Bretforton Silver Band Christmas Concert and Sing-a-Long
A Christmas programme including much-loved carols, festive classics, and seasonal favourites, with performances from our talented soloists.
In the second half, the audience is invited to join in a lively sing-a-long — an uplifting way to share the music of Christmas together.
General Admission: £12.00
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Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs
Join Phoenix Theatre Group for the greatest magical pantomime ever told; poor Snow White is doomed to live unhappily ever after through the actions of her Wicked Queen. In true rags-to-riches style, will Snow White, with the help of her friends and a handsome Prince, vanquish the Queen’s evil plans?
With a beautiful princess, a jealous Wicked Queen, seven bumbling dwarfs, a delicious Dame and not forgetting a poisoned apple and a magic mirror, it’s not to be missed!
Bursting with great songs, dance routines and plenty of laughter, this is a truly magical treat for all the family. This festive extravaganza is on sale now so book your seats today to see Evesham’s Premiere Panto in 2026.
£17:00 plus theatre booking fee of £1.00
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Ewan Millar & Tomos Boyles
Musgrave Dawn (2012)
Finzi Interlude Op.21
Bach Oboe Sonata in G minor BWV 1030b
Ravel Sonatine arr. oboe and piano
Coleridge-Taylor Deep River arr. for oboe and piano Op.59 No. 10
Ewan Millar – Oboe
Tomos Boyles – Piano
Alma Mahler Leise weht in erstes Blühn
Robert Schumann Adagio and Allegro in A flat Op.70
Wehmut from Liederkreis Op.39
Fanny Mendelssohn Gondellied Op. 1 No. 6
Ewan is a prominent young oboist building a career in the UK. In 2020 Ewan won the woodwind final of BBC Young Musician, advancing to the Grand Final, and performing Navarro’s “Legacy” concerto with the BBC Philharmonic. Since the competition he has performed as a soloist in recitals and concertos around the UK. He has been selected as a Tillett Debut Scheme Artist and Countess of Munster Trust Recital Scheme Artist, and as such will continue performing regular recitals in the coming years. He has studied primarily with Melanie Ragge, while also receiving lessons from Christopher Cowie and Patrick Flanaghan. Ewan is a Howarth Artist, and plays on a Howarth XM oboe, which he was kindly aided in buying by the Gerald Finzi Trust.
Full £22 Under 18s £5
Tickets can also be purchased offline: Johnsons, 91 High Street, Evesham
Sounds Historical
Heidi Fardell Mary Tyers
Alison Kinder Lynda Sayce
A tour of musical history from the medieval through to the 18th century with recorders, lutes, crumhorns, flutes, viols, violin… and more! Covering 600 years, the members of Sounds Historical keep their performances inclusive and interactive and give a wonderful account of to the audience of the how and why of their chosen music. Composers will include Hildegard von Bingen, Isaac, Alfonso X of Castile, Machaut, Dalza, Schlick, Attaignant, Susato, Cima, Simpson, de la Barre, Telemann, and Haydn.
Sounds Historical are a specialist early music ensemble. Their repertoire spans the medieval to the 18th century – performing on an exciting array of period instruments including viols, recorders, theorbo, flutes, lutes and more! Each member of the group perform and record with a wide variety of early music groups such as La Serenissima, Chelys, Fiori Musicali and Linarol consort, among others and all are passionate about their work in music education. They are thrilled to have been selected for three prestigious Continuo Foundation grants to support their work.
Full £22 Under 18s £5
Tickets can also be purchased offline: Johnsons, 91 High street, Evesham
RAW Comedy
Monthly comedy returns with another great line up to get those chuckle muscles going!
Gloucester’s favourite MC Nik Hill returns to RAW Comedy to this time host a night of fun and laughter. A regular on the comedy circuit across the country, Nik has previously headlined our night and Mc’d on number outs occasions . This time he’ll introduce you to 5 comics from across the globe (well UK anyway!), including the Ryan Mold.
Ryan runs his own comedy nights and regularly MC’s for us and other venues across the country. Completing the line up are 4 other comics off the comedy circuit.
£10.00 including £1.00 Booking fee
Tickets can also be purchased offline: Johnson’s, 119 High Street, Evesham
£10.00 including £1 booking fee
Tickets can also be purchased offline: Johnson’s Orioerty Consultants, 91 High Street, Evesham
RAW Comedy
Our monthly comedy night returns with a great line up to get those chuckle muscles going!
Leicesters Rob Coleman returns to RAW Comedy to this time host a night of fun and laughter. A regular on the comedy circuit across the country, This time he’ll introduce you to 5 comics from across the UK including our headliner Gareth Neake.
£10.00 including £1.00 Booking fee
Tickets can also be purchased offline: Johnson’s, 119 High Street, Evesham
£10.00 including £1 booking fee
Tickets can also be purchased offline: Johnson’s Property Consultants, 91 High Street, Evesham
Elton’s Song: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road
Goodbye yellow brick road is seen by many as one of the all-time classic albums. It was recorded in 1973 at the height of Elton and Bernie’s success. Recorded in the Honky Chateur in Southern France, the album blends rock n roll, blues, country, pop, classical, as well as rock, each one showing off the diverse talents of the partnership.
Included on the album and recreated in this tribute are the unforgettable hits like Bennie and the Jets, Candle in the wind, Saturday nights alright for fighting, along with the less well known, but equally powerful songs, such as, Grey Seal, This Song Has No Title, I’ve Seen That Movie Too and Sweet Painted Lady, among many others.
The tribute is performed by a live band of talented musicians from Stratford upon Avon, Evesham, Stafford and Hitchin.
£21.00 including £1.00 Booking fee
Tickets can also be purchased offline: Johnson’s, 91 High Street, Evesham
Juna String Quartet
Archie Freeman Violin
Nina Doig Violin
Estelle Gonzalez Viola
Elena Edwards Cello
The Juna Quartet are a Manchester based ensemble currently studying at the Royal Northern College of Music. Since forming in 2022, they have enjoyed playing various recitals both within college and externally and won both the Hirsch Prize in 2023 with their performance of Beethoven’s Opus 18 No 1, and the Elias Prize in 2024 with compositions written by their violist and cellist.
The group receive coaching from the Elias Quartet and have performed alongside them in concerts; one of which was during their residency at the Wye Valley Chamber Music Festival in Summer 2024. They chose the name ‘Juna’ for its multitude of meanings in various languages (including courage, gentleness, and woodland), and to appreciate the word as a woman’s name. Audiences often comment on the bubbly dynamic of the ensemble, and the friendship which they keep at the heart of their music making.
Violinists, Archie Freeman and Nina Doig, both study with Leland Chen at the RNCM. Archie comes from Sussex and is an alumnus of the National Youth Orchestra, whilst Nina grew up in Scotland, where she studied at both the Juniors course at the Royal Conservatoire and the Music School of Douglas Academy. Violist, Estelle Gonzalez, is from Lewisham in South-East London and studies under Lucy Nolan, a member of the esteemed Elbana String Trio. Cellist, Elena Edwards, comes from Marple and studies with Edvard Pogossian.
Full £22 Under 18s £5
Tickets can also be purchased offline: Johnsons, 91 High Street, Evesham
Marcus Brigstocke: Vitruvian Mango
Evesham Live bring back Marcus Brigstocke…this time at the wonderful Theatrebarn at Bretforton.
What are men for? Most heavy things can be lifted by machines and most problems can be solved by computers and most puddles can be crossed without us gallantly draping our capes over them – so are we fellas of any use at all?
Award winning MAN Marcus Brigstocke thinks we might still serve some useful function. But what is it? This new tour show will resolve the entire issue once and for all (in a non-patriarchal, open minded, progressive sort of way).
DaVinci’s Vitruvian Man is the image of the ideal male form. Marcus’ Vitruvian Mango is the same, but sweeter, softer, seasonally available and, when ripe, delicately perfumed.
‘… charming, hilarious and utterly refreshing…’
The Sunday Mirror
‘Sharpest one-liner merchant’
The Sunday Times
‘If you haven’t seen him live, then you haven’t seen him at his very best’
The Mirror
Please note: STRICTLY 14+ Likely to be swearing and adult content
Tickets priced: £18.00 plus £1.20 booking fee
£18.00
Tickets can also be purchased offline: Bretfortongrange.org
Avonbank Brass Band Spring 2026 Concert
Under the direction of Conductor Micah Parsons, Avonbank Brass Band present their spring 2026 concert.
Finalists in the National Brass Band Competition in 2025, you’re certain to get a concert to remember! Established some 75 years ago the Band goes from strength to strength. Enjoy an evening of music in the historic Town Hall.
£11.00 including £1.00 Booking fee
Tickets can also be purchased offline: Johnson’s,91 High Street, Evesham
RAW Comedy
Monthly comedy returns with another great line up to get those chuckle muscles going!
Andy Gleeks returns to RAW Comedy to this time host a night of fun and laughter. A regular on the comedy circuit across the country,, Andy won this year’s ‘Dave’ Joke of the fringe at Edinburgh.He’ll be introducing you to 5 comics from across the globe (well UK anyway!), including headliner Mark Row.We’re grateful for Mark coming back to Evesham, when he could take work from bigger clubs offering bigger fees! Catch them both before they becomes too rich and famous for us to afford to book!
£10.00 including £1.00 Booking fee
Tickets can also be purchased offline: Johnson’s, 119 High Street, Evesham
£10.00 including £1 booking fee
Tickets can also be purchased offline: Johnson’s Property Consultants, 91 High Street, Evesham
Jim Davidson: Last Man Standing…..JUST!
Jim’s back on his annual trip to Evesham Town Hall………and this year he’s doing 3 shows due to ever increasing demand!
In the ever-evolving book of British comedy, Jim Davidson OBE remains a best-seller, an unapologetic voice still standing tall while others bow to the tide. Through decades of laughter, controversy, and cultural change, he’s held the line. And now, in 2025, he’s back with a brand-new tour ‘Last Man Standing … Just!’ and firing on all cylinders and refusing to be silenced.
Despite the relentless efforts of a vocal woke minority to pen his final chapter, Jim’s story is far from over. Shadow-banned, de-platformed, and ‘cancelled’ more times than he can count, Davidson has turned adversity into ammunition, his live shows becoming safe havens for those who still believe in common sense, satire, and the best of British comedy.
Jim’s 2025 UK tour, The Next Chapter proved that the appetite for unfiltered, grown-up laughter is alive and well, with the General receiving standing ovations from Glasgow to Southend from loyal and new fans alike, many who feel silenced themselves. Jim’s audience loyal packed venues across the UK, cheering not just the punchlines but the principles behind them
Now, as Britain stands at a cultural crossroads, Davidson returns to do what he does best: say what others are thinking, with razor-sharp wit and bulletproof timing. It’s time to reset. To push back. To laugh again without fear.
Jim invites you to join him once again for a riotous evening where freedom of speech takes centre stage, comedy bites back, and the battle for Britain’s comedic soul rages on. He’s survived the storms, stood firm in the face of censorship, and he’s still here!
Oh, and yes—he’s got another wedding to pay for.
£29.00 including £1 booking fee
Tickets can also be purchased offline: Johnson’s Property Consultants, 91 High Street, Evesham
Celebrating 100 years of Laurel & Hardy – The Centenary Tour 2026
Following the success of his 2023/24 tour, Neil Brand invites you to celebrate the centenary of Laurel and Hardy with a brand-new show. In 1926, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy signed separate contracts with Hollywood film mogul Hal Roach, and appeared for the first time in a film together, “45 Minutes from Hollywood”. The following year they would become an official comedy partnership that would set the whole world rocking with laughter. Nobody could have anticipated at the time how this unlikely Anglo/American comedy duo would become global icons in over 130 countries around the world.
We are pleased to announce and celebrate those 100 years with the brand new production of Neil Brand’s “Evening with Laurel & Hardy” 2026 Centenary Tour. Neil has established himself as the foremost exponent of silent film and improvised piano accompaniment.
Thanks to new restorations of their silent films, and the rediscovery of some of their lesser-known comedies, Neil will uncover gems of hilarity from the team whose comedy never ages, and bring them to jaw-dropping life with the demanding live piano improvisations for which he is so famous. Featuring extended scenes from the best of their silent comedies, particularly You’re Darn Tootin, The Finishing Touch and The Second Hundred Years.
Neil’s concerts have proved really popular with his personal contact with the audience & his unique insight into Laurel & Hardy and the birth of the cinema industry. His engaging easy-going style, along with his Q&A at the end of the show answering all the questions from the audience, followed by his after-show ‘Meet and Greet’, makes for a highly entertaining evening.
Currently working on a television documentary and a new book about ‘The Boys’, Neil is once again looking forward to sharing his knowledge and expertise with audiences around the country, and celebrating the life and times of comedy legends, Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy.
£24.50 including £1.00 Booking fee
Tickets can also be purchased offline: Johnson’s, 91 High Street, Evesham
RAW Comedy
A very special RAW Comedy night as it falls on our comedy programmers birthday! Come along and celebrate with him as he welcomes back some of his own favourite comics plus a few new faces.
A welcome return from Leamington based comedian George Everitt who will host the evening. He will endeavour to keep 5 circuit comics in line as they get those chuckle muscles working. Line up subject to change but includes John Hassan, Alexis Coward and Birmingham’s Ben. briggs closing the night.
Ben, a regular to Evesham over the years brings his own brand of humour. Like most of our comedians his material is aimed at an adult audience so our minimum age limit is 18.
£10.00
Tickets can also be purchased offline: Johnson’s property consultants, 91 High Street, Evesham
Meatloud – A Tribute to Meatloaf & Jim Steinman
The Ultimate Tribute to Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman. Including a performance of the Album “Bat Out of Hell” in its entirety as well as songs from other Meat Loaf albums and other artists, penned by musical genius Steinman.
Meat Loud was founded in 2015 by vocalist Andy Plimmer along with the band from The Rocky Horror Experience.
They were privileged to secure the awesome talent of Sally Rivers in 2018 to enhance the line-up.
Meat Loud cover many of the songs from the MeatLoaf Back catalogue as well as some of the Steinman classics by Bonnie Tyler, Celine Dion and Cher. (Cue Sally Rivers).
The second half of the show is a complete performance of the 1977 classic album “Bat Out Of Hell”.
SO BUCKLE UP AND GET READY FOR A RIDE INTO HELL
Share Meatloud – A Tribute to Meatloaf and Jim Steinman with Friends…
£21.00 (including £1.00 booking fee)
Tickets can also be purchased offline: Johnson’s, 91 High Street, Evesham
Buddy Holly & The Cricketers
They’re back by popular request!
34 Years of Rock ‘n’ Rolling The World!
All Holly’s hits and classics from his rock ’n’ roll pals are played live on stage by these five amazing young actor-musicians, who always delight crowds with their fabulous show. Featuring raw rock ’n’ roll, beautifully haunting ballads, energetic performances – and some genuinely hilarious moments – there is no live event that delivers a better Buddy experience. Audiences of all ages all over the globe have found it impossible to stay in their seats. From Dundee to Dubai, Swansea to Sweden, Taunton to Thailand and all across the USA, thousands of fans have shown their appreciation with standing ovations and shouts for “more!”
So, whether you’re young in years or young at heart, this night with Buddy and the boys really is guaranteed to have everyone singing along to the music and dancing in the aisles.
Whatever the season, whatever the excuse to party, Everyday is a Holly Day with Buddy Holly and The Cricketers!
Reviews
“The audience were dancing in the aisles and roaring for more” The Stage
“Buddy brilliant!” Graham Norton, BBC One
“Fantastic…The best… tremendous night out…I can’t praise the show enough” The Kent and Sussex Courier
“Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas without Buddy Holly and The Cricketers” Somerset County Gazette
Buddy Holly & The Cricketers
This breathtaking show has rock ’n’ rolled audiences across the globe from Cardiff to California, Barking to Bangkok and Swindon to Sweden and is guaranteed to have everyone singing along to the music and dancing in the aisles. It stars some of the finest actor-musicians in the UK whose combined West End credits include Buddy, Lennon, Forbidden Planet and Jailhouse Rock and was endorsed as Britain’s most popular Buddy Holly act when the boys guested on BBC One’s Saturday night live programme, “The One and Only”, hosted by Graham Norton. The show rarely pauses for breath and is, quite simply, the most compelling concert of its kind. The hits just keep on coming – That’ll Be The Day, Peggy Sue, Heartbeat, It Doesn’t Matter Anymore, Raining In My Heart, Oh Boy! – and much, much more. Whatever the season, whatever the excuse to party, make your Heartbeat a little faster with the show that has thousands of fans the world over saying: “I can’t believe it’s not Buddy!”
£26.00 (including £1.00 booking fee)
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