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And Then There Were None - Grantham Dramatic Society It starts with ten, then nine, then eight… picked off one-by-one by an unseen hand. Will it end with none left alive?
Ten strangers are brought together on an isolated island, invited away for a weekend together by a person they have never met. Yet, instead of hospitality they face terror and accusations for past sins.
With an invisible net tightening around them, suspicion spreads through the party, as a childish rhyme suddenly takes on a hideous new meaning.
Christie’s biggest-selling novel, and the biggest-selling mystery of all time, this gripping play will keep you on the edge of your seat until the final twist. Dates: Wed 12, Thu 13, Fri 14, Sat 15 Booking and More Information

Andy Irvine 2025 Andy Irvine is one of the great Irish singers, his voice one of a handful of truly great ones that gets to the very soul of Ireland. He has been hailed as "a tradition in himself." Musician, singer and songwriter, Andy has maintained his highly individual performing skills throughout his over 50-year career. From Sweeney's Men in the mid 60s, to the enormous success of Planxty in the 70s, his duo with Paul Brady in the later 70s and then from Patrick Street to Mozaik, LAPD and Usher’s Island, Andy has been a world music pioneer and an icon for traditional music and musicians. Dates: Sat 15 Booking and More Information

Betty Blue Eyes - College Players Following the hugely popular Miracle on 34th Street -the Musical last year, College Players are delighted to be bringing Betty Blue Eyes to Stamford. In a small Yorkshire town locals are determined to celebrate the Royal Wedding of Princess Elizabeth to Prince Philip with a banquet. Despite the antics of an over-zealous local government meat inspector, the intention is to serve roast pork as the main course - at a very Private Function. Enter an adorable pig who is being secretly and illegally reared for the banquet, whilst the locals make do with Spam. Based on ALAN BENNETT’s film ‘A PRIVATE FUNCTION’ this musical is a delightful concoction of ‘make do and mend’, heartwarming moments, nostalgic songs, a sprinkle of naughtiness, and a dash of glamour. It will have you giggling, tapping your toes and wondering why you’ve never seen it before. Dates: Wed 19, Thu 20, Fri 21, Sat 22 Booking and More Information

Chris Gumbley & Al Gurr - Stamford Jazz 'Much Ado About Jazz' with Chris Gumbley & Al Gurr

Much Ado About Jazz is something a bit different. It's a show aimed at people who don't necessarily like jazz, as well as those who do! An evening of jazz with Chris Gumbley (saxophones and clarinets) and Al Gurr (piano).

These hugely entertaining and talented musicians perform much-loved jazz classics and jazz interpretations of songs from shows, pop and theme tunes. Expect great melodies and dry humour, as they also ‘open up’ on how jazz musicians work.
Dates: Fri 14 Booking and More Information

Christmas Memories 2025 - Neil Sands Productions Neil Sands and his amazing cast return with the brand-new 2025 production of their must-see Christmas Cracker! Don’t miss an afternoon full of festive joy and heartwarming nostalgia, featuring over 60 of your all-time favorite Christmas songs and carols. You’ll be singing along from start to finish, reliving cherished memories of Christmases past. With stunning costumes and even falling snow, it's been described as “Like A Sparkly Christmas Card Come To Life.” This truly is the perfect way to kick off the festive season! Dates: Wed 19 Booking and More Information

Disco Toddlers 2025 Join us in our beautiful Ballroom and spark joy in your toddler's world with our themed disco toddler sessions - watch them groove to music and lights! With participatory songs, a play corner and more, it's sure to be the coolest disco in town. Unforgettable memories await!

This season’s sessions are:

New Years Party – Monday 20th January
Space Party – Monday 17th February
Dino Disco – Monday 24th March
Easter Party - Monday 14th April Dates: Mon 17 Booking and More Information

Discos For Grown Ups 70s 80s 90s Disco Party 2025 The DISCO FOR GROWN UPS pop-up disco party is coming back to Stamford Arts Centre's beautiful regency ballroom
After our last few sold out discos in Stamford - we are bringing Discos for Grown Ups back for more disco fun with a brand new playlist of 70s 80s and 90s dance floor classics.
Its a fun and fab night of dancing with people your own age- its going to be a boogie night to remember!
Get ready to dance the night away to all your favourite 70s, 80s and 90s disco, soul and feel good pop hits you love from Donna Summer, Depeche Mode, Earth Wind and Fire, Chic, Sister Sledge, Odyssey, Chaka Khan, ABBA, Madonna, Robin S, Erasure, Bee Gees, Candi Staton, Faithless and many more. Dates: Fri 28 Booking and More Information

Exhibition On Screen: Caravaggio Mystery, intrigue, beauty, passion, murder - shine a new light on Caravaggio in this dramatic biography...

Five years in production, this is the most extensive film ever made about one of the greatest artists of all time – Caravaggio. Featuring masterpiece after masterpiece and with first-hand testimony from the artist himself on the eve of his mysterious death, this beautiful new film reveals Caravaggio as never before. Dates: Tue 11 Booking and More Information

Gong Bath Meditation 2025 A deeply restorative experience for the mind, body and soul. All you have to do is lie comfortably on your mat and be open to sound vibrations. Please bring a yoga mat, a blanket and a small cushion. Age 13+ Sally will create a soundscape using light percussion instruments and gongs. Important: Please bring a thick comfy mat or equivalent, a warm blanket (depending on the season) and a small cushion, and be open to receiving the enveloping sound vibrations which can help bring you into a restorative state of balance and relaxation. Please bring a yoga mat, a blanket and a small cushion. It is recommended that you do not have a gong bath if: you are in the first trimester of your pregnancy you have any condition which is sound sensitive or could be triggered by sound such as Tinnitus, Meniere’s or Epilepsy you have a significant Metal Implant/Pacemaker or you have a serious mental health condition If you have any queries, please contact [email protected] Dates: Fri 21 Booking and More Information

Graffiti Classics 2025 16 strings, 8 dancing feet and 4 voices in 1 electrifying and hilarious musical show! Graffiti Classics, is a comedy string quartet who never sit down, bursting the perceived elitist boundaries of traditional classical music with their hilarious all-singing, all-dancing musical comedy show. Wickedly funny, the group energetically leap and clown their way through an eclectic musical landscape from Beethoven to Elvis, all virtuosically accompanied on their own instruments, this ground-breaking group are on a mission: to make classical music irresistibly fun. This isn’t just a classical concert—it's a virtuosic mix of musical comedy, gypsy-folk, opera, bluegrass, stand-up comedy and dance! Expect lots of laughs, dancing and singing, all tied together with cheeky audience interaction. Dates: Fri 21 Booking and More Information

Journey to the Centre of the Earth (Guildhall) Take a break Rick Wakeman, back to your trailer Brendan Fraser, watch and learn Jules Verne, Lamphouse are going on a journey all the way to the centre of the Earth! Two intrepid explorers, one impossible mission (featuring at least one joke about a big hole), and no special effects budget whatsoever. What could possibly go wrong? Dates: Sat 08 Booking and More Information

Looking For Me Friend: The Music Of Victoria Wood (GAC) "The most feel-good show in town” (⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Daily Mail) has spread nostalgia and
laughs throughout the UK and has the seal of approval from Victoria's own colleagues and
school-chums.
Featuring the star of BBC1's 'All Together Now', Paulus The Cabaret Geek with Michael
Roulston (Fascinating Aïda) on piano, it’s an evening of pure joy filled with Victoria's bestloved
songs.
So, pair your stilettos with your oven glove, zip up your cocktail slacks and get booking! Dates: Fri 07 Booking and More Information

Marsyas Trio The London-based Marsyas Trio—Australian flautist Helen Vidovich, Canadian cellist Valerie Welbanks, and Belarusian pianist Olga Stezhko—champions classical-to-contemporary works for flute, cello, and piano. Formed by Royal Academy of Music graduates, they explore themes of gender, society, and politics through commissions and historic repertoire. Recent highlights include performances at Kettle’s Yard, Aldeburgh’s Red House, and a Northern tour, plus the family show Three Little Mammoths with Janey Godley and Ed Balls. Their 2024 album Alternative Readings (Michael Finnissy) follows 2018’s suffrage-celebrating In the Theatre of Air (NMC). Active cross-art collaborators and educators, they partner with puppeteers, film-makers, and universities (Churchill College, Leeds). Named after the mythic satyr Marsyas, the trio embodies bold musical innovation. Dates: Wed 12 Booking and More Information

NT LIVE: The Fifth Step Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Dunkirk) is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, The Responder) in the critically acclaimed and subversively funny new play by David Ireland.

After years in the 12-step programme of Alcoholics Anonymous, James becomes a sponsor to newcomer Luka. The pair bond over black coffee, trade stories and build a fragile friendship out of their shared experiences. But as Luka approaches step five – the moment of confession – dangerous truths emerge, threatening the trust on which both of their recoveries depend.

Finn den Hertog directs the provocative and entertaining production filmed live from @sohoplace on London’s West End. Dates: Thu 27 Booking and More Information

Philippa Massey Talk: Stamford’s Railway Revolution The first iron railway opened in 1825, a new way of travelling and transport. This had a momentous effect on Stamford, as it completely destroyed the coaching trade which had made the town wealthy and on which it had relied for well over 100 years. Philippa details the town’s struggles to be involved in the new technology, as its former major industry collapsed in a few short years. She investigates the physical changes that the coming of the railways made to the town, and what effect this had on the town. Dates: Thu 13 Booking and More Information

RED PRIEST A thrilling programme of baroque masterworks performed in Red Priest’s inimitable, high energy style. The group – now in its 29th year – explores some of the highlights of its glittering international career at the cutting edge of baroque performance. Dates: Sat 08 Booking and More Information

SCO Heroic Beginnings Join us for the some wonderful and inspiring music, featuring the wonderful Charlotte Ashton playing Reinecke’s tuneful Flute Concerto, along with Beethoven’s ever-popular Egmont Overture and Bizet’s enchanting Symphony in C. Dates: Sat 29 Booking and More Information

Snow White - Polka Dot Pantomimes 2025 Mirror Mirror On The Wall. What’s the fairest panto of them all?

Following last year’s record breaking pantomime the Guildhall Arts Centre and Polka Dot Pantomimes are proud to present this year’s magical Christmas extravaganza SNOW WHITE.

This enchanting fairytale will captivate audiences of all ages and is the perfect festive treat for the whole family. With spectacular scenery, dazzling costumes, amazing special effects, hilarious jokes and plenty of audience participation SNOW WHITE promises something for everyone.

The show will once again star Grantham’s favourite Dame JOHN HIGHTON who will be appearing in his 11th Guildhall pantomime as Nurse Nelly alongside a full supporting principal cast and wonderful professional dancers. Dates: Sat 29, Sun 30 Booking and More Information

That Knave, Raleigh Following their five-star show, I, Elizabeth, the award-winning Dyad Productions (A Christmas Carol, Lady Susan, A Room of One’s Own, Christmas Gothic, Austen’s Women, Female Gothic) return to the Elizabethan era. To the famous and fabulous Elizabethan explorer, sailor, dandy, and warrior, Sir Walter Raleigh. Elizabeth I’s favourite and James I’s knave. This is a journey through the astonishing highs and lows of one of Britain’s most famous historical figures. But there’s so much you don’t know... Dates: Wed 05 Booking and More Information

The Cabinet Of Dr Caligari The silent masterpiece with a brand-new live score. Made in the immediate aftermath of the First World War, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) is the quintessential German Expressionist film masterpiece. Robert Wiene’s distorted sets, sinister shadows and unnerving characters creating a paranoid, unreal world at a time of despair throughout Europe. At a local carnival in a small German town, hypnotist Dr. Caligari presents the somnambulist
Cesare, who can purportedly predict the future of curious fairgoers. But at night, the doctor wakes Cesare from his sleep to enact his evil bidding… Incalculably influential, the film’s nightmarishly jagged sets, sinister atmospheric and
psychological emphasis left an immediate impact in its wake (horror, film noir, and gothic cinema would all be shaped directly by it). But this diabolical tale nevertheless stands alone.
Chris Green's new score is a haunting blend of electronic and acoustic instruments performed live by the composer. Dates: Sat 01 Booking and More Information

The Groove 2025 An exciting, fun-filled night for adults with disabilities aged 16+, their families and support workers. If you have ever wanted to experience a nightclub environment this event should not be missed! THE GROOVE is a great opportunity not only to dance to great music, but to socialise and meet new people in a safe place. Head into the Ballroom where our Live DJ will play top tunes all night! The Bar will be open serving alcoholic and soft drinks. Please ensure you have ID if you would like to purchase any alcohol from the bar. Wheelchair access is available. Dates: Sat 08 Booking and More Information

The Ripper Files Rumpus Theatre Company presents a spine-tingling whodunnit, THE RIPPER FILES! Based on the world’s most famous case. Inspector Lestrange is up to his neck in evidence but there’s one fact only the Ripper himself will know...
Dates: Sat 01 Booking and More Information

The Royal Ballet: CINDERELLA 2025 Stuck at home and put to work by her spoiled Step-Sisters, Cinderella’s life is dreary and dull. Everything changes when she helps a mysterious woman out...With a little bit of magic, she is transported into an ethereal new world – one where fairies bring the gifts of the seasons, where pumpkins turn into carriages, and where true love awaits.
This enchanting ballet by The Royal Ballet’s Founding Choreographer Frederick Ashton is a theatrical experience for all the family and will transport you into an ethereal world where a sprinkling of fairy dust makes dreams come true. Dates: Tue 25 Booking and More Information

The Royal Ballet: LA FILLE MAL GARDÉE Lise, the only daughter of Widow Simone, is in love with the young farmer Colas, but her mother has far more ambitious plans for her. Simone hopes to marry her off to Alain, the son of the wealthy proprietor Thomas. Desperate to marry Colas rather than Alain, Lise contrives to outwit her mother’s plans.
65 years after its premiere, The Royal Ballet presents Frederick Ashton’s La Fille mal gardée. This affectionate portrayal of village life combines exuberant good humour and brilliantly inventive choreography in what is undoubtedly Ashton’s love letter to the English countryside. La Fille mal gardée whisks us away into pastoral bliss with Ferdinand Hérold’s cheerful score and Osbert Lancaster’s colourful designs. Dates: Sun 09 Booking and More Information

The Three Bears (Stamford) Get ready for giggles galore in this wild, high-energy adventure. Perfect for all ages the show celebrates love, laughter and the beauty of families of all shapes and sizes. The Three Bears flips the classic fairytale of Goldilocks on its head and is packed full of surprises, slapstick chaos and heart-warming twists. A delightful theatre experience bursting with fun that all children everywhere will treasure forever. Dates: Sat 15 Booking and More Information