What’s on in June

listings local JUNE 2022

MELKSHAM ASSEMBLY HALL

Market Place, Melksham, SN12 6ES Box Office: 01225 709887 melkshamassemblyhall.com THE ROYAL (SILENT) DISCO 4 June, 8pm Tickets: £11-£13 Panda Events presents the biggest silent disco this Jubilee! Headphones provided, 3 music channels, discount for NHS workers. Royal fancy dress encouraged! MELKSHAM PRIDE FESTIVAL 12 June, 10am Tickets: £3 on the door Melksham’s inaugural Pride event is a gigantic celebration of the local LGBTQIA+ community with stalls, live music, cabaret, magic and more! proudmelksham.com. ONE LOVE REGGAE NIGHT 1 July, 7pm Tickets: £10 A celebration of International Reggae Day, with beats/vibes courtesy of DJs Mister M, Rubba Ranxs and Super T.

POUND ARTS CENTRE

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

JONNY & THE BAPTISTS: DANCE LIKE IT NEVER HAPPENED 10 June, 8pm Tickets: £15 It’ll be the funniest, most joyful and uplifting show you will ever see about feeling totally bereaved. ROAD NOT TAKEN 13 June, 7.30pm Tickets: £12 (Concs £10) Road Not Taken are a Bristol-based four piece starting to make waves on the UK folk scene.

ELLIE GOWERS 17 June, 7.30pm Tickets: £12 (Concs £10) What grew from a childhood love of literature and traditional folk song is a carefully crafted and emotionally mature catalogue of original material. SIMONE TAVONI (PIANO) 22 June, 1pm Tickets: £8 Simone has given recitals internationally, including in the U.S.A, U.K., Denmark, Hungary, France, Spain, Malta, Estonia, Greece and across Italy. SNATCHED 25 June, 7.30pm Tickets: £12 (Concs £10) This humorous and revealing show displays no remorse in championing female sexuality, fighting body shaming and the taboo of sex and disability. NT LIVE: STRAIGHT LINE CRAZY 30 June, 7pm Tickets: £12 (Concs £10) Ralph Fiennes leads the cast in a blazing account of the most powerful man in New York, a master manipulator whose legacy changed the city forever.

Ellie Gowers, Pound Arts

TOWN HALL ARTS

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

DAYDREAM RUNAWAY 11 June, 8pm Tickets: from £6 Four pop culture obsessives who came together to celebrate their love of nostalgic pop rock.

MARTIN CARTHY 30 June, 8pm Tickets: from £18 Martin Carthy is one of folk music’s greatest innovators, one of its best lovedand, at times, most quietly controversial of figures.

WILTSHIRE MUSIC CENTRE

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

GWILYM SIMCOCK & THOMAS GOULD 10 June, 7.30pm Tickets: from £10 Musical masters explore golden thread between Baroque and jazz.

MIDNIGHT SKYRACER 11 June, 7.30pm Tickets: £18 (Concs £10) Virtuoso playing and stunning harmonies from critically acclaimed bluegrass quintet

BATH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 18 June, 7.30pm Tickets: £19 (Concs £9) A programme of British music, including Elgar’s Enigma Variations.

BIG FAMILY MUSIC DAY 26 June, 10am – 4pm Tickets: £6 (Concs £3) Celebrate International Make Music Day by having a go in a relaxed environment, led by expert practitioners and local groups.

NEELD ARTS CENTRE

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

DR. JEKYLL & MR HYDE 17 June, 8pm Tickets: from £12 First performed in 2006, this is a fast-paced adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel.

I’M EVERY WHITNEY 18 June, 7.30pm Tickets: £20 An incredible tribute to the late, great Whitney Houston.

KEEPING UP APPEARANCES 24 & 25 June, various times Tickets: 316.50 Hyacinth continues her attempts to prove her social superiority, and to gain standing with those she considers upper class.

THE ATHENAEUM CENTRE

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

WEST SIDE STORY (Cert 12A) 8 June, 7.30pm Tickets; £5.50 Steven Spielberg’s colourful and spectacular adaptation of the classic 1957 musical of the same name.

WARMINSTER MILITARY WIVES CHOIR JUBILEE CONCERT 10 June, 7.30pm Tickets: £12.50 A celebration through song to mark the Life of Service of Queen Elizabeth II.

MEET TOMMY ATKINS 17 June, 7.30pm Tickets: from £10 Meet Tommy Atkins takes the audience not just through Tommy’s war, but also his life back home in Britain post war.

FROME MEMORIAL THEATRE

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

AN EVENING WITH BRIAN BLESSED 10 June, 7.30pm Tickets: £26.50 Larger than life actor, writer and presenter Brian Blessed is known for his hearty, king-sized portrayals on film and television.

ALL FLOYD 11 June, 7.30pm Tickets: £19.50 This tour brings more classic Pink Floyd songs to shows throughout the year, all faithfully recreated in the meticulous detail now expected by All Floyd fans.

JEREMY VINE 17 June, 7pm Tickets: £17 Get ready to laugh and cry as Jeremy tries to make sense of a world that increasingly makes no sense at all.

CHEESE & GRAIN

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

T-REXTASY 10 June, 7.30pm Tickets: £26 Marc Bolan, with his band T.Rex, was one of the most flamboyant and charismatic stars of the original glam rock era.

THE FEELING 11 June, 8pm Tickets: £32 Pop-rockers The Feeling will be coming to Frome to play a rare one-off show!

CSF WRESTLING 12 June, 4.30pm Tickets: £12 CSF Wrestling returns for another action packed edition of Showdown!

PUBLIC IMAGE LTD 13 June, 7pm Tickets: £33.50 Widely regarded as one of the most innovative and influential bands of all time.

METALLICA RELOADED 17 June, 8pm Tickets: £16 They always strive to give the audience what they want in every performance, delivering the ultimate Metallica sound.

THE BEAT 18 June, 7.30pm Tickets: £28 Legendary 2-Tone/ Ska /Reggae Group led by vocalist Dave Wakeling celebrate their 40th Anniversary.

VILLAGE PUMP

The Lamb, Mortimer St, Trowbridge thepumptrowbridge.co.uk

LEONARD COHEN 9 June, 7.30pm Tickets: from £12 With a lifetime of performing and an undying love of the pure song, Keith James gives you a concert of Cohen’s amazing material.

BEN OSBORN 10 June, 7.30pm Tickets: from £6 Songwriter and composer Ben Osborn has brought together two of his long-term collaborators, Bethany Roberts and Malo, to form a unique trio of three voices.

HIT LIKE A GIRL 17 June, 7.30pm Tickets: from £6 Beefy riffs and rollicking drums prove the band’s knack for stellar arrangements, as the lyrics offer a source of comfort for the similarly anxious.

THE PRESTBURY SPORTS BAR

The Close, Warminster, BA12 9AL prestburysportsbar.com All gigs are FREE!

ANGELHEART 11 June, 8.30pm Covering a wide range of popular artists with their own quality rock sound. The UK’s leading two man tribute to The Fab Four.

AXIS ALL AREAS 25 June, 8.30pm Specialising in the music of Jimi Hendrix and the guitar greats of the late 60s and 70s.

OTHERS

JUBILEE GEMS 4 June, 7.30pm Tickets: £12.50 Christ Church, Weymouth Street, Warminster BA12 9NS A concert of celebration for the Platinum Jubilee hosted by The Athenaeum Singers. Drinks and canapés in the interval. athenaeumsingers.com

THE AVON CONSORT 11 June, 7.30pm Tickets: £15 St. Martin’s Church, Bremhill, SN11 9LA A concert of thanksgiving for the life and ministry of the Revd. Jim Scott and also for the support of local refugees from Ukraine. Refreshments will be served after the show. Call Christopher Kent on 01249 740294.

BRADFORD ON AVON CHORAL SOCIETY 11 June, 7.30 pm Holy Trinity Church, Bradford on Avon, BA15 1LW Tickets: £20 (includes a glass of wine) Children & students: £5 Karl Jenkins’ dramatic “Stabat Mater” and John Rutter’s lyrical “Magnificat” performed by a choir and an orchestra in a beautiful setting. Email: dizzyway@hotmail.co.uk

WESSEX MIDSUMMER VINTAGE SHOW 18 & 19 June Admission: £6 Adults, under 14s free with a paying adult White Horse Country Park, BA13 4LX The Wessex Midsummer Vintage Show is back and staged at new home of Westbury’s White Horse Country Park. All types of vintage exhibits will be on display - cars, commercials, steam engines - plus trade stands, live music, children’s fairground rides, bar and catering.

FROME OPEN ARTS TRAIL 2-11 July FREE The Frome Open Art Trail celebrates local artists, makers and crafts people, taking place during the Frome Festival. On view will be a variety of beautiful arts and crafts, exhibited in studios, homes and venues in and around Frome. Brochures are available from various local outlets, or online at fromeopen-art-trail.co.uk.

THE THREE HORSESHOES

55 Frome Road, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 1LA Tel: 01225 865876 Find them on Facebook All gigs are FREE and start at 9pm BILLY IN THE LOW GROUND 3 June

DREAMWAVE 4 June

MIRIELE MATHLENER 5 June

SHOT FROM BOTH SIDES 11 June

THE JON AMOR BAND 13 June

THE BOOTHILL ALL-STARS 17 June

STRANGE FOLK 18 June

THE TROUBLE SHOOTERS 19 June

DEATH IS A GIRL 24 June

BIARITZ 25 June

BELOW THE SALT 26 June