As more and more events are being organised locally Nub News is launching a new weekly round-up of what's on in Richmond each weekend.

Every Thursday we will now bring you our top picks of the events in our town for the coming weekend.

And don't forget, if your business or organisation is running an event, you can advertise it for free with Richmond Nub News.

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The Crawdaddy Club – Richmond Athletic Ground

Friday – Double header show featuring Connor Selby and Eddy Smith.

Voted young artist of the year in 2020 and 2021 in the UK Blues Awards, Connor Selby has already been recognised as a hugely talented Blues man in the style of Clapton and Peter Green.

The singer, who has previously appeared alongside The Who, will be joined by Eddy Smith, who has also been making a name for himself on the Blues circuit with his husky voice and superb mastery of the keyboards.

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Orange Tree

Bookings are being taken for world premiere of Two Billions Beats, which tells the upbeat story of British Asian teenage sisters Asha and Bettina.

Seventeen-year-old Asha is an empathetic rebel, inspired by historical revolutionaries and iconoclasts Sylvia Pankhurst and BR Ambedkar. She's unafraid of pointing out the hypocrisy around her but less sure how to actually dismantle it.

Meanwhile, her younger sister, Bettina, wide-eyed and naïve, is just trying to get through the school day without getting her pocket money nicked.

Bouncing with wit, Sonali Bhattacharyya's upbeat new play is a coming-of-age story about the unfairness of growing up in a world where you don't make the rules.

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Museum of Richmond

Saturday – Curator tour of the 'Fifty years of the Orange Tree Theatre' exhibition.

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OSO Arts Centre – Barnes

Friday and Saturday – 'A bittersweet tale, told by an idiot'.

Will 'Cavaliero' Kempe was one of the finest performers of the Elizabethan age. Gentleman player, juggling jester, headmaster of Morris dancers and London's finest clown, until...he fell out with Will 'git face' Shakespeare.

Kempe died alone and poverty stricken, not far from the original Globe Theatre, of which he was an original shareholder. He faded into obscurity, having supposedly originated some of literature's best-known characters, including Bottom, Dogberry, and Falstaff.

Join Cavaliero Kempe as he gives his final performance to an audience of a mouse and a marrote, and tells us what really happened between him and William Shakespeare.

The George – King Street, Twickenham

Sunday – Join the 'Jam at the George'.

The show is a mix of entertainment and experimentation with a headline show plus the opportunity for visiting musicians to bring out their inner Mark Knopfler or follow their own 'stairway to heaven'.

Each week the George has a different house band or artist to host the Jam.

This week it is being led by Jason Capnerhurst of the band 'Amps At Eleven', which is an energetic covers band, featuring classics from the likes of AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, Black Sabbath, Free and Zeppelin.

Amp, drums, and a PA are provided for the night, which starts off with the house band playing for about 30 minutes before guests and jammers are invited up to play.

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Mary Wallace Theatre – Twickenham

Saturday – Opening night for Richmond Shakespeare Society's production of 'Ben Hur'.

This is the unlikely story of how Daniel and his three (mostly) willing friends, Crystal, Omar and Edgar, attempt to re-create the famous biblical epic on the amateur stage.

Great fun is promised as the cast of four bring to the stage flaming chariots, epic sea battles and even an orgy suitable for all ages.

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Bearcat Comedy Club – St Margarets[.L]

Saturday – the Bearcat brings four brilliant stand-ups to the stage.

Jake Lambert fell into a career as a stand up after gaining a following on Twitter under the pseudonym @LittleLostLad.

Rudi Lickwood has worked closely with the Combined Forces Entertainment (CSE) for tours keeping troops entertained from Bosnia and Iraq to Afghanistan.

Christian Reilly is a musical comedian and Michael Akadiri follows a well-trodden path of doctors who have made a successful career in comedy.

TwickFolk at the Cabbage Patch, Twickenham

Sunday - Dave Ellis and Boo Howard bring their original and eclectic mix – from folk to jazz to blues and bluegrass – to the venue where they are regular and popular performers.

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