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November 2019
42nd Street – The Musical
It is warm here at SpArC we are open for business and the show will go on tonight! 42nd Street – The Musical Filmed live at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London now on SpArC's big screen ★★★★★ ‘Achingly beautiful revival of an American classic’ THE TELEGRAPH ★★★★★‘Glorious’ THE EXPRESS ★★★★★ ‘Utterly moreish extravaganza of glitz’ THE TIMES ★★★★★‘Extraordinary’THE STAGE 42nd Street, the legendary Broadway musical theatre classic, is a ‘glorious’ (★★★★★ Express) and ‘utterly moreish extravaganza of glitz’ (★★★★★ Times).…
Find out more »LIVE: MID WALES OPERA: Mrs Peachum’s Guide to Love and Marriage
PLEASE NOTE: The tickets are sold through Shropshire Music Trust's Ticket Source there is a booking fee. We are thrilled to be hosting Mid Wales Opera at Sparc for the second year in collaboration with Shropshire Music Trust. "The Wench is married! Do you think your father and I should have liv'd comfortably so long together, if ever we had been married? Can you support the expense of a husband, in gaming, drinking and whoring? Have you money enough to…
Find out more »CANCELLED Castle Player’s Christmas Extravaganza
Unfortunately the Castle Players have informed us they are now unable to do a performance this year. All performances have been cancelled. J
Find out more »December 2019
NT LIVE: Present Laughter by Noël Coward
Present Laughter by Noël Coward Matthew Warchus directs Andrew Scott (BBC’s Sherlock, Fleabag) in Noël Coward’s provocative comedy Present Laughter. ★★★★★ Andrew Scott’s revelatory performance shows why Noël Coward is hailed a genius.”Telegraph ★★★★★ “Illuminating and luminously funny.”WhatsOnStage ★★★★★ “Andrew Scott is wondrous in this revelatory refresh of Noël Coward’s classic comedy.” Time Out As he prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine’s colourful life is in danger of spiralling out of control. Engulfed by an…
Find out more »January 2020
Andre Rieu- 70 Years Young
This New Year’s cinema event celebrates the maestro’s 70th birthday. This is André Rieu’s ultimate concert, a celebration of his life in music. Cinema host Charlotte Hawkins welcomes in the New Year by inviting audiences from around the world to André Rieu’s castle in Maastricht. During the party, André Rieu talks to Charlotte about his life and music. It’s been an incredible journey; from growing up in a musical family, his church choir days, his marriage to Marjorie, The Salon…
Find out more »LIVE : The Little Prince from LUCA SILVESTRINI’S PROTEIN
Welcome to the incredible story of The Little Prince, retold in this dance and theatre show by a pilot stranded in the desert. Find out how the Little Prince leaves behind his own tiny asteroid and beloved rose and journeys through the universe, coming face to face with the baffling world of grown-ups! Upon landing on planet Earth, the Little Prince is welcomed by a mysterious snake and a truly wise and friendly fox before encountering the lone…
Find out more »February 2020
LIVE : Bubble Schmeisis
This show has it all: Live Comedy, Live Theatre, Live Music, Live storytelling! A Hilarious coming of age comedy followed by a Live Klezmer band ★★★★ "This is a big-hearted, appealing show about tradition and belonging. Cassenbaum is a gregarious performer and this is an accessible, generous, disarming production, undercut with a sense of poignancy that the schvitz and its rituals might one day be forgotten." The Stage full review ★★★★★"Cassenbaum’s magnificent storytelling skills, make for an extremely animated and…
Find out more »Live Rhubarb Theatre: Henry Moon & the Greasy Spoon
'Henry Moon and the Greasy Spoon’ is magical, creative and “fun for all the family” from age 5yrs+ “A Kaleidoscope of visual fantasy” Everyone knows Flo’s café. It hasn’t changed in years. It’s no tea at the Ritz, in fact it’s a little bit shabby, but the kettle’s always boiling, and Flo is ready with a welcoming smile. Only problem is, where are the customers! All visiting those fancy new coffee bistros, no doubt. All seems doomed for Flo…
Find out more »March 2020
NTLIVE: Cyrano de Bergerac
We will be Screening the ( Feb 20th ) live performance from London’s West End Cyrano de Bergerac, starring James McAvoy (X-Men, Atonement) in the title role On March 5th. This inventive new adaptation by Martin Crimp tells the story our hero. ★★★★★ "Edmond Rostand’s play, written in 1897 but set in 1640, is rapped into the 21st century. Yet every fibre vibrates to Edmond Rostand’s ideas about outward illusion, inner voices – and the spellbinding power of speech. It…
Find out more »May 2020
NTLIVE: The Welkin
We are broadcasting live a brand new play The Welkin by Lucy Kirkwood from the National Theatre in London. One life in the hands of 12 women. Rural Suffolk, 1759. As the country waits for Halley’s comet, Sally Poppy is sentenced to hang for a heinous murder. When she claims to be pregnant, a jury of 12 matrons are taken from their housework to decide whether she’s telling the truth, or simply trying to escape the noose. With only midwife Lizzy Luke prepared to defend the…
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