Swindon Arts Centre Spring/Summer 2020 Brochure

SWINDON

ARTS CENTRE

LUCY PORTER MAGICAL BONES

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HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON

SPRING / SUMMER 2020

ANDY AND THE ODD SOCKS

ANDREW MAXWELL

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SUN 1 MARCH 7.30PM

WED 11 – SAT 14 MARCH 7.30PM

For anyone who loves the sounds of the 1960s and enjoys a few laughs along the way, The Bootleg Shadows’ perform a unique tribute concert that encompasses The Shadows’ amazing career from 1960 up until the early 80s. Relive such fantastic hits as Apache, Foot Tapper, FBI, Man Of Mystery, Atlantis, Wonderful Land, Kon Tiki, Don’t Cry For Me Argentina and many more.

by Alan Ayckbourn

THE BOOTLEG SHADOWS

Live!

TABLE MANNERS

TICKETS £21.50 CONCESSIONS £1.50 off FRIENDS £2.00 off Unique ‘fantasy concert’ tribute to the world’s greatest instrumental group

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Lonely Annie has arranged to spend an illicit weekend with an unknown suitor, and for this reason has asked her elder brother Reg and his wife Sarah to look after their widowed mother and the house. Cue much family friction as chaos descends and the weekend becomes rather different than planned!

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THU 5 MARCH 7.30PM

SUN 15 MARCH 7.30PM

In Charge

Notions Eleven

THE NOISE NEXT DOOR

JARLARTH REGAN

The twelve time sell-out veterans of The Edinburgh Fringe have appeared on BBC One, ITV1, BBC Three and BBC Radio 4. They have also appeared alongside the likes of Michael McIntyre, Katherine Ryan, Romesh Ranganathan and Harry Hill. The charismatic quartet have always astonished with their ability to spin audience suggestions into comedy gold.

As seen on Comedy Central’s Stand up Central, Russell Howard’s Good News, Tonight At The Palladium and as heard on BBC Radio 4 and The Guilty Feminist. Jarlath is best known for his worldbeating podcast An Irishman Abroad and his critically acclaimed stand-up show Organ Freeman about donating a kidney to his brother. His new show Notions Eleven is no different.

TICKETS £16.50 CONCESSIONS £2.00 off

TICKETS £15.00

FRI 6 MARCH 8PM

ARABELLA WEIR

14+

Does My Mum Loom Big In This?

The mother of all confessional shows from the best-selling author and star of The Fast Show and Two Doors Down. This is for everyone who’s had a mother or been a mother, featuring hilarious true stories from Arabella’s dysfunctional childhood and her life as a single working mother. Devastatingly funny, excruciatingly honest and definitely embarrassing for all of Arabella’s relatives.

TICKETS £19.00 CONCESSIONS £2.00 off FRIENDS £2.00 off

SAT 7 MARCH 8PM

LUCY PORTER Be Prepared

MON 16 MARCH 7.30PM

WANTED In Celebration & Recognition of

11+

Women’s History Month 2020 Exploring the stories of five extraordinary ordinary women who share a passion for standing up for what is right. This powerful new play features an array of historical figures; Irena Sendler, who rescued more than 2,500 children from the Warsaw ghetto during the Nazi occupation; Olive Morris, British Black Panther and avid activist for women and squatters’ rights; Phoolan Devi, the fearsome Bandit Queen, and a woman way ahead of her time, Dr James Barry.

TICKETS £15.00 CONCESSIONS £2.00 off

14+

TV favourite Lucy returns with another fantastic stand-up show.

At Brownies, Lucy thought she’d be prepared for anything as long as she had her emergency 10p for a phone box, and knew how to tie a Fisherman’s knot. Life turned out to be slightly more complicated than Brown Owl let on. Recent TV includes Would I Lie to You, QI and Impossible; she’s also a regular on Radio 4’s News Quiz and The Now Show.

TUE 17 MARCH 7.30PM

VOLPONE by Tangle Theatre Company Volpone is rich – filthy rich. In lust for more he and his assistant Mosca, swindle three of the wealthiest men in the city, each believing they are his sole heir. Daring trickery ensues in this bitingly fresh version of Ben Johnson’s classic comedy. African Caribbean theatre company Tangle perform to an enticing backdrop of jazz-fusion, delivered with their trademark dynamism.

TICKETS £16.50 CONCESSIONS £5.00 off

TICKETS £19.00 CONCESSIONS £2.00 off

FLO & JOAN MON 2 MARCH SOLD OUT

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SAT 21 MARCH & MON 23 – SAT 28 MARCH

THE WOMAN WHO COOKED HER HUSBAND By Debbie Isitt 14+

SWINDON MUSIC FESTIVAL The 2020 Swindon Music Festival

For details of classes and full price list visit the website www.swindonmusicfestival.co.uk or telephone Yvonne Walker on 07700 243302

From the writer/director of the hit Nativity! films and stage musical, comes a black comedy that questions the old adage that ‘the best way to a man’s heart is through his stomach’.

Kenneth has recently married the much younger Laura, leaving his first wife, Hilary, behind. But will his ex’s culinary skills win him back, or has she got something else on the menu?

TICKETS £3.00 for daily sessions, from £5.00 for evening sessions

TICKETS £13.50 CONCESSIONS £2.00 off

The Festival provides a platform for amateur performance in all fields of music for all ages through competition.

SUN 29 MARCH 3PM Owen Horn Trio

Nothing happens. Nobody comes. Nobody goes. It’s awful.

SWINDON RECITAL SERIES

SAMUEL BECKE T T ’S

TUE 7 APRIL 7.30PM

WAITING FOR GODOT

12+

Along with violinist Miranda Dale and pianist Paul Turner, Martin Owen is regarded as one of Europe’s leading horn players, appearing as soloist and chamber musician all around the world. Brahms’ gorgeous Horn Trio is at the heart of this programme, and was the inspiration for Ligeti’s Hommage á Brahms.

A clown show, an absurdist black comedy and an existential classic, Waiting for Godot has been famously described as ‘a play in which nothing happens, twice’. In fact, a lot happens. Two tramps beneath a solitary tree discourse at random, sing, play games, bicker, make-up, sleep, eat a carrot and contemplate suicide all while waiting for the mysterious Mr. Godot, who never arrives.

TICKETS £16.00 SENIORS £2.50 off STUDENTS £3.50 ACCOMPANIED CHILDREN (14 & UNDER) Free.

TICKETS £23.00 CONCESSIONS £2.00 off

FRI 3 APRIL 7.30PM

LA VOIX The UK’s Funniest Red Head!

14+

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THU 9 APRIL 7.30PM

NIGHT TERRORS

Global superstar La Voix’s show has become a phenomenon around the world. 2020 will see La Voix’s most glamorous show yet taking the UK by storm. La Voix has packed it by the case load and is heading to Swindon with her incredible musicians for an unforgettable evening. Expect side-splitting comedy, huge vocals, mesmerising impressions of the world’s biggest divas and buckets full of energy.

Spine-tingling tales of the supernatural from E.F. Benson’s brilliant collection of ghost stories, Night Terrors. Masterful storytelling from Gerard Logan, who from the deceptive comfort of an easy chair will transport you to a darker, more sinister world where the unexpected and the unexplainable will intrigue and disturb. Directed and dramatised by the award-winning Gareth Armstrong.

TICKETS £21.00 CONCESSIONS £2.00 off

TICKETS £16.50 CONCESSIONS £2.00 off

SUN 5 APRIL 7.30PM

MON 13 APRIL 7.30PM

Simon Evans’ last show, Genius 2.0, provided an hilarious analysis of the departure of any visible sign of intelligence from modern life. But his new show raises the stakes, with his usual excoriating views of a world on fire given a perspective shift from personal revelations that turned his world upside down this year.

Titania McGrath is a world-renowned millennial icon and radical intersectionalist poet committed to feminism, social justice and armed peaceful protest, and she’s coming to show you – yes, YOU – why you are wrong about everything! She’s conquered the world of social media, now come and see Titania generously bestowing her wisdom onto a live audience.

TICKETS £18.00 CONCESSIONS £2.00 off

TICKETS £18.00

SIMON EVANS The Work of the Devil

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TITANIA McGRATH Mxnifesto

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TUE 14 APRIL 4.30PM

TUE 21 – SAT 25 APRIL 7.30PM, SAT MATINEE 2.30PM

Plus Special Guests

Swindon Gilbert & Sullivan Society Princess Ida, married at the age of one to Prince Hilarion, decides not to settle down as his wife but to go and start her own university. But the prince and his father have other ideas...

A comic tale of woman’s lib, performed by Swindon Gilbert and Sullivan Society under our Director Bob Hill.

ANDY & THE ODD SOCKS

PRINCESS IDA

Children’s BBC TV presenter, Andy Day, truly rocks out as the Odd Sock’s frontman with Rio from Planet Rock on guitar, the mega Moxy on drums, cool Blu on bass and crazy Cousin Mac on the keys. Fast-becoming one of the most popular live acts for kids.

TICKETS £16.00 UNDER 16s £8.50 STUDENTS £5.00 off Book tickets either directly with the Wyvern or via the society johnwilyms27@btinternet.com or call 07811 187135.

TICKETS £18.00

WED 15 APRIL 7.30PM

PETE FIRMAN

Award-winning magician/comedian Pete Firman returns with a magic show like you’ve never seen before. As seen on Tonight at the London Palladium, The John Bishop Show and The Sarah Millican Television Programme. Every night he will be joined by a different special guest who has no previous conjuring experience. Together they will perform jaw-dropping magic without any rehearsal. Unplanned! Unpredictable! Unwise!

TICKETS £20.00 CONCESSIONS £2.00 off FRIENDS £2.00 off

THU 16 APRIL 8PM

NICK HELM

WED 29 APRIL – SAT 2 MAY 7.30PM Phoenix Players present

14+

16+

Phoenix From The Flames Resurrected from the ashes, come and witness two time Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee and International Treasure In Waiting shaking his ass, singing songs and righting wrongs. You don’t deserve this…

TICKETS £17.50

FRI 17 APRIL 8PM

JAYDE ADAMS

The Ballad Of Kylie Jenner’s Old Face As seen on 8 Out Of 10 Cats does Countdown, Comedy Central’s Roast Battle and BBC’s upcoming TV show Good Omens. If you want to be a ‘successful independent woman person’ you better have something you want to say and you better be wearing a Serious Black Jumper™. In her SBJ™ Jayde will rifle through all the noise and self-promotion and figure out what’s actually going on.

LAYING THE GHOSTby Simon Williams

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Swindon Theatres presents

A LIFE SENTENCE

By Mark Seaman

Margot Buchanan a former actress is living, not very gracefully, in a retirement home, as is her friend Freda who happens to be psychic. Margo’s ex-husband and co-star Leo, a charming Lothario, visits her on her birthday unaware that both his second wife and girl-friend have the same idea. With too many women, a tabloid journalist keen for an expose and nowhere to hide, Leo has a heart attack – fortunately there is Freda.

TICKETS £13.00 CONCESSIONS £2.00 off

THU 7 MAY 2.30PM & 7.30PM A one act play and love story depicting the emotional challenges and eventual loss of a family touched by Dementia. This moving two-hander features a husband and wife, both in their mid-late Fifties; Dave Bailey a former police officer who is struggling with the latter stages of Dementia and Anne, his loving and supportive wife, as the couple come to terms with the effects and eventual outcome of Dave’s progressive illness. The reality for those suffering with Dementia occupies many headlines in the news on an almost daily basis but in A Life Sentence we are reminded of the fact that the disease not only affects the individual concerned but also of the battles and eventual consequences for the immediate and wider family as they come to terms with this debilitating disease.

TICKETS £15.00

TICKETS £15.00

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MEMORY CINEMA

OYE SANTANA

Dementia Friendly Film Screenings

The Supernatural Tour

Memory Cinema invites those living with dementia and a friend, family member or carer to come and enjoy a nostalgic film in the relaxed surroundings of Swindon Arts Centre in Old Town

Based around the exciting dance rhythms of Santana’s Latin music, Oye Santana is no ordinary tribute. More a party than a concert be prepared for a feast of Latin music, superb musicianship and hit songs including the Grammy award-winning Smooth plus Maria Maria, She’s Not There, Black Magic Woman, Samba Pa Ti, Oye Como Va, Jingo and Corazon Espinado.

The screening will be tailored to make those living with dementia feel comfortable and safe.

WED 18 MAR

DAD’S ARMY

WED 8 APR

9 to 5

TICKETS £22.50

ALL FILMS START AT 11AM

WED 27 MAY

DOWNTON ABBEY (THE MOVIE)

WED 24 JUNE

ROAD TO SINGAPORE

WED 29 JULY

EDDIE THE EAGLE

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SUN 10 MAY 7.30PM

LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE with Julian Dutton

After his hit sell-out UK tour of Do You Think That’s Wise? The Life & Times of John Le Mesurier, acclaimed impressionist Julian Dutton brings the classic sitcom Last of the Summer Wine to the stage in a brand-new tour, recreating the immortal adventures of Foggy, Clegg and Compo, in three of their classic tales, in a new sparkling adaptation.

TICKETS £17.50

FRI 8 – SUN 17 MAY

SWINDON SPRING FESTIVAL of literature and the arts

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A celebration of things well thought, well written, well spoken, and brilliantly performed, both serious and funny! Ten days of great authors, entertaining speakers, delightful dancers, great musicians, wonderful workshops, and beautiful circus skills. Events will take place at midday, teatime, and in the evenings and weekends, carefully spaced and placed to enable you to attend almost every one, should you have the stamina.

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Full programme information and tickets will be available from midday on 26 March at www.swindontheatres.co.uk or www.swindonspringfestival.co.uk For further details email swindonspringfest@lowershawfarm.co.uk or call 01793 771080.

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KIRI PRITCHARD-MCLEAN

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Empathy Pains

THU 28 MAY 7.30PM

LAUREN PATTISON & MATT STEVENS

Kiri (Have I Got News for You, Live at the Apollo) thinks that we live in a time where empathy is seen as a weakness, like asthma or being first to pull away from a handshake. But why is that? Surely what we need, in these divided times, is more empathy? So Kiri is off on a search to find a group of people who she struggles to empathise with, what could this mean?

Edinburgh Best Newcomer Nominee 2017, Lauren Pattison is a comedian, actor and writer. Her vast TV appearances include Comedy Central at the Comedy Store, Roast Battle, The Dog Ate My Homework, The Great Christmas Rant and The Blame Game. Matt Stevens is a comedian, writer and improviser who has appeared on BBC Radio, toured internationally and as one half of the critically acclaimed sketch act Thunderbards.

TICKETS £16.50 CONCESSIONS £2.00 off

TICKETS £11.50

SAT 16 – SUN 17 MAY SAT 7.30PM, SUN 3PM

FRI 29 MAY 7.30PM

Sheila Harrod presents Kentwood Showcase, Kentwood’s annual extravaganza, with wonderful choral singing, brilliant soloists and accompanying musicians under the direction of top West End Musical Director, Paul Maguire, bringing you an evening of sheer vocal magic.

Direct from appearances on BBC1’s BAFTA Awards, ITV1’s This Morning and Sky’s Around the World in 80 Tricks, and his acclaimed London residency, join one of the most explosive names in street magic today as he effortlessly combines intricate sleight of hand with jaw-dropping break-dance moves in one of the most awe-inspiring shows you’ll see this year.

12+

MAGICAL BONES Black Magic

KENTWOOD SHOWCASE

TICKETS £17.50

12+

TICKETS £18.00

WED 20 – SAT 23 MAY 7.30PM, SAT MAT 2.30PM

STREETWISE The Musical

12+

This highly topical new musical comedy tells the story of how a hapless bunch of rough sleepers take under their wing a middle class lady who has fallen on hard times. With their heart-breaking case histories, eccentric behaviour and love interests, this play will make you laugh and cry in equal measure.

TICKETS £17.50 STUDENTS £2.50 off

SAT 30 MAY 2.30PM (FAMILY) & 7.30PM (ADULTS)

BASIL BRUSH

Britain’s most loveable fox takes you on a journey of laughs, storytelling and song in a matinee show for all the family specially written for the live stage and packed with fun and excitement. And then in the evening Basil is unleashed just for adults! Join him as he gives his comedic take on everything from Love Island to Westminster, in his trademark anarchic style.

TICKETS MATINEE (AGES 5+) £13.00 CHILDREN £2.00 off EVENING TICKETS (AGES 15+) £18.00

TUE 26 MAY 8PM

ANDREW MAXWELL Reality

16+

Andrew (The Time Out Award for Best Live Comic) is out of the jungle and back with his creature comforts. He has swapped creepy crawlies, rice and beans for Guinness, good grub and a posh hotel. He’s washed the ants out of his undies and he is ready to do what he does best; perform stand-up comedy across the country.

TICKETS £21.50

GROUPS

SUN 31 MAY 8PM

IVO GRAHAM

14+

The Game Of Life

The time for faff is over: has Big Daddy Graham got the skillz (anecdotes/banter/topical asides) to pay da billz (gas/water/ electric)? Expect more hilariously-anxious blather from one of the most hilariously-anxious blatherers in the business. As seen on Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week and Live from the BBC. TICKETS £16.00

Our standard group discounts are available wherever you see the star symbol

GROUPS 8 – 19 £2.00 off a ticket GROUPS 20 – 39 £2.50 off a ticket + group organiser goes free GROUPS 40+ £3.00 off a ticket + group organiser goes free

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14+ How You Can Almost Win

ROB AUTON The Time Show

14+

Mark Watson – a man prone to considerable anxiety, with multiple phobias and a history of piss-poor self-esteem - went on Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls. It really wasn’t for him because his favourite things include safety, comfort, food and not being scared and miserable. But the experience changed the shambolic comedian for the better, and now he’s written a sort of motivational talk about what it taught him. But still with jokes.

The Time Show is the latest comedy/theatre/spoken-word show by writer and performer of some of what he writes, Rob Auton. Following on from his critically-acclaimed shows about talking, hair, sleep, water, faces, the sky and the colour yellow, ‘the Fringe’s comedian laureate’ (British Comedy Guide) now turns his attention to time. He will be asking questions such as ‘What time is it?’ and ‘What is it time?’

TICKETS £18.00

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WED 3 JUNE 7.30PM

SAT 6 JUNE 7PM

GLENN MOORE & BILAL ZAFAR

ANY SUGGESTIONS, DOCTOR? An Improvised Doctor Who Parody

Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Glenn Moore is a comedian, actor and one of the best and most prolific joke writers in the country. He has regular appeared on Mock The Week, Rob Delaney’s Stand Up Central and The Stand Up Sketch Show. Bilal Zafar was nominated for the lastminute.com Best Newcomer Award for his debut show, Cakes, at the Edinburgh Fringe 2016 and won the New Act of the Year award the same year.

12+

Travel anywhere in time and space with a live radiophonic workshop, incredible props and set, with a collection of hilarious improv comedy performers. Travel on an adventure everyone can enjoy made entirely from your suggestions. Allons-y!

TICKETS £16.00 CONCESSIONS £2.00 off

TICKETS £11.50

Third Week In August by Peter Gordon Sue takes her first caravan holiday for peace and quiet, unaware she chose the site from hell. Experienced caravanner, Neville, gives tips and advice but, straining to cope with his wife and recently-separated sister-in-law, descends towards breakdown. Add enthusiastic Tony and sceptical girlfriend, Jenny, to the chaos, then try to light the communal barbecue and this very funny comedy really flies!

WED 10 – SAT 13 JUNE 7.30PM

THU 4 JUNE 7.30PM

WESTERN PLAYERS

Robert Habermann presents

MAD ABOUT MOVIES Award-winning singer Robert Habermann tells the incredible story of The Hollywood Musical with songs from the iconic film musicals of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rodgers like Top Hat, Judy Garland in Wizard of Oz, Gene Kelly in Singin’ In The Rain, memorable hits from Walt Disney’s Pinocchio, The Jungle Book and Mary Poppins, plus great numbers from movies starring Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Doris Day, Barbara Streisand, Liza Minnelli, Elvis Presley and many more.

TICKETS £18.00

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TICKETS £13.50 CONCESSIONS £2.00 off

WED 17 JUNE 7.30PM

PIERRE NOVELLIE & RAY BADRAN Pierre Novellie has recently been on The Mash Report, Stand Up Central, The Now Show and co-hosts the hit podcast BudPod. Appearances include a regular role in Outsiders, Joke Thieves, Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live, Taxi Gags and Frank Skinner’s The Rest is History. Ray Badran is a comedian and writer. He created and starred in the Comedy Central Australia/NZ TV show No Experience Necessary and hosted the ABC Comedy Podcast Positions Vacant.

TICKETS £11.50

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12+

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BOOK ONLINE swindontheatres.co.uk THU 18 JUNE 7.30PM Evening of Mediumship with Psychic Mediums

CRAIG MORRIS & GARETH LEWIS Craig and Gareth team up once again to connect to your loved ones in the spirit world. They will be passing on those uplifting messages of hope, encouragement and most importantly, love. Join them as they work with fun, humour and compassion as well as being in the company of your family, friends and loved ones.

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LIMEHOUSE LIZZY Limehouse Lizzy continue to keep the spirit of Celtic rock icon Philip Lynott and his band Thin Lizzy alive, well and dominating stages worldwide. The band have also added a tribute into their show to ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist (and world renowned solo artist) Gary Moore and have just completed their 26th year with their most explosive show and critically acclaimed line-up yet.

TICKETS £22.00 CONCESSIONS £2.00 off

TICKETS £15.50 GROUPS 4+ £2.00 off

SAT 20 JUNE 11AM

TUE 30 JUNE 7.30PM

From the producers of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show comes another enchanting show for young audiences. The Twirlywoos are setting sail around the UK to welcome young fans along for a theatrical adventure. Expect mischief, music and plenty of surprises as they share the delight of discovery.

With beautifully inventive puppetry the show promises a cast full of all your favourite characters from the hit TV show.

Luke Kempner is acomedian, impressionist, actor and singer.

He took his one man show The Only Way Is Downton across the UK and USA, sold-out House of Faces at Edinburgh Fringe, and appears on Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit On The Side.

Eleanor Tiernan is a comedian,writer and actress. She was recently a panellist on BBC Radio 4’s News Quiz and Where’s the F In News? as well as BBC NI on The Blame Game.

12+

TWIRLYWOOS LIVE!

TICKETS £15.00

TICKETS £11.50

TUE 23 JUNE 8PM

THU 2 JULY 7.30PM

British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Emma Stevens has achieved four consecutive play-listed singles on BBC Radio 2, extensive international radio play, an iTunes single of the week with her song Riptide, sold-out headline shows and supported The Feeling, Take That, Train, and Simply Red to name a few. Expect to be taken on an exciting musical journey, from foot tappers, to barn stompers, to compassionate and delicate tear jerkers.

Anya Reiss’ dark take on Charles Dicken’s classic tale features a cast of fantastic community actors alongside members of the Quirky Bird Young Company and Junior actors making their Quirky Bird debut. Following a successful run at The Alma Tavern and the Bristol One Act Festival, the company returns to Swindon for a one-off performs in this fast moving, stylish production.

EMMA STEVENS

TICKETS £15.00 (in advance), £17.00 (on the day)

THU 25 JUNE 7.30PM

VOODOO ROOM

A Night of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton & Cream.

Paying tribute to these legends of rock are Voodoo Room.

A stunning power trio featuring some of the UK’s finest musicians who perform an incredible show in the true spirit of these legendary superstars. No wigs, no gimmicks – simply great music played by great musicians. Featuring classics such as Hey Joe, Sunshine Of Your Love, Purple Haze and Layla.

TICKETS £17.50

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OLIVER TWIST Quirky Bird Theatre

9+

TICKETS £13.50 CONCESSIONS £3.00 off

SAT 4 JULY 7.30PM

GEORGE EGG Movable Feast

14+

More invention, more instruction, more ingredients. Brandnew comedy from the stand-up who cooks. In this show he’s on the road so it’s time for Planes, Trains and Automob-meals.

George demonstrates how to cook with an engine, procure items from the train buffet trolley and turn unexpected roadworks into a picnic.

TICKETS £14.00

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BOOK ONLINE swindontheatres.co.uk SAT 18 JULY 3PM & 7PM The Cast of Stage Struck present

DON’T STOP BELIEVING The Cast of Stage Struck are back and this time they’re mixing it up – all the way from the Roaring 20s (with a unique Great Jellsby twist) through to a Disco Inferno. And as it’s their five year anniversary show they’ll be reminiscing with a special ‘best of’ selection too. With something for all the family, it’s a show packed full of variety, with song, music, dance and plenty of comedy.

TICKETS £13.00 CONCESSIONS £3.00 off

FRI 24 JULY 7.30PM

PSYCHIC MEDIUM NIKKI KITT An Evening of Mediumship As a Medium Nikki Kitt aims to provide evidence of life-afterlife by getting links from loved ones in spirit for people in the audience with amazing accuracy in descriptions, personalities and all sorts of personal information, to give both confirmation and comfort.

TICKETS £13.50

SAT 25 JULY 7PM

PRIME YOUTH THEATRE TAKEOVER Prime Youth Theatre are proud to present an evening of work curated and made by its members to showcase all aspects of their learning over this year. Come along and challenge your ideas of what a Youth Theatre can be.

TICKETS £8.00 CHILDREN £2.00 off This event supports the Prime Theatre Access Fund.

FRI 31 JULY 12.30PM & 2.30PM

THE ADVENTURES OF BO PEEP Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep, and can’t fall asleep without them! Watch the adventures of Bo Peep unravel as she tries to rescue her woolly friends. Counting her sheep always sends her off to sleep by bedtime, but with no sign of them yet she’ll be up all night searching. Bo Peep needs your help!

TICKETS £16.50 CHILDREN £2.50 off

Where applicable, fees and charges are included in the stated ticket prices. An optional postage fee may apply.

All attempts are made to ensure that show information and prices are correct at the time of going to print but may be subject to subsequent alteration. We reserve the right to introduce offers which cannot be applied to tickets already purchased. Tickets and discounts may not be available at all advertised prices at all times. Conditions of Sale Sales are made subject to the ‘Terms and Conditions for The Sale Of Tickets, Gift Vouchers & Memberships’ as published at swindontheatres.co.uk/Online/terms_conditions (copies are also available from the Ticket Office).