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Music
What’s on at The Maltings: week ending Thursday, May 24
Tomorrow: The Outside Track – A stunning synthesis of virtuosity and energy, The Outside Track’s marriage of Canadian, Scottish and Irish music and song has been rapturously received around the world. 8pm. Tickets £11, £9 conc.
Duo are a heady brew
It’s All About Tea, Alnwick Playhouse, Saturday, June 2, 7.30pm. Tickets £17.50, £16.50 conc, £18.50 premier.
A feast of music
Musical Banquet, Monday, May 21, 8pm. Tickets £12, £8 conc, children free. Priory Singers, Saturday, May 26, noon, donations, Both at St Mary’s Church, Holy Island.
What’s on at The Maltings: week ending Thursday, May 17
Tomorrow: Nick Hennessey – Singer, songwriter and storyteller Nick Hennessey is a dynamic and passionate performer whose love for the traditional culture of the British Isles forges together the note, the song and the spoken word into a unique and engaging style. 7.30pm. Tickets £12, £10.
What’s on at Alnwick Playhouse: week ending Thursday, May 17
Tonight: Fever Pitch – The Future is Unwritten presents a successful adaptation of Hornby’s novel, which is back on the stage after 10 years. 7.30pm. Tickets £13, £12 conc, £10 child/student, £14 premier.
You can’t afford to miss it
Lemington Male Voice Choir, St John the Divine Church, Acklington, Saturday, May 12, 7pm. Tickets £7. To book, contact Ken or Margaret Denholm on 01670 760220.
Romance is alive and well
Heart to Heart, Alnwick Playhouse, Saturday, May 12, 7.30pm. Tickets £16.50, £15.50 conc.
Lucy will take Etal by storm
Lucy Ward, Etal Village Hall, Saturday, May 5, 8pm. Tickets £8 in advance or £10 on the door. Contact Helen or Steve to book by emailing hmoffitsvq@btinternet.com or calling 01890 820566.
What’s on at Alnwick Playhouse, week ending Thursday, May 10
Tonight: The Alex Yellowlees Band – often hailed as the Scottish Grappelli, Alex Yellowlees has made the ‘hot club’ style his own. CANCELLED.
What’s on at The Maltings, week ending Thursday, May 10
Tomorrow: Showstopper! The Musical – a new, entirely-improvised musical is created at each performance. 7.30pm. Tickets £14, £12 conc, £16 circle, £19.50 box seat.
Talented teens enlist opera star for musical appeal
Feel The Spirit, featuring Andrea Baker and the choirs of the Duchess’s Community High School, Alnwick Playhouse, Wednesday, May 9, 2pm and 7.30pm. Tickets, £10, £8 conc, £6 child/student. Contact 01665 510785.
Varied programme of classical greats
Northern Sinfonia with Christian Vasquez, Alnwick Playhouse, Sunday, May 6. 7.30pm. Tickets £5.
Musician looks for a fresh new angle
Acoustic Afternoons with Hague at Tomlinson’s of Rothbury, starts Sunday, May 6 at 3pm.
Concerts in the church
The Syrinx Trio, Alwinton Church, Saturday, May 5, 7.30pm. For ticket prices and information, visit www.alwintonconcerts.org
Tea and symphony
TICKETS are now available for framFEST 2012, which is raising money for Cancer Research UK.
Folk get in harmony
TWO folk singers will be leading a song workshop in north Northumberland this weekend.
Second helpings at three-course feast
THE second Northumberland Music Festival will return this autumn to three of Northumberland’s finest country houses – Guyzance Hall, Doxford Hall and Eshott Hall.
What’s on at The Maltings, week ending Thursday, May 3
Tonight: Border Connections – Featuring Gary Forrest, Roddy Matthews and Lynn Tocker, this group plays a wide variety of traditional music from both sides of the border. 7.30pm Tickets £10, £8 conc.
What’s on at Alnwick Playhouse, week ending Thursday, May 3
Tonight, to Saturday, April 28: When We Are Married – Alnwick Theatre Club perform JB Priestly’s popular farce. 7.30pm. £9, £8 conc, £6 child/student.
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