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10-15 FEBRUARY PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT
Joe McFadden, 2017 winner of Strictly Come Dancing , stars in this new production of the cult classic. With fab feathers and costumes, and dance floor classics such as It’s Raining Men and I Will Survive , it’s a sparkly delight. 7.30pm, 2.30pm Thurs/Sat Cambridge Corn Exchange | from £26 cambridgelive.org.uk
17-22 FEBRUARY BAND OFGOLD
Kay Mellor’s thrilling new play recreates an 80s ITV crime drama. With a killer on the loose, it’s a battle to survive for three women, played by Gaynor Faye ( Emmerdale ), Laurie Brett ( EastEnders ) and Emma Osman. 7.45pm, 2.30pm Thurs/Sat Cambridge Arts Theatre | from £25 Cambridgeartstheatre.com
18 FEBRUARY FARA
18-22 FEBRUARY
Orcadian folk quartet tour the UK with tracks from their second album, Times from Times Fall . Self-penned, it’s an album rooted in the spirit of the Orkney Islands. 8pm | Cambridge Junction | £18.50 junction.co.uk 18-21 FEBRUARY DRAGTIME: FAMILY VALUES Late-night fun from Cambridge’s premier drag troupe. The kings, queens and in-betweens will entertain with their singing, lip syncing, spoken word, pole dancing, burlesque, music and more. 11pm | ADC Theatre | from £6 adctheatre.com 20 FEBRUARY GENTLEMAN’S DUBCLUB One of the most respected names in UK dub and reggae music in the past 15 years, the Gentleman’s Dub Club have worked with Fat Freddy’s Drop, performed at every major UK festival and opened for UB40. 7pm | Cambridge Junction | £20.50 junction.co.uk
THE FOOTLIGHTS SPRING REVUE
A showcase of the freshest new comedy from Cambridge Footlights. The Spring Revue is the only time all the talents of the world-famous troupe come together in the year. 7.45pm, plus 2.30pm on 22nd | ADC Theatre from £10 | adctheatre.com
21 FEBRUARY MITCHBENN
24-29 FEBRUARY THEWOMAN IN BLACK
The singing satirist from Radio 4’s Now Show spreads insight and laughs. For this show, he has created ten songs that could save the world. 8pm | Cambridge Junction | £14.50 junction.co.uk
Susan Hill’s acclaimed ghost story comes alive in this Stephen Mallatratt adaptation at the Arts Theatre. A lawyer is obsessed with a curse he believes has been cast over him and his family by the spectre of a woman in black. He employs a sceptical young actor to exorcise the fear that grips his soul. 7.45pm, 2.30pm Thurs/Sat Cambridge Arts Theatre | from £20 cambridgeartstheatre.com 26 FEBRUARY BOYZLIFE Brian McFadden and Keith Duffy, former members of Westlife and Boyzone – two of the biggest boy bands of the 90s and 00s – combine for a show that features well over a dozen of their biggest hits. The groups had a combined 18 number-one singles and nine number-one albums. 7.30pm | Cambridge Corn Exchange £32.50 | cambridgelive.org.uk
22 FEBRUARY PINS
Prime clanging garage rock from one of Manchester’s best bands. Their 2017 single Aggrophobe featured Iggy Pop and this gig is promoter Green Mind’s 19th birthday bash.
7pm | Portland Arms | £11 theportlandarms.co.uk
20 FEBRUARY SHLOMO’S BEATBOX ADVENTURE FORKIDS
24 FEBRUARY PORTICOQUARTET
World-record breaking beatboxer Shlomo makes all kinds of music using just his mouth and a mic. Children can become his sidekicks in a world of funny sounds and cool music. 11.30am/2.30pm | Cambridge Junction £6 children, £10 adults | junction.co.uk
Mercury Prize-nominated genre hoppers perform tracks from their recent album, Memory Streams . 7pm | Cambridge Junction | £20.50 junction.co.uk
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