Our July-December season of shows will be on sale Monday 17 June! We have a great variety of music, dance, theatre and comedy over the next few months and below are some of the highlights. Full listings can be found here.
July
Thursday 04 July | The Blues Band | 8pm | £26 | ON SALE NOW
From Greece to Finland, Poland to Portugal, Italy to Denmark, when the Blues Band arrive, the fans turn out in their thousands. What’s on offer is always the same; a stunning menu of original compositions and blues classics, all delivered with passion, knowledge, love of the genre and entertaining showmanship. Other blues groups come and go, but it takes something special to achieve the iconic prestige enjoyed by The Blues Band. If you want to know what 40 years of skill and devotion sound like, here’s your chance – if you love the blues, it doesn’t get any better than The Blues Band.
September
An Evening With Alan McGee | Saturday 07 September | 8pm | £17
The man that discovered bands such as Oasis, Primal Scream and signed them to his record label, Alan McGee, is coming to Arlington Arts for a special ‘An Evening With..” show.
October
Jack and the Beanstalk | Monday 28 October | 11am | £8, £6 concessions
This classic fairytale now gets the Lyngo treatment so expect lots of surprises and beautiful images as Patrick Lynch (from Cbeebies) tells the gripping story of Jack who sells his cow for 5 magic beans and finds himself in the land above the clouds. It’s a show for the over 3’s (and their giants) with something for everyone – enormous shoes, tiny houses, showers of silver and gold and a big, leafy explosion!
November
Big Boss Man: Coming of Age | Friday 08 November | 8pm | £14
The biggest party of the winter as Big Boss Man turn 21!
When Blow Up records artistes Big Boss Man hit the stage you don’t just get the look and feel of some of the best jazzy soundtracks of the 60’s but the feel you’re somewhere in the best territory of Roy Budd during his Get Carter years. Big Boss Man’s explosive live show is legendary and as well as playing hundreds of gigs and festivals across the UK, Europe and even Russia their music may sound familiar to you being regularly played on television shows including; the Grand Tour, Come Dine with Me and the World Cup Final, and broadcast on BBC Radio by DJs Including Cerys Mathews, Mark Lamarr and Craig Charles. 2017-18 Big Boss Man have been touring France playing shows with Lisa and the Lips and Nicole Willis as well as playing live on National Radio in France .
Big Boss Man’s Dance-floor favourite “Sea Groove” has exceeded 2.5 MILLION streams on Spotify!
December
Ballet Theatre UK: Wizard of Oz | Friday 20 December-Sunday 22 December | From £17 | ON SALE NOW!
Join Ballet Theatre UK as we follow the yellow brick road and discover all the wonders of Oz.
Enjoy Dorothy, the Scarecrow, Tinman, and Lion, (and yes Toto too) as they seek the Wonderful Wizard to find that there’s no place like home!
The Wizard of Oz is a two act, full-length, ballet adaptation of the iconic tale by L. Frank Baum, told through the magic of classical dance. Set to a classical score which brings the story to life, this production is family friendly and is the perfect way to introduce children to the classical ballet.
The production is presented with beautiful backdrops, stunning theatrical sets and costumes evoking the iconic sketches by W.W. Denslow, from the original publication.
“A ballet company of great achievement” – The Dancing Times
“Glittering costumes, expressive dancers . . . a pleasure to witness a production of this calibre” – Dance Europe