WHAT ' S ON What’s On YOUR AT-A-GLANCE GUIDE TO EVENTS AROUND CAMBRIDGE THIS MONTH
4 MAY ECHOBELLY
1 MAY IDLEWILD
5 MAY HORRIBLE HISTORIES: BRAND NEW BARMY BRITAIN A West End show that has never toured until now. Expect Richard III, Henry VIII, Mary Tudor vs Mary Queen of Scots and peep into the world of Samuel Pepys. 1.30pm, 4pm | Cambridge Corn Exchange £18, children £15 | cambridgelivetrust.co.uk 7-8 MAY BALLET BLACK Three works including Ingoma (Song), fusing ballet, African dance and singing, and Martin Lawrence’s Pendulum , an intimate duet, which premiered in 2009. 7.45pm | Cambridge Arts Theatre | from £20 cambridgeartstheatre.co.uk Cambridge Early Music has created a series of concerts at college venues and Little St Mary’s Church. Highlights include Tenebrae performing RequiemMass for six voices, the Choir of King’s College, The Gesualdo Six and the Sollazzo Ensemble. Various times, venues and prices cambridgeearlymusic.org 8 MAY THE HORNE SECTION Five outstanding musicians and one non- musical stand up join together for an evening of comedy, songs, enthusiastic dancing and a lot of mucking about, in a show from Alex Horne, creator of Taskmaster. 7.30pm | Cambridge Corn Exchange | £28 cambridgelivetrust.co.uk 7-12 MAY CAMBRIDGE FESTIVAL OF THE VOICE
Scottish alt-rockers formed in 1995, this band have dabbled in folk and other styles and play The Junction in support of their latest album, Interview Music . 7pm | Cambridge Junction | £22.50 junction.co.uk
One of the Britpop bands that were about the songs, rather than harking back to the 1960s, their hits include Great Things and Dark Therapy . An acoustic gig, which is in aid of Action on Addiction. 7.30pm | Storey’s Field Centre | £13.50 cambridgelivetrust.co.uk 4 MAY CAMBRIDGESHIRE CHORAL SOCIETY Richard Laing conducts the society’s annual concert, which features the music of four of France’s greatest composers: Poulenc, Vierne, Franck and Fauré. 7.30pm | Trinity College Chapel | £15 cambridgelivetrust.co.uk
3 MAY WET WET WET
It’s no Sweet Little Mystery howWet Wet Wet have endured so long, with three No 1’s to their name: Help FromMy Friends , Goodnight Girl and the mega-hit Love is All Around – so successful that the band had to ask their record company to stop producing copies! 8pm | Cambridge Corn Exchange | £28 cambridgelivetrust.co.uk
18 MAY CAMBR IDGE SKA FEST 3 Top-class ska, reggae and 2 Tone music from three live bands and DJs. Maroon Town bring the authenticity of Jamaican ska into the 21st century with groove, rap and rocksteady, Big 10 deliver a huge sound and entertaining antics, while BuBounce take their set through many eras. 7pm | Cambridge Junction | £16 | junction.co.uk
10 MAY SLEAFORD MODS
Determined Nottingham duo who plough their own distinctive path. Featuring Jason Williamson’s take on austerity-era Britain delivered in an abrasive, minimalist style. 7pm | Cambridge Junction | £21.50 junction.co.uk
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