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Thursday 24 April 2025 Venue:  The Arc     map   Special interest  •  Talk  •  Books Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  01962 398046 Event:  IN CONVERSATION WITH: BETH O'LEARY - 7pm - In partnership with Winchester Library... Join us for 'In conversation with: Beth O'Leary' Beth will join us and be discussing her latest release ' Swept Away' This is a bold and epic twist on the romance genre – with high stakes, jeopardy, passion and her most awkward lovers-in-close-proximity concept yet, this is Beth’s most ambitious novel to date. Venue's website:  arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/arcwinch

Thursday 24 April 2025 Venue:  Theatre Royal     map   Special interest  •  Talk  •  Awards Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  Box office: 01962 840440 Event:  The Maven Awards Night - 7.30pm - Hosted by Maven - A coworking community & supportive space for Winchester's women in business. Join us for an uplifting night full of entertainment and energy as we shine a light on Winchester women in business. The Maven Awards was founded with passion in 2024 to celebrate the inspirational wealth of female entrepreneurial talent that we have here in this wonderful city. Enjoy a night dedicated towards red carpet style, share in celebrating the finalists and the winners and expect to be wowed by our uplifting music and dance entertainment. This night is open to all - and yes it's an event to celebrate women but men are welcome too! Dress code - Red Carpet Venue's website:  theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/TRWinchester

Saturday 03 May 2025 Venue:  St Paul's Church     map   Music festival  •  Talk Address:   St Paul's Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AB Event:  Winchester Chamber Music Festival 2025 - Pre-Concert Talk - 10.30am-11am - Simon Crawford-Phillips and Richard Lester Schoenberg's early Chamber Symphony explored within the context of Vienna’s musical history. Tickets: Free

Sunday 04 May 2025 Venue:  The Nutshell     map   Live music  •  Music festival  •  Talk Address:   15 Kings Walk, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8AF Telephone:  01962 808533 Event:  Winchester Chamber Music Festival 2025 - Masterclass - 1.45pm-2.45pm - Violinist Lucy Gould shares her expertise with the Zenith Quartet from the Royal Academy of Music. Tickets: £5 (Unreserved seating) Venue's website:  thenutshellwinchester.com Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/thenutshellwinchester

Wednesday 07 May 2025 Venue:  Theatre Royal     map   Special interest  •  Talk  •  Film Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  Box office: 01962 840440 Event:  Kendal Mountain Tour 2025 - 7pm - Kendal Mountain Tour 2025: A Night Of Adventure Films + Guest Speaker, Will Duffin Prepare for an unforgettable night of adventure as the Kendal Mountain Tour 2025 comes to life! Join us on a journey through the world's most breathtaking landscapes with a selection of award-winning films showcasing the year’s most daring feats of courage and tales of human resilience. Whether you're a seasoned explorer or simply someone who appreciates the majesty of nature, this tour promises to ignite your sense of adventure and leave you with a renewed appreciation for the planet we call home. Alongside the collection of films, we’re excited to share that we will be joined on stage for a live Q&A session with the expedition doctor, Will Duffin, specialising in the delivery of healthcare in wild and remote places. Get ready to be thrilled, inspired and moved at the Kendal Mountain Tour 2025 – where adventure begins at your doorstep… Venue's website:  theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/TRWinchester

Sunday 11 May 2025 Venue:  Theatre Royal     map   Comedy  •  Talk Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  Box office: 01962 840440 Event:  Gyles Brandreth: Can't Stop Talking - 3pm - He's back – and he's unstoppable. Gyles Brandreth just can't stop talking. The jumper-loving This Morning star, who keeps popping up on Pointless, QI, Would I Lie To You?, Sunday Brunch, and The One Show, has been burbling and babbling since he was a baby, and in his hilarious new one-man show the award-winning raconteur (and holder of the world record for the longest-ever after-dinner speech - 12 and a half hours!) is trying to work out why. Venue's website:  theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/TRWinchester

Saturday 24 May 2025 Venue:  Theatre Royal     map   Live music  •  Opera  •  Talk Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  Box office: 01962 840440 Event:  An Evening with Sir Willard White and the Kymaera Duo - 7.30pm - One of the best-loved and most versatile opera stars of the last 40 years, Sir Willard White's illustrious career has taken him to the most prestigious opera houses and concert halls throughout the world. Now audiences have the opportunity to share an evening with Sir Willard as he reminisces about his life on stage & screen and sings some of the songs that have been important to him from the Nat King Cole of his youth in Jamaica, through the first truly complete recording of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess in 1976 to the songs that made the Bass-Baritone singer Paul Robeson famous in the 1920s and '30s. Sir Willard will be accompanied by the Kymaera guitar duo comprising Shane Hill and Simon James who have been performing together for over twenty years. Highlights of the partnership which features guitarists Shane Hill and Simon James have included appearing with the classical vocal legend Maria Ewing as well as the late UK jazz vocal legend Frank Holder. Venue's website:  theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/TRWinchester

 

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