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SUMMARY:Live Music: The Bishop's Castle Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Afternoon Concert \nSaturday 21st February  1.30pm Bishop’s Castle Arts festival \nBishop’s Castle Orchestra \nThe Bishop’s Castle Orchestra  Afternoon Concert \nJoin us for a lovely afternoon of music all welcome \nAccessible and friendly  No need to book- refreshments available- suggested donation £5
URL:https://www.sparctheatre.co.uk/event/live-music-the-bishops-castle-orchestra/
CATEGORIES:Community,Music
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SUMMARY:Arts Festival Ceilidh w/ This Way Up & Caller Jane Roberts
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nThis 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 ! \nSaturday 21st February 7.30pm Bishop’s Castle Arts festival ( \n  \nJoin us for a wonderful evening of music and dancing ! \nAdult £12 Child £3
URL:https://www.sparctheatre.co.uk/event/arts-festival-ceilidh-with-this-way-up/
LOCATION:SpArC Theatre
CATEGORIES:Community,Music,Workshop
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SUMMARY:The Royal Ballet: Giselle
DESCRIPTION:The Royal Ballet GISELLE  \nScreening Via Satellite \n \nThe 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. \nPeter 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.
URL:https://www.sparctheatre.co.uk/event/the-royal-ballet-giselle/
LOCATION:SpArC Theatre
CATEGORIES:Ballet,Music
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260315T160000
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SUMMARY:FILM: Deliver Me From Nowhere (12A)
DESCRIPTION:Tickets still available please come down to the theatre and pay on the door- Thanks \n  \n \nBruce 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.
URL:https://www.sparctheatre.co.uk/event/film-deliver-me-from-nowhere-12a/
LOCATION:SpArC Theatre
CATEGORIES:Film,Music
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260326T210000
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SUMMARY:Film: The Choral (15)
DESCRIPTION:Please Note the screening dates has  changed  to Thursday 26th March from the date advertised in the programme due to availability \nRalph 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.
URL:https://www.sparctheatre.co.uk/event/film-the-choral-15/
LOCATION:SpArC Theatre
CATEGORIES:Film,Music
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SUMMARY:ROB: Siegfried ( Wagner) (15)
DESCRIPTION:Live Screening via Satellite \n. \nYes on a Tuesday evening! \nAntonio Pappano conducts\, drawing out the unspoken tensions and ethereal mysticism of Wagner’s dynamic score. \nRaised 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… \nMoments 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. \nDuration  5hrs 45 approx 2 intervals
URL:https://www.sparctheatre.co.uk/event/rob-siegfried-wagner/
LOCATION:SpArC Theatre
CATEGORIES:Art,Film,Music,Opera
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SUMMARY:Live Music : SWINGS & ROUNDABOUTS - A Ronnie Lane Celebration
DESCRIPTION:SORRY THIS HAS SOLD OUT \nA celebration of Ronnie Lane’s 80th Birthday\, and in memory of Katy Lane. \nCharlie 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.
URL:https://www.sparctheatre.co.uk/event/live-music-swings-roundabouts-a-ronnie-lane-celebration/
LOCATION:SpArC Theatre
CATEGORIES:Community,Music
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SUMMARY:ROB: THE MAGIC FLUTE ( Mozart)
DESCRIPTION:The Royal Opera \nTHE MAGIC FLUTE \n \nPrincess 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. \nMozart’s fantastical opera glitters in David McVicar’s enchanting production. A star cast including – Lucy Crowe is singing the role of 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.
URL:https://www.sparctheatre.co.uk/event/rob-the-magic-flute-mozart/
LOCATION:Sparc Theatre\, Bishop's Castle\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Art,Film,Music,Opera
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261003T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261003T213000
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SUMMARY:LIVE MUSIC: Tom Jones Tribute
DESCRIPTION:Unique\, exciting and undeniably accurate-His show is the closest thing you will get to seeing Tiger Tom the Twisting Vocalist and hear growl forth his larynx of steel!! Tony Scarth is Tom Jones\nJoin us for an amazing evening of fun and entertainment – Tom Jones Classic hits & more. \nSir Tom enjoys posing for photographs at no extra cost during and after his performance. Also like to chat with his audience after his show.  He even appeared  on ITV’s cult series “Stars in Their Eyes” with Mathew Kelly in 2002. \nOne lucky person could be invited on stage\, offered a cowboy hat as a prop & serenaded to “Leave your hat on” Cameras always come out!! \n  \nTony Scarth – Tom Jones Tribute Act – Henderson Management Agency
URL:https://www.sparctheatre.co.uk/event/live-music-tom-jones-tribute/
LOCATION:SpArC Theatre
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Community,Music
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SUMMARY:LIVE THEATRE : Seven Tears of the Selkie
DESCRIPTION:Tickets on sale soon \nAll over the Celtic world folk stories about Selkies are told and their power and mystery continue to intrigue us. This fun and interactive show transports audiences into the world of the Selkie where seals shed their skins in order to join our human world and where anything is possible… \nPresented by internationally renowned The Fetch Theatre Company\, Seven Tears of the Selkie is a  new stunning visual performance told without words\, featuring beautiful and mesmerising bunraku puppetry\, original music and an ingenious transforming set. \nJoin us and enter a magical world where stories can unleash your own imagination. \nIt will enchant audiences of all ages. \n2 show 10.30am and 1.30pm \nClip of the Fetch theatre’s new show coming this autumn 2026 called The Seven Tears Of The Selkie!
URL:https://www.sparctheatre.co.uk/event/live-theatre-seven-tears-of-the-selkie/
LOCATION:SpArC Theatre
CATEGORIES:Art,Community,Music,Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261029T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261029T213000
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SUMMARY:LIVE MUSIC: The Handover
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n★★★★★”defying the laws of physics and floating skywards” – Songlines Magazine \n‘one of the best Sublime Frequencies releases I’ve heard” – Dave Segal \n”deeply thrilling and transformative” – Magnet Magazine \nThe Handover is as much a ritual as it is an ensemble. The trio\, consisting of Aly Eissa (oud\, Egypt)\, Ayman Asfour (violin\, Egypt)\, and Jonas Cambien (vintage organ/synth\, Belgium/Norway)\, is blessed with a near-telepathic musical sensitivity that renders each live performance a singular\, nuanced experience\, grooving deeply despite the absence of percussion. \nInspired by the hypnotic\, trance-inducing music of Egypt’s Nile Delta\, fueled by kraut-like riffs and the intensity of ’60s avant-garde jazz\, and channelled through roguish improvisation\, The Handover’s sound is veritable psychedelia. It is at once futuristic and primordial\, yet\, with the utter urgency of its testament\, it demands lucidity. \nOne long musical voyage that swells and builds without break; three musicians shaping an acoustic world with only their instruments. A set composition that invites space for play\, shifting slightly each time with the improvisational nuances of the musicians. This is what one can expect from a Handover show.  \nSince its beginnings\, The Handover has gained a strong live reputation with performances at Rewire Festival in The Hague\, Counterflows Festival in Glasgow\, BRDCST Festival in Brussels\, Jazzfest Berlin\, Copenhagen Jazz Festival\, Motvind Festival\, Oslo World Festival\, and clubs across Europe\, the UK\, and Egypt. In 2025\, The Handover was selected for an official showcase at WOMEX. Their self-titled debut (2025) was released on Sublime Frequencies to critical acclaim. A sophomore album\, New Old Medicine/منه فيه\, is set for a 2026 release\, continuing The Handover’s collusion with Sublime Frequencies. Like its predecessor\, this album cements the trio’s sound as something exceptionally rare\, yet undeniably rooted. \n\n”ferocious and forceful” – the Wire \n”A masterful\, timeless recording.” – Ley Lines\n \nWATCH ON YOUTUBE The Handover – Live in Alexandria \n50 best albums of 2024 in El Pais \n20 best folk albums of 2024 in Treblezine \nBest Albums 2024 | Kalporz Awards \n2024 Rewind: Contributors’ Charts – The Wire \nBest Of 2024: Jazz/Improv – Magnet Magazine \n 
URL:https://www.sparctheatre.co.uk/event/live-music-the-handover/
LOCATION:SpArC Theatre
CATEGORIES:Art,Music
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SUMMARY:The Royal Ballet  MANON
DESCRIPTION:The Royal Ballet \nMANON \nVia Satellite \nIn the seedy underbelly of 18th-century Paris\, money is king. Nothing is sacred – even love itself can be bought for the right price. A native of this hedonistic underworld\, Manon is caught between twin desires when she falls in love with the student Des Grieux. Steadfast and devoted\, he offers the possibility of an honourable life. Yet\, the riches promised by the world of Parisian society remain tempting… \nManon’s inner turmoil and struggle for survival lie at the devastating heart of Kenneth MacMillan’s 1974 adaptation of Abbé Prévost’s novel. In this signature work of The Royal Ballet\, MacMillan’s nuanced understanding of human psychology makes for an unflinching look into the moral degradation of Manon’s Paris\, while all its decadence and decay are brought to life through Jules Massenet’s score and Nicholas Georgiadis’s designs. \nNatalia Osipova performs the Act II solo in Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon
URL:https://www.sparctheatre.co.uk/event/the-royal-ballet-manon/
LOCATION:SpArC Theatre
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SUMMARY:The Royal Ballet : The Nutcracker
DESCRIPTION:Screening Via Satellite \nPeter Wright’s classic production of this festive family favourite sparkles to the swell of Tchaikovsky’s orchestral score\, alongside the glow and grandeur of Julia Trevelyan Oman’s period designs. This Season marks Peter Wright’s centenary. \nAt a cosy Christmas party\, young Clara meets the mysterious magician Drosselmeyer\, who gives her a nutcracker doll. When the guests have departed and the house is asleep\, Clara sneaks downstairs in search of the doll. Instead\, she finds Drosselmeyer\, who whisks her away on a journey into a whole world of enchantment: fantastical landscapes of flurried snow and glittering confection where toys come alive and the magic never stops. \n  \nAdults £15 Under 18 £5 Family £30 \n170mins one Interval
URL:https://www.sparctheatre.co.uk/event/the-royal-ballet-the-nutcracker/
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