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                                                                   Music                       Wednesday 22nd, 8pm
                                                                                               The Blockheads perform their best
                                                                   Wednesday 1st, 7.30pm       selling hits. £16. Wyvern
                                                                   Patsy Cline, the Concert. Backed by   Sunday 26th, 7:30 pm
                                                                   a 6 piece band one of Ireland’s best   Oxford Philomusica, Oxford’s profes-
                                                                   loved singers, Barbara Ellis performs   sional  symphony  orchestra.  Haydn
                                                                   Patsy Cline’s timeless songs. £15.50.   ‘Oxford’  Symphony.  Tchaikovsky
                                                                   Wyvern                      Rococo  Variations.  Mozart  Jupiter’
                                                                   Friday 3rd, 7.30pm          Symphony. £14 - £18. Wyvern
                                                                   Five  Star  Swing  featuring  Simone   Tuesday 28th, 8pm
                                                                   from Ivy Benson Orchestra with an   Louisiana Red and Michael Messer.
                                                                   exciting night of hits from the Swing   A  very  special  collaboration  of  two
                                                                   era. £14.50. Wyvern         great  musicians  from  contrasting
                                                                   Saturday 4th, 7.30pn        backgrounds,  brought  together
                                                                   ABBA  Forever.  One  of  the  UK’s   through a passion for playing blues
                                                                   leading  international  tribute  shows.   slide guitar. £12. Arts Centre
                                                                   £16. Wyvern                 Tuesday 28th, 7.30pm
                                                                   Thursday 9th to Sat 11th, 7.30pm  Songs of Sister Act starring Michelle
                                                                   West Side Story presented by Em-  Gayle, Rowetta and the London Gos-
                                                                   pire Theatre Company with full West   pel community Choir, backed with a
                                                                   End orchestra and superb sets and   live 6 piece band. £18.50. Wyvern
                                                                   costumes. £11. Wyvern       Wednesday 29th, 7.30pm
                                                                   Sunday 12th, 7.30pm         Beyond the Barricade. 10th anniver-
                                                                                               sary show recreating the songs, music
                                                                                               and sound of the world’s most popular
                                                                                               musicals. £19.50. Wyvern
                                                                                               Thursday 30th, 8pm




                                                                   Chicago Blues Brothers. With the
                                                                   hottest eight piece band, the stars of
                                                                   the show entertain with the very best
                                                                   blues  and  soul  music  from  both  of
                                                                   The Blues Brothers movies. £18.50.
                                                                   Wyvern
                                                                   Thursday 16th, 8pm
                                                                   Tiny Tin Lady and support from Rose  T-Rextasy.  The  ultimate  dedication
                                                                   Doonan.  One  of  the  most  talked  to  Marc  Bolan,  an  amazing  show
                                                                   about bands on the acoustic scene,  performed by one of the most highly ac-
                                                                   Tiny Tin Lady have played more than  claimed tribute bands. £16.50. Wyvern
                                                                   40 festivals in four years, despite the
                                                                   youngest member being only 16. £10.
                                                                   Arts Centre                 Dance
                                                                   Friday 17th, 8pm            Friday 24th, 7.45pm
                                                                   Albert  Lee  and  Hogan’s  Heroes.  f.a.b. The Detonators puts the extra
                                                                   This rare blend of talent guarantees a  into an ordinary life with their intense,
                                                                   magical treat of timeless and powerful  energetic  physical  theatre,  creating
                                                                   music. £17.50. Arts Centre  a comic, dark and unorthodox take
                                                                   Saturday  18th,  7.30,  with  pre-  on  love,  loss  and  going  backwards
                                                                   concert talk 6.45pm         in heels - all in glorious technicolour!
                                                                   Swindon Recital with Michael Col-  £9.50, £6.25 Swindon Dance
                                                                   lins, clarinet and Paul Turner piano.
                                                                   The  programme  will  feature Weber   Venues
                                                                   Grand Duo and a romantic sonata from   Arts Centre Devizes Road.
                                                                   Reinecke as well as Finzi, Baermann   Tel: 614837
                                                                   and Lutoslawski. £12, accompanied   Framework Art & Craft, Unit 35, BSS
                                                                   children under 14 free, Arts Centre  House, Cheney Manor. Tel: 513069
                                                                   Monday 20th, 2.30pm          Heelis Churchward Tel: 817575
                                                                   We’ll  Meet  Again.  A  fantastic  cast   Lydiard House. Tel: 770401
                                                                   brings comedy, music and song to-  Roves Farm Sevenhampton,
                                                                   gether for hits from the blitz including   Nr Highworth.  Tel: 763939
                                                                   sing-along favourites. £11; £2 for tea    STEAM Museum of the Great
                                                                   before the show. Wyvern      Western Railway. Kemble Drive.
                                                                   Tuesday 21st, 7.30pm         Tel: 466646
                                                                   Foster and Allen. Enjoy a wonderful   Swindon Dance Regent Circus.
                                                                   evening being serenaded by this well-  Tel: 601700
                                                                   loved Irish duo. £17.50. Wyvern  Swindon Information Centre
                                                                                                Regent Street. Tel: 530328
                                                                   Wednesday 22nd, 1.05pm
                                                                   Lunchtime Recital. Clare Toomer and   Swindon Museum & Art Gallery
                                                                                                Bath Road. Tel: 466556
                                                                   Paul Turner (piano duet). Programme
                                                                   includes Schubert, Mozart and Faure.   Wyvern Theatre Tel: 524481
                                                                   £5, buffet £3.50. Wyvern     Confirm date, time and price
                                                                                                with the venue



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