What’s on | Editor’s pick – January 2015
Soulevez le toit! (That’s ‘raise the roof’ in French)
Energetic French accordion players Cédric Martin and Flavien Di-Cintio (Expire and Moussaka) are back in Stamford by popular demand. Turn up and learn how to play the accordion (surely it can’t be that simple, or we’d all being doing it) then listen to the boys as they lay on some sizzling accordion action, in concert.
French Bal
Friday, 2 January, 7.30 pm
Stamford Arts Centre,
27 St Mary’s Street, Stamford
www.stamfordartscentre.com
It’s almost all behind you…
Ah, wasn’t it great? (Oh, yes it was!) The Key Theatre’s Christmas 2014 show Jack and the Beanstalk draws to a close. Final panto performances are often the ones to watch as the demob-happy cast pulls out all the stops, providing lashing of extra silliness.
Jack and the Beanstalk final performance
Sunday, 4 January, 11 am
Key Theatre,
Embankment Road, Peterborough
www.vivacity-peterborough.com
Mistress of Crime
Crime writing global superstar Tess Gerritsen, author of the hugely popular Rizzoli and Isles stories, visits Peterborough to give fans a taste of her new book and talk about her career thus far.
Meet the author – Tess Gerritsen
Thursday, 15 January, 1 pm
Peterborough Central Library,
Broadway, Peterborough
www.vivacity-peterborough.com
Seriously funny
Movie star, stand-up, screenwriter, author and Iranian, Omid Djalili hits Peterborough with his latest hilarious show, pointing out life’s absurdities with customary wit and verve.
Omid Djalili – Iranalamadingdong
Thursday, 29 January, 7.30 pm
Key Theatre,
Embankment Road, Peterborough
www.vivacity-peterborough.com
Heavenly sounds
Gorgeous music in a stunning setting: The Sixteen choral group return to Peterborough Cathedral to perform Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610, one of the most significant collections of sacred music ever written.
The Sixteen
Saturday, 31 January, 7.30 pm
Peterborough Cathedral,
Minster Precincts, Peterborough
www.peterborough-cathedral.org.uk
