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Let’s Rock The 70s

This isn’t a tribute act – these super-talented musicians are Hazel O’Connor’s band!

Their new show – “Let’s Rock the 70s”- presents the iconic rock songs that defined an era, celebrating the greatest decade of rock music.

Veterans of Glastonbury, these magnificent musicians have built a fabulous reputation over the years, working regularly with stars like Toyah Willcox, Carol Decker and Two Tone Legends, Pauline Black, (TheSelecter), Neville Staples (The Specials), Rankin Roger (The Beat).

Recreating the sound of the 70s, favourite numbers include Fleetwood Mac “Go your own way”, Boston “More than a feeling”, Peter Frampton “Show me the way”, Elton John “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”, Eagles “Hotel California”, Mud “Tiger Feet”, Paul McCartney and Wings “Live and Let Die”, AC/DC “Highway toHell” and many more.

The band’s fantastic live sound is mixed by Grammy Award winner Roger Lomas who, amongst others, produced Bad Manners, The Specials and toured with Roy Wood. All music is performed completely live – no backing tracks with this band! Playing all the hits of the golden decade of rock music, this show is becoming established as a firm fans’ favourite.

A Vision of Elvis 2024

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND

A Vision of Elvis the award-winning Elvis Presley concert show is coming back to Stafford!

Starring Rob Kingsley – winner of the National Tribute Music Awards “Official Elvis Show” and “No1 Male Tribute”.

The production has also seen Rob voted both Grand European Champion and Best Vegas Elvis at Europe’s largest Elvis competition.

Long-time Elvis friend, photographer and tour manager Ed Bonja says of Rob: “He sings like Elvis, but most importantly, he seems to capture the very soul of Elvis – his charisma, his gestures – hell he even walks like Elvis!”

Rob says: “In this sensational new show you will experience an epic audio-visual journey through time like you’ve never seen before. Featuring the classic hits Stuck on You from the Timex Show, GI Blues from the Movie Years, Blue Suede Shoes from the ‘1968 Comeback Special’ with the finale being the electrifying Concert Years which includes Suspicious Minds, American Trilogy and many, many more.

Simply Barbra

Steven Brinberg brings his hilarious and ever-evolving tribute to Barbra Streisand, “Simply Barbra,” to the Gatehouse.

Brinberg has perfected his live vocal and comic impression of Streisand over the show’s 20-year run, which originated in his native New York before touring internationally in even more cities than Streisand herself.

Brinberg is no stranger to the stage. For over a decade, he toured with Marvin Hamlisch and his symphony orchestra as a special guest star. He also performed at Stephen Sondheim’s birthday concert at the Library of Congress, at Carnegie Hall with Uptown Express, and on Broadway in the concert version of “Funny Girl” with Whoopi Goldberg.  Brinberg has also performed at special events for such notables as Donna Karan, Joan Rivers, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Liza Minnelli.

Legend – The Music of Bob Marley

Legend, the music of Bob Marley is an unforgettable evening celebrating this musical icon in one fantastic stage show extravaganza. Combining his superb, distinctive vocals with flawless musicianship, and a supremely talented cast.

Together they recreate the timeless hits Could You Be Loved, Is This Love, One Love, No Woman No Cry, Three Little Birds, Jammin’, Buffalo Soldier, Stir It Up, Get Up Stand Up, Exodus, Waiting in Vain, Satisfy My Soul, Iron Lion Zion, I Shot the Sheriff and many more reggae classics.

Scottish Falsetto Socks: Eurovision Sock Contest

Earth’s funniest footwear are back with their latest comedy hour. Fresh from a hit run at the Edinburgh Fringe they bring you a whole Song Contest for your voting pleasure!

With entries from everyone from Scandinavia to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, who will win? You decide. Expect the usual songs, sketches, and Gags Sans Frontieres.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Everything Theatre ‘The finest, funniest fringe comedy you will see in Edinburgh’

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Starburst ‘a National Treasure, by any reasonable definition’

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ EdFringe Review ‘Beautifully up-beat, energetic, and absurd’

Emma Kenny’s Killer Cults

Following on from the success of her Serial Killer Next Door tour, psychology expert Emma Kenny continues her journey into true crime and explores the mysterious and manipulative world of cults. How can ordinary people, living normal lives, choose to leave their families, friends and everything they have ever known to join a cult?

What is it about the power and allure of cult leaders that makes them able to control the minds of their members? And why do these so-called spiritual leaders turn into malevolent murderers?

Killer cults provides the answers, delving into the psychology of these charismatic killers and their followers, and analysing some of the most notorious and infamous cases, including Jim Jones and The Peoples Temple, David Koresh and the Branch Davidians and Marshall Applewhite’s Heaven’s Gate. Think you’re immune to the call of the cult? Join Emma and find out. ‘A must-see for all true crime fans.’

16+ age guidance

Melanie Bracewell – Forget Me Not

After taking New Zealand and Australia by storm, Melanie hits the UK shores for the first time with her critically acclaimed show ‘Forget Me Not’. A show about desperately trying to be remembered, love, and eggs.

As seen on Taskmaster NZ, Have You Been Paying Attention and star of her own show ‘The Cheap Seats’, Melanie promises to bring you her signature brand of relatable, goofy, punchline-heavy stand-up comedy.

You may have seen her work in ‘Wellington Paranormal’ as a writer for all four seasons of the smash-hit comedy series. One of her episodes took out ‘Best Comedy Script’ in the New Zealand Television Awards. Or you’ve seen her on TikTok, where her videos impersonating Jacinda Ardern went global, appearing on the BBC.

But stand-up comedy is where Melanie shines. She has won the Billy T Award and Best Newcomer Award in the New Zealand Comedy Festival, Directors Choice in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and was hand-selected in 2023 to perform in the prestigious Just For Laughs festival in Montreal. A star in the making, don’t miss one of New Zealand’s most successful exports.

Melanie is delighted to be joined by the hilarious Ray O’Leary (Taskmaster NZ). Ray O’Leary is a fast-rising star on the New Zealand and Australian comedy scene, known for his razor-sharp wit, deadpan delivery and ill-fitting grey suit. He has performed alongside top comedic talent, including Flight of the Conchords and Rhys Darby.

“Her style is punchline on the punchline, then another punchline. Then a final knockout punchline when you’re already reeling.” – Sydney Morning Herald

Age 16 +

The Little Prince

Don’t miss the beautiful re-telling of one of the best-selling children’s books in history, is a story known all over the world.

Spanning time and space it shows us that the most important things in life are invisible and can only be seen with the eyes of the heart.

“Everything is so small where I live” says the Little Prince and he decides to visit earth, thanks to a passing flock of space-birds.

It’s there that he meets the aviator, the one adult on earth who still remembers what it is like to be so small and who knows that nothing in the universe can be the same if somewhere, we do not know where, a sheep that we never saw has eaten a rose . . .

Ages 4+

‘Absolutely magical – will have the little ones enthralled!’ 

‘Touching the Void’s’ Simon Yates – My Mountain Life

On the remote Siula Grande in Peru in June 1985, mountaineer Simon Yates found himself in a desperately unenviable position. He was slowly being pulled off the mountain face by his injured partner, Joe Simpson, dangling on the rope 50 metres below. His action in cutting the rope saved both their lives in the epic of survival that followed and with the publication of the book ‘Touching The Void’, film and stage play both climbers became household names.It was an experience that could have put many off the sport of mountaineering – but not Simon. Over 35 years later, he is still a very active exploratory climber and guide, making several expeditions to the mountains each year. From the Arctic to the Antarctic, Alaska to Central Asia there is hardly a significant range that he has not visited.Come along and witness Simon’s tireless journey from that mountain in Peru to some of the remotest on the planet and share with him the drama, excitement and beauty of modern, lightweight alpinism. Told with wit, dry humour and lavishly illustrated with images and video collected on his great climbs.

“Simon is a totally engaging speaker, who both entertains and inspires.”

Irish Annie’s

Irish Annie’s is a night out that you’ll never forget. Featuring the live five-piece band Shenanigans, a brilliant comedy cast plus RICKY TOMLINSON. Meet landlady Annie and her regular madcap customers for a fun night out celebrating Irish comedy and music, featuring original tracks written for the show by Asa Murphy, along with your all-time favourite tunes including Galway Shawl, Tell Me Ma, Dirty Old Town, Whiskey In The Jar, Danny Boy and many more. We’ll soon have you laughing, singing and dancing the night away. Singalong song sheets handed out – so you don’t even have to remember the words. Now, pull up a chair, grab yourself a pint of the black stuff and join in the fun before Annie calls last orders (or maybe a lock in).