WHAT ’ S ON
What’s On YOUR AT-A-GLANCE GUIDE TO EVENTS AROUND CAMBRIDGE THIS MONTH
29 DECEMBER-1 JANUARY THE NUTCRACKER/ SWAN LAKE
8-12 JANUARY LITTLE WOMEN
16-19 JANUARY MY FAIR LADY
Cambridge Theatre Company presents the timeless and captivating tale of Jo, Beth, Meg and Amy in this brilliant musical. Aspiring writer Jo is given advice by her professor to make her writing more personal to improve her storytelling, which spurs her on to tell the story of growing up in Civil War America. 7.45pm | ADC theatre | from £9 adctheatre.com 11 JANUARY FLO AND JOAN: ALIVE ON STAGE Following the sell-out run of their critically acclaimed show The Kindness of Stranglers in 2017, the musical comedy duo – who are also sisters – return with a fresh hour of dark and witty songs. 8pm | Cambridge Junction | £14 junction.co.uk
From flower seller to sophisticated woman under the tutelage of professor Henry Higgins, the tale of Eliza Doolittle is a stage and screen classic, and will be performed by Cambridge Operatic Society. 7.30pmWednesday to Saturday; 2.30pm Thursday and Saturday Cambridge Arts Theatre | from £18 cambridgeartstheatre.com 16 JANUARY WINTER TREE WALK Learn how to identify native trees using bark, buds, shape and form, on a guided walk with one of Wandlebury’s wardens. Meet at the car park noticeboard. 10am-12pm | Wandlebury Country Park free (donations appreciated) cambridgeppf.org 17 JANUARY WINTER GARDEN 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR Join Pete Kerley, who has worked at Cambridge University Botanic Garden since 1977, for a tour around the winter garden, which first opened in 1979. 10.30am | Cambridge University Botanic Garden | £10 | cambridgelivetrust.co.uk 18 JANUARY SAM AVERY: THE LEARNER PARENT Stand-up comedian, blogger and author, Sam Avery, started a blog when his twins were born. A million nappies and Peppa Pig episodes later, he shares the lows, highs and in-betweens. 8pm | Cambridge Junction | £19 junction.co.uk
Saint Petersburg Classic Ballet returns to Cambridge for what’s become a new year tradition. Catch Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker at the end of December and Swan Lake on 1 January. Various times | Corn Exchange | from £18 cambridgelivetrust.co.uk
8-12 JANUARY CRIMES
AGAINST CHRISTMAS A grown-up antidote to the traditional pantomime, the team from Bawds takes Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None and recasts it in a 12 Days of Christmas mould as strangers are mysteriously invited to spend the holiday on a remote island. 7.45pm | Corpus Playroom | from £6 adctheatre.com
1 JANUARY NEW YEAR ’ S DAY WALK A sociable stroll to start the new year through the Coton Countryside Reserve and surrounding countryside to blow off the
19 JANUARY THE BIG SING: FAURÉ’S REQUIEM
Singers can join the New Cambridge Singers for a rehearsal and performance on the same day, or you can go and watch the show, with proceeds going to CPSL Mind. 1.15pm for rehearsal, 6pm show | Great St Mary’s Church | £20 to take part, £10 to watch | cambridgelivetrust.co.uk
cobwebs. Meet at The Plough pub in Coton. 11am-1pm | Coton Countryside Reserve free (donations appreciated) | cambridgeppf.org
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