What’s on in January

listings local JANUARY 2022

MELKSHAM ASSEMBLY HALL

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

ELO BEATLES BEYOND: THE LYNNE & MCCARTNEY STORY 15 January, 7.30pm Tickets: £16 Top Jeff Lynne and Paul McCartney lookalikes/soundalikes perform songs by The Beatles, ELO, Wings and more, while telling the story of how the careers of these two song writing legends have crossed over the years.

FORBIDDEN NIGHTS 21 January, 7.30pm Tickets: £22 The Forbidden Nights boys are back for an unforgettable night of song, dance, acrobatics and some finely honed physiques. Adults only.

FAUX FIGHTERS 29 January, 8pm Tickets: £15 Working their way through all the Foo Fighters’ biggest hits plus album tracks and fan favourites, Faux Fighters are gonna bring the house down.

POUND ARTS CENTRE

Pound Pill, Corsham, SN13 9HX Box Office: 01249 701628 poundarts.org.uk LANTERNS ON THE LAKE 15 January, 7pm Tickets: £14 (Concs £12) Mercury Music Prize-nominated band Lanterns On The Lake’s sound remains vast, but this set of songs now feel urgent and intimate.

HOW TO LIVE A JELLICLE LIFE 21 January, 7pm Tickets: £12 (Concs £10) A show that provides a jellicle discussion about the jellicle aspects of the jellicle cats in ‘Cats’ and how you can apply them to your life in order to make it truly jellicle.

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TOWN HALL ARTS

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

KEITH JAMES – A CONCERT FOR A CHANGING WORLD 15 January, 8pm Tickets: £12 Unique and timeless songs of vision, question and change.

GAZ BROOKFIELD 22 January, 7.30pm Tickets: £10 Following a two year hiatus from live touring, Gaz Brookfield is returning to the road with his biggest tour to date. Joined by the other two thirds of The Original Trilogy, B-Sydes and Jake Martin, the three busketeers will be taking their brand of acoustic folk, punk-drunk, daftness to as many parts of the UK as possible DJ ASIAN HAWK 29 January, 8pm Tickets: £8 A silky smooth voice combined with competition-grade turntable skills makes Oliver Love, AKA Asian Hawk a truly unique live performer.

WILTSHIRE MUSIC CENTRE

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

WEST OF ENGLAND YOUTH ORCHESTRA 1 & 2 January, various times Tickets: from £8 Join the talented young musicians of the West of England Youth Orchestra under the baton of Timothy Redmond for an uplifting and inspirational performance to see in the New Year. The concert is also available to livestream, please see website for details.

BRADFORD ROOTS 21 – 23 January, various times Tickets: various prices

Fantastic folk, jazz, indie and, of course, roots music combine with crafty local beverages and delicious food offerings for the ultimate celebration of this iconic community festival. Join in the fun at WMC or online as the festivities are broadcast live for the first time.

MAYUMI KANAGAWA 26 January, 1pm Tickets: £12 (Concs £7) A prize winner at the Tchaikovsky International Competition, JapaneseAmerican violinist Mayumi Kanagawa is known for her rich, dark sound and focused, engaging musicality.

EMPIRICAL 29 January, 7.30pm Tickets: £18 (Concs £10) Among the most admired and individual-sounding bands in contemporary jazz. THE ELO ENCOUNTER 22 January, 7.30pm Tickets: from £18.75 Roll over Beethoven, because the greatest tribute to Jeff Lynne’s Electric Light Orchestra is back! This all live show features soaring strings, striking vocal harmonies and all the much loved songs from ELO’s hit-filled library.

CINDERELLA! THE FAIRY GODMOTHER OF FAMILY PANTOMIMES 29 January, 2pm Tickets: from £7.50 This magical story will be brought to life from page-to-stage in a production featuring sumptuous scenery, colourful costumes, toe-tapping tunes and laughter by the bucketful!

NEELD ARTS CENTRE

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

THE ROD STEWART SONGBOOK 16 January, 7.30pm Tickets: from £21.09 The Rod Stewart Songbook features Pete McCall as Rod Stewart, 100% live and with a full band. This hugely entertaining show celebrates the CINDERELLA – GROWN-UPS ONLY! 29 January, 7.30pm Tickets: from £16.88 This special one-off performance will not be for the faint-hearted – it’s panto as you’ve never seen it before! This hilarious production is packed to the brim full of innuendo, hilarious comedy routines, parodies of well-known songs and audience participation, creating a performance that’s sure to be cheeky, saucy and sometimes just a little bit naughty!

THE ATHENAEUM CENTRE

18-20 High St, Warminster BA12 9AE Tel: 01985 213891 theath.org.uk

THE FATHER (Cert 12A) 12 January, 7.30pm Non members tickets: £5.50 Anthony Hopkins gives an Oscarwinning performance as an ailing, octogenarian gradually succumbing to dementia. Co-starring fellow Oscarwinner Olivia Colman.

THE LAST BUS (Cert 15) 26 January, 7.30pm Non members tickets: £5.50 A heart-warming tale about Tom (Timothy Spall), a pensioner who travels all the way from from John O’Groats to Land’s End to scatter his late wife’s ashes. Along the way, his adventures are recorded by the people he meets and helps, and by the end of his trip he has unwittingly become a social media celebrity.

ALL FLOYD 29 January, 7.30pm Tickets: £18 All Floyd’s 2022 tour brings more of the classic Pink Floyd anthology to shows throughout the year, all faithfully recreated in the meticulous detail now expected by All Floyd fans.

FROME MEMORIAL THEATRE

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

DICK WHITTINGTON Until 3 January, various times Tickets: from £12 The well-known fairytale of Dick Whittington and his feline friend Tommy who go to London in search of fame and fortune. Join the cast for fun on the open seas, slapstick in the galley and the fight against an oversized rat!!

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AN EVENING WITH TOM ROBINSON 3 February, 7.30pm Tickets: £21 Musician and broadcaster Tom Robinson presents an evening of songs and stories spanning five decades of adventures in the music industry. The event takes place in The Assembly Rooms.

LACOCK ABBEY

Lacock, Chippenham SN15 2LG 01249 730459 nationaltrust.org.uk/lacock (Normal admission charges apply)

ASTRONOMY PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR EXHIBITION Until 27 February, 11am FREE Explore beyond your horizon with an exhibition at the Fox Talbot Museum: 100 extraordinary images showcasing the very best in astrophotography.

PERCY THE PARK KEEPER’S WINTER WANDER TRAIL Until 31 January, 11.30am FREE This winter, treat your little ones to a world of adventures at Lacock on the Percy the Park Keeper’s winter wander trail.

CHEESE & GRAIN

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

ABSOLUTE BOWIE 14 January, 8pm Tickets: £18.50 Absolute Bowie continue to celebrate the life and music of The Starman with a spectacular greatest hits show uniting Bowie fans across the UK. The show is presented with incredible attention to detail, costume changes galore, excellent musicianship and an electrifying frontman.

WALTER TROUT 21 January, 7.30pm Tickets: £31.50 Walter Trout’s backstory is a pageturner you won’t want to put down. The veteran bluesman has seen and done it all and plays earth shattering blues rock music.

AN AUDIENCE WITH MARK ‘BILLY’ BILLINGHAM 26 January, 7pm (Rescheduled Date) Tickets: £23.50 Mark Billingham is TV’s highest ranking and most decorated SAS leader and sniper. ‘Billy’ is a former SAS Sergeant Major and bodyguard to the stars including Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Russell Crowe, Sir Michael Caine, Tom Cruise and many others. There will also be a Q & A and a chance to meet Billy.

NEW PURPLE CELEBRATION 28 January, 8pm Tickets: £21.50 New Purple Celebration are the definitive Prince tribute band, celebrating the music, life and legacy of a true musical legend.

ED BYRNE: IF I’M HONEST 1 February, 7.30pm (Rescheduled Date) Tickets: £25 Ed Byrne presents his brand-new masterclass in observational comedy.

MERLIN THEATRE

Bath Road, Frome BA11 2HG Box Office: 01373 465949 merlintheatre.co.uk ANYTHING GOES 6 January, 7pm Tickets: £16 Filmed live at the Barbican in London, this major new production of the classic musical comedy features an all-star cast including Broadway royalty Sutton Foster, Robert Lindsay, Felicity Kendal and Gary Wilmot.

NT Live: Leopoldstadt, Merlin Theatre KERCHIEF THEATRE & AKA DANCE THEATRE 15 January, 7.30pm Tickets: £14.75 Two shows in one ticket: Frome’s own Kerchief Theatre and their new friends from Taunton aKa Dance provide an energetic evening of family-friendly entertainment brimming with hope and joy!

NT LIVE: LEOPOLDSTADT 27 January, 7pm Tickets: £16 Academy and Tony Award-winner Tom Stoppard’s critically acclaimed new play Leopoldstadt is a passionate drama of love, family and endurance.

PHANTOMS – A TRIPLE BILL 3-5 February, 7.30pm Tickets: £19 (Concs £15) Multi-award-winning Mark Bruce Company return to the Merlin with a stunning triple bill of cinematic dance theatre; Green Apples, Folk Tales and Phantoms.