CATFEST, in aid of Christian Aid, is a free event of poetry, music and stories all on the theme of cats! Headlining is John Hegley, famous poet and singer, and there's also Storyteller Peter Chand, poet Joshua Seigal, singalong songs with children's musician David Gibb, cat tunes with pianist Philip Mead. Plus a cat bingo, […]

Every ticket includes a paperback copy of the book A Pocketful of Happiness by Richard E Grant. Since his breakout role in cult classic film Withnail and I in 1987, Richard E Grant has become a much-loved fixture on our screens, starring in everything from Doctor Who to Downton Abbey via Game of Thrones, Star […]

'An idea for a story. A girl like you lives by a lake; the lake is everything to her, she's carefree, happy as a seagull. Then one day a man — quite by chance — notices her. And he destroys her.’ 25-year-old Konstantin is preparing to stage his new play, starring his girlfriend Nina, on […]

The Noisy Women Present Flying Free Cambridge Taking place at St. Philip’s Church, 185 Mill Road, CB1 3AN Doors open 6.30 pm for a 7.00 pm start The Noisy Women Present, (TNWP) in partnership with Realife Trust, Cambridge, present the first of 3 collaborative, experimental, spontaneous performances by musicians and practitioners of improvisation, live video […]

The Bossman Tour 2023: A Tribute to Bennie Pete For over 20 years one of the most popular and visible funk-style brass bands in community parades and funerals has been the Hot 8 Brass Band. In 1996 sousaphone player Bennie Pete was instrumental in merging two former Fortier High School student groups, the High Steppers […]

The Cambridge Beer Festival was first held in 1974 and is the branch’s largest and main beer festival. During its long run, the festival has had several homes but since 2001 has been held on Jesus Green in late May. It is the United Kingdom’s longest running CAMRA beer festival and currently is one of […]

One Man… Two Guvnors… and an evening full of joy and laughter! Based on Carlo Goldoni’s 'The Servant of Two Masters', 'One Man, Two Guvnors' still remains one of the nation’s most loved comedies of this century. When Francis Henshall finds himself employed by two guvnors, one a gangster in disguise, the other an upper-class […]

All the hits & a drop of Genesis Mike & The Mechanics are Genesis founding member Mike Rutherford (Guitar), Andrew Roachford (lead, backing vocals and keyboards) – one of the UK’s most prolific R&B singers, whose previous hits include ‘Cuddly Toy’ and ‘Family Man’ – and Canadian-born singer, Tim Howar (lead and backing vocals), who […]

A Q and A session organised by Topping Books  in Ely. Rachel Meller was never close to her aunt Lisbeth, a cool, unemotional woman with a drawling Viennese-Californian accent, a cigarette always in her hand. But when Lisbeth died, she left Rachel an intricately carved Chinese box with a sunflower clasp. Inside the box were […]

Bill Browder is the Founder and CEO of Hermitage Capital Management and Head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign. Bill is the author of the best-sellers Red Notice (Simon & Schuster, 2015) and Freezing Order (Simon & Schuster, 2022). Both books are riveting, searing, and essential reading. Bill was the largest foreign investor in Russia […]

Much-anticipated first ever solo tour The host of Whose Line Is It Anyway, Loose Ends and Talks Back takes to the road with his much-anticipated first ever solo tour, in a one-man show guaranteed to be funnier than Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy. ‘A complete delight’ *** The Telegraph ‘An assured and entertaining show’ **** The Times […]

8.50pm-9.45pm at Wandlebury Country Park Free guided bat walk to listen and learn about our bat species. Come and join an expert from the Cambridgeshire Bat Group and learn about the amazing world of bats. Armed with an ultrasonic bat detector, your guide will teach you about the different species of bat here in the […]