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ENTERTAINMENT
The Cheltenham Trust offers a variety of performances ranging from music
and dance to top comedians and spoken word.
MUSIC
Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra – An English
Celebration 3 
MUSIC
FESTIVAL
PERFORMANCE
Jon Boden and The
Remnant Kings Cheltenham Jazz
Festival  Cheltenham Festival of
Performing Arts 
DATE WEDNESDAY 2 MAY
TIME 7.30PM
LOCATION CHELTENHAM
TOWN HALL
PRICE £22
Jon Boden, former lead singer
of Bellowhead, heads out on
the second leg of his Afterglow
album tour, featuring the newly
extended Remnant Kings – a
band that hasn’t performed
together since 2012. Including
the talents of: Sam Sweeney,
Paul Sartin, Rob Harbron, Ben
Nicholls and Richard Warren,
the band will be joined by string
and brass sections to bring the
album to the stage. DATE THURSDAY 3 – MONDAY 7 MAY
TIME VARIOUS
LOCATION CHELTENHAM TOWN
HALL & MONTEPELLIER GARDENS
PRICE VARIOUS
Experience the best classic
and contemporary jazz, soul,
blues and pop from an array
of international powerhouse
acts and brightest emerging
talent. Featuring: Van Morrison,
Imelda May, Kamasi Washington,
Courtney Pine and Omar, Corinne
Bailey Rae, Rick Astley, Caro Emerald,
Gilles Peterson, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80,
Andy Sheppard, Donny McCaslin,
Beth Hart, Nigel Kennedy, Jay
Rayner and many more. DATE TUESDAY 8 –
SUNDAY 20 MAY
TIME 9AM
LOCATION CHELTENHAM
TOWN HALL
PRICE £3 PER DAY, UNDER 18 FREE
The Festival offers a variety of
performance based events.
From ballet to modern dance,
Shakespeare to poetry and choirs
to piano recitals, there is something
different every day. Look out for
our special recital competition,
the Nutland Award Class for
Gloucestershire’s Young Musician
of the Year. For a full listing of events
visit: www.cheltenhamfestivalof
performingarts.co.uk
MUSIC
Masterworks Concert 63 
DATE FRIDAY 18 MAY TIME 7.30PM LOCATION
PITTVILLE PUMP ROOM PRICE £15, £5 CONC
For fifteen years, pianist James Lisney’s Masterworks has proven to
be a highlight of Cheltenham’s classical programme. His virtuosity
and integrity are internationally recognised, as evidenced by
his residencies at London’s Southbank Centre, the Amsterdam
Concertgebouw and Carnegie Hall in New York.
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DATE SATURDAY 19 MAY TIME 7.30PM LOCATION PITTVILLE PUMP
ROOM PRICE £14, £17, CONC AVAILABLE
In their final English Celebration, the CSO are joined once again
by Michael Foyle (violin) who performs the Elgar Violin Concerto –
made famous by the young Menuhin. Holst’s ballet music from his
comic opera The Perfect Fool brings three lively dance episodes.
Finally the “Four Sea Interludes” from Britten’s Peter Grimes, a work
deeply redolent of the Suffolk coast.
DANCE
MUSIC
COMEDY
Tea Dance Sharon Shannon Howlers at the Hall
DATE MONDAYS AS LISTED BELOW
TIME 2.30PM
LOCATION CHELTENHAM
TOWN HALL
PRICE £5, CARERS FREE
Put on your dancing shoes
and enjoy a fun and social
afternoon of dancing and live
music; of course, it wouldn’t be
a tea dance without the tea and
biscuits! DATE MONDAY 21 MAY
TIME 7.30PM
LOCATION CHELTENHAM
TOWN HALL
PRICE £22
Sharon is a musician who likes
to surprise. While she is best
known for her arrangements
of traditional Irish tunes and
compositions, she has always
been eager to explore new
styles, and to meet and work
with other musicians. Her
Irish influences are cheerfully
mixed in with often unexpected
styles from around the world,
including – for the first time –
Africa. DATE WEDNESDAY 23 MAY
TIME 8.30PM
LOCATION CHELTENHAM
TOWN HALL
AGE OVER 18
PRICE £10 STUDENT, £13.50
Due to popular demand, Howlers
Comedy Club will now be
bringing you the very best in the
UK and international comedy
on a monthly basis. Since 2008,
Cheltenham Town Hall has
provided the perfect setting for
the ultimate comedy club night,
showcasing the very best in new
and established comedy talent.
Visit www.howlerscomedyclub.
com for details. Line up subject to change.
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