WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK IN SURREY?
Gosh dang it! If you’re keen on some fun this week, then gee-whizz have we got a hot list of events taking place in Surrey. Want to find out what’s on? Food festivals, outdoor theatre, nature exploring, pottery workshops, comedy, music, family trails, pre-season friendlies – you name it, we’ve probably got it. Jump on in friend.
STEVE-O: THE BUCKET LIST TOUR / JULY 10 / G LIVE, GUILDFORD
Every idea on Steve-O’s Bucket List was so ill-advised, he never expected to go through with any of them. Until it was time to prepare for this tour. Not only are the stunts more ridiculous than what you already know Steve-O for, he did them all, and made a highly XXX-rated, multimedia comedy show out of them. Not for kids, or for the faint of heart.
For more information, visit glive.co.uk
TITANIC THE MUSICAL / JULY 10 – 15 / NEW VICTORIA THEATRE, WOKING
Based on real people aboard the most legendary ship in the world, Titanic The Musical is a stunning and stirring production focusing on the hopes, dreams and aspirations of her passengers who each boarded with stories and personal ambitions of their own.
For more information, visit atgtickets.com/woking
DRINK & DRAW / JULY 11 / THE BOILEROOM, GUILDFORD
Scribblers, scrawlers and drawers can rejoice and commune with like-minded folk of Guildford’s creative community at Drink & Draw. Bring your sketchbooks, pens, pencils, and some of your favourite equipment to share if you’re feeling generous. Materials will be available on the night.
For more information, visit theboileroom.net
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS / JULY 11 – 15 / YVONNE ARNAUD THEATRE, GUILDFORD
Based on the novel by Jules Verne and adapted and directed by Juliet Forster, this brand-new, fun and colourful family production tells the story of Around The World In Eighty Days as you’ve never seen it before.
For more information, visit yvonne-arnaud.co.uk
LIVE MUSIC LATES / JULY 12 + 13 / PAINSHILL PARK, COBHAM
Painshill park’s summer series of Live Music Lates returns this July. Listen to live bands in the beautiful surroundings of Painshill’s tree lined Amphitheatre. Catch Rick Parfitt Jr Band, Dirty DC, Trembling Wilburys, Elite Elton and One Step Behind throughout the month.
For more information, visit painshill.co.uk
ZOG / JULY 12 – 16 / ROSE THEATRE, KINGSTON
Enjoy the ride as Zog attempts to learn to burn the ropes at the esteemed Madame Dragon’s school before becoming a fully-fledged dragon. Watch Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s loveable character come alive from page to stage in this thoroughly entertaining adaptation directed by Mike Shepherd.
For more information, visit rosetheatre.org
INTRODUCTION TO POTTERY / JULY 13 + 20 / WEST HORSLEY PLACE
Suitable for beginners and those with some experience; sign up for this Introduction to Pottery Workshop at West Horsley Place this July. Learn, discover and explore the wonderful world of pottery as you make bowls, learn decorative techniques, as well as glazing and dipping. Sign up online and find your new favourite hobby.
For more information, visit westhorsleyplace.org
EDINBURGH PREVIEW: YURIKO KOTAJI & JJ WHITEHEAD / JULY 14 / FARNHAM MALTINGS
Catch some future stars of funny at this Edinburgh Preview night at Farnham Maltings. Taking to the stage this July before the long haul up north, UK-based Japanese comedian Yuriko Kotaji and the eclectic wit of JJ Whitehead. Nab some tickets for a night of comic relief.
For more information, visit farnhammaltings.com
ROCKEOKE / JULY 14 / THE FIGHTING COCKS, KINGSTON
Like the idea of Karaoke but are just too darn punk rock to belt out some Kelly Clarkson? Well even if you are a punk rocker who loves to belt out some Kelly Clarkson, get a fix of the heavy stuff with Rockeoke over at The Fighting Cocks in Kingston.
For more information, visit the-fighting-cocks.co.uk
THE CANTERBURY TALES / JULY 14 – 29 / GSC HQ, STOKE PARK, GUILDFORD
Surrey’s Premier Open-Air Theatre continues in July with a “riotous, irreverent, joyous” adaptation of THE CANTERBURY TALES. The award-winning Guildford Shakespeare Company are revisiting their acclaimed 2014 production, revised and reworked for the open-air. Staged in Stoke Park Guildford, the show features live music, puppetry, captivating storytelling, Shakespeare and buckets of audience participation.
For more information, visit guildford-shakespeare-company.co.uk
JURASSIC EARTH / JULY 15 / G LIVE, GUILDFORD
A unique, immersive Dinosaur experience for all ages! The Original & Best Live Dinosaur Show! Jurassic Earth features roaming, state-of-the-art animatronic life-like Dinosaurs in an interactive and exciting story-telling show, creating a unique, immersive experience for all audiences! Talk to a Triceratops, roar with a T-Rex, look up to a Brontosaurus, scream with a Spinosaurus and run from a Raptor! Argh. Book tickets quickly for a trip back in time.
For more information, visit glive.co.uk
CAMBERLEY BEACH PARTY / JULY 15 / CAMBERLEY TOWN CENTRE
It’s SUMMER! Time to hit the beach, right? Just a stone’s throw from the front door, head for Camberley Town Centre this July for their epic Beach Party. Bringing the seaside to the town centre, expect sandcastles galore, deckchairs, street entertainment, face painting and more.
For more information, visit collectivelycamberley.co.uk
ETHICAL VEGAN MARKETS / JULY 15 + 16 / WALTON + FARNHAM
Ethical Vegan Events will once again be popping up throughout Surrey with their excellent markets. Free to attend, expect to find a host of vegan foodie treats and eats and a range of vegan products for you and the home that have been ethically and sustainably produced. Find them in Woking, Cobham, Walton and Farnham this July.
For more information, visit ethicalveganevents.com
INTRODUCTION TO WILD INKS / JULY 15 / THE LIGHTBOX, WOKING
Join artist Katie Fields for an introduction to the joys of wild colour and organic pigments. This workshop will begin with a foraging walk where you’ll gather sources of seasonal colour and demonstrate how these pigments are harvested, tested and modified. After a break with a foraged herbal tea, you’ll then create an ancient oak gall ink. Finish the workshop with a variety of samples and the knowledge to gather your own wild colours in the future.
For more information, visit thelightbox.org.uk
GUILDFORD GOES WILD / JULY 15 / ZERO, GUILDFORD
Join the Surrey Wildlife Trust and Zero Carbon Guildford as they implore one and all to Guildford Goes Wild. As residents in the most wooded county in England, we’re proud of our countryside. But did you know that biodiversity decline in Surrey is higher than the national average, and we’ve lost 11% of our native species in the last few decades alone? Join like-minded lovers of nature, meeting local nature groups, all the while learning what you can do to conserve our countryside.
For more information, visit zerocarbonguildford.com
NATURE ON OUR DOORSTEP / JULY 15 – 16 / RURAL LIFE LIVING MUSEUM, TILFORD
Join the Rural Life Centre’s next-door neighbours RSPB for a weekend of wildlife and nature on our doorstep. Go on a bug hunt, meet some British reptiles and join in with some wild arts and crafts.
For more information, visit rural-life.org.uk
CHEESE & CHILLI FESTIVAL / JULY 15 + 16 / SHALFORD PARK, GUILDFORD
Feel the heat this July at this celebration of chillies and cheese. This wildly popular travelling foodfest regularly sees 5,000 and 10,000 visitors at each event, drawn to nearly 100 traders and the chance to sample some of the best chillies and cheeses from the UK and beyond. If you’re feeling brave, participate in the chilli eating or man v food competition, or just take in demos and talks, live music, bars, and children’s entertainment.
For more information, visit cheeseandchillifestival.com
WOKING FC VS AFC WIMBLEDON / JULY 15 / LAITHWAITE COMMUNITY STADIUM, WOKING
Having narrowly missed out on promotion to League 2, you can be sure that Woking FC’s plans and preparations for the forthcoming season will have ambitions of promotion at the core of it. Welcoming the successful breakaway club AFC Wimbledon to the Laithwaite Community Stadium this July, catch Darren Sarl’s squad take shape and see some of next season’s stars in the making.
For more information, visit wokingfc.co.uk
LADIES MOON CIRCLE RETREAT DAY / JULY 15 / THE SHAC, BUCKLAND PARK LAGOON
Join like-minded ladies for a sacred gathering at this Moon Circle hosted by The Surrey Hills Adventure Company. Taking place around a warm fire pit, bathe in celestial light and celebrate the lunar cycle in a session involving support, connection and meditation.
For more information, visit theshac.co.uk
THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN’S MEN: ROMEO & JULIET / JULY 15, 16 + 30 / HOOK, ESHER + GUILDFORD
The Lord Chamberlain’s Men invite you to join them this summer for the timeless and classic love story, Romeo and Juliet. With a history stretching back to William Shakespeare himself they present this great play as he first saw it, in the open air, with an all male cast and Elizabethan costumes, music and dance.
For more information, visit tlcm.co.uk
OUTDOOR THEATRE: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE + THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR / JULY 15 + JULY 29 / PAINSHILL, COBHAM
Fancy some outdoor theatre at the oh-so scenic site of Painshill? Pull up a pew (and a picnic) and enjoy the delights of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and Shakespeare’s comedy The Merry Wives of Windsor.
For more information, visit painshill.co.uk
DUMB BLOW THE NAUGHTY ELEPHANT – THE SUMMER ADULT PANTO / NOW UNTIL JULY 15 / THE FALLEN ANGEL BAR, GUILDFORD
A brand new script by the creative team behind Sinders (2019), D!CK (2020), Pinocchio (2020) and Aladdin One Rub Too Many (2021), Throbbin’ Hood & his Little John (2022). If you are a fan of naughty, smutty and damn right silly humour then the Guildford Fringe Adult Panto is for you!
For more information, visit guildfordfringefestival.com
GUILDFORD ARTS SUMMER EXHIBITION / NOW UNTIL 20 / MILL STUDIO, YVONNE ARNAUD THEATRE, GUILDFORD
The annual Guildford Arts Summer Exhibition returns to the historic and peaceful riverside setting of the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre’s Mill Studio, in the heart of the town. 23 local and national artists have been invited to show their creativity and expertise in glass, ceramics, sculpture, paintings, drawings, textiles, prints and photography. The Exhibition will be opened at the Private View by the actress Bronagh Waugh, a supporter of the Exhibition. All the artworks on display are for sale.
For more information, visit yvonne-arnaud.co.uk
KAYAK HIRE / EVERY WEEKEND / ROAR OUTDOOR, GODALMING WHARF
What could be better than taking to a kayak and making your way along the River Wey? Not much we say. As the summer sun beats down, sports activities by the waterside are a must. Join ROAR Outdoor and head for Godalming Wharf for a canoe journey that will not only give you a great workout but a great view of nature from the water.
For more information, visit roaroutdoor.co.uk
OPEN WATER SWIMMING / DIVERS COVE, GODSTONE
Are you a fan of open-water swimming? Looking to switch up locations on your favoured swim spot? Divers Cove over in Godstone provides some excellent pay-as-you swim sessions, making your summer exercise routine that bit more fluid. Get lost in the idyllic Surrey Hills countryside as you swim in crystal clear waters found at the Cove’s previous incarnation as a sand extraction site.
For more information, visit diverscove.co.uk