Cambridge Edition January 2025 - Newsletter

THE AGENDA

28 Jan

24 THEATRE

Murder: Staged, Cambridge Corn Exchange Cheish Merryweather, psychologist and psychopathy expert, explains the ‘CSI effect’ and creation of a new type of killer who can mislead investigations.

16 MAR Gordon Buchanan: Lions and Tigers and Bears, Cambridge Corn Exchange Award-winning wildlife filmmaker and photographer Gordon Buchanan recounts thrilling animal encounters. TALK

28 MUSIC

Wet Wet Wet, Cambridge Corn Exchange

Founder Graeme Clark, guitarist Graeme Duffin and frontman Kevin Simm perform the band’s catalogue of legendary hits, including Sweet Little Mystery and Goodnight Girl .

3 MAY COMEDY

22 OCT An unbiased look at climate change from this German comedian. It’s sure to delight; everyone loves talking about the weather. Henning Wehn: Acid Wehn, Cambridge Corn Exchange Bow Wow Wow, Cambridge Junction Annabella Lwin and the band are back for their first UK headline tour in a decade. Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren formed the band in 1980. MUSIC

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream, ADC Theatre One of Shakespeare’s most famous comedies, this chaotic tale unfolds in the magical Athenian forest, where the air is pierced with jealousy, unrequited love and delicious confusion.

Rob Newman: Where the Wild Things Are, Cambridge Junction Rob Newman’s stand-up covers cave paintings to car-free cities, by way of the Roman Empire’s chariot ban and Homo ergaster’s dance steps.

Lucy Porter: No Regrets!, Cambridge Junction Frank Sinatra had too few to mention, but Lucy’s got hundreds. And she’s prepared to go into graphic detail about all of them.

Ode to Joy, Cambridge Philharmonic, West Road Concert Hall A glorious combination of Mozart’s Piano Concerto in A Major and Beethoven’s final symphony, directed by Harry Sever. Starts 4pm, adult tickets £15.

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Colin Hoult: Colin, Cambridge Junction A show about family, fatherhood and Hoult’s formative childhood experience with a ouija board and a gorilla. Best known for his work with Ricky Gervais on Derek and After Life .

Nina Conti: Whose Face Is It Anyway?, Cambridge Corn Exchange Virtuoso ventriloquist and Bafta nominee Nina Conti presents a brand- new, unscripted show that delves deep into who we are.

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