The Stables brochure 81: June to October 2022 by Matthew Sanders

The Laine Dankworth Centre | Wavendon | Milton Keynes

Issue 81 | June - October 2022

world class music & entertainment

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Welcome to The Stables

Located in the village of Wavendon, Buckinghamshire and only a few minutes’ drive from the centre of Milton Keynes, The Stables is one the UK’s best-loved music venues.

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Founded by the world-famous jazz musicians Sir John Dankworth and Dame Cleo Laine in 1970, the venue now presents more than 400 performances each year across all musical genres in our two venue spaces – the Jim Marshall Auditorium (capacity 398) and Stage 2 (capacity 80) – and welcomes more than 100,000 customers through its doors.

A year-round programme of music-related workshops and courses for all ages and abilities to develop their musical skills is also available – for full details, turn to page 42.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

become a Friend of The Stables

Your support will enable us to plan for the future with greater confidence and ensure we can continue to develop our worldclass music and education programmes.

Membership starts at just £30 per year To become a Friend please call The Stables box office on 01908 280800. Alternatively, pick up a membership form from the box office or join online at stables.org Thank you for your support! Wavendon Allmusic Plan Ltd (Registered charity number 261645)

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front cover artists contents JIM MARSHALL AUDITORIUM June July August September October

STAGE 2

June - October

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LEARN & TAKE PART June - October

42 - 51

And not forgetting Also on sale Booking information Diary

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Toyah: Anthem 40+1 Anniversary Tour Saturday 29 October

information key

page 31

Gretchen Peters Thursday 1 September page 19

Friends and Founders are entitled to a 10% discount. Please notify the box office when making your reservation. New shows which are open for public booking from Monday 16 May prior to which Stables Friends have priority

Dr John Cooper Clarke Tuesday 6 September page 20

Denotes an education event or a concert with an associated education event. Ask Box Office for details.

Amy Thatcher & Fran Knowles

This event takes place in Stage 2.

Friday 9 September page 35

This event takes place in Mancini Forum.

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Photography: Graham Burke

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DECEMBER

Stuff and Nonsense Theatre Company present directed by Niki McCretton

Christmas Fun at The Stables

Dates: Monday 19 – Saturday 24 December

“Who will help me plant these grains of wheat?” “Not I” said the Pig. “Not I” said the Rat. “Not I” said the Cow. “Fair enough,” said the Little Red Hen, “I’ll do it myself!” Making bread is hard work, but it would be a lot easier if the lazy farmyard animals got off their reclining sofas and lent a hand! This ingenious adaptation of a much-loved story features a host of animal puppets, sing-along songs and madcap comic routines. It’s a real treat for the whole family with no scary bits whatsoever!

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Visit the incredible world of Stuff and Nonsense.

DECEMBER

The Little Red Hen

A TRULY ENCHANTING HOUR Christmas- Ad FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS. The Stage

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Stuff and Nonsense are leaders in family theatre and Director Niki McCretton has children’s boundless curiosity in her heart and family connection as her mission. Invest in your children’s imaginations and take playfulness home with you!

DECEMBER

Running time: approximately 60 minutes Age recommendation: Suitable for all the family, ages 3+.

Monday 19

4pm

Tuesday 20

11am

2pm

Wednesday 21

11am

2pm*

Thursday 22

11am

2pm

Friday 23

11am

2pm

Saturday 24

11am

2pm

Ticket prices Adults Children under 16 Carers accompanying disabled patrons Groups of 10+ Schools

£15.50 £13.50 £12 £13.50 £13.50

(one free teacher’s ticket for every 10 tickets booked)

Relaxed performance

£13.50

* R ELAXED PERFORMANCE ON WEDNESDAY 21 DECEMBER AT 2PM: This performance is designed for people who will benefit from a more relaxed environment, including those with an autism spectrum condition, sensory and communication disorders or a learning disability.

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STABLES SCREENINGS

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JUNE

NOW SHOWING

Rich Hall: Hoedown Deluxe

16+

Thursday 2 June, 8pm £19.50

Encanto PG Wednesday 1 June, 2pm £5 & £3 (under-18s £4 & £2)

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Encanto tells the tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called the Encanto. (99 minutes)

Rich Hall’s comedy/music locomotive keeps on rollin’. Ever-evolving, ever-changing, Rich’s combination of keen acerbic stand-up combined with spit-and-sawdust alt-country lyricism is a “win-win” (The Guardian), as sold-out shows across the UK testify.

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The Bubble Show

24 Jul

STABLES SCREENINGS NOW SHOWING

West Side Story 12A

David O’Doherty

2 Nov

G2 Genesis Friday 3, Saturday 4 & Sunday 5 June, 8pm £29.50, book 2 performances for £53 or all 3 performances for £79.50 (must be booked in same transaction)

Wednesday 1 June, 7:30pm £10 & £8 (under-16s £9 & £7))

Directed by Academy Award winner Steven Spielberg, from a screenplay by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Tony Kushner, West Side Story tells the classic tale of fierce rivalries and young love in 1957 New York City. (156 minutes)

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G2 Genesis pay tribute to a vintage period in Genesis’s long and colourful history – the fourman Seconds Out era – as well as earlier Gabriel years. G2 are making their annual visit to The Stables and will perform three different sets over the three nights. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... ELO Again

10 Feb 2023

Chris Smither

Toyah and Lene Lovich: Electric Ladies Tour

+ special guests Zak Trojano Tuesday 7 June, 8pm £19

Steve Forbert

16 Jun

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acknowledgements The Stables would like to give a special thanks to the following for their valuable support: • Arts Council England • Cavatina Trust • Dame Cleo Laine • Dentons • FCC Communities Foundation • Garfield Weston • MK Community Foundation • PMC • The Wavendon Foundation

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In support of Hazel O’Connor, the Electric Ladies tour will be going ahead with Toyah and Lene Lovich. Unfortunately, due to ongoing health issues, Hazel is unable to join the Electric Ladies tour, but she will be very much with them in spirit. Toyah is one of the most recognisable faces in UK pop culture, clocking up an impressive 10 hit singles and eight hit albums including her recent release Posh Pop. She will be joined on this special tour by New-Wave pioneer Lene Lovich, known for her worldwide smash hit Lucky Number and her visual performances.

JUNE

Honing his synthesis of folk and blues for more than 50 years, Chris Smither returns to the UK to perform music from his vast song catalogue. A profound songwriter and captivating performer, Chris mesmerises listeners with his guitar playing, melding the styles of his two major influences, Lightnin’ Hopkins and Mississippi John Hurt, into his own signature guitar sound.

Thursday 9 June, 8pm £33.50

29 Oct

Mark Steel: Every Little Thing’s Gonna Be Alright

16+

Friday 10 June, 8pm £16.50 A few years ago, it seemed unlikely that the UK would vote to leave the EU; Donald Trump was a buffoon who surely wasn’t going to beat Hillary Clinton, and Mark was living the married suburban ideal… since then it’s all gone to absolute sh*t! But don’t worry, as Mark thinks Every Little Thing’s Gonna Be Alright. His latest show is guaranteed to make the world seem even more mental than it is! LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Chris McCausland

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1 Dec

box office 01908 280800

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JUNE

British Film Institute Study Days

Learning French using short film for KS3 Students Inspire and motivate your KS3 students into learning and speaking French through a day of short films and activities. Thursday 16 June 2022, 10.30am-3pm This event is intended for teachers and students only. £10 per student; £1 per adult accompanying every 5 students; for any additional adult the student rate applies. £40 for teachers attending without students. Discounts are available to Buckinghamshire schools, and Milton Keynes schools serving communities experiencing disadvantage. Email education@stables.org to find out more. To book, please email boxoffice@stables.org

Brought to you by the BFI Education team, this study day aimed at KS3 uses French short film, interactive activities and an afternoon screening of a feature film to inspire and motivate students into learning and speaking French. Conducted in French and English, the morning session will be made up of a clip-based presentation introducing students to a range of French short films alongside language activities aimed at expanding vocabulary and encouraging listening and speaking in French. In the afternoon there will be an introduced screening of a French feature film suitable for KS3 ages. A students and teacher resource pack will be provided – we advise students to bring a pen for the morning activities. The study day will be hosted by Muriel Huet, Education Consultant and MFL specialist.

All ticket prices are inclusive of booking fees

John Lenehan: The Roaring Twenties

The Unthanks

LAST FEW TICKETS

Wednesday 15 June, 8pm £27.50

JUNE

Saturday 11 June, 7.30pm £16.50 & £13.50, under-16s £6

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Pianist John Lenehan presents a celebration celebration of the unique music and film of an iconic decade, the fabulous 1920s. Music by Gershwin, Fats Waller, Duke Ellington and Kurt Weill brings to life on-screen appearances from the likes of Charlie Chaplin, Greta Garbo, Harry Houdini and Albert Einstein. The performance also features atmospheric archive film of London, Paris and New York set to the music of the decade.

Folk music can commonly and affectionately be defined as low culture, but The Unthanks aspire to prove that the beauty and truth present in the oral history of the people is anything but common. Their approach to storytelling makes easy bedfellows of tradition and adventure, direct social commentary and sophisticated harmony, and heartbreaking empathy and glacial minimalism, earning them an army of admirers. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Lindisfarne

26 Oct

The High Kings Tuesday 14 June, 8pm £27.50

become a friend Enjoy some great benefits including priority booking, discounted tickets and the What’s On Brochure four times a year! Becoming a Friend also plays a vital role in the funding of The Stables’ live music, entertainment and education activities.

The High Kings, the true heirs of Ireland’s folk heritage, are delighted to be returning to The Stables. Band members Finbarr Clancy, Darren Holden, Brian Dunphy and Paul O’Brien play 13 instruments between them, creating their unique sound and atmosphere in the folk idiom to reenergise great Irish ballads. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Michael English

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28 Sep

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JUNE

Steve Forbert: Moving Through America

Nell Bryden Saturday 18 June, 8pm £22.50

Thursday 16 June, 8pm £18.50 Years before Americana music earned its own category at the Grammy Awards, Steve Forbert helped pioneer the genre’s mix of folk, roots-rock and richly delivered storytelling. He’s been a torchbearer of that sound for more than four decades since, navigating the twists and turns of an acclaimed career that’s taken him from New York City’s CBGB to Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe, from his 1978 debut album to 2022’s vital and versatile Moving Through America. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Loudon Wainwright III

19 Sep

For her latest tour Nell Bryden has gone back to her roots and followed the traditional sonic footsteps of her idols Dusty Springfield, Aretha Franklin and Carole King. Nell’s new EP is called Soundtrack To Little Wing – Part 1, a reference to Nell’s soonto-be-released debut novel, for which this music is a companion album. You can expect a soulful, heartfelt performance from Nell and her band – she is an artist who is at her most comfortable on the road. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Gretchen Peters

Marty Wilde

1 Sep

Richard Durrant: Music for Midsummer

Friday 17 June, 8pm £31

Sunday 19 June, 8pm £16.50

Don’t miss this chance to see one of the few remaining original rock’n’roll pioneers live on stage. Performing his many hits, including Teenager In Love, Endless Sleep, Donna and Jezebel, and a host of other wonderful songs from that era, Marty and his fabulous band The Wildcats take you back through some of the most exciting musical times this country has ever experienced. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... New Amen Corner

3 Jul

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Highly regarded guitarist and composer Richard Durrant returns to The Stables for another emotionally charged solo recital. His English folk baroquestyled originals and carefully chosen works from the mainstream repertoire create the perfect showcase for this true virtuoso.

The Waterboys: An Acoustic Evening With Mike Scott and Brother Paul

This performance is a VAT fundraiser for The Stables LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Lindisfarne

26 Oct

Henry ‘Blowers’ Blofeld recalls his days as a young England cricket hopeful, how an Eton bus knocked him off his stride – and his bike, recoiling from a career in the City to work as a cricket journalist, before finding his way into the Test Match Special box. Backed by film and rare personal pictures on a big screen, My Dear Old Things is an absolute treat for cricket connoisseurs and a wonderfully engaging evening for all.

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Few bands have as great a live reputation as Mike Scott’s Waterboys. The Waterboys have blended inspiration, tightness and improvisation to reach heights of performance few other acts can. This Spring will see a new and unique two-man version of the band. The mercurial Scott will be joined by longterm Waterboys keyboardist and Memphis great Brother Paul to play a handful of shows in the US and UK to coincide with the release of their new album All Souls Hill.

Wednesday 22 June, 8pm £22.50

JUNE

Monday 20 June, 8pm £43

Henry Blofeld: My Dear Old Things

Voice of the Heart: Tribute to Karen Carpenter Thursday 23 June, 8pm

Georgie Fame Trio

£23.50

Tuesday 21 June, 8pm £26 Accompanied by his two sons, Tristan and James, Georgie Fame makes a welcome return to The Stables for an intimate evening of supercool jazz and R&B. Incredibly stylish, both musically and personally, Georgie’s performances are littered with anecdotes and stories of smoky blues clubs and jazz legends. His blend of jazz, beat, blues and R&B has withstood the test of time and his sound is as current now as it was in the Swinging 60s. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... New Amen Corner

3 Jul

It’s now nearly 40 years since the legendary Karen Carpenter passed away, leaving behind an amazing catalogue of hit songs and golden memories. Her music is still played daily on radio stations throughout the UK. This stunning show celebrates the music of The Carpenters and is guaranteed to take the audience on a magical memory tour. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Hello Again: Tribute to Neil Diamond

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9 Sep

box office 01908 280800

Spiers & Boden

Go Now! The Music of The Moody Blues

Friday 24 June, 8pm £24

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JUNE

Sunday 26 June, 8pm £27

Described by The Guardian as “the finest instrumental duo on the traditional scene”, Spiers & Boden first rocketed onto the music scene in 2001, quickly winning a clutch of BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and going on to form and front the extraordinarily successful folk big band Bellowhead. The duo reformed in 2021 after a seven-year hiatus, arriving with a new album Fallow Ground, which was a Mojo top 10 folk album of 2021.

Go Now! The Music of The Moody Blues is the brainchild of drummer Gordy Marshall, who toured with the band for 25 years. Together with Mick Wilson (10cc), he has brought together some of the UK’s best musicians to create the ultimate tribute to the greatest classic rock band of a generation. Hit songs such as Nights In White Satin, Go Now and Isn’t Life Strange are beautifully recreated live, and sound as close to the initial recordings as you will ever hear.

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The Unthanks

15 Jun

G2 Genesis

Brother Strut Saturday 25 June, 8pm £27.50

keep up to date All details are correct at time of going to print. For latest programme and other updates from The Stables, please visit www.stables.org and keep an eye on our social media channels

After a two-year break, Brother Strut make a much-anticipated return to the stage, with the addition of Jamiroquai’s guitarist Rob Harris. They are currently recording their fourth album, so expect to hear some exclusive live tracks as well as fan favourites. Known for their barnstorming sets, Brother Strut’s passion for live music has endeared them to an audience who seek real music amid the industry’s increasingly corporate soul.

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24 Sep

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3-5 Jun

Gary Delaney: Gary in Punderland

16+

Star of Live At The Apollo and sell-out sensation Gary Delaney is back! One of the most soughtafter joke writers in the country and long-standing Mock The Week special guest, Gary has been through the laughing glass and he’s ready to bring you a new show with hit after hit of the kind of one-liners only a master could craft. If you’re hunting for snark, Gary’s got it covered!

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Our snack bar is open from 7pm serving a variety of snacks, soft drinks, teas and coffees. Or why not enjoy a luxury Marshfield Farm ice-cream during the interval? Save time at the bar! place your interval drinks order at the bar before the show starts

JUN / JUL

feeling peckish?

Wednesday 29 June, 8pm £22.50

For more information on eating and drinking at The Stables visit stables.org

LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Screaming Blue Murder

19 Oct

Live/Wire: The AC/DC Show

Bootleg Blondie

Friday 1 July, 8pm £24.50

Thursday 30 June, 8pm £21 There aren’t many tribute bands that can say they’ve been endorsed by the original group, but Bootleg Blondie are one of them. They are the only Blondie tribute to play on some of the same stages as Debbie Harry and co. From the worldfamous CBGB in New York to the Isle of Wight Festival, Bootleg Blondie have earned their credentials on an international level. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Cloudbusting: The Music of Kate Bush

Arguably the greatest rock band of all time, AC/ DC are brought to life by Live/Wire with all the passion you would expect from professional musicians who share your love of this legendary live act. It’s a show that takes fans from one of the best-selling albums of all time, Back In Black, through to the band’s 2020 release PWR/UP, with a healthy dose of classics from the Bon Scott era along the way. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS...

11 Sep

Limehouse Lizzy

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10 Oct

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Two Mr Ps in a Podcast: Live 16+ Blake Thursday 7 July, 8pm £31

Mr P has been a primary school teacher for more than 14 years. Three years ago, alongside his younger brother (who also works in school), he started the award-winning podcast Two Mr Ps in a Podcast. It has been the number one education podcast and amassed more than four million listens. Sharing funny stories from the frontline of teaching, this live show will see the Two Mr Ps reminiscing on their own schooldays and looking at the wonderful and hilarious world of education.

Blake perform classical, opera and crossover, giving their music a beautiful and unique sound. Their new tour will see them choose their favourite songs and arrange them with their own exclusive harmonies. Classics from all the greats, including Ennio Morricone and Leonard Bernstein, will be among many that feature in this stunning tour. Add to this a beautiful backdrop and some hilarious stories and it all adds up to the perfect night out.

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JULY

Saturday 2 July, 8pm £22.50

Two Mr Ps in a Podcast: Live

Mark Kingswood

21 Oct

New Amen Corner: Bringing On Back The 60s

John Coghlan’s Quo Farewell Tour

Sunday 3 July, 8pm £21

Friday 8 July, 8pm £21

New Amen Corner have starred alongside some of the biggest artists to emerge from the 60s, including Chris Farlowe, Cliff Bennett and Dave Berry. Join them for a fantastic evening as they perform more than two hours of the decade’s best-selling hits. With authentic visual accompaniment on the stunning large screen, you’re guaranteed an unforgettable night that will take you back to the most iconic musical decade of all time.

A final chance to see ex-Status Quo drummer John Coghlan perform live on stage with his superb band John Coghlan’s Quo. The newly formatted show includes many of Quo’s best known hits, thunderous album tracks and a special acoustic set of earlier tunes, featuring Russ Chadd on drums and Fi Channon on backing vocals.

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The Bluejays

23 Jul

14 Oct

All ticket prices are inclusive of booking fees

Live/Wire

1 Jul

The Music of Northern Soul Live

Matt Cardle

Saturday 9 July, 8pm £26.50

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LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... The Wonder of Stevie

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The Music Of Northern Soul Live features the UK’s premier live Northern Soul Band and The Signatures with lead vocalist Stefan Taylor. Joining them will be Northern Soul legend Lorraine Silver with her classic Northern Soul track Lost Summer Love, which was a massive hit at the Wigan Casino.

Multi-platinum selling recording artist Matt Cardle returns to The Stables after several sold-out shows. Matt’s classic hits Amazing, When We Collide, Loving You, Starlight and Run For Your Life have all helped clock up more than 2.2 million record sales. This intimate evening will take you through highlights of Matt’s four studio albums and will also feature exquisite covers, all performed with the passion, intensity and flawless vocals only one of the UK’s best male vocal talents of the last decade could deliver.

JULY

starring Lorraine Silver and Stefan Taylor & the Signatures

Wednesday 13 July, 8pm £33.50 & £27.50

24 Sep

Rock Experience Concert Sunday 10 July, 7.30pm £6.50

This concert will showcase the bands that have come together as part of The Stables’ 2022 Rock Experience course. All performers have taken part in a series of workshops and rehearsals to develop their technique and rehearse material for their set. Expect a wide range of rock and pop, from classics to modern hits, all chosen by the bands themselves.

Mark Kingswood

21 Oct

Deborah Bonham Band Thursday 14 July, 8pm £16.50

Deborah Bonham is regarded as one of the finest blues, rock and soul singers the UK has ever produced. Peter Bullick, brought up on Rory Gallagher concerts at Belfast’s Ulster Hall, and long-time Deborah Bonham Band guitarist, is lauded by the press for his passionate and soulful playing. Bonham-Bullick is their new album, showcasing some great, little-known soul, blues, rock and gospel songs spanning seven decades. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Laurence Jones

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18 Sep

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JULY

Roy Orbison & The Traveling Wilburys Experience Friday 15 July, 8pm £24

Come and celebrate with Roy Orbison & The Traveling Wilburys Experience as they commemorate 34 years since the release of the Wilburys’ original album. With expert narrative and big screen action, the band take you on a journey through the story of The Wilburys. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Buddy Holly & The Cricketers

18 Nov

Le Vent du Nord Sunday 17 July, 8pm £21 The awardwinning Le Vent du Nord are a leading force in Quebec’s progressive francophone folk movement. The group’s vast repertoire draws from both traditional sources and original compositions, while enhancing its hard-driving soulful music with a broad range of global influences. On stage the band create intense, joyful and dynamic live performances that expand the bounds of tradition in striking directions. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Fisherman’s Friends

Rose Royce

4 May 2023

with Gwen Dickey Saturday 16 July, 8pm £43 Gwen Dickey relocated to the UK 20 years ago to enjoy a successful solo career playing to packed houses all over the UK. But now, with the newly reformed Rose Royce, she and her legendary band are back in business, performing all the band’s greatest hits, including Car Wash, I Wanna Get Next To You, I’m Going Down, Wishing On A Star and Love Don’t Live Here Anymore. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... The Music of Northern Soul Live

9 Jul

All ticket prices are inclusive of booking fees

gift ideas Footpath of Fame – your chosen name or text engraved onto a brick and placed amongst many celebrities in our exclusive Footpath Stables Gold – a presentation pack of The Stables’s very own 50th anniversary beer, specially made us by Concrete Cow Brewery. Gift Vouchers – treat someone to a great night of entertainment Your support helps us to continue providing music and music-making opportunities for children and adults alike.

For more information contact: box office on 01908 280800 or email development@stables.org

Stacey Kent

Two Mr Ps in a Podcast: Live 16+

Thursday 21 July, 8pm £26

Saturday 23 July, 8pm £22.50

Vonda Shepard

15 Oct

Gilbert O’Sullivan In Concert Friday 22 July, 8pm £42 & £36 Enjoying one of the most creative and commercially successful periods of an outstanding career, Gilbert O’Sullivan has continued to look to the future while his famous back catalogue has won respect and adoration all over the world. Gilbert now returns for a solo show that will see him present new songs from his forthcoming album alongside classics such as Alone Again Naturally, Clair and Nothing Rhymed in an intimate and unforgettable setting. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Leo Sayer

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JULY

Internationally acclaimed vocalist Stacey Kent returns to the UK for a very select number of tour dates, featuring music from her latest album Songs From Other Places, alongside numbers from her previous albums, including the Grammy-nominated Breakfast On The Morning Tram.

LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Two Mr Ps in a Podcast: Live

2 Jul

The Bubble Show Sunday 24 July, 2pm £13.50, children £11 Join Mr. Bubbles with his extraordinary soap bubbles in all shapes and sizes! The Bubble Show is a unique blend of magic, storytelling, and bubble art! Enjoy bouncy bubbles, bubbles inside bubbles, smoke bubbles, square bubbles, giant bubbles, and even fire bubbles! Actor, storyteller, and Guiness World Record holder The Highland Joker is one of the top bubble artists in the world, bringing you an interactive, fun, international award-winning bubble extravaganza! (Suitable for ages 3-12) LIKE THIS? TRY THIS...

26 & 27 Sep

Encanto

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1 Jun

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The Black Feathers

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JUL / AUG

+ support from Wednesday’s Wolves Sunday 24 July, 8pm £16.50

Saturday 20 August £21

Americana, folk and acoustic indie rock sensibilities coexist comfortably in the musical world of The Black Feathers, with Ray Hughes’ guitar work buoying the kind of harmonies often only heard in family bands. Their music quickly draws the interest of listeners, but it is the stage chemistry that will keep them riveted.

24 Sep

17 Sep

Tuesday 23 August, 8pm £24.50

+ support from Roseanne Reid Saturday 6 August, 8pm £27.50 Martha Wainwright is beginning again. The beguiling performer and songwriter returns with her latest album Love Will Be Reborn, released last August. Not since 2012’s Come Home To Mama has a Martha Wainwright record been so full of original written material. Her fifth studio album follows recent years of loneliness and clarity in search of optimism and joy. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS...

The Often Herd

Colosseum

Martha Wainwright

Loudon Wainwright III

A rootsy rockin’ psychedelica, the Slambovian Circus of Dreams has been expanding the borders of the Americana genre with their fantastic stories and performance since forming in Sleepy Hollow, New York. Touring the UK this summer, the band’s return to The Stables is much anticipated with their just-released new album, A Very Unusual Head. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS...

LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Navaro

Gandalph Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams

Colosseum are on the road again in 2022 with a new line-up consisting of original frontman Chris Farlowe, guitarist Clem Clempson and bassist Mark Clarke. Joining them will be Nick Steed on keyboards, Kim Nishikawara on saxophone and Malcolm Mortimore on drums. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... G2 Genesis

19 Sep

All ticket prices are inclusive of booking fees

3-5 Jun

Hats Off to Led Zeppelin

An Intimate Evening with Gretchen Peters

LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... T.Rextasy

11 Dec

The Drifters

featuring Barry Walsh and special guest Kim Richey Thursday 1 September, 8pm £33.50 & £27.50

For two decades, Gretchen Peters has been one of Nashville’s most beloved and respected artists. She has accumulated accolades as a songwriter for artists as diverse as Etta James, The Neville Brothers, George Strait, Bryan Adams and Faith Hill. In 2015, The Telegraph named her one of the greatest 60 female singer-songwriters of all time.

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Hats Off To Led Zeppelin continue to be the only tribute act in the UK officially endorsed by Marshall Amplifiers. They have received many accolades over the years, most recently winning Best Led Zeppelin Tribute for the seventh year running at the National Tribute Awards, and Best Tribute Band In The UK 2019 as voted for by the Agents Association of Great Britain.

AUG / SEP

Friday 26 August, 8pm £22

LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Thea Gilmore

Saturday 27 August, 8pm £33.50

12 Nov

Fleetwood Bac Friday 2 September, 8pm £25

The Drifters are back on tour in the UK with a new show performing all their classic hits from the past six decades. The legendary group have previously been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and were listed among the Greatest Artists of All Time by Rolling Stone magazine. They have produced an incredible list of hits: Saturday Night At The Movies, Come On Over To My Place, Stand By Me, Under The Boardwalk and many, many more!

Fleetwood Bac are the world’s first and best Fleetwood Mac tribute band, the only Mac tribute to authentically replicate the classic Rumours line-up. The sound, the look and the on-stage chemistry are all portrayed with the passion and energy that have won the seal of approval from ‘Big Daddy’ Mick and earned an excellent reputation among Mac fans. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Talon

29 & 30 Nov

LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... The Wonder of Stevie

24 Sep

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SEPTEMBER JIM MARSHALL AUDITORIUM

The Ultimate Classic Rock Show Dr John Cooper Clarke: Saturday 3 September, 8pm I Wanna Be Yours £27.50

16+

+ special guests

Tuesday 6 September, 8pm £31 & £27.50

Dust off your air guitars for a return visit of The Ultimate Classic Rock Show, an evening of the very best classic rock anthems from legends past and present! Let the band take you on a roller-coaster journey of classic rock nostalgia, performing hit after hit with stunning accuracy and high energy. Accompanied by an incredible light and projection show, they’re guaranteed to have you on your feet all night. Promoted by Maple Tree Entertainment

Emancipate Live presents

OKIEM & The Infinity Orchestra Sunday 4 September, 8pm £34, £32, £30

John Cooper Clarke shot to prominence in the 1970s as the original ‘people’s poet’. Since then his career has spanned cultures, audiences, art forms and continents. Today he performs purely as a stand-up solo poet. His 2019 autobiography, named after his most famous poem I Wanna Be Yours, is a groundbreaking piece of literature. JCC goes into fascinating detail about his early life in Manchester leading up to punk superstardom, drug addiction and then the massive comeback as a major poet he enjoys today. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Henry Normal

The Thinking Drinkers Pub Quiz

8 Oct

18+

Thursday 8 September, 8pm £20

With compositions that can be best described as evocative, spellbinding and captivating, Okiem’s original music, a blend of classical and cinematic styles, has been heard in the halls of the O2 Arena, The British Museum and even Buckingham Palace. For one night only, Okiem and The Infinity Orchestra bring their exquisite talents to The Stables for what is sure to be a night of unforgettable performance. Promoted by Emancipate Live

All ticket prices are inclusive of booking fees

Fancy five free drinks? Two of the world’s leading alcohol experts return with a hilarious quiz show that gets the rounds in – in more ways than one. With a pen and question sheet in one hand and several world-class drinks in the other, join them on a uniquely absurd, fact-filled journey through time. You will learn and laugh a lot as the answers to life’s most important and unusual questions appear at the bottom of your glass. And did we mention the five free discerning drinks?

Cloudbusting: The Music of Kate Bush

Friday 9 September, 8pm £31

Sunday 11 September, 8pm £25 & £23.50

LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Voice of the Heart

LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Bootleg Blondie

30 Jun

23 Jun

Vir Das: Wanted

16+

Saturday 10 September, 8pm £22.50 Vir Das, fresh off an Emmy nomination for his latest Netflix stand-up special, brings his brand new Wanted world tour to the UK. The New York Times declares “no artist embodies the globalization of stand-up like Vir Das” and the Boston Globe hails the “mixture of audacity and humility in Das’ comedy.” Don’t miss the global phenomenon, who has four specials on Netflix and can most recently be seen in the Judd Apatow film The Bubble on Netflix. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Screaming Blue Murder

Cloudbusting can’t wait to share their love for the music of Kate Bush as they bring their new Love & Anger Tour to the stage! The two-hour production will feature all the hits you want to hear – Wuthering Heights, Hounds Of Love, Running Up That Hill, Babooshka – performed with breathtaking vocals and superb musicianship.

JIM MARSHALL AUDITORIUM

With evocative imagery, video and narration to enhance the magic, this great show takes you on a musical journey through Neil Diamond’s glittering 50-year career. From The Bang Years of the 1960s to the present day, you’ll soon find yourself singing along to all the hits including Sweet Caroline, Cracklin’ Rosie, Forever In Blue Jeans, Love On The Rocks, America and many more

SEPTEMBER

Hello Again: A Tribute to Neil Diamond

19 Oct

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SEPTEMBER JIM MARSHALL AUDITORIUM

Jenny Eclair: Sixty! (FFS!) Tour

Shakatak 16+

Thursday 15 September, 8pm £22.50 Jenny’s tour has been extended due to popular demand! Having hit 60 (but still a year younger than Madonna), Jenny Eclair AKA ‘The Face of Vagisan’ confronts a new decade of decrepitude. Now that it takes 20 minutes of scrolling down to find her DOB when she’s filling in forms online, should she celebrate or crawl into a hole? What will her 60’s hold for this 1960’s babe and is it a legal requirement to buy Nordic walking poles? LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Lucy Porter

Shakatak’s line-up features the four original members – Bill Sharpe, Jill Saward, Roger Odell and George Anderson – augmented with a guitarist and a backing vocalist/ saxophonist, all producing a musically dynamic and entertaining show. The band’s many hits include the singles Easier Said Than Done, Night Birds and Down On The Street, and they have released more than 50 CDs plus three DVDs. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS...

Bye Bye Baby: Tribute to Frankie Valli

Dave Koz

Friday 16 September, 8pm £29.50

+ support from Catfish

2 Oct

Laurence Jones

Sunday 18 September, 8pm £19

Bye Bye Baby is a jaw-dropping tribute to the musical phenomenon Jersey Boys and the timeless, iconic music of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons. Enjoy a night to remember with incredible four-part harmonies, roof-raising falsetto and energetic and stylish choreography. The show includes more than 30 of Valli’s greatest hits including Sherry, December ’63 (Oh What A Night), Grease, Can’t Take My Eyes Off You and many more!

Laurence Jones is firmly established as one of the UK’s hottest guitar players. He’s got a string of accolades and awards to his name, winning Young Artist Of The Year in the British Blues Awards three years in a row. With his band, Laurence has toured with the likes of Van Morrison, Ringo Starr, Joe Bonamassa and Status Quo.

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Marty Wilde

18 Feb 2023

Saturday 17 September, 8pm £22.50

17 Jun

All ticket prices are inclusive of booking fees

Deborah Bonham Band

14 Jul

Loudon Wainwright III

Albert Lee

with support

LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Martha Wainwright

6 Aug

Penguin Cafe

LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Steve Forbert

16 Jun

Are You Experienced? Tribute to Jimi Hendrix

Tuesday 20 September, 8pm £27.50 Arthur Jeffes’ muchloved collective – Penguin Cafe – are back in 2022 performing their eclectic array of genredefying evocative pieces mixing Arthur’s beautiful compositions with some PCO classics. Originally brought together by Arthur to keep alive the music of his late father, Simon Jeffes of the iconic Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Penguin Cafe have gone on to release four original and critically acclaimed albums. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Okiem & The Infinity Orchestra

Albert Lee is one of the world’s greatest guitarists, as well as an accomplished piano player with a soulful voice. He has appeared and recorded with many of the finest performers in the music industry, including Glen Campbell, Dave Edmunds, Joan Armatrading and Joe Cocker. Albert was a member of The Everly Brothers, Emmylou Harris’ band and Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings and toured extensively with them.

JIM MARSHALL AUDITORIUM

Loudon Wainwright III has carved out a distinguished career as one of our most original singersongwriters, a six-string diarist with material that is by turns tongue-in-cheek, tender, sarcastic and heartwrenching, and always deeply personal. He’s had his songs recorded by artists including Johnny Cash, Mose Allison, Bonnie Raitt and his own son, Rufus Wainwright.

SEPTEMBER

Wednesday 21 September, 8pm £29.50

Monday 19 September, 8pm £38.50

Friday 23 September, 8pm £22.50

Are You Experienced? are the world’s number one tribute to legendary rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix. Could anyone measure up to him? Well, when you listen to singer and guitarist John Campbell, you realise it can be done! LIKE THIS? TRY THIS...

4 Sep

The Music of Cream

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19 Mar 2023

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SEPTEMBER JIM MARSHALL AUDITORIUM

Some Kinda Wonderful presents Leo Sayer: The Show Must The Wonder of Stevie Go On 50th Anniversary Tour starring Derek Nash Band & Noel McCalla

Monday 26 & Tuesday 27 September, 8pm £42

Saturday 24 September, 8pm £33

British music legend Leo Sayer is touring the UK to celebrate 50 years in the music business. Leo is known the world over for his army of hits which include Thunder In My Heart, Moonlighting, One Man Band, I Can’t Stop Loving You and the transatlantic number ones When I Need You and You Make Me Feel Like Dancing.

Celebrating the genius of Stevie Wonder, mesmeric vocalist Noel McCalla and award-winning saxophonist Derek Nash and their world-class live band present a diverse back catalogue of classic hits taken from Stevie’s 1970s Signed, Sealed, Delivered through to Talking Book, Innervisions, Songs In The Key Of Life and Hotter Than July. The set will also include Stevie Wonder tracks that other artist have had massive hits with.

LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Gilbert O’Sullivan

22 Jul

LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... The Three Degrees

28 Oct

Wednesday 28 September, 8pm £27.50

Abba Forever Sunday 25 September, 8pm £29.50 The unique Abba sound is replicated with incredible attention to detail by this seven-piece band which features electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards and piano, bass and drums. Two outstanding Abba girls complete the line-up, adding the essential glitz and glamour to a well-polished and gently humorous show. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... The Best of Queen

Michael English in Concert

11 Oct

All ticket prices are inclusive of booking fees

Irish Country Music sensation Michael English and his talented band are dedicated to giving his fans an unforgettable show each time they see him. And with accolades including Best Country Dance Band at The Irish Country Music Awards, and Entertainer of the Year and Songwriter of the Year at The Sunday World Country Music Awards, there is no stopping the Kildare man! Promoted by MEPC Music Ltd

Mànran

Thursday 29 September, 8pm £26

Saturday 1 October, 8pm £24.50

Multi award-winning Scottish supergroup Mànran are celebrating 10 years at the heart of the Scottish traditional music scene. Internationally recognised as one of the most iconic and respected bands on the road today, the sevenpiece band show no signs of slowing down as they continue to push boundaries and explore new musical and geographical territory each year, bringing their uplifting and unique live performances to stages across the world. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Lindisfarne

LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... The Real Thing

25 Nov

Les Dawson: Flying High

JIM MARSHALL AUDITORIUM

One of the country’s best-loved soul divas, who gives sell-out tours with the Jools Holland Orchestra, stops by for an up-close-and-personal night at The Stables. Expect to hear plenty of those earthy, warm, heart-rending ballads with which she first made her name, along with a selection of her own songs.

SEP / OCT

Ruby Turner

26 Oct

Dave Koz 14+

starring Jon Culshaw

Sunday 2 October, 8pm £26.50

Friday 30 September, 8pm £26.50 Jon Culshaw (Dead Ringers, The Impressions Show) stars in this funny, affectionate and poignant celebration of the much-missed comedy legend. In this new play from BAFTA and Olivier Award winning writer Tim Whitnall and director Bob Golding, join Les as he summons forth a wealth of characters and incidents from his eventful life and career, as he travels on Concorde at twice the speed of sound 68,000 feet above the Earth.

Dave Koz, the undisputed shining superstar of smooth jazz, makes a welcome return to The Stables. The Grammy-nominated saxman is the hardest working man in showbusiness, and after a three-year hiatus he’ll be coming with a new solo CD, his first in 10 years. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Shakatak

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17 Sep

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OCTOBER JIM MARSHALL AUDITORIUM

The Cavern Beatles

Ricky Ross: Short Stories Vol. 2

Tuesday 4 October, 8pm £26

Friday 7 October, 8pm £33

The Cavern Beatles are widely regarded as being as close to the real thing as it’s possible to get – they’re the only Beatles band fully endorsed and licensed by Liverpool’s famous Cavern Club. As ambassadors of the most famous club in the world, they once again recreate the music that has now influenced three generations. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... The Zombies

6 May 2023

Courtney Pine: Spirituality

featuring special guest Zoe Rahman Wednesday 5 October, 8pm £29.50 Courtney Pine continues to break new ground with a string of highly acclaimed recordings and prestigious music industry awards. Courtney’s reunited again with pianist Zoe Rahman for a string of live shows to celebrate and debut brand new material from his forthcoming album Spirituality. This touring line-up features Courtney on bass clarinet, Zoe on piano and a violin quartet.

All ticket prices are inclusive of booking fees

Ricky Ross, songwriter and lead singer for Deacon Blue, one of Scotland’s best loved and most successful bands, returns to The Stables with his solo tour in support of his new album, Short Stories Vol. 2. Ricky will be at the piano, performing songs from across his entire career and sharing stories from his forthcoming autobiography Walking Back Home. Promoted by CMP

Nearly Dan Saturday 8 October, 8pm £22.50

Less tribute and more homage, Nearly Dan are saviours to the growing legions of Dan fans desperate to hear the meticulously crafted grooves and allusive lyrical style of Donald Fagen and Walter Becker. Nearly Dan’s approach is faithful, though not reverential, and relaxed but as tight as their namesakes. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... The Billy Joel Albums Show

16 Oct

Ronnie Scott’s All Star Band Sunday 9 October, 8pm £25

The Best of Queen: The Break Free Tour OCTOBER

Tuesday 11 October, 8pm £33

Get ready to Break Free with Majesty, the UK’s biggest Queen tribute band. Join Freddie, Brian, Roger and John as they take you on a magical journey, performing the music of the UK’s favourite rock band.

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Clare Teal

22 Oct

25 Sep

Eddi Reader

Limehouse Lizzy

Wednesday 12 October, 8pm £31

Monday 10 October, 8pm £23.50

Limehouse Lizzy continue to keep the spirit of Celtic rock icon Phil Lynott and his band Thin Lizzy alive and well. From receiving their official PRS award, performing for Virgin Atlantic in Barbados, and TV appearances (BBC 2’s Arena among others), to being recruited to record and tour by members of the original Thin Lizzy band, Limehouse Lizzy enter their 25th year with their most explosive show and critically acclaimed lineup yet. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Wishbone Ash

Abba Forever

JIM MARSHALL AUDITORIUM

Direct from London’s world-famous jazz club and combining world-class live jazz, narration and rare archive images and footage, The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars take to the stage to celebrate The Ronnie Scott’s Soho Songbook.

Eddi Reader is perhaps Scotland’s greatest living female voice. Throughout her successful solo career, Eddi has released consistently great works, including highly acclaimed albums such as The Songs Of Robert Burns and 2018’s Cavalier. She has won Brit Awards, been awarded four honorary degrees, an MBE, sung to millions on some of the world’s greatest concert and festival stages and collaborated with a host of stars across a myriad of genres. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Gretchen Peters

1 Sep

6 Nov

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Vonda Shepard

Thursday 13 October, 8pm £33 & £31 (limited pre-show (5pm) meet-and-greet tickets available: £78.50 – price includes a ticket for the show; only bookable by phone).

Saturday 15 October, 8pm £31

Merrill Osmond is the lead singer with the worldfamous band The Osmonds. Tonight Merrill performs all the group’s biggest hits and talks about his experiences of growing up with the band, the famous people he has met and how he wrote so many of their hits.

JIM MARSHALL AUDITORIUM

OCTOBER MAY / JUNE

Merrill Osmond

LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Leo Sayer

26 & 27 Sep

Vonda Shepard returns with her full band to The Stables to play a set of greatest hits and favourites. Vonda shot to fame through her longrunning appearances, performances and musical accompaniment on the smash-hit US TV show Ally McBeal. The theme song Searching My Soul reached the top 10 in the UK and Vonda released a series of Ally-inspired albums which went on to sell a staggering 12 million copies worldwide. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Nell Bryden

18 Jun

The Bluejays: Rave On – The Rise of Rock & Roll Friday 14 October, 8pm £25

Tipitina Sunday 16 October, 11.30am £15.50

Rave On is the rock’n’roll sensation sweeping the nation. Featuring the multi award-winning band The Bluejays, a group comprised of stars from West End productions of The Buddy Holly Story, Million Dollar Quartet, One Man, Two Guvnors and Dreamboats and Petticoats, the show transports you back to the fabulous 50s and the swinging 60s in stunningly authentic style.

Tipitina are the real thing, a hugely talented combo performing the red-hot music of Doctor John, James Booker, Professor Longhair and Fats Domino. The band have long been the leading attraction at The Birmingham Jazz Festival, and favourites at both Upton Jazz and Upton Blues Festivals, and they also represented the Royal Albert Hall in the West End Live Festival.

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Marty Wilde

17 Jun

All ticket prices are inclusive of booking fees

Paul Higgs Quartet

20 Nov

The Billy Joel Albums Show starring Elio Pace & his band

Grace Petrie

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Talon

29 & 30 Nov

Lizzy Hardingham & Dom Prag

Steeleye Span

Richard Digance

Monday 17 October, 8pm £35

Thursday 20 October, 8pm £20

The early 1970s would prove to be the start of an historic period for music and the world at large. For Steeleye Span it would mark a major milestone with the release of three albums in two years, including their classic debut Hark The Village Wait. Five decades on and the band, led as ever by the iconic vocals of Maddy Prior, celebrate with a night of career favourites and gems as well as tracks from those ground-breaking early releases. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Lindisfarne

26 Oct

JIM MARSHALL AUDITORIUM

The Albums Show is back... for a fourth time! The award-winning Elio Pace and his amazing band return to The Stables, this time performing two more Billy Joel classic albums in their entirety, The Bridge and Turnstiles. Don’t miss this night of world-class musicianship and supreme songwriting.

Protest singer Grace Petrie has an army of loyal fans across the alternative, folk, political and comedy scenes. She’s toured to arenas with Frank Turner, supported comedian Hannah Gadsby and reached the top 40 in the UK album charts in autumn 2021 with her album Connectivity. Grace will be accompanied on stage by long-time music collaborator, singer and multi-instrumentalist Ben Moss.

OCTOBER

Tuesday 18 October, 8pm £20

Sunday 16 October, 8pm £33.50

2 Oct

Join Richard to celebrate his 40th visit to The Stables. It started in the 1970s at the original Stables and it’s his favourite theatre in the land! LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Fisherman’s Friends

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4 May 2023

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Lionel: A Tribute to Lionel Richie

Friday 21 October, 8pm £33.50 As a singer, writer, avid musician and producer with a strong passion to modernise the perception of what a ‘crooner’ can be, Mark Kingswood introduces fresh, original music for the jazz and pop genre in addition to reworking pop classics from the ground up, and tying them in seamlessly with his signature crossover sound.

JIM MARSHALL AUDITORIUM

OCTOBER

Mark Kingswood

7 Jul

Simply reRed

20 Nov

Lindisfarne

Clare Teal Saturday 22 October, 8pm £31.50

Wednesday 26 October, 8pm £33

Jazz singer and broadcaster Clare Teal is back with her marvellous trio and a fabulous new show, as ever celebrating the hits and hidden gems of the Great American and British Songbooks, plus contemporary covers and originals. The show will include favourites from her recent DVD The Fireside Sessions. Clare and her trio guarantee an evening of inspired music and unbridled entertainment.

Legendary 1970s folk-rock pioneers Lindisfarne return to form with a classic five-piece line-up of long-time members, fronted by original member Rod Clements on vocals, mandolin, fiddle and slide guitar. With a repertoire of unforgettable songs such as Meet Me On The Corner, Fog On The Tyne, Lady Eleanor and Run For Home, Lindisfarne’s power to galvanise festival and concert audiences remains undimmed.

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Ronnie Scott’s All Star Band

Following his appearances with Lionel Richie himself on ITV’s Sunday Night At The Palladium and The Graham Norton Show on the BBC, Malcolm Pitt delivers a powerhouse and breathtaking performance in this high-octane show celebrating the music of Lionel Richie and the Commodores. This award-winning production also features a stellar line-up of world-class musicians. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS...

LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Blake

Sunday 23 October, 8pm £24.50

9 Oct

All ticket prices are inclusive of booking fees

Fisherman’s Friends

4 May 2023

Toyah: Anthem 40+1 Anniversary Tour

Thursday 27 October, 8pm £22.50

Saturday 29 October, 8pm £26.50

LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Gandulph Murphy & The Slambovian Circus of Dreams

20 Aug

The Three Degrees

Following her 2021 Top 25 charting album Posh Pop, national music legend and icon Toyah is back on tour. This special tour celebrates 40 years of the iconic, acclaimed and gold-certified selling album Anthem. To celebrate its 40+1 anniversary, Toyah and her band perform an extended selection from the album alongside her other greatest hits and classics.

featuring original member Valerie Holiday

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Friday 28 October, 8pm £33

When Rivers Meet

The Three Degrees are known across the world for their soulful voices, beautiful gowns and fabulous stage shows. Enjoy an evening of classic hits including When Will I See You Again, Dirty Ol’ Man and Take Good Care Of Yourself. The Three Degrees are Valerie Holiday, Freddie Pool and Tabitha King.

Sunday 30 October, 8pm £22.50

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The Drifters

Electric Ladies Tour

27 Aug

JIM MARSHALL AUDITORIUM

This is a double bill not to be missed! Ryan Hamilton (signed to Steve Van Zandt’s Wicked Cool Records) and renowned guitarist Warner E. Hodges, a founder member of Jason & The Scorchers and Dan Baird & Homemade Sin, perform together in the UK for the ﬁrst time.

OCTOBER

Ryan Hamilton & The Warner E Hodges Band

9 Jun

Since bursting onto the UK blues scene with their debut record The Uprising EP in 2019 and 2020 release Innocence Of Youth, When Rivers Meet have gone from strength to strength. Their unique harmonic vocal-led approach to songwriting, dirty electric guitar, slide resonator mandolin and fiddle create a unique, distinctive and contemporary blues rock sound that echoes classic rock with hints of the blues that inspire them.

Navaro

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24 Sep

box office 01908 280800

The Stables’ second performance space: intimate, relaxed and informal

STAGE 2

stage 2

Stage 2 is the ideal place to catch a star of tomorrow on their way up or enjoy more established artists experimenting with new material. With a capacity of just 80 for most gigs, there’s always an intimate and relaxed feel to proceedings.

Stage 2 hosts around 120 concerts each year of all shapes and sizes – folk, rock, blues and much more besides – along with a good smattering of comedy and theatre nights. So come and hear the latest new music and comedy, relax and enjoy a drink with friends!

Look out for these Stage 2 artists making their headline debuts this season

Edgar Blues Trio

Lizzy Hardingham & Dom Prag

Jana Varga

Fri 15 Jul

Sun 2 Oct

Wed 26 Oct

All ticket prices are inclusive of booking fees

Jess Jocoy

Thursday 2 June, 8.45pm

Friday 17 June, 8.45pm

£13.50

£11

Dan Webster is a road-seasoned English singer-songwriter and guitarist. His music is influenced by the sounds and storytelling traditions of Americana, which he uniquely melds with an honest northern English perspective in his songwriting. His sound is unashamedly influenced by the US – but his heart remains a Yorkshireman’s.

Raised two hours south of Seattle, Jess Jocoy grew up beneath the drizzling skies and lush landscapes of the Pacific Northwest. Jess makes atmospheric Americana for rainy days and twilight hours. It’s an ethereal sound with organic roots, anchored by a long-time love of country music, a storyteller’s nuanced delivery and a folk singer’s finesse. Her new studio album Let There Be No Despair will be released in May.

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JUNE

Dan Webster

STAGE 2

Chris Wood

11 Sep

Steve Tilston 50th Anniversary Tour

Jana Varga

26 Oct

Edgar Broughton Thursday 23 June, 8.45pm £13.50

Saturday 4 June, 8.45pm

Folk legend Steve Tilston comes to The Stables to belatedly celebrate his half-century career milestone. Steve is one of our most celebrated songsmiths, widely recognised within the world of folk and contemporary music – the words, arrangements and subtle, quite superb guitar playing could be no one else.

Edgar Broughton was a founder member of the Edgar Broughton Band in the 1960s. He is well known as one of the most strident of protest singers, but at times one of the most accessible – with a surprisingly diverse repertoire of self-penned material, including some truly thoughtful and beautiful music of great originality. His solo performance is an emotive, entertaining tour de force containing both old favourites and new songs from the heart.

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£12.50

Steve Gifford

25 Jun

Ian Siegal

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2 Jul

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JUN / JUL STAGE 2

Steve Gifford

Ian Siegal

Saturday 25 June, 8.45pm

Saturday 2 July, 8.45pm

£13.50

£16.50

Steve Gifford toured with his band for nine years, playing festivals and venues the length and breadth of the country. With six studio albums released over the past two decades, he remains one of the UK’s most prolific songwriters of his generation. Steve currently plays solo and brings his unique guitar picking style of acoustic country blues and folk to venues across the UK. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Steve Tilston

4 Jun

Throughout his 25 years of touring, multi awardwinner Ian Siegal’s mission statement has barely changed: songs that are real, shows that resonate, vocals served raw. Today he is considered by many to be the most compelling British blues artist since the great names of the 1960s. Classic Rock tags Siegal “a national treasure” and Mojo magazine ranks him “the cleverest writer and most magnetic blues performer in the UK”. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Edgar Broughton

23 Jun

Edgar Blues Trio

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Friday 15 July, 8.45pm £11 in advance, £13.50 on the door Edgar Blues is a guitar player and singer born in Barcelona. In 2020, in the middle of the pandemic, he formed the Edgar Blues Trio with Rua Roan on bass guitar and Aritza Castro on the drums and recorded his first electric LP The Next Step, released in January 2021. The album has achieved great success in Europe, reaching number one on the best-selling albums’ chart in Spain and it still is among the top positions of the Blues genre chart. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Ian Siegal

2 Jul

Friday 26 August, 8.45pm £18.50

Amy Thatcher & Fran Knowles: White Ball Tour Friday 9 September, 8.45pm £13.50

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The Waterboys

20 Jun

Jack Lukeman: The Songs of Cohen and Cash Saturday 27 August, 8.45pm £18.50 This will be a special show featuring Jack Lukeman singing the songs of Leonard Cohen and Johnny Cash along with some of his own tunes. This show developed out of one of the 30+ livestreams he did during lockdown Don’t miss this “most magnificent and enigmatic of performers” Edinburgh Spotlight Magazine. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... The Waterboys

20 Jun

‘Accordion star’ and ‘fearless experimenter within British folk music’, Amy Thatcher has teamed up with drummer Fran Knowles. Together they are putting themselves at the forefront of experimental instrumental sounds in a cocktail of folk-inspired melodies and rambunctious rhythms interspersed with electronics. With a satisfying mix of toe-tapping tunes and gorgeous harmonies, this virtuosic all-female piano accordion and percussion duo will expand your definitions of the instruments and leave you fired up to hear more.

Suthering

STAGE 2

Jack Lukeman is an Irish singersongwriter, performer, raconteur and a whole lot more besides. A platinumselling, critically acclaimed artist in his homeland, in recent years Lukeman has devoted more of his time to winning a growing fanbase in the UK and abroad. Incorporating the theatrical and romantic sensibilities of the likes of Jacques Brel, but with genuine melodic appeal and a knack for creating his own ‘magic realist’ world that is peopled by all manner of unusual, picturesque characters, Jack is a rare, unusual brand of performer.

JUL / AUG / SEP

An Evening with Jack Lukeman

25 Nov

Chris Wood Sunday 11 September, 8.45pm £18.50 Chris Wood is an uncompromising writer whose music reveals his love for the unofficial history of the Englishspeaking people. With gentle intelligence he weaves the tradition with his own contemporary parables. On stage Chris has the air of a craftsman who no longer needs to be precious about his art. Without any apparent effort he reaches deep into an enviable repertoire of songs before revealing another gem. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Dan Webster

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2 Jun

box office 01908 280800

STAGE 2

SEPTEMBER

Mitch Benn: It’s About Time

16+

Navaro

Friday 16 September, 8.45pm

Saturday 24 September, 8.45pm

£16.50

£12.50

“The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once,” said Albert Einstein (probably). Mitch Benn, comedian, songwriter and thinker of deep thoughts (not to mention “the country’s leading musical satirist” – The Times), is back, clock in one hand and guitar in the other, to help you look at time in a whole new way. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Jason Byrne

10 Nov

Navaro are a UK-based trio whose members found they shared an instant chemistry upon meeting. Beth, Pete and Steve share songwriting and vocal duties but it is the harmony blend of the three that is the defining Navaro sound. Numerous live outings have seen the band opening for Fairport Convention and Colin Blunstone, as well as making festival appearances and enjoying Arts Centre headline spots. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS...

The Often Herd

When Rivers Meet

30 Oct

Saturday 17 September, 8.45pm £13.50

gift ideas Bluegrass band The Often Herd transcend the traditional boundaries of the genre. Although they might resemble an American string band, complete with driving energy, tight vocal harmonies and dazzling instrumental interplay, their vibrant transatlantic sound is deeply coloured by their surroundings – the striking natural and industrial landscapes of northern England. This unique approach won them the title of Best European Bluegrass Band 2018 at the prestigious La Roche Bluegrass Festival in France. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Gandulph Murphy & The Slambovian Circus of Dreams

20 Aug

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Footpath of Fame – your chosen name or text engraved onto a brick and placed amongst many celebrities in our exclusive Footpath Stables Gold – a presentation pack of The Stables’s very own 50th anniversary beer, specially made us by Concrete Cow Brewery. Gift Vouchers – treat someone to a great night of entertainment Your support helps us to continue providing music and music-making opportunities for children and adults alike.

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Thursday 29 September, 8.45pm

£13.50

Award-winning folk singer Aoife Scott is a songwriter based in Dublin. Born into the legendary Black Family, Aoife is steadily rising to the top of the traditional and folk music scene and has long enjoyed success as an established artist in her own right. Fragile and ethereal one minute and strong and vibrant the next, her dynamic and profound vocals explore the emotional depths of her lyrics, leaving the audience entranced.

If you have witnessed the passion and enthusiasm of Luke Concannon’s live performances, you will know just how mesmerising he is on stage. Luke has the enviable ability to totally inhabit his songs while at the same time inviting listeners to make the songs theirs too. A Luke Concannon concert is both an aural delight and a community experience of sharing and participating.

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Turin Brakes

Thea Gilmore

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12 Nov

Will Pound & Jenn Butterworth Tuesday 27 September, 8.45pm

Chris Bevington Organisation Saturday 1 October, 8.45pm £13.50

£15

Two of the finest instrumentalists in traditional music combine to bring a tour de force of breathtaking performances. An outstanding talent in his generation, harmonica and melodeon player Will Pound has pushed the boundaries of both instruments, sharing awe-inspiring performances across the world. Jenn Butterworth is one of the UK’s most notable folk guitarists; she has won Musician of the Year at the Scots Trad Music Awards and been nominated for the same title at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.

In 2014 Chris Bevington realised a lifetime’s ambition to record a Blues-based album and after months of hard work, the first album Chris Bevington and Friends was released to critical acclaim here in the UK, the US and globally. Better Start Cookin’ followed in 2016. In 2021 and 2022 the band were nominated for three British Blues awards and it’s an exciting time right now with the release of the band’s fourth awardnominated album Sand & Stone.

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Lizzy Hardingham & Dom Prag

STAGE 2

Luke Concannon (ex Nizlopi)

Sunday 25 September, 8.45pm

SEP / OCT

Aoife Scott

2 Oct

Dave Kelly Band

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7 Oct

box office 01908 280800

OCTOBER STAGE 2

Lizzy Hardingham & Dom Prag

Dave Kelly Band

Sunday 2 October, 8.45pm

Friday 7 October, 8.45pm

£11 in advance, £13.50 on the door

£16.50

Indomitable folk musician and ornate songstress Lizzy Hardingham is paving her way as a powerhouse performer. This paragon of vocal vigour and songwriting sorcery has supported the likes of Lady Maisery, Gilmore & Roberts and Bob Fox and is emerging gracefully into the world of headline shows. Dom Prag sings songs of passion, loss, comical social disasters and everyday fears. His performances feature raw musical talent, savoury guitar skills and poetic original writing – his music knits together British and European folk tradition, classical guitar, mining songs and much more besides.

Dave Kelly is known as the UK’s finest blues slide guitarist, as well as being an excellent vocalist. He is joint lead singer in The Blues Band, of which he was a founder member with Paul Jones. Dave’s professional career has scanned more than 50 years and he has worked with many of his heroes. As well as Hooker, House and Wolf he has played with Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Freddie King, Lowll Fulson and James Burton.

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Nine Below Zero

Will Pound & Jenn Butterworth

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27 Sep

Henry Normal: Sit Down Poetry Saturday 8 October, 8.45pm £18.50

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Armed only with a chair and a mic, stories, jokes and poetry, Henry Normal takes on the world looking for a win-win situation. Henry is a writer, poet, TV and film producer, founder of the Manchester Poetry Festival (now the Literature festival) and co-founder of the Nottingham Poetry Festival. In June 2017 he was honoured with a special BAFTA for services to Television. LIKE THIS? TRY THIS... Dr John Cooper Clarke

6 Sep

Catfish

Friday 14 October, 8.45pm

Sunday 16 October, 8.45pm

£16.50

£15.50

Jane Taylor and the JT Band return to The Stables as part of a UK tour championing their new album. Jane has opened for Jools Holland, recorded with Massive Attack’s Angelo Bruschini, and has a dedicated following around the country who have supported her every step of the way. If you love stunning melodies, captivating vocals and inspiring lyrics then this is a performance you won’t want to miss.

International blues rock powerhouse Catfish are making waves on the UK and European music scene. They were nominated in five categories in the 2021 UK Blues Awards, and guitarist Matt Long was named Instrumentalist of the Year for the second year running. In 2020’s UK Blues Awards they were named Band of the Year.

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OCTOBER

Jane Taylor

STAGE 2

Ruby Turner

29 Sep

Bernie Marsden

26 Nov

Screaming Blue Murder Comedy Club

James Kirby Saturday 15 October, 8.45pm £16.50

16+

Wednesday 19 October, 8.45pm £11 in advance, £13.50 on the door

Award-winning singer-songwriter James Kirby has been touring worldwide for the past 15 years. Performing energetic, heartfelt and melodic songs that captivate audiences of all ages, he is not to be missed!

Compere Andrew Bird introduces Ali Brice and Jenny Collier (line-up is subject to change).

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Matt Cardle

13 Jul

Mitch Benn

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16 Sep

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OCTOBER

Jana Varga

Friday 21 October, 8.45pm

Wednesday 26 October, 8.45pm

£11 in advance, £13.50 on the door

Focusing on traditional Scottish music, Ryan Young brings new life to very old, often forgotten tunes by playing them in his own unique way. His fiddle playing is brimming with fresh melodic ideas, an uplifting rhythmic drive and a great depth of dynamics and precision. His sound is very distinctive and takes listeners on an emotional and adventurous journey in any performance.

Jana Varga is a Slovak artist living in London and her music is very much in the timeless singersongwriter traditions of American and British artists of the late 1960s through to the present day. Like all good songwriters, Jana tells her own story, and she fuses Americana and folk with her love of jazz and a classical music background, giving much of her work a trademark added ‘musicality’.

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STAGE 2

Ryan Young & Chris Amer

Jenny Sturgeon

3 Nov

Jess Jocoy

17 Jun

Jesse Terry & Emma Stevens (double-bill)

Sunday 23 October, 8.45pm £13.50 Whatever magic potion the troubadours in Laurel Canyon were sipping on in 1971, Jesse Terry has managed to track it down and take a deep gulp. Now on his seventh album, When We Wander, Jesse performs his beautifully crafted songs to around 150 audiences a year from Bonnaroo to the Philadelphia Folk Festival. Emma Stevens started playing guitar at the age of two and went on to learn bass, cello, piano, banjo, ukulele and mandolin. Her original music has achieved four consecutive play-listed singles on BBC Radio 2 and extensive international radio play in the UK, Europe and Australia.

The Stables would like to give a special thanks to the following for their valuable support: • Arts Council England • Cavatina Trust • Dame Cleo Laine • Dentons • FCC Communities Foundation • Garﬁeld Weston • MK Community Foundation • PMC • The Wavendon Foundation

Thank you!

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acknowledgements

29 Oct

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Saturday 29 October, 8.45pm

£15.50

£16.50

Revamped with a new sound, look and album, Joshua Burnell and his incredible band eagerly return to the stage. Having cut his teeth playing the folk festivals of the UK and releasing two albums of traditional songs, Joshua now returns to his original songwriting, exploring themes from traditional folk fused with his dynamic brand of retro pop-infused folk. His latest album, Flowers Where The Horses Sleep, is inspired by the lives of people both past and present and explores humankind’s remarkable ability to find beauty, even in the ugliest of times.

Edwina Hayes’ beautifully written songs, charming stage presence and voice of an angel have won her a reputation as a true natural talent of gentle folk-Americana. She has opened numerous shows for Jools Holland and Van Morrison, as played her own gigs on stages everywhere from Glastonbury Festival to The Royal Albert Hall. Edwina’s fourth solo album Ruby Rose was released last December.

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Turin Brakes

13 Nov

The Stables Bar The Stables Bar is open from 7pm on concert nights, serving a wide range of drinks for you to enjoy during the evening.

Beth Nielsen Chapman

STAGE 2

Edwina Hayes

Friday 28 October, 8.45pm

OCTOBER

Joshua Burnell Band

7 & 8 Nov

Beers & Lagers Our well stocked bar has a selection of quality draught & bottled beers, lagers and cider. Savour the beers from our local brewery – Concrete Cow – including the awardwinning Stables Gold IPA. a bespoke beer brewed for our 50th anniversary. Check out the Tales from the Ales on the bottles, each beer has a local story to tell.

Drivers Drinks Several low alcohol drinks are available – try an Adnams Ghostship or Heineken Zero. Prefer something soft? We have a wide range of still and sparkling drinks to satisfy you.

Interval Orders Beat the queue in the interval by pre-ordering your drinks. Collect and enjoy at your leisure, either in our foyer or back in your seat.

Snack Bar Hot and& cold drinks are available from our Snack Bar together with sweet and savoury snacks, including tempting ice creams.

Wharf Distillery Try a spirit from this local distillery – we are now stocking their Safine Drenc Gin from Northamptonshire & Newtown Mixed Spice Rum. Try with one of our Franklins tonics, normal, slimline or rhubarb or Fever Tree Elderflower.

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learn and take part Workshops & Courses

JUNE

Date

Time

Suitability

Fee

Ukulele Beginners Part 2 Intro to Music Recording & Production Part 2 Harmonica Beginners Part 2

Sat 11 Sat 11 Sat 18

10am-3pm 10am-4pm 10am-3pm

Adult/15+ Adult/15+ Adult/15+

£36 £48 £34

JULY

Date

Time

Suitability

Fee

Blues Guitar Beginners Part 2 Sax from Scratch Cajon Beginners Refresher Sax from Scratch

Sat 2 Sat 2 Sun 3 Sat 30

10am-3pm 9.30am-12.30pm 1.30-4.30pm 9.30am-12.30pm

Adult/15+ Adult/15+ Adult/15+ Adult/15+

£36 £26 £25 £26

SEPTEMBER

Date

Time

Suitability

Fee

Ukulele Beginners Part 1 Harmonica Beginners Part 1 Saxophone from Scratch Blues Guitar Beginners Part 1 Bodhran Beginners Part 1 Get Started with DADGAD Guitar

Sat 10 Sat 17 Sat 24 Sat 24 Sun 25 Sun 25

10am-3pm 10am-3pm 9.30am-12.30pm 10am-3pm 9.30am-12.30pm 1.30-4.30pm

Adult/15+ Adult/15+ Adult/15+ Adult/15+ Adult/15+ Adult/15+

£36 £34 £26 £36 £25 £25

OCTOBER

Date

Time

Suitability

Fee

Basic Principles of Music Intro to Live Sound Engineering Mandolin Beginners Singing Lead Vocals & Microphone Technique Ukulele Beginners Part 2 Harmonica Beginners Part 2 Intro to Music Recording & Production Part 1 Sax from Scratch

Sat 1 Sat 8 Sun 9 Sun 9 Sat 15 Sat 22 Sat 22 Sat 29

10am-4pm 10am-4pm 10am-3pm 12.30-4pm 10am-3pm 10am-3pm 10am-4pm 9.30am-12.30pm

Adult/15+ Adult/15+ Adult/15+ Adult/15+ Adult/15+ Adult/15+ Adult/15+ Adult/15+

£34 £40 £37 £27 £36 £34 £48 £26

COURSES

Dates

Time

Suitability

Fee

The Rock Experience Saxophone Beginners Saxophone Improving Beginners Saxophone Study Group

Sun 5, 12, 19, 26 Jun, 3 & 10 Jul Sat 10 Sep, 8 Oct, 5 Nov, 10 Dec Sat 10 Sep, 8 Oct, 5 Nov, 10 Dec Sat 24 Sep, 29 Oct, 26 Nov, 17 Dec

10am-1pm (Sun 10 Jul, 2-11pm) 9.30am-12.30pm 1-4pm 1-4pm

Adult/15+ Adult/15+ Adult/15+ Adult/15+

£92 (students £72) £69 £69 £69

YOUNG PEOPLE’S BURSARIES We don’t want anyone to miss out because of their family circumstances, so we offer means-tested bursaries for those needing financial help to attend. If a workshop or course says Bursaries Available, visit www.stables.org/learning/youthbursaries for more information.

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June/July 2013

The Rock Experience Dates:

Adult/15+ Course

Sundays 5, 12, 19, 26 June & 3 July, 10am-1pm; Sunday 10 July, 2-11pm (includes final 7.30pm performance)

The Rock Experience is the perfect course for all aspiring rock and pop musicians who would like the chance to play in a band, meet other musicians and learn from experienced tutors. Whatever your instrument, whether you are a bedroom-guitarist, a budding vocalist or interested in forming a band of your own, The Rock Experience is a great opportunity to take the first steps.

Newly-formed bands are also welcome, but please

contact the Stables Learning and Participation Course fee: £92 (£72 students) for six sessions Department for further advice before booking – education@stables.org

The perfect course for aspiring rock and pop musicians who would like the chance to play in a band, meet other musicians and learn from You’ll be supportedtutors. and coached byWhatever our tutors experienced your instrument, in rehearsal and performance skills, finishing on whether youwithare aTheback-bedroom guitarist, the final Sunday a gig on Stables stage. You need to have some experience of playing your budding interested in forming a band instrumentvocalist, and to be confidentor enough to have To book a place, call the a go playing alongside other people, but noExperience is a great of your own, The Rock previous band experience is necessary. box office on 01908 280800 opportunity to take the first steps. You’ll be supported and coached by our tutors in rehearsal and performance skills, finishing on Venue: The Stables, Wavendon, Milton Keynes

Dates: Sundays 9, 16, 23, 30 June & 7, 14 July Times: Times: 10am-1pm ( 14 July from 3pm onwards) Final performance: Sunday 14 July, 7.30pm Cost: £80 (concessions £55)

Suitable for everyone aged 15 and above

Ukulele Beginners Part 2 Adult/15+ Workshop

the final Sunday in a gig on The Stables stage. To take part, you will need to have some experience of playing your instrument and be confident enough to have a go playing alongside other people, but no previous band experience is necessary. If you are in an existing or newly formed band and would like to take part, contact The Stables Learning and Participation Department for more information at education@stables.org.

Intro to Music Recording & Production Part 2

Saturday 11 June, 10am-3pm £36

Adult/15+ Workshop

This workshop is ideal for beginner ukulele players to develop their playing further. Building on Beginners Part 1, this workshop will help you to develop your rhythm and melody playing skills, add new chords and combining different strokes for rhythmic effects. Using a mix of contemporary and vintage material, you’ll also get the chance to practice as a ukulele band and try out playing the melody, accompanying and adding colour to the musical arrangements. Previous attendance at Ukulele Beginners Part 1 is recommended and you will need to bring a soprano-, tenor- or concert-sized ukulele.

Aimed at those who have attended the Intro to Music Recording and Production Part 1 workshop or who already have some experience of recording and music technology, this follow-up session will look in more depth at microphone technique, effects and processors, synthesis, MIDI, mixing and mastering and the techniques you need to create great recordings in your own home or DIY studio. The workshop uses MAC computer and Logic Software, but in a way that applies generally across Digital Audio Workstations software such as Ableton, Cubase and Sonar. If you play an instrument, please bring it along for the afternoon recording session.

Saturday 11 June, 10am-4pm £48

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Harmonica Beginners Part 2

Saxophone from Scratch

Adult/15+ Workshop

Saturday 18 June, 10am-3pm £34

Saturday 2 July, 9.30am-12.30pm £26

Learn more of the basics of harmonica playing in this second workshop part of our popular oneday harmonica workshop series. This session will consolidate the work you have already done on improvisation, tune playing and chugging at the Beginners Part 1 workshop and move on to the fundamental blues technique of note bending. Participants will need a 10-hole harmonica in C. Prior attendance on Beginners Part 1 is recommended.

Blues Guitar Beginners Part 2 Adult/15+ Workshop Saturday 2 July, 10am-3pm £36

Improve your blues playing with this workshop designed to help you move on with your technique. By looking at tunes by Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Jimmy Reed and John Lee Hooker, you’ll learn about 12-bar progressions, the blues scale and shuffle rhythms in more depth. You will need to bring a six-string acoustic guitar and prior attendance on the Beginners Part 1 workshop is recommended.

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Have you ever wanted to try the saxophone but didn’t know where to start? Do you want to try it for the first time or have a go before buying one? Starting with the absolute basics, this workshop takes you on a on a step-by-step approach to making your first sounds, breathing tips, exercises, learning fingerings and scale patterns and playing simple melodies from those scales. No previous musical experience is required. You’ll be in a small group of beginners and in a friendly and supportive learning environment. Instruments are provided for use in the workshop, but if you have your own you are welcome to bring it along for advice and comparison, especially if it is one you may be practicing on after the workshop.

Cajon Beginners Workshop Adult/15+ Workshop Sunday 3 July, 1.30-4.30pm £25 The Cajon (wooden box), the smallest drum kit in the world, is the perfect powerful accompaniment instrument to any kind of band, be it blues, hip hop, boogie, rock, pop, folk or latin – providing a full snare and rich bass sound. Cajones come in various shapes, sizes and styles and during this one-day workshop you’ll get hands-on experience to fully discover a range of possibilities this versatile instrument can provide. Covering tones, exercises and rhythms, this workshop is suitable for kit drummers and hand drummers alike. Please bring a cajon (with snare wires inside) if you have one or contact education@stables.org if you need to borrow one (limited numbers available). LATE ENTRY

Refresher Sax from Scratch Saturday 30 July, see page 50 for details

Wednesday 27 July, 10am-3pm For ages 10–11 Thursday 28 July, 10am-3pm For ages 12–14 £20 Bursaries available Write & record a song in a day! Would you like a creative day of music making? Working with other young musicians to create a brand new group song? Through warm-ups, word games, musical play and teamwork in this workshop you’ll learn how a song can start, how to contribute ideas, listen to other people’s ideas and bring them all together to create and perform a new song and record it as a group.

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Summer Songwriting Workshops for Young People

Friday 29 July, 10am-3pm For ages 15–17 £20 Bursaries available Develop your songwriting skills. In small groups you’ll learn how to collaborate with other songwriters, how to start to generate musical and lyrical ideas, song structures, what works and what doesn’t – and if are there ‘rules’ and when to break them. Suitable for anyone wanting to try songwriting for the first time, or those that have already started their songwriting journey. John Bowman is founder of the Notivate singer/songwriting programme and has helped more than 5,000 young people in Europe and Africa to record over 1,000 songs. As a pianist and arranger, he collaborates regularly with established singer/songwriters, touring widely and appearing on numerous commercial recordings.

Summer Songwriting Workout Monday 1- Wednesday 3 August, 10am-3pm For ages 17-19 £60 Bursaries available Have you started to write or perform your own songs, on your own or in a band, and want to take it to the next level? Do you want to grow your song-writing skills, collaborate with other songwriters, learn how to develop your lyrics and your ‘sound’? This songwriting ‘workout’ is a chance to explore and learn in a practical way what you can do to get your ideas into song ’shape’, through activities looking at understanding song structure, how to develop melody, harmony, chord progression, hooks, analysing songs and learning from different styles of song. You’ll explore techniques, tips, and exercises for developing lyrics, telling a ‘story’, and using rhyme, rhythm and melody to get those lyrics across. You’ll also look at some tricky songwriter questions like getting ‘unstuck’, when to move on from a song (or even come back to it) and how do you know when a song is ‘finished’. The focus of the workout is on song creation, not specifically about developing your singing or playing skills, but any singing or playing experience you can bring will be useful. The workout will use a mix real instruments and music technology to help create the songs. The workout is not specifically about recording or production, but will look briefly at use of DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations e.g., Garageband, Cakewalk, Ableton Live, Reaper) as a help to songwriting for capturing and developing your ideas and getting ready for next stage of recording and producing songs.

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Saxophone Beginners Course Adult/15+ Course Saturdays 10 September, 8 October, 5 November & 10 December, 9.30am-12.30pm (four-session course) £69 This course offers beginner saxophonists the opportunity to learn as part of a group. Through practical musical activities and exploring tunes you’ll start to build confidence and develop some of the technical and musical skills to play the saxophone. The course is suitable for beginners who have attended our Sax from Scratch or Refresher workshops or had another basic introduction to the saxophone. Participants will need to bring their own tenor, alto or baritone sax.

Saxophone Improving Beginners Course Adult/15+ Course Saturdays 10 September, 8 October, 5 November & 10 December, 1-4pm (four-session course) £69 This course offers returning saxophonists the opportunity to learn as part of a group through a fun programme of practical musical activities and performance. It aims to help students develop core technical, performance and improvisation skills and build confidence. Students must have their own instruments and ideally have attended previous Stables Saxophone from Scratch, Refresher and Improving Beginners workshops. If you have any other recent playing experience and are interested in joining the course, contact education@stables.

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Saxophone from Scratch

Adult/15+ Workshop

Saturday 10 September, 10am-3pm £36

Saturday 24 September, 9.30am-12.30pm OR Saturday 29 October, 9.30am-12.30pm £26

The ukulele is a fun and accessible instrument making a big comeback in popular music and in education. This workshop is ideal for beginners to learn the basics of playing, how to accompany songs and ukulele techniques. Come and take part in the ukulele revival! No prior experience necessary! Participants will need to bring a soprano-, concert- or tenor-sized ukulele.

Harmonica Beginners Part 1 Adult/15+ Workshop Saturday 17 September, 10am-3pm £34

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Ukulele Beginners Part 1

Blues Guitar Beginners Part 1 Adult/15+ Workshop Saturday 24 September, 10am-3pm £36

Learn the basics of playing harmonica in this popular workshop, where you’ll be introduced to tune playing, chord-playing and blues improvisation. No previous harmonica experience is necessary, but you’ll need to bring a 10-hole harmonica in C.

This practical workshop introduces the blues, looking at playing techniques such as turnarounds, shuffles and basic basslines, demystifying ‘V-IV-I’ blues chord sequences. We’ll also explore fundamental blues techniques such as finger picking, hammer-ons and pull-offs, using examples from classic Blues recordings. You will need to be comfortable with the chords of E, A and B7 and be able to change confidently between them. It will also be helpful if you know what a scale is but not essential as the blues scale will be introduced in a very practical way. (The follow-on Part 2 course takes place on Saturday 12 November.)

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Saxophone Study Group Adult/15+ Course Saturdays 24 September, 29 October, 26 November & 17 December, 1-4pm (four-session course) £69 This course is for saxophonists with more than two years’ experience and looking to reach an intermediate standard (equivalent to Grade 3 plus) on their instrument. You will have the opportunity to learn through a structured programme of study, incorporating a mixture of scale and study work, duet and group performance and improvisation activities. The focus is on having fun, building confidence and competence in a supportive environment which enables students to progress in their musical development. Contact us on education@ stables. org to find out availability of places and so that we can advise you if your recent sax playing experience is suitable for the course.

Bodhrán Beginners Part 1 Adult/15+ Workshop Sunday 25 September, 9.30am-12.30pm £25 The bodhrán (pronounced bowran) or Irish frame drum has grown from its use in traditional Irish music to become a popular instrument used across many forms of Celtic, folk and contemporary roots music. This beginner’s level workshop introduces aspiring players to the bodhrán and will include basic techniques, traditional and contemporary rhythms and advice on models/ sticks/diameters etc. You’ll will use the most common tune types (jigs/reels) to explore different styles and techniques of playing and how to build a good foundation for further playing. Please bring a bodhran if you have one or contact education@ stables.org if you need to borrow one (limited numbers available).

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Get Started with DADGAD Guitar Adult/15+ Workshop Sunday 25 September, 1.30-4.30pm £25 This workshop will explore DADGAD guitar tuning and its application for backing traditional folk tunes and songs. DADGAD is a widely used open tuning and a feature of traditional English, Scottish and Irish music. This workshop is designed for intermediate guitar players who already play in ‘standard’ tuning but would like to explore a new sound. We will first look at some basic chord shapes and learn how to back a tune. Along the way we will learn some basic music theory and how it applies to traditional music, and some tricks of the trade to make your backing more exciting. Players need to be reasonably confident playing chords and chord changes in standard tuning, accompanying songs or dance tunes with different strumming patterns, but no previous experience of DADGAD tuning is needed. If you are not sure that your playing experience is suitable contact education@stables. org for further advice before booking. You’ll need to bring an acoustic guitar, a capo and clip-on guitar tuner.

Mandolin Beginners

Adult/15+ Workshop

Saturday 1 October, 10am-4pm £34

Sunday 9 October, 10am-3pm £37

Whether you are a beginner looking for a way into understanding music, or an intermediate or experienced musician looking for a refresher or to fill gaps in your knowledge, this information-packed day aims to help you demystify music theory. Starting with the most basic terminology and theory, the workshop covers the nature of sound, how music started, what the key of a song is and how to find it and what some of the more complicated ideas mean. The day will be particularly helpful to those taking their first steps in learning to play, whatever the instrument. Please note this day is more of a tutorial than a hands-on workshop and includes supporting notes.

The mandolin is a popular instrument used in a range of styles including country, bluegrass, traditional folk and Irish music. It is great as a melody or rhythm instrument and this workshop will introduce both styles of playing. It will look at basic technique, simple tunes, chord shapes and progressions, and playing as a group and is suitable for those who have some basic experience of stringed instruments (such as guitar, ukulele, banjo, bouzouki, violin) and who can play basic open chords and a few scales of tunes. An ability to read tablature is useful but not essential. Please bring a mandolin if you have one or contact education@stables.org if you need to borrow one (limited numbers available).

Introduction to Live Sound Engineering Adult/15+ Workshop Saturday 8 October, 10am-4pm £40

Are you an aspiring sound engineer? Or a musician who wants to understand how to use PA and get a better sound at your gigs? This workshop offers a basic introduction to the world of live sound engineering. It will cover types of microphones and placement, basic parts of a PA, how to use a mixing desk and how to use basic EQ. This course is suitable for complete beginners or for those who have gaps in their understanding of live sound.

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Basic Principles of Music

Singing Lead Vocals & Microphone Technique Adult/15+ Workshop Sunday 9 October, 12.30-4pm £27 For singers who want to explore some of the technical, artistic and practical aspects of singing with a microphone. Perhaps you already sing in a choir, or play in a band, and want to try solo or lead vocals? You’ll look at equipment essentials, microphone technique and which mic to use, understanding monitoring, fold back and live mixing to get the best out of your sound, how to approach different styles of music such as rock, pop or jazz and how to tackle the challenges of fronting a band, whatever the size. You’ll also look at how ‘phrasing’ can help with the challenges of some songs and have a go at singing with backing tracks and stripped-down guitar accompaniment. Participants will be sent a short list of songs to listen to and get familiar with before the workshop. Please note his workshop is not a ‘singing lesson’ as such and won’t be about general singing technique, and you’ll need enough singing experience to know you want to have a go at singing solo.

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Ukulele Beginners Part 2 Adult/15+ Workshop Saturday 15 October, 10am-3pm £36 This workshop is ideal for beginner ukulele players to develop their playing further. Building on Beginners Part 1, this workshop will help you to develop your rhythm and melody playing skills, add new chords and combine different strokes for rhythmic effects. Using a mix of contemporary and vintage material, you’ll also get the chance to practice as a ukulele band and try out playing the melody, accompanying and adding colour to the musical arrangements. Previous attendance at Ukulele Beginners Part 1 is recommended and you will need to bring a soprano-, tenor- or concert-sized ukulele.

Harmonica Beginners Part 2 Adult/15+ Workshop Saturday 22 October, 10am-3pm £34

Introduction to Music Recording & Production Part 1 Adult/15+ Workshop Saturday 22 October, 10am-4pm £48 Our popular course for anyone who would like a basic introduction to recording and production using music technology, looking at microphone techniques, recording different instruments, and production techniques. The workshop uses MAC computer and Logic Software, but uses them to look at the principles that apply generally across Digital Audio Workstations software such as Ableton, Cubase and Sonar. You will focus on recording and production rather than just creating within the software and you’ll be able to take away audio files of tracks produced to further practice the skills you’ve learned. If you play an instrument, please bring it along for the afternoon recording session to learn how best to record it. (The Part 2 follow-on workshop on Saturday 3 December looks in more detail into studio-based recording and production.) LATE ENTRY

Refresher Sax from Scratch Saturday 30 July, 9.30am-12.30pm £26

Learn more of the basics of harmonica playing in this second workshop part of popular one-day harmonica workshop series. This session will consolidate the work you have already done on improvisation, tune playing and chugging at the Beginners Part 1 workshop and move on to the fundamental blues technique of note bending. Participants will need a 10-hole harmonica in C. Prior attendance on Beginners Part 1 is recommended.

All ticket prices are inclusive of booking fees

Following on from the absolute beginners Sax from Scratch workshop, this Refresher workshop will enable students to have more fun playing on of our saxophones, or bring their own sax, with a view to developing their skills and techniques. It is ideal for those that have attended previous Sax from Scratch workshops, or for other early beginners who would like to develop their playing.

LEARN & TAKE PART

The Children’s Bookshow

with author and illustrator Yasmeen Ismail Suitable for Years 1 and 2 (Key Stage 1) Tuesday 18 October, 11am Tickets: £6 per child, with accompanying teachers/adults free. Every child attending this event will receive a free copy of Time for Bed, Fred. Join us for a morning of stories and illustration with the award-winning illustrator and author, Yasmeen Ismail. Children will love watching Yasmeen draw live and listening to some of her stories. Yasmeen will share secrets of her work – the materials she uses to create her books, where she gets her ideas from and her top tips for budding writers and illustrators. There’ll be time for the audience to ask questions and every child attending gets a free copy of Yasmeen’s book Time for Bed, Fred to take home and keep. To book tickets contact Katy Webster at The Children’s Bookshow: Katy Webster 07904 068084 katyw.bookshow@gmail.com www.thechildrensbookshow.com/performances/2022/yasmeen-ismail-performance

Heritage Open Day Tours Date: Sunday 11 September, tours at 11am, 12pm & 1pm Tickets: Tours are free, but must be booked in advance, limited numbers You’ve sat in the Jim Marshall Auditorium… you’ve enjoyed the music ... the ambience… the acoustics… But have you ever wondered how The Stables works as a building? What it’s like walking on the trampoline at the top of the main auditorium? How does fresh air reach you and the essential communications reach the control desk? And what’s The Stables experience like for our visiting artists? Led by architect Peter Hall, who will explain how The Stables was conceived, these Heritage Open Day tours will give you a unique opportunity to visit backstage areas and gain a better understanding of why The Stables is widely regarded as one of the UK’s finest music venues.

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Issue 81 Jun - Oct 2022

11 June – 25 September

Vivian Maier: Anthology Free entry for Milton Keynes residents every Tuesday

Book at mkgallery.org MK Gallery 900 Midsummer Blvd Milton Keynes MK9 3QA Image: Vivian Maier, Self-portrait, New York, 1953 © Estate of Vivian Maier, Courtesy of Maloof Collection and Howard Greenberg Gallery, NY. The exhibition is curated by Anne Morin and produced by diChroma photography.

Exhibitions Cinema Independent Shop & Café Outdoor Play Area

All ticket prices are inclusive of booking fees

INFORMATION

And not forgetting... Tickets are still available for the following shows in MAY

MAY

Date

MAY

Date

John Illsley

Sun 1

Polly Gibbons & James Pearson

Sun 22

The Noise Next Door

Wed 4

Camille O’Sullivan

Sun 22

Los Pacaminos

Thu 5

Gary Fletcher Band

Sun 22

Charm of Finches

Thu 5

John Shuttleworth’s Back Again

Tue 24

Tom Robinson Band

Fri 6

Cup O’Joe

Tue 24

Sidewinder

Fri 6

Daphne’s Flight

Wed 25

Show of Hands

Sat 7

Tony Christie

Thu 26

Billie Holliday at Carnegie Hall

Sun 8

Granny’s Attic

Thu 26

Peter White

Tue 10

Osyterband

Fri 27

Rebecca Loebe

Tue 10

Fraser Anderson

Fri 27

The London Tango Quintet

Thu 12

An Evening with Jimmy Webb

Sat 28

From The Jam

Fri 13

Katie Doherty & The Navigators

Sat 28

Sam Kelly’s Station House

Fri 13

La Voix

Sun 29

Danni Nicholls

Sat 14

Flo Perlin

Sun 29

Flook

Sun 15

Mark Thomas

Tue 31

Tord Gustavsen Trio

Tue 17

An Acoustic Round

Wed 18

Screaming Blue Murder Comedy Club

Wed 18

Jon Allen

Thu 19

Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita

Fri 20

Ultimate Bowie

Sat 21

Gary Fletcher Band

Sat 21

All ticket prices are inclusive of booking fees

Camille O’Sullivan

La Voix

Sun 22 May

Sun 29 May

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INFORMATION

Also on sale David O Doherty

Nick Cope Family Concert

Beth Nielsen Chapman

Wed 2 Nov

Sat 5 Nov

Mon 7 & Tue 8 Nove

JIM MARSHALL AUDITORIUM NOVEMBER Wed 2

David O Doherty £25.50

Thu 3

Syd Lawrence Orchestra £26.50 & £24.50

Fri 4

Hugh Cornwell £31

Sat 5

Nick Cope Family Concert £14.50/£12.50, concs for under-16s

Sun 6

Wishbone Ash £31.50 & £29.50

Mon 7 Beth Nielsen & Tue 8 Chapman £33 & £31 Weds 9 Sound of Springsteen £26.50 Thu 10

Jason Byrne £22

ALL SHOWS START AT 8PM, EXCEPT WHERE STATED

Fri 11

Del Bromham & Stray £16.50

Sun 27 Habib Koite & Bamada £20

Sat 12

Thea Gilmore £22.50

Tue 29 & Talon Wed 30 £29.50

Sun 13 Turin Brakes £27.50

Thu 1

Chris McCausland £21.50

Fri 2

The Manfreds £29.50

Sat 3

The Barron Knight £33.50

Mostly Autumn £22.50 adv

Tue 6

SIMPLY reRED £23.50

Mediaeval Baebes £22.50

Thu 8

Supersonic 70s Show £22

Thu 17

Dr Feelgood £26.50

Fri 18

Buddy Holly & the Cricketers £25

Sat 19

Sun 20 Thu 24

Jazz Sabbath £27.50

Fri 25

The Real Thing £37

Sat 26

An Evening with Bernie Marsden £31 & £27.50

All ticket prices are inclusive of booking fees

DECEMBER

Sun 11 T-Rextasy £31 Sat 17

Cats in Space £22.50

Mon 19 The Little Red Hen - Sat 24 from £13.50

INFORMATION

Thea Gilmore

Turin Brakes

Francis Rossi

Sat 12 Nov

Sun 13 Nov

Fri 7 Apr 2023

STAGE 2 Thu 22

Albion Band Christmas Show £25

JANUARY 2023 Fri 27

Nine Below Zero £22.50

FEBRUARY 2023 Fri 10

ELO Again £26.50

Sat 11

Cregan & Co £26

Sat 18

Lucy Porter £20.50

Fri 24

Swinging at the Cotton Club £25

Sun 26 Coldplace £26

MARCH 2023 Thu 2

The Story of Guitar Heroes £26

Sun 12 Bridget Christie £21 Sun 19 Music of Cream £24

APRIL 2023 Fri 7

Francis Rossi from £33.50

Thu 20 The Scummy & Fri 21 Mummies £23.50

MAY 2023 Thu 4

Fisherman’s Friends £37 & £27.50

Sat 6

The Zombies £31 & £27.50

Sat 13

Johnny Cash Roadshow £29.50

ALL SHOWS START AT 8.45PM , EXCEPT WHERE STATED

NOVEMBER Thu 3

Jenny Sturgeon £15.50

Thu 10 Lady Maisery £20 Wed 16 Screaming Blue Murder Comedy Club £11 Fri 18

Alun Cochrane £16.50

Fri 25

Suthering £13.50

FEBRUARY Fri 24

Eleanor McEvoy £18.50

SUNDAY SESSIONS IN THE MANCINI FORUM

11.30AM

NOVEMBER Sun 20 Paul Higgs Quartet £15.50

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INFORMATION

booking information How to book

Booking Fees

Core box office opening hours:

Prices published in this brochure include all booking commission fees.

Please visit www.stables.org for details of current opening hours

For tickets up to £10: a commission fee of £1 per ticket will be charged

IN PERSON: please refer to our website for current arrangements regarding in-person booking

For tickets between £10.01 and £15: a commission fee of £1.50 per ticket will be charged

BY PHONE: 01908 280800 during opening hours; text phone users please call 18001 01908 280800.

For tickets between £15.01 and £25: a commission fee of £2.50 per ticket will be charged

ONLINE: www.stables.org

For tickets more than £25: a commission fee of £3.50 per ticket will be charged

COLLECTING YOUR TICKETS: E-tickets: You can choose to receive your tickets via email. You can either print these out at home or show them on your phone to our front of house staff when entering the auditorium.

These fees apply to all booking channels - in person, by phone and online.

Concessions/discounts

Ticket collection: from The Stables box office during opening hours.

Concessions are available on selected performances and where they apply are indicated on the ticket pricing details.

Postal tickets: At an extra cost of £2, we can send your tickets to you by post.

Gift Vouchers

Payment options

You can pay by cash if booking in person; we accept all major debit and credit cards.

Reservations

Gift vouchers for The Stables are available to purchase online and from the box office.

Data protection We would like to add or retain your details to keep you informed about future events promoted by The Stables. When you make your first booking with us, you will be asked whether you want to receive such information. To be removed from our mailing lists at any time, please call or email the box office boxoffice@stables.org

Ticket reservations must be paid for within three days of booking (excluding groups and Friends of The Stables who can reserve for up to seven days). We are unable to reserve tickets without payment within seven days prior to the performance.

Terms & Conditions

For full terms and conditions, please visit www.stables.org

seating plan

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This seating plan gives a general overview of The Stables main auditorium. Please ask a member of our box office staff at time of booking if you have questions regarding the choice of your seats

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Shaded areas represent seating levels not prices. Each show is individually priced.

PROSCENIUM STAGE

RIGHT DOOR

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• At the Kingston roundabout take the first exit signposted Wavendon/Woburn Sands, onto the A5130 (Newport Road)

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• Take the second right (Dankworth Way) by the traffic lights onto the new approach road, signposted The Stables. The Stables entrance is straight ahead.

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• At the Kingston roundabout take the second exit signposted Wavendon/Woburn Sands, onto the A5130 (Newport Road)

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How to find us

INFORMATION

visitor information

BLETCHLEY WAVENDON

WOBURN

Accessible Toilets

There are three accessible public toilets – one as part of the main toilet area situated in the foyer; further toilets are located next to the ladies and within the gents, both accessible from the auditorium.

Facilities for Hearing Impaired Customers

The Stables has free car-parking on site (vehicles and contents are left entirely at owner’s own risk). At busy times, your exit from the car park may be slightly delayed – thank you for your patience. There are a limited amount of disabled parking spaces available (not bookable in advance). We also have a small bicycle rack available to the left of the main public entrance.

The main auditorium is fitted with an Ampetronic system. To use this system you must have a hearing aid with either a switchable or auto-detect T-Setting built in. Stage 2 customers will need to wear a hearing necklace, available from the box office. If you wear a hearing device please inform a member of the box office team when booking your tickets so that they can seat you in the area of the auditorium where the signal is strongest.

Access information

Assistance Dogs

The Stables welcomes people with disabilities. For full access information, please refer to the Your Visit section on our website at www.stables.org The Stables is accessible to wheelchair users and other customers with limited mobility. There is a lift available giving access to seats on lower accessible levels. We can accommodate eight people in wheelchairs per performance, subject to availability. We have volunteer customer assistants available at the majority of events to provide assistance. Please ask a member of our box office team at the time of booking if you have any questions or concerns about your access around the building

Assistance dogs are welcome, but please advise us when you book so that we can allocate appropriate seats and inform you of any special effects that might affect your dog’s comfort.

Eating and drinking at The Stables Our in-house restaurant Café in2 remains closed for the foreseeable future. The Stables bar will be available for pre-show and interval drinks on performance nights.

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INFORMATION

diary at a glance JUNE

JULY

Wed 1

Encanto (PG)

Fri 1

Live/Wire: The AC/DC Show

Wed 1

West Side Story (12A)

Sat 2

Two Mr Ps in a Podcast

Thu 2

Rich Hall

Sat 2

Ian Siegal

Thu 2

Dan Webster

Sun 3

New Amen Corner

Fri 3

G2 Genesis

Thu 7

Blake

Sat 4

G2 Genesis

Fri 8

John Coghlan’s Quo

Sat 4

Steve Tilston

Sat 9

The Music of Northern Soul Live

Sun 5

G2 Genesis

Sun 10

Rock Experience Concert

Tue 7

Chris Smither

Wed 13 Matt Cardle

Thu 9

Electric Ladies of the 80s Tour

Thu 14

Deborah Bonham Band

Fri 10

Mark Steel

Fri 15

Roy Orbison & The Traveling Wilburys Experience

Sat 11

John Lenehan: The Roaring Twenties

Fri 15

Edgar Blues Trio

Tue 14

The High Kings

Sat 16

Rose Royce

Wed 15 The Unthanks

Sun 17

Le Vent du Nord

Thu 16

BFI Study Day

Thu 21

Stacey Kent

Thu 16

Steve Forbert

Fri 22

Gilbert O’Sullivan

Fri 17

Marty Wilde

Sat 23

Two Mr Ps in a Podcast

Fri 17

Jess Jocoy

Sun 24

The Bubble Show

Sat 18

Nell Bryden

Sun 24

The Black Feathers

Sun 19

Richard Durrant

AUGUST

Mon 20

The Waterboys: An Acoustic Evening With Mike Scott and Brother Paul

Sat 6

Martha Wainwright

Sat 20

Gandulph Murphy & The Slambovian Circus of Dreams

Tue 21

Georgie Fame Trio

Tue 23

Colosseum

Wed 22 Henry Blofeld

Fri 26

Hats Off To Led Zeppelin

Thu 23

Voice of the Heart: Tribute to Karen Carpenter

Fri 26

An Evening with Jack Lukeman

Thu 23

Edgar Broughton

Sat 27

The Drifters

Fri 24

Spiers & Boden

Sat 25

Brother Strut

Sat 27

Jack Lukeman: The Songs of Cohen and Cash

Sat 25

Steve Gifford

SEPTEMBER

Sun 26

Go Now! The Music of the Moody Blues

Thu 1

Gretchen Peters

Wed 29 Gary Delaney

Fri 2

Fleetwood Bac

Thu 30

Sat 3

The Ultimate Classic Rock Show

Sun 4

OKIEM & The Infinity Orchestra

Bootleg Blondie

All ticket prices are inclusive of booking fees

Friends and Founders discount applies

Educational

Mancini Forum

Stage 2

For more information see page 3

Tue 6

Dr John Cooper Clarke

Wed 5

Courtney Pine

Thu 8

The Thinking Drinkers Pub Quiz

Fri 7

Ricky Ross

Fri 9

Hello Again: Tribute to Neil Diamond

Fri 7

Dave Kelly Band

Fri 9

Amy Thatcher & Frank Knowles

Sat 8

Nearly Dan

Sat 10

Vir Das

Sat 8

Henry Normal

Sun 11

Cloudbusting: The Music of Kate Bush

Sun 9

Ronnie Scott’s All Star Band

Sun 11

Chris Wood

Mon 10 Limehouse Lizzy

Thu 15

Jenny Eclair: Sixty! (FFS!) Tour

Tue 11

Fri 16

Bye Bye Baby: Tribute to Frankie Valli

Wed 12 Eddi Reader

Fri 16

Mitch Benn

Thu 13

Merrill Osmond

Sat 17

Shakatak

Fri 14

The Bluejays

Sat 17

The Often Herd

Fri 14

Jane Taylor

Sun 18

Laurence Jones

Sat 15

Vonda Shepard

Mon 19 Loudon Wainwright III

Sat 15

James Kirby

Tue 20

Sun 16

Sunday Sessions: Tipitina

Wed 21 Albert Lee

Sun 16

The Billy Joel Albums Show

Fri 23

Are You Experienced? Tribute to Jimi Hendrix

Sun 16

Catfish

Sat 24

Some Kinda Wonderful: The Wonder of Stevie

Mon 17 Steeleye Span

Sat 24

Navaro

Tue 18

Sun 25

Abba Forever

Wed 19 Screaming Blue Murder Comedy Club

Sun 25

Aoife Scott

Penguin Café

INFORMATION

Indicates a new show which is open for public booking from Monday 16 May, prior to which Stables Friends have priority.

The Best of Queen

Grace Petrie

Thu 20

Richard Digance

Mon 26 Leo Sayer

Fri 21

Mark Kingswood

Tue 27

Leo Sayer

Fri 21

Ryan Young & Chris Amer

Tue 27

Will Pound & Jenn Butterworth

Sat 22

Clare Teal

Wed 28 Michael English

Sun 23

Lionel: A Tribute to Lionel Richie

Thu 29

Ruby Turner

Sun 23

Jesse Terry & Emma Stevens

Thu 29

Luke Concannon

Wed 26 Lindisfarne

Fri 30

Les Dawson: Flying High

Wed 26 Jane Varga

OCTOBER

Thu 27

Ryan Hamilton & The Warner E Hodges Band

Sat 1

Mànran

Fri 28

The Three Degrees

Sat 1

Chris Bevington Organisation

Fri 28

Joshua Burnell Band

Sun 2

Dave Koz

Sat 29

Toyah

Sun 2

Lizzy Hardingham & Dom Prag

Sat 29

Edwina Hayes

Tue 4

The Cavern Beatles

Sun 30

When Rivers Meet

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