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Events in October 2024
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10th October 2024(1 event)
MANBand The Musical
All Day 10th October 2024 – 12th October 2024
at Theatre Seven
ShrewsburyMANBand The Musical
All Day - 10th October 2024 – 12th October 2024
More InformationIt’s never too late to strive for stardom. If you are too old to form a Boy Band, how about a Man Band?
MANBand The Musical comes from the comedy pen of Tim Baker and features 20 brand new songs in 60s and 70s style by Pete and Jo Hanlon. It’s about four retirees who dream of one last stab at The Limelight, singing songs about family, friendship and Morecambe and Wise.
It’s the perfect show for anyone who has ever been in a pub!
Theatre Seven, Shrewsbury Thurs 10 to Sat 12 October
Tickets online via https://www.theatresevern.co.uk/shows/whatson/manband-the-musical/
More information: https://manbandthemusical.co.uk/
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11th October 2024(1 event)
MANBand The Musical
All Day 10th October 2024 – 12th October 2024
at Theatre Seven
ShrewsburyMANBand The Musical
All Day - 10th October 2024 – 12th October 2024
More InformationIt’s never too late to strive for stardom. If you are too old to form a Boy Band, how about a Man Band?
MANBand The Musical comes from the comedy pen of Tim Baker and features 20 brand new songs in 60s and 70s style by Pete and Jo Hanlon. It’s about four retirees who dream of one last stab at The Limelight, singing songs about family, friendship and Morecambe and Wise.
It’s the perfect show for anyone who has ever been in a pub!
Theatre Seven, Shrewsbury Thurs 10 to Sat 12 OctoberTickets online via https://www.theatresevern.co.uk/shows/whatson/manband-the-musical/
More information: https://manbandthemusical.co.uk/
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12th October 2024(2 events)
MANBand The Musical
All Day 10th October 2024 – 12th October 2024
at Theatre Seven
ShrewsburyMANBand The Musical
All Day - 10th October 2024 – 12th October 2024
More InformationIt’s never too late to strive for stardom. If you are too old to form a Boy Band, how about a Man Band?
MANBand The Musical comes from the comedy pen of Tim Baker and features 20 brand new songs in 60s and 70s style by Pete and Jo Hanlon. It’s about four retirees who dream of one last stab at The Limelight, singing songs about family, friendship and Morecambe and Wise.
It’s the perfect show for anyone who has ever been in a pub!
Theatre Seven, Shrewsbury Thurs 10 to Sat 12 OctoberTickets online via https://www.theatresevern.co.uk/shows/whatson/manband-the-musical/
More information: https://manbandthemusical.co.uk/
THERE WAS AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A FLY
14:30 12th October 2024
at Festival Drayton Centre
Market DraytonTHERE WAS AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A FLY
14:30 - 16:00 12th October 2024
More InformationThere Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly
The 50th Anniversary Production!
Written by Steven LeeThere Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly.
I don’t know why she swallowed a fly...
But The People’s Theatre Company do!
And now you can too as they bring the world’s best loved nonsense rhyme to life just in time to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pam Adams’ best-selling book!
In this enchanting stage adaptation, aliens from a distant planet have crash-landed on earth and need our help to get home. But there’s a problem. Their rocket runs on stories, not fuel, and only the greatest story in the universe will be enough to save them!
With a captivating combination of live action, animation and puppetry, this magical re-telling of There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly is sure to surprise and delight children and nostalgic adults in equal measure.
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13th October 2024(1 event)
Oswestry 10K
09:00 13th October 2024
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OswestryOswestry 10K
09:00 - 10:00 13th October 2024
Smithfield StreetOswestry, Shropshire, SY11 2EGMore InformationThe Oswestry 10k brings together an active community of people taking part in sporting events for reasons ranging from fitness, competition, charity, health, fun or to simply finish. Runners World has chosen it as one of their favourite UK 10K events to run in 2024.
The participants vary from nervous first-timers of all ages through to competitive runners. The Oswestry 10k will take place on Sunday 13th October 2024 and the event starts/finishes in Church St and loops around the town and surrounding countryside. The event HQ & start/finish is a short walk from several car parks in the town centre.
For more information visit Adrenaline Sports website
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30th October 2024(1 event)
Inside Out 2 - Flicks in the Sticks film
15:00 30th October 2024
at Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre
Craven ArmsInside Out 2 - Flicks in the Sticks film
15:00 - 17:00 30th October 2024
More InformationJoy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust have been running a successful operation by all accounts. However, when Anxiety shows up, they aren't sure how to feel.
Adult £6
Child £4
Themed crafts and cinema snacks available
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31st October 2024(1 event)
Shropshire Drama Company extends tour of self-penned mystery based on a selection of Shropshire’s supernatural folktales
19:00 31st October 2024
at The Edge Arts Centre
Much WenlockShropshire Drama Company extends tour of self-penned mystery based on a selection of Shropshire’s supernatural folktales
19:00 - 21:30 31st October 2024
More InformationFollowing a successful tour earlier this year, Shropshire Drama Company (SDC) will take its self-penned production, inspired by local folklore from around the county, on the road again this coming autumn.
Written by local playwright and SDC member Michele Rowland-Jones and coinciding with Halloween, Supernatural Shropshire is set to visit the following venues:
Saturday 26 October – Oscars at The Assembly Rooms, Ludlow
Thursday 31 October – The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock
Friday 01 November – Montford Parish Hall, near Shrewsbury.Performed by six actors Supernatural Shropshire is set in a small village pub, where a woman’s quiet drink is disturbed by the arrival of a stranger. With the aid of a cast of storytellers the stranger spends the evening recounting several Shropshire folktales, including stories of ghosts, evil witches and even the devil himself but who is this mysterious stranger and why is it so important that she believes in the stories he tells?
Michele Rowland-Jones said: “Shropshire has a wealth of fascinating folktales and I hope that audiences will enjoy hearing them, as much as I have enjoyed researching them and weaving them into my play.”
Performances begin at 7.30pm and tickets are £10. Details of how to purchase tickets can be found on the SDC website: https://shropshiredramacompany.co.uk.
Picture: the cast of Supernatural Shropshire.
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1st November 2024(2 events)
Shropshire Drama Company extends tour of self-penned mystery based on a selection of Shropshire’s supernatural folktales
19:00 1st November 2024
at Montford Parish Hall
ShrewsburyShropshire Drama Company extends tour of self-penned mystery based on a selection of Shropshire’s supernatural folktales
19:00 - 21:30 1st November 2024
Montford Parish HallMore InformationFollowing a successful tour earlier this year, Shropshire Drama Company (SDC) will take its self-penned production, inspired by local folklore from around the county, on the road again this coming autumn.
Written by local playwright and SDC member Michele Rowland-Jones and coinciding with Halloween, Supernatural Shropshire is set to visit the following venues:
Saturday 26 October – Oscars at The Assembly Rooms, Ludlow
Thursday 31 October – The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock
Friday 01 November – Montford Village Hall, near Shrewsbury.Performed by six actors Supernatural Shropshire is set in a small village pub, where a woman’s quiet drink is disturbed by the arrival of a stranger. With the aid of a cast of storytellers the stranger spends the evening recounting several Shropshire folktales, including stories of ghosts, evil witches and even the devil himself but who is this mysterious stranger and why is it so important that she believes in the stories he tells?
Michele Rowland-Jones said: “Shropshire has a wealth of fascinating folktales and I hope that audiences will enjoy hearing them, as much as I have enjoyed researching them and weaving them into my play.”
Performances begin at 7.30pm and tickets are £10. Details of how to purchase tickets can be found on the SDC website: https://shropshiredramacompany.co.uk.
Pictures: the cast of Supernatural Shropshire.
Mark Watson: Search
20:00 1st November 2024
at Festival Drayton Centre
Market DraytonMark Watson: Search
20:00 - 22:30 1st November 2024
More InformationMark Watson's 12-year-old son has just got a phone. His 70-year-old dad has been through the most frightening experience of his life. Both a dad and a kid himself, around the midpoint of his life, the Taskmaster star and multiple award-winner - now also famous as one-third of YouTube cult sensation No More Jockeys - returns.
He'll consider the search for meaning that we're all on, with or without Google. There'll be a lot of jokes, and a show that's different every night.
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2nd November 2024(1 event)
Whittington Castle - Eco Warriors
10:30 2nd November 2024
at Whittington Castle
OswestryWhittington Castle - Eco Warriors
10:30 - 12:00 2nd November 2024
More InformationJoin our Eco Warrior Linus for our monthly green fingered children’s club: Activities are different each month and have included bulb planting, litter picks, fat ball making, pond dipping and bug hotel construction. Dress appropriately for the weather and all participants can relax with a complimentary hot chocolate at the end of the session. No booking needed, meet at kitchen@thecastle on the day.
All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. - 3rd November 2024