Live & Local
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This summer, Cambridge can once again look forward to enjoying outdoor live music, with a series of carefully planned concerts throughout the city organised by Cambridge City Council. Featuring an array of diverse music from local jazz and folk to the summery strains of brass bands, these concerts are all free and will take place […]
Open Monday - Friday 08.00 - 16.00, Saturday- 09.00 - 16.00 Marginal is the seventh in a series of solo exhibitions inspired by Rawlinson’s home town of Cambridge where he revisits places which no longer exist or have been subject to significant change since he lived in the city. His personal history is an influence […]
Two actors, two microphones, over twenty-five characters – and lots of sound effects! The nation’s favourite sitcom returns new-minted in this highly-acclaimed production. Perry and Croft’s classic BBC sitcom brought gloriously to life. Three episodes of the hugely popular television series hilariously and lovingly enacted by two master performers. David Benson (Goodnight Sweetheart and One […]
It’s time to laugh… Present Laughter is the most autobiographical of Noël Coward’s plays and deals with the ‘price’ of fame as theatrical impresario Garry Essendine entertains both male and female stalkers in his studio: a long suffering wife, a longer suffering personal assistant and a close circle of friends, all ‘a charming constellation of […]
In 2020, work started on the Greater Cambridge Partnership’s re-building of Histon Road. Before the roadscape completely changed, members of Histon Road Area Residents Association (HRARA) and Benson Area Residents Association (BenRA) set out to capture and collect memories about the area and community from local residents and business owners. The programme included a series […]
Local artist, Sudesh Prasad is holding an art show from 30th September to the 3rd October 2021, at The Hive, Thrive, Norfolk Street, Cambridge. Using mixed media for a predominantly abstract series of work including encaustic paintings and drawings. This collection draws upon the themes of place, time, and memory. Sudesh Prasad began working as […]
Cambridge residents can join in with a programme of online and real life talks, exhibitions and events for Black History Month during October. The national event is supported by Cambridge City Council and celebrates the history and contributions that black people with origins in Africa, the Caribbean, North and South America and other black communities […]
aka Fine Art - First annual charity fund raiser exhibition Friday 1st October - 6.00 pm - 9.00 pm, Fizz & nibbles reception. Saturday 2nd October - 10.00 am - 4.00 pm, Drop in and enjoy. Artists exhibiting: Charlotte Cornish • Laurence Edwards . Jeff Lowe • Penfold • Corinna Button . Kevin Southgate • […]
Hinxton Water Mill Open Day - Sunday 3rd Oct, 2.30—5.00 pm. Members free/£3.00 /£1.00. Tours of the watermill and “Where’s Ratty” for children. Peach, Pear, Pineapple - Garden History Walk - Wednesday 6th Oct, 10.00 am -12.00 noon. Free (donations welcome) Gentle guided tour at Wandlebury Country Park. Screening of Stirbitch at the Leper Chapel- […]
"Bull" is Mick Barlett’s shockingly unpleasant show about the dark side of human nature and is an intimate and intense play. The play begins with three people and two jobs - Jessica (previously Isobel), Tony and Thomas. It questions the way in which they treat each other as they wait for their boss to arrive […]
Inspired by memories of working as Donald Wolfit’s dresser as a young man, Ronald Harwood’s evocative, affectionate, and hilarious portrait of backstage life is one of the most acclaimed dramas of modern theatre. It is 1942 and in a war-torn provincial theatre an ageing actor manager, known to his loyal acting company as ‘Sir’, is […]
Queen Anne takes the male-dominated genre of the history play and places women at its centre, portraying fierce friendship, sexuality, jealousy, war, politics and betrayal through the eyes and inner lives of women. Exploring the life of one of England’s little-known monarchs, Queen Anne follows the sovereign and her close friendship with confidante, Sarah Churchill, […]
Marlene has just received a promotion at her job agency and she’s on top of the world. To celebrate, she hosts a dinner party for all her most interesting female friends. The strange part? Her guests include a thirteenth-century Buddhist monk, a Pope, and a figure from Flemish folk lore. Top Girls stages Marlene’s rise […]
From the makers of Boris the Musical 1 and… well, 2 (obvs) comes the next tragicomic instalment in Britain’s political nervous breakdown. From General Election ’19 to Corona Britain 2021, join Blowfish Theatre as they prove once again that politics is no laughing matter. Tickets - £15.00 to £15.95. For info go to https://www.townandgown.co.uk/theatre/
Pumpkin Jim invites you all to come and pick your own pumpkins this Halloween at his patch in Ickleton. Thre will be many different varieties of pumpkins to pick, from big carvers to delicious squashes. Open throughout half term on the build up to Halloween from 10.00 am till 3.00 pm. There will be food […]
Time-travelling magicians Morgan & West are back with a show full of fabulous family friendly fun, frantic frolics and fantastic facial furniture! The dynamic duo deal out a delightful dollop of deception, deftly delivered with a dash of derring-do. Awesomely alliterative acts of amazement and astounding asymmetry* await! All of Morgan & West’s best tricks, […]
The next Waterbeach Community Market is on on the 24th October from 10.00 am - 2.00 pm. A 'Not for Profit' market that is supporting The Arthur Rank Hospice this year. There will be a range of over 30 local traders from Craft beer to cards, jewellery to jumpers, doughnuts and diamond pictures. Also local […]
How do you take a photo of a ghost? Rose must find out to take revenge on her sister, but to what lengths will she go? Join four friends as they tell you a story spanning seven centuries and four generations, from the stealing of a child, to a tragedy at a subway station. Ghost […]
It’s Friday night and Ben knows that means only one thing – staying with Granny! There will be cabbage soup, cabbage pie and cabbage cake and Ben knows one thing for sure – it’s going to be sooooooooo boring! But what Ben doesn’t know is that Granny has a secret – and Friday nights are […]
Due to popular demand, Teehee in the Teepee comedy at The Willow Tree in Bourn has been extended until Christmas! For November and December, the Teepee will be heated and have a door, so that's a good thing. On November 3rd the stars will be Hall Cruttendenand Stephen Bailey. Hal Cruttenden is one of the top […]
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