CULTURE CLUB
THE HEONG GALLERY UNWRAPPING ARIADNE WRAPPED If you’ve taken the train to or from Cambridge in the last month or so, you may have spotted an intriguing addition outside the station. Gavin Turk’s Ariadne Wrapped is a life-size sculpture of a reclining figure in bronze, wrapped in a cloth, which recalls Giorgio de Chirico’s sculptural homage to the Cretan princess of Greek mythology. For him, Ariadne became a symbol of displacement, travel and migration – fitting themes for Station Square. The latest exhibition at the Heong Gallery, Gavin Turk: In Search of Ariadne – which opens at the end of September – will tell the story of this striking new artwork through a series of drawings, prints and sculptures. Feeling thespian WAITING IN THE WINGS THIS MONTH IN THEATRE: A HANDBAG STEALS THE SHOW, SUPPORTING CHARACTERS TAKE THE LEADING ROLE AND THE WOMEN’S INSTITUTE BARES ALL Award-winning director Denzel Westley- Sanderson’s production of The Importance of Being Earnest is a must-see at Cambridge Arts Theatre this month. Running from 20 to 24 September, this contemporary adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s revered masterpiece about dysfunctional families, class, gender and sexuality offers a bold retelling that’s rich in satire, laugh-out-loud moments and a pin-drop plot-twist that reaffirms its status as a classic. At the ADC from 27 September to 1 October, experience the unseen bits from
SALLY-ANNE HAYWARD EVER SO NICE 3 September, 8pm, Cambridge Junction, £13.50 VIR DAS WANTED 5 September, 7.30pm, Cambridge Junction, £26 THE BEST IN COMEDY 17 September, 8pm, West Road Concert Hall, £26 ROB NEWMAN LIVE ON STAGE 19 September, 7.30pm, Cambridge Junction, £20.50 GLENN MOORE WILL YOU STILL NEED ME, WILL YOU STILL FEED ME, GLENN I’M SIXTY MOORE 30 September, 8pm, Cambridge Junction, £13.50 NOT TO MISS
Hamlet according to Tom Stoppard’s off-the-wall tragicomedy Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead . Listed by The New York Times as one of the top 20 plays ever written, this absurdist show follows courtiers Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, as they try to make sense of the perplexing events that unfold during their doomed visit to Denmark. Looking ahead to October, one show to clear diary space for is Cambridge Theatre Company’s production of Calendar Girls , about a group of Yorkshire women who decide to shake up their WI’s fundraising initiatives with a nude calendar. Inspired by the remarkable true story that sent sparks around the world and led to a record- breaking film, the stage version introduces catchy tunes by Gary Barlow and Tim Firth for an uproarious evening of hilarity, music and carefully positioned objects! See it at the Great Hall at the Leys from 25 to 29 October.
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