The History Boys

Cambridge Arts Theatre 6 St Edward's Passage, Cambridge

20 years ago, Alan Bennett’s The History Boys premiered at the National Theatre in London and immediately became a modern classic. A-Level results day. 1980s Sheffield. Eight unruly teenagers burst into adulthood with the best grades their school has ever seen, but their sights are set on something higher: to study at the most famous […]

£25.00 – £45.00

The Royal Air Force in Concert

West Road Concert Hall Cambridge

The Royal Air Force Music Services is delighted to return to the West Road Concert Hall Cambridge with a special charity concert to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Royal Air Force Music Charitable Trust. The world-class musical talents of the full-time professional musicians of the Band of the Royal Air Force Regiment will bring […]

£20.00

Cambridge On the Verge Volunteer Work Party

Wandlebury Country Park Cambridge

10.30am-12.30pm meet at Wandlebury Country Park Help wild flowers by joining a volunteer work party with Cambridge On the Verge and Cambridge Past, Present & Future. You will be cutting back scrub on the edge of Wandlebury in order to save the fragile flowering plants that live on the chalk grassland. All instruction, equipment and […]

Kid Carpet and the Noisy Garden Centre

Cambridge Junction (J2) Clifton Way, Cambridge

Something brand new for kids and families from Kid Carpet (Noisy Holiday, Noisy Nativity, Super Mega Rockin’ Rock Show) Kid Carpet really wants to win the Royal Fancy Garden Contest. The Noisy Animals really want to run a garden centre. It’s a perfect match! Nothing could possibly go wrong.  Surely first prize is in the […]

£11.00 – £15.00

The Widowed Sing

St Paul's Church Hills Road, Cambridge

An all day singing workshop open to anyone whose life partner has died.  No singing experience required!  All profits to Hospice UK. Taking place at St. Paul's Church, Hills Road, Cambridge, from 10.00 am to 9.00 pm. The Widowed Sing is a singing workshop for men and women who have been widowed, and a day […]

£80.00

Black is the Colour of My Voice

Cambridge Arts Theatre 6 St Edward's Passage, Cambridge

Inspired by the life of Nina Simone, featuring many of her most iconic songs performed live. Apphia Campbell’s acclaimed play follows a successful singer and civil rights activist as she seeks redemption after the untimely death of her father. She reflects on the journey that took her from a young piano prodigy destined for a […]

£30.00 – £35.00

The Cambridge Footlights Tour

ADC Theatre Park Street, Cambridge

The "most renowned sketch troupe of them all" (The Independent) embark on their annual tour with a brand new show! The Cambridge Footlights are back once again with their first show of the year, with six of Cambridge's best student comedians putting on some of their best sketches! They're ready to welcome you into their […]

£5.00 – £7.00

Free Talk on Inflammation Research

Frank Lee Centre Addenbrookes Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge

Do you want to find out the latest findings in researchers’ inflammation research? And how this could help in the understanding and treatment of a range of health conditions that result when inflammation goes wrong? Make a date in your diaries and book your places now for a free public open afternoon and evening on […]

Free

Folk Music at Stapleford Granary – Salt House

Stapleford Granary Bury Road, Stapleford

Ewan MacPherson, vocals, guitars | Jenny Sturgeon, vocals, harmonium, guitar | Lauren MacColl, fiddle, viola, vocals Salt House have been a mainstay of the folk scene for a decade, widely acclaimed for their spellbinding mix of ancient and modern songs. Band members are based between the Scottish Highlands and Shetland and they take their name […]

£12.00 – £24.00

Discos for Grown Ups

J1 at the Junction Clifton Way, Cambridge

The legendary Discos for Grown Ups pop-up disco party is coming back to the JUNCTION on Friday 11th October for another unforgettable night of dancing to 70s disco, 80s pop and 90s dance floor classics! Get glittered up for a fun, fab and feel good night of dancing with people your own age to the […]

£20.50

Waterstones Book Evenings

Waterstones Book Shop 22 Sidney Street, Cambridge

On Saturday, 12 October at 6pm join author Bex Hogan as she celebrates the publication of Nettle – a haunting, heart wrenching tale inspired by faery myth and folklore of a girl called Nettle in a dark, foreboding faery kingdom.She will be in conversation with fellow YA fantasy author Holly Race. Join Booker shortlisted author […]

£5.00 – £8.00

Boris Giltburg plays Chopin & Rachmaninov

West Road Concert Hall Cambridge

Part of Cambridge Music Festival There is no one better to perform the music of Rachmaninov than Boris Giltburg: ‘His originality stems from a convergence of heart and mind, immaculate technique, and a deep and abiding love for one the twentieth century’s greatest composer-pianists.’ (Gramophone) Chopin - Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, […]

£5.00 – £40.00

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