Freddy Kempf
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Cambridgeshire Heidelberg Montpellier Youth Orchestra
National Youth Martha Reeves Choirs of Great and The Vandellas Britain: Combined Calling Out Around The World Junior Choirs + Southbank Sinfonia
Sat 9 Aug | 6pm Tickets £7.50
Sat 16 Aug | 5pm Tickets £8.50, U18s £5.50
Wed 17 Sep | 7.30pm Tickets £28.50, £24.50
It’s Showtime! With the cream of young musical talent from three European cities displaying their talent and enthusiasm. Join Cambridge’s own European Youth Tri-Orchestra, as they celebrate over 50 years of music making.
Conductors: Esther Jones, Greg Hallam, and Niall Crowley
Soul diva, music legend and the First Lady of Motown – Martha Reeves and The Vandellas embark on a rare UK appearance with their Calling Out Around The Word tour to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their era-defining hit Dancing in the Streets.
The four youngest ensembles of the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain with Southbank Sinfonia perform a mixture of beautiful works of music by Purcell, Monteverdi, Bach, Eric Performing glorious music used Whitacre and John Tavener. in films and shows, plus a few Aged from 9 to 15, the singers surprises to swing along to. come from across the UK to meet twice a year on residential courses, gaining experience in singing and musical techniques and a wide range of music for a one-off performance.
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Having recorded in the styles of soul, doo-wop, R&B, pop and blues, the band’s classic hits include Jimmy Mac, Nowhere To Run, Heatwave and of course Dancing In The Streets. A must see show for any vintage soul and Motown fan.
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
Chas & Dave
A Fistfull of Ukulele
Sat 20 Sep | 7.30pm Tickets £27.50, £23.50, £19.50
Wed 24 Sep | 7.30pm Tickets £29, £27
The world renowned all-singing, all-plucking superstars return with their toe-tapping music, hilarious banter, and sheer superlative entertainment, now with more songs, more tunes, and with yet more added bonus ukuleles.
Chas & Dave are celebrating 50 years together having recorded their first original album in 27 years, mixing vintage rock n roll songs with new renditions of their own rockney classics, featuring special guest stars including Jools Holland, Buddy Hollys drummer Jerry Allison & Hugh Laurie.
From Lady Gaga to Ride of the Valkyries, from Housewives Choice to Voodoo Chile, the ukes’ genre-crashing antics continue.
‘The best musical entertainment in the country.’ The Independent
They began writing and performing songs together in 1972, having gained a cult audience of both young and old they are about to be seen together on stage once more. Hits include Gertcha, Sideboard Song (Got My Beer In My Sideboard Here), Rabbit and Ain’t No Pleasing You.
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venture beyond the mainstream cornex:discover is an exciting strand of non-mainstream, programming at Cambridge Corn Exchange. Come along and discover something new . . .
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis The Best of Blue Note Records The iconic jazz record label BlueNote turns 75 this year. The irresistibly swinging Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and its musical director Wynton Marsalis celebrate an anniversary that embraces the entire history of modern jazz from bebop to the dance floor, performing big band arrangements of timeless classics.
Sat 21 Jun
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INALA – A Zulu Ballet with Ladysmith Black Mambazo Sat 4 Oct
Ockham’s Razor –
A unique collaboration between Grammy Award-winning South African legends Ladysmith Black Mambazo, multi awardwinning choreographer Mark Baldwin and world class dancers including talent from the Royal Ballet and Rambert Dance Company. Embracing South Africa’s past, present and new hopes for the future, INALA is a spiritually uplifting and beautiful live story-telling experience, powered by a cultural explosion of music, song and dance.
Presents Not Until We Are Lost Thu 18 – Sun 21 Dec
View the Corn Exchange in a new light stripped back to its skeleton and transformed by a unique 23 ft steel frame structure. The images unfold above and around the audience as they are brought into the heart of the action, journeying through the narrative, interspersed with a 20 strong promenading choir, formed especially for the show from the local community. ‘…exhilarating.’ The Guardian ‘…absolutely breathtaking.’ What’s On Stage
For details of these and all future cornex:discover events visit www.cornex.co.uk/discover
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Sat 4 Oct | 7.30pm
A Zulu Ballet featuring Ladysmith Black Mambazo INALA embraces an exhilarating fusion of South African and Western cultures, live on stage. Winning their fourth Grammy® Award this year, Ladysmith Black Mambazo first rose to worldwide prominence with Paul Simon’s Graceland album. Performing INALA’s original score by Joseph Shabalala and classical composer Ella Spira, Ladysmith Black Mambazo blend the intricate rhythms and infectious harmonies of their native musical roots with live percussion, piano and strings. Mark Baldwin’s richly visceral choreography unites Zulu traditions with classical ballet and contemporary dance, performed by an exceptional company of eighteen dancers and singers. Embracing South Africa’s past, its present and new hopes for the future, INALA delivers a spiritually uplifting and beautiful live story-telling experience, powered by a cultural explosion of music, song and dance. Tickets £25, £22, U26s £12.50 Media partners:
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Fri 14 Nov | 7.30pm
PGE Retro PHILIP GLASS and the PHILIP GLASS ENSEMBLE
A rare opportunity to see one of the most influential music makers of the 20th Century performing with the ensemble he first brought together in 1968 as an outlet for his ground breaking music. The ensemble will perform some of Philip’s iconic music from the 70s and 80s including extracts from the score for the Godfrey Reggio film Koyaanisqatsi and pieces from his seminal album of chamber music Glassworks. Tickets £47.50, £40, £37.50, £22.50 (restricted view)
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Ockham’s Razor Theatre Company presents
Not Until We Are Lost Thu 18 & Fri 19 Dec: 1.30pm & 8pm Sat 20 & Sun 21 Dec: 3pm & 8pm Tickets £17.50, U26s £10.50, family ticket £37.50 See the Corn Exchange like you’ve never seen it before, in this spectacular and breathtaking show. The drama unfolds above and around the audience as the actors perform on a specially constructed steel frame bringing them into the heart of the action. The show journeys through the narrative, interspersed with a 20 strong local community promenading choir. The performers use aerial movement to create atmospheric, exciting physical theatre in a series of short stories which explore what it is to be lost. The sculptures transform around the audience creating physically and emotionally affecting environments.These shifts in perspective and gravity question how solid, how fixed, is the world around us? Not Until We Are Lost is accompanied by an original score from composer Graham Fitkin (twice winner of the British Composer award). An alternative family show with a twist of death defying acrobats. Please note advance booking is strongly recommended. Please note: Performances are an hour with no interval.
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‘Gravity free, rhythmical movement.’ The Telegraph
‘There is something so unguarded and exhilarating about their joyous physical ease that you find yourself smiling broadly.’ The Guardian
‘As pure dance movement with immense physical skill, it’s absolutely breathtaking.’ What’s On Stage
Suitable for audiences from 5 to 95.
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Coming Soon
Michael Palin Fri 3 Oct | 7.30pm Tickets £32 To celebrate the publication of his third volume of diaries, Travelling To Work, Michael Palin presents a brand new stage show, looking back at twenty-five years of exploring the world and nearly fifty years in radio, television, books and films.
Jon Richardson – Nidiot Sun 5 Oct | 8pm Tickets £22 Best known as team captain on 8 Out of 10 Cats, Jon Richardson’s brand new tour, sees him trying to become a more easy-going person for the sake of his friends and future health.
Aled Jones – Songs of Hope and Inspiration Wed 8 Oct | 7.30pm Tickets £30, £27.50 Aled Jones MBE invites you to spend a sensational evening with him. Accompanied by world class musicians the evening will feature an eclectic mix of songs and stories from Aled’s time in the public eye.
Alison Balsom Thur 9 Oct | 7.30pm Tickets £34.75, £30.75, £24.75 Alison is one of the most highly regarded trumpeters and exciting classical musicians of a generation, her infectious performances and signature tone have become a firm favourite.
Sixties Gold Sun 12 Oct | 7.30pm Tickets £32 Featuring Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Searchers, P.J. Proby, The Fortunes and Brian Poole and Chip Hawkes performing classic sixties hits. 22
Jim Davidson Sun 19 Oct | 8pm Tickets £26, £22.50, £20.50 No stranger to the limelight, having dominated prime time TV comedy for over a decade, Jim Davidson is not only one of the country’s best established comics, but one of the most popular stand-up comedians of all time.
Freddie Kempf Recital
Cambridge Corn Exchange Artist in Residence Tue 28 Oct | 7.30pm Tickets £24.50, £20.50, students & U16s £12.50 Beethoven Sonata No. 27 in E minor Schubert Sonata in A major Tchaikovsky Grand Sonata in G major, op. 37 For his opening performance as Corn Exchange Artist in Residence, award-winning pianist Freddy Kempf has assembled aselection of his favourite sonatas. The concert will also include a commissioned piece of music as part of our educational programme.
Pink Martini Wed 29 Oct Tickets £29.50, £26.50 Somewhere between a 1930s Cuban dance orchestra, a classical chamber music ensemble, a Brazilian marching street band and Japanese film noir is the 12-piece Pink Martini.
Fascinating Aida Thur 30 Oct Tickets £22.50, £21 Dillie Keane, Adele Anderson and Liza Pulman continue to celebrate over 30 years of Fascinating Aïda with their terrific new show Charm Offensive. 23
Outdoor entertainment in Cam
Cambridge City Council presents a range of free activities for all ages during the summer months.
Midsummer Fair
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Midsummer Common Wednesday 18 – Monday 23 June This ancient fair has been visiting the city’s Midsummer Common for over 800 years, making it one of the country’s oldest travelling fun fairs. Wed 18 June 2.30pm – 11pm Historic civic procession and opening ceremony 6.30pm Thur 19 June 5pm – 11pm Fri 20 June 2.30pm – 11pm Sat 21 June 12noon – 11pm Sun 22 June 2pm – 9pm Mon 23 June 5pm – 11pm
Jazz & Brass in the Parks Selected Sundays from June to September From 3 – 5pm Each event is entirely FREE, so come along, bring a picnic, enjoy the sounds and relax in the cooling summer breeze! 8 June Jesus Green Caxton Swing 22 June Cherry Hinton Hall City of Cambridge Brass Band 29 June Jesus Green Opus 17 Swing Band 13 July Christ’s Pieces TBA 17 August Cherry Hinton Hall Lakenheath Silver Band 24 August Jesus Green Jazz Beens 31 August Christ’s Pieces Waterbeach Brass 7 September Cherry Hinton Hall CSD Brass
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mbridge from June – September Anglia Ruskin University Big Weekend
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Parker’s Piece – 4, 5, 6 & 7 July Four days jam packed with music and entertainment and it’s all free*. Live music will entertain the crowds over the weekend, with soul-funk legend Billy Ocean a real highlight on the Friday night. Community and family activities continue on the Saturday with Fun Lab (science games), French Market, Bidwells Art Tent, Food Hall plus a mini football world cup will take place in the Sports Zone supported by Grosvenor as well as a Cycling Village supported by the Vindis Group. Sunday brings International day celebrating the fantastic diversity of Cambridge offering world music and the annual Cambridge Mela. The Grand Depart 2014 of the greatest cycling race on the planet gets underway on Monday. Starting on Parker’s Piece, the peloton will ride through the historic city centre. Full info and line-ups will be listed on:
www.cambridge.gov.uk/summer Sponsored by
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* There is a charge for fairground rides. All artists subject to contract
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General information Cambridge Corn Exchange Wheeler Street, Cambridge CB2 3QE. Please note: The Box Office is a few doors down from the venue.
Access The Corn Exchange is fully accessible. Please inform the Box Office of any requirements when making your booking.
How to book Online at www.cornex.co.uk By phone: 01223 357851 Monday - Saturday 10am-6pm In person: Monday to Friday 12pm – 6pm* • Saturday: 10am – 6pm* (*or until 30 minutes after the start of a show on performance days). • Sunday (performance days only): From 6pm, or one hour before the first performance, until 30 minutes after the start of a show.
Booking fee All Corn Exchange tickets include a booking fee.
Family Ticket Four people including a maximum of 2 adults.
Running Times Please note we will list running times on our website. The running times are approximate and subject to change.
Contact us 01223 357851 Email: boxoffice@cambridge.gov.uk Post: Cambridge City Council, PO Box 700, Cambridge CB1 0JH Go to www.cornex.co.uk for details of all shows, accessibility, visitor information and terms & conditions. 26
PLEASE NOTE: Most Rock/Pop gigs are standing and do not have tiered or flat floor seating. This seating plan is only a guide for your seat at the venue.
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Forthcoming events at The Guildhall
Tea Dances
Dance the afternoon away with good friends and wonderful music. £3 entry
20 Jun with Peter Day Please note: This is a replacement date for the Tea Dance that was cancelled on 21 May. 17 Sep with Bob Watts
Sat 10 May
Judy Vintage Fashion Fair A very special sale event with rail upon rail of vintage clothes, accessories and gift ideas, all at prices that won’t break the bank. Sat 28 Jun
Charity Fight Night Enrol in the corporate fight night, get fit, learn how to box and raise funds for EACH charity. A business to business challenge, if you think you’re a fighter come and prove it. For details of all events at the Guildhalls go to www.cambridge.gov.uk/guildhall
Celebrate Christmas Have your Christmas party at the Guildhall Christmas Party Nights are being held at The Guildhall in the heart of Cambridge on Thur 4, 11, & 18 Dec, Fri 5, 12, & 19 Dec and Sat 6, 13, & 20 Dec. The package includes; • Complementary Glass of Fizz on arrival • 3 Course Meal From our Christmas Menu • Coffee & Teas with Mince Pies • DJ to dance the night away (until 1am) For more details and availability contact the Guildhall on 01223 457524 or email maria.briggs@cambridge.gov.uk
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