Listing of all current events:
January 2019
Historic Haslemere
An exhibition which reveals the fascinating history of Haslemere, told through beautifully illustrated story boards, where visitors will be taken on a journey about the history of the town. Some interesting and rare exhibits will also be on display. For anyone interested in local history, this exhibition is a must! Museum Open Tuesday to Saturday | 10am-5pm | Admission by Donation
Find out more »Cyril Mann: Painter of Light and Shadow
Kicking off 2019 at The Lightbox, Cyril Mann (1911-1980), the unsung hero of Modern British Art, will be celebrated in an exhibition of his life’s works including nudes, landscapes and still life. 12 Jan - 31 March
Find out more »Emma Dunbar: Colour in the Snow
The New Ashgate Gallery is delighted to welcome back Emma Dunbar's vibrant and dynamic paintings for a much anticipated solo show. While Emma's show will feature all seasons, for the first time, Emma has prepared a substantial new body of work, exploring colour in the snow, making this show a special treat to our collectors and art lovers. The exhibition also explores the joyful richness of the everyday. Emma gathers ingredients from her home, travels, the landscape, combining pattern and…
Find out more »Maker in Focus: Ken Eardley and the Wondrous World of Colour & Shapes
Visit the New Ashgate Gallery this January and brighten up your home and kitchen with Ken Eardley's decorative ceramic ware that brings vibrancy into the everyday. With a background in textiles, Ken explores his passion for strong graphic patterns and colour in his fun, bold and functional ceramics featuring birds, flora and fauna, polka dots and love hearts. Ken's pieces are hand-made glazed earthenware and made using press-moulds. His ranges include vases, jugs, mugs, bowls and lamps and are all…
Find out more »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 »Englishness in Music
What is an ‘English’ sound? What are its origins and what has in influenced its growth? It is an intriguing journey which follows a diversity of paths. From roaming minstrels to Elgar and Jacob Collier, we follow the development of organised sound created by devoted English composers. 31 January – 28 February · 10.30am–12.30pm (5 Thursdays)
Find out more »February 2019
Measure for Measure
"The tempter, or the tempted, who sins most?" The Duke hands power to his deputy to reimpose laws that have grown too lax. A young man is sentenced to death for getting his sweetheart pregnant out of wed-lock. His sister, a novice nun, pleads to the deputy for her brother's life. When he demands sex in return for her brother’s freedom, she threatens to expose him…but who will believe her if she does? In a world where women are still…
Find out more »Sherlock Holmes – The Sign of Four
Crammed full of adventure, romance, comedy and of course one or two rather brilliant deductions, (Tuesday 5 – Saturday 9 February) is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s epic second Sherlock Holmes tale. This breath-taking yarn is brought to life in a spectacular new stage adaptation featuring original live music, stylish theatricality and magical story telling for an unforgettable theatrical experience. The game’s afoot!
Find out more »Open Art Collective: Time
Open Art Collective take a visual, interactive and graphic look at time. Exploring time as an indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present and future this work expresses and personalises what time means - enigmatic and challenging - to each artist.
Find out more »Let’s All Dance – The Teddy Bear’s Picnic
At the Electric Theatre on Sunday 17th February @ 11.30am & 2.30pm. If you go down to the woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise…..! Let’s All Dance is back with this delightful treat for young audiences. Combining classical ballet, physical theatre, gorgeous visuals and crystal-clear story telling, this fresh, innovative dance company pitches another production perfectly to engage and enthrall all children, including those with special needs. Our teddies would love you to join them as they eat,…
Find out more »Art
Nigel Havers, Denis Lawson and Stephen Tompkinson star in (Monday 18 – Saturday 23 February). One of the most successful plays ever, Art is a phenomenon. Having opened in 1996, the show took both the West End and Broadway by storm, winning every major theatre award including the Olivier, Tony and Molière. Yasmina Reza’s dazzling study of friendship, prejudice and tolerance has been packing in audiences worldwide for more than twenty years.
Find out more »Tunsgate : A Century of Change at the Guildford Institute
Follow the story of this distinct part of Guildford town centre from 1918 to 2018. See how Tunsgate changed from a dark, narrow street of houses to the ‘place to be’ with a cinema and coffee bar. Find out about the small businesses that moved into the area, some of which are still there today, and the development of the shopping centres. This display has been produced by the Friends of Guildford Museum with support from Guildford Heritage Services as…
Find out more »A Year at Ochre
Artist in Residence this year, Helen Locke is documenting the daily life of Ochre Print Studio, from disability workshops to the screen stretching process of Ochre’s partner AD Colour.
Find out more »Circuit Comedy Club – February
At the Electric Theatre on Tuesday 19th February 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. February Line-up: Open Spots: 1st: Abbie Edwards 2nd: Mark Docker Opening: Sunjair Arif Closing: Tim Clark Compere: Geoff Whiting
Find out more »Be happy, Harry Hippo!
At the Electric Theatre on 20th February 2019 @ 11am & 2.30pm.. Hodgepodge Theatre presents Be happy, Harry Hippo! Harry Hippo has lost his smile and can’t seem to get it back. No matter what he tries or where he looks, Harry can’t find his smile anywhere. What will he do? Encouraged by resident motor mouth Olly the Oxpecker, Harry and Olly set off on a journey across Uganda to see new sights, hear new sounds and learn new things.…
Find out more »The Shy Manifesto
17-year-old Callum is proud to be shy and he thinks you should be too, because what this noisy, crazy world needs is a bit more self-restraint. Starring Theo Ancient (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), The Shy Manifesto (Thursday 21 February) is a bittersweet comedy drama about a boy who is fed up of being told to come out of his shell.
Find out more »Treasure Island
A swashbuckling adventure for the whole family to enjoy, set sail on a pirating adventure with Treasure Island (Friday 22 – Saturday 23 February). Join young Jim Hawkins as he sails across the salty seas with its crew of ruthless buccaneers, in search of Captain Flint’s mysterious bounty. Can the map really reveal the location of hidden gold? Will he outsmart the dastardly Long John Silver and avoid the curse of the infamous Black Spot?
Find out more »Treasure Island
Mis-Shapen Chaos Theatre Company presents: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson Adapted by Dominic Male “Fifteen men on the dead man’s chest, Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!” Following on from the success of their last production; Mis-Shapen Chaos are back, this time with a swashbuckling adventure for the whole family to enjoy. Join young Jim Hawkins as he embarks onto the Hispaniola, setting sail across the salty seas with its crew of ruthless buccaneers, in search of Captain Flint’s…
Find out more »Sofa
At the Electric Theatre on 22nd February 2019 The sofa is where we make new worlds as children and seek solace as adults, a place to laugh, cry, play and discover. Join Rachel and Mark at their old family home exploring memories of loved ones living with dementia, and the changing perspectives they bring to those memories. The MakeShift Ensemble, with their compelling style, discover the effects of memory and 'unmemory’ on family relationships . Inspired by real life experiences…
Find out more »Amiran Zenaishvili plays piano at Cranleigh Arts
Carnegie Hall New York and Wigmore Hall London soloist. Amiran plays Beethoven Sonata in A flat major Op 110 Barber Piano Sonata in E flat minor Op 26 Brahms Rhapsodies Op 79 Rachmaninoff Etudes-Tableaux Op 39 Nos 5 and 9 Cranleigh Arts Centre is fully accessible. Parking free after 1830 just 100 yards from venue. Bar and soft and hot drinks available before concert and at interval.
Find out more »Contemporary Millinery Workshop- Pillbox Heart Hat.
Learn traditional couture millinery techniques to make your very own luxury velvet heart shape pillbox hat. A perfect accent to complete your outfit for your romantic dinner or the perfect experience gift for your other half. In this 5 hour workshop you will learn how to work with flat patterns to create a 3D shape. Virna will show you how to wire and cover a buckram base in luxury velvet, and demonstrate how to trim with petersham ribbons, veiling…
Find out more »Carmen
The Nomads in association with Rogue Opera present Bizet's Carmen - Saturday 23rd February at 7:30pm
Find out more »Elizabeth Cooney and Alison Rhind Violin/piano recital
Programme Beethoven – ‘Spring’ Sonata no.5 in F major, Op.24 for Violin and Piano Franck – Sonata in A for Violin and Piano Beethoven – Romance no.2 in F major, Op.50 Arvo Pärt – Fratres for Violin and Piano Matthew Taylor – Premiere for Violin and Piano Tickets are £15-00 if bought before date of concert from website. Children and under 26 FREE Elizabeth Cooney initially studied with Adrian Petcu in her native Cork in Ireland, and subsequently with Itzhak Rashkovsky at…
Find out more »Hundred Watt Club – A Dazzling Evening of Burlesque & Cabaret
At the Electric Theatre on Saturday 23rd February 2019. By popular demand, Hundred Watt Club return to The Electric Theatre with their ravishing, risque & ridiculous evening of burlesque, vaudeville & cabaret! Pull up your stockings, dust off those top hats and join us for a dazzling, vintage inspired show hosted by the 'songbird of Trafalgar Square' acid tongued Lili La Scala, with sizzling classic striptease & killer curves from London's darling Trixie Kixx. Unique, record breaking Rod Laver serves…
Find out more »Don Quixote THE ROYAL BALLET – DON QUIXOTE
OUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON BOROUGH HALL ENCORE: Date: Sunday 24th February 2019 Location: Cinema - Borough Hall Godalming Time: 2pm - 4.45pm approx. Doors open: 1.30pm for bar and socialising Cost: Adults £15 Concession £12.50 Children £10 Approximate running time: 2 hours 45 minutes including one interval LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP TRIUMPH IN CARLOS ACOSTA’S VIBRANT PRODUCTION OF THIS DAZZLING BALLET.
Find out more »A Song At Twilight
Simon Callow and Jane Asher star in Noël Coward’s A Song At Twilight (Monday 25 February – Saturday 2 March). Bittersweet, hugely entertaining and full of sharp wit and repartee, this sparkling drama is about harbouring secrets and regretting missed opportunities. Noël Coward himself made his farewell stage appearance playing the semi-autobiographical role of Sir Hugo in the West End production of the play in 1966.
Find out more »Surrey Adult Learning Tutor Showcase 2019
Surrey Adult Learning's Tutor Showcase 2019 will take place at the Harvey Gallery in Guildford, starting with a preview on 25 February. Free admission and refreshments will be provided.
Find out more »Northern Renaissance? Art in the Age of Van Eyck
Explore fifteenth century Flemish art, rich in religious symbolism and domestic detail. Oil painting facilitated a revolutionary realism, comparable to developments in early Renaissance Italy, but with significant differences, which we shall examine. Key artists include Jan Van Eyck, Rogier Van der Weyden, Dirk Bouts, Hans Memling and Gerard David. 26 February – 26 March · 2pm–4pm (5 Tuesdays)
Find out more »SCREEN SIRENS with SUE RICHARDSON
Sue Richardson and the Screen Sirens show – a musical celebration of the golden age of Hollywood. A night to don your glad rags & enjoy a musical soiree at the movies, in the company of international artist Sue Richardson, her band and the screen idols from Hollywood’s glamorous heyday. Sue brings a cast of beautiful, tempestuous women to life, including some of the movie industry’s top leading ladies from the first talkies through to the technicolor 1950s, including Ginger…
Find out more »You Can’t Take It With You
Celebrating the importance of family and non-conformity, the Yvonne Arnaud Youth Theatre production group Act One presents You Can’t Take It With You (Thursday 28 – Saturday 2 March). This classic comedy introduces the freethinking Sycamore Family and the pandemonium that unfolds when their daughter Alice’s fiancé brings his conservative, straight-laced parents to dinner on the wrong night.
Find out more »The Death Show
At the Electric Theatre on Friday 28th February 2019. Death. A bit grim, isn't it. Morbid, macabre and even unmentionable, but does it have to be that way? Drawn together by their shared fear of death, 'thanatophobes' Lucy Nicholls and Antonia Beck invite you to embark on a journey of discovery, contemplation and courage. Take time to celebrate your own mortality, laugh, cry, stick two fingers up at the grim reaper and discover why talking about death is ultimately life…
Find out more »March 2019
Grayshott Folk Club Barn Dance with: THE OXFORD NAGS
One of our occasional Barn Dances with some excellent musicians, THE OXFORD NAGS-from Oxford.........
Find out more »GODALMING GAG HOUSE COMEDY CLUB
The Borough Hall's monthly comedy club is now flying high every 1st Friday of the month - come along to forget those Winter blues!
Find out more »GSC Stages: Approaching Shakespeare with Richard Neale
Acting Masterclass: over one weekend at GSC HQ, you will work with Richard Neale, director of GSC’s Robin Hood and acting teacher at GSA. Under Richard's expert guidance, you will unlock Shakespeare’s verse and prose, demystify the complex language and discover clues in the text. This acting masterclass uses rehearsal room techniques and physical exploration to take you on the journey from page to stage. Topics over the weekend include: "Cus like you mean it"; Shakespeare’s Insults. "Rhythm and truth"; Practical use of…
Find out more »Johnny English (PG)
ALL TICKETS AT CHILD PRICES! Date: Saturday 2nd March 2019 Location: Cinema - Borough Hall Godalming Time: 2.30pm - 4.30pm approx. There will be an interval in this film Doors open: 2pm for a cheeky glass of vino and nibbles or enjoy our 'tuck shop' for the sweet tooth! Cost: Adults - £3.50, Children - £3.50, Concessions - £3.50
Find out more »Family Classics
Southern Pro Musica's ever-popular annual 'Family Classics' event returns to G Live on Sunday March 3rd. There'll be FREE hands-on instrumental workshops, followed by a full SPM orchestral concert. Tickets from GLive.co.uk. Tel 01483 369350.
Find out more »First Man (12a)
Date: Sunday 3rd March 2019 Location: Cinema - Borough Hall Godalming Time: 7pm - 9.45pm approx. There will be an interval in this film Doors open: 6.30pm for a cheeky glass of vino and nibbles or enjoy our 'tuck shop' for the sweet tooth! Cost: Adults - £7.50, Children - £3.50, Concessions - £6.50 How did the first man land on the moon? Discover the story of legendary astronaut Neil Armstrong and the events that took place between 1961 and 1969 that lead to…
Find out more »Bright Club Guildford
Bright Club Guildford Performer Image What happens when the University of Surrey’s world-class academic and research staff share the stage with side-splitting comedians? Staff from the University are taken to a local pub where they are given just a few minutes each to spin their specialism into comedy gold, and hopefully teach something along the way, alongside headlining professional comedians. Organised by the University of Surrey, Guildford’s next Bright Club event will take place at popular arts and music venue…
Find out more »The Cat In The Hat
When the cat in the hat steps onto the mat, Sally and her brother are in for a rollercoaster ride of havoc and mayhem! The cat can rescue them from a dull rainy day, but what mischief do they get up to along the way? Based on the much-loved book by Dr Seuss, The Cat In The Hat (Thursday 7 – Saturday 9 March) features feline frivolity and riotous rhymes suitable for ages 4 years plus. (Thursday 7 – Saturday…
Find out more »Anne of Green Gables
When the Cuthberts decide to bring an orphan into their home, they get much more than they bargained for. The Yvonne Arnaud Youth Theatre production group Encore brings you L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables (Thursday 7 – Saturday 9 March). Follow imaginative and endearing Anne as she stumbles through her youthful adventures, making lasting friendships and discovering a home and family along the way.
Find out more »Audio Described Tour of Cyril Mann: Painter of Light and Shadow
Visually impaired visitors are invited to join us for an audio described touch tour, followed by a hands-on creative workshop inspired by the exhibition Cyril Mann: Painter of Light and Shadow.
Find out more »Luke Jermay: Intuition
At the Electric Theatre on Thursday 7th March 2019. Intuition is a strange thing and Luke Jermay is even stranger. Building on his acclaimed debut show ‘Sixth Sense’ entertainer Luke Jermay is back and better than ever with a brand new interactive stage show jam packed with phenomenal jaw dropping demonstrations of intuition, telepathy and prediction; your mind will be read, your choices will be predicted and your future will be revealed. This will be a unique experience that is…
Find out more »In Conversation: On the Royal Road with Jayne Fincher
On International Women’s Day join award winning photographer Jayne Fincher as she discusses her career as a pioneering female photographer in the male-dominated world of Fleet Street photojournalism.
Find out more »The Budapest Café Orchestra
At the Electric Theatre on Friday 8th March @ 7.30pm. Led by jazz violin superstar Christian Garrick The Budapest Café Orchestra play traditional folk and gypsy flavoured music from across the Balkans and Russia. Klezmer, Romanian Doinas, Hungarian Czadas and beautiful ballads - such as the theme to Schindler's List and Andy Statman's beautiful Flatbush Waltz are all featured. Evoking vivid images of Tzigane fiddle maestros, Budapest café life and gypsy campfires - plus a few surprises along the way…
Find out more »The Turn of The Screw – Box Tale Soup
At The Electric Theatre on Saturday 9th March 2019 @ 3.30pm & 7.30pm. “Nobody but me, till now, has ever heard. It’s beyond everything. Nothing at all that I know touches it.” Award-winning Box Tale Soup present a new adaptation of Henry James’ disturbing story, featuring puppetry and a haunting original soundtrack. Edinburgh Fringe 2018 sell-out show. At an isolated estate, a young governess arrives. Before long she fears there is something darker in the depths of Bly House, and…
Find out more »A Star is Born (15)
MUSICAL MARCH AT THE BOROUGH HALL Date: Saturday 9th March 2019 Location: Cinema - Borough Hall Godalming Time: 8pm - 10.30pm approx. There will be an interval in this film Doors open: 7.30pm for a cheeky glass of vino and nibbles! Cost: Adults - £7.50, Concessions - £6.50A failing country musician starts a love affair with a woman whose undiscovered talent could destroy his career.
Find out more »Bohemian Rhapsody (12a)
MUSICAL MARCH AT THE BOROUGH HALL Date: Sunday 10th March 2019 Location: Cinema - Borough Hall Godalming Time: 7pm - 10pm approx. There will be an interval in this film Doors open: 6.30pm for a cheeky glass of vino and nibbles! Cost: Adults - £7.50, Children - £3.50, Concessions - £6.50 The highs and lows of one of Britain’s most beloved bands, Queen, is explored in Bohemian Rhapsody.
Find out more »Cloudbusting – The Music of Kate Bush
SOLD OUT 40 YEARS OF KATE BUSH - The Kick Inside ‘If you missed Kate, Cloudbusting are the next best thing’ Simon Mayo, BBC Radio 2 ‘Mandy started singing and I thought ‘Wow, that’s amazing!’ Paddy McGuinness, BBCTV 'I need to go to this!' Zoe Ball, BBC Radio 2 It's 40 years since The Kick Inside announced to the world the genius of Kate Bush. Since that remarkable debut, a series of ground-breaking albums has secured Kate’s place in music…
Find out more »Rough Crossing
A high class comedy on the high seas, Stoppard’s most hilarious and brilliant play Rough Crossing (Monday 11 – Saturday 16 March) comes to Guildford. The sharp Atlantic winds turn to world-class gales of laughter as these colourful characters become tangled up in a typically Stoppardian string of absurd events.
Find out more »Trees and Beyond at the Guildford Institute
Charles Twigg lives and works in and around Woking. He is passionate about mental health care, in which area he works as a communication artist with MIND and other organisations. Over the last few years Charles has been looking at trees and how they fit within the various environments. This exhibition is a small part of this large body of work. In particular he is studying the dense undergrowth which is such an important part of the ecology of our woodlands. The…
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