T.REXTASY - The Ultimate dedication to Marc Bolan

Fabulous Tribute band here in Stamford on Saturday 20th September. Doors/Bar open 7pm for pre-show & pre-ordered interval, show starts 7.30pm. All Tickets £12, and are available from Stamford Arts Centre Box Office on 01780 763203

Voted no.1 by the BBC, this is amazing show performed by one of the most highly acclaimed tribute bands is a MUST for all Glam- Rock fans. A sensational show, now in it's 12th year of touring. - “It's just like seeing Marc again.” - Jack Green (T.REX guitarist)

Pirates of Penzance - Stamford Gilbert & Sullivan

23rd to 27th September at 7.30pm Tickets £10 (£9 cons) Stamford Arts Centre 01780 763203

Gilbert & Sullivans comic opera, about law and order, love, misplaced children, and the difficulties of being born on a leap year!

Theatre Alive! presents Sleeping Dog Theatre Company...

The Drowned World by Gary Owen

Thursday 23rd October 2.30pm & 7.30pm and Saturday 25 October 7.30pm
Tickets: £12 (£10). All tickedts availabled from Stamford Arts Centre, tel: 01780 763203

A spine tingling story of love, sexual desire, revolution and betrayal. A daring and exiting fusion of poetic prose with shocking realism combines to create a haunting Orwellian landscape that strikes a cord in today's society where image is, arguably, more important to the ambitious politician than sincere policies.

Sleeping Dog is an exciting new Midlands based touring theatre company who are asking the sort of questions that has MPs run screaming to their spin-doctors. Determined to shine a light into dark corners, this innovative ensemble use a mixture of new writing and published texts to explore the world we actually live in, the here and the now. Always relevant, always provocative, always electrifying.

BOOTLEG ABBA - Friday 24th October 8pm start (Doors & Bar open from 7.15pm)
Tickets £12.50 available from Stamford Arts Centre tel: 01780 763203

Bootleg Abba was formed in 1996 with the idea of trying to try recreate the live sound and studio recordings of Abba (and that is almost impossible to do!) Their first show was at the ‘Forum’ in London and very quickly after that they were asked to perform ‘Waterloo’ for the BBC TV’s Really Useful show as part as their run up to the Eurovision song contest in England.

Visit www.bootlegabba.co.uk to find out more

ZIPPY SUPERSTAR DJ - Tuesday 28th October

Stars of the classic children’s television programme Rainbow take to the stage in a brand new live theatre show “Zippy Superstar DJ”. Zippy’s life suddenly changes when he wins a hit record contract with Yellow Peril Records! Zippy Superstar DJ features all of the fun ingredients associated with the popular Rainbow TV show and includes lots of sing-along songs, games and giggles. Visit JB Entertainments website for more info.

The show is suitable for three years and upwards and lasts 1hr 40min.
Tickets £8/£7.50 family of four £30.00 from Sukies 01780 754829 or Stamford Arts Centre on 01780 763203.

KEVIN THE CAVEMAN - Half-term family fun from 'Just Puppets'

Thursday 30th October. Show times 11am and 2pm.

Come enjoy Kevin’s crazy antics in his funny adventure. A puppet show with lots of slapstick, songs and audience participation. Suitable for 4 to 10 years including the young at heart!

Tickets Adults £4.50 Children/Concessions £3.50 Family of four £14.00. Call 01780 754829 or Stamford Arts Centre on 01780 763203

Wishbone Ash - classic rock legends

31st October 8pm - Tickets £15.00 Stamford Arts Centre (tel: 01780 763203)

39 years … and still taking it to the streets It’s a milestone year for Wishbone Ash® as they tear up the highway and cut loose in the studio. In 2008, British twin-lead guitar band Wishbone Ash celebrates 39 years of rock ’n’ roll in true Ash fashion: touring, touring and more touring – in Turkey, Germany, Holland the United States, the United Kingdom and France. Plans are also under way to record a new studio album and to release a live CD.

FIVESTAR SWING - Thursday 20th November. 8pm start (Doors & Bar open 7.15pm)

An exciting night with hits you'll know and love from the Swing era -Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller through to vocals like "Mr Bojangles" & "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" - plus foot stomping "Jools Holland" Style / Jazz. 

"They swing like crazy - Superb !" Sheila Tracy (BBC)
"A celebration of classic swing !" Telegraph

Tickets £12.50 (concessions £11.50), on sale at Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre and Stamford Arts Centre.

'The Wonderstuff', supported by 'The Lounge'

Saturday 29th November 8pm (doors/bar 7.15pm)
Tickets £12 available from Sukies & Stamford Arts Centre

Over the past 20 years The Wonder Stuff have notched up 5 top 20 albums and played to hundreds of thousands of people throughout the UK. Best known for their number 1 single with Vic Reeves, Dizzy, the band have performed hundreds of TV shows with their 17 top 20 singles and made 2,000,000 sales worldwide. The Wonderstuff are coming to Stamford Corn Exchange after a month of dates in the US. Visit their website for more info...

The Lounge: Originally an acousitc band these roots now filter through into their present set which could be described as contemporary indie rock. They have played countless gigs locally and around the country learning their craft and are now a well established band playing a mix of their own music with some covers.

The Christmas Show - CETC Entertainments Committee
Friday 5th and Saturday 6th December at 7:30pm.
An evening of music, song and dance celebrating the festive season.

All tickets available from Stamford Arts Centre

DREAM MAKERS LTD Present The Locrian Ensemble
"In The Spirit of Christmas by Candlelight"

Thursday 11th December 7.30pm Tickets £15.00 from Stamford Arts Centre

The Locrian Ensemble are one of Britain's best-loved and busiest musical groups. Playing on Oscar-winning scores for films such as "Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter", now they bring their sumptuous period costumes and ornate candelit setting to bear on Christmas, inviting you to enjoy their wonderful collaboration with a top West End star from "Phantom of the Opera", Jill Washington. This concert will truly represent the Spirit of Christmas, with seasonal carols and Yuletide favourites, performed by musicians of the highest international calibre. Carols for audience, Christmas medleys for Strings, Variations on Christmas tunes for harp and ensemble, some hilarious surprises, this is really the Locrian's most popular and enduring show.

Aladdin - Stamford Pantomime Players
Traditional Pantomime fun for all the family. Music, Singing and Dancing with plenty of Slapstick.

30th December 2008- 2:30pm and 7:30pm
31st December 2008 - 2:30pm
1st January 2009 - 5:00pm
2nd January 2009 - 7:30pm
3rd January 2009 - 2:30pm and 7:30pm

Tickets available from Stamford ArtsCentre, prices yet to be confirmed. Tel: 01780 763203

GARY PERKINS - Country Singer
Sunday 25th January 2009. 7.30pm (doors/bar 7pm)

Country Music Singer Gary Perkins makes his Stamford debut at the Corn Exchange Theatre. Enjoying success as a TV actor and singer through the early nineties, joining up with the band ‘The Breeze’ in 1995, Gary has never looked back since this moment achieving success touring theatres and major music festivals around the country.

Tickets £10.00 Available from the Arts Centre (from Sept) for more details call 01780 754829

SHOWADDYWADDY - Saturday 21st February 2009. 8pm start (Doors & Bar open 7.15pm) Tickets £16.00, From Arts centre and the Corn Exchange.

Showaddywaddy have long been established as Europe's most successful ever exponents in the art of rock and roll! The record speaks for itself. 23 top 40 hit singles including 10 top 5 hits ("UNDER THE MOON OF LOVE", "WHEN","I WONDER WHY", "3 STEPS TO HEAVEN", AND "HEY ROCK AND ROLL" ETC)

15 massive selling albums (including 3 multi-platinum) Over 50 top of the pops appearances and numerous industry awards. As if the bands amazing success through the 70's,80's and 90's were not enough, here now in the 21st century the demand for Showaddywaddy is every bit as strong - surely a testament to their incredible stage performances!

Stephen Holbrook - An evening of Clairvoyance

Tuesday 3rd March 2009

E-mail Stephen Holbrook for tickets and further details: info@stephenholbrook.co.uk

The evening is a scientific experiment between the Spirit world and our world to show that life does continue, not as we know it now, but on a different vibration.

BILLY PEARCE - Eighties comedian, TV star and panto bill-topper.

Saturday 14th March 2009, 7.30pm start (Doors/Bar open from 7pm) All seats £16.00. Tickets on sale at Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre and Stamford Arts Centre.

Yorkshire born Billy comes to the Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre with his own unique brand of Northern humour. Billy Pearce, blessed with perfect comic timing and an infectious giggle invites you to join him at his ‘chuffin funny’ Laughter Show. Adults Only.

The Charleston Chasers
Saturday 25th April 2009 7.30pm. Doors/baropen 7pm
Tickets £13.50 from Sukies and Stamford Arts Centr ( 01780 763203)

The Charleston Chasers are both the most authentic and the most entertaining group currently performing hot vintage popular music from the roaring twenties and thirties. Their show is overflowing with toe - tapping hits from the golden age of musicals, including the happy sounds of Fats Waller, Hoagy Carmichael, George Gershwin, Duke Ellington and Al Jolson. ' One of the finest bands around today ' David Jacobs BBC Radio 2