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September 2022
FILM: Elvis (12A)
Elvis is Baz Luhrmann's biopic of Elvis Presley, from his childhood to becoming a rock and movie star in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker. ★★★★★ "blistering, turbocharged chronicle of the King" The Guardian 7.8 IMDB "‘Elvis’ Is Ecstatic, Jittery, Horny, Tireless, and Tragic. Just Like the King" Rolling Stone From his rise to fame to his unprecedented superstardom, rock 'n' roll icon Elvis Presley maintains a complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager,…
Find out more »LIVE MUSIC: The Incredible Rhythm Band
The Incredible Rhythm Band are back Live- Their sensational sold out performance in February has brought them back by popular demand. The Sounds of Santana, Tito Puente & other funky Latin grooves- Featuring, Sticky Wicket, Peta Piper, (percussion Charlie ‘Carlos’ Mason (guitar), Geoff Grimes (keys), Mike Green bass, and Ted Bunting (Sax & Flute) . with Harry Weston-Cotteral on percussion Dancing definitely permitted. Tickets £15 Adults £8 children Reserve a table for 4 £70 Reserve a table for 6 £100…
Find out more »Live Cool Latin Tea Dance with The Little Rhythm Band
Afternoon Tea Dance- with The Little Rhythm Band and Sapa Dance School Latin dance Teacher An afternoon of Cool latin Music and Salsa- Opportunity to learn some Latin Dance. To a live Band -Everyone Welcome-join in or just watch and enjoy the music and Dancing. First half- learn some Latin dance Second half : Practice and Dance to the Live Little Rhythm Band.
Find out more »October 2022
Royal Opera House : Madama Butterfly (Puccini)
‘Love cannot kill: it brings new life.’ On a starlit night in Nagasaki, these are the words spoken by American naval officer Pinkerton to young geisha Cio-Cio-San. But as they both learn, words and promises carelessly spoken can have indelible consequences. With a score that includes Butterfly’s aria, 'Un bel dì, vedremo' (‘One fine day’) and the ‘Humming Chorus’, Giacomo Puccini’s opera is entrancing and ultimately heart-breaking. Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier’s exquisite production takes inspiration from 19th-century European images…
Find out more »The Royal Opera House: Aida (Verdi)
Live Via Satellite: Wednesday 12 October 2022, 6:45pm Princess Aida has been kidnapped: a valuable prize in a war between Egypt and Ethiopia. Meanwhile, the ambitious soldier Radames wrestles with his feelings for her. As they draw closer together, each must make an agonizing choice between their loyalty to home, and their love for each other. In this new production, director Robert Carsen situates Verdi’s large-scale political drama within a contemporary world, framing its power struggles and toxic jealousies in…
Find out more »Live: Mid Wales Opera: Puss in Boots
Montsalvatge’s ‘Puss in Boots ’El Gato con Botas MWO Small Stages Autumn 2022 Mid Wales Opera’s fifth Small Stages tour kicks off our Fairy Tales season with Catalan composer Montsalvatge’s beautifully crafted one-act version of the familiar tale of ‘Puss in Boots’, El Gato conbotas. Premiered in Barcelona in 1948 and rarely performed, this age-old children’s story tells of the wealth-seeking, match-making cat who, in return for a hat, a sword and a pair of boots, secures for his young…
Find out more »Live Music: Niwel Tsumbu and Eamon Cagney Duo
“Niwel Tsumbu and Éamonn Cagney’s duo is one of the most authentic,organic and exciting cross-cultural encounters to emerge in Irish World Music in the last ten years.” – Mel Mercier, Director, IrishWorld Academy of Music and Dance. Éamonn has worked with Congolese virtuoso guitarist since 2005, making many recordings and releases together, performing extensively nationally and internationally. “This duo had a cataclysm of moods and moves to share, unveiling a cavernous stash of redemptive music, and promise of much more…
Find out more »November 2022
Live Music: Mick Hutton’s Boat-Rockers featuring Mark Cherrie support from Rattle
This will be one of those nights you don't want top miss! Mick Hutton moved to Bishops Castle from London during lockdown following 38 years as a well known jazz bass player performing and recording with musicians as diverse as Nigel Kennedy, Paul Weller, Jack Bruce and Humphrey Lyttleton. For this UNHCR charity concert he has secured some of the best musicians from London's contemporary scene for an exciting programme of music ranging from calypso to jazz with much in…
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