WHAT ' S ON
11 MAY EAT CAMBRIDGE FOOD & DRINK FAIR The Main Event kicks off the foodie festival, and is followed by two weeks of fringe events throughout the city. A showcase for Cambridgeshire’s independent food and drink scene, you can expect stalls, plus fascinating workshops and talks on the day. 10.30am-4pm | Cambridge Guildhall | £2 eat-cambridge.co.uk familiar face on BBC2, including appearances on QI , Steel’s witty, dark, sardonic take on the real world cuts to the core. 8pm | Cambridge Junction | £17 junction.co.uk 11 MAY NEON MOON CLUB CIRQUE: TROPICANA If you’ve never been before, this is your opportunity to break into an exotic world of glamour and glitter. The show features cabaret, circus and burlesque performers, and dress code is to come as your alter ego, and let your imagination run wild! 9pm-3am | Cambridge Junction | from £22.50 | junction.co.uk 14-18 MAY THE REMAINS OF THE DAY Darlington Hall runs like clockwork in 1930s England thanks to one of the last truly great butlers, Stevens. But the country stands on the edge. Twenty years later, he finds an old friend and reflects on the choices he made. 7.45pm, 2.30pm Thursday and Saturday Cambridge Arts Theatre | from £20 cambridgeartstheatre.co.uk 16 MAY THE GUILTY FEMINIST The comedy podcast sensation comes to Cambridge for a hilarious evening exploring the noble goals of 21st Century feminists – and the paradoxes, hypocrisies and insecurities which undermine them. 7.30pm | Corn Exchange | from £18 cambridgelivetrust.co.uk 11 MAY MARK STEEL A regular on Radio 4 and a
29 MAY PIP BLOM The Dutch 21 year old dreamed years ago of starring in Eurovision and now creates sweetly scuzzy indie-pop tunes. Wise move? You be the judge. 7pm | Portland Arms | £9.90 | theportlandarms.co.uk
7.45pm, 2.30pm Thursday and Saturday Cambridge Arts Theatre | from £24 cambridgeartstheatre.co.uk 27 MAY – 1 JUNE STONES IN HIS POCKETS A small village in Ireland is turned upside down when a Hollywood film studio decides to make a historical blockbuster in the area. As cultures clash, it’s clear Tinseltown’s idea of Ireland is far from reality. 7.45pm, 2.30pm Thursday and Saturday Cambridge Arts Theatre | from £20 cambridgeartstheatre.co.uk
19 MAY CAMBRIDGE PHILHARMONIC: THE PELICANTATA Roald Dahl’s story The Giraffe and the
Pelly and Me , adapted into a large-scale choral work by Donald Sturrock, will be narrated by Sir Tony Robinson, as Cambridge Philharmonic bring to life the tall tale about the Duke of Hampshire’s attempts to keep his 677 windows clean, with the help of a giraffe. 5.30pm & 7.30pm | West Road Concert Hall £15 | cambridgephilharmonic.com 20-25 MAY THE HOUSE ON COLD HILL Bestselling author Peter James is back with this spine-tingling world-premiere. Starring Bafta-nominated Joe McFadden and Rita Simons, who played Roxy in EastEnders , it tells the story of the Harcourt family, who move into their dream home, only to find it quickly turn into a nightmare.
16, 18, 19, 30 MAY ENCHANTED CINEMA
30 MAY – 8 JUNE EVITA
The first four dates of Enchanted Cinema’s outdoor screenings this year are Ray (16th), with live music by the Robin Phillips Trio prior to the film, A Star is Born (18th), Bohemian Rhapsody (19th) and Dirty Dancing (30th). 7pm | Gonville Hotel | £14.50, Ray £21 cambridgelivetrust.co.uk
Festival Players bring Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s classic to the ADC. It features the classics Don’t Cry For Me Argentina and Another Suitcase in Another Hall . 7.45pm, no shows 2nd and 3rd | ADC Theatre | from £11 | adctheatre.com
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