The Velvet Violin

Sun 8 NovDoors 15:00

Still Life

Assembly Rooms · Presteigne

Still Life is a meditation in memoir and poetry contemplating the many aspects of loss which come when we love others. Carol Caffrey's tender narrative is the central strand. She experienced multiple bereavements when her four siblings - two brothers, two sisters - died within a few years of each other. Liz Lefroy has woven her poetry around this narrative, creating space for pause and reflection; and, for this November performance, Liz and Carol have chosen to include poems by Wilfred Owen. "Still life is a haunting performance: two women with their beautiful voices in a fascinating interweaving of their deeply moving poetry of loss and pain." Deb Alma, The Emergency Poet This event is produced in collaboration with Wings of Change and there will be a discussion and sharing on loss after the main event.

TheatreLiterature

Sat 28 NovDoors 19:30

Janice Burns & Jon Doran

Assembly Rooms · Presteigne

Janice Burns & Jon Doran are an award-winning Scottish and English duo who came together after discovering a shared love of traditional music. Their songs tell vivid stories about the nature of life and our place in the world. Burns and Doran’s ‘clever and uncluttered musical storytelling’ (Songlines****) comes alive through close vocal harmonies and sensitive interplay between mandolin, bouzouki and guitar. Their arrangements have a spellbinding presence and an understated energy that transports songs from the pages of books and manuscripts into the imagination of the listener. With their relaxed and personable approach to performance, Burns and Doran are renowned for the warmth of their connection with audiences. From Stage 2 at Cambridge Folk Festival, to Celtic Connections, Edinburgh Tradfest and Cecil Sharp House, the duo are highly sought after across the UK and beyond. They’ve performed in top venues across Europe, including Tivoli Vredenburg (Utrecht), Le Trianon (Paris), and Islington Assembly Hall (London) whilst on a support tour with pagan folk outfit, FAUN. In January 2026, they were invited to perform their songs with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at Gla...

GigsFolkBlues

Sun 6 DecDoors 15:00

Rhiannon Hooson

Assembly Rooms · Presteigne

As the wheel of the year turns towards its dark point and the winter solstice, Rhiannon Hooson leads us from the Celtic Old Year and into the New. Featuring readings from a new cycle of poems which chart a course through the months of the year, the talk will explore the process of writing and the ways in which close observation can lead to connection with the natural world.

TheatreLiterature

Sun 13 DecDoors 19:00

In the Spirit of the Season - a concert of classical music with a sprinkle of folk

Assembly Rooms · Presteigne

A concert that spans a few centuries of classical music and works its way to folk in the spirit of the season. Leila Basletic, piano; Ruth Watson, oboe; Peter Cornish, clarinet; and John Hymas, violin and accordion.

GigsClassical

Sat 8 May 2027Doors 17:45

'The Free Singer- Stories Of A The Son Of A Holocaust Survivor’

Corn Exchange · Witney

`The Free Singer Play` shines a light through words and music on the family stories of Phil Freisinger, a second generation holocaust survivor, whose father and uncle fled from Vienna to the UK on the `Kindertransport. Eight of his family were murdered but his Grandfather `Erno` had a miraculous escape and his Great Aunt`Erzsi`survived Auschwitz! The play is a hit of The Edinburgh Fringe Festival and was performed in Cologne, Germany, Jan 2025 for the 80th Commemoration of The liberation of Auschwitz.

Theatre

Sat 22 May 2027Doors 19:00

LUKE WRIGHT presents YES

Falmouth The Tolmen Centre · Constantine

Luke Wright has become an institution at The Tolmen Centre and his almost yearly shows always attract a loyal audience – not least because he’s such a brilliant performer of the spoken word – be it it his heartfelt and sometimes polemical poems, or, usually after the interval, laugh-out-loud comedy. His new show ‘YES’ comes with the following description and a couple of reviews. "Luke Wright used to think he had the answers. Now he's not so sure. For twenty-five years, Fringe First winner Luke Wright has been writing poems that wrestle with the world around him. In this new show, he discovers that certainty is rarely as useful as he once thought. As children grow up, heroes become more complicated and old certainties begin to wobble, Wright finds himself looking again: at the country he lives in, the people he loves, and even those he thought he'd already made his mind up about. Part poetry, part stand-up Yes. is about changing your mind without losing your convictions – and staying open in an increasingly entrenched world. Luke Wright used to think he had the answers. Now he’s not so sure. Part poetry, part stand-up this new show explores what it means to change your...

Theatre

Fri 28 May 2027Doors 18:45

An Evening With Robbie & Gary

St. Peter's · Poole

Theatre

Thu 17 Jun 2027Doors 19:00

Beyond the Barricade

The Hawth · Crawley

Theatre