John Bramwell (I Am Kloot)

TomorrowDoors 18:00

An evening in conversation with Joanne Harris

Foxlowe Arts Centre · Leek

Another celebration of the written word brought to you from Leek Loves Books Sleepers in the Snow is an astonishing, original and powerful novel of love, loss, mystery and dementia, from bestseller Joanne Harris. Out on the moor, in the snow, a house stands beneath a pylon. It is a house full of memories, and full of old things. And, in the dark, when the pylon sings in the wind, it is a house full of ghosts and fading memories… The house, Kirkhill, has a new occupant - just moved in, fresh from a bitter divorce and looking for a fresh start. The moor is the perfect place for it: isolated, beautiful in the changing seasons, peaceful, and with just enough of the previous owners belongings that it's a perfectly self-contained and cosy home. Only as the nights start to draw in, and the weather takes a turn, so does the house. The cosy isolation becomes menacing, animals begin acting strangely, and it seems someone could be watching the house…and the diaries of the previous owners begin to reveal a terrible tragedy which befell Kirkhill - one which its new occupant may be unable to escape… Notes from Joanne. ‘I wrote the first draft of Sleepers very fast, over the course of abo...

TheatreLiterature

Sun 25 OctDoors 13:30

Alfie Moore: Fair Cop Radio Warm-up -matinee show

Foxlowe Arts Centre · Leek

*****Please note: Matinee and evening, are two completely different shows****** Former Humberside police sergeant Alfie Moore and star of BBC Radio 4 hit comedy show: ‘It’s A Fair Cop’, with two new shows from his casebook, ahead of recording his latest radio series. Alfie playfully challenges the ‘audience cops’ to say what they would’ve done in a real case scenario – with often unexpected and entertaining results! Why not come along, join in and find out what sort of cop you’d make?! It’d be a crime to miss it! “Brilliantly funny… genuinely hilarious” - David Mitchell “His charisma shines through as bright and colourful as a twirling blue light” – Times

Comedy

Sun 25 OctDoors 18:30

Alfie Moore: Fair Cop Radio Warm-up

Foxlowe Arts Centre · Leek

*****Please note: Matinee and evening, are two completely different shows****** Former Humberside police sergeant Alfie Moore and star of BBC Radio 4 hit comedy show: ‘It’s A Fair Cop’, with two new shows from his casebook, ahead of recording his latest radio series. Alfie playfully challenges the ‘audience cops’ to say what they would’ve done in a real case scenario – with often unexpected and entertaining results! Why not come along, join in and find out what sort of cop you’d make?! It’d be a crime to miss it! “Brilliantly funny… genuinely hilarious” - David Mitchell “His charisma shines through as bright and colourful as a twirling blue light” – Times doors 18.30 pm starts 7.30pm Tickets £18 +BF

Comedy

Thu 29 OctDoors 19:00

George and the Drag Queen

Foxlowe Arts Centre · Leek

Pipeline Theatre presents George and Maddy - a pair of wise-cracking oddballs, set in that bastion of Englishness: a St. John Ambulance gazebo in a village fete. Oh, and Usman - a Drag Queen. With three actors, a transmogrifying set and Pipeline’s trademark immersive soundscape, this show will take you on a provocative, darkly funny, but ultimately life-affirming theatrical journey. Pipeline Theatre is a contemporary company based in Cornwall specialising in new, serious, text-based theatre with high production values, in which design and new writing develop in tandem. No increase in ticket price for this autumn season. A LiveandLocal touring professional production

Theatre

Sat 14 NovDoors 07:30

Stained Glass

JT Soar · Nottingham

GigsRock

Sat 14 NovDoors 13:00

Coltrane & Hartmann on Impulse ft Mark Lockhart & Marvin Mounweke

BAPTIST Church · Loughton

In John Coltrane’s centenary year, this show explores the repertoire of Trane’s immortal 1963 collaboration with baritone singer Johnny Hartman. The phenomenal star vocalist and trumpeter Marvin Muoneké is joins founding Loose Tubes saxophonist Mark Lockheart, Tomorrow's Warriors founder Gary Crosby MBE on bass, international drummer Alfonso Vitale and top composer, band leader and damned-fine pianist Alex Webb on keys. We're celebrating his 100th Anniversary with this top-notch quintet taking us through John Coltrane's only vocal jazz album recorded on Impulse! Records in 1963 with the silky tones of Johnny Hartmann and a set interspersed with some other well-loved and deftly performed Coltrane tracks.

GigsJazzLatin

Sat 14 NovDoors 13:00

M&P's Big Band Brunch

Matt And Phreds · Manchester

18-piece powerhouse TKNE play utterly epic jazz, funk, Latin, pop, film, TV, & library music KIDS GO FREE *PLEASE READ FULL INFO*

GigsBig BandJazz

Sat 14 NovDoors 13:00

Reg Meuross

Methodist Church · Ipstones

Earth Peace Day Gathering organised by Peace through Folk Saturday November 14th with Reg Meuross and friends Leek Peace Choir, Penny Barfield, Lester Simpson, The Unhappy Mundys, and Stephen Edkins including concerts plus singing workshop, singarounds, folk club sessions etc. 12.00 noon to 9.30 pm at Ipstones Folk Club in the Methodist Chapel, Ipstones in the Staffordshire Moorlands, ST10 2LY For more information, text or call: 07494 738 939 The Narrative that underpins the programme of this event is dedicated to the pursuit of Peace, Friendship, Reconciliation, Kindness and the survival of a sustainable Planet Earth. It also pays homage to those who left Ipstones and Foxt to go to war in 1914 - never to return, many of whom would have known this chapel well. They could not have conceived that man-made climate change would now be threatening the very existence of the human race. The programme in the afternoon will include a special screening of the film ‘People’s Emergency Briefing’ Programmes from 12.00 noon in the school room and local pubs. Informal sing-arounds and instrumental sessions . Chapel (the main venue) - 12.00 noon sound check 1.00 pm - doors open for afternoon...

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