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Music Musical
Friday 2nd, 7.30pm Thursday 8th to Saturday 10th,
Des O’Connor. A show-business 2.30pm & 7.30pm
legend with an evening of comedy Fame the Musical presented by Em-
and music. £21. Wyvern pire Theatre Company. Phenomenal
Tuesday 6th, 7.30pm dance routines and unforgettable
South America comes to Swindon. songs performed by local young talent.
A selection of musical, cultural, culi- £11. Wyvern
nary transatlantic surprises includ-
ing Paraguayan harp, a Cascade of Comedy
Strings, kora and singing. £10. Arts
Centre Saturday 3rd, 7.30pm
Wednesday 7th, 8pm Freddie Starr. An unpredictable
evening of mirth and mayhem with
Finbar Furey Band. The all Ireland one of the greatest comics of all time.
Uilean pipe champion and whistle £20. Wyvern
player, singer/songwriter, banjo and
guitar player with an evening of magic, Thursday 8th, 8pm
music and good humour. £16. Wyvern Meeting Joe Strummer. 1978: Nick
Sunday 11th, 3pm & 7pm and Steve see The Clash for the first
time. 2002: Strummer’s death forces
High School Rocks. The best hits Nick and Steve to re-evaluate their
from High School Musical 1, 2 & 3, lives. This passionate punk comedy is
Hannah Montana and Camp Rocks. about attitude, friendship and celebrity.
£13.50. Wyvern £12 . Arts Centre
Tuesday 13th & Wednesday 14th, Friday 9th, 8pm
7.30pm John Bishop, multi-award winning
HMS Pinafore. Eight multi-talented comedian in Elvis Has Left the Build-
singers become the crew, chorus and ing. £14. Arts Centre
principals in a brilliantly fast and hilari-
ous production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s Saturday 10th, 8pm
famous comic opera. £20. Wyvern Hardeep Singh Kohli, The Nearly
Wednesday 14th, 1.05pm Naked Chef. This celebrated broad-
caster, raconteur, writer and cook
Lunchtime Recital. Peter Adams, combines comedy with inventive
cello and Paul Turner, piano. £5, buffet cuisine. £12. Arts Centre
lunch £3.50. Wyvern
Thursday 15th Thursday 15th to Saturday 17th,
7.30pm
Hazel O’Connor and The Bluja Jus’ Like That! A night out with Tommy
Project. Award winning singer/song- Cooper starring Clive Mantle. A hi-
writer Hazel O’Connor teams up with larious tribute to one of the greatest
legendary performers, saxophonist comedians. £17. Wyvern
Clare Hirst and pianist/vocalist Sarah
Fisher. £14. Arts Centre Friday 16th, 8pm
Saturday 17th, 8pm Laura Solon. Tepid-shot publisher
Diana Lewis is scrambled to find a
Ben Waters plays some of the fastest writer to finish a book and save the
boogie woogie pianio ever. £12.50. company from crisis. Her obstacles
Arts Centre include an American Super Agent,
Sunday 18th, 7.30pm a lightly tanned boss, a call centre
The Fureys and Davey Arthur. A worker, a diversity officer, the French
concert by the legends of Irish music and a dead rabbit. £10. Arts Centre
featuring all their hits. £18. Wyvern Monday 19th, 8pm
Thursday 22nd, 2.30pm
We’ll Meet Again. An wonderful
afternoon of ‘Hits from the Blitz’ with
lots of sing-a-long tunes. £12. Wyvern
Friday 23rd, 7.30pm
St George’s Day Celebration. A
stirring celebration presented by the
Mayor of Swindon and the Royal So-
ciety of St George (Wiltshire Branch). Katy Brand. An evening of comedy,
Hosted by the Kentwood Choir the celebrity satire, music spoofs and
show will feature the Aldbourne Band. much more. £19.50. Wyvern
Profits will be donated to the Mayor’s Wednesday 21st, 8pm
charities. £12. Wyvern Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown. The king of con-
Saturday 24th, 7.30pm troversial comedy with his trademark
Kate Rusby. Kate blends the tra- patchwork suit will surprise, amuse
ditional folk songs of her childhood and astonish. Stay at home if easily
with her own intuitive song-writing. offended. £21. Wyvern
£20. Wyvern Thursday 22nd, 8pm
Friday 30th, 7.30pm Sean Lock. One of Britain’s finest
Swindon Recital Series. Clare Toom- stand-up comedians. £16. Wyvern
er and Paul Turner Piano duet. Concert Tuesday 27th, 8pm
includes works by Debussy, Schubert Lucy Porter: Fools Gold. A witty
and Ravel. £14, accompanied children romp through the history of gold. £14.
under 14 free. Arts Centre Arts Centre

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