Things to do this weekend
Charity breakfast, Elsie’s Caf. Real Junk Food Project, Northampton, 9:30am – 11:30am, Fri 2 February
Elsie’s Caf are hosting a charity breakfast to raise funds for Thomas’s Fund, they provide music therapy at home and in hospital for children with life threatening illnesses. The cost is only £5 and the funds will be split between the cafe and the charity.
Market Street Community Room, Exeter PI, Northampton, NN1 4BG
Tea Dance, All Saints Community Hall, Kettering, 2:30pm – 4:30pm, Sat 3 February
Put on your best dancing shoes and dance away at the All Saints Community Hall, whether you have a partner or not, you’ll enjoy the lovely atmosphere and have an enjoyable Saturday afternoon.
Tickets are only £3 and refreshments are included.
All Saints Community Hall, William Street, Kettering, NN16 9RR
Further Afield:
A Christmas Carol, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon, until Feb 4 2018
A brand new adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic – one of the most loved short stories ever written. In one ghostly Christmas night, cold-hearted businessman Ebenezer Scrooge learns to pity himself and to love his neighbour – but is that enough? A festive tale of redemption and compassion.
David Edgar is one of their greatest living writers. His rich history with the RSC stretches from Destiny in 1976 through the multi-award-winning adaptation of Dickens’ Nicholas Nickleby, to Written on the Heart (2011). Now he returns to Dickens to rediscover the social conscience of this timeless tale.
Rachel Kavanaugh (Alice in Wonderland, 2001; The Merry Wives of Windsor, 2003) directs, fresh from stunning the West End with her award-winning production of Half A Sixpence.
Suitable for ages seven and over and children go half price. Find out more about ticket prices and discounts.
Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Waterside, Warwickshire, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6YF
School of Rock, London
Andrew Lloyd Webber, the man who brought rock and romance to Broadway, is back with a new heart-stirring hit. ‘School of Rock’ is a New York Times Critics’ Pick which is based on the hit film. This hilarious new musical follows Dewey Finn, a failed, wannabe rock star who decides to earn a few extra bucks by posing as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. There he turns a class of straight-A students into a guitar-shredding, bass-slapping, mind-blowing rock band. While teaching these pint-sized prodigies what it means to truly rock, Dewey falls for the school’s beautiful, but uptight headmistress, helping her rediscover the wild child within.
