Nature's Apothecary

Sat 23 Jan 2027Doors 13:45

RIVER - The Thames from source to sea

The Library @ 5-7 Church Street · Stony Stratford

The Thames is England’s longest and most celebrated river. It’s a key part of our history and geography and central to our imaginative life. This new poetry collection, commissioned for the 30th anniversary of the Thames Path, unpacks encounters along its route and explores the emotional pull of this powerful river. Don’t miss this lyrical evocation in words, images and sounds! This is Robert's second visit to StonyWords. He has published nine collections of poetry, was the poet in residence at Kelmscott Manor and is chair of the Poetry Archive.

TheatreLiterature

Sat 23 Jan 2027Doors 15:15

1000 Tudor People

The Library @ 5-7 Church Street · Stony Stratford

A unique compendium of biographies of people who flourished between 1485 and 1603. Not just a list of monarchs and politicians, it covers courtiers, soldiers, authors, sailors and criminals. Each biography outlines the individual’s achievements – some to amuse but always to inform and illustrate the richness of Tudor society. Melita Thomas is co-founder of Tudor Times (https://www.tudortimes.co.uk/), an online repository of information about the Tudors and Stuarts.

TheatreLiterature

Mon 25 Jan 2027Doors 18:45

MK at 60

The Library @ 5-7 Church Street · Stony Stratford

2027 is Milton Keynes’ 60th birthday. This talk will explain how and why MK was selected as a new town and what that meant in practice. Looking at other new towns and the aim to set out a new model for housing and town design, it will consider how MK developed compared to other new towns such as Irvine and Peterborough and how it aimed to build the urban society of the future. Alistair Fair is Reader in Architectural History at Edinburgh College of Art. He is the author of two books about the post-war New Towns.

TheatreLiterature

Wed 27 Jan 2027Doors 18:45

Stalin's Apostles

The Library @ 5-7 Church Street · Stony Stratford

Stalin’s Apostles is a radical new look at the way five people allowed their obsession with Communist ideology to overshadow any sense of morality or decency – or loyalty to Britain. Why did Maclean, Burgess, Philby, Blunt and Cairncross choose to betray their country? Their legacy is not just in the graveyards of Eastern Europe but at the heart of Putin’s Kremlin. Antonia Senior is a journalist, critic, podcaster and book reviewer for The Times newspaper. Stalin's Apostles is her first work of non-fiction.

TheatreLiterature

Sun 31 Jan 2027Doors 14:30

Blame and Shame - a play by Rosemary Hill

York House Centre · Stony Stratford

A new play by Rosemary Hill about women who are blamed and shamed if they do not meet society’s ideal of femininity. The play focusses on two very different women – Catherine Hogarth (the wife of Charles Dickens) who was labelled an unfit mother by Dickens himself and Christine Keeler who became known as the “Temptress who rocked the Empire” in the Profumo affair which eventually brought down the Macmillan government. She was nineteen. Profumo was forty six, but it was apparently all Keeler’s fault! Over 16. References to sex and violence. Tickets £12.00 or £10.00 (concessions - unwaged) from https://wegottickets.com/ Rosemary is generously donating all ticket money to York House’s "Building for the future campaign", and all profits from the bar will be added to that. Doors open 7.00pm (Saturday) and 2.30pm Sunday) and of course, there will be a York House bar offering real ale, cider, lager, wine and soft drinks More information from [email protected] or www.playsthethingtheatrecompany.co.uk For more details about York House email [email protected] or have a look at the York House website: www.york-house.org.uk

Theatre

Sun 31 Jan 2027Doors 19:00

Defying Gravity - West End Women

Congress Theatre · Eastbourne

Theatre

Sat 6 Feb 2027Doors 19:00

Farewell Again, Songbird.

The KABIN · Liverpool

A New Solo Show from Dross.

Theatre

Sun 7 Feb 2027Doors 19:00

Tales Tattled & Told

The Stables at the Bull Hotel · Milton Keynes

Tales Tattled & Told is proud to present Stony Stratford's own Stephen Hobbs as we celebrate National Storytelling Week in conjunction with StonyWords Literary Festival! Hosted by Lynette Hill. With folk music by local legends Rivermouse! Plus the joyous stories of Pete Boyce and the one and only Terrie Howey-Moore. And, fingers crossed, the newly cloaked Bard of Stony Stratford. This event is intended for ages 16 and older. Doors open at 7 pm for a 7:30 pm start and a 9:30ishpm finish. Tickets are £12 online through WeGotTickets.com and at the door. This event takes place in the Stables Bar, the Bull Hotel, High Street, Stony Stratford. Alcoholic and soft drinks will be available from the bar. Contact Lynette Hill at [email protected].

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