Friday, January 22

Fairford

  • Cabaret evening with Barry and Jean “Spindrift” in Palmer Hall at 7pm, to help raise funds for the Church Organ Appeal. Wine bar and supper will be provided. Tickets £10 available from Alison on 01285 713101 or Heather on 01285 712428.

Swindon

  • Supreme Queen at the Wyvern Theatre; 7.30pm. The Queen tribute act have been homage to the world’s most theatrical and dramatic rock band for the last 21 years and are bring their show to Swindon. Featuring Scott Maley as Freddie and Nathan Mathers as Brian May, they use the same equipment on stage as Queen did in their heyday. Tickets £21. For more information visit www.swindontheatres.co.uk.

Cheltenham

  • Jethro: What Happened Was Live at Cheltenham Town Hall; 7.30pm. With an army of followers Jethro’s unpredictable, irreverent twaddle often reduces his audience to tears of laughter. Tickets £21. For more go to www.cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk.

Bristol

  • Slapstick’s Silent Comedy Gala 2016 at Colston Hall; 7.30pm. Hosted by comedian, actor and writer Robin Ince, the festival presents a triple bill of on-screen silent comedy, Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid, Keaton’s Cops and Mighty Like a Moose. Tickets from £10. For details visit www.colstonhall.org.

Saturday, January 23

Stratton

  • Bingo at Stratton Village Hall from 7pm. For more details, contact Chris Gorton on 654404

South Woodchester

  • Lauren Housley performs at The Convent. Performing tracks of her debut album Sweet Surrender, which evoke the ambience of empowered female artists, such as Janis Joplin and Eva Cassidy. Doors open at 8pm. Tickets from £10. For details visit www.theconvent.net.

Gloucester

  • Severn & Somme – Ivor Gurney Film & Recital at Gloucester Cathedral; 7.30pm. Celebrate one of Gloucester’s best-loved composers and poets, Ivor Gurney, with Adrian Partington and Philip Lancaster. Tickets £10. For details go to www.gloucestercathedral.org.uk.

Bristol

  • Bristol Acoustic Music Festival at Colston Hall. At the 12th annual event, Bristol record label Jelli Records presents a platter of local and national music acts, both acoustic and plugged in, including The Phoenix River Band and Son of Dave. Doors open at 11.30am. Tickets £32.35. For more visit www.colstonhall.org.

Oxford

  • Showstopper: The Improvised Musical at the Oxford Playhouse; 7.30pm. A brand new musical comedy is created from scratch at each performance based on audience suggestions. Tickets £16. For more details, visit www.oxfordplayhouse.com.

Sunday, January 24

Swindon

  • Rat Pack Vegas Spectacular at the Wyvern Theatre; 7.30pm. Featuring all the classic hits, the show brings to life the swing and swagger of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. Tickets from £19 available from www.swindontheatres.co.uk.

Monday, January 25

Malmesbury

  • Whisky-themed Burns Night supper at Whatley Manor’s Le Mazot Brasserie. The evening will feature a menu devised by two-star Michelin chef Martin Burge, with whiskies chosen to complement each dish by the hotel’s bar supervisor Adam Torock. For more visit www.whatleymanor.com.

Tuesday, January 26

Cheltenham

  • Opening night of Round and Round the Garden at the Everyman Theatre; 7.45pm. Follow Norman, his in-laws and the local vet over one summer weekend in a Sussex country house, where Norman is intent on making all the women in his life happy. Tickets from £14 available from www.everymantheatre.org.uk.

Wednesday, January 27

Cirencester

  • Churches Together in Cirencester’s Holocaust Memorial Day service in Cirencester Parish Church at 1pm. Remembering the six million Jews who were killed, alongside gypsies, homosexuals and the mentally ill, in Nazi death camps and the one community in Vichy France that refused to stand by. A retiring collection for the work of Churches Together in Cirencester with Syrian refugee families housed in Gloucestershire.

Oxford

  • Opening night of RENT at the Oxford Playhouse. This award-winning musical follows eight artists in 1990s New York as they dream of a life where love, art and hope triumph. For more visit www.oxfordplayhouse.com.