What's on where around Banbury: listings, July 14 edition

MUSIC

Friday July 15

GF Club, Spiceball Park Road, Banbury, 8pm to 11pm

Bob James. Members, non-members £1.

Saturday July 16

Wild Lime bar, Banbury, 8pm to late

An 80s night with five local DJs. Free entry. Food available.

Middleton Cheney Social Club, doors open 7pm

Bear Faced Country. Admission £2 members, £4 non-members

GF Club, Spiceball Park Road, Banbury, 9pm to midnight

Move It. Members, non-members £1.

Sunday July 17

Stowe House

Brackley Chamber Music Club celebrates its ten-year anniversary with a Shakespeare-themed performance. Visit www.stowehouse.org or call 01280 825710 to book.

Middleton Cheney Social Club, doors open 7pm

Steve Perry. Admission £2 members, £4 non-members

All Saints’ church, Wroxton, 3.30pm

Tea concert.

Friday July 22

The Mill, Banbury, 7.30pm

Noel Coward and Friends Live in Las Vegas , an affectionate tribute to Noel Coward, Ivor Novello and Gertrude Lawrence. The evening promises comedy and music in one tasteful and traditional evening. Songs include I’ll See You Again, Mad Dogs and Englishmen and We’ll Gather Lilacs. Tickets: £14 standard, £12 concessions. Call 279002 or visit www.themillartscentre.co.uk to book.

Also Known As, Parsons Street, Banbury

Manchester-based four-piece Lake Komo perform. Their recent EP, Ritual, showcases bold arrangements with lush electronic soundscapes for their emotionally driven songs with soulful vocals. Visitwww.songkick.com for more.

Broughton Castle, 7pm

The George Huxley Jazz Men will entertain with their very own brand of traditional jazz . George will be joined by Gordon Whitworth on trumpet, Ron Hills on trombone, John Fellowes on bass and sousaphone and Brian Mellor on banjo and guitar. Bring your picnic, drinks, chairs, rugs and umbrellas (just in case) to enjoy an evening of traditional jazz in this beautiful setting. Tickets £15 per person available from Age UK Oxfordshire White Lion Walk, Banbury. Call 01295 278040

Saturday July 23

The Mill, Banbury, 8pm

Bee Gees tribute band Stayin’ Alive UK recreate the music of the Gibb Brothers,covering hits from all the decades. Tickets are £16.50. Call 279002 or visit www.themillartscentre.co.uk to book.

CINEMA

ODEON (Friday July 15 to Thursday July 21)

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (15)

2D Ice Age: Collision Course (U)

2D Ghostbusters (12A)

Now You See Me 2 (12A)

The Legend Of Tarzan (12A)

2D The Secret Life Of Pets (U)

Odeon Kids

2D The Jungle Book (PG)

1h46m – £2.50 per Ticket – Prompt Start Time – No Wheelchair Access

Sat -Sun 10:00

Odeon silver cinema

Youth (15)

2h04m – £3.00 per Ticket– Doors Open 10:00am - Prompt Start Time – Wheelchair Access Available

Wed 11:00

Eye in the Sky (15)

1h42m – £3.00 per Ticket– Doors Open 10:00am - Prompt Start Time – Wheelchair Access Available

Thu 11:00

All of the advertised film start and running times exclude adverts and trailers. During busy performances you may be required to queue outside until the auditorium is ready. Please check the Odeon website for the most up to date films and times available for booking.

OTHER

Until Saturday July 16

The Mill, Banbury, 7.45pm

In a change from the single full length play, Banbury Cross Players’ new production consists of three one-act plays: David Tristram’s Peas and The Extraordinary Revelations of Orca the Goldfish, followed by Harold Pinter’s The Dumb Waiter. Call 279002 or visit www.themillartscentre.co.uk to book.

Thursday July 14

Middleton Cheney Library, 7.30pm

People & Places in Nursery Rhymes: an illustrated talk by Irene Page. Adults £6, children £3, includes refreshments.

Thursday July 14 to Saturday July 16

Prescote Manor, Cropredy

The Cropredy Harlequins are staging Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night in the open air. After last year’s successful production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the Harlequins are presenting another classic Shakespearian comedy - this time setting it in the Napoleonic era. Delicate ladies in Jane Austen style dresses will be contrasting with rough and ready piratical types, but of course all is resolved happily in the end. The production will feature live music from members of the Old Mettle Band. Tickets cost £6. Call 758224 to book. Audiences are asked to bring their own chairs. Licensed bar.

Saturday July 16 and Sunday July 17

All Saints’ church, Middleton Cheney, from 2pm

Exhibition by village organisations, interpreting the Queen’s life, interests and enthusiasm over 90 years. Entry free.

Saturday July 16, until September

Banbury Museum

The museum stages family-friendly exhibition Play of Light by international light-artist Tine Bech. Her playful work has been exhibited in leading galleries and festivals around the world including The V&A and The Science Museum in London, The Playable City (Brazil), Jerusalem’s Season of Culture, Visit Reykjavik and the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. Visit www.banburymuseum.org or call 753752 for more.

Tuesday July 19 to Saturday July 23

New Theatre, Oxford

Antony Costa stars in Save the Last Dance for Me, a nostalgic, feel-good journey through the summer of ’63. It features the hits of Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, including A Teenager in Love, Sweets for my Sweet, Turn Me Loose, Here I Go Again, Viva Las Vegas, Little Sister, His Latest Flame and Suspicion. Call 0844 871 3020 or see www.atgtickets.com/oxford to book.

Tuesday July 19 to Sunday July 31

Bodleian Old Schools Quadrangle, Oxford

The renowned Globe Theatre present their new outdoor production The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Placed in the unique outdoor setting of the Old Schools Quadrangle this annual summer performance will showcase one of Shakespeare’s most charming and witty comedies. The “riotous” new production, performed outdoors as Shakespeare intended, features songs, romance and chaos, hurling this anarchic comedy into the 21st century. Tickets start at £22. Call 01865 305305 or visit www.oxfordplayhouse.com to book.

Thursday July 21

The Mill, Banbury

Join Sherlock Holmes, Dr Watson, Mrs Hudson and Inspector Lestrade in an evening of intrigue, amazement and amusement in Holmes & Watson: The Farewell Tour. The audience is invited to pit its deductive skills against those of the Great Detective as an unsolved case unfolds before their eyes. Tickets are £14 or £12 for concessions. Call 279002 or visit www.themillartscentre.co.uk to book.