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Penny Hill showcases her colourful ceramic designs, New Brewery Arts, Cirencester, March 17 - 30

12:10pm Thursday 6th March 2014

IT'S her first solo exhibition so it makes sense that it should be in her own back yard when Penny Hill comes to Cirencester in March.

All new Baby Love Tour celebrates 50 years of Motown hit singles

12:06pm Thursday 6th March 2014

THE all-new, all-star 2014 Baby Love Tour celebrates 50 years of UK number-one hit singles at the Wyvern Theatre, Swindon on March 22 at 7.30pm.

Views from West and East, exhibition in Cheltenham

12:02pm Thursday 6th March 2014

A CHINESE photography enthusiast who has lived in the Cotswolds for the last three years is holding an exhibition of photographs from his travels around Great Britain and China.

Brassed Off, Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, March 25-29

11:58am Thursday 6th March 2014

IT IS 1992, Grimley Colliery faces the threat of closure and the future of the brass band seems uncertain. With the miners torn between redundancy packages and the picket lines, band-leader Danny’s hopes of winning the national brass band competition seem like a distant dream. But the arrival of flugelhorn-playing Gloria brings hope, romance and controversy to the Yorkshire brass band on the brink of collapse.

Wicked, the untold story of the Witches of OZ

11:55am Thursday 6th March 2014

WICKED, the global musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, will continue its critically acclaimed, record-breaking UK and Ireland tour, opening at The Bristol Hippodrome in February 2015.

Mary Lou Vintage Cabaret evoke pre-war atmosphere with live music, song, dance and burlesque

12:40pm Thursday 13th February 2014

AFTER the roaring success of their last show in November, the Mary Lou Vintage Cabaret with its mix of live music, song, dance and burlesque returns to the Barn Theatre on Beeches Road, Cirencester on Saturday, March 15 with a 1930s themed night.

The Life of Galileo from the Royal Shakespeare Company opens at the Everyman Theatre Cheltenham

12:34pm Thursday 13th February 2014

THE Life of Galileo is a thrilling production from the Royal Shakespeare Company. It received tremendous acclaim when it opened in Stratford-Upon-Avon in Spring 2013. One of the UK’s finest actors, Ian McDiarmid repeats his astonishing performance as Galileo, leading a huge ensemble cast in this theatrical tour-de-force.

Henry Priestman who has performed with legends visits Brewery Blues in Cirencester on March 14

12:28pm Thursday 13th February 2014

ANNOUNCING a major coup for Cirencester’s Brewery Blues… You could say Henry Priestman’s "got form". His previous work includes his own punk outfit the Yachts who supported the Sex Pistols in '77, and The Who on a European tour in '79. He then leapt to prominence with The Christians selling three million albums and sharing a mic and a number-one single with Paul McCartney.

Ventriloquist Kieran Powell:Look Who's Talking comes to the Sundial Theatre, Cirencester

12:22pm Thursday 13th February 2014

CONTEMPORARY ventriloquist Kieran Powell is without doubt one of the country’s finest variety performers. With a modern, musical twist to his award-winning act, he has entertained thousands across the UK in the past few years.

Connie Lush and the Blues Shouters set to wow crowds at Vonnies

10:51am Thursday 6th February 2014

CONNIE Lush and the Blues Shouters are at Vonnies on Wednesday, February 26.

Cheltenham Poetry Festival

10:33am Thursday 6th February 2014

WHEN John Burnside won the T.S Eliot Prize this year, he described poetry as ‘the music of what happens’, and a Gloucestershire festival is set to have audiences dancing in the aisles this year with a line-up which combines poetry with folk, hip-hop, blue s and even opera.

Vienna Festival Ballet's production of Cinderella at the Bacon Theatre, Cheltenham

10:26am Thursday 6th February 2014

THE Vienna Festival Ballet has been producing classical ballet tours for over 30 years and they continue to enchant Cheltenham audiences with biannual visits to the Bacon Theatre. Their latest dazzling classical production, Cinderella will be performed at the Dean Close School venue on Saturday, March 29.

Sebastian Faulks’ World War One novel, Birdsong, adapted for the stage

10:16am Thursday 6th February 2014

MARKING the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War, Birdsong is the critically acclaimed stage play of the world famous novel by Sebastian Faulkes adapted by Rachel Wagstaff.

The Body Workshop's 21st annual show at Bingham Hall, Cirencester, January 24/25

10:17am Thursday 23rd January 2014

JANUARY 24/25 sees a colourful kaleidoscope of dance in the Bingham Hall as some of Cirencester’s most enthusiastic and talented young dancers perform in The Body Workshop’s 21st annual show which this year is in aid of The National Star College Dance department at Cheltenham.

The Christians at Bishop's Cleeve Tithe Barn

10:12am Thursday 23rd January 2014

MERSEY stars The Christians were prime movers in the soul scene that emerged out of England's North West at the end of the 80s. Along with other iconic bands they brought a slicker, sophisticated, soul-flecked sound to the charts at the end of that heady decade. Sophisticated, soul-drenched pop music.

Cirencester's Sundial Theatre's packed Spring schedule

10:03am Thursday 23rd January 2014

CIRENCESTER'S Sundial Theatre will be hosting over 20 shows in the 2014 spring season, featuring famous names, local theatre groups, children’s theatre, music and the ever- popular performing arts students from Cirencester College showcasing their many talents.

Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies at Stratford until March 29

9:57am Thursday 23rd January 2014

HILARY Mantel has won numerous awards for her books. She is the first woman to win the Man Booker Prize twice; for Wolf Hall in 2009 and Bring Up The Bodies in 2012.

Singing sensation Katherine Jenkins' summer concert

9:50am Thursday 23rd January 2014

SUPERSTAR diva, Katherine Jenkins has announced a special concert this summer, appearing at Westonbirt Arboretum as part of the Forestry Commission’s Forest Live concert calendar.

Boeing Boeing

12:12pm Thursday 9th January 2014

HIGH-flying comedy comes to Cheltenham’s Everyman Theatre with Boeing Boeing.

Colour Forms exhibition by local artist Richard Kenton Webb

12:10pm Thursday 9th January 2014

AN EXHIBITION titled Colour Forms by painter Richard Kenton Webb will be at the Celia Lendis Galleries, High Street, Moreton-in-Marsh.

West Side Story visits Bristol Hippodrome

12:05pm Thursday 9th January 2014

WEST Side Story visits The Bristol Hippodrome from January 28 to February 8. It changed the course of musical theatre when it opened on Broadway in 1957 and it still remains one of the most successful stage shows of all time. The 1961 film version won 10 Academy Awards. Based on Romeo and Juliet,the story is set on Manhattan’s Upper West Side and explores the rivalry between two teenage gangs; one white, the other Puerto Rican. When Tony falls in love with Maria, the sister of the rival gang’s leader, the feud takes on a new dimension, and as their love blossoms so begins a fatal journey overshadowed by violence and hatred. The score includes the unforgettable songs Maria, Tonight, Somewhere, America and I Feel Pretty.

Cheltenham's Bacon Theatre's exciting new line-up for the Spring season

10:48am Thursday 12th December 2013

AS CHRISTMAS fast approaches and another New Year is nearly upon us, the Bacon Theatre offers an exciting new line-up for the Spring season and a fresh new brochure design, packed with vibrant events to take us through to summer.

Award winning Arcadians' audition dates announced

10:43am Thursday 12th December 2013

COTSWOLD Arcadians’ 2013 production Measure for Measure was awarded the Joan Hawkins Award for the best Shakespeare production at October’s Rose Bowl Awards – the South West’s Amateur Theatre ‘Oscars’.

Treasure Island, the panto, North Cerney village hall, December 20/21

10:35am Thursday 12th December 2013

NORTH Cerney village hall will be transformed into a den for pirates and cut throats on Friday and Saturday, December 20 and 21 for the Churn Valley Entertainers’ Christmas pantomime, Treasure Island.

Christmas Magic with The Snow Queen at Poulton village Hall

10:31am Thursday 12th December 2013

WITH many years of summer outdoor touring theatre experience, Gloucester-based Rain or Shine Theatre Company, are set to bring some Christmas Magic to Poulton Village Hall on Sunday, December 15, with a new adaptation of The Snow Queen, Hans Christian Andersen’s classic story for adults and children alike.

Cirencester's Brewery Blues Christmas Special, Friday, December 13

10:28am Thursday 12th December 2013

ON FRIDAY, December 13 it's the Brewery Blues Family Christmas Special.

Denise Van Outen stars in Some Girl I Used to Know

11:35am Thursday 5th December 2013

SOME Girl I Used To Know, starring Denise Van Outen shows at the Wyvern Theatre, Swindon from Monday to Wednesday, February 24-26.

Grid painting of Indian market for sale

11:29am Thursday 5th December 2013

ART@Aldsworth, based at Aldsworth Village Hall, recently held their seventh annual exhibition and one of the show’s highlights was the giant painting of an Indian Market.

Boys' Chamber Choir to sing at Down Ampney and Cirencester

11:23am Thursday 5th December 2013

THE Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys’ Chamber Choir will be undertaking a local mini tour this month presenting three concerts of English music.

Rave reviews for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

11:19am Thursday 5th December 2013

SEVEN Brides for Seven Brothers, the classic American musical set in 1850s Oregon, has been given an award-winning makeover with stunning new choreography by acclaimed Broadway director/choreogapher, Patti Colombo, and is earning rave reviews across the UK.

Anton Du Beke announces Ballroom to Broadway spectacular

9:31am Thursday 28th November 2013

ANTON Du Beke announces a spectacular new production, ‘Ballroom To Broadway’, embarking on a major UK tour for 2014.

Emerging star Ben Maggs to play at Christmas Concert

9:26am Thursday 28th November 2013

GLOUCESTERSHIRE based Singer/Songwriter Ben Maggs has been selected to play at this year’s BBC Radio Gloucestershire Christmas Celebration. Ben, who performed some of his songs live on the station earlier this year was approached by ‘Event Producer’ Richard Atkins after enthusiastic reports from presenters and staff. He will play 1 or 2 of his own songs in amongst an evening of Christmas Carols and festive music.

The Art of Zhen, International exhibition showing power of human spirit

9:24am Thursday 28th November 2013

CIRENCESTER Town Hall is the venue for an international art exhibition which opens on Saturday and runs until December 21.

A celebration of Stow-on-the-Wold, on Saturday, December 7

9:18am Thursday 28th November 2013

FOLLOWING the success of the inaugural Spirit of Stow event last year, Saturday, December 7, promises to be another wonderful celebration of Stow-on-the-Wold and everything this Cotswold town has to offer.

Cinderella at Bristol Hippodrome from December 6

9:12am Thursday 28th November 2013

THE Bristol Hippodrome announce that singer and actress Suzanne Shaw will take the title role of Cinderella, in this year’s festive spectacular. She will join TV personality Louie Spence as Dandini and comedian Andy Ford as Buttons along with David Roper as Baron Hardup and Liz Robertson as Fairy Godmother.

Artist John Bailey's fundraising annual exhibition and sale in aid of Cancer Research

10:15am Thursday 21st November 2013

JOHN Bailey, well known for his watercolour paintings and pottery, will be holding his annual exhibition at his studio at Winsley Cottage, Oakridge Lynch, near Stroud, from Saturday, November 23 to Sunday, December 1.

Fund-raising concert to raise money for Oxfam's work in Syria

10:09am Thursday 21st November 2013

A FUNDRAISING concert to raise money for Oxfam’s work in Syria will take place at the Ashcroft Centre in Ashcroft Road, Cirencester, on the evening of Saturday, December 7 and will feature music performed by the singing group The Blue Notes.

Tundra, new solo exhibition by Kerry Phippen

10:04am Thursday 21st November 2013

TUNDRA is a new solo exhibition by acclaimed local artist Kerry Phippen at the Celia Lendis Galleries, High Street, Moreton-in-Marsh, on now until December 12.

The Woman in Black, the perfect season treat

9:57am Thursday 21st November 2013

A GHOST story at Christmas time is the perfect seasonal treat and this is the most chilling of them all. Stephen Mallatratt’s stage adaptation of Susan Hill’s best-selling novel The Woman in Black combines the power and intensity of live theatre with a cinematic quality inspired by the world of film noir.

Brewery Blues full light show with original film projection

9:51am Thursday 21st November 2013

A FIRST for Brewery Blues on November 30 – an inspired musical production/tour de force that imaginatively fuses visual, performance and musical creative elements to produce a thoroughly individual entertainment experience.

Jack and the Beanstalk at Swindon's Wyvern

9:43am Thursday 21st November 2013

KEITH Chegwin is to headline, for the third year running, in the Wyvern’s favourite pantomime production Jack and the Beanstalk.

PHILOMENA (12A)

1:25pm Thursday 14th November 2013

PHILOMENA (12A) The last time the issue of young, unmarried Irish mothers being forced to give up their babies and working in virtual slave labour conditions, was shown on screen came for the harrowing Magdalene Sisters.On paper it would come as some surprise that Steve Coogan, better known for his more comic incarnations such as Alan Partridge, is a major force behind a new film dealing with this subject. He has co-written the screenplay and plays the journalist Martin Sixsmith in the story of an elderly lady trying to track down the son she gave up 50 years previously in Ireland.

Exhibition of lithographs and drawings by the late Paul Hogarth

1:21pm Thursday 14th November 2013

WETPAINT Gallery is delighted to be showing an exclusive collection of lithographs and drawings by the late Paul Hogarth, one of the most distinguished illustrators and graphic artists of the 20th Century.