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Your Local Arts Venue<br />

<strong>Autumn</strong> <strong>2022</strong><br />

Theatre | Cinema | Museum


Welcome to<br />

South Mill Arts<br />

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Christmas<br />

September<br />

October<br />

December<br />

Live Music<br />

Community Events<br />

Community Theatre<br />

Cinema<br />

Museum<br />

At a Glance<br />

Coming Soon<br />

Looking for an event space? Whether it be a business<br />

meeting for 2 or a conference for 300, we have the<br />

space for you! Contact our event team to find out more.<br />

southmillarts.co.uk/venue-hire<br />

Have you heard about our classes and activities? We are<br />

delighted to be home to many classes that are available<br />

to the community. From dance and art, to yoga and<br />

well-being, it is worth taking a look to see what we have<br />

to offer. Details of classes we host can be found on our<br />

website southmillarts.co.uk/classes<br />

Box Office<br />

opening times<br />

Mon-Sat<br />

12pm - 4pm<br />

We have limited car park<br />

facilities on site. Alternative<br />

parking is available at Jackson<br />

Square car park, CM23 3XQ<br />

Tickets<br />

Concessions: over 60s and under<br />

16s (unless stated otherwise)<br />

Family: 2 adults and 2 children<br />

or 1 adult and 3 children<br />

Children’s tickets: under 16s<br />

Group tickets: 10+ tickets<br />

Why not support your local<br />

arts venue and become a<br />

SMArt<br />

Supporter<br />

By becoming a SMArt Supporter you<br />

will receive the following benefits:<br />

Annual newsletter<br />

Free museum tour and talk from<br />

our Curator<br />

Exclusive backstage tour<br />

2 SMART Supporter socials per year<br />

To Join, please see our website<br />

at southmillarts.co.uk<br />

Box Office:<br />

01279 710 200<br />

southmillarts.co.uk<br />

Supported by:<br />

1- 3 South Road, Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire CM23 3JG. South MIll Arts is a trading styling of Bishop’s Stortford Museum & Arts CIO, Registered Charity No.1189853


Join us this Christmas at South Mill Arts<br />

where we have something for everyone!<br />

Festive Gertcha<br />

Monday 19 th Dec | 7pm<br />

Single Pie: £25 | Double Pie: £28<br />

A fun filled Cockney knees up with top Chas and Dave tribute<br />

band Gertcha and Pie and Mash by F.Cooke of Bishop’s Stortford.<br />

Food will be served from 7pm with a choice of Turkey, Beef or<br />

Vegetarian pies and a Mince pie for dessert. The Music will start<br />

from 7.45pm - All the Chas and Dave classics with a festive twist!<br />

ROH: The Nutcracker<br />

Thu 8 th Dec | 7.15pm<br />

Join Clara at a delightful Christmas Eve party that becomes<br />

a magical adventure once everyone else is tucked up<br />

in bed. Marvel at the brilliance of Tchaikovsky’s score,<br />

as Clara and her enchanted Nutcracker fight the Mouse<br />

King and visit the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Prince in the<br />

glittering Kingdom of Sweets.<br />

Jack And The Beanstalk<br />

Sat 3 rd Dec - Mon 2 nd Jan<br />

See Website for full details<br />

Grotto<br />

Coming this December<br />

See Website for full details<br />

Join Jack for a fantastic high-flying adventure of giant<br />

proportions. You can expect the very best toe-tapping<br />

tunes, fabulous costumes and hilarious cast of<br />

characters to entertain you in this timeless classic.<br />

The director and writer of 2019’s Sleeping Beauty<br />

returns with a pantomime that promises to be full<br />

of beans!<br />

Santa enjoyed seeing you all so much last year he has left the<br />

elves preparing the toys whilst he makes a visit back to South<br />

Mill Arts this holiday season. Start your festive adventure with<br />

a fun craft activity before making your way up to see Father<br />

Christmas. Not only will you receive a special gift, but you will<br />

also hear a festive story from Santa himself. Your visit will<br />

end with delicious hot chocolate and cookies in the Malting’s<br />

Bar - the perfect treat to end a magical experience.<br />

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Big Adventure Productions<br />

in association with South Mill Arts


Join Jack for a fantastic<br />

high-flying adventure of<br />

giant proportions. You<br />

can expect the very best<br />

toe-tapping tunes, fabulous<br />

costumes and hilarious cast<br />

of characters to entertain<br />

you in this timeless classic.<br />

The director and writer<br />

of 2019’s Sleeping Beauty<br />

returns with a pantomime<br />

that promises to be full<br />

of beans!<br />

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Sensitive to and accepting<br />

of audience members who<br />

may benefit from a more<br />

relaxed environment.


Sept<br />

The British<br />

Carpenters<br />

Fri 2 nd Sept | 7.30pm<br />

£24<br />

The very best of London’s West End musicians<br />

bring you a fresh new production. These<br />

meticulous arrangements are played by the<br />

very best musicians in the country, breathing<br />

new life into the evergreen, classic tunes we<br />

all know and love.<br />

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Upbeat Beatles<br />

Sat 3 rd Sept | 7.30pm<br />

£24<br />

Did you miss The Beatles first time around?<br />

Don’t miss them now!<br />

The Upbeat Beatles are a rockin’ band with tight<br />

musicianship and powerhouse vocals! You’ll be<br />

jumping from the word go! There isn’t a band that<br />

can touch them - 8 bars of “Twist and Shout”<br />

and you will know why!


Uncle Funk<br />

The Opera Boys:<br />

A Night At The Musicals<br />

Fri 9 th Sept | 8.30pm<br />

£24 £23.50<br />

Sat 10 th Sept | 7.30pm<br />

The UK’s biggest and best live 70s disco band<br />

return to South Mill Arts after their previous<br />

sell-out performances. Playing what they describe<br />

as “The Greatest Hits Of Disco Volume 1”, the<br />

amazing renditions and eye-popping costumes<br />

make their show one of the most exciting live<br />

events you will see all year!<br />

The Opera Boys return with their sell-out show featuring<br />

the biggest songs from the West End and Broadway.<br />

4-part harmony musical medleys are combined with<br />

stunning solo performances from shows that the boys<br />

themselves have performed in over the years. From<br />

timeless classics like Les Miserables, to modern smash<br />

hits such as The Greatest Showman!<br />

Henry Blofeld -<br />

My Dear Old Things<br />

Thu 15 th Sept | 7.30pm<br />

£24 | Early Bird (first 50 tickets): £19<br />

Being confined to the pavilion for the past couple of<br />

seasons has given Henry time to reconnect with his<br />

Norfolk roots and reflect on a truly extraordinary life.<br />

This reflection inspired the online film, At Home With<br />

Henry, and this new theatre show. Blowers recalls his<br />

days as a young England hopeful, how an Eton bus<br />

knocked him off his stride - and his bike - recoiling<br />

from a career in the City to work as a cricket journalist<br />

before finding his way into the TMS box.<br />

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Through The Rain: A<br />

Celebration Of Barry Manilow<br />

Sat 17 th Sept | 7.30pm<br />

£23<br />

Celebrate a legend as we relive the music of Barry<br />

Manilow. With an incredible live band and stunning<br />

backing vocalists, this production celebrates the timeless<br />

songs and melodies of ‘Barry Manilow’ the man & his<br />

genius. With all of his classic hits from Even Now, I Write<br />

The Songs, One Voice, Copacabana, Could It Be Magic,<br />

I Made It Through The Rain, Mandy and so many more.<br />

Vincent Simone:<br />

Tango Passions<br />

Fri 23 rd Sept | 7.30pm | VIP: £58.50<br />

Premium: £34.50 | Standard: £31.50<br />

Argentine Tango King and Strictly Come Dancing legend,<br />

Vincent Simone, returns to the stage in the <strong>Autumn</strong> of<br />

<strong>2022</strong> with his brand new show… ‘Tango Passions’. Also<br />

starring Argentine Tango specialist Paula Duarte as his<br />

leading lady. Accompanied by world-class Argentine<br />

Tango specialists, let the original Italian stallion take<br />

you on a journey to Buenos Aires.<br />

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Ultimate Boy Band<br />

Party Show<br />

Fri 30 th Sept | 7.30pm<br />

£23.50<br />

With combined record sales of over 500 million<br />

The Ultimate Boy Band Party Show takes us to<br />

the naughty 90’s with ‘5 Bad Boys with the power<br />

to Rock You’ as they perform over 30 number one<br />

hits from all your favourite Boy bands... and this<br />

time they’re ‘Back For Good’!


Oct<br />

Women In Rock<br />

Sat 1 st Oct | 7.30pm<br />

£22.50<br />

After their successful debut here in 2018, Women in Rock are<br />

thrilled to be back to take you on a spectacular journey through<br />

five decades of female rock music! Featuring soaring vocals,<br />

breathtaking choreography, audience interaction, striking<br />

costumes and backed by a band of world class musicians, this<br />

must-see show is guaranteed to get you on your feet. Grab your<br />

tickets and let’s get ready to sing, dance and ROCK!<br />

Terry Deary’s<br />

Twisted Tales<br />

Fri 7 th Oct | 7pm | £19.50 | Concs: £17.50<br />

Group (min 8): £15.50 | Family: £61<br />

A brand new original comedy by Terry Deary. Just three<br />

actors perform over 100 roles in as many minutes of<br />

fact-based, fast-paced fun! Mr Pimm, a victorian school<br />

teacher, battles against all odds to teach his pesky<br />

pupils a thing or two with hilarious consequences in the<br />

quest to discover, ‘can the past really tell the future?’<br />

Unexpected highs and lows, quick costume changes<br />

and wit, enjoy twisted tales of times gone by in one wild<br />

whirlwind that will leave you rolling around with laughter!<br />

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Both Sides Of<br />

Phil Collins<br />

Sat 8 th Oct | 7.30pm<br />

£25.50<br />

The Greatest Hits of Phil Collins & Genesis. It’s another<br />

night in paradise...guaranteed – as this hit-packed<br />

production arrives on its nationwide tour. Backed by<br />

a cast of world-class musicians and singers, featuring<br />

a horn section that will blow you away. The star of the<br />

evening delivers a delightfully interactive spectacular that<br />

includes each and every one of Phil Collins’ greatest hits.<br />

Down For The Count Presents<br />

A Century Of Swing<br />

Fri 14 th Oct | 7.30pm<br />

£24.50<br />

Join the UK’s hardest swinging band Down for the<br />

Count for “one hellova celebration of vintage music”<br />

(TimeOut London) as they celebrate A Century of<br />

Swing. Down for the Count are a mini big band<br />

who bring the sounds of the Swing Era back to<br />

life, with an electrifying show full of incredible<br />

energy and musicianship.<br />

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The Ronnie Scott’s<br />

All Stars<br />

Fri 21 st Oct | 7.30pm<br />

£26.50<br />

Following on from their incredible 2019-20<br />

tour – which included a star-studded gala concert<br />

at London’s Royal Albert Hall – Ronnie Scott’s<br />

Jazz Club return to South Mill Arts with a brand<br />

new collection of music, narration and projected<br />

archive images and footage, celebrating Ronnie<br />

Scott’s ‘Soho Songbook’.


The Neil<br />

Diamond Story<br />

Sat 22 nd Oct | 7.30pm<br />

£25<br />

Described as one of the world’s finest vocal tributes to<br />

Neil Diamond, Bob Drury has been astounding audiences<br />

with his vocal likeness for ten years during which time he<br />

has performed throughout the UK, Europe and in the<br />

United States for the American Neil Diamond Fan Club.<br />

The show tracks Neil’s journey from a struggling<br />

New York songwriter to international mega-star.<br />

The Amazing<br />

Bubble Man<br />

Sun 23 rd Oct | 2pm<br />

£14<br />

Louis Pearl explores the breath-taking dynamics of<br />

bubbles, combining comedy and artistry with audience<br />

participation and spellbinding bubble tricks to keep<br />

everyone mesmerized. From square bubbles, fog-filled<br />

bubbles, giant bubbles, bubble volcanoes, tornados and<br />

trampolines, the Amazing Bubble Man conjures shrieks<br />

of laughter and gasps of amazement from all ages.<br />

Miss Disco<br />

Friday 28 th Oct | 7.30pm<br />

£21.50<br />

After ending their 18-year association with Uncle Funk in<br />

2020, the much-loved seven-piece band finally return to<br />

South Mill Arts as Miss Disco to showcase exactly why<br />

their celebrated performances of Disco’s Greatest Hits<br />

at festivals such as Glastonbury and Standon Calling<br />

earned them their reputation as the UK’s very best<br />

100% live disco revue. See you on the dance floor!<br />

Unravelling Wilburys<br />

Sat 29 th Oct | 7.30pm<br />

£21.50<br />

Playing the country-rock songs of the<br />

Traveling Wilburys, the band also steal<br />

some choice numbers from its five iconic<br />

members; Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, George<br />

Harrison, Bob Dylan and Jeff Lynne.<br />

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Dec<br />

Festive Gertcha<br />

Monday 19 th Dec | 7pm<br />

Single Pie: £25 | Double Pie: £28<br />

A fun filled Cockney knees up with top Chas and Dave<br />

tribute band Gertcha and Pie and Mash by F.Cooke of<br />

Bishop’s Stortford. Food will be served from 7pm with<br />

a choice of Turkey, Beef or Vegetarian pies and a Mince<br />

pie for dessert. The Music will start from 7.45pm - All<br />

the Chas and Dave classics with a festive twist!<br />

Jack And The Beanstalk<br />

Sat 3 rd Dec - Mon 2 nd Jan<br />

See Website for full details<br />

Join Jack for a fantastic high-flying adventure of giant<br />

proportions. You can expect the very best toe-tapping<br />

tunes, fabulous costumes and hilarious cast of<br />

characters to entertain you in this timeless classic.<br />

The director and writer of 2019’s Sleeping Beauty<br />

returns with a pantomime that promises to be full<br />

of beans!<br />

Grotto<br />

Coming this December<br />

See Website for full details<br />

Santa enjoyed seeing you all so much last year he has left the<br />

elves preparing the toys whilst he makes a visit back to South<br />

Mill Arts this holiday season. Start your festive adventure with<br />

a fun craft activity before making your way up to see Father<br />

Christmas. Not only will you receive a special gift, but you will<br />

also hear a festive story from Santa himself. Your visit will<br />

end with delicious hot chocolate and cookies in the Malting’s<br />

Bar - the perfect treat to end a magical experience.<br />

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Midweek Music<br />

<strong>Autumn</strong> <strong>2022</strong><br />

Clean Sneak | Wed 21 st Sept<br />

Charlie Turner | Wed 5 th Oct<br />

Alex Veitch | 30 th Nov<br />

7.30pm | £6.50<br />

Relax on a Wednesday evening in the Maltings bar<br />

while listening to the very best from the vibrant<br />

local music scene.<br />

EXCEPTIONAL LIVE MUSIC!<br />

7.30pm | £15<br />

Last Tuesday of each month<br />

13 th Sept | 25 th Oct<br />

22 nd Nov | 20 th Dec<br />

Usually held on the last Tuesday of<br />

the month, Retunesdays are hosted<br />

by Retune, a Bishop’s Stortford-based<br />

charity that inspires young people to<br />

improve their mental well-being through<br />

creative outlets such as music and<br />

the arts.The night offers a safe and<br />

welcoming space for artists to share<br />

songs and experiences, celebrating<br />

creative expression in all its forms. Acts<br />

range from emerging local talent to<br />

acclaimed international performers,<br />

as well as house band The Retuners.<br />

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Community<br />

We are delighted to host<br />

performances and events<br />

from our local community<br />

this <strong>Autumn</strong>.<br />

Art and Soul from Dance Jam<br />

Sun 2 nd – Sat 15 th Oct<br />

LiveWire<br />

Sun 16 th Oct<br />

The Herts & Essex-based school of rock has four schools in<br />

the area and brings all their students together twice a year<br />

for a charity concert, raising money for Grove Cottage.<br />

Bishop’s<br />

Stortford<br />

Means<br />

Business<br />

A one day event<br />

60 local businesses<br />

Over 250 on the day<br />

Excellent networking<br />

WEDNESDAY 19th<br />

OCTOBER <strong>2022</strong><br />

Creat ing business<br />

opportuni t ies<br />

since 2001<br />

Visit www.bsmb.co.uk for more information<br />

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Xpression Dance presents<br />

‘Everybody Dance Now’<br />

Sat 5 th Nov | 2.30pm & 7pm<br />

Xpression Dance pupils present a showcase of songs and<br />

dances from pop music to some of the most loved musicals!<br />

Creating<br />

business<br />

opportunities<br />

since 2001<br />

Forte Performing Arts<br />

Sun 20 th Nov<br />

A showcase sharing the talents and joy of performing by our<br />

students from Pre-school to Professional<br />

18/08/2021 17:45


Community Theatre<br />

An exciting program from our local Amateur Dramatic companies<br />

“TINSEL-TASTIC.<br />

A HEARTFELT HIT<br />

FOR ALL AGES”<br />

The Times<br />

SPARKLE & SHINE NAZARETH<br />

ONE NIGHT ONE MOMENT SHE’S THE BRIGHTEST STAR<br />

Nativity! The Musical<br />

By BSA Performing Arts<br />

Wed 9 th - Sat 12 th Nov | 7pm<br />

2.30pm matinee Sat | £20 | Concs: £18<br />

Your favourite festive film is now a new musical adapted for<br />

the stage by the creator of the films. Every child has one<br />

Christmas wish, to star in a Nativity, and at St Bernadette’s<br />

School they’re attempting to mount a musical version! Only<br />

trouble is, Mr Maddens has promised that a Hollywood<br />

producer is coming to see the show to turn it into a film!<br />

Join him, his teaching assistant Mr Poppy, hilarious children<br />

and a whole lot of sparkle and shine as they struggle to<br />

make everyone’s wish come true.<br />

Kipps – The New Half A Sixpence<br />

Musical by BSMTC<br />

Tue 15 th Nov - Sat 19 th Nov<br />

7.30pm | 2pm matinee Sat<br />

£19 | Under 16s: £15 (sat matinee only)<br />

The award winning Bishop’s Stortford Musical<br />

Theatre Company make a welcome return to the<br />

stage this November with their dazzling production<br />

of this reinvented musical. The show has been<br />

returned to its literary roots (H.G Wells<br />

‘Kipps – The Story of a Simple Soul’). A treat<br />

for the eyes as well as the ears with this bright,<br />

cheerful, nostalgic, romantic and energetic<br />

production which is suitable for all the family.<br />

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Live<br />

Cinema<br />

As the weather gets cooler, come<br />

along to our cinema and join us<br />

for some of the best performances<br />

from the Royal Opera House. Enjoy<br />

a drink at the bar before the show,<br />

relax and enjoy the live screening.<br />

Live Screenings | £16.50<br />

Concs: £12.50<br />

ROH: Madama Butterfly<br />

Tue 27 th Sept | 7.15pm<br />

‘Love cannot kill: it brings new life.’<br />

On a starlit night in Nagasaki, these are the<br />

words spoken by American naval officer Pinkerton<br />

to young geisha Cio-Cio-San. But as they both<br />

learn, words and promises carelessly spoken<br />

can have indelible consequences.<br />

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ROH: Mayerling<br />

Sun 9 th Oct | 2pm<br />

Inspired by dark and gripping real life events, this<br />

Royal Ballet classic depicts the sexual and morbid<br />

obsessions of Crown Prince Rudolf leading to the<br />

murder-suicide scandal with his mistress Mary<br />

Vetsera. The oppressive glamour of the<br />

Austro-Hungarian court in the 1880s sets the scene<br />

for a suspenseful drama of psychological and<br />

political intrigue as Rudolf fixates on his mortality.


ROH: La Boheme<br />

Wed 26 th Oct | 7pm<br />

Paris, 1900. Penniless writer Rodolfo believes<br />

that art is all he needs – until he meets Mimì,<br />

the lonely seamstress who lives upstairs. So<br />

begins a timeless love story that blooms, fades,<br />

and rekindles with the passing seasons. But<br />

while the couple’s friends Marcello and Musetta<br />

passionately row and make up, a force greater<br />

than love threatens Rodolfo and Mimì.<br />

ROH: The Nutcracker<br />

Thu 8 th Dec | 7.15pm<br />

Join Clara at a delightful Christmas Eve party<br />

that becomes a magical adventure once<br />

everyone else is tucked up in bed. Marvel at the<br />

brilliance of Tchaikovsky’s score, as Clara and her<br />

enchanted Nutcracker fight the Mouse King and<br />

visit the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Prince in the<br />

glittering Kingdom of Sweets.<br />

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Standard<br />

Screenings<br />

Standard Screenings<br />

£7.50<br />

Catch what the big screen has<br />

to offer! Visit our website for the<br />

latest listings from September.<br />

Timeless Tuesdays<br />

Classic Film Screenings<br />

Monthly on Tuesdays<br />

£7.50 | Carer Tickets Free<br />

Our Timeless Tuesday screenings provide<br />

a welcoming and supportive environment<br />

to enjoy classic films. Key features include:<br />

more lighting, no adverts, a 15 minute<br />

interval. Moving around and noise is also<br />

acceptable. Ticket price includes a free<br />

hot drink and biscuits!<br />

Herts Musical Memories is a Hertfordshire charity<br />

that delivers singing sessions for people living<br />

with dementia and their carers. For those with<br />

memory problems, singing familiar songs helps<br />

connect them to their memories. We’re delighted to<br />

team up with Herts Musical Memories before our<br />

Timeless Tuesday screenings. Gathering in the<br />

auditorium shortly before the feature starts, we’ll<br />

warm up your voice with a few exercises and sing<br />

through a well loved song from the film!<br />

Fiddler on the Roof<br />

Tue 20 th Sept | 2pm<br />

A milkman attempts to maintain his<br />

religious and cultural traditions as outside<br />

influences encroach upon his family’s lives.<br />

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Opening Hours<br />

Mon-Fri 10am-5pm<br />

Saturday 10am-4pm<br />

Guided Tours<br />

First Saturday of each month<br />

11am | Free | Booking essential<br />

Join us for a free guided tour of the museum displays.<br />

This is a free event but booking is essential. Attendees<br />

to meet in reception by 11am.<br />

Sat 3 rd Sept | Sat 1 st Oct<br />

Sat 5 th Nov | Sat 3 rd Dec<br />

Walks<br />

Rye Street<br />

History Walk<br />

With Chris Connell,<br />

Museum volunteer<br />

and researcher<br />

Grim and Gruesome<br />

Stortford<br />

Walk with<br />

Steve Mustill<br />

Sun 18 th Sept | 2pm<br />

Sun 30 th Oct | 2pm<br />

Free | Booking Essential<br />

Free | Booking Essential<br />

Find out more about the history of the central section of<br />

Rye Street and surrounding area, from Roman remains,<br />

a multitude of pubs, to the Cottage Hospital and a<br />

Victorian retail entrepreneur and local philanthropist.<br />

Meeting point - Grange Paddocks car park (CM23 2HH)<br />

The market town of Bishops Stortford holds many dark<br />

secrets. Starting from St. Michaels church, join me in<br />

unearthing some of the more gruesome facts about the<br />

town ranging from Saxon myth to Victorian crime and<br />

punishment. Meeting point - St Michael’s Church<br />

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Lunchtime Lectures<br />

Eric Ravillious - paintings<br />

from RAF Sawbridgeworth<br />

Tue 18 th Oct | 12.30pm<br />

Free | Booking Essential<br />

Lunchtime talk<br />

by Chris<br />

Connell<br />

Tales from the Tower<br />

Tue 20 th Sept | 12.30pm<br />

Free | Booking Essential<br />

Lunchtime talk<br />

by Alan Padgett,<br />

B. Stortford<br />

bell ringer<br />

Alan Padgett has been researching the history of the bells<br />

at St. Michaels for the Bell Restoration project. Along the<br />

way he has discovered fascinating information about the<br />

bells, bellringers, Church wardens and rebellious builders,<br />

putting it together in a book, ‘Tales from the Tower’, which<br />

also includes a brief history of the art of English bell ringing<br />

over the past 600 years.<br />

<strong>2022</strong> marks the 80 th anniversary of the death of Eric<br />

Ravilious, at the age of 39. He was a prolific painter,<br />

wood engraver, book illustrator and designer. He became<br />

an official war artist and his penultimate assignment<br />

was at RAF Sawbridgeworth in the summer of 1942.<br />

Images of Stortford<br />

relating to WWI<br />

Wed 16 th Nov | 12.30pm<br />

Free | Booking Essential<br />

Lunchtime<br />

talk by<br />

David Clare<br />

With this talk we will take you for a walk down the<br />

memory lane with a slide show giving today’s views<br />

of places in the town with connections to WWI.<br />

Trails<br />

Be a Museum Explorer! Pick up your free Trail sheets on the 1 st floor museum<br />

Aimed at children, ages 5-10<br />

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Kid’s Trail<br />

October - Travelling Through Stortford<br />

Find the transport artefacts in the museum<br />

and use the local map to see how travel has<br />

changed our town.


Kids Crafts<br />

We’re On The Move<br />

Tue 25 th & Wed 26 th Oct<br />

Free Drop in between 10am and 2pm<br />

Make a paper aeroplane and launcher, colour<br />

a canal art plate and create your own 1795<br />

river token. Try out our new transport rubbings<br />

table and learn how changes in travel have<br />

shaped our history.<br />

Happy Halloween!<br />

Sat 29 th Oct<br />

Free Drop in between 10am and 2pm<br />

Make some Halloween decorations and find<br />

the spiders in the museum. We’ll also be telling<br />

a witchy story with colouring activity at 10am,<br />

11am and 12pm for the under 5’s.<br />

Storytime<br />

First Wednesday of each month<br />

10.00am | Free<br />

Join us for storytime at the museum. Enjoy a story,<br />

songs and some colouring or craft.<br />

Wed 7 th Sept<br />

What if you had a pet dinosaur? Find out how the<br />

little girl in our story looks after hers.<br />

Wed 5 th Oct<br />

Can you dance like Gerald the Giraffe? Join us for<br />

a story and some giraffe colouring.<br />

Wed 2 nd Nov<br />

Is Tomek telling fibs about the animals getting<br />

in his way? Is there really a goat in his coat?<br />

Wednesday 7 th Dec<br />

Rhino has an itch – who can help him?<br />

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<strong>Autumn</strong> <strong>2022</strong><br />

September<br />

Date<br />

Event<br />

Price<br />

Time<br />

Category<br />

Fri 2 nd Sept<br />

The British Carpenters<br />

£24<br />

7.30pm<br />

Live Music<br />

Sat 3 rd Sept<br />

Museum Guided Tour<br />

Free<br />

11am<br />

Museum<br />

Sat 3 rd Sept<br />

Upbeat Beatles<br />

£24<br />

7.30pm<br />

Live Music<br />

Wed 7 th Sept<br />

Storytime<br />

FREE<br />

10am<br />

Museum<br />

Friday 9 th Sept<br />

Uncle Funk<br />

£24<br />

8.30pm<br />

Live Music<br />

Sat 10 th Sept<br />

The Opera Boys: A Night<br />

At The Musicals<br />

£23.50<br />

7.30pm<br />

Live Music<br />

Tue 13 th Sept<br />

Retunesday<br />

£15<br />

7.30pm<br />

Live Music<br />

Thu 15 th Sept<br />

Henry Blofeld<br />

£24<br />

7.30pm<br />

Celebrity<br />

Sat 17 th Sept<br />

Through The Rain: A Celebration<br />

Of Barry Manilow<br />

£23<br />

7.30pm<br />

Live Music<br />

Sun 18 th Sept<br />

Rye Street History Walk<br />

Free<br />

2pm<br />

Museum<br />

Tue 20 th Sept<br />

Tales from the Tower<br />

Free<br />

12.30pm<br />

Museum<br />

Wed 21 st Sept<br />

Midweek Music: Clean Sneak<br />

£6.50<br />

7.30pm<br />

Live Music<br />

Friday 23 rd Sept<br />

Vincent Simone<br />

– Tango Passions<br />

VIP: £58.50 | Premium:<br />

£34.50 | Standard: £31.50<br />

7.30pm<br />

Dance<br />

Tue 27 th Sept<br />

ROH: Madama Butterfly<br />

£16.50 | £12.50<br />

7.15pm<br />

Live Screenings<br />

Fri 30 th Sept<br />

Ultimate Boy Band<br />

Party Show<br />

£23.50<br />

7.30pm<br />

Live Music/<br />

Entertainment<br />

October<br />

Date<br />

Event<br />

Price<br />

Time<br />

Category<br />

Sat 1 st Oct<br />

Museum Guided Tour<br />

Free<br />

11am<br />

Museum<br />

Sat 1 st Oct<br />

Women In Rock<br />

£22.50<br />

7.30pm<br />

Live Music<br />

Wed 5 th Oct<br />

Storytime<br />

Free<br />

10am<br />

Museum<br />

Wed 5 th Oct<br />

Midweek Music: Charlie Turner<br />

£6.50<br />

7.30pm<br />

Live Music<br />

Fri 7 th Oct<br />

Terry Deary’s Twisted Tales<br />

£19.50 | £17.50<br />

7pm<br />

Family<br />

Sat 8 th Oct<br />

Both Sides Of Phil Collins<br />

£25.50<br />

7.30pm<br />

Live Music<br />

Sun 9 th Oct<br />

ROH: Mayerling<br />

£16.50 | Concs: £12.50<br />

2pm<br />

Live Screenings<br />

Fri 14 th Oct<br />

Down For The Count Presents<br />

A Century Of Swing<br />

£24.50<br />

7.30pm<br />

Live Music<br />

Tue 18 th Oct<br />

Eric Ravillious – Paintings<br />

from RAF Sawbridgeworth<br />

Free<br />

12.30pm<br />

Museum<br />

Fri 21 st Oct<br />

The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars<br />

£26.50<br />

7.30pm<br />

Live Music<br />

Sat 22 nd Oct<br />

The Neil Diamond Story<br />

£25<br />

7.30pm<br />

Live Music<br />

Sun 23 rd Oct<br />

Amazing Bubble Man<br />

£14<br />

2pm<br />

Family<br />

Tue 25 th – Wed 26 th Oct<br />

We’re On The Move<br />

Free<br />

10am – 2pm<br />

Museum<br />

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Date<br />

Event<br />

Price<br />

Time<br />

Category<br />

Tues 25 th Oct<br />

Retunesday<br />

£15<br />

7.30pm<br />

Live Music<br />

Wed 26 th Oct<br />

ROH: Boheme<br />

£16.50 | Concs: £12.50<br />

7pm<br />

Live Screenings<br />

Fri 28 th Oct<br />

Miss Disco<br />

£21.50<br />

7.30pm<br />

Live Music<br />

Sat 29 th Oct<br />

Happy Halloween<br />

Free<br />

10am – 2pm<br />

Museum<br />

Sat 29 th Oct<br />

Unravelling Wilburys<br />

£21.50<br />

7.30pm<br />

Live Music<br />

Sun 30 th Oct<br />

Grim and Gruesome<br />

Stortford Walk<br />

Free<br />

2pm<br />

Museum<br />

November<br />

Date<br />

Event<br />

Price<br />

Time<br />

Category<br />

Wed 2 nd Nov<br />

Storytime<br />

Free<br />

10am<br />

Museum<br />

Sat 5 th Nov<br />

Museum Guided Tour<br />

Free<br />

11am<br />

Museum<br />

Wed 9 th Nov – Sat 12 th Nov<br />

Tues 15 th Nov – Sat 19 th Nov<br />

Nativity! By BSAPA<br />

Kipps – The New Half A Sixpence<br />

by BSMTC Snrs<br />

£20 | Concs: £18<br />

£19<br />

7pm | 2.30pm<br />

Mat on Sat<br />

7.30pm | 2pm mat<br />

on Sat<br />

Community Theatre<br />

Community Theatre<br />

Wed 16 th Nov<br />

Images of Stortford<br />

Free<br />

12.30pm<br />

Museum<br />

Tues 22 nd Nov<br />

Retunesday<br />

£15<br />

7.30pm<br />

Live Music<br />

Wed 30 th Nov<br />

Midweek Music:<br />

Alex Veitch<br />

£6.50<br />

7.30pm<br />

Live Music<br />

December<br />

Date<br />

Event<br />

Price<br />

Time<br />

Category<br />

December<br />

Santa’s Grotto<br />

TBC<br />

TBC<br />

Family<br />

Wed 7 th Dec<br />

Storytime<br />

Free<br />

10am<br />

Museum<br />

Thu 8 th Dec<br />

ROH: The Nutcracker<br />

£16.50 | Concs: £12.50<br />

7.15pm<br />

Live Screenings<br />

Sat 12 th Dec<br />

Museum Guided Tour<br />

Free<br />

11am<br />

Museum<br />

Mon 19 th Dec<br />

Festive Gertcha<br />

Single Pie:<br />

7pm<br />

Live Music<br />

Tue 20 th Dec<br />

Retunesday<br />

£15<br />

7.30pm<br />

Live Music<br />

Sat 3 rd Dec - Mon 2 nd Jan<br />

Jack and the Beanstalk<br />

From: £21<br />

Full schedule<br />

on website<br />

Pantomime<br />

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Coming soon<br />

The Adult Panto - Cinderella<br />

and her Naughty Buttons<br />

Thu 5 th Jan | 7.30pm<br />

£21.50 | Concs (over 60s): £19.50<br />

The Market Theatre Company are out to corrupt<br />

another fairy-tail classic beyond recognition with<br />

an Adult Panto like no other. The company of 3<br />

actors return to bring you an evening of corny jokes,<br />

raunchy plots and blatant sexual innuendo using<br />

a minimum of set props and costume. Get ready<br />

for another evening of slick, fast-moving, farcical<br />

fun for adults only. Not suitable for under 16s.<br />

Top Secret: The<br />

Magic Of Science<br />

The Duran Duran<br />

Experience<br />

Thu 13 th Apr | 2pm<br />

£14 | Family: £52 £21.50<br />

Fri 24 th Feb | 7:30pm<br />

Hang on to your seats as we transform the venue into<br />

a real life science laboratory. Experience the non-stop<br />

action packed interactive magical science experiments<br />

that will capture the imagination. Top Secret is a fast<br />

moving colourful magical science show filled with<br />

mystery, suspense and lots and lots of mess!<br />

The most authentic sounding Duran Duran tribute band in<br />

the UK. The band comprises of five professional musicians<br />

with years of performance experience at the highest level<br />

across Europe. An exceptional live act with the highest<br />

level of musicianship present the music of Duran Duran<br />

to meticulous detail of sound and presentation.<br />

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