Editor’s Choice at Stamford Arts Centre

Drawing on a rich heritage dating back to the 18th Century, Stamford Arts Centre is a thriving multi-arts venue that provides the opportunity to experience and participate in a wide selection of art forms from theatre, cinema, music and poetry to sculpture, dance, painting and drawing.

1 Celebrating its tenth anniversary, Christopher Wheeldon’s The Winter’s Tale is an award-winning modern ballet classic adapted from Shakespeare’s profound story of love and loss. King Leontes of Sicilia is crippled with an all-consuming jealousy when his friend, King Polixenes of Bohemia, stays with him and his wife Hermione. What follows is a tale where a marriage is destroyed, a child is abandoned, and all hope is seemingly lost for two lovers.
The Winter’s Tale – Royal Ballet
Wednesday 22 May

2 Through mesmerising puppetry and beautiful music, the boy who fell to earth teaches his friend the Aviator about love, life and real happiness in this adaptation of one of the best-selling children’s books of all time. ‘Has a sheep on a star eaten a rose?’ If that sounds silly then you might be like the King and the Business-Man on their lonely asteroids, forgetting that the most important things can only be understood with the heart. The Little Prince is here to remind us in Lyngo’s new collaboration with Norwich Puppet Theatre.
The Little Prince
Tuesday 28 May

3 Herman Melville’s classic tale of revenge and retribution is retold in this inventive, comedic adventure on the high seas from the company behind Just Like That! The Tommy Cooper Show, and Dracula! One Bloody Fang After Another. Based on the novel Moby-Dick by Herman Melville. Nantucket, 1841. Ishmael signs on to the Pequod, and witnesses the perils of nature, obsession, punning and physical comedy, as Captain Ahab conducts a reckless pursuit of the savage white whale, Moby Dick.
Maybe Dick
Thursday 13 June

4 After a sellout Edinburgh Fringe Run and subsequent 40-date UK Tour, World Poetry Slam Champion Harry Baker is back with a brand new show celebrating the wonder that is being alive. Supported by award winning poet Mark Grist. Featuring brand new poems about death, postcodes and his favourite German wheat bear Schöfferhofer, The maths-loving, TED-talking, German-speaking, battle-rapping, happy-crying, self-bio-writing unashamed human brings his signature playfulness and poignancy that has made him a fan favourite and reached millions of people all over the world.
Harry Baker: Wonderful
Thursday 20 June

For more information on all our picks, head to stamfordartscentre.com or phone the box office on 01780 763 203