What’s On

Glass/Bottle, Dappy Duck, Spot the Dog and Jar/Spoon. The Production has the blessing of the Tommy Cooper Estate.

Sat 24th June

Armed forces Day

Starting from St. Peters Square

See page 25 for more details

Sat 24th June 7:30pm - 9:30pm

Stockport Symphony Orchestra

Concert: Rachmaninov 2

Stockport Town Hall

The final concert of Stockport Symphony Orchestra’s season brings the ever popular and beautiful 2nd piano concerto by Rachmaninov. With soloist Giulia Cantaldo. The concert will also include Glinka Overture Russlan and Ludmilla and Sibelius Symphony No 2.

Conducted by Robert Guy.

£5 to £15. Free for accompanied children under 16 years old.

Sat 24th June 10:30am - 3:30pm

Create at Staircase: mosaic in a day

Staircase House

Join artist Caroline Coates for a special full day workshop. This fun and relaxed

The following is a sample of some of the film showing at The Light over the next few month. Check their website for full listings and information on Autism-friendly screenings

Akira - 35th Anniversary

Action, Animation, Drama

Tue 9th May 8:15pm

Neo-Tokyo, 2019. The city is being rebuilt post World War III. Kaneda and Tetsuo, two high school drop outs, stumble on a secret government project to develop new weapons - telekinetic humans. Tetsuo learns of the existence of his ‘peer’, Akira, the project’s most powerful subject, and determines to challenge him...

Eurovision 2023 - Grand Final Live

Sat 13th May 7:30pm

For the first time ever, the Eurovision Song session will provide step by step guidance to create your own upcycled mosaic from design though to grouting your final piece. All materials will be provided. There will be a lunch break so please feel free to bring some lunch with you. Adults only, aged 16 and over.

£30

Fri 30th June - 1st July

Youth Summer Show

Garrick Theatre

Stockport Garrick Youth take to our Main Stage for the final time this season in their annual Summer Show! The perfect way for them to showcase their talents and show off all the skills they’ve learnt over the year. More info on the play they’ll be doing will be announced later.

Fri 30th June 6pm - 9pm

Foodie Friday Market Place

An evening of street food, craft ales and live music at Stockport Market from 6-9pm on the last Friday of every month.

Fri 7th July 10:30am - 12:30pm

Disability Stockport Poetry Club

Disability Stockport

Contest Grand Final show will be broadcast live into cinemas across the UK, allowing fans to come together and be ‘united by music’ sharing in the incredible experience of celebrating the biggest, brightest, music party of the year on the big screen!

The Little Mermaid Family , Fantasy, Musical from 26th May

The story of Ariel, a beautiful and spirited young mermaid with a thirst for adventure. The youngest of King Triton’s daughters and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea and, while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric, but mermaids are forbidden to interact with humans.

Plan 75

Drama

Mon 5th June 6:00pm

Government program Plan 75 encourages senior citizens to be euthanized to remedy an aged society. An elderly woman whose means of survival are vanishing, a pragmatic Plan 75 salesman, and a Filipino labourer face choices of life and death.

This is a new group which involves reading and discussing poetry. Each month, there will be a different topic of what the poetry should be inspired by, for example, love. We will do our own writing within this time and share this with the group for discussion.

Hot beverages and cake will be provided. The aim is to get creative and have the opportunity to meet other people. isbah.hussain@disabilitystockport.org.uk 23 High Street, SK1 1EG

Sat 8th July 10am - 4pm

Stockport Makers Market

As 13th May

Sat 15th July 10:30am - 12:30pm

Create at Staircase: Botanical illustration

Staircase House

July’s craft is botanical illustration, inspired by the Stockport Museum collection.

Artist Caroline Coates will provide guidance and tips to improve your drawing. This session is suitable for beginners and those wanting to further explore drawing. All materials are provided.

Booking is essential and this event is for

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Action, Adventure, Science Fiction from Friday 9th June

Rise of the Beasts will take audiences on a ‘90s globetrotting adventure and introduce the Maximals, Predacons, and Terrorcons to the existing battle on Earth between Autobots and Decepticons.

Grease Sing-A-Long Musical

Sun 11th June 6:30pm for a 7:30pm start

A special one-off sing-a-long charity those aged 16+ only

£13

Sat 15th July 7.00pm

Stockport Schools’ Brass Bands Stockport Plaza

Stockport Schools’ Brass Bands (SSBB) were formed in 1978 and to celebrate the 45th Anniversary past members of SSBB are reuniting, with some of the top brass players in Stockport and beyond coming together to play in the Reunion Band. The evening will start with a performance from the current bands, with the finale of the evening being a massed band piece with over 100 players taking part.

Mon 17th July 10:30am - 12:30pm

Mental heath practitioners networking session

Central Library (upstairs meeting room) screening of the 1978 classic Grease - in memory of Olivia Newton-John. Profits from the screening will go to the Olivia Newton-John Foundation. Wear pink and join us from 18:30 for plenty of fun

Aiming to give anyone working to support mental health and wellbeing within Stockport an opportunity to meet, discuss and share our various events and initiatives and work to build partnerships with other organisations.

Refreshments available. This is a drop-in event.

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Action, Adventure from 30th June

Harrison Ford returns as the legendary hero archaeologist in the highly anticipated fifth installment of the franchise.