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The Night Watch

The Night Watch is a thrilling and beautiful story from the award-winning number one best-selling author, Sarah Waters (Tipping the Velvet, The Paying Guest and The Little Stranger). London in the 1940s. A time when hearts beat faster and life burned more brightly, The Night Watch is a tender, tragic and beautifully…

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    Mon 18 Nov - Sat 23 Nov

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    An Evening Shared with Jasper Carrott & Alistair McGowan

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    Wed 20 Nov

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The Night Watch

The Night Watch is a thrilling and beautiful story from the award-winning number one best-selling author, Sarah Waters (Tipping the Velvet, The Paying Guest and The Little Stranger). London in the 1940s. A time when hearts beat faster and life burned more brightly, The Night Watch is a tender, tragic and beautifully…

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Ashcroft Playhouse

  • Music
  • Variety

The story of Guitar Heroes

The Story of Guitar Heroes is an awe-inspiring, dynamic show which transports you through time: from the 1950’s with artistes such as Chuck Berry and Hank Marvin from The Shadows, including gifted legends such as Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page, through to modern day players such as the great Brian May…

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Ashcroft Playhouse

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The Lady Vanishes

BAFTA-nominated Gwen Taylor and 'Villain of the Year' Andrew Lancel are reunited for the first time since their two years together in Coronation Street as Anne Taylor and her evil son Frank Foster. Andrew and Gwen are back in this devilishly fun stage adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes by The Thriller Theatre Company. When Socialite Iris’ unexpected…

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Ashcroft Playhouse

  • Family

Tabby McTat

Tabby McTat is a cat with the loudest of meee-ews and a best friend with a guitar. Together they sing their favourite songs delighting the crowds, until one day Fred disappears. Separated and alone, Tabby finds shelter and a new life with all the home comforts that any cat could…

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Ashcroft Playhouse

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  • Met Opera Live Screening

Met Opera Live Screening: Akhnaten

Akhnaten—Met Premiere (Philip Glass) Star countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo headlines as the revolutionary Pharaoh who transformed ancient Egypt. Director Phelim McDermott, whose productions include the hugely successful Satyagraha by Philip Glass, returns to the Met to bring this contemporary production to life, with a virtuosic company and dramatic staging that…

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Ashcroft Playhouse

  • Christmas
  • Concert

Len Phillips Big Band - A Swinging Christmas

Take a sleigh ride with the 17 piece Len Phillips Big Band plus singers Gary Williams (The Rat Pack, Friday Night Is Music Night) and Louise Cookman (BBC Big Band, Glenn Miller Orchestra UK) for an evening of non-stop festive favourites. Packed with Christmas classics from Andy Williams, Peggy Lee,…

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Ashcroft Playhouse

  • Music
  • Variety

Whitney - Queen of the Night

Critically acclaimed international stage sensation Whitney - Queen of the Night is heading to Croydon following its hit West End debut. Starring Elesha Paul Moses (Whitney – Queen Of The Night tour, What’s Love Got To Do With It?, The Voice, The X Factor) in the title role, supported by a stunning live band. Fans will be blown away by three decades of nostalgic…

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Ashcroft Playhouse

  • Christmas
  • Comedy
  • Fairfield Season Saver
  • Plays

An Evening of Eric & Ern at Christmas

An Evening of Eric and Ern at Christmas with The Olivier nominated duo Ian Ashpitel and Jonty Stephens A show for all the family from 8 to 108!  A brilliant homage crammed full of those famous comedy sketches and most loved Morecambe & Wise routines and songs and, of course, a musical…

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Ashcroft Playhouse

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  • Musicals
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Once

Once may now be enough for you to see this multi award-winning Broadway and West End hit musical. Based on the critically acclaimed and much-loved film, you will meet (and never forget) two lost souls - a Dublin street busker and a Czech musician - who find each other unexpectedly…

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Ashcroft Playhouse

  • Cinema
  • Met Opera Live Screening

Met Opera Live Screening: Wozzeck

World Premiere: Staatsoper, Berlin, 1925. One of the emblematic achievements of the thriving artistic forces in Germany and Austria during the brief period between world wars, Wozzeck was a sensation and a scandal at its premiere. Remarkably, it has lost none of its power to fascinate, shock, and engage audiences, and…

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Ashcroft Playhouse

  • Music
  • Variety

The Estefan Experience

It’s time to Get on Your Feet and start a Conga in the aisles, The Estefan Experience is kicking off the biggest Latin-pop show to ever tour the UK! With over 100 million album sales, 26 Grammy Awards and featuring 11 of her Top 10 Billboard Hits – Gloria Estefan…

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Ashcroft Playhouse

  • Cinema
  • Met Opera Live Screening

Met Opera Live Screening: Porgy & Bess

The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess—New Production The Gershwins’ modern American masterpiece has its first Met performances in almost three decades, starring bass-baritone Eric Owens and soprano Angel Blue in the title roles. This new co-production with English National Opera and Dutch National Opera was hailed as a triumph at its…

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Ashcroft Playhouse

  • Comedy

Mark Steel

Off the Kerb presents... Mark Steel Sony and Writers Guild Award winning writer and comedian Mark Steel is best known for his critically-acclaimed BBC Radio 4 show Mark Steel’s In Town. Now in it’s 8th series, In Town went onto to win the 2018 BBC Radio Awards Best Comedy Show.…

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Ashcroft Playhouse

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  • Musicals
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New Jersey Nights

New Jersey Nights is a spectacular celebration of the music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons and takes the audience on a nostalgic musical journey through the career of one of the biggest selling groups of all time.  From the back-street studio in New Jersey…

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Ashcroft Playhouse

  • Concert
  • Music

You Win Again - Celebrating the Music of the Bee Gees

Direct from London’s West End, You Win Again – Celebrating The Music of The Bee Gees. Prepare to experience the distinct sound of one the greatest bands to have ever graced the stage in this unforgettable concert spectacular. Immerse yourself in the brothers’ music through the sixties, seventies and eighties…

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Ashcroft Playhouse

  • Comedy

Kojo Anim presents the Taxi Tour

Britain’s Got Talent’s stand out stand-up comedy star Kojo Anim is heading out on the road with his debut UK tour.  The 39-year-old father of one was Simon Cowell’s golden buzzer act on this year’s series of the ITV talent show, winning through to the grand final earlier this month. His new and…

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Ashcroft Playhouse

  • Dance
  • Music

Shakuntala

After a successful national tour ‘Subrang Arts returns to Fairfield Halls for the final show of ‘Shakuntala’ – one of India’s best literary classics. A romantic tale of love, loss and redemption, this magical theatrical extravaganza features an intergenerational cast of over 40 performers  who will bring the endearing characters alive…

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Ashcroft Playhouse

  • Cinema
  • Met Opera Live Screening

Met Opera Screening: Agrippina

Agrippina—Met Premiere (Handel) Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato leads as the imperious title empress in the Met’s first-ever performance of this tale of deception and deceit. Set in Ancient Rome, Agrippina plots the downfall of Emperor Claudius to secure the throne for her son Nero, in Handel’s first operatic triumph. Harry Bicket…

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Ashcroft Playhouse

  • Family

Zog

Large in size, and keen in nature, Zog is so eager to win a golden star at Madam Dragon’s school, where dragons learn all the things that dragons need to know.  Zog tries so very hard, perhaps too hard, and he bumps, burns and roars his way through years one,…

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Ashcroft Playhouse

  • Dance

Silk Road

Performed with an evocative live score, Silk Road is a fascinating exploration of the rituals along nomadic routes, conjuring images of the pilgrims, monks, traders and urban dwellers who made their way from China to the Iberian Peninsula. It is a celebration of diverse cultures and dances, as strong and…

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Ashcroft Playhouse

  • Cinema
  • Met Opera Live Screening

Met Opera Screening: De Fliegende Hollander

Der Fliegende Holländer—New Production (Wagner) Award-winning, Sir Bryn Terfel CBE, returns to the Met for the first time since 2012, as the mysterious seafarer searching for salvation in this co-production with L’Opéra de Québec and Dutch National Opera, Amsterdam. Inspired by the legend of the Flying Dutchman, the Captain of…

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Ashcroft Playhouse

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The Croft

Based on a true story.

In the remote Scottish Highlands two women arrive at a former Crofters Hut in the deserted village of Coillie Ghille. When suddenly the weekend getaway takes an unexpected turn. Cut off from the modern world, Laura and Suzanne find themselves drawn into the…

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Ashcroft Playhouse

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  • Theatre

Revenge

Written by Robin Hawdon. Directed by Louise Jameson. Bill Crayshaw MP leads a charmed life, hailed in Parliament, lauded in business, and loved at home. That is until he returns from a business trip to find his party agent has been killed in a terrible, tragic accident – or was it?…

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Ashcroft Playhouse

  • Music
  • Variety

I'm Still Standing – The Music of Elton John

A musical celebration of the legendary 50  year career of Sir Elton John. Featuring all of his greatest hits performed by the outstanding Joel  Buckingham and backed by an amazing live band. No show about Elton John would be complete  without the outrageous outfits and glasses…

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Ashcroft Playhouse

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  • Theatre

Absurd Person Singular

Three married couples.  Three kitchens.  Three Christmas parties. Sidney Hopcroft, a small-time tradesman, persuades wife Jane to throw a party hoping to find favour with a bank manager and local architect.  As celebrations begin, class differences and naked ambition combine to hilarious effect as, one by one, the characters seek…

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Ashcroft Playhouse

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  • Theatre

Bang Bang!

   BANG BANG!

A new farce by John Cleese*

Based on ‘Monsieur Chasse’ by Georges Feydeau

 

With Tessa Peake-Jones, Tony Gardner and Wendi Peters

(*Mr Cleese does not appear in this production - he wanted to, but we wouldn’t let him)

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Ashcroft Playhouse

  • Cinema
  • Met Opera Live Screening

Met Opera Live Screening: Tosca

Tosca (Puccini) Superstar soprano Anna Netrebko returns in the title role as the explosive diva in Puccini’s best-loved operatic thriller. Based in Rome during the Napoleonic wars, this tragic tale of passion, murder, lust and love, set against a famously romantic score, is an enduring classic. Bertrand de Billy conducts…

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Ashcroft Playhouse

  • Classical
  • Dance
  • Music

'Peace and Harmony' - Subrang Arts with London Mozart Players

Peace and Harmony is an exciting cross-cultural collaboration between a quartet from Fairfield Halls’ resident orchestra, the London Mozart Players and a collective of Indian musicians and dancers. Exploring the different musical worlds of the ancient but continuous tradition of Indian classical music and dance alongside traditional Western classical music,…

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Ashcroft Playhouse

  • Music
  • Variety

The Cavern Beatles

The show is a Magical History Tour through the works of the greatest pop music phenomenon, The Beatles. Replicating, in both sight and sound, the excitement and energy of Beatlemania, the psychedelic era of Sgt. Pepper, and the creative masterpieces of The White Album and Abbey Road.A special feature of…

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Ashcroft Playhouse

  • Cinema
  • Met Opera Live Screening

Met Opera Live Screenings: Maria Stuarda

Maria Stuarda (Donizetti) Set in 16th Century Britain, Donizetti’s historical drama follows Mary, Queen of Scots and her bitter rivalry with the cousin responsible for imprisoning her, Queen Elizabeth I, and thrills with intense stand-offs and impressive vocal displays. Soprano Diana Damrau and mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton square off as two…

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Ashcroft Playhouse

  • Music
  • Variety

What's Love Got To Do With It? - A tribute to Tina Turner

Expect a night of high energy, feel-good rock-and-roll featuring Tina's greatest hits including Private Dancer, What's Love Got To Do With It?, Proud Mary, River Depp, Nutbush City Limits, Simply The Best and many more. This not-to-be-missed musical experience is a stunning celebration of one of the greatest singers of…

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Ashcroft Playhouse

  • Music
  • Variety

The King is Back - Ben Portsmouth is Elvis 2020

Ben, a multi talented musician, singer and songwriter had Elvis's DNA in his blood from an early age. His father was an avid Elvis fan and Ben grew up on a diet of Elvis songs. Having honed his musical talent Ben started his journey as an Elvis Tribute Artist in…

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Ashcroft Playhouse

  • Music
  • Variety

Hello Again - The Story of Neil Diamond

Evocative imagery, video and narration enhances the magic, as the show takes you on a musical journey through Neil Diamond's glittering 50 year career. From The Bang Years to the present day you'll soon be singing along to all the hits including Sweet Caroline, Hello Again, Love on the Rocks,…

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Ashcroft Playhouse

  • Theatre

The Thunder Girls

Fame and greed tore their friendship apart,
They haven’t spoken in decades …. Ever wondered what goes on behind closed doors when legendary bands meet up to discuss a reunion?  What’s really going on behind the hugs and kisses at those reunion press conferences? THE THUNDER GIRLS were a…

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Phoenix Concert Hall

  • Comedy

An Evening Shared with Jasper Carrott & Alistair McGowan

Comedy legends Jasper Carrott and Alistair McGowan are joining forces to split the bill and your sides with a night of comedy stand up and impressions. Drawing on their wealth of experience the two masters of comedy present a show of pure laughter and entertainment that is not to be…

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Phoenix Concert Hall

  • Music
  • Variety

Elvis Tribute Artist World Tour

CODY SLAUGHTER Joins THE ELVIS TRIBUTE  WORLD TOUR

  The producers of The Elvis World Tour are delighted to announce that - the greatest Elvis show in the world… just got even better!  Direct from the USA, Shawn Klush & Dean Z have now been joined by fellow US Elvis Tribute…

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Phoenix Concert Hall

  • Concert
  • Dance
  • Family
  • Film

Bollywood Fever

Following on from their record breaking 2018 Sholay screening held in Birmingham, the immersive film experience Bollywood Fever returns with another global blockbuster in LAGAAN: Once Upon A Time In India. Considered by many to be the greatest Bollywood film of all time, LAGAAN staring Aamir Khan, was originally released…

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Phoenix Concert Hall

  • Comedy

Jimmy Carr - Terribly Funny

Jimmy’s brand new show contains jokes about all kinds of terrible things.Terrible things that might have affected you or people you know and love.But they’re just jokes - they are not the terrible things. Having political correctness at a comedy show is like having health and safety at a rodeo. Now…

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Phoenix Concert Hall

  • Community
  • School

Wandsworth Schools’ Music presents Winter Sounds 2019

Wandsworth Schools’ Music Service is delighted to return to Fairfield Halls to showcase the amazing talents of more than 550 young musicians from Wandsworth Schools and the Wandsworth Music Academy.

The concert will feature choral and instrumental performances from St Cecilia’s School, Graveney School, the Wandsworth Performance Troupe,…

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Phoenix Concert Hall

  • Comedy

Russell Kane: The Fast and the Curious

He’s back. The keenly-awaited brand new tour show is here. Packing more energy than a Duracell factory, Russell’ s RS Turbo laugh engine will motor through love, family and life - once again proving that the fast and the curious amongst us, see more stuff, and get more done. Multi-award…

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Phoenix Concert Hall

  • Christmas
  • Classical

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - John Rutter's Christmas Celebration

John Rutter Conductor Gareth Brynmor John Baritone The Temple Church Choir The Purcell Singers James McVinnie Organ Your Christmas treat truly awaits with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and John Rutter in a concert that is guaranteed to lift the festive spirits. One of the nation’s favourite modern composers presents and conducts…

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Phoenix Concert Hall

  • Christmas
  • Fairfield Season Saver
  • Family
  • Panto

Cinderella

Fairfield Halls and Imagine Theatre bring you the most magical pantomime of them all, Cinderella, to Croydon audiences this Christmas. A brand new exciting production created especially for the Fairfield Halls will star TV star and Strictly winner Ore Oduba making his pantomime debut as Dandini alongside hilarious comedian and…

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Phoenix Concert Hall

  • Christmas
  • Classical
  • Family

London Mozart Players - The Snowman

The iconic animated film of Raymond Briggs’ The Snowman, with music by Howard Blake has been a Christmas TV favourite since its premiere in 1982. As part of their award-winning #LMPOnTheMove series, the London Mozart Players perform the full orchestral score live-to-picture in a pre-Christmas treat that’s perfect for the whole…

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Phoenix Concert Hall

  • Comedy

Sandi Toksvig Live! National Trevor

Sandi Toksvig is touring her new, one-woman comedy show. Sandi realises some people harbour an ambition to be a National Treasure but following a misunderstanding with a friend has decided instead to become a National Trevor – half misprint, half Danish comedian, novelist, actor and broadcaster. Expect tall stories, fascinatingly…

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Phoenix Concert Hall

  • Classical

London Mozart Players - A Concert Extraordinaire with Sheku Kanneh-Mason

Resident orchestra London Mozart Players bring a stylish programme of music with a distinctly French theme to the Phoenix Hall in January 2020, with very special guest, BBC Young Musician 2016 winner – cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason. LMP brings a soupçon of Gallic charm to Croydon with a classical concert full of elegant delights. The programme includes…

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Phoenix Concert Hall

  • Dance

Spirit of the Dance

Spirit of the Dance is one of the biggest dance shows in the world. It has smashed box office records in over 20 countries, and has won more awards than any other dance production. Now celebrating its 15th Anniversary and winner of 9 Global awards, this breathtaking show has been…

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Phoenix Concert Hall

  • Classical
  • Concert
  • Music

Croydon Symphonic Band

Conductor – David Cox Narrator – Laura Shavin (BBC Radio 4 “The Now Show”) Programme includes Jazz Suite No. 2 (Shostakovich) Peter and the Wolf (Prokofiev) The Three Bears (Eric Coates) Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story”(Bernstein) plus lots, lots more!

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Phoenix Concert Hall

  • Classical
  • Music

Croydon Symphony Orchestra - International Prom

International Prom, a Gala Concert of World Music.   Croydon Symphony Orchestra Solo Piano  John Paul Ekins Conductor Darrell Davison   This exciting voyage around the world features classics such as Espana, the Nutcracker, Finalandia, the Blue Danube waltzes, Tango Fantasia and Dragon Dance as well as Tchaikovsky’s Capriccio Italien…

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Phoenix Concert Hall

  • Classical

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Great Romantics

Glinka A Life for the Tsar: Overture Brahms Double Concerto Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5 Domingo Hindoyan Conductor Duncan Riddell Violin Richard Harwood Cello One of the great Romantic symphonies and a cornerstone of Russian music, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.5 presents the ultimate journey from darkness to light with a triumphant conclusion. The use…

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Phoenix Concert Hall

  • Dance

Anton & Erin - Dance Those Magical Movies

The nation’s favourite ballroom couple return with a brand-new sensational dance production with a stunning 23 piece orchestra with Live vocals from TV’s Lance Ellington and exquisite choreography set to music from the silver screen including Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Singin’ In The Rain and The Greatest Showman.

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Phoenix Concert Hall

  • Charity
  • Concert

A Choral Symphony: Celebrating 40 years of The International Staff Songsters

The International Staff Songsters (ISS), led by Dorothy Nancekievill, is the premier choir of The Salvation Army. Their first performance was at the Fairfield Halls in March 1980. They are delighted to be supported at their 40th birthday gala concert by: Singer and broadcaster Aled Jones MBE Pianist Robert Clark…

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Phoenix Concert Hall

  • Concert
  • Music
  • Pop

Boyzlife

Two of the worlds biggest bands Boyzone and Westlife come together, for the very first time, with a full band production show. Featuring Brian McFadden and Keith Duffy this specially adapted theatre production will include many of their greatest hits.   VIP Package Make your night even more special with our…

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Phoenix Concert Hall

  • Classical

BBC Symphony Orchestra

BBC Symphony Orchestra and their Principal Guest Conductor Dalia Stasevska opens their Fairfield Hall concert with Einojuhani Rautavaara's magical Cantus Arcticus -  a serene soundscape for taped birdsong and orchestra.

They…

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  • Cabaret
  • Comedy

Fascinating Aïda

Dillie Keane, Adèle Anderson and Liza Pulman are heading out on tour. With a selection of old favourites, songs you haven’t heard before and some you wish you’d never heard in the first place. The songs are hilarious and topical - the glamour is unstoppable. With three Olivier Award nominations…

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Phoenix Concert Hall

  • Comedy

Romesh Ranganathan: The Cynic's Mixtape

His brutally honest new show. Romesh is back with a brand new show, The Cynic’s Mixtape, his most brutally honest show yet. Fresh from the Misadventures Of Romesh Ranganathan, A League Of Their Own and  Judge Romesh, he’s putting showbiz aside to deliver a carefully curated selection of all the things he has found unacceptable since the last tour, including why trying to…

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Phoenix Concert Hall

  • Family

In The Night Garden

In the Night Garden Live show is coming to Fairfield Halls! Igglepiggle, Upsy Daisy, MakkaPakka and friends are back in their fun-filled live show Igglepiggle’s Busy Day! Join Igglepiggle as he looks for his friends in the Night Garden by following their funny sounds until he finds them all! You’ll see…

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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Orchestral Adventures

MENDELSSOHN Hebrides Overture (Fingal’s Cave) TCHAIKOVSKY Variations on a Rococo Theme RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade   Sascha Goetzel Conductor Bartholomew LaFollette Cello Royal Philharmonic Orchestra   Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture opens the concert with a scenic adventure along the mesmerising shores of Scotland. Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme for cello and orchestra…

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  • Classical

St. George’s Day Concert by The Band of The Coldstream Guards

The last ten years have seen the Band involved with what is probably the most intense period of international travel in its entire history. Not only has the Band undertaken many duty trips, visiting either of two battalions stationed abroad, but has gone on many private and commercial tours "Flying…

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London Mozart Players - Craig Ogden

London Mozart Players Craig Ogden (guitar)   MOZART Symphony No. 36 in C major, K.425 (Linz’) RODRIGO Concierto de Aranjuez MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op.90 (‘Italian’)   Rodrigo’s beloved Concierto de Aranjuez comes alive in the hands of Craig Ogden, one of the most electrifying classical guitar…

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  • Classical

Kensington Symphony Orchestra performs Mahler Symphony No.3

Kensington Symphony Orchestra makes its debut at Fairfield Halls, performing Mahler’s mighty Symphony No.3. Joining the orchestra will be mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston, regular collaborators The Epiphoni Consort and local children’s choirs. Now in its 64th season of music-making, Kensington Symphony Orchestra has built an enviable reputation as one of the…

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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Rhapsody & Wonder

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS The Wasps: Overture RACHMANINOV Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini BUTTERWORTH The Banks of Green Willow ELGAR ‘Enigma’ Variations   Christoph Altstaedt Conductor Clare Hammond Piano Royal Philharmonic Orchestra   Vaughan Williams’ animated and bombastic Overture to The Wasps opens an evening of enthralling orchestral classics. Featuring is…

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  • Concert

Jools Holland and His Rhythm and Blues Orchestra

Featuring GILSON LAVIS With special guest EDDI READER And guest vocalists RUBY TURNER & LOUISE MARSHALL Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra are a rhythm and blues band led by boogie-woogie pianist Jools Holland. Holland formed the band in 1994 and the current 20-piece band consists of piano, organ, drums,…

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  • Music

Lloyd Cole - From Rattlesnakes to Guesswork

Lloyd Cole performs his new album Guesswork plus more at Fairfield Halls for one night only, don't miss out! “When I was making the record I felt like I was stretching myself artistically, perhaps even to breaking point, and Chris just laughed. ‘No-one else could have made this record,’ he said, ‘It’s soaked…

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  • Comedy

Josh Widdicombe: Bit Much...

The guy everyone can do an impression of is back with a brand new stand-up tour. A show that will change your life and how you perceive your place in the world. Bit much? Fine, it’ll be a very funny night of grumbles and jokes in which Josh will finally…

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Phoenix Concert Hall

  • Comedy

Jimmy Carr - Terribly Funny

Jimmy’s brand new show contains jokes about all kinds of terrible things.Terrible things that might have affected you or people you know and love.But they’re just jokes – they are not the terrible things. Having political correctness at a comedy show is like having health and safety at a rodeo. Now…

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Phoenix Concert Hall

  • Music

Status Quo

Britain’s best-loved rockers Status Quo are coming back to reclaim their position on the live circuit – with the ‘Backbone’ UK Winter Tour in 2020. Quo will be performing hits from across their five decade career, and of course tracks from the latest hit album ‘Backbone’ which has just charted at no.6…

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The Recreational

  • Music

Love Music Hate Racism

Young people living, studying and working in Croydon are at the heart of the big changes and uncertainties facing us in this austerity ridden Brexit crazy moment.  Come and join us for a night of music celebrating Croydon’s youth and future and the power of sounds to bring us together. This…

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The Recreational

  • Music

Ghana: Year of Return

2019 has been declared by Ghana as the “Year of Return” and Croydon celebrates as Fairfield Halls welcomes the irresistible energy and sound of EUGY. From his official debut ‘Chance’ to ‘Dance For Me’ and of course ‘LoLo’, The Recreational will become a sound clash mecca for all things Afrobeat…

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The Recreational

  • Festivals
  • Music

Croydon Rocks

All Dayer Rock Festival featuring acts from the USA, Scandinavia, Europe and Croydon! Grab tickets today to avoid disappointment. This WILL sell out! Now in it's 3rd year, Croydon Rocks has moved to the legendary Fairfield Halls and will showcase the greatest rock bands from around the globe plus giving…

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The Recreational

Grandmaster Flash

For many, Grandmaster Flash is the international face of hip-hop and turntablism around the world, and has been ever since he pioneered the art of mixing. Grandmaster Flash is the man who invented the cue button, plus techniques like backspins, scratching and punch phrasing, thus changing the face of DJing…

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The Recreational

  • Dance
  • Family

Pamper Indulge - Zumba Showcase Extravaganza

Showcase extravaganza part 2 With Zumba® instructors Leeann, Fanta and Awa Join us for an evening of talent and loads of fun on.   We have stalls, raffle prizes and VIP guests including celebrity chef LEVI ROOTS and a first team footballer from CRYSTAL PALACE F.C. Don’t miss out on…

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The Recreational

  • Music

Lost In Music - One Night at the Disco

Get ready to recreate the Magical 70’s and let us take you on a musical journey straight to the heart of Disco! Relive some of the greatest songs of all time from Artists such as Donna Summer, Gloria Gaynor, Earth, Wind & Fire, Sister Sledge and Chic. This show boasts…

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The Recreational

  • Concert
  • Music

Omar

Omar, The UK's King of Soul will be our first opening artist in The Recreational - Fairfield Halls' new live act venue. Performing songs from his latest album 'The Man', plus hits including 'There's Nothing Like This', 'Say Nothin'' and 'Golden Brown' - don't miss the chance to see London's…

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The Recreational

  • Fashion Show

Rip The Runway UK

RIP THE RUNWAY UK is a biennial event that fuses fashion, music and beauty together to unite the urban community within the U.K. In it’s 10th year, the brand has grown to become a beacon of hope for upcoming artists and designers to showcase their talents  alongside icons at the…

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The Recreational

  • Record Fair

VIP Record Fair

VINYLMANIA RETURNS TO THE FAIRFIELD HALLS  SATURDAY 7th MARCH.   With Vinyl Records outselling downloads, these days, you will be pleased to hear of the return of this fantastic event for music fans. The VIP Record Fair, Saturday 7th March, The Fairfield Halls, Croydon.   Remember the days of BIG…

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The Recreational

  • Music
  • Variety

Simply Dan Play the Music of Steely Dan

Simply Dan are a Steely Dan tribute band, created by like-minded musicians who wanted to authentically present the kaleidoscopic sounds of Steely Dan. The 11 piece band focus on producing the complex harmonies and intricate rhythms of Donald Fagen and his band. Founded by Mark Roadnight (lead singer, guitar), Russ Parker (guitar), Roger Evans (keys), Mark Claydon (drums) and David McLeod (bass), the players are all experienced world class musicians who have toured, gigged and written songs…

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Arnhem Foyer

  • Art Exhibition
  • Free

Windrush: Portrait of a Generation

Windrush: Portrait of a Generation tells the story of how the first generation of Caribbean migrants, now in their late 60s to 90s, are living their lives in the hear of south London and remaining true to their distinctive traditions and culture.   A year in the making, timed to…

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Arnhem Foyer

  • Family
  • Free

Donkey Dots with the Musical Balloon Band

Music, Sounds, Percussion, Movement and BALLOONS! Donkey Dots is a free music and movement class for under fives. Unique and highly interactive live music sessions every Monday supporting early years development. Using junk percussion, percussion, voices, bodies and imaginations to co-ordinate and explore a full range of aural awareness and…

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Arnhem Foyer

  • Free

Community Choir

A relaxed and fun workshop group designed to appeal to beginners and experienced singers alike. Music includes pop, classical, jazz, rock, easy listening and much more and determined by the group for the group. Everyone welcome - no audition. Sight singing and reading music are NOT a requirement for this session.…

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Arnhem Foyer

  • Free
  • Talks

An audience with Jenni Murray

The inimitable Jenni Murray celebrates great women from around the world – rescuing some from obscurity and shining a new light on familiar names. She has met and interviewed many of the women featured. They led while others followed. They stood up and spoke out when no one else would. They…

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Arnhem Foyer

  • Classical
  • Family
  • Free
  • Music

LMP Lunchtime Concert - A Christmas Carol with Trinity Boys Choir

Trinity Boys Choir was founded over fifty years ago and since enjoys an international standing, providing distinguished treble soloists for professional operatic productions such as A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Benjamin Britten, and recently for operas at Aix-en-Provence, Opera Comique in Paris, La Monnaie, and other major houses in Germany,…

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Arnhem Foyer

  • Classical
  • Free
  • Music

LMP Lunchtime Concert - The Teyber Trio

J S Bach Goldberg Variations, BWV.988 (arr. for String Trio by Dmitri Sitkovetsky) Tim Crawford Violin Tim Ridout Viola Tim Posner Cello The Teyber Trio formed in 2011, having met at the Junior Department of the Royal Academy of Music. They performed together for many years as members of the…

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Arnhem Foyer

  • Family
  • Free

Saturday Proms with the Musical Balloon Band

The Musical Balloon Band performs an interactive child friendly concert show - Live music with a twist! Join us for the free show packed with magical musical adventures for under 6s and their grown ups, friends and siblings with Cecil 'The Balloon' Donkey. Unique musical fun for all the family…

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Arnhem Foyer

  • Classical
  • Free
  • Music

LMP Lunchtime Concert - Hao Zi Yoh

Malaysian pianist, Hao Zi Yoh began her music studies at the age of 3. By the age of 12, she already performed at Carnegie Hall as a gold medallist of the Bradshaw and Buono International Piano Competition. She has studied in Malaysia under Chong Lim Ng and moved to Germany…

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Arnhem Foyer

  • Classical
  • Free
  • Music

LMP Lunchtime Concert - Trumpet and Piano Recital

Matilda Lloyd - Trumpet Hailed as “remarkable” by the Daily Telegraph, British trumpeter Matilda Lloyd is a fast-rising young artist with exceptional poise and musicality. Aged 23, Matilda is captivating audiences with her artistry and communication, her flawless technique and the unique…

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Arnhem Foyer

  • Talks

An Audience with... The Rev Richard Coles

Photo credits: Rev Richard Cole, BBC  Photographer: Ray Burmiston

  The Rev Richard Coles is probably best known as the regular host of BBC Radio 4's Saturday Live programme, in 2017 he stepped out as a contestant in the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing attracting judges verdicts…

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Arnhem Foyer

  • Classical
  • Free
  • Music

LMP Lunchtime Concert - Cello & Piano Recital

Romanian pianist Ana Manastireanu is currently a Kenneth and Violet Scott Scholar of the Royal College of Music in London, where she is studying towards a Masters of Performance in Collaborative Piano with Kathron Sturrock, Simon Lepper and Roger Vignoles. Ana has recently been selected as a 2019 Leeds Lieder…

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Arnhem Foyer

  • Classical
  • Free
  • Music

LMP Lunchtime Concert - Gildas Quartet

Mozart - Quartet in C Major ‘Dissonance’ Janacek - Quartet no. 2 ‘Intimate Letters’   The Gildas Quartet has performed to critical acclaim at major venues including the Bridgewater Hall, Purcell Room, Wigmore Hall and on BBC Radio 3. Praised for their 'energy, verve and refreshing…

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Arnhem Foyer

  • Talks

An Audience with... Victoria Hislop

Best-known for her evocative and thoroughly researched historical novels, set against the backdrop of southern Europe - particularly Greece - Victoria Hislop is one of the UK’s bestselling novelists. She worked as a journalist and in publishing before writing her first novel, The Island, inspired by her love of Greece.…

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Arnhem Foyer

  • Classical
  • Free
  • Music

LMP Lunchtime Concert - Royal Academy of Music Violin & Piano Recital

Beethoven – 7 variations on Bei Mannern welche Liebe fuhlen 

Milhaud – Quatre Visages Op.238, I. La californienne, II. The Wisconsinian, III. La Bruxelleoise, IV. La Parisienne  

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Arnhem Foyer

  • Classical
  • Free
  • Music

LMP Lunchtime Concert - The London Tango Band

David Juritz – violin Craig Ogden – guitar Miloš Milivojević – accordion Three exceptional players, well known for their work in the classical realm, display their mastery of a very different, and hugely entertaining, musical tradition. A joyful and uplifting hour of music including Couperin, Stravinsky and, of course, tangos by…

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Arnhem Foyer

  • Talks

An Audience with... Sir Richard Eyre

Richard Eyre is a theatre director, writer and former Artistic Director of the National Theatre (a position he held from 1988 to 1997). He worked for ten years in regional theatre in Leicester, Edinburgh and Nottingham, and then became producer of BBC TV’s Play for Today. In London his theatre…

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Arnhem Foyer

  • Classical
  • Free
  • Music

LMP Lunchtime Concert - Joseph Tong

Joseph Tong has established a reputation as one of the most versatile and imaginative pianists of his generation. Much in demand as a soloist, duo pianist and chamber musician, Joseph made his Wigmore Hall debut as winner of the Maisie Lewis Young Artists Award and now gives regular recitals throughout…

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Arnhem Foyer

  • Talks

An Audience with... Alan Johnson

The ex-postman, union leader, Home Secretary and (for a brief period) Shadow Chancellor admits that politics was supposed to be a stopgap until he became a rock’n’roll star. Alan was definitely one of our most popular and respected MPs serving  his constituents for 20 years he has now found further…

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John Whitgift Foundation Community Cube

  • Comedy

Laughing Boy Comedy Club

Join us for outstanding nights of comedy starring the countries best up-and-coming stand-ups, and some familiar faces too. These acts will be some of the finest around so make sure you don't miss your chance to see them in such an intimate setting.

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SAVVY Studio

  • Theatre

Treasure Island

Come and join us on the high seas as we sail off on a classic adventure. Young Jim Hawkins dreams of escaping his quiet country life; gazing out, day after day at the sea and imagining what lies beyond the horizon. It’s not until a mysterious stranger arrives, pursued by…

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SAVVY Studio

  • Christmas
  • Family

Santa's Elves and the Shoemaker

A joyous retelling of the classic folk tale with an added Christmas twist.

Ideal for age 2+ from CBBC TV writer and children’s author, Ian Billings.

With only three days left before Christmas, Mr.Klopp, the penniless shoemaker, has only enough leather left to make one pair of shoes.…

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Talawa Studio

  • Christmas
  • Classical
  • Family

London Mozart Players Charles Dickens – A Christmas Carol

Festive seasons past, present and future combine in this seasonal treat as Charles Dickens gives a dramatic re-telling of his classic tale: ‘A Christmas Carol’. In this brand-new adaptation, actor Tama Matheson breathes fresh life into Dickens who takes to the stage to tell his moving morality tale of…

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