THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT – SURREY
As the sun decides to grace us with it’s presence this summer, it’s time to make plans to get out and about. From live music and open-air theatre to stand-up comedy and stonking nights outs, check out our latest guide to the best entertainment events taking place in Surrey this July…
KANE FM PRESENTS: FUNK & SOUL / JUNE 28 / THE GEORGE ABBOTT, GUILDFORD
In need of a night out? Get to the George Abbott pub in Guildford for a night of non-stop funk and soul, with resident DJs from community radio station Kane FM taking to the 1s and 2s. Nod your head, shake our shoulders and get ready to dance the night away.
For more information, visit www.kanefm.com
THE BLUES BAND / JUNE 29 / G LIVE, GUILDFORD
An evening celebrating 40 years of performing together, the musical genius of Paul Jones, Dave Kelly, Tom McGuiness, Rob Townsend and Gary Fletcher unite as The Blues Band. Catch some of the finest blues playing live on stage at G Live this June.
For more information, visit www.glive.co.uk
POLESDEN LACEY SHAKESPEARE: LOVE’S LABOURS LOST / JUNE 29 – 30 + JULY 6 – 7 POLESDEN LACEY, DORKING
Enjoy an afternoon of open-air theatre, as Polseden Lacey Shakespeare returns to presentLove’s Labours Lost across two weekends this June and July.Under-16s go free.
For more information, visit www.polesdenlaceyshakespeare.co.uk
YVONNE ARNAUD ART 2019 / JULY 3 – 18 / THE MILL STUDIO, YVONNE ARNAUD THEATRE, GUILDFORD
Guildford Arts will be holding its 24th Annual Summer Exhibition at the Mill Studio this July. Showcasing contemporary paintings, prints, photography, sculpture, ceramics and glasswork from local and nationally-renowned artists. All work is for sale, with opportunities to meet some of the artists on Saturdays.
For more information, visit www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk
AN AFTERNOON IN THE GARDEN / JULY 3 / HANNAH PESCHAR SCULPTURE GARDEN, OCKLEY
Escape to the magical surrounding of the Hannah Peschar Sculpture Garden in Ockley for an afternoon of creativity to aid your wellbeing. Take part in nature-inspired yoga sessions, before a Mindful Mono-printing session with Surrey Art School.
For more information, visit www.hannahpescharsculpture.com
T.REXTASY / JULY 4 / NEW VICTORIA THEATRE, WOKING
Bang a gong and get on over to Woking’s New Victoria Theatre for an evening dedicated to the legacy of Marc Bolan and T.Rex. The only T.Rex tribute band endorsed by Marc Bolan’s family joined by original members of the band re-live a classic night of Glam Rock.
For more information, visit www.atgtickets.com
THE PRANKSTERS THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS: ROMEO AND JULIET / JULY 5 – 13 GUILDFORD CASTLE GROUNDS
A timeless tale of unrequited love and tragedy, The Pranksters Theatre Company present this Shakespeare classic in the Castle Grounds of Guildford in July. Bringing the Bard’s love story to 1960s Italy – complete with pop music and ice cream. Bring a picnic and enjoy a theatrical treat under the stars.
For more information, visit www.pranksterstheatre.org.uk
MALTINGS MONTHLY MARKET / JULY 6 / FARNHAM MALTINGS
Farnham Maltings’ monthly market is back to showcase the best independent craftspeople, emerging designers, food producers and traders in the South East. Taking place on the first Saturday of every month, browse and buy a treasure trove of exciting items for you and for your home.
For more information, visit www.farnhammaltings.com
PARTY IN THE PARK / JULY 6 / WOKING PARK
Woking’s annual Party in the Park returns for a day of free entertainment for one and all this July. Enjoy a jam-packed day of live music, street theatre, dance, an entire food village and thirst-quenching craft beers, as well as an evening screening of The Greatest Showman in the outdoor cinema. Fun for one and all!
For more information, visit www.celebratewoking.info
SUMMER SHORTS WORKSHOP / JULY 6 / PACKHOUSE, FARNHAM
Need some new shorts for the summer? Why not make a pair with your own fair hands by heading to this one-day sewing workshop held at Packhouse, found on the outskirts of Farnham.
For more information, visit www.packhouse.com
MERRY HELL / JULY 6 / GRAYSHOTT FOLK CLUB
Love live music? Bid farewell to Grayshott Folk Club for the summer as they finish their season of folk music gigs in the company of six-piece acoustic folk/rock band Merry Hell and singer-songwriter Dean Dyson.
For more information, visit www.grayshottfolkclub.co.uk
THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN / JULY 8 – 13 / YVONNE ARNAUD THEATRE, GUILDFORD
Adapted from Paula Hawkins’ acclaimed novel, Samantha Womack (EastEnders, Game On, The Kingsman)and Oliver Farnworth (Hollyoaks, Coronation Street) star in this must-see murder mystery that’ll leave you on the edge of your seat.
For more information, visit www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk
OFF THE KERB COMEDY CLUB / JULY 10 / FARNHAM MALTINGS
For a night of funny, find your way to the Farnham Maltings for their monthly instalment of the Off the Kerb Comedy Club. Featuring some of the best stand-up comics currently working the circuit, get your giggle on and enjoy a night of laugh out loud comedy.
For more information, visit www.farnhammaltings.com
THE CURE – ANNIVERSARY 1978 – 2018 LIVE IN HYDE PARK /JULY 11 / EVERYMAN CINEMA, ESHER
Fancy a cinematic experience? For one night only, re-live and celebrate The Cure’s 30thanniversary Hyde Park performance with this screening of ‘Anniversary 1978 – 2018’, directed by long-time collaborator Tim Pope.
For more information, visit www.everymancinema.com
TITANIC THE MUSICAL / JULY 11 – 13 / NEW VICTORIA THEATRE, WOKING
Based on the real lives of those aboard the TMS Titanic at the time of its fateful sinking in 1912, this captivating production arrives in Woking this July to take you on a journey of hope, ambition and emotion.
For more information, visit www.atgtickets.com
EMBRACE ABILITY EVEREST FEAT. BLACK FUTURES / JULY 12 / THE BOILEROOM, GUILDFORD
Help raise money to fund vital work being done to protect and empower children with disabilities in Cambodia by joining this Embrace Ability Everest Fundraiser event. Enthralling and enticing you with a sense of community and purpose on the night will be local electro-psych-punk-noise duo Black Futures.
For more information, visit www.theboileroom.net
KANE FM PRESENTS: DUB BY THE RIVER /JULY 13 / THE ROWBARGE, GUILDFORD
Spend the afternoon in the sun and listen to Dub by The River, courtesy of local radio station Kane FM. Enjoy a tasty Caribbean BBQ accompanied by some of the finest dub selections made by regular reggae stalwarts Boom & Bass, Da Vinci Sound System and more.
For more information, visit www.kanefm.com
SUMMER NIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL – MAMA MIA: HERE WE GO AGAIN / THE GREATEST SHOWMAN / JULY 11 + 13 / RHS GARDEN, WISLEY
Love a good musical? Set within the glorious gardens of RHS Wisley, enjoy an evening of open-air cinema with the Summer Nights Film Festival held this July. Cosy up on a blanket under the stars, sit back, and relax.
For more information, visit www.rhs.org.uk
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR / JULY 13 – 27 / STOKE PARK MODEL RAILWAY, GUILDFORD
All aboard for this 1970s adaptation of the Bard’s classic comedy, Guildford Shakespeare Company return with their second feature production of the summer, staged at the enchanting Stoke Park Model Railway.
For more information, visit www.guildford-shakespeare-company.co.uk
MOCK TUDOR COMEDY COMEDY CLUB: SUZI RUFFELL & ROSIE JONES / JULY 14 / RIVERHOUSE BARN ARTS CENTRE, WALTON ON THAMES
A comedy double-bill of epic proportion, as Suzi Ruffell and Rosie Jones supply a stream of comic consciousnessat the Mock Tudor Comedy Club held at Walton’s cultural hub, the Riverhouse Barn Arts Centre.
For more information, visit www.riverhousebarn.co.uk
OPEN AIR THEATRE – WITHERING HEIGHTS / JULY 14 / HATCHLANDS PARK, GUILDFORD
Heartbreak Products presents this timeless tale, as the brooding love between Heathcliff and Catherine is laid bare at their open-air production of Wuthering Heights at Hatchlands Park.
For more information, visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk
ROOSEVELT COLLIER / JULY 15 / ELECTRIC THEATRE, GUILDFORD
Live music fans are in for a special treat this July as the exceptional talents of Florida based pedal and lap steel guitarist Roosevelt Collier comes to the Electric Theatre in Guildford for a night of blues, gospel and rock ‘n’ roll or, as Collier himself would describe it, “dirty funk swampy grime”
For more information, visit www.electric.theatre
SISTER SLEDGE / JULY 16 / G LIVE, GUILDFORD
One of the most iconic female groups of all time, Sister Sledge brings the disco to Guildford for a night of non-stop hits and dancing. With hits including He’s the Greatest Dancer, Lost in Music, Thinking of You, Frankie and All American Girls– grab your gang and prepare to party.
For more information, visit www.glive.co.uk
TARA NEWTON-WORDSWORTH: MOTHERHOOD / JULY 17 / ELECTRIC THEATRE, GUILDFORD
Exploiting children for their comedy value? Sure why not! From pelvic floors to googling ’how to change a nappy’, take a tour of the hilarious world that is parenthood with Tara Newton-Wordsworth at the Electric Theatre this July.
For more information, visit www.electric.theatre
MURDER SHE DIDN’T WRITE: THE IMPROVISED MURDER MYSTERY / JULY 17 / YVONNE ARNAUD THEATRE, GUILDFORD
Frightened to death by the flashing vicar? Bludgeoned by a badger who just wanted to cross the road safely? Think you’ve got what it takes to plot the ultimate whodunit? Play your part and make your suggestions at a hysterical evening of improvised murder mystery at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre this July.
For more information, visit www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk
LET’S GET QUIZZICAL / JULY 17 / THE BOILEROOM, GUILDFORD
Got a profound knowledge of the number of traffic lights found in central Guildford? Perhaps your hot topic is the tweets found in Donald Trump’s social media feed? Whatever your trivial pursuit, get quizzical and test your knowledge at Guildford’s greatest alternative quiz night at the Boileroom this July.
For more information, visit www.theboileroom.net
GUILDBURYS PICNIC THEATRE / JULY 17 – 20 / MERRIST WOOD, WORPLESDON
Who can resist the urge to soak up a spot of culture among the great outdoors? Get comfortable and tuck into a spot of picnic theatre as Guildburys presents Alistair Beaton’s adaptation of Nikolai Gogol’s The Government Inspector. When the Mayor of a small town in Russia learns of the impending arrival of an inspector, he and his crooked cronies descend into a frenzy of roubles and vodka in this hilariously chaotic adventure.
For more information, visit www.guildburys.com
HELLFIRE COMEDY CLUB / JULY 18 / G LIvE, GUILDFORD
Get hot under the collar as the Hell Fire Comedy Club returns for their monthly instalment of the funny stuff at G Live this July. Catch some of the hottest, up-and-coming stand-up comics, and tuck into a fiery curry beforehand to really heat things up.
For more information, visit www.glive.co.uk
NICHOLAS PARSONS – A LAUGH A MINUTE / JULY 18 / YVONNE ARNAUD THEATRE, GUILDFORD
Veteran broadcaster, and host of BBC Radio 4’s Just a Minute, Nicholas Parsons arrives at Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre for a solo show exhibiting his superbly funny and inimitable brand of entertainment.
For more information, visit www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk
OPEN AIR THEATRE – THE JUNGLE BOOK / JULY 20 / CLAREMONT LANDSCAPE GARDEN, ESHER
‘Tis the season to pack a picnic, unroll the blankets and enjoy open-air theatre amongst the luscious environs of Claremont Landscape Garden near Esher. Catch Kipling’s classic of young Mowgli and co, for a Saturday night under the stars in leafy Surrey.
For more information, visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk
ROBYN HITCHCOCK /JULY 21 / THE BOILEROOM, GUILDFORD
The Soft Boys founder and art-rock legend Robyn Hitchcock arrives at the intimate setting of The Boileroom in Guildford this July for an evening of psychedelic folk.
For more information, visit www.theboileroom.net
EVENING RACING WITH MADNESS / JULY 24 / SANDOWN PARK, ESHER
Troublemakers and troubadours Madness return to Sandown Park Racecourse for an evening of live music and racing, as part of the Jockey Club Live series of gigs taking place this summer. Skank with a smile on your face and sing-a-long to an endless list of party hits as the sun goes down on Sandown.
For more information, visit www.thejockeyclub.co.uk
CONTEMPORARY ART & MODERN BRITISH PAINTINGS auction /JULY 25 EWBANK’S AUCTION ROOMS, WOKING
Lover of all things art? Looking for that something special to add to your collection? Seeking to start a collection. Bid on an array of pieces at this auction; from paintings to porcelain, and beyond, masterpieces of modernity await.
For more information, visit www.ewbanksauctions.co.uk
HATCHA & FRIENDS: DJ LUCK & MC NEAT, SCOTT GARCIA / JULY 26 / THIRTY3HZ, GUILDFORD
With a little bit of luck there may still be some tickets left for this re-wind in time to the days when Garage music was born. Join DJ Luck and MC Neat for a night of nostalgic anthems, with sets from Scott Garcia and more on the night.
For more information, visit www.thirty3hz.com
GRILLS & GUITARS: HARRY MILLER / JULY 26 / FARNHAM MALTINGS
Grab a plate of tasty BBQ food from the grill and listen to the sweet sounds of Harry Miller, as he serenades you with a spot of jazz this summer’s eve. BBQ tickets must be pre-booked.
For more information, visit www.farnhammaltings.com
ED ASNER – A MAN AND HIS PROSTATE / JULY 27 – 28 / ELECTRIC THEATRE, GUILDFORD
Hollywood legend Ed Asner comes to Guildford’s Electric Theatre in his brand new one-man comedy show that’ll take you on a journey of pain, laughter and anatomy. Creating awareness through the power of comedy, this is not to be missed.
For more information, visit www.electric.theatre
SHERE ARTS & CRAFT FAIR / JULY 28 / SHERE VILLAGE HALL
Looking for thatsomething special? Whether you’re seeking to find a gift to give, or perhaps waiting for the right piece to take its position in your home, discover a wealth of arts and crafts at this fair taking place in Shere.
For more information, visit www.surreyvillagesartandcraft.co.uk
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING / JULY 28 / CLANDON WOOD NATURAL BURIAL RESERVE
As part of Guildford Fringe Festival, outdoor theatre company Shakespeare’s Wanderers are bringing their WWI-inspired production of Much Ado About Nothing to the stunning Clandon Wood Natural Burial Reserve this July.
For more information, visit www.guildfordfringefestival.com
EVENING RACING WITH PETE TONG / JULY 31 / SANDOWN PARK, ESHER
Catch the Godfather of dance music, the one and only Pete Tong, as he comes to Sandown Park this summer accompanied by The Heritage Orchestra, to play Ibiza club classics – but not as you know them!
For more information, visit www.thejockeyclub.co.uk
RADAR FESTIVAL / AUGUST 2 – 3 / THE CASINO, GUILDFORD
For those with a penchant for prog-metal, the inaugural Radar Festival arrives in the heart of Guildford this August. Featuring an illustrious list of some of the world’s best prog-metal bands, fans can look forward to performances from Monuments, Animals as Leaders, Heart of a Coward, Intervals, Rolo Tomassi, Polar and The Deadlights. With two stages of live music taking place across two days, as well as workshops, master-classes and after parties, metal fans are in for one almighty party this summer.
For more information, visit www.radarfestival.co.uk
STAYCATION LIVE FESTIVAL / AUGUST 2 – 4 / PHILLIPS MEMORIAL PARK, GODALMING
A summer attraction in itself, enjoy a summer staycation in Godalming and head to the annual freemiumevent, the Staycation Live Festival, held on the Philips Memorial Park in Godalming, as well as other venues across the town. Enjoy three days of free entertainment for the family, with performances from some of the best up and coming artists in the area, and much more.
For more information, visit www.staycationlivefestival.co.uk