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Due to the current Coronavirus outbreak many events are being postponed or cancelled at short notice. Please check with the organisers.
You don’t have to walk far in Cambridge to unlock a wealth of historical lessons. In a brilliant, pocket-sized book, Walking Cambridge: 1,000 years of history in 8 walks, Andrew Kershman guides you around the city with fresh eyes. With lockdown rules limiting exercise to once a day, why not make the most of a […]
Susan Hill’s acclaimed ghost story, The Woman in Black, comes dramatically alive in Stephen Mallatratt’s ingenious stage adaptation. A lawyer obsessed with a curse that he believes has been cast over him and his family by the spectre of a woman in black, engages a sceptical young actor to help him tell his terrifying story […]
Streaming tickets are not available for this show due to performance rights reasons. In a dingy flower shop on Skid Row, Seymour's discovery of a rare and exotic plant, Audrey II, turns his world upside down. The plant's survival and his rise to fame and fortune however come at a cost: his own flesh and […]
Come along to the Braza Club in March for an evening of Rock and Roll, featuring favourite songs by Marty Wilde, Chuck Berry, The Everley Brothers, Roy Orbison and all the Greats. Saturday, 26th June at 8.30 pm. Licensed bar. For info go to www.gojohhnygobandwebs.com
Time present and time past Are both perhaps present in time future, And time future contained in time past. Ralph Fiennes directs and stars in a world premiere adaptation of T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets, to welcome audiences back to live theatre. Compelling, moving and symphonic, Four Quartets offers four interwoven meditations on the nature of […]
The 2021 Cambridge Open Studios will take place over the first four weekends of July (3rd-4th, 10th-11th, 17th-18th and 24th-25th). You will be able to see a wide variety of artistic works, including painting, drawing, printing, jewellery design and pottery. Studios will normally be open between 11.00 am and 6.00 pm on both Saturday and […]
Kiln Cambridge, the creative studio for Cambridge potters, is now in a larger, light and airy new space and will be opening to the public for the first time as part of Cambridge Open Studios. During the first two weekends in July, Sat and Sun 3rd - 4th and 10th - 11th July from 11.00 […]
Ideally set up with an outside stage under cover in the patio, and open sided marquees in the garden, the Plough in Shepreth has been entertaining diners enjoying Foraging Chef Steve Thompson's unique brand of pub cuisine with a consistently high quality offering of local bands and performers. It is with great pleasure that We […]
Frankie Howerd was one of Britain’s most loved comedians for half a century. But he had a secret. And the secret’s name was Dennis. This brand new play by Mark Farrelly (Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope) takes you to the heart of Frankie and Dennis’ clandestine relationship, which lasted from the 1950s until Frankie’s death in […]
Menagerie Theatre Company return to live theatre next weekend with the Hotbed Festival. Their first live theatre since early last year, and it's going on Friday 16th - Sunday 18th July at Cambridge Junction. A feature will be the play Love, No Country. By Vanessa Ackerman. Directed by Patrick Morris It’s an open secret that […]
Yasmin is a bright 16- year old girl from the small seaside town of Scarborough. Thrust into the harsh realities of single motherhood, suddenly her life is no longer sand castles, arcades and donkey rides. Yasmin faces one of life’s greatest challenges completely alone- but can the thing which threatens to ruin her life actually […]
Please note that in line with the loosening of national restrictions, the auditorium capacity has been increased for this show. The Saturday matinée will still operate under full social distancing Streaming tickets are only available for viewers in the UK. When a mysterious stranger seeks shelter in a remote village in County Mayo he quickly […]
‘If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country’ E.M. Forster Moscow, 1987. As the Cold War begins to thaw, an extraordinary reunion takes place between one of the great novelists of the twentieth century, Graham Greene, and his old […]
The biggest gourmet food and drink touring festival in the UK is returning toParker’s Piece, Cambridge in July, with MasterChef and Great British Bake Off champions, over fifty top music acts and gastronomic delights from around the world! Award-winning chefs taking part in the series this summer include: Tom Rhodes, MasterChef 2021champion, veteran Great British […]
Newmarket Nights concerts return this summer. No other music event offers such great value as Newmarket Nights! Music events at Newmarket allow you to enjoy unique evenings of racing and concerts in this incredible and beautiful setting. Top stars include Tom Jones, Olly Murs, and Rick Astley. Tickets from £30.24 to £50.00. To book go to https://www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/newmarket/events-tickets/
With both online and in-person family events, museums and collections get set to deliver a bumper summer programme Organised by the University of Cambridge Museums (UCM) and including venues across the local county, the programme offers a selection of online and in-person creative activities, events and trails, all inspired by the vast range of historic […]
Duxford Summer Air Show on Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th July will bring entertainment to the crowds and make your hair stand on end with the spectacular RAF Typhoon roaring through the skies, the world-famous RAF Red Arrows display team, the breath-taking Wingwalkers wowing with their aerobatics, the magical RAF Falcons parachute display team free-falling […]
Outdoor swimming has enjoyed a recent surge of popularity in Britain, in part due to indoor pool closures during lockdown. But although this might seem like a recent phenomenon, swimming in Britain has a long and storied history. One of the forgotten heroes from the nation’s aquatic past is Captain Matthew Webb, the first person […]
Join an adventurous young girl and her sea-faring father as they re-imagine the story of a tiny snail’s incredible trip around the world, inspired by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s much-loved picture book. Longing to see the world, a tiny sea snail hitches a lift on the tail of a great big, grey-blue humpback whale. […]
A two day Thai Festival to experience the taste of Thailand this summer at Parker’s Piece is brought to you by Magic of Thailand. Treat yourself to a week end wonder and bring along your families and friends to feel a touch of Thai culture, where you can challenge your taste buds and feast your […]
All improvers from age 11 upwards, and teens and adults are invited to attend summer ballet classes at The Russian Ballet School, taking place at The YMCA, Gonville Place, Cambridge. The Director, Karen Stringer (ANATD, MNATD, FNATD) is a specialist in training late starters and adult beginners to a very high standard. She has an […]
An all-female cast performs this timely re-imagining of Choderlos de Laclos' literary sensation. This unconventional staging has all the scandal and hilarity of the novel that shocked the world. The Marquise de Merteiul is a woman scorned. Enlisting the help of the womaniser Valmont, she sets out to take revenge on her former lover by […]
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