Jim Davidson: Swimming Against the Tide – 2024 Tour
Join Britain’s best loved funny man on his marathon swim as he resists the pull of the under-current of radical sensibilities of the
woke minority. Slap on the Goose fat and battle through the dark and murky woke infested waters and join him for another evening of rip-roaring grown-up comedy, as Jim Davidson OBE continues toplay to capacity audiences year after year.
“Showman Jim triumphs… he hit the spot again and again”
Sunday Express *****
“Standing ovation to packed houses every night “
The Mirror ****
“Davidson was cheered to the rafters”
The Telegraph
“A master of his art”
Adult Content – 18+
Full £27.00
Tickets can also be purchased offline: Evesham Almonry
Raw Comedy May 2024
Join our guest MC Mark Row who will introduce 5 circuit comedians for a night of fun and laughter. Our closing headliner sees a welcome return by Craig Deeley.
Min Age 16
£8.00
Online purchase only.
Lumas Wind Quintet
Beth Stone – flute
Chris Vettraino – oboe
Benjamin Hartnell-Booth – French horn
Flo Plane – bassoon
Rennie Sutherland – clarinet
Programme to include:
Ligeti Six Bagatelles
Ravel String Quartet in F arr. for wind by Popkin
Danzi Wind Quintet No.2 in G minor Op.56
Shostakovich Suite for Wind Quintet
Szervanszky Wind Quintet No.1
Lumas Winds is a dynamic, young chamber ensemble based in London. Winners of the 71st Royal Overseas League Mixed Ensemble Prize in 2023, Lumas are committed ambassadors for wind chamber music and the rich variety of repertoire that it offers. Alongside performing the classics of the repertoire Lumas enjoy exploring and premiering new works for these instruments. They have performed at the Corbridge, Ironstone and WinchesterChamber Music Festivals and are establishing themselves as a first class wind group to be heard.
Full £20 Under 18 £5
Tickets can also be purchased offline: Johnsons, 91 High Street, Evesham, WR114DN
Funny Girl
Funny Girl, the beloved Broadway musical made famous by Barbra Streisand in the 1968 film, tells the story of Fanny Brice, a talented and unconventional performer who rises to fame in the Ziegfeld Follies in the early 20th century.
“Funny Girl” is a heartfelt and humorous portrayal of a woman who refuses to let her unconventional looks or personality hold her back from achieving her dreams.
The show follows Fanny’s journey as she navigates love, success, and the challenges of being a female performer in a male-dominated industry.
But when she falls in love with a charming gambler along the way, Fanny must choose between her career and her heart.
Featuring iconic songs like “People,” “Don’t Rain on My Parade,” and “The Music That Makes Me Dance,” Funny Girl is a timeless classic which won a whole new generation of fans with the 2018 revival starring the Sheridan Smith and the current Broadway production starring Lea Michele of Glee fame.
With its unforgettable characters, stunning costumes, and unforgettable score, “Funny Girl” is a must-see for anyone who loves musical theatre!
This amateur production is presented by Evesham Operatic and Dramatic Society by arrangement with Tams-Witmark, a Concord Theatricals Company (www.tamswitmark.com).
£16 (£14 concessions)
Online purchase only.
Rich Hall: Shot From Cannons
Fresh on the heels of his critically acclaimed memoirs, Nailing It, Montana’s transatlantic messenger returns with new rants, knife-edge observations, thrilling musical interludes and an ever-formidable knack for laughs on the fly. You’ll pay for the whole seat, but you’ll only need the edge of it.
Vital and incredulously angry. Hilarious.” – The Scotsman
“Blissfully funny” – Guardian
“One hour of stonking stand-up and another of stomping hoedown mayhem.
That’s two top gigs in one” ****
– The Mail On Sunday (Event)
£17.00
Tickets can also be purchased offline: Evesham Almonry
Andy Parsons: Bafflingly Optimistic
ANDY PARSONS: BAFFLINGLY OPTIMISTIC
‘For those who worry that we are going to hell in a handcart, Parsons will at least make you enjoy the ride’ – The i.
As seen on Netflix, Amazon Prime, BBC iPlayer, Live At The Apollo & Mock The Week.
‘Hysterical’ – The Mirror
‘Very funny’ – The Times
‘Punchline King’ – The Guardian
‘Laugh Out Loud Funny’ – Sunday Telegraph
★★★★★ – The List
★★★★★ – The Scotsman
★★★★★ – The Herald
‘Surprisingly ripped’ – Rob Beckett
14+ Likely to be swearing and adult content
£17.00
Tickets can also be purchased offline: Evesham Almonry
Raw Comedy June 2024
One MC and 5 comedians for a hilarious night of comedy and all for £8 a ticket. Add to that the fact its on your doorstep it has all the elements for a great night out in Evesham.
Our headliner is Gloucester’s award-winning comic Nik Hill.
Min Age 16
£8.00
Online purchase only.
King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys
Rough, tough and always rocking, the legendary King Pleasure and The Biscuit Boys’ zany stage show sometimes belies the fact that here is the finest, most authentic rhythm & blues band ever to come from outside the USA. As who has followed their astonishing career knows, the band carries a guarantee of great swinging music and high entertainment value. This year the high-octane jump and jive band have, as always, been spreading their message throughout Europe promoting their 11th Big Bear CD Live at Last!
‘Superb, a stunning range of instrumental ability…classy stuff in the style of Louis Jordan and Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, with nowt taken out.’ – Dave Clarke, Now Dig This
£21.00
Tickets can also be purchased offline: Evesham Almonry
Words of Women
Programme to include:
Songs
Ayres Anti-Suffragist Reasons (Poems of AD Miller)
Copland Selections: 12 Poems of Emily Dickinson
Dove Five Am’rous sighs (Lady Montagu Wortley)
Massenet Sérénade d’automne (Mme. Blanchecotte)
Philips An Amherst Bestiary (Emily Dickinson)
Schumann Gedichte der Königin Maria Stuart, Op.135
Piano
C Schumann Romance from 4 Pieces Caractéristiques Larghetto in F from 4 Pieces Fugitives
Harding Reverie
This concert is being promoted this in collaboration with Evesham’s Festival of Words. Through the ‘words of women’ in poems, letters and
musical extracts, Susanna MacRae (soprano and Royal College of
Music graduate) and pianist Claire Habbershaw (pianist and Guildhall
Scholar)
explore the relationship between music and literature
. Texts by
Anne Boleyn, Emile Bronte, Emily Dickenson, Alice Duer Miller and
Christina Rosetti.
Full £20 Under18 £5
Tickets can also be purchased offline: Johnsons, 91 High Street, Evesham, WR11 4DN
Simon Evans & Friends
Simon Evans returns to Evesham for an extended headline set of brand new material!
Simon Evans is one of the UK’s most respected and established comedians. Fearless, provocative and ruthlessly intelligent, he’s a regular staple of TV and radio.
His TV credits include BBC One’s Live at the Apollo and Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, BBC Two’s Mock the Week, and was a regular on Channel 4’s Stand Up for the Week.
Simon’s BBC Radio 4 series Simon Evans Goes to Market has audiences delighting in his witty and insightful take on the unpromising comic territory of commodities, trading and wealth.
Other BBC Radio 4 appearances include the The News Quiz, The Unbelievable Truth, and Armando Iannucci’s Charm Offensive.
Simon will be joined by 2 other comedians (yet to be announced) for another night of fun and laughter.
£19.00
Online purchase only.
The Wizard Of Oz
L. Frank Baum’s classic novel comes to life in The Wizard of Oz. This faithful adaptation produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company features all the most beloved songs and moments from the 1939 classic film, brought to life onstage. Young Dorothy Gale is swept away by a tornado from her Kansas farm to the magical land of Oz. There, she encounters a host of whimsical characters: good witches, bad witches, animals that talk, scarecrows that walk, and things magical to behold. To find her way home, she must journey along the Yellow Brick Road to see the mysterious and all-powerful Wizard in Emerald City. Along the way, she makes new friends, but must also brave many dangers, including the Wicked Witch of the West, who will stop at nothing to get her hands on Dorothy’s magical ruby slippers. To make it home safely, Dorothy must learn an important lesson: there’s no place like home.
Join Phoenix Theatre Group as they bring this magical journey to life.
£16.00
Tickets can also be purchased offline: www.Henrician.org
Mark Watson: Search
Mark Watson’s 12-year-old son has just got a phone. His 70-year-old dad has been through the most frightening experience of his life. Both a dad and a kid himself, around the midpoint of his life, the Taskmaster star and multiple award-winner – now also famous as one-third of YouTube cult sensation No More Jockeys – returns.
He’ll consider the search for meaning that we’re all on, with or without Google. There’ll be a lot of jokes, and a show that’s different every night.
★★★★ ‘A master at letting us in on his vulnerability’ The Times
★★★★ ‘This is a stand-up operating at the very top of his game’ Independent
14+
Full £20.00
Tickets can also be purchased offline: Evesham Almonry
Holly at Christmas: 32 Years of Rock ‘n’ Rolling The World
Buddy Holly and the Cricketers once again herald in the Yuletide festivities with Holly at Christmas, the show that is now as traditional as mulled wine and mince pies!
Holly’s hits, other contemporary classics and some Christmas crackers are all wrapped up in a fast, furious and funny feast of entertainment to make the perfect gift for all the family.
This breathtaking show has rock ’n’ rolled audiences across the globe from Cardiff to California, Barking to Bangkok and Swindon to Sweden and is guaranteed to have everyone singing along to the music and dancing in the aisles.
It stars some of the finest actor-musicians in the UK whose combined West End credits include Buddy, Lennon, Forbidden Planet and Jailhouse Rock and was endorsed as Britain’s most popular Buddy Holly act when the boys guested on BBC One’s Saturday night live programme, “The One and Only”, hosted by Graham Norton.
Whatever the season, whatever the excuse to party, make your Heartbeat a little faster with the show that has thousands of fans the world over saying: “I can’t believe it’s not Buddy!”
Reviews
“The audience were dancing in the aisles and roaring for more” The Stage
“Buddy brilliant!” Graham Norton, BBC One
“Fantastic…The best… tremendous night out…I can’t praise the show enough” The Kent and Sussex Courier
“Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas without Buddy Holly and The Cricketers” Somerset County Gazette
£20
Tickets can also be purchased offline: Evesham Almonry
Cinderella- The Traditional Family Panto
Join Phoenix Theatre Group as they celebrate their 35th year of Pantomime! Will Cinderella be swept away by Prince Charming? Will Buttons get his girl? Are the Ugly Sisters as ugly as they sound? These and many more questions will be answered in this traditional Panto suitable for the whole family.
Phoenix will deliver the usual song, dance, fun and games people have come to expect from Evesham’s premiere Panto Society. With a 50 strong cast, please note the show includes pyrotechnics and special effects.
Suitable for ages 3+
£16.00
Tickets can also be purchased offline: Www.Henrician.org