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DRAMA CHILDREN & FAMILY

Friday 9th, 7.30pm Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th,
Veronica’s Room. A chilling mystery 10am to 5pm
thriller with an absorbing spider’s Swindon Railway Festival
web of fantasy, reality and danger. sponsored by Railway Modeller
Contains adult themes that may Magazine. Displays, demonstrations
shock. £14. Arts Centre and trade stands. £12; seniors £9;
Saturday 17th, 7.30pm children, 3-15 yrs £8; family tickets
available. STEAM
Tuesday 27 September to Saturday
1 Oct, 7pm; also Wed 10.30am,
Thurs 1pm & Fri 10.30am
Gangsta Granny by David Walliams.
Four Sunsets presented by TS Thea-
tre Productions. With the prospect
of returning from a holiday of a life-
time, reality starts to dawn for four
girls who find their world turned
upside-down and their strength and
loyalty tested beyond measure. Age
guidance 14+. £11.50. Arts Centre
Monday 19th to Saturday 24th,
7.30pm & Thurs and Sat 2.30pm Friday nights for Ben are about to
The Mousetrap. This record-break- get more exciting than he could
ing 60th anniversary production of ever imagine, as he embarks on the
Agatha Christie’s play, famous for adventure of a lifetime with his very
being the longest running show of own Gangsta Granny. £16 - £20;
any kind in the history of theatre, family £64. Wyvern
is back by popular demand. £24 -
£32.50. Wyvern FILM
Friday 23rd, 7.30pm
Journey’s End. A harrowing insight Wednesday 14th, 7.45pm
into the humanity of the First Tangerines (15). A morality tale of
World War based on R. C. Sherriff’s an Estonian farmer in Georgia who
shelters wounded soldiers from
experiences in the trenches. This
award-winning classic masterfully opposite sides. His simple humani-
tarian act cuts through propaganda,
brings the courage, valour, humour
and inescapable tragedy of warfare conflict, and blind hatred. SFS. Arts
Centre
to the stage. £16. Arts Centre
Wednesday 28 September to Friday 23rd, 7.30pm
Saturday 1 October, 7.30pm Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything!
The Reunion presented by The Julie Newmar (PG). A 21st anniver-
Phoenix Players. Comedy and confu- sary screening of this cult film. £15
sion combine in this hilarious but inc buffet. Wyvern
poignant story of small people in a Swindon Film Society (SFS) films are
big world. £11. Arts Centre for members only. It is possible to
join at any film screening
Central Craft Market
Saturday 3 Sept, 12noon to 3pm EXHIBITION
Central Community Centre
Emlyn Square SN1 5EG Until Saturday 17th
Tables £5, payable in advance Wiltshire’s Story In 100 Objects.
Call Linda Ford 07974 357389 This touring exhibition showcases
the varied nature of objects held in
VENUES museums throughout the county.
Arts Centre Devizes Road SN1 4BJ. Free. Swindon Museum & Art Gallery
Tel: 01793 524481 Until 31 March 2017
Central Library Regent Circus SN1 1QG. Swindon: Then and Now. Using a
Tel: 01793 463792 rich array of local photographs the
Lydiard House Lydiard Park SN5 3PA. exhibition charts the change in the
Tel: 01793 466664 town’s urban landscape. Standard
STEAM Fire Fly Avenue SN2 2EY. admission charge. STEAM
Tel: 01793 466646
Swindon Information Centre, Central Until April 2017, Wednesday to
Library SN1 1QG. Tel: 01793 530328 Saturday, 11am to 4pm
Swindon Museum and Art Gallery, Bath Lydiard at War. The story of the im-
Road SN1 4BA. Tel: 01793 466556 pact of the First World War on the
Wyvern Theatre Theatre Square SN1 1QN. St John family and the wider estate
Tel: 01793 524481 – the people who fought and the
Confirm date, time & price with venue people who stayed behind. Normal
Booking fees may apply admission charges. Lydiard House

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