What's On Summer 2024

There’s lots of exciting events and exhibitions happening this Summer at the Royal Spa Centre and Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum.

Box Office:

The Royal Pump Rooms, Parade CV32 4AA | 01926 334418

10am-4pm, Monday to Friday 10am-3pm, Saturday and Sunday

Visit Warwick, The Court House, Jury Street, Warwick CV34 4EW

You can also book tickets at:

www.royalspacentreandtownhall.co.uk www.warwickdc.gov.uk/royalpumprooms

Main Stage, Studio and Cinema are located at the Royal Spa Centre

Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum, located in the Royal Pump Rooms, is free to enter and open Tue – Sun, 10am-4pm FAMILY Pages 4 — 7 FILM Pages 8 — 9

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Arty Tots

Haddie’s Gallery, Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Thu 11, 18, 25 April

Thu 2, 9, 16, 23 May

Thu 6, 13, 20, 27 June

Thu 4, 11 July 10.30am – 11.30am

Haddie’s area is accessible daily when the gallery is open. There’s soft play and an array of toys for our younger visitors and you can visit the Craft Room on Thursday mornings, where there will be a dedicated craft session for your little ones. Activities include: printing, playing with clay, painting and much more.

Cost: £3 per family

Art Cart

Leamington Spa Art

Gallery & Museum

Main Gallery

Thu 30 May

Thu 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 August 1.30pm – 3pm

During the school holidays

Bring the family and take some time to be inspired by the artwork around you. Use the materials from our art cart to create a masterpiece of your own to take home.

Cost: £3 for the first child, then £1 for each additional child

These take Craft COMING SOON

A range of fun family activities, workshops and trails set over the month of August. Free fun trails and activities around the Art Gallery and Museum are available every day. Come and explore the Artwork on display, the history of Royal Leamington Spa and explore our recently newly designed children’s area.

Story and Art

Fri 2 Aug – (suitable for ages 6 – 8)

Fri 16 Aug – (suitable for ages 9 – 11) 10.30am – 12.30pm

£10 per child

Come along, listen to a story based around our Art Gallery exhibition and then have some fun making art linked to the story.

All materials included. Children can be left with museum staff and collected promptly at the end of the session.

Booking is essential, 10 places available.

Art Sessions

Fri 9 Aug – Painting

Fri 23 Aug – Pastels

Fri 30 Aug – Sculpture 10.30am - 12.30pm

£10 per child, suitable for ages 9 - 12

Workshop Workshop

Art and craft skills used by artists in the collection are examined, as we look at the artwork in the gallery and work on skills to produce your own piece of linked artwork.

All materials included. Children can be left with museum staff and collected promptly at the end of the session.

Booking is essential, 10 places available.

Pop Princesses

Thu 25 July, 3pm

£21.50, £28.50 Pre Show Meet

and Greet at 2pm

Main Stage

Running time: 2hrs

A Magical show where beautiful Princesses become Pop Stars!

This is the children’s pop concert with a big difference. The four fabulous Fairy tale Princesses are back with their NEW SHOW for 2024. They just love to sing! It’s the perfect mix! Featuring a soundtrack of top pop hits from artists such as Taylor Swift. Meghan Trainor and Miley Cyrus, Dua Lipa and Lizzo, plus a few of the best songs from all your favourite Films and Musicals. Come and join the fun!

The Gruffalo

Thu 11 July 1.30pm, 4.30pm

Fri 12 July 10.30am, 1pm

£16, £14 under 16’s Family ticket of 4, £52

Groups of 10+ £12

Main Stage

Suitable for ages 3+

Running time: 55 minutes (no interval)

The mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood...

Join Mouse on a daring adventure through the deep, dark wood in Tall Stories’ magical, musical adaptation of the classic picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler - celebrating 25 years in 2024!

Searching for hazelnuts, Mouse meets the cunning Fox, the eccentric old Owl and the high-spirited Snake. Will the story of the terrifying Gruffalo save Mouse from ending up as dinner for these hungry woodland creatures? After all, there’s no such thing as a Gruffalo – is there?

BASED ON THE PICTURE BOOK BY JULIA DONALDSON AND AXEL SCHEFFLER

Songs, laughs and monstrous fun for children aged 3 and up and their grown-ups, in the much-loved show that’s toured Britain and the world!

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour

Tue 30 April (Blue Film Programme), 7.30pm £18, £16, £16 for groups of 6+

The Banff Mountain Film Festival features a brand-new collection of short films filled with extreme journeys, untamed characters and captivating cinematography! Join the world’s top adventure filmmakers and thrill-seekers as they climb, ski, paddle and ride into the wildest corners of the planet!

National Theatre Live:

Nye (Encore)

Tue 7 May, 7pm £13.50/£11.50, Cinema

Michael Sheen plays Nye Bevan in a surreal and spectacular journey through the life and legacy of the man who transformed Britain’s welfare state and created the NHS.

Confronted with death, Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan’s deepest memories lead him on a mind-bending journey back through his life; from childhood to mining underground, Parliament and fights with Churchill.

Scan the QR code for tickets to the latest films we have showing in our cinema

Julian Clary - A Fistful of Clary

Fri 19 April, 7.30pm

£31 Main Stage. Suitable for ages 16+

Yee-haw!

You’ve heard of The Man With No Name? Well, here’s The Man With No Shame.

SELLING FAST

Miles Jupp: On I Bang Tour

Wed 15 May, 7.30pm

£27, Main Stage. Suitable for ages 16+

Julian Clary, renowned homosexual and national trinket, is fixing to saddle up and head on out for his 2024 UK tour.

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!

His new show, On The Bang, is a tale surprise, fear, luck, love and qualified medical practitioners.   SOLD OUT! FREE ADMISSION

Since Miles’ last tour finished at The London Palladium in 2017, he’s been in The Full Monty on Disney Plus, The Durrells and Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? as well as many episodes of Frankie Boyle’s New World Order and Have I Got News For You.

That’ll Be The Day

Thu 18 April, 7.30pm £29.50

Main Stage. Suitable for ages 12+

That’ll Be The Day returns for another momentous celebration of the most iconic moments in music and comedy from the 50s, 60s, 70s & 80s. Uproarious comedy sketches combine with breathtaking vocals and dazzling musicianship to bring you the ultimate feel good experience that will leave you singing and dancing.

The Searchers

Thu 25 April, 7.30pm

£34

Main Stage

Don`t miss your very last chance to catch the final appearance of a truly legendary band. Appropriately the tour, at the request of The Searchers themselves, has been given a title. THANK YOU.

The Bootleg Rock Show

Sun 5 May, 7.30pm

£26.50

Main Stage

After the success of its debut UK tour tour in May 2023, The Bootleg Rock Show is back! This exhilarating and energetic live music event celebrates the spirit of rock and roll with a line-up of supremely talented musicians. It is a night filled with electrifying performances and unforgettable renditions of timeless rock hits. From iconic guitar solos to powerful vocals, the show captures the essence of rock music, inviting the audience to sing, dance, and immerse themselves in the electrifying atmosphere.

Showaddywaddy –

50th Anniversary Concert Tour

Fri 17 May, 7.30pm

£29

Main Stage

This tour celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Showaddywaddy. Living up to their title of “The Greatest Rock & Roll Band In The World”, Showaddywaddy have sold over 20 million records across the globe. This dynamic and uplifting show features all their greatest hits.

Totally Tina

Thu 13 June, 7.30pm

£28 Main Stage

This breathtaking tribute to Tina Turner celebrates the amazing life and work of the Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll, including hits What’s Love Got to Do With It and Simply the Best! For one night only - come shake a tail feather with the UK’s supreme Tina tribute – Justine Riddoch – and her talented cast!

The McCartney Songbook

Fri 14 June, 7.30pm

£28.50 Main Stage

Featuring ‘All The Best’ of McCartney, Wings and The Beatles, this exciting show consists of over 30 monster hits such as ‘Jet’, ‘Band On The Run’, ‘Let It Be’ ‘Live And Let Die’, ‘Silly Love Songs’ and ‘Hey Jude’ all packed into 2 hours of entertainment perfection.

Michael Starring Ben

Thu 4 July, 7.30pm

£29.50 , Main Stage

Jackson tribute star, Ben Bowman. Featuring, a live band, dazzling costumes and the performer’s iconic dance routines. Showcasing the greatest hits of Michael Jackson and of The Jackson 5 including Beat It, Billie Jean, Thriller and Man in the Mirror.

Dad’s Army Radio Show

Thu 30 May, 7.30pm

£24

Main stage

The nation’s favourite sitcom returns! The boys are delighted to head to The Royal Spa Centre with three new episodes.

Two actors, two microphones, over twenty-five characters - and lots of sound effects!

The Dad’s Army Radio Show bring’s Perry and Croft’s classic BBC comedy to life in this highly acclaimed stage production.

Three episodes of the popular sitcom - adapted for radio for the very first time - are hilariously and lovingly enacted on stage by two master performerscomplete with sound effects, vintage music and all your favourite Perry and Croft characters and catchphrases.

OPEN 2024

Temporary Exhibition Gallery

Fri 2 February –Sun 12 May 2024

We are delighted to present the Open 2024, an exciting exhibition providing a showcase for artists living and working in the West Midlands. Last seen in 2022, the Open has been a regular and popular feature of Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum’s (LSAG&M) programme since the 1930s.

Open 2024 is sure to be an eclectic mix of artistic forms, with previous Opens featuring, amongst others, sculpture, photography, installation pieces, computer generated imagery and textiles.

LAST CHANCE TO SEE

“Built with malice

aforethought”: Leamington Spa and the Black Atlantic

Temporary Exhibition Gallery

Sat 25 May — Sun 15 September 2024

Like places and people all over Britain, Leamington Spa and its inhabitants benefited hugely from the wealth generated by colonialism and the transatlantic slave economy. The connections extended across the British Empire and beyond, and their legacies are still visible in the town today.

This exhibition introduces the wide variety of Leamington’s links with West Africa, the Caribbean, and the Americas from the late 18th to the early 20th century. Find out the stories of enslavement and exploitation behind the town’s grand architecture, explore the roots of the Art Gallery & Museum’s African collections, and learn about everyone from abolitionist activists to cotton merchants, Confederate sailors and missionaries.

These workshops take place in the Craft Studio at the gallery COMING

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!

Lino Print Basics

Craft Studio, Leamington Spa

Art Gallery & Museum

Sat 13 April, 10.30am-1pm

Have fun experimenting and learning the basic techniques to create your own linocut prints. In a relaxed environment you will design and cut your relief surface. There will be a range of papers and inks to try out. You are welcome to bring in your own pictures to work from, however there will also be material on hand to inspire you. All tools and materials are provided

Cost: £35

These workshops take place in the Craft Studio at the gallery

Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Main Gallery

From 26 April 2024 the redisplay of the main art gallery will be open to visitors. Exhibiting key works alongside recent acquisitions and less well-known work, the rehang will shine a light on the breadth and variety of art represented within the gallery’s permanent collection.

The new display will include a spotlight exhibition by Kialy Tihngang, who received the France Brodeur Young Artist Award in 2023. Tihngang is multidisciplinary visual artist working in sculpture, video, textiles animation and photomontage whose work focuses on colonial European misrepresentation of West African cultural practices.

Lucy Kemp-Welch’s Winter’s White Silence

Friday Focus

Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

3, 10, 17, 24 May

7, 14, 21, 28 June

5, 12 July

1pm – 1.30pm

Learn something new in your lunch break. This free programme of talks are hosted by guest speakers as well as the gallery’s curators. For more information, please visit our website.

Chloe School of Dance: Enchanted

Fri 26 & Sat 27 April 7.30pm

Main Stage £17

A magical journey of song and dance to captivate and spellbind our audience. The pupils of CAD welcome you to Enchanted...

Jaykays Dance Company

Curious: Curious Sat 4 May 1pm & 6.30pm

Main Stage £18

Join the dancers from Jaykays Dance Company as they dance their way through the inventions and discoveries that changed the world!

The Arts

Society Royal Leamington Spa

Wed 1 May

Wed 5 June

Wed 3 July 11am & 2pm

Main Stage

Daytime illustrated lectures, given by experts, to entertain and inform arts enthusiasts.

www.tasrls.org.uk

Fiery Feet: Musicals

Fri 24 May 7pm

Sat 25 May 2pm & 7pm

Main Stage

£TBC

Fiery Feet return to the Royal Spa Centre with their annual dance show, Musicals.

Capella Academy of Dance

Sat 22 June 4pm

Sun 23 June 2pm

Main Stage

£TBC

Capella Academy of Dance return to the Royal Spa Centre with their bi - annual dance show.

Leamington and Warwick Academy of Dance

Sat 29 June

Sun 30 June 1.30pm & 6.30pm

Main Stage £19, £16 (under 12’s)

Leamington and Warwick Academy of Dance return to the Royal Spa Centre with their bi-annual dance show.

The Just Dance Company: Limitless

Sat 13 July 3pm

Sun 14 July 11am & 2.30pm

Main Stage £15, £12.50 (under 12’s)

The Just Dance Company are very proud & excited to present to you our 7th Bi-annual Show - ‘Limitless’.

Step Onto Stage

Sat 27 Jul 6pm

Sun 28 Jul 1.30pm

Main Stage £TBC

Step Onto Stage return to the Royal Spa Centre for their annual dance show.

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Leamington Music Festival

2–6 May 2024

Royal Pump Rooms | Leamington Spa

Celebrating Smetana at 200 and The Dvořák Society at 50 with Guarneri Piano Trio Kukal and Martinů String Quartets

Ben Goldscheider

Iain Farrington

Philippe Graffin

Oliver Hancock

Martin Kasík

Piers Lane

Gemma Rosefield

www.leamingtonmusic.org

Celebrating Smetana at 200 and The Dvořák Society at 50 with Guarneri Piano Trio Kukal and Martinů String Quartets

Ben Goldscheider

Iain Farrington

Richard Uttley

Vilém Veverka

Elizabeth Wallfisch

Raphael Wallfisch

Simon Wallfisch

Imogen Whitehead

WHAT’S ON AT A GLANCE

OPEN 2024 P15 Open until Sun 12 May

Exhibition

APRIL

Arty Tots P4 10.30-11.30am Thu 11 Apr

Lino Print Basics P17 10.30-1pm Sat 13 Apr

Arty Tots P4 10.30-11.30am Thu 18 Apr

Julian Clary - P10 7.30pm Fri 19 Apr

A Fistful of Clary

The Searchers P11 7.30pm Thu 18 Apr

That’ll Be The Day P11 7.30pm Thu 25 Apr

Chloe School of P19 7.30 Fri 26 Apr

Dance: Enchanted

Chloe School of P19 7.30 Sat 27 Apr

Dance: Enchanted

Banff Mountain Film P8 7.30pm Tue 30 Apr

Festival World Tour

MAY

The Arts Society P20 11am & 2pm Wed 1 May

Royal Leamington Spa

Arty Tots P4 10.30-11.30am Thu 2 May

Friday Focus P18 1-1.30pm Fri 3 May

Jaykays Dance P19 1pm & 6.30pm Sat 4 May

Academy: Curious

The Bootleg P12 7.30pm Sun 5 May

Rock Show

National Theatre P8 7pm Tue 7 May

Live: Nye (Encore)

Arty Tots P4 10.30-11.30am Thu 9 May

Friday Focus P18 1-1.30pm Fri 10 May

Miles Jupp: On I P10 7.30pm Wed 15 May Bang Tour

Friday Focus P18 1-1.30pm Fri 17 May

Showaddywaddy – P12 7.30pm Fri 17 May 50th Anniversary Concert Tour

Arty Tots P4 10.30-11.30am Thu 16 May

Arty Tots P4 10.30-11.30am Thu 23 May

Friday Focus P18 1-1.30pm Fri 24 May

Fiery Feet P20 7pm Fri 24 May

Fiery Feet P20 2pm & 7pm Sat 25 May

Art Cart P4 1.30–3pm Thu 30 May

Dad’s Army P14 7.30pm Thu 30 May Radio Show

Black Atlantic P16 Sat 25 May - Sun 15 Sept

JUNE

The Arts Society P20 11am & 2pm Wed 5 Jun

Royal Leamington Spa

Arty Tots P4 10.30-11.30am Thu 6 Jun

Friday Focus P18 1-1.30pm Fri 7 Jun

Arty Tots P4 10.30-11.30am Thu 13

JULY

The Arts Society P20 11am & 2pm Wed 3 Jul

Royal Leamington Spa

Arty Tots P4 10.30-11.30am Thu 4 Jul

Friday Focus P18 1-1.30pm Fri 5 Jul

Michael Starring Be P13 7.30pm Thu 4 Jul

The Gruffalo P7 1.30pm & 4.30pm Thu 11 Jul

The Gruffalo P7 10.30am & 1pm Fri 12 Jul

Friday Focus P18 1-1.30pm Fri 12 Jul

The Just Dance P21 3pm Sat 13 Jul

Company: Limitless

The Just Dance P21 11am & 2.30pm Sun 14 Jul

Company: Limitless

Pop Princess P6 3pm Thu 25 Jul

Step Onto Stage P21 6pm Sat 27 Jul

Step Onto Stage P21 1.30pm Sun 28 Jul

AUGUST

The McCartney P13 7.30pm Fri 14

Songbook

Arty Tots P4 10.30-11.30am Thu 20 Jun

Friday Focus P18 1-1.30pm Fri 21 Jun

Capella Academy P20 4pm Sat 22 Jun of Dance

Capella Academy P20 2pm Sun 23 Jun of Dance

Adrian Hayes:To P14 7.30pm Wed 26 Jun

The Ends Of The Earth

Arty Tots P4 10.30-11.30am Thu 27 Jun

Friday Focus P18 1-1.30pm Fri 28 Jun

Leamington and P21 1.30 & 6.30pm Sat 29 Jun

Warwick Academy of Dance

Leamington and P21 1.30 & 6.30pm Sun 30 Jun

Warwick Academy of Dance

Art Cart P4 1.30–3pm Thu 1 Aug

Story and Art P5 10.30am-12.30pm Fri 2 Aug

Art Sessions

Painting P5 10.30am-12.30pm Fri 2 Aug

Art Cart P4 1.30–3pm Thu 8 Aug

Art Cart P4 1.30–3pm Thu 15 Aug

Story and Art P5 10.30am-12.30pm Fri 16 Aug

Art Cart P4 1.30–3pm Thu 22 Aug

Art Sessions Pastels P5 10.30am-12.30pm Fri 23 Aug

Art Cart P4 1.30–3pm Thu 29 Aug

Art Sessions

Sculpture P5 10.30am-12.30pm Fri 30 Aug

At the time of going to print, all events listed were confirmed and planning to go ahead. We’re confident that they will but for the latest updates, please check our websites and social media channels.

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How to book

All tickets are non-refundable.

Online:

www.royalspacentreandtownhall.co.uk

www.warwickdc.gov.uk/royalpumprooms

Telephone: 01926 334418

In person: Royal Pump Rooms, Parade, Royal Leamington Spa CV32 4AA

Box Office opening times: 10am - 4pm, Monday – Friday 10am - 3pm, Saturday & Sunday

Visit Warwick, The Court House, Jury Street, Warwick CV34 4EW

Booking Fees: A per ticket booking fee is included in the advertised ticket price

Groups: For group bookings and group discount (when available) please call the Box Office or email boxoffice@warwickdc.gov.uk

The Royal Spa Centre

Main Stage/Studio/Cinema

Newbold Terrace, Royal Leamington Spa CV32 4EA

The Royal Pump Rooms

Art Gallery & Museum, Sales and Information desk, Parade, Royal Leamington Spa, CV32 4AA

The Town Hall

Parade, Royal Leamington Spa, CV32 4AT

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The Royal Spa Centre

Studio / Cinema / Main Stage

Newbold Terrace, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 4EA

Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum, Sales & Information desk Parade, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 4AA

The Town Hall Parade, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 4AT ©

Parking

The Royal Spa Centre and the Royal Pump Rooms are a 3-minute walk from each other, situated in the town centre of Leamington Spa.

Convenient parking options are:

Multi-Storey: St. Peter’s car park (P3), CV32 5EL

On-street: Newbold Street, Newbold Terrace, Dormer Place

Pay & Display: Rosefield Street Surface car park (P7), CV32 4HN

Coaches: There is a designated drop off point on Newbold Terrace

Blue Badge Holders: There are designated spaces directly outside both the Royal Spa Centre and Royal Pump Rooms.

Access

Guide Dogs are welcome at both venues

Royal Spa Centre:

T The Main Stage is equipped with an infra-red hearing enhancement system for use with headsets or portable induction loops, which are available free of charge from the Box Office.

Wheelchair spaces are available and should be booked in advance by calling the Box Office.

There is a lift and accessible toilets on all floors.

Royal Pump Rooms:

There is wheelchair access throughout the building, including toilets.

The museum is on 2 levels, accessible by chairlift and stairs.

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