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Swindon Wide What’s On in June 23

Music Friday 20th, 8pm
Wednesday 4th, 7.30pm
C’mon Everybody. An eight-piece
show presenting the best of late fif-
ties and early sixties sounds. £16.
Wyvern
Thursday 5th, 7.30pm
Leading Ladies. A celebration of the
life and music of the leading ladies
of musical comedy who graced the
stages of the West End between
1900 and 1960, starring soprano
Rebecca Caine and pianist Gerald
Martin Moore. £12. Arts Centre
Friday 6th, 8pm
One Night of Queen. A stunning two- Ben Waters Big Band. Raunchy
hour concert celebrating the music vocals and an exuberant style have
of Queen performed by Gary Mullen earned Ben Waters a superb reputa-
and The Works with fantastic staging, tion as one of Britain’s finest boogie-
lighting and effects. £19. Wyvern woogie’s performers. £16.
Friday 6th, 8pm Arts Centre
The British Blues Quintet with a se- Friday 20th
lection of music from the foot stomping Beatles Night. Three course dinner
days and nights of the 60’s and also followed by ‘Imagine the Beatles’, on
featuring Maggie Bell, the greatest the UK’s leading Fab 4 bands. £29.
blues and soul singer of this country. De Vere Hotel, tel: 878785
£17.50. Arts Centre Saturday 21st, 8pm
Saturday 7th, 7.30pm Steve Howe Trio. Yes prog-rock
A Fine Romance. Thamesdown La- frontman, is joined by son Dylan on
dies Choir with guests Swindon Male drums and Ross Stanley on Ham-
Voice Choir with an evening of fun and mond organ in a new project. £17.50.
entertainment for all. £8. Wyvern Arts Centre
Monday 9th to Wednesday 11th, Sunday 22nd, 3pm & 7pm
7.30pm Kentwood Showcase 2008. Kent-
wood’s big annual show with great
music, fully staged and costumed.
£12. Wyvern
Tuesday 24th, 7.30pm
The Searchers. Classic hits, many
rarely performed album tracks, B sides
and a selection of other collectors’
favourites. £16. Wyvern
Thursday 26th & Friday 27th,
7.30pm
Bizet’s Carmen presented by Swin-
don Opera, directed by international
opera singer Maria Jagusz and con-
ducted by Malcolm Webb. £15.
Russian State Opera of Siberia.
This leading opera company will Wyvern
perform Madam Butterfly on Monday, Saturday 28th, doors 6pm
La Traviata on Tuesday, above, La
Boheme on Wednesday. £26.50 - £32.
Wyvern
Tuesday 10th to Saturday 14th,
7.30pm & Saturday matinee,
2.30pm
The King and I. The well loved musical
presented by Ray and Judith Sharp.
For tickets call 485025 or 692196.
Arts Centre
Friday 13th and Saturday 14th,
7.30pm
Musical Summer presented by
K School of Music and Arts. £9.
Wyvern
Saturday June 14th, 7.30pm Bowl Concert with Albert Nyathi.
An Evening of Summer Music with Amazing 8 piece township jive dance
Swindon Choral Society. Enjoy work by band from Zimbabwe. Vibrant sing-
Purcell, Vaughan Williams, Byrd and ers, musicians, dancers and bongo
Bach. £10, free for under 18, or £15 to beats. In advance £11, family £36;
include a cheese and wine reception. on the day £13, family £44. Advance
Christchurch Old Town. Tickets from tickets from Arts Centre or Swindon
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