CULTURE CLUB
AN EVENING WITH SIR RANULPH FIENNES 16 MARCH, 7.30PM, SAFFRON HALL, FROM £20 Join ‘the world’s greatest living explorer’ as he recounts incredible stories from a life spent in pursuit of extreme adventure.
THE STAGE IS SET DATES FOR THE DIARY This month at the ADC Theatre, a number of exciting shows await – including a performance of Hamlet from 17 to 21 January. The production comes from Cambridge University’s European Theatre Group, set up in 1957 by students including Sir Derek Jacobi and Sir Trevor Nunn. Since then, the troupe has gained a reputation at home and abroad for innovative performances, attracting some of the university’s brightest talent. Catch Parlour Song by Jez Butterworth from 24 to 28 January. Set in the suburbs of London, two couples living next-door to each other find their lives become intertwined as items go missing and new relationships begin to form. Also from 24 to 28 January at Corpus Playroom, The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown puts the spotlight on one couple’s relationship that has come to an end five years after they first met. We hear from both sides through alternating songs, as Jamie recounts the relationship chronologically, while Cathy retraces their romance backwards. At the Cambridge Arts Theatre, Miss Marple returns to the stage from 31 January to 4 February in The Mirror Crack’d , starring TV icons Susie Blake, Sophie Ward and Joe McFadden. Confined to her chair after an accident, Agatha Christie’s heroine is starting to worry that life has passed her by, until a brutal murder takes place, putting her mind to the test once more. Also at the Arts, from 7 to 11 February, look forward to masterful comedy in Alan Ayckbourn’s West End hit, Relatively Speaking . When the naive protagonist visits his girlfriend’s former lover, mistaking him for her father, hilarity and confusion ensue. A comedy of misunderstandings with a stellar showing by Liza Goddard, this romp is perfect for the midwinter months.
TIME TO CELEBRATE Explore both the past and present of Carnival at Kettle’s Yard
JAN LISIECKI 1 MARCH, 7.30PM, WEST ROAD CONCERT HALL, FROM £20 Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki is a generational talent. Hear him perform a selection of Chopin’s Études and Nocturnes at West Road this March.
BOLD AS BRASS JAZZ THINGS UP! A celebration of the jazz clubs of post-war Paris, Our Music in Paris will explore the creative freedom that was enjoyed throughout the city during the 20th century. Join award-winning saxophonist Dan Forshaw and a world-class band of musicians for this unmissable evening of embryonic jazz at Cambridge Arts Theatre on 5 February. Make sure to book now to avoid disappointment!
SIX 14-25 FEBRUARY, CAMBRIDGE ARTS THEATRE, FROM £20 Divorced, beheaded, live! The award-winning musical is making a royal return to Cambridge for an empowering retelling of historical heartbreak.
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