What's on in Richmond this weekend
By Rory Poulter
24th Feb 2022 | Local News
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Richmond Theatre
Monday-Saturday – 'An Hour and a Half Late'. Olivier Award winners Griff Rhys Jones and Janie Dee star in this devastatingly funny portrait of a couple whose five minutes of candid conversation launches an outpouring of emotions and home truths.
All looks rosy for the couple who live in leafy London W4. Peter is about to retire and sell his half of an accountancy business to his partner, while the couple has just packed their youngest off to university.
They are loaded and the world is their oyster. But, just as the couple are about to set off for a celebratory dinner Laura drops a bombshell.
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Orange Tree Theatre
Until March 5 - 'Two Billions Beats' tells the upbeat story of British Asian teenage sisters Asha and Bettina.
Asha, aged 17, 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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OSO Arts Centre, Barnes
Until Saturday - God of Carnage - winner of the Olivier Award for Best Comedy and the Tony award for Best Play.
What happens when two sets of parents meet up to deal with the unruly behaviour of their children?
Could it be a calm and rational debate between grown-ups about the need to teach kids how to behave properly, or a hysterical night of name-calling, tantrums and tears before bedtime?
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Crawdaddy Club, Richmond Athletic Ground.
Friday – Expect a mix of classics alongside some great originals from the Incredible Blues Puppies.
This band has class oozing through it with Alan Glen on vocals, guitar and harmonica; Peter Miles on drums; Alan Vincent guitar; Bob Hadrell keyboards; and Roy Parsons, bass. They are joined by the brilliant Belinda Campbell on vocals.
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Kew Gardens
Until March 6 - The spectacular and vibrant orchids of Costa Rica are to be the centrepiece of The Kew Gardens' 2022 Orchid Festival.
A route around the Princess of Wales Conservatory recreates the varied and verdant landscape of Costa Rica - from the tropical dry forest of the north Pacific to the rainforests of the southern coastline.
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The Alligator's Mouth children's bookshop, 2a Church Court, Richmond
Saturday 2pm-4pm – Shop favourite Zoe Antoniades is returning to celebrate the launch of the third book in the Cally & Jimmy series: Twins Together.
Find out more here.
Hampton Hill Theatre
Until Saturday - An exciting new production of King Lear - Shakespeare's great tragedy of cruelty, retribution, familial bonds and harrowed redemption.
The Rhinoceros Theatre Company, newly founded by Nigel Andrews, film critic of the Financial Times for over 45 years, brings this moving and epic drama to the stage.
Nigel takes on the title role supported by a stellar array of local acting and backstage talent.
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Eel Pie Club at The Patch, London Road
Thursday - (Timeless) Tim Hain's band Jamside Up will be appearing after a cancellation from the Catfish.
Jamside Up features Tim on guitar, Alan Glen on harmonica, Tamsay Omar on drums and Gregg Kofi Brown on bass.
All tickets originally for the Catfish gig will be valid otherwise tickets on the door will cost £12 on the door.
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The Exchange, Twickenham
Thursday - Join the St Mary's LGBTQ staff network and Pride Student Society for this special screening of 'Love Simon' for LGBTQ History month.
Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. https://exchangetwickenham.co.uk/
Strawberry Hill House – LGBTQ tours
As part of LGBTQ+ Heritage Month this February, Strawberry Hill is hosting a series of LGBTQ+ tours.
Each will seek to explore more about Horace Walpole's sexuality by investigating thecorrespondence between his network of friends and acquaintances, and how this might inform ourinterpretation of his house and collection.
As visitors are led through the House, our tour guides will reveal how Strawberry Hill enabled Walpole to build a unique identity for himself by his radical use of architecture, design, and antiquarianism.
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Jam at The George, Twickenham
Sunday - Each week The George has a different artist hosting the jam with their own unique style.
This week, the hosts are called "Lost Tempers", while all musicians and music fans are welcome to bring along their instruments, get up and play.
Find out more here.
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