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Worcestershire Cover July 2019.qxp_Worcestershire Cover 21/06/2019 11:00 Page 1 DANNY MAC STARS IN AMÉLIE Your FREE essential entertainment guide for the Midlands THE MUSICAL IN MALVERN WORCESTERSHIRE WHAT’S ON JULY 2019 JULY ON WHAT’S WORCESTERSHIRE Worcestershire ISSUE 403 JULY 2019 ’ WhatFILM I COMEDY I THEATRE I GIGS I VISUAL ARTS I EVENTSs I FOOD On worcestershirewhatson.co.uk PART OF WHAT’S ON MEDIA GROUP GROUP MEDIA ON WHAT’S OF PART TWITTER: @WHATSONWORCS @WHATSONWORCS TWITTER: FACEBOOK: @WHATSONWORCESTERSHIRE WORCESTERSHIREWHATSON.CO.UK IFC Worcestershire.qxp_Layout 1 20/06/2019 17:22 Page 1 Contents July Warwicks/Worcs.qxp_Layout 1 21/06/2019 08:40 Page 2 July 2019 Contents Something Special - Coventry’s biggest musical export perform at the city’s cathedral... page 17 Billy Bragg Danny Mac The Big Picnic the list joins the 40th anniversary stars in a new touring version of popular family event returns to Your 16-page celebrations at Warwick Folk... Amélie The Musical Anne Hathaway’s Cottage week-by-week listings guide feature page 21 page 28 page 39 page 53 inside: 4. First Word 11. Food 17. Gigs 22. Comedy 24. Theatre 33. Film 36. Visual Arts 39. Events fb.com/whatsonwarwickshire fb.com/whatsonworcestershire @whatsonwarwicks @whatsonworcs Warwickshire What’s On Worcestershire What’s On Warwickshire What’s On Worcestershire What’s On Managing Director: Davina Evans [email protected] 01743 281708 Sales & Marketing: Lei Woodhouse [email protected] 01743 281703 Chris Horton [email protected] 01743 281704 What’sOn Editorial: Lauren Foster [email protected] 01743 281707 Brian O’Faolain [email protected] 01743 281701 Abi Whitehouse [email protected] 01743 281716 Sue Jones [email protected] 01743 281705 MEDIA GROUP Subscriptions: Adrian Parker [email protected] 01743 281714 Contributors: Graham Bostock, James Cameron-Wilson, Katherine Ewing, Jenny Ell, Steve Adams, Lauren Cole, Nanci Davies, Jack Rolfe, Daisy Sparkle, Steve Taylor, Chris Eldon Lee, Patsy Moss, Tom Silverton, Ellie Hutchings Publisher and CEO: Martin Monahan Accounts Administrator: Julia Perry [email protected] 01743 281717 This publication is printed on paper from a sustainable source and is produced without the use of elemental chlorine. We endorse the recycling of our magazine and would encourage you to pass it on to others to read when you have finished with it. All works appearing in this publication are copyright. It is to be assumed that the copyright for material rests with the magazine unless otherwise stated. No part of this publication may be reproduced, or stored in an electronic system, transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopied, recording or otherwise, without the prior knowledge and consent of the publishers. First Word Warwicks_Worcs July.qxp_Layout 1 21/06/2019 14:04 Page 1 Entertainment news from around the region Laugh out loud at RSC comedy fest Award-winning doctor- turned-comic Adam Kay, Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Bridget Christie and satirical impressionist Rory Bremner are among the come- dians taking part in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s brand new Comedy Festival. Taking place from Thursday 12 to Saturday 21 September, the event will also include performances by, among oth- ers, Suzi Ruffell, Phil Wang, Milton Jones and Felicity Ward (pictured). For more information and to book tickets, visit rsc.org.uk Contemporary exhibition Leamington’s Art In The screen. The footage will be accompanied by music performed by the City Of Prague Phil- explores Witley’s ruins Park back for a sixth year harmonic Orchestra. An art exhibition focusing on ruins and their To purchase tickets for the show, visit thetick- modern-day relevance opens at Worcester- etfactory.com shire’s Witley Court this month (12 July). In Ruins sees contemporary artworks pre- sented both in the grounds and the ruined Art project presents vision mansion itself, inviting visitors ‘to reconsider of 22nd-century Stratford and play with the ever-attractive idea of the The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and the ruin’. Royal Shakespeare Company have commis- To find out more about the exhibition and the sioned an innovative artistic project that artists whose works will be on show, visit explores the experiences and perspectives of meadowarts.org Stratford-upon-Avon residents. I See The Future is a bold piece of public art The sixth Leamington Art In The Park Festi- developed by the award-winning Anagram - a val takes place in the town’s Jephson Gardens female-led creative company specialising in on Saturday 3 & Sunday 4 August. interactive storytelling and immersive experi- Taking the theme of ‘water’, this year’s event ences. The art work will offer a vision of offers a free weekend of ‘inspirational art, Stratford 100 years from today. uplifting music, creative workshops, dazzling Local people are invited to contribute their performances, artisan food and locally ideas for the project at interactive workshops brewed beverages’. For more information, taking place this month. Follow @Shake- visit artinpark.co.uk Edinburgh-bound comics speareBT and @TheRSC for updates. stopping off in Evesham Calling Planet Earth II at Evesham Arts Centre is this month hosting Resorts World Arena... four comedians who will be trying out their A live version of the award-winning BBC TV Edinburgh Festival shows. series Planet Earth II will visit Birmingham’s On Friday 12 July, Jack Gleadow and Mark Resorts World Arena next year as part of a UK Simmons will visit the venue en route to the & Ireland tour. Scottish capital. Then, on Friday the 19th, it's Following on from the success of the Blue the turn of Tony Cowards and Joe Sutherland Planet II Live tour, the 3 April 2020 concert to take to the stage. will feature specially selected footage shown For more information and to book tickets, in 4K ultra high-definition on a gigantic LED visit EveshamArtsCentre.co.uk 4 whatsonlive.co.uk First Word Warwicks_Worcs July.qxp_Layout 1 21/06/2019 14:04 Page 2 First Word Come Dance With Me... A new play celebrating ball- room dancing and the golden age of Hollywood is visiting Coventry’s Albany Theatre on 25 September as part of a UK tour. Come Dance With Me is chore- ographed by the award-win- ning Richard Marcel, who’s worked with both Britney Spears and Madonna. The play centres on the experiences of two young girls as they struggle for survival in the aftermath of the Second World War. For more information about the show and to book tickets, visit albanytheatre.co.uk Acclaimed singer and award-winning pianist in Kenilworth The fourth Kenilworth Arts Festival will run for 10 days in the autumn, from Thursday 19 to Saturday New food event 28 September. Taking over open spaces, theatres, churches, bookshops and streets, the event features arts, music, in Nuneaton performances and spoken word. A new monthly food event is The festival will be opened by New Zealand’s critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Nadia Reid. being launched in Nuneaton Multi-award-winning pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason (pictured) also appears at the festival, performing on Friday 5 July. pieces from her debut album, Romance, as well as a selection of Brahms compositions. Playing host to ‘some of the For more information, visit kenilworthartsfestival.co.uk best street food vendors in the UK’ plus bars, cocktails, local musicians and a resident DJ, Nuneaton Street Eats & Beats Summer flicks at RSC outdoor theatre up and running takes place at George Eliot Coventry Cathedral The Royal Shakespeare Company’s outdoor theatre in Stratford- Memorial Gardens, with or- upon-Avon is up and running for the summer, presenting a range ganisers promising a friendly of student, community and semi-professional productions. atmosphere. The event runs This year’s line-up of shows at The Dell includes several produc- from 5.30pm to 10.30pm. tions captioned by The Difference Engine, a free app that enables audiences to receive captions on their own mobile devices. X-Factor Ben’s a The Dell is situated on the banks of the River Avon in Avonbank Gardens. Audience members are invited to bring their own food, panto charmer Open-air cinema nights make a chairs or blankets. For more information, visit rsc.org.uk/thedell X-Factor’s 2014 winner, Ben welcome return to Coventry Haenow, will make his pan- Cathedral Ruins this month. tomime debut in the Midlands The featured films for 2019 are this year, starring as Prince Bohemian Rhapsody, A Star Is Charming in Redditch Palace Born and Harry Potter And The Theatre’s production of Cin- Philosopher’s Stone. derella. The movies will be screened on Since winning the hit TV consecutive nights from 24 to show, Ben has released a plat- 27 July. inum-selling debut album, Commenting on the event, Phil achieved the coveted Christ- Cottle of organisers Summer mas number one spot, and Screens said: “We welcome worked with artists including audiences having a drink or a Ed Sheeran, Queen and Kelly picnic as the sun goes down Clarkson. Cinderella runs at before settling in front of the the Palace Theatre from screen for a night under the 14 December to 5 January. stars watching a great film.” whatsonlive.co.uk 5 First Word Warwicks_Worcs July.qxp_Layout 1 21/06/2019 14:04 Page 3 First Word Youth focus at Looking to the future at Stratford Festival British Motor Museum The Stratford-upon-Avon An exhibition exploring the future of Music Festival makes a the car opens at the British Motor welcome return this month, Museum this month (13 July) and will presenting a line-up of high- run until next summer.