JUNE CULTURE HIGHLIGHTS Madeley, near Ironbridge Hotbuckle Productions head to Blists Hill for the first time with their own inspired adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma. Outdoor performance suitable for all the family; bring rugs and a picnic, cash bar and chairs to hire. Enjoy all the fun of the fair before the play. Tickets must be purchased in advance at £9 adults; £7 for 60 Plus and Children, £5 students. ironbridge.org.
COMEDY 2 June Sara Pascoe: Animal Warwick Arts Centre This show is a mixture of completely true stories about Tony Blair, Oedipus Rex and the wildlife of Lewisham, plus a load of stories that don’t sound true at all about Jason Donovan, Henry the Hoover and when God took over the tannoy in Sainsbury’s. Age 15+, £13, 7.30pm MUSIC 9 June TG Collective with special guests Ikon Gallery The instrumental 7-piece TG Collective return to Ikon, combining hotclub, flamenco, jazz and PERFORMANCE contemporary classical 4 June influences. Based Hotbuckle Productions around guitarists Jamie present Jane Austen’s Fekete and Sam Slater, Emma TG Collective features Blists Hill Victorian Town, flutes, bass clarinet, 036
percussion, trumpet, double bass, violin and the Arabic oud. Tickets £10 per person, booking essential, 7.45–9.30pm.
PERFORMANCE 15 & 17 June Roger Hiorns Untitled (a retrospective view of the pathway) St Philip’s Cathedral, Colmore Row, Birmingham B3 2QB Ikon and Birmingham Cathedral present a new site-specific work by Birmingham-born artist Roger Hiorns, Untitled (a retrospective view of the pathway) (2016). Working with the choir of St Philip’s Cathedral, the event sees choristers undertake Choral Evensong whilst lying on their backs on the floor, within the nave of the church, rather than standing to sing in stalls behind the altar. This will be a full service rather than a performance –