Listing of all current events:
January 2019
Women in Photography: A History of British Trailblazers
Women in Photography: A History of British Trailblazers will be on show at The Lightbox in Woking, Surrey, from 30 January 2019 – 2 June 2019. The exhibition will be accompanied by a selection of engaging talks and tours. For further information please visit www.thelightbox.org.uk.
Find out more »March 2019
Much Ado About Nothing
A battle of wits, a case of mistaken identity, a secret love and a fair few meddling characters, the Yvonne Arnaud Youth Theatre production group Scene Change is excited to present a new imagining of Shakespeare’s timeless comedy Much Ado About Nothing (Thursday 21 – Saturday 23 March), set in the context of post-WW2 Britain.
Find out more »Fired Earth, Sacred Wilderness
An exhibition of paintings, ceramics, and sculpture by Karen Pearson and Reiko Evans
Find out more »April 2019
The Ingram Collection: The St Ives School
Inspired by the fishing town of St Ives in West Cornwall, The Ingram Collection: The St Ives School will explore the modern and abstract developments in British art since the beginning of the twentieth century 6 April - 23 June at The Lightbox.
Find out more »The Ingram Collection: The St Ives School
The exhibition will explore the impact of the fishing town of St Ives in West Cornwall, which became a centre for modern and abstract developments in British art from the 1940s to the 1960s.
Find out more »Little Riots
This wonderful show by artist Rachel Bone, exhibited in the Garden Room of Guildford House 6-27th April, showcases tiny, highly-detailed ink drawings, paintings and ceramics celebrating pattern and ornament in our natural and man-made world.
Find out more »Will’s Birthday Bash – 2019
Join us for our annual celebrations marking William Shakespeare’s birthday: he'll be 455 years old this year!
Find out more »AJ Pearce: Letters from Mrs Bird
Part of Woking Literary Festival, author AJ Pearce will take over the Art Fund Prize Gallery with a unique exhibition that showcases WWII magazines and memorabilia from the complex research process behind her fascinating book ‘Dear Mrs Bird’.
Find out more »Circuit Comedy Club – April
At the Electric Theatre on Tuesday 23rd April 2019. Our new Tuesday night Comedy Club features two established comedians and two open spots showcasing up and coming acts all tied together beautifully by the evenings compere. April Line-up: Open Spots: 1st: James Ellis 2nd: Dylan Dodds Opening: Drew Taylor Closing: Mark Felgate Compere: Matthew Baylis
Find out more »When is a Life Complete?
Dr. Michael Irwin has been twice elected as Chairman of the Voluntary Euthanasia Society (now known as Dignity in Dying) and President of the World Federation of Right to Die Societies. When is a Life Complete? (Thursday 25 April) is a frank and illuminating talk considering the various factors which can result in someone, usually elderly, reaching the stage of a ‘completed life’.
Find out more »Paint like an Impressionist
This fun workshop will explore impressionist painting techniques. Claire Harrison will share her vast knowledge of painting skills and art history with her students, so they can understand and implement impressionist brush techniques. Students will be able to choose to work in either oil or acrylic, and the inspiration from which they work. This workshop is for all abilities. Thursday 25 April · 1pm–4pm £19.80 (£18 concs; £16.50 Members)
Find out more »Sabrina Chap: How to be a Bad Girl
At the Electric Theatre on Thursday 25th April 2019. SABRINA CHAP is a Brooklyn based songwriter, composer and performer. She’s got classical piano skills, the ballad lyrics of Tom Waits, the onstage antics of Phyllis Diller and the voice of a whiskey angel. Described as ‘Rousing!’ by the New Yorker, her sets are a ragtime stompin’ good time, full of laughs, heartbreaks, and just plain good songwriting. “Sabrina Chap blazes through her boozy, bluesy set with all the delicacy of…
Find out more »Julia Liang violin and Irena Radic piano at Cranleigh Arts Centre
W.A. Mozart Sonata for Violin & Piano No.24 in F major K376 Claude Debussy The Girl with the Flaxen Hair La plus que lente Clair de lune Minstrels from Preludes Book 1 Lili Boulanger Deux Morceaux i) Nocturne ii) Cortège Sergei Prokofiev Five Melodies Igor Stravinsky Divertimento Under 25's tickets £10 Public parking within 200 yards free after 1830. Fully accessible venue; limited number of wheelchair seats available. Refreshments and bar…
Find out more »The Noise Next Door At Sea!
At the Electric Theatre on Saturday 27th April 2019. The Noise Next Door are the U.K’s premier improv comedy troupe who have taken the comedy world by storm. The boys are back and will once again be delighting family audiences with a shiny new family show THE NOISE NEXT DOOR AT SEA! Eight time sell out veterans of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and one of the country’s most sought after comedy club headliners, The Noise Next Door leave audiences everywhere…
Find out more »The Noise Next Door Remix!
At the Electric Theatre on Saturday 27th April 2019. The Noise Next Door are the U.K’s premier improv comedy troupe who have taken the comedy world by storm. The boys are back with a brand spanking new, full length adult evening show The Noise Next Door – REMIX!!! Eight time sell out veterans of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and one of the country’s most sought after comedy club headliners, The Noise Next Door leave audiences everywhere in awe of their…
Find out more »There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly
At the Electric Theatre on Sunday 28th April 2019. . I don’t know why she swallowed a fly... But The People’s Theatre Company do! And now you can too as they bring one of the world’s best loved nursery rhymes to life just in time to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Pam Adams' best selling book! From the creators of Don't Dribble On The Dragon, this magical show has been written especially for grown ups to enjoy with their children,…
Find out more »Paul Richards – The Complete History of Pop Music in an Hour
At the Electric Theatre on Monday 29th April 2019. Fresh from two consecutive years at the Edinburgh Fringe, join award-winning drumming comedian Paul Richards ("a puppy wired on own-brand energy drink, you wouldn’t believe he ever sleeps" - The Swindonian) as he struggles to control his very merry 'choir' of comedians in their bid to tell you the entire history of pop music in just 60 minutes. Packed with special guests and surprises, this gloriously messy singalong show will find…
Find out more »Octopus Soup!
Nick Hancock, Paul Bradley, Gillian Bevan, Carolyn Backhouse and Eric Richard star in the world premiere of a brand new British farce, (Tuesday 30 April – Saturday 4 May). This razor-sharp new comedy introduces you to Seymour. He’s in last chance saloon, and everything rests on this one important conference call. What could possibly go wrong?
Find out more »Fabrications: Transition
With a strong focus on creative textiles, mixed media and mosaic, this exhibition will show new, original and innovative work from the members of Fabrications, a group of six artists, responding to the theme 'Transition'.
Find out more »Sara Dowling & Nigel Price
An evening of live jazz in the company of one of the most exciting new singers to emerge on the British Jazz scene SARA DOWLING with multi-award winning jazz guitarist NIGEL PRICE.
Advance booking highly recommended.
Find out more »May 2019
BULL by Mike Bartlett
Three candidates and two jobs. It is hunter versus the hunted and you have ring side seats to witness the survival of the fittest.
Find out more »Van Gogh and British Art
An in-depth look at the Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade, he created about 2,100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, mostly in the last two years of his life. Of particular interest is the inspiration he drew from art he saw during his time living in London. This course coincides with the exhibition Van Gogh and Britain, 27 March to 11 August…
Find out more »Jane Eyre
Hotbuckle bring their inventiveness, humour and unique magic to Brontë’s compelling tale, Jane Eyre (Thursday 2 – Saturday 4 May). The young, orphaned Jane meets with cruelty at the hands of her aunt and then at the school to which she is banished. She eventually finds her freedom but it is overshadowed by doubt, dark shadows and terrible secrets, and she must choose between passion and reason.
Find out more »Female Composers
Some of the most well-known names in musical composition are male, but this course aims to put equally talented female composers on the same footing. Join us and enjoy the music of Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn, Cécile Chaminade, Dame Ethel Smyth and Roxanna Panufnik, as well as many more. 02–30 May · 5 Thursdays · 10.30am–12.30pm £66 (£60 concs; £55 Members)
Find out more »Mixed Media
This four-week course will explore the versatility of mixed media, from collage and painting to printing. This will be a great introduction to a variety of techniques and students will be encouraged to experiment with different mediums. No content will be repeated from prior courses or workshops. This course is for all abilities. 02–23 May · 4 Thursdays · 1.30pm–3.30pm £52.80 (£48 concs; £44 Members)
Find out more »Robert Habermann – His Way
At the Electric Theatre on Thursday 2nd May 2019 @ 7.3opm Robert Habermann's unique shows are 'story book' shows where he not only sings the songs but tells the story together with lots of anecdotes – having met many of the leading songwriters and performers of this amazing period. The show covers the highs and lows of his life together with the songs that he made famous. Songs include; My Way, Come Fly With Me, Strangers In The Night and…
Find out more »Clare Teal & Her Trio / Investec International Music Festival
A brand new show from jazz star and Radio 2 presenter Clare Teal - guaranteed to be an exhilarating evening of gorgeous jazz standards and contemporary classics, interspersed with Clare's trademark warm and witty story-telling.
Find out more »Celebration Concert / Investec International Music Festival
Celebrating our 10th Anniversary Season with Nicola Benedetti, the Philharmonia Orchestra under Pierre-Andre Valade, and the Sitkovetsky Trio in the WORLD PREMIERE of Charlotte Bray's specially commissioned Triple Concerto 'Germinate'.
Find out more »Double Header Tribute Show U2 & REM
At the Electric Theatre on Saturday 4th May 2019 @ 8pm. U2 tribe and REMbrandt, two of the UK's finest U2 and R.E.M. tribute bands join forces for a limited series of double header greates hits gigs. Except all the classic tracks from two of the world's most iconic and successful bands, delivered with accuracy, passion and energy, including Losing my Religion, Beautiful Day, Man On the Moon and Elevation. Website: REMGB Website: U2TRIBE
Find out more »Equus
Inspired by a true story, Peter Shaffer’s gripping psychological thriller Equus (Tuesday 7 – Saturday 11 May) explores the complex relationships between devotion, myth and sexuality. When teenager Alan Strang’s pathological fascination leads him to blind six horses in a Hampshire stable, psychiatrist Dr. Martin Dysart is tasked with uncovering the motive behind the boy’s violent act.
Find out more »John Ireland Competition
Student pianists perform in this completion recital, rediscovering and exploring the piano music of John Ireland. This competition is made possible thanks to the generous support of Professor Vince Emery.
Find out more »A Short History of Art Crime
"A Short History of Art Crime" Tom Flynn 8 May 2019 This talk focuses on the most significant art heists of the past hundred years. Why do thieves steal art works that have an almost zero chance of resale? Are they stolen by organised gangs or by opportunist amateurs? What happens to a masterpiece once stolen. We shine a light into the darker recesses on international crime syndicates.
Find out more »FREDDIE GAVITA & ALEX GARNETT QUINTET “BLOWIN’ THE BLUES AWAY”
Trumpet player Freddie Gavita, winner of the 2017 British Jazz Awards, and Alex Garnett, one of the leading saxophonists in the UK and Mainland Europe for over two decades, present their tribute to the iconic Horace Silver album, Blowin’ The Blues Away.
Find out more »Way Upstream
Four friends enjoying a holiday afloat, cruising up the River Orb through the most picturesque English Countryside. What could be more pleasant? Unfortunately, things do not go as smoothly as anticipated in this dark comedy. Way Upstream (Thursday 9 – Saturday 11 May) shows all the insightful observations of the human condition and comedic skill that have made Alan Ayckbourn one of our most successful playwrights
Find out more »A New Movement – Where did drawing take Barbara Hepworth?
For Barbara Hepworth, drawing was 'a particularly exciting adventure' – a practice intimately connected to her sculpture and to the way she understood the world around her. Michael Bird discusses the different dynamics of Hepworth's abstract and figure drawings, their roots in the ideals of twentieth century modernism, and their place in the new landscape of post-war Britain. Michael Bird is a writer, art historian and broadcaster.
Find out more »An American in Paris – Wu Qian, piano & Juho Pohjonen, piano
A gorgeous programme of works for 1 and 2 pianos by Gershwin, Saint-Saens, Debussy and Ravel.
Find out more ȣ10,001 Petfringe Comedian of the Year РHeat
At the Electric Theatre on Thursday 9th May @ 8pm. Nine professional comedians compete to qualify for the semi-final of the biggest cash prize competition in the UK! Each act performs their best 10 minutes, and you (the audience) help decide who goes through. Nine top acts all on one bill! £10,001 up for grabs! Not suitable for anyone under the age of 16 years old.
Find out more »Contemplating Northanger Abbey
Northanger Abbey is unique in the canon of Jane Austen’s novels as a satire of the popular Gothic genre. During this course, prepare to delve, discuss and explore the intricacies of this classic novel. Keen readers are welcome and this course assumes no former study of the novel. If you love reading Austen’s fiction and are now curious about what makes Northanger Abbey unique, this is the course for you. 10 & 17 May · 2 Fridays · 3pm–5pm £26.50…
Find out more »Last Night of the Spring Proms
Last Night of the Spring Proms returns to G Live on Friday May 10th with special guest, celebrated pianist Lucy Parham, performing Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Concerto. Also with Southern Pro Musica, Guildford Choral and Tormead Junior School choir under the baton of Jonathan Willcocks. You can join in with all your 'Last Night' flag-waving favourites too! GLive.co.uk. 01483 369350. A charity concert promoted by Guildford Lions in partnership with Magimix.
Find out more »Patti Boulaye: “Aretha & Me”
At the Electric Theatre on Friday 10th May 2019 @ 7.30pm. Following the last two years of sell-outs of her show “Billie & Me” the award-winning singer and musical theatre star Patti Boulaye, comes to the Electric Theatre , with her brand new one-woman show “Aretha and Me”. In this fascinating show, Patti compares and contrasts her life with that of the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, whose celebrated career included 17 Top 10 singles and 20 No.1 R&B hits…
Find out more »Spanish Glories of the 16th Century / Tenebrae conducted by Nigel Short
Be inspired by the 'devastatingly beautiful' singing of world-renowned choral ensemble Tenebrae in a programme of beautiful Renaissance masterpieces including Victoria's Requiem Mass.
Find out more »Grayshott Folk Club presents: TIDE LINES + Copper Viper
Tide Lines-A Scottish Folk/Rock band who are making big waves.
Find out more »GSA Singers present: Here’s Where I Stand
At the Electric Theatre on Sunday 12th March 2019 @ 5pm & 8pm A brand new line-up and a new repertoire from the iconic GSA Singers, featuring songs from musical theatre, operetta, jazz and popular music. A memorable, musical journey through the songs that invoke memories old and new. Some favourites you’ll remember and less familiar ones to learn to love. Don’t miss this opportunity to see the sensational GSA Singers in their only 2019 public appearance. With just two…
Find out more »Curvilinear: Ceramics by Sally Dorrity and contemporary photography by Tracy Florance
Sally’s ceramics complement Tracy’s modern photographic images perfectly. Sally works in stoneware to hand build her pots, using either crank, white or black clays to create small, medium and large pieces, both functional and sculptural. She is constantly experimenting with shapes and glazes, getting inspiration from classical forms as well as the tones and textures of nature. Tracy specialises in original photographic images from around the world - particularly architectural subjects where she notices patterns and shapes others might miss.…
Find out more »The Image of Surrey
From the 17th century onwards, artists have depicted the beauty of the Surrey landscape and its buildings. This pastime was particularly popular in the Victorian period. In this course, learn about Helen Allingham, Birket Foster, George Vicat Cole, Richard Redgrave and many others. Even Constable and Turner painted here! This richly illustrated course will introduce you to a variety of works, including the above painting, which is housed in the Institute’s collection. 14 May – 18 June · 2pm–4pm · 5 Tuesdays…
Find out more »Circuit Comedy Club: May 2019
At the Electric Theatre on 14th May@ 8pm. Our Tuesday night Comedy Club features two established comedians and two open spots showcasing up and coming acts all tied together beautifully by the evenings compere. May Line-up: Open Spots: 1st: Janis Haves 2nd: Elie Kraft Opening: Pav Rao Closing: Pierre Hollins Compere: Geoff Whiting
Find out more »The Last Five Years – His/Her Productions
At the Electric Theatre from Wed 15th May to Friday 17th May @ 7.30pm 'The Last Five Years' is an emotionally powerful and intimate musical by Jason Robert Brown. It tells the story of two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love. The show's unconventional structure consists of Cathy telling her story in reverse chronological order, while Jamie tell his story in time order. As their stories unravel the toxic nature of their relationship becomes…
Find out more »Women in Photography Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Exhibition Tour
Join a member of the Exhibitions Team before The Lightbox is open to the public for a private tour about the works within the Women in Photography exhibition and how it was curated. Advance booking required.
Find out more »The Hound of the Baskervilles: The Hit Farce
Follow Sherlock Holmes and his incomparable sidekick Dr. Jane Watson on their journey from the streets of London to the Devonshire Moors as they attempt to solve a mystery. The Hound of the Baskervilles: The Hit Farce (Thursday 16 – Saturday 18 May) sees two fearless actors take on Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic, playing every role in this fast-paced farce.
Find out more »Henry VIII
A unique opportunity to enjoy a fully staged period production of Saint-Saëns opera, Henry VIII, sung in English by Guildford Opera in Holy Trinity Church, Guildford
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