diary of arts events in the area
Please check the diary of events below to see what's on in the area of North Bedfordshire or available online. You will find details of our own lectures and events and those of other organisations that may be of interest. You can use the arrow at the bottom of the list to see more events.
If you are involved with an arts event in the area and would like us to add it to our diary, please contact us.
Arts in the Area
The performance will include a real mix of genres from classical, world music, gospel, folk and jazz. Something for everyone! Tickets £12.50 - click here to book.
This summer, The Lord Chamberlain’s Men invite you to join them for a performance of Hamlet. Bring a chair and a picnic and prepare to be entertained. Click here to book tickets. Wrest Park information.
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The exhibition is curated by Bawden’s good friend, the illustrator and printmaker Chris Brown who has invited thirty artists and makers to respond to works by Edward Bawden (1903-1989). The result is an eclectic exhibition in celebration of the work of printmaker, illustrator, watercolourist and designer Edward Bawden. For more information click here.
DOT Productions returns to The Place with The Oscar Wilde Classic.
Victoria Partridge will give a private tour around the large archive of his work at the gallery. Limited spaces. Cost £12 - click here to book.
Produced By: The Pantaloons
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The exhibition is curated by Bawden’s good friend, the illustrator and printmaker Chris Brown who has invited thirty artists and makers to respond to works by Edward Bawden (1903-1989). The result is an eclectic exhibition in celebration of the work of printmaker, illustrator, watercolourist and designer Edward Bawden. For more information click here.
Death as a career move. The journey from unsold to blockbuster and the importance of the art dealers.
Rachel Watson watches a couple out of the window of her train every day. They are happy and madly in love, or so it appears. When the woman she was watching suddenly disappears, Rachel finds herself as a witness and then a suspect as she gets involved with the investigation. More revelations and danger are ahead for Rachel as she tries to find out what happened to Megan Hipwell.
Bourn Productions Ltd presents a first-class evening of live entertainment by one of the UK’s youngest and finest Swing and Big Band artists.
Rachel Watson watches a couple out of the window of her train every day. They are happy and madly in love, or so it appears. When the woman she was watching suddenly disappears, Rachel finds herself as a witness and then a suspect as she gets involved with the investigation. More revelations and danger are ahead for Rachel as she tries to find out what happened to Megan Hipwell.
An evening of dance and music. Flamenco is as universal, powerful and versatile as the blues, as epic as opera, and as delicate and pin-sharp as ballet.
For more information contact: tsimbals@gmail.com
St Andrew's Church Hall. 09.45 coffee for 10am start finishing with lunch at 12.30.
Two lectures: The medieval Church and its furnishings. How patrons and craftsmen achieved dazzling effects in Romanesque Europe. Cost £38. Bookings taken at September or by email - click here.
Russell Lucas presents a one-man theatre show based on the life of Titanic survivor Edward Dorking.
Chipping Norton Theatre presents: A New Musical Comedy by Kellen Blair and Joe Kinosian. Puts the laughter in manslaughter! An anarchic musical murder mystery with a twist: one actor investigates the crime, whilst the other plays all the suspects! And they both play the piano throughout!
Chipping Norton Theatre presents: A New Musical Comedy by Kellen Blair and Joe Kinosian. Puts the laughter in manslaughter! An anarchic musical murder mystery with a twist: one actor investigates the crime, whilst the other plays all the suspects! And they both play the piano throughout!
An account of Handel’s musical adventures in London. Live performances!
As a quirky house clearance team removes the belongings of deceased hermit Albert, they learn about his life and hidden talent. As the furniture and rubbish clears, so does the chaos of their own lives.
As a quirky house clearance team removes the belongings of deceased hermit Albert, they learn about his life and hidden talent. As the furniture and rubbish clears, so does the chaos of their own lives.
For more information contact: tsimbals@gmail.com
Produced By: BartLee Theatre: This production dramatically brings to life, with their signature storytelling approach using shadows, sounds and theatricality to faithfully recreate the tale.
Food and feasting in Art. An artistic mid-season celebration that helps spur people on towards Spring
Get into the Christmas spirit with this hilarious hit musical about Buddy the Elf who travels from the North Pole to visit his father in present-day New York and discovers his family is on the naughty list!
Get into the Christmas spirit with this hilarious hit musical about Buddy the Elf who travels from the North Pole to visit his father in present-day New York and discovers his family is on the naughty list!
Enjoy all your favourite Christmas songs with the dynamic swing band treatment from Glenn Miller, Sinatra, Basie, Nat King Cole - jazzing up those Jingle Bells!
Hauntings is a spellbinding evening of three tales of the supernatural from two of the world’s greatest writers of ghost stories, E.F. Benson and M.R. James.
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The photo at the top of this page shows work produced during a Young Arts project and is used by kind permission of Hilary Birkett.