BUILD A BAND JAM
2025-12-02 18:30 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Unnamed Venue
Youth Jam session, come and play some music with other people-
We will have Drums, PA, a couple of guitar Amps and guitars- you are welcome to bring your own instrument.
You can watch , join in if you want
Led by local musician and engineer Dunk Burns .
For young people who are interested in playing music with other people

We want to see who is out there and what they are interested in doing and if there is anything we can do to help- cause its not easy!

Church Barn Bishop’s Castle 6.30pm

1.5-2hrs but depends how many we end up with I guess.
FREE
Just Turn up
Age 11 +

The Roses (15)
2025-12-04 19:00 - 21:00 | SpArC Theatre
Dark comedy – Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Theo and Ivy: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. However, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentments soon emerge when Theo’s career nosedives and Ivy’s own ambitions take off.
” Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch unite for a marriage most foul. Two British national treasures play an increasingly unhappy couple who descend into slapstick loathing.” The FT
6.8 IMDB
Based on the 1989 film The war of the Roses

The Royal Ballet : The Nutcracker
2025-12-14 14:00 - 16:30 | SpArC Theatre
Screening Via Satellite
Journey into the magical kingdom and Light up your Christmas with Peter Wright’s enchanting production for all the family
The magician Herr Drosselmeyer is on a quest to save his nephew. Hans-Peter has been transformed into a Nutcracker doll by the wicked Queen of the Mice; the only way to break the spell is for the Nutcracker to defeat the Mouse King and find a girl to love and care for him. A flicker of hope comes to Drosselmeyer in the form of the young Clara, whom Drosselmeyer meets at the Stahlbaum’s Christmas party. With a swish of Drosselmeyer’s cape and a little bit of magic, a cosy festive gathering turns into a marvellous adventure.
Adults £15 Under 18 £5 Family £40

Afternoon Film: Four Letters of Love ( 12A)
2025-12-16 14:00 - 15:50 | SpArC Theatre
6.1 IMDB
Based on Niall Williams’ best-selling novel. Nicholas and Isabel were made for each other but how will they ever know it? As ghosts, fate and the sheer power of true love pull them together, so too does life threaten to tear them apart.
Starring Pierce Brosnan, Helena Bonham Carter, Gabriel Byrne.
Tickets £4 Carers FREE
Supported by Arts alive & the Friends of Bishop’s Castle Community, Care Home and Hospital.
Tea & Biscuits £1 Accessible Cabaret seating/no steps/ hearing loop/ /local Free Bus available

D&D Easter One Shot Game
2025-12-22 14:00 - 17:00 | SpArC Theatre
Enter the World of Dungeons and Dragons
Join Us for a special Easter game session!
Suitable for all levels
“Always wanted to play D&D but didn’t know how to begin? This “Learn while you Play” will focus on the three traditional “pillars” of RPGs: combat, exploration, and social interaction/roleplaying.
Official D&D Dungeon Master’s (DM) will be your teachers and guides
There will be pre-generated characters and the DM will work with the players to understand the character sheets for the adventure. For example, explain what a fearless fighter, a sneaky Rouge or even a highborn wizard can bring to the table . The DM will walk through combat and skill checks to provide the best experience for the game.”
Participants must be Age 11 +

FILM: Downton Abbey- The Grand Finale (PG)
2026-01-15 19:00 - 21:00 | SpArC Theatre
7.4 IMDB
We know you love Downton so we are screening it twice – This is the page for the evening screening Thursday 15th January 7pm
The cinematic return of the global phenomenon, follows the Crawley family and their staff as they enter the 1930s.
In the summer of 1930, the Crawleys grapple with the threat of social disgrace when Mary finds herself at the centre of a public scandal and the family faces financial trouble

The Royal Opera: La Traviata (Verdi)
2026-01-18 14:00 - 18:00 | SpArC Theatre
Screening via Satellite
At one of her lavish parties, celebrated Parisan courtesan Violetta is introduced to Alfredo Germont. The two fall madly in love, and though hesitant to leave behind her life of luxury and freedom, Violetta follows her heart. But the young couple’s happiness is short-lived, as the harsh realities of life soon come knocking.
As intimate as it is sumptuous, La traviata features some of opera’s most famous melodies, and is a star vehicle for its leading soprano role sung by Ermonela Jaho. In director Richard Eyre’s world of seductive grandeur, the tender and devastating beauty at the centre of Verdi’s opera shines bright.

Afternoon Film: Downton Abbey- The Grande Finale (PG)
2026-01-20 14:00 - 16:00 | SpArC Theatre
7.4 IMDB
We know you love Downton so we are screening it twice – This is the page for the afternoon screening Tuesday 20th January .
The cinematic return of the global phenomenon, follows the Crawley family and their staff as they enter the 1930s.
In the summer of 1930, the Crawleys grapple with the threat of social disgrace when Mary finds herself at the centre of a public scandal and the family faces financial trouble.
Tickets £4 Carers FREE
Supported by Arts alive & the Friends of Bishop’s Castle Community, Care Home and Hospital.
Tea & Biscuits £1 Accessible Cabaret seating/no steps/ hearing loop/ /Local Dial- a -Ride Free Bus available 01588 638 350

NT Live: Hamlet
2026-01-22 19:00 - 21:30 | SpArC Theatre
Hamlet
by William Shakespeare directed by Robert Hastie
Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi) is Hamlet in this fearless, contemporary take on Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.
Trapped between duty and doubt, surrounded by power and privilege, young Prince Hamlet dares to ask the ultimate question – you know the one.
National Theatre Deputy Artistic Director, Robert Hastie (Standing at the Sky’s Edge, Operation Mincemeat) directs this sharp, stylish and darkly funny reimagining.

Castle Players Present: Robin Hood and the Great Creme Egg Heist
2026-02-13 19:00 - 2026-02-14 14:00 | SpArC Theatre
Friday Evening

Saturday Matinee

Saturday Evening

Robin Hood and the great creme egg heist
SpArC Theatre 13th Feb evening 7pm , 14th Feb matinee 2pm and evening 7pm
That folk legend and all-round superstar Robin Hood and his merry men (and cats) roam the leafy glades of Sherwood forest, seeking opportunities to rob the rich and give cash and jewels to the poor. Hood’s nemesis, the evil Sheriff of Nottingham is keen to get all that stolen money back to fund his ridiculous lifestyle.
Along comes a magic chicken that lays crème eggs by the hundred (except during thunderstorms when the frightened chicken has been known to lay a Curly Wurly or two). The chicken’s magic dance causes havoc with all that hear so cover your ears!

Add to the mix a very suspect Dame Edna lookalike, the marvellous maid Marion and her cleaner and confidante Nun Tucket, and you’ve got yourself a panto!

The Royal Ballet: Woolf Works
2026-02-15 14:00 - 17:00
The Royal Ballet: Woolf Works
Screening Via Satellite
Virginia Woolf defied literary conventions to depict rich inner worlds – her heightened, startling and poignant reality. Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor leads a luminous artistic team to evoke Woolf’s signature stream of consciousness writing style in this immense work that rejects traditional narrative structures. Woolf Works is a collage of themes from Mrs Dalloway, Orlando, The Waves and Woolf’s other writings. Created in 2015 for The Royal Ballet, this Olivier-award winning ballet triptych captures the heart of Woolf’s uniquely artistic spirit.

Afternoon Film: The Secret Garden (PG)
2026-02-17 14:00 - 15:40 | SpArC Theatre
2020 Remake of this classic tale of an orphan girl who finds a magical garden on her Uncles estate. Starring Colin Firth and Julie Walters.
Supported by the Friends of Bishop’s Castle Community, Care Home and Hospital.
Tea & Biscuits £1 Accessible Cabaret seating/no steps/ hearing loop/ /local Free Bus available

An Evening of Film, Words and Music in Appreciation of the Apple
2026-02-19 19:00 - 21:00 | SpArC Theatre
An evening in appreciation of the apple :
Join us ,with Long Mynd Cider and the Poetry Pharmacy to celebrate this much loved fruit.
Live readings , Poems, song and cider drinking followed by a screening of:
The orchard of England: This heritage film brings together a wide-ranging and eccentric cast – farmers, Travellers, former apple-pickers, clergymen, wassailers, cider makers, fruit sellers – to explore the deep relationship between the people of Herefordshire its historic crop.

SCRAPTASTIC WORKSHOP
2026-02-20 13:00 - 15:00 | SpArC Theatre
FREE
Friday 20 February 1-3pm Bishop’s Castle Arts festival -SpArC Bishop’s Castle
Scraptastic workshop
Come and get creative- load of recycled materials to make whatever you can dream up.
Just Turn up and Make what you want
Unstructured scrap making session.
Loads of recycled materials to choose from!
All Welcome
Children under 9 must be accompanied by a willing helper.
FREE with donations to Bishops Castle Arts Festival

Live Music: The Bishop's Castle Orchestra
2026-02-21 13:30 - 15:00
Afternoon Concert
Saturday 21st February 1.30pm Bishop’s Castle Arts festival
Bishop’s Castle Orchestra
The Bishop’s Castle Orchestra Afternoon Concert
Join us for a lovely afternoon of music all welcome
Accessible and friendly No need to book- refreshments available- suggested donation £5

Arts Festival Ceilidh w/ This Way Up & Caller Jane Roberts
2026-02-21 19:30 - 22:00 | SpArC Theatre
This Way Up! are one of Shropshire’s own foremost Ceilidh bands with a big sound and unrivalled reputation for high energy. They are a multi instrumental 5 piece band, playing guitar, bass, melodian, sax, whistle, flute, banjo, mandolin and percussion with expert Caller Jane Roberts . Join us for music and dancing !
Saturday 21st February 7.30pm Bishop’s Castle Arts festival (

Join us for a wonderful evening of music and dancing !
Adult £12 Child £3

Live Theatre: The Ballad of Mulan
2026-02-28 19:00 - 20:30 | SpArC Theatre
Grist to the Mill and Red Dragonfly Productions Presents The Ballad of Mulan
The real Chinese heroine than inspired Disney’s films

‘If you love history and strong women, this performance is for you.’Broadway Baby (on The Ballad Mulan)
‘A brilliant performance… there is always new wisdom to be found even in the oldest of stories.’ British Theatre Guide (on The Ballad of Mulan)
‘A powerful exploration of gender, war, and identity, as relevant and timely today as ever’ Tupla Magazine (on The Ballad of Mulan)
‘Forget the Disney version – If you want to see a powerful performance by a great actress, and writer, go and see ‘Mulan’. Better still – take your daughter!’ HIDDEN GEM – FringeReview (on The Ballad of Mulan)
Woman, warrior, Legend. For ten years Mulan disguised as a man, has fought for the Chinese Empire. Now the fighting is coming to an end, one last battle and she will be going home – but can she return to her old life, become a woman again.
A search for identity in a violent world. From the team behind Edfringe Sell-Out ‘The Unknown Soldier’ Grist to the Mill and working in collaboration with British-East-Asian theatre company Red Dragonfly, we bring you the real Chinese heroine that inspired Disney’s animation and live-feature Mulan.
Don’t expect a fluffy Disney tale here, this Mulan is visceral. She is a warrior, a fighter, a woman who survived in a very male world for ten years without discovery. There is no perfect make-up, no singing animals, just a gritty story of a soldier. Michelle Yim (The Empress and Me and An Evening with Miss Wong) brings to life our heroine who, to save her family’s honour, disguised herself as a man and joined the Emperor’s army.

Commissioned by British-born Chinese Michelle Yim and written by Ross Ericson, whose play Casualties was nominated for an Off West End Award and whose solo WW1 show The Unknown Soldier officially sold out at Edinburgh Fringe 2016, has returned to the original text, the C6th Chinese poem on Mulan, and tried to fill in the gaps to explore the true identity of one of the most revered women in China.
The Ballad Of Mulan is produced by British East Asian theatre company Red Dragonfly Productions and Grist to the Mill Productions, who have championed new writing since 2012. The performance was developed with funding from Arts Council England.

The Royal Ballet: Giselle
2026-03-08 14:00 - 17:00 | SpArC Theatre
The Royal Ballet GISELLE
Screening Via Satellite

The peasant girl Giselle has fallen in love with Albrecht. When she discovers that he is actually a nobleman promised to another, she kills herself in despair. Her spirit joins the Wilis: the vengeful ghosts of women hell-bent on killing any man who crosses their path in a dance to the death. Wracked with guilt, Albrecht visits Giselle’s grave, where he must face the Wilis – and Giselle’s ghost.
Peter Wright’s 1985 production of this quintessential Romantic ballet is a classic of The Royal Ballet repertory. Set to Adolphe Adam’s evocative score and with atmospheric designs by John Macfarlane, Giselle conjures up the earthly and otherworldly realms in a tale of love, betrayal and redemption.

Live Theatre: Eyes Down
2026-03-12 19:30 - 21:30 | SpArC Theatre
Eyes Down

It’s Bingo Night at The Stairway To Heaven Social Club and that can only mean one thing: ‘Mr Razzle Dazzle’ himself, Bertie Bingo is ready to host an evening of dabbers, Droopy Drawers… and death!
As games are played, houses are called, tension mounts, and before long a body is discovered… but whose number is up? How culpable are the audience? What really happened to the previous caller? And more importantly… who will win the prize of the night
Eyes Down is a truly interactive comedy thriller where the audience play actual games of bingo, with actual prizes! Who will emerge as Top Of The Shop and who will end up the victim of The Unlucky For Some Killer?
Fresh from their hit tour of The Plot Thickens, Manchester based Just Some Theatre are thrilled to be bringing this new, exciting experience to audiences.

FILM: Deliver Me From Nowhere (12A)
2026-03-15 14:00 - 16:00 | SpArC Theatre
The booking link above will take you to The Courtyard to book tickets for SpArC as we are thrilled that this screening is part of the Borderlines Film Festival this year .

Bruce Springsteen’s journey : On the cusp of global superstardom, crafting his 1982 album Nebraska, which emerged as he recorded Born in the USA with the E Street Band as he struggles to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past.

Afternoon Film: Save the Cinema (12A)
2026-03-17 14:00 - 15:50 | SpArC Theatre
Based on true story: A Welsh hairdresser starts a campaign With the help of a local politician, they approach Steven Spielberg with the idea to premiere Jurassic Park in a bid to save the cinema.
” 6.5 a moving story of hairdresser and theatre lover, Liz Evans, who campaigns in 1993 to save the ‘Lyric’ from closing down.” IMDB
Tickets £4 Carers FREE
Supported by Arts alive & the Friends of Bishop’s Castle Community, Care Home and Hospital.
Tea & Biscuits £1 Accessible Cabaret seating/no steps/ hearing loop/ /local Free Bus available

FILM: Souleymane’s Story (12A)
2026-03-19 19:00 - 20:30 | SpArC Theatre
The booking link above will take you to The Courtyard to book tickets for SpArC as we are thrilled that this screening is part of the Borderlines Film Festival this year .

7.6 IMDB
A Paris food delivery cyclist and asylum seeker named Souleymane has two days to prepare his story for a make-or-break interview to secure legal residency.
★★★★ “Abou Sangaré is magnificent in a story that shines light on the enforced invisibility of economic migrants.” The Guardian
French with English Subtitles

Film: The Choral (15)
2026-03-26 19:00 - 21:00 | SpArC Theatre
Please Note the screening dates has changed to Thursday 26th March from the date advertised in the programme due to availability
Ralph Fiennes leads an excellent ensemble in this funny and moving First World War drama about a Yorkshire choral society that finds its ranks depleted by beloved writer Alan Bennett.

ROB: Siegfried ( Wagner) (15)
2026-03-31 17:15 - 22:45 | SpArC Theatre
Live Screening via Satellite
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Yes on a Tuesday evening!
Antonio Pappano conducts, drawing out the unspoken tensions and ethereal mysticism of Wagner’s dynamic score.
Raised by a scheming dwarf and unaware of his true family origins, a young man embarks on an epic journey. Soon, destiny brings him face-to-face with a shattered sword, a fearsome dragon and the cursed ring it guards, and a Valkyrie forced into enchanted slumber…
Moments of transcendent beauty and heroic triumph sparkle in the third chapter of Wagner’s Ring cycle, brought to life under Barrie Kosky’s inspired eye following his spectacular Das Rheingold (2023) and Die Walküre (2025). Andreas Schager, in his much-anticipated debut with The Royal Opera, stars as Siegfried’s titular hero, alongside Christopher Maltman’s towering Wanderer, Peter Hoare’s treacherous Mime and Elisabet Strid’s radiant Brünnhilde.
Duration 5hrs 45 approx 2 intervals

Short Family Film & Crafty Making Workshop
2026-04-02 10:00 - 12:00 | SpArC Theatre
Spring is Here!
join us for a family animation title TBC then stay for a spring crafty making session with Liz and team at SpArC theatre
All materials and ideas provided with plenty of freedom to be creative !
£3.50 per child or £6 for 2 children.
Accompanying Adults FREE but please book a place so we know for seating and we would be grateful of a donation on the day if you want to make things too.
All ages welcome. Under 7’s must be accompanied.
10 am -10.10- Arrive
10.10-10.40- Watch Animation on the big SpArC Cinema Screen
10.40 -12 Noon – Making Workshop- – All materials provided
This work shop is a collaboration with FLICKS IN THE STICKS

NTLIVE: All My Sons
2026-04-16 19:00 - 21:00 | SpArC Theatre
All My Sons by Arthur Miller
Directed by Ivo Van Hove
Design by Jan Versweyveld
★★★★★” Stupendously well acted ” The Financial Times
★★★★★ ” The stars of a dream cast align” the Guardian
★★★★★” Bryan Cranston is magnetic in this masterful staging” Independent
★★★★★ ” I barely dared to blink of breath ” the Sunday Express
★★★★★” An astonishing piece of theatre” The Standard
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths) feature in a five-star, triumphantly acclaimed new production of Arthur Miller’s classic play, from visionary director Ivo Van Hove (A View from the Bridge).
One family, the heart of the American dream. When wartime delivers profits for Joe, it comes at a price when his partner is charged with criminal manufacturing deals, and his eldest son goes missing in action. Will peacetime bring peace of mind, or will he be confronted by the consequence of his actions?
Filmed live from the West End, Paapa Essiedu (I May Destroy You), Tom Glynn-Carney (House of the Dragon), and Hayley Squires (I, Daniel Blake) also feature in this disturbingly prescient play.

Live Music : SWINGS & ROUNDABOUTS - A Ronnie Lane Celebration
2026-04-19 15:00 - 17:00 | SpArC Theatre
SORRY THIS HAS SOLD OUT
A celebration of Ronnie Lane’s 80th Birthday, and in memory of Katy Lane.
Charlie Hart (Slim Chance), Des Horsfall (Slim Chance/Kuschty Rye), Andy Mckerlie (Kuschty Rye) convene in a new trio SWINGS & ROUNDABOUTS (with guests) – to bring you an afternoon of Ronnie songs, tales & more, at the wonderful Sparc Theatre in Bishops Castle, Shropshire.

Afternoon Film: White Bird -a Wonder Story (12A)
2026-04-21 14:00 - 16:00 | SpArC Theatre
7.4 IMDB
Struggling to fit in at his new school after being expelled for his treatment of Auggie Pullman, Julian is visited by his grandmother and is transformed by the story of her attempts to escape Nazi-occupied France during World War II.
“White Bird” is both a prequel and sequel to the 2017 film Wonder, based on R.J. Palacio’s 2019 graphic novel of the same name. The story follows Julian Albans, a former school bully from Wonder, who struggles to fit in at his new school. His grandmother, Sara, visits him and recounts her childhood as a Jewish girl hiding from the Nazis in France during World War II.
Starring Gillian Anderson, Helen Mirren

White Bird (2024) Final Trailer – Gillian Anderson, Helen Mirren – YouTube

FILM: Hamnet(12A)
2026-04-23 19:00 - 21:00 | SpArC Theatre
7.9 IMDB
Multi award winning Hamnet is coming to SpArC.
After losing their son Hamnet to plague, Agnes and William Shakespeare grapple with grief in 16th-century England. A healer, Agnes must find strength to care for her surviving children while processing her devastating loss.

★★★★★”Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley beguile and captivate in audacious Shakespearean tragedChloé Zhao’s film version of Maggie O’Farrell’s myth-making novel powerfully reimagines the agonising loss of a child as the source of Hamlet’s grand stage drama” The Guardian

ROB: THE MAGIC FLUTE ( Mozart)
2026-04-26 14:00 - 17:00 | Sparc Theatre, Bishop's Castle, United Kingdom
The Royal Opera
THE MAGIC FLUTE

Princess Pamina has been captured. Her mother, the Queen of the Night, tasks the young Prince Tamino with her daughter’s rescue. But when Tamino and his friendly sidekick, Papageno, embark on their adventure, they soon learn that when it comes to the quest for love, nothing is as it really seems. Guided by a magic flute, they encounter monsters, villains, and a mysterious brotherhood of men – but help, it turns out, comes when you least expect it.
Mozart’s fantastical opera glitters in David McVicar’s enchanting production. A star cast including Julia Bullock as Pamina, Amitai Pati as Tamino, Huw Montague Rendall as Papageno, Kathryn Lewek as the Queen of the Night, and Soloman Howard as Sarastro, led by French conductor Marie Jacquot in her Covent Garden debut.
