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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 Tuesday 14 February prior to which Stables Friends have priority

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

This event takes place in Stage 2

This event takes place in Mancini Forum.

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The Story of Guitar Heroes

Thursday 2 March, 8pm £26

The Story of Guitar Heroes has won critical acclaim both at home and abroad for its incredible homage to some of the most iconic guitarists from the past 50 years of popular music. Expect classic hits from legends including Hank Marvin, Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and Brian May.

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Pete Firman: Bag of Tricks

Friday 3 March, 8pm £16.50

Pete Firman is one of the UK’s most popular magicians and he’s now back on the road! You’ve seen him on television, now experience his trademark blend of laugh-out-loud comedy and jaw-dropping magic live on stage. As seen on ITV1’s Tonight At The London Palladium and The Next Great Magician, and BBC1’s The Magicians, The John Bishop Show and The Sarah Millican Television Programme

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TRADarrr, Palmerston and Smith & Brewer

Saturday 4 March, 7.30pm

£23.50

Don’t miss an amazing triple bill of folk! Headliners TRADarrr are a five-piece original acoustic band who weave their magic around folk, country and Americana styles. Palmerston are five guys, five voices, loads of fun and umpteen instruments – expect shades of Americana, a rumour of folk and a whisper of country. Ben Smith and Jimmy Brewer have played together all over the UK, notably as support to 10cc and Ralph McTell.

Promoted by Alan

Rondeau

Ceilidh Experience Concert & Dance

Sunday 5 March, 1.30pm-4pm £7

Come along and join in the dancing as participants from our Ceilidh Experience course present their new bands, performing a feast of traditional tunes for dancers and folk fans of all ages. Our guest caller will guide you through the steps in what promises to be a fun afternoon of dance and music. No previous Ceilidh dance experience needed! Suitable for adults and older children.

Ensemble 360 & Polly Ives present

Sir Scallywag & The Golden Underpants

Wednesday 8 March, performances at 11am & 1pm £7.50

For ages 3-7 / Foundation / Key Stage 1 - Schools’ / Family Concert (free teachers ticket with every 10 seats booked)

When King Colin’s golden underpants go missing, it’s Sir Scallywag to the rescue!

Brave and bold, courageous and true, he’s the perfect knight for the job… even if he is only six years old!

Original music by Music in the Round’s children’s composer-in-residence Paul Rissmann features strings, woodwind and horn, presented together with storytelling and projected illustrations from the bestselling children’s book by Giles Andreae and Korky Paul.

Performed by the wonderfully dynamic Ensemble 360 and Polly Ives, this concert is a great introduction to live music for children. It’s full of wit, invention, songs and actions, with plenty of opportunities to join in.

Ensemble 360: The Lark Ascending

Wednesday 8 March, 8pm £24 & £22

Vaughan Williams

The Lark Ascending for piano and violin

Ravel String Quartet in F major Stanford Fantasy for Horn Quintet in A minor

Vaughan Williams

Piano Quintet in C minor

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Free tickets for Under-25s

A concert celebrating the recent 150th birthday of the celebrated composer who embodies the sound of English music. The evening opens with Vaughan Williams’ most famous work, The Lark Ascending, in its original version for piano and violin. This is followed by the String Quartet written by the composer’s friend and mentor Maurice Ravel and the dramatic Fantasy for Horn Quintet by his teacher, Charles Villiers Stanford. Vaughan Williams’ expansive Piano Quintet rounds off the evening.

As a member of the Cavatina Trust ticket scheme, which enables young people to enjoy live chamber music, we are able to offer a limited number of free tickets to eight- to 25-year-olds for this concert. To book these tickets, contact the box office.

The Lost King

Tuesday 7 March, 7.30pm £10 & £8

Guided by instinct and spectral visions, ambitious writer and amateur historian Philippa Langley defies the academic establishment to unearth Richard III’s long-missing remains in a Leicester car park. Starring Sally Hawkins, Steve Coogan and Harry Lloyd; directed by Stephen Frears. (108 minutes)

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Billy Joel Albums Show

starring Elio Pace & his Band

Thursday 9 March, 8pm £33.50

Following the incredible success of their previous four Albums tours, 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 Nylon Curtain and Piano Man

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Aynsley Lister

Supported by Jersey Budd

Friday 10 March, 8pm £20.50

Aynsley Lister is one of the UK’s hottest contemporary blues guitarists – many consider him to be among the best in the world. His unique brand of blues-based rock delivers contemporary songwriting fuelled with the kind of heart and soul that’s missing from so much modern music.

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Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band

Saturday 11 March, 8pm £26

The Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band are regarded by many as the best and most consistent ‘public subscription band’ in the world. They have earned a formidable reputation for their highly entertaining concerts and many notable triumphs in the competitive contesting field – they recently won the British Open Brass Band Championship.

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George Hinchliffe’s Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain 26 Mar

Theatre of Widdershins: Rapunzel & the Tower of Doom

Sunday 12 March, 2pm £11

Tangles? Split ends? It’s bad enough having a bad hair day but pity poor Rapunzel spending her life in a tower with some strange woman using her captive’s locks as a stepladder! Theatre of Widdershins have taken this traditional tale right back to its roots, teased out the tangles and styled it into a beautifully coiffured hairpiece!

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Bridget Christie: Who Am I?

Sunday 12 March, 8pm £21

Bridget Christie is hot, but not in a good way. The Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning comedian cannot ride the motorbike she bought to combat her mid-life crisis because of early osteoarthritis in her hips and RSI in her wrist, and wonders why there are so many films, made by men, about young women discovering their sexuality, but none about middle-aged women forgetting theirs.

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Van Morrison: Moving On Skiffle

Mon 13, Tue 14 & Wed 15 March, 8pm £103.50

Moving On Skiffle finds Van Morrison taking a homemade style that exploded across Britain in the mid-1950s and infusing it with a level of sophistication and soulfulness that it didn’t always possess the first time around.

Presented by SD Event Management

Hayley Griffiths Band

Thursday 16 March, 8pm £16.50

The Hayley Griffiths Band are thrilled to be returning to The Stables (previously as members of prog band Karnataka) to celebrate St Patrick’s Day with an eclectic evening of classic Celtic songs and uplifting foot-tapping progressive rock. As former lead singer of the international phenomenon Riverdance and Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance, Hayley has enchanted audiences across the globe.

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Roachford

+ support from Acantha Lang

Friday 17 March, 8pm £31 & £27.50

Ever since Cuddly Toy reached number four in the charts in 1988, Roachford has remained one of the UK’s most compelling rock and soul artists. He has released 10 studio albums and several greatest hits collections, been sought-after as a songwriter by the likes of Michael Jackson, Joss Stone and Chaka Khan.

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Showaddywaddy

Saturday 18 March, 8pm £29.50

Showaddywaddy have long been established as Europe’s most successful exponents of retro-inspired rock’n’roll. The record speaks for itself: 23 top 40 hit singles, including Under The Moon Of Love, When, You Got What It Takes and Three Steps To Heaven. After almost 50 years in the business, the band continue to prove that rock’n’roll is alive and kicking.

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The Cream of Clapton Band

Sunday 19 March, 8pm £24

Musicians with indelible family and musical ties to the Clapton legacy join forces in this inspirational new concert. Lead guitarist and vocalist Will Johns is Eric’s nephew, while on keyboards, Noah East is son to EC’s long-time bassist Nathan East. The set not only includes Clapton classics but also rekindles hits from albums including Behind The Sun, August and Journeyman

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Graham Gouldman’s Heart Full of Songs

+ support from Paul Canning

Tuesday 21 March, 8pm £31

Graham Gouldman’s semi-acoustic four-piece band return to The Stables. They’ll be performing a broad spread of Graham’s songwriting catalogue, including his chart hits for 10cc, the Hollies, Herman’s Hermits, the Yardbirds, Jeff Beck and from his time in Wax with Andrew Gold. The line-up comprises Graham, 10cc band members Iain Hornal and Keith Hayman, and Dave Cobby.

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Mrs Harris Goes To Paris

Wednesday 22 March, 7.30pm £10 & £8

In 1950s London, a widowed cleaning lady falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress, deciding she must have one of her own. After working to raise the funds to pursue her dream, she embarks on an adventure to Paris that will change not only her own outlook, but also the very future of the House of Dior. Starring Lesley Manville. (116 minutes)

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Gary Meikle 2.5

Thursday 23 March, 8pm £25

“Most blurbs are written in the third person so they’ll be like ‘Gary is this, Gary is that’. Well, I’m writing this myself so, this will be MY third show, or 2.5 as I’m calling it. I’m going to remain relatable, honest and give you an insight into what it’s like to be me, a young single grandad who’s passionate about making his audience laugh.”

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Feast of Fiddles

Friday 24 March, 8pm £24.50

Feast of Fiddles are a band of friends who perform with passion, joy and a liberal dose of fun. Marion Fleetwood joins fiddlers

Peter Knight, Brian McNeill, Ian Cutler, Tom Leary and Garry

Blakeley who bring a wide range of fiddle-playing styles to the rock back-line of guitars, keyboards, sax and accordion – all held together by legendary drummer Dave Mattacks.

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Enjoy some fabulous Sunday-morning jazz in the Mancini Forum (The Stables’ main foyer). We’ll be presenting an enticing mix of established names and rising stars of the UK jazz scene – the perfect way to start the day.

Joanna Eden Band: Love Quiet Tour

Sunday 26 March, 11.30am

£16.50

The Joanna Eden Band combine the energy and rhythmic virtuosity of South American music with the intimacy and honesty of Joanna’s acclaimed originals. The band have supported numerous legendary artists including The Buena Vista Social Club, Van Morrison and Jamie Cullum.

Art Themen Trio: Thane & The Villeins

Sunday 16 April, 11.30am £16.50

A fantastically exciting and inventive saxophonist, Art Themen has been a beloved character on the British jazz scene for over 50 years. His album Thane & The Villeins is a collection of groove-led re-imaginings of quirky curiosities from the jazz canon – a perfect vehicle for the twinkly mischief of this grandee of British jazz.

Tipitina

Sunday 7 May, 11.30am £15.50

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.

Sara Dowling

Sunday 21 May, 11.30am £16.50

British vocalist Sara Dowling is regarded as one of Europe’s most talented jazz singers. Her sound is a vibrant fusion of nostalgic classical harmonies and intense American post-bop rhythms of the late 1960s, where interplay and improvisation are at the heart of the performance.

Doors open at 11am. Coffee, tea and light snacks will be available before each concert.