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                                                                   Music                       Comedy
                 Swindon & CriCklade railway                       Sunday 3rd, 7.30pm          Friday 1st, 8pm
                    The                                            Oxford Philomusica. Light serenade   Andy  Parsons.  Political  comedy
                                                                                               without the leaflet, satire without the
                                                                   music, conveying the atmosphere of
                                                                                               lecture,  ridicule  without  the  sancti-
                                                                   late 18thC Austria. £10 - £20. Wyvern
               Moonraker                                           Tuesday 5th, 8pm            mony - all brushed with a bit of showbiz
                                                                                               glitter. £16. Wyvern
                                                                                               Saturday 2nd 8pm
                  Dining                                                                       Just Fair Laughs. Preston funnyman,
                                                                                               Tony Vino,  leads  an  all-star  line-up
                  Service                                                                      of top UK comedians for a night of
                                                                                               comedy. £13. Wyvern
                                                                   Larkin  Poe.  Pop  and  soul  music,   Thursday 7th & Wednesday 13th, 8pm
               Mother’s Day Wine & Dine                            with roots/ bluegrass influences. £12.
                                                                   Arts Centre
                Sunday april 3rd, 12.30 pm for 1.00 pm             Friday 8th, 7.30pm
                                                                   South  America  comes  back  to
                                                                   Swindon.  Harp  players,  guitarists,
               £30 per head plus train ticket  TO PURTON  TADPOLE LANE  mini  orchestra,  songs,  stories  and
                3 Course lunch with wine           BLUNSDON  SWINDON  dancers from the heart of the Latin
                                                   STATION
                 Please pre-book at shop.         B4553  Junc 6 THAMESDOWN DRIVE  American  continent.  In  association
                                                        NORTH A419
                                                                   with the Swindon Festival of Literature.
                      ask for menu                PURTON ROAD  HAYDON  £10. Arts Centre        Mark Thomas: Extreme Rambling
                                                           WICK
                                                   WEST
                                                  SWINDON  MEAD WAY  Saturday 9th, 7.30pm      (Walking  the  Wall).  Comedian  and
                                                                                               activist Mark walked the entire length of
                                                                   Swindon Male Voice Choir presents   the 750km Israeli Separation Barrier - a
                                                Blunsdon Station,   a charity concert in aid of Help For   story of 300,000 settlers, six arrests,
                                                 Tadpole lane,     Heroes with special guests, the REME   one stoning; and too much houmous.
                                                   Blunsdon,       Military  Band.  Stratton  Community   £15, unwaged £10. Arts Centre
                                                  nr. Swindon,     Centre. £10, tickets from 825525 or   Sunday 17th, 8pm
                                                                   Swindon Male Voice Choir: 822495.
                                                wilts Sn25 2da     Saturday 9th, 7.30pm        Dan  Clark.  Brilliant  observational
                                                                                               stand-up routines and the occasional
                                               01367 820623        Swindon  Choral  Society  perform   hysterical song. £16. Wyvern
                                               [email protected]  Beethoven’s  Missa  Solemnis  in  aid   Tuesday 19th, 8pm
                                                                   of  BUILD  (Building  Understanding
                                                                   through  International  Links  for  De-  Jeremy Hardy chronicling his search
                                                                                               for  interesting  ancestors.  £14.  Arts
                                                                   velopment).  Marlborough  College   Centre
                                                                   Chapel. Tickets from Swindon Infor-
                                                                   mation Centre
                                                                   Saturday 10th, 7.30pm       Musical
                                                                   Charlie Landsborough. Charlie and
                                                                                               Thursday  31  March  and  Friday  1
                                                                   his 5 piece band play country, ballads
                                                                                               April, 7pm
                                                                   Tuesday 12th, 8pm
                                                                                               Roll  Show.  The  scariest  event  in
                                                                   and anthems. £20. Wyvern    Sweeney  Todd,  the  Shock  and
                                                                   John Renbourn and Robin William-
                                                                                               town presented by the newly formed
                                                                   son.  Magical  music  and  humorous  Greendown  School  performing  arts
                                                                   tales blending Irish harp, guitar and  department. Tickets £5, conc. £3 from
                                                                   song. £14. Arts Centre      the school on 874224.
                                                                   Thursday 14th, 8pm          Thursday  14th  to  Saturday  16th,
                                                                   Rachel Harrington. From the cross-  7.30pm & Sat mat 2.30pm
                                                                   roads of gospel, folk and bluegrass  Summer Holiday presented by Em-
                                                                   Rachel’s  songs  tell  personal  and  pire Theatre Company. Don and his
                                                                   mythical  stories  from  the  American  fellow London Transport mechanics
                                                                   West. £12. Arts Centre      journey through Europe. £13. Wyvern
               
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              ŠƒŽ‘                         Friday 15th, 8pm            Thursday 28th & Friday 29th, 7.30pm
                                                                   Storm Warning. One of Britain’s most  Westend  to  Broadway  presented
               „™ ‘                 ‚’   “‚ 
‡”                talented  bands,  offer  a  distinctive  by Theatre Ink. Songs from the clas-
                                                                   blend  of  contemporary  blues,  rock  sic favourites. Funds raised in aid of
               
                        •                        and jazz. £10. Arts Centre  Prospect. £10, tickets from 790431.
                                                                   Saturday 16th, 8pm          Arts Centre
                                              
                    Frisky and Mannish - The College

                                 
                                 Years.  Following  their  critically  ac-  Venues
                                                                  claimed, smash hit debut School of   Arts Centre Devizes Road.
                                                              Pop, F&M are back. £12. Arts Centre
                                                                                            Tel: 614837
                  	            
            ­€‚                    Tuesday  19th  to  Thursday  21st,   Lydiard House, Lydiard Park
                ƒ               ­ „ ……          †      ‡        ƒ     ˆ       †          ‰‡           7.30pm & Thurs 2pm
                ‡                    
   ‰Š‹   Œ                                               Tel: 770401
                                                                   Gleemania. TV’s ultimate pop group
               š                  ›““““““                                                    Roves Farm Sevenhampton,
                               ­                                   with a spectacular concert of songs   Nr Highworth.  Tel: 763939
                                                                   from the TV hit Glee. £16.50. Wyvern
                                                                                               STEAM Kemble Drive.  Tel: 466637
                                
                                  Saturday  30th,  8pm,  workshop   Swindon Information Centre
                                                                   5.30pm                      Regent Street. Tel: 530328/466454
                                                                   Clive Harvey’s Uke n Amaze. A uku-
                                                        
             
 	              
 	           
                
         Wyvern Theatre Tel: 524481
                                                 
                    lele workshop followed by a concert.
                                ­                        €                               Confirm date, time & price with venue
                                                                   £10. Arts Centre

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