What’s On in November

listings local NOVEMBER 2021

MELKSHAM ASSEMBLY HALL

Market Place, Melksham, SN12 6ES Box Office: 01225 709887 melkshamassemblyhall.com

THE BEATONES 19 November, 7.30pm Tickets: £18 A cast of the UK’s finest musical talent in this spellbinding recreation of the greatest hits of all time.

MAJESTY 26 November, 7.30pm Tickets: from £22.50 The Queen tribute that stands head and shoulders above all others.

POUND ARTS CENTRE

Pound Pill, Corsham, SN13 9HX Box Office: 01249 701628 poundarts.org.uk

SAM LEE 5 November, 7.30pm Tickets: £16 Sam is an acclaimed, award-winning inventive singer, a folksong collector, and founder of The Nest Collective who’ve helped shake up the music scene and injected life back into the folk trad and world acoustic scenes.

DISPATCHES ON THE RED DRESS BY ROWAN RHEINGANS 6 November, 7.30pm Tickets: £12 (Concs £10) A Fringe First award-winner, adventurous new writing meets the warmth of a folk gig in this heartfelt one woman show, weaving immersive storytelling with live fiddle, banjo and original songs. 14+

The Last Bus (12A), Pound Arts

SARA BARRON – ENEMIES CLOSER 10 November 8pm Tickets: £14 The smash hit Fringe stand-up show from acclaimed comedian and star of Live At The Apollo tours the UK for the first time! 16+

THE LITTLE UNSAID 11 November, 7.30pm Tickets: £14 A diverse 4-piece whose expansive song writing and impassioned performances have earned them a reputation as one of the must-see live acts on the independent music scene. An American folk duo, consisting of guitarist/singer Devin Tuel & multiinstrumentalist, Stephen Harms.

TOWN HALL ARTS

Market Street, Trowbridge BA14 8EQ Tel: 01225 774306 trowbridgetownhall.com

TENDERLORE 6 November, 8pm Tickets: £8 Inspired by the likes of Crosby, Stills and Nash, Simon & Garfunkel, Fleet Foxes and Laura Marling, Tenderlore’s sound is the amalgamation of three individual musical identities blending as one.

ÅLESUND 13 November, 8pm Tickets: £8 Imagine a London Grammar and Florence + The Machine hybrid. Got it? Now add ethereal, Nordic imagery similar to that of AURORA, and you’re left with the atmospheric marvel that is Ålesund’.

NOWHERE SPECIAL(Cert 12A) 22 November, 7.30pm Tickets: from £6 James Norton turns in a beautifully tender performance in this poignant drama inspired by real events.

THE LAST BUS (Cert 12A) 23 November, 11am & 7.30pm Tickets: from £6 Timothy Spall stars in this heartwarming tale of a pensioner who embarks on an epic journey from John O’Groats to Land’s End – using just public buses.

NATIVE HARROW 27 November, 7.30pm Tickets: £12 (Concs £10)

IDESTROY 20 November, 8pm Tickets: £8 Riotous live shows are IDestroy’s calling card. The trio, who met at university, have played more than 300 gigs across the UK, Europe and Asia.

KID CARPET 27 November, 8pm Tickets: £8 Many moons ago Ed Patrick visited his local car boot sale with £10 and returned with a plastic guitar, a child’s keyboard and a toy tape deck. He put his name into an online anagram generating machine and Kid Carpet was born.

WILTSHIRE MUSIC CENTRE

Ashley Rd, Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 1DZ Box Office: 01225 860100 wiltshiremusic.org.uk

OAE EXPERIENCE ENSEMBLE 12 November, 7.30pm Tickets: from £10 The OAE Experience Ensemble is a hand-picked group of talented young artists who are currently participating in the OAE Experience Scheme – a prestigious development programme for emerging musicians.

TROWBRIDGE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 13 November, 7.30pm Tickets: £18 After a two-year break the Trowbridge Symphony Orchestra returns in full strength and eager to re-establish their streak of pre-pandemic sell-out performances.

CÒIG 14 November, 7.30pm Tickets: from £10 Transatlantic powerhouse Còig has cemented its status as one of today’s most exciting North American Celtic groups. With a fiery style as its musical core, Còig offers a fresh and exhilarating mix of traditional tunes, lively instrumentals and contemporary songs.

STACEY KENT 19 November, 7.30pm Tickets: from £12 Stacey Kent is one of the most successful and prolific jazz vocalists in the world.

BATH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 20 November, 7.30pm Tickets: from £7 Bath Symphony Orchestra perform an uplifting programme of classical and romantic orchestral music.

LEON MCCAWLEY 27 November, 7.30pm Tickets: from £11.50 Three late sonatas by three great composers, Mozart, Haydn and Schubert.

NEELD ARTS CENTRE

High Street, Chippenham SN15 3ER Tel: 01249 446699 neeld.co.uk

HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN 8 November, 2pm Tickets: from £17 We are all in need of lifting our spirits, having a good old sing song and a really good laugh. If that sounds like a good idea, then this is the show for you! IAN WAITE & VINCENT SIMONE... ACT II 13 November, 7.30pm Tickets: from £31 The Ballroom Boys double act are set to return with their brand new show, after the roaring success of their 5 star rated 2019 tour!

ROGER TABOR: CATS V DOGS! 18 November, 7.30pm Tickets: £11.72 Roger Tabor entertainingly explores our tangled relationship with our closest pets, the independent cat and the gregarious dog!

MEATLOUD – BAT OUT OF HADES 27 November, 7.30pm Tickets: £18.28 MeatLoud cover songs from a range of Meat Loaf’s albums from Bat Out of Hell to Bat Out of Hell III. They present a number of Meat Loaf’s greatest hits, mixed in with Jim Steinman’s songs for Bonnie Tyler and songs by Cher.

FROME MEMORIAL THEATRE

Christchurch Street West, Frome, BA11 1EB Tel: 01373 462795 fmt.website

PAUL ZERDIN - HANDS FREE 4 November, 7.30pm Tickets: £20 Paul shows us what it’s like to be able to throw your voice in everyday

situations where anything and everything can talk back.

BARRY STEELE IN THE ROY ORBISON STORY 5 November, 7.30pm Tickets: £23.50 Barry Steele and a fabulous cast of musicians take you on a journey from The Black & White Night to the Traveling Wilburys and beyond.

FORBIDDEN NIGHTS 26 November, 7.30pm Tickets: £25 Fantasies don’t come any better than this with sizzling new acts and stunning routines. ADULTS ONLY

CHEESE & GRAIN

5 The Bridge, Frome BA11 1AR Box Office: 01373 455420 cheeseandgrain.com

LE PETIT ORB 5 November Tickets: £28 A pared-down iteration of The Orb, featuring Alex Paterson, tours the UK.

POLICE DOG HOGAN 11 November Tickets: £22 A high-energy, eclectic 8-piece, combining fiddle, trumpet, mandolin, drums and guitars with 4-part harmonies in an exuberant fusing of pop, folk, and rocking urban bluegrass. SHOWHAWK DUO 12 November Tickets: £16.50 Classically trained guitarists Mikhail Asanovic and Jake Wright deconstruct funk, rock and dance to remake it in their own unique acoustic style.

Craig Charles, Cheese & Grain DREADZONE 13 November Tickets: £22.50 One of the best live bands around.

FISH 15 November Tickets: £36 Fish returns to UK stages with his final album ‘Weltschmerz’.

CRAIG CHARLES FUNK & SOUL CLUB 19 November Tickets: £19.50 Mr Craig Charles is in the house, bringing his acclaimed Funk & Soul Club to The Cheese & Grain following his previous sell out performances!

ASWAD 20 November Tickets: £22 With 21 studio albums stretched across 5 decades, Aswad are one of the most important reggae groups to emerge from the UK.

AN EVENING WITH FRANK BRUNO 24 November Tickets: from £25 The former world champion and British boxing icon comes to the Cheese and Grain.

HALF MAN, HALF BISCUIT 26 November Tickets: £22 A band blessed with a capacity to make the most jaded of listeners fall back in love with music again.

THE SWEET 27 November Tickets: £30 Sweet continue to tour to sell out audiences around the globe.

THE THREE HORSESHOES

Frome Rd, Bradford on Avon Tel: 01225 865876 All gigs are FREE and start at 9pm

BAND X 5 November HELL DEATH FURY, 6 FOOT 7 & FOXY ACETYLENE 6 November GROOVEALATOR 7 November ANT TROUBLE 12 November MODEL FOLK 13 November MUSTARD ALLEGRO 14 November GASOLINE BANDITS 19 November FORGETTING CURVE 20 November TIGHT LIPPED COMBO 21 November LEATHERS 26 November BORROWED TIME, THE LIABILITIES AD & ANYMINUTENO 27 November DRY WHITE BONES 28 November

GORILLA TACTICS’ XMAS PARTY AT THE CHEESE & GRAIN! MUNGOS HIFI, THE NEXTMEN & GORILLA TACTICS

WITH SEVERAL SUCCESSFUL SHOWS JUST BEEN, WE CAN’T WAIT FOR THE NEXT ROUND.. THE ANNUAL GORILLA TACTICS CHRISTMAS PARTY...

HAVING BEEN HOSTED FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS THIS IS FAST BECOMING THE FROME FESTIVE KNEES-UP FOR ALL THE FAMILY.

REGGAE, HIPHOP, PARTY FLAVOURS FOR THE MASSES. GLOBAL REGGAE HEAVYWEIGHTS MUNGO’S HIFI MASSIVELY IN DEMAND LONDON PARTY STARTERS THE NEXTMEN MUNGO’S HI FI ARE A SOUNDSYSTEM AND MUSIC PRODUCTION

COLLECTIVE BASED IN GLASGOW, SCOTLAND. THEY PRODUCE AND PLAY MUSIC WHICH BLENDS JAMAICAN INFLUENCE WITH

CONTEMPORARY BASS MUSIC, RESULTING IN A UNIQUE TAKE

ON SKA, REGGAE, DANCEHALL AND DUBSTEP THAT HAS MADE THEM FIRM

FAVOURITES IN THE UNDERGROUND MUSIC SCENE.