Category: Past Perfomances

Lady J’s Springtime Marvels

Lady J’s Springtime Marvels

Friday 15th March 7:30pm

A fabulous night of East Anglian Entertainment!

Lady J hosts a selection of her favourite regional acts across music, spoken word and improv. Expect an eclectic night of entertainment that will leave you feeling all warm inside from an evening well spent in the company of some of our region’s finest!

The Springtime Marvels are:

Ash Carr, Singer/songwriter
Justine de Mierre, Storyteller
Sue Thompson, Poet
Quaynotes, Folk trio
Insert Laughter Here, Improvised comedy group
Beez Nee, Volin and ukulele duo

This is a quarterly event and Lady J will be back with a new selection of local talent for her Summer Marvels on Friday 21st June

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Carl Sinclair Rock ‘n Roll & Boogie Woogie

Carl Sinclair Rock ‘n Roll & Boogie Woogie

Saturday 9th March 2024 7:30pm

Rock & Roll & Boogie Woogie with Carl Sinclair and George Double
Tickets £14/£12

Coming from a family of strong musicians, Carl first started playing the piano at was six years old. He had classical lessons to the age of twelve, going on later to win ‘Young Musician Of The Year’. By eighteen, Carl had mastered the art of playing boogie woogie piano – relying on a strong left hand and a quick technique. Since 2007 he has been one of the resident pianists at Jools Holland’s live music venue ‘The Jam House’ in Birmingham. Tonight he is joined by drummer George Double for an evening of rock and roll & boogie woogie. Get your dancing shoes on!

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Jazz – The Moondancers

Jazz – The Moondancers

Friday 1st March 2024 7:30pm

A welcome return of The Moondancers to open our new season Tickets £14/£12
Natasha Hodge (vocals)
Natasha has been singing on the jazz scene for a while and has the perfect voice for a raunchy “Hard Hearted Hannah” or a heartfelt “Alfie” so we can look forward to a wide variety of jazz to satisfy the most discerning palette. 

Vernon Leyton (Bass)
Tony Radford (sax)
John Parker (Gtr)
Craig Hipperson on  Drums

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THE KLINKER CLUB

THE KLINKER CLUB

Friday 15th December 7:30 pm

ADULT CABARET
Celebrating Hughie’s Birthday with an eclectic mix of music and mayhem
Featuring Fanny Octavia Batman, Stanley Bad (bass & tap dancing), Carl Best (guitar and vocals) , Lindsey Franklin (gongs), Antonia Cook (flute), Liyyle Nitty Drummers, Murdertits (from Texas), Solange Raphael & Maxwell Reynish
and orginal film footage by Hughie

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Giles Shenton – MY DOG’S GOT NO NOSE

Giles Shenton – MY DOG’S GOT NO NOSE

Saturday 25th November 7:30pm

My Dog’s Got No Nose
A one-man play by Ron Aldridge
Produced by GSP
Starring Giles Shenton Directed by Simon Downing
Giles Shenton (Old Herbaceous, Three Men in a Boat) returns with a “thought provoking” and “cleverly constructed, wonderful piece of theatre” about a man preparing to fulfil his lifelong ambition to be a stand-up comedian, “…puts one in mind of Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads”
You join the man as he prepares backstage for his first ever stand-up comedy gig. Something he has waited over 30 years for. Find out how he got to this point in his life……but be warned……the man and the performance are not quite what they seem!

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Roswell

Roswell

Friday 24th November 7:30pm

Jasmine Watkiss & Zoё Wren two harmony-obsessed multi-instrumentalists formed Folk-Americana duo Roswell after an impromptu open mic night in Cambridgeshire in 2018. Within a few months, we had won Purbeck Rising 2018 and released our debut EP ‘Remedy’, which won Fatea’s EP of the Year 2019.

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Martin Speake & Mike Outram

Martin Speake & Mike Outram

Friday 3rd November 7:30pm

Alto saxophonist Martin Speake and guitarist Mike Outram have collaborated for 25 years on many projects of Martin’s including the music of Charlie Parker, a quartet featuring Martin’s diverse and original highly melodic compositions and Charukesi his Indian/Arab music inspired groove band. This is the first time they will have played in the intimate duo setting. They will perform varied original compositions by Martin and arrangements reflecting many diverse influences including Charlie Parker, Hildegard Von Bingen, Paul Motian, Ornette Coleman, The American Songbook, Indian music from Ramamani and Karnataka College of Percussion, Rabih Abou Khalil, Keith Jarrett and many others.

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