insideKENT Magazine Issue 96 - March 2020 | Page 21

EVENTS
14 MAR
CHOP CHOP + WHEELS (LIVE!)
Coachworks, Ashford
www.coach-works.co.uk
Time: TBC Price: £5, Concessions £4
Expect floaty fingerpicking, luscious leads, haunting
harmonies and transfixing tenor recorder as indie-
folk trio Wheels (who hail from Canterbury and
Medway) bring their songs and tales of the general
confusion and disorientation that we know as modern
life to the Coachworks alongside Brighton-based
ChopChop’s mix of punk, jazz, prog, electronica,
soundscapes, spoken word, classic literature,
philosophy and poetry.
16-22 MAR
DAZZLING DAFFODILS
Hever Castle, Hever
www.hevercastle.co.uk
Time: from 10.30am | Price: from £14.95 (children
5-15 from £9.40)
Feel uplifted this spring during Hever Castle’s
Dazzling Daffodils event. With 14,000 new daffodil
bulbs set to bloom across the gardens, there will be
a wide range of varieties to enjoy. This daffodil event
throws the spotlight on the narcissus family and
showcases the new and the best in daffodils. Bulb
expert Johnny Walkers will be giving talks from the
16-20 March, plus you will be able to go on a self-
guided tour throughout the garden.
17-21 MAR
DIAL M FOR MURDER
Churchill Theatre, Bromley
www.churchilltheatre.co.uk
Time: 7.30pm (Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
matinee 2.30pm) | Price: from £18.50
TV and stage favourite, Tom Chambers, (Top Hat,
Strictly Come Dancing ) stars as the charismatic and
manipulative Tony Wendice, a jaded ex-tennis pro
who has given it all up for his wife Margot, performed
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by Sally Bretton (Not Going Out, The Office, Death in
Paradise). When he discovers she has been unfaithful
his mind turns to revenge and the pursuit of the
‘perfect crime’. Made famous by Alfred Hitchcock’s
world-renowned film of 1950, the iconic Dial M for
Murder will leave you spellbound as Tony becomes
more tangled in the web of his own making. Also
featuring Christopher Harper (Coronation Street) and
Michael Salami (Hollyoaks), this ultimate masterclass
in suspense is guaranteed to entwine you with its
spine-chilling twists and turns.
20 MAR
THE TAKE THAT EXPERIENCE
The Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells
www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk
Time: 7.30pm | Price: £26.75
Wowing audiences everywhere they go with their
amazing vocals, replica costumes and electrifying
dance routines, The Take That Experience continue
to successfully recreate the magic of Take That with
the ‘Greatest Hits Tour’.
21 MAR
LEVELLERS
Dreamland, Margate
www.dreamland.co.uk
Time: 8pm | Price: £27.50 + booking fee
Levellers are still going strong after 30 years in the
game. They have long been, and still are, one of the
best live bands around and they’re back in 2020
with a new studio album and an extensive tour taking
in double nights at some of their favourite towns
and cities.
21-22 MAR
ELIZABETH I AND THE ARMADA
Penshurst Place, Penshurst
www.penshurstplace.com
Time: from 10.30am
Price: £12.50 (children 5-15 £6.50)
21 MAR
FIREDANCE
The Orchard Theatre, Dartford
www.orchardtheatre.co.uk
Time: 7.30pm | Price: from £34.50
Pairing together professionally for the first time,
Strictly Come Dancing’s Gorka Marquez and Karen
Hauer are sure to set temperatures soaring with their
brand new Latin spectacular FIREDANCE. Expect
the sequins and feather boas to make way for hot
pulsing beats, seductive choreography and passionate
performances that will take your breath away! With
an incredible live band featuring Latin musicians
and a dynamic dance ensemble performing Argentine
Tango, Flamenco, Contemporary, Paso Doble,
Samba and Salsa, audiences can expect an amazing
show of fresh and exciting dance from two of the
world’s finest.
After his rights to the English throne were stripped
due to the death of his wife Queen Mary I, Philip II
of Spain declared war on England and Her Majesty
Queen Elizabeth I, in a bid to return the nation to
Catholicism. This weekend we invite you to meet
the 16th Century people affected by Philip’s
declaration, including Queen Elizabeth I herself!