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Displaying events between 01 May 2026 and 31 May 2026

Airport Alien (Stamford) It’s the summer of 1974 at the world’s busiest airport. Everyone’s excited about their holidays. But what’s this arriving on the runway? Holy Moly! A spaceship from another world! ArVi the Alien has been sent from Planet X. HER MISSION… to find happiness! Surrounded by technology, her species have lost their way. Their last hope… Earth. But ArVi’s in trouble. Everything’s so different, the language, the people, and even the fashions! Rhubarb Theatre, known for their imaginative styles of storytelling, perform this fun filled fantasy for all the family. Prepare for hilarity, poignancy, and surprises around every corner. AIRPORT ALIEN is a show told through visual inventiveness, puppetry, physical theatre, dance, song and lots of laughter. Dates: Fri 29 Booking and More Information
Airport Alien Inspired Workshop Join Hannah’s creative play session inspired by the fantastic and imaginative show Airport Alien. Colour your favourite characters, and create your own solar system mobile, and flying saucer. Dates: Fri 29 Booking and More Information
Albatross Award-winning Martha Loader’s stunning new play explores deep family ties in the age of climate catastrophe. Alice returns home from Antarctica to her mother and daughter. There's been a flood, a new romance and now a strange gift. The big question facing Alice – what does one generation owe the next? Dates: Wed 06 Booking and More Information
Alfie Moore: Acopalypse Now The Four Horsemen of Rising Crime, Global Warming, AI and Culture Wars are galloping towards us. Are we on the road to hell? And can we avoid the potholes? Cop-turned-comedian Alfie Moore, star of his hit BBC Radio 4 comedy show ‘It’s a Fair Cop’, has the antidote to the breakdown of law and order, fake news and the price of baked beans. Dates: Sat 02 Booking and More Information
An Evening With Aggers (Guildhall) With a new cricket season upon us, Jonathan Agnew returns to the stage to relive the trauma of the winter’s Ashes series and look ahead to what the impact of that tour will be on English cricket. Packed full of anecdotes and guaranteed laughter, Aggers will also take us deep into the extraordinary Australian outback on the Cessna he piloted during the tour, raising money for charity. Dates: Thu 14 Booking and More Information
An Evening With Aggers (Stamford) With a new cricket season upon us, Jonathan Agnew returns to the stage to relive the trauma of the winter’s Ashes series and look ahead to what the impact of that tour will be on English cricket. Packed full of anecdotes and guaranteed laughter, Aggers will also take us deep into the extraordinary Australian outback on the Cessna he piloted during the tour, raising money for charity. Dates: Wed 13 Booking and More Information
Ben Martin Quartet - STAMFORD JAZZ Spend an evening with the Ben Martin Quartet as they bring the timeless melodies of The Great American Songbook to life. The quartet, with over a decade performing together, will showcase a curated selection of jazz standards and classic songs that have defined American music for decades.

The Great American Songbook, a treasure trove of iconic songs from composers like George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, and Harold Arlen, holds a special place in the heart of music lovers. It represents an era of sophistication, romance, and storytelling rarely equalled in modern times. Dates: Fri 15 Booking and More Information
Brazenose Chamber Concerts: Trio Stradella, Piano Trio To open the Brazenose Chamber Concert Series 2026 Trio Stradella will be performing an evening of rich and expressive repertoire for violin, cello and piano.
All concerts feature music performed on Brazenose violins, violas and cellos, beautiful instruments crafted by skilled luthiers in our European workshop and hand-finished, varnished and set up at Stamford Strings, the home of Brazenose Violins. Dates: Sat 02 Booking and More Information
Chameleon - Music In Quiet Places With a quartet of musicians sharing 13 instruments between them, Chameleon’s concerts are full of energy and excitement as they perform different styles, sounds and genres. This programme features a mix of original compositions and player-arranged works, drawing on diverse instrumentations and time periods to create a dynamic, engaging concert. From the folk-inspired orchestral melodies of Dvořák to the serene piano music of Amy Beach; the lively rhythms of Scottish folk tunes to the rich vocal harmonies of a John Bennet madrigal, the programme pairs the old with the new, the familiar with the unexpected. Each piece is reimagined through Chameleon’s distinctive sound, offering a new perspective of what a woodwind ensemble can do. Dates: Thu 28 Booking and More Information
Comedy Club 4 Kids Since 2005, the Comedy Club 4 Kids has been getting the best stand-ups and sketch acts from the international circuit to do their thing for an audience of children and their families… but without the rude bits! It's just like a normal comedy club, but it's on in the day, kids are allowed in, and thus there is a higher than usual chance of heckles like "why is that your face!?" Dates: Thu 28 Booking and More Information
Disco Toddlers 2026 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! Dates: Mon 18 Booking and More Information
DIY Bird Feeder Making (Guildhall) Join Hannah for a DIY bird feeder making workshop. Using a combination of string, glue and recycled materials, create a bird feeder ready for your gardens and outdoor spaces during May half term. Dates: Tue 26 Booking and More Information
Doorways to the Past Welcome to history and poetry in motion! Join Stamford Sights and Secrets Tours and some fantastic local poets, on a 90 minutes guided walking tour, that reveals the secrets of those who lived and worked beyond some of Stamford’s doors. Who made a grand entrance, a hasty exit, who came to work on his horse? You’ll be entertained and well-versed as we bring history to life. Dates: Sat 02 Booking and More Information
Exhibition On Screen: Frida Kahlo Frida Kahlo is a phenomenon. She is arguably the world’s favourite female artist – beloved by young and old. Exhibition on Screen’s award-winning film – first released during covid to a restricted audience - is back by popular demand with an exciting new addition from the blockbuster transatlantic exhibition from Tate Britain and MFA Houston 'Frida Kahlo: the Making of an Icon'. Back in the cinemas in May 2026, one month before the Tate exhibition opens, allowing audiences to watch both the film and see the show. Dates: Tue 19 Booking and More Information
FUNNY GIRL (PG) Funny Girl is the bittersweet musical comedy telling the story of the indomitable Fanny Brice (a role made famous by Barbra Streisand), a girl from the Lower East Side who dreamed of a life on the stage and her tempestuous relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nick Arnstein. Fanny became one of the most beloved performers in history, shining brighter than the brightest lights of Broadway.

The classic musical features one of the most iconic scores of all time by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill, an updated book from Harvey Fierstein based on the original classic by Isobel Lennart, and direction from Tony® Award winner Michael Mayer. The musical is set in and around New York City just before and following World War I where Ziegfeld Follies star Fanny Brice awaits the return of her husband from prison, and reflects on their life together. Their story is told as a flashback.

This critically acclaimed production features Sheridan Smith in “an unforgettable star turn” (The Times) and a host of iconic musical numbers including ‘People’, ‘I’m The Greatest Star’ and ‘Don’t Rain On My Parade’. A love letter to the theatre, the show has the whole shebang!

Following its record-breaking, sell-out run at Menier Chocolate Factory and in London’s West End, Funny Girl was captured by Digital Theatre live at Manchester’s Palace Theatre on the last night of its national tour.
 Dates: Sun 10 Booking and More Information
Guided Walking Tours Of Stamford 2026 Join Stamford Sights and Secrets Tours on a 90-minute guided walking tour around the beautiful, unspoilt town of Stamford. See the sights, discover the secrets and meet the faces behind the Georgian façade. Dates: Sat 23 Booking and More Information
Neil Sands Presents: REMEMBER WHEN – 20th Anniversary Special! Step back in time with Neil Sands and his West End cast celebrating 20 record breaking years with Remember When. Over 60 classic hits from 40s to the 70s from Vera Lynn to ABBA. Featuring stunning costumes, timeless melodies, and the unmistakable warmth and joy that have become the hallmark of Neil’s shows Dates: Wed 20 Booking and More Information
NT Live: The Playboy of the Western World Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins Éanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) in John Millington Synge’s riveting play of youth and self-discovery.
Pegeen Flaherty’s life is turned upside down when a young man walks into her pub claiming that he’s killed his father. Instead of being shunned, the killer becomes a local hero and begins to win hearts, that is until a second man unexpectedly arrives on the scene…

Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Caitríona McLaughlin directs this darkly funny tale full to the brim with secrets.
 Dates: Thu 28 Booking and More Information
OUTSIDE EDGE - ST PETER'S HILL PLAYERS Roger has enough trouble assembling his cricket team but these complications are minor compared with those occurring amongst their various wives and girlfriends. Can it get any worse? Dates: Thu 07, Fri 08, Sat 09 Booking and More Information
Pleasure Incorporated What if sex workers could get drunk at the office Christmas party? Had colleagues they could gossip with? Went to performance reviews with their managers? What would it be like if the oldest profession in the world was just a regular office job?

Drawn from Jemima’s lived experience of escorting in Berlin and as a survivor of childhood sexual abuse (CSA), this lyrical one-woman play is an insightful, witty and sensitive exploration of one woman’s route to selling sex and how that spools out into her friendships, relationships and society. Dates: Thu 14 Booking and More Information
Poetry Workshop: Experiment and Play Play with new writing forms and unlock your voice, with poet Ross Sutherland.

Ross Sutherland is the author of four collections of poetry. His other writing credits include the TV special Missing Episode (BBC2) and the libretto for the opera Giant (Royal Opera House, 2024). He also hosts the experimental writing podcast Imaginary Advice (British Podcast Award). Dates: Sat 02 Booking and More Information
Pride & Prejudice…But Funny (Guildhall) What do you get if you cross Jane Austen’s most famous novel with a bunch of buffoons? Pride and Prejudice….but funny!

A ridiculous romp through all the Bennets, Bingleys, bachelors and balls (not that kind), and not forgetting the De Bourghs and Darcys.

Featuring at least one soaking wet shirt and some excellent boiled potatoes, this hilarious retelling of Austen’s most loved story is not
to be missed!
Dates: Fri 15 Booking and More Information
Rock Into 2026 Sponsored by the Grantham Twinning Association, we again bring together some of Grantham’s finest musical talent for the ever popular 'Rock into 2026’ show. These include vocalist Laura Church, ‘The Voice of Grantham’, Mr Terry Carey and the local 60s/70s band Dunne and Rusted. For the second half, we have a Grantham Town Super Band called Phoenix, made up of Trevor Leeson, ex member of the legendary Mersey Beats band, on lead and vocals, Terry Carey on drums, Tim Hall on keyboard, Barry Phillips on rhythm guitar, John Tupper, vocals Mick Bacon on bass guitar and making a guest appearance from Chicago USA, Jerry Seaman on electric guitar. Dates: Fri 01 Booking and More Information
Roger McGough- Alive and Gigging Join poet Roger McGough as he performs poems from his new collection, Collected Poems, a distillation of over 40 books across sixty years and will be the McGough bible for decades to come.

The ‘Patron Saint of Poetry’, Roger McGough is presenter of BBC Radio 4’s Poetry Please and President of the Poetry Society and has inspired thousands of young poets. 87 years old now and at that awkward age now between birth and death, he puts on a brave face and takes to the stage with a show featuring new poems as well as old favourites. Dates: Sat 02 Booking and More Information
SIMFestival: Children’s Concert ‘The Circus’ This relaxed, interactive 40-minute concert introduces children to chamber music through music from Souvenir de Florence by Tchaikovsky and The Circus by Turina, performed with piano, violins, violas and cellos.
With musical games, playful listening activities, and plenty of imagination, this concert offers a welcoming and informal way to enjoy live music and the concert experience. Rather than ‘dumbing down’ the music, we present fantastic chamber works in a way that invites children to explore, respond, and listen with curiosity, while being treated as thoughtful, engaged listeners.
Led by expert violinist and educator Emma Purslow, this concert is perfect for ages 4–10, though everyone is very welcome.
 Dates: Sat 23 Booking and More Information
SIMFestival: Different Trains Late Night This late-night concert brings together two works written 160 years apart, tracing very different kinds of journeys. From an inward voyage in Schubert to a starkly documented passage through twentieth-century history in Reich.
Franz Schubert’s Fantasie in F minor for piano four hands, D. 940 is among his most searching and emotionally charged works. Beneath its flowing surface lies an extraordinary sense of intimacy and vulnerability, as themes recur and transform in music that feels at once tender, restless and profoundly human.
Steve Reich’s Different Trains (1988) shifts the programme into the soundworld of the late twentieth century. Written for string quartet and recorded speech, the piece reflects Reich’s childhood journeys across America during the Second World War, set against the vastly different train journeys of European Jews at the same time. Urgent, rhythmic and deeply moving, Different Trains has become one of the defining works of late twentieth-century chamber music, and one whose impact is felt with particular force in live performance.
 Dates: Thu 21 Booking and More Information
SIMFestival: Dvořák ‘Dumky’ Trio A programme at the heart of this year’s festival, bringing together driving rhythmic intensity, folk-inspired reflection and richly lyrical chamber writing across the evening.
Jörg Widmann’s 180 Beats per Minute (1993) opens the concert with propulsive energy and razor-sharp intensity. Compressed, urgent and uncompromising, the piece makes its impact in just five exhilarating minutes.
Antonín Dvořák’s Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90, “Dumky” follows. Structured as a series of contrasting episodes rather than a traditional four-movement form, the trio draws on Slavic folk idioms to create music that alternates between introspection and exuberance, melancholy and joy.
After the interval, Korngold’s String Sextet in D major, Op. 10 brings the evening to a radiant close. Written when the composer was just seventeen, the sextet is remarkable for its confidence, sweeping lyricism and rich harmonic language, combining youthful exuberance with a striking maturity of expression. It is a work that already points towards Korngold’s later successes on both the concert stage and the film screen.
 Dates: Fri 22 Booking and More Information
SIMFestival: Festival Finale The festival closes with a celebratory programme that draws together many of the strands explored across the three days. Dance and rhythm, theatrical character, lyricism and large-scale Romantic expression, offering a final look back before opening out into the festival’s concluding statement. Dates: Sat 23 Booking and More Information
SIMFestival: Late Night Beethoven, String Quartet Op.130 Beethoven’s String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 130 stands as one of the most searching and innovative works of his late period. Vast in scale and rich in contrast, the quartet moves from moments of lightness to passages of profound introspection.
Its original finale, the Grosse Fuge, pushes the boundaries of form and harmony to their limits. Performed late at night in the historic setting of Browne’s Hospital, one of Stamford’s oldest buildings, with seating for just 70 this concert offers an intense and deeply focused listening experience.
 Dates: Fri 22 Booking and More Information
SIMFestival: Mendelssohn Concerto, Beethoven & Korngold The festival opens with a programme that welcomes listeners into three days of chamber music, setting out the emotional terrain of the days to come: music that balances wit and warmth, elegance and intensity; music to laugh and cry to.
Ludwig van Beethoven’s String Trio in D major, Op. 9 No. 2 is one of the finest works of his early Vienna years. Joyous to play and to listen to, a fitting open to the 2026 Stamford Music Festival.
Korngold’s Suite, Op. 23, is a compact work of concentrated character, scored for the unusual combination of left-hand piano, two violins and cello. The Groteske and Liedjuxtapose sharply contrasted worlds; biting wit and a sardonic edge giving way to unabashed lyricism, unfolding in the lush harmonies characteristic of Korngold’s style.
After the interval, Felix Mendelssohn’s Concerto for Violin and Piano in D minor, a rarely performed work written when the composer was still a teenager, closes the evening. Spirited, elegant and full of invention, the concerto shows a young composer already in complete command of ensemble writing, alongside the soaring melodic instinct that would define his later works. Dates: Thu 21 Booking and More Information
SIMFestival: Much Ado About Nothing Lunchtime A varied lunchtime programme that offers audiences the chance to hear festival artists in a more intimate offering, exploring music that ranges from lightness and charm to inward intensity; music to laugh and cry to on a smaller, more personal scale. Dates: Fri 22 Booking and More Information
SIMFestival: Tchaikovsky Piano Trio Tchaikovsky’s Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50, subtitled À la mémoire d’un grand artiste, stands among the great Romantic chamber works. Written in memory of Nikolai Rubinstein, the trio combines moments of grandeur with deeply personal expression, shaped by a powerful sense of loss. Its final movement unfolds as an extended set of variations, moving from intimate reflection to passages of almost symphonic breadth.
At the emotional heart of the festival’s final day, the work prepares the ground for the evening’s closing concert, opening out from private remembrance towards the expansive lyricism of Tchaikovsky’s later chamber writing in his sextet Souvenir de Florence.
 Dates: Sat 23 Booking and More Information
Tannahill Weavers The Tannahill Weavers are one of Scotland 's premier traditional bands. Their diverse repertoire spans the centuries with fire-driven instrumentals and songs, and original ballads and lullabies. They have that unique combination of traditional melodies, driving rhythmic accompaniment, and rich vocals that make their performances unforgettable. Dates: Sat 09 Booking and More Information
The Fruitcake Band The Fruitcake Band is a local and very popular English ceilidh band. They bring together some of the best local traditional musicians to produce an exciting and energetic sound with melodeon, fiddle, whistles, mandolin, guitar, bouzouki and hammered dulcimer. They have regularly played for local village and other social events so it is fitting that we have them now in the Ballroom. The caller, Maggie Wood, has huge experience of leading total beginners as well as more confident dancers with calm, good humour. So come along to this fun evening of dance suitable for all the family.
The Fruitcake Band are Alan Wood, on melodeon, hammered dulcimer, Si Garbutt on whistles, Steve Youngman on guitar and mandolin, Tim Richards on fiddle and bouzouki and caller Maggie Wood on percussion.
We are also pleased to welcome a new local Ukrainian dance group, with Maryna Vashchenko to teach us a few of their wonderful dances at some time during the evening. Dates: Sat 16 Booking and More Information
The Further Adventures of Monsieur Robinet John Hegley's father was half French (the bottom half), and his comic poet and songster son has continued to dabble in the cross-channel heritage with imaginings in the rotundish shape of Monsieur Maurice Robinet, who is a playful and benevolent influence on both the world and its words (largely English, it should be noted)

John Hegley presents tales about a Frenchman with some unusual [but clean] habits, which include burying his dog’s kennel and his own luggage pieces. The stories appear alongside other new works, which include an address to aliens on the subject of transport, a poem about a non-talking parrot and and the demonstration of cardboard animals.

Deft and daft, the audience are invited to sing along. But not to dance. Much. Dates: Sat 02 Booking and More Information
The Groove 2026 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 30 Booking and More Information
The Metropolitan Opera: EUGENE ONEGIN Following her acclaimed 2024 company debut in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, soprano Asmik Grigorian returns to the Met as Tatiana, the lovestruck young heroine in this ardent operatic adaptation of Pushkin. Baritone Igor Golovatenko reprises his portrayal of the urbane Onegin, who realizes his affection for her all too late. The Met’s evocative production, directed by Tony Award–winner Deborah Warner, “offers a beautifully detailed reading of … Tchaikovsky’s lyrical romance” (The Telegraph). Dates: Tue 05 Booking and More Information
The Paul McCartney Project An evening of music, written by Paul McCartney and spanning over 70 years, is performed by The Paul McCartney Project. The story of one of rock music’s most successful and talented songwriters is told through live music, video and narrative and features songs from an enormous back catalogue including those from his time with Wings, The Beatles and his solo career.
Enjoy the power and energy of such hits as Live and Let Die, Band on the Run, Let ‘em In, Silly Love Songs, Hello Goodbye and many more. Don't miss out on this incredible tribute to the legendary Paul McCartney. Get your tickets now! Dates: Sat 23 Booking and More Information
The South – The Greatest Hits Of The Beautiful South LIVE IN CONCERT

GRANTHAM MERES LEISURE CENTRE

FRIDAY 1st MAY 2026

The South make their first ever appearance at Grantham Meres Leisure Centre this coming May with a fantastic evening of the classic greatest hits of The Beautiful South.
 Dates: Fri 01 Booking and More Information
Things Found in Books (Boo Hewerdine & Yvonne Lyon) Yvonne Lyon and Boo Hewerdine’s new album Things Found in Books is an album of songs written in response to a notice board in Culzean Castle’s second-hand bookshop littered with things that have dropped out of books.

Letters, notes, photographs, old receipts, postcards, fragments of people’s lives which has been lovingly collected and kept on a board on the wall amongst the bookshelves.

Boo and Yvonne have formed an inimitable songwriting partnership weaving these ephemeral stories with their own, creating an album full of nostalgia and beauty, hope and longing. Dates: Fri 01 Booking and More Information
Tiny Tim’s Stand Up Adventures 8 years ago Tiny Tim decided to go on his own adventure navigating through adult life
and posting about his calls on social media. With over 250 million views on YouTube
and over 10 million followers on all social media platforms, I’m sure at some point you
have all seen the hilarious videos of the legend that is Tiny Tim’s Adventures.
Now it’s your turn to join the man behind the voice on his BIGGEST adventure to date.
Come along for a night with Tiny Tim LIVE. ON STAGE. IN PERSON. Dates: Wed 27 Booking and More Information
Tolethorpe Youth Drama Junior Showcase 2026 TYD presents two innovative, exciting and moving one act plays as part of our annual Spring Showcase 2026. We are so proud to be celebrating our 25th ANNIVERSARY this year as we continue to make theatre for, with and about young people. Join us for this year’s beautifully crafted production, performed and co-created by our younger members. Dates: Sat 23 Booking and More Information
Verse Festival Poetry Forum Self-publishing is one option for seeing your poetry in print, but there is not just one way to go about it. Come hear a panel of local poets who have already made the mistakes so hopefully you can avoid them. Dates: Sat 02 Booking and More Information

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