SEASON PROGRAMME
April - Sept 2017
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Car Parking - Please check the map for your closest car park. Please check the website for car parking options Town centre car parking is free after 6pm daily and free at all times in Dosthill Park. By Train - Please check the map for the appropriate railway station. Disabled Access - Accessibility may be challenging for outdoor events due to the nature of the grounds. Please call us on 01827 709618 if you have any access requirements and we will endeavour to cater for your needs. Guide dogs are welcomed. Please mention at time of booking for designated seating.
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April - Sept 2017 Touring Theatre Minima: Silent Film & Live Music The Phantom of the Opera Friday 7 April, 7.30pm Sacred Heart Church £7.50 Standard £5.00 Over 60s, Under 16, Disabled £26.00 Group Ticket for 4 Tickets available from: The Hub in the Castle Grounds, 01827 709 618
A delicious concoction of movie and music as Minima perform over a screening of the classic Phantom of The Opera.
'A superbly sinister live score.' Financial Times
The Fabularium Reynard The Fox
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Tuesday 11 April , 11.00am and 2.30pm Tamworth Castle Grounds Bandstand Reynard the Fox, infamous scoundrel and trickster of the forest, is blamed for the theft of the King's Crown Jewels but can he prove his innocence and avoid certain death?! Featuring storytelling, puppetry, original live music and bespoke animal headpieces.
Mambo Jambo in Concert Saturday 13 May, 7.30pm St Francis Church, Leyfields £5.00 Standard Tickets available from: St Francis church vicarage, 01827 65926
Musical sunshine from a multi-talented, multi-instrumental acoustic roots duo: an upbeat, feel-good concert mixing sounds and styles from around the world.
'Absolutely tremendous! Really brilliant sound; so uplifting!' BBC Radio Derby
in partnership with Live & Local Sarah Moule Fever! Fever! The Life and Loves of Peggy Lee Friday 2 June, 7.30pm Sacred Heart Church, Tamworth £8.50 Standard £6.50 Over 60s, Under 16s, Disabled Tickets available from: The Hub in Castle Grounds and 01827 709 618 1950s themed evening. Come dressed up in your best 1950s outfits. Prize for the best costume. Buffet available. Doors open 7pm.
A superb cabaret tribute to the turbulent life and universally loved music of one of the 'greats' of 20th century popular song, by a top-flight, massively talented vocalist and her impeccable piano accompanist. ★★★★★ 'Outstanding interpretations.' The Observer
Garlic Theatre Shoe Kangaroo and the Big Bad Boot Friday 18 August, 3.00pm St Editha’s Church £9.00 Adult £5.00 Children Tickets available from: Bookshop St Editha's Church and 01827 68339
Charming puppet-work and terrific clowning form this clever children's show by one of England's leading puppet companies.
Liberty Rocks Productions The Wherever People
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Saturday 9 September, 11.00am and 2.00pm Tamworth Library Tamworth Library invites you to complete the summer reading challenge and celebrate with this fantastic show!
Tickets are also available at: www.tamworthartsandevents.co.uk
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Tamworth Busking Launch Saturday 20 May Music on every corner from local musicians.
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Tamworth Jam Saturday 1 July Young local musicians showcase covers and original music.
Wilnecote St Johns Band Sunday 2 July Celebrating their 70th Anniversary this band will have you cheering for more. Performing a range of modern and traditional arrangements.
Tamworth Wind Band Sunday 9 July This enthusiastic group have all the right ingredients to get you in your summertime swing. From popular, film and classical wind band music.
Amington Band Saturday 22 July 100 years on from their first performance at Tamworth Bandstand, Amington Band are back with a mixture of popular and classical music together with instrumental solos.
The Jays & Andy B Goode Sunday 23 July You are invited to a vintage afternoon filled with toe-tapping harmonies and tunes from the 1940s and 50s.
Tamworth Voices Saturday 29 July This enthusiastic choir will be performing a wide range from their summertime repertoire. Including singalong after each set.
Claret Sunday 30 July Accoustic, electric folk roots band with delightful hints of jazz influences providing a lively upbeat style.
58 Blues Band Saturday 12 August Unique and often spontaneous set is inspired by many of the great Blues artists both past and present.
Brindley-Hunt Saturday 19 August Local acoustic duo Brindley Hunt harmonise the classics including The Beatles, The Beach Boys and many more.
Liquid Brass Sunday 20 August A fusion of traditional instrumentation with technological wizardry to create a unique party atmosphere guaranteed to brighten everyone’s day.
Mr Wilson’s Second Liners Saturday 2 September
Times and locations vary for this performance, please check.
Mr Wilson’s Second Liners marching band will feature at this year’s ‘We Love Tamworth’ event. Providing an anarchic extravaganza, bursting with colour and sound, rallying impromptu raves in the Castle Grounds and rousing audiences young and old into a joyful frenzy. NOT TO BE MISSED!
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St George’s Day Extravaganza Saturday 22 April Castle Grounds 10am - 5pm Free
Come along to the Castle Grounds to celebrate St George, the patron saint of England. Our St George’s Day celebration brings together a host of activities for all the family including the Grand Medieval Joust, children’s zone, dragon, archery, medieval encampment and much more.
Gate Gallop Complex, Anker Valley Sports B77 3AX Amington, Tamworth Sunday 25 June run/walk 9.45am: Children’s .4k) 10.15am: Fun run (4 11.15am: 10k Race
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The Lost World – Outdoor Theatre Sunday 16 July Dosthill Park 3pm £9, £6 concessions, £25 family, under 2s free (ticket needed)
Prehistoric thrills, monster laughs and life-size dinosaurs abound in the must-see show of the summer! Performed by award winning Illyria. Four intrepid explorers, led by the redoubtable Professor Challenger, travel to an uncharted plateau in South America. They find flora and fauna beyond their wildest dreams, become involved in tribal warfare between apemen and indigenous humans, and encounter terrifying dinosaurs previously believed to be extinct. But when their camera is destroyed in an accident, what evidence can they produce to prove that these creatures actually exist? Unless, of course, they bring live specimens back to London in “unbreakable” crates to reveal to an astounded public. What could possibly go wrong?
Recommended for older children and their families.
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Outdoor Cinema Saturday 5 August Castle Grounds 9.15pm & 11.45pm
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Saturday night at the movies under the stars! Get your popcorn ready, sing, dance and join us in our 5th year of Outdoor Cinema in Tamworth Castle Grounds. The votes are in, and the winning films for this year’s event are Pretty Woman and The Goonies. The evening will be filled with legendary scenes and standout soundtracks, for a night to remember! Get your tickets quick because if not you will be making a “BIG mistake, BIG. HUGE” mistake! The Goonies will offer a silent cinema experience. Picnics and N PRETTY WOMA blankets welcome. No glass or gazebos. No alcohol to be taken on site, a licensed bar will be available. Age Restriction applies. THE GOONIES Fancy dress encouraged!
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LISTINGS
Season Programme April – September 2017 APRIL
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The Phantom of the Opera
Sacred Heart Church
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Reynard The Fox
Tamworth Bandstand
18-22 Tamworth Arts Club Presents Peter Pan
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
Landau Forte Academy
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St George’s Day Extravaganza
Tamworth Castle Grounds
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Tamworth Voices Twinning Event
Wilnecote High School
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Mambo Jambo in Concert
St Francis Church
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Tamworth Busking Launch
Tamworth Town Centre
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Fever! The Life and Loves of Peggy Lee
Sacred Heart
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Gate Gallop
Anker Valley
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Tamworth Jam
Tamworth Bandstand
2
Wilnecote St Johns Band
Tamworth Bandstand
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Tamworth Wind Band
Tamworth Bandstand
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The Lost World – Outdoor Theatre
Dosthill Park
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Amington Band
Tamworth Bandstand
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The Jays and Andy B Goode
Tamworth Bandstand
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Tamworth Voices
Tamworth Castle Grounds
30
Claret
Tamworth Bandstand
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Outdoor Cinema
Tamworth Castle Grounds
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58 Blues Band
Tamworth Bandstand
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Shoe Kangaroo and the Big Bad Boot
St Editha’s Church
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Brindley-Hunt
Tamworth Bandstand
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Liquid Brass
Tamworth Castle Grounds
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We Love Tamworth
Tamworth Castle Grounds
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Mr Wilson’s Second Liners
Tamworth Castle Grounds
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The Wherever People
Tamworth Library
This information was correct at time of print and is subject to change. Please check the website for latest details.
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