What's on in Richmond
By Rory Poulter
18th May 2023 | Local News
A list of exciting events coming up in Richmond. If you would like to add your own event simply click the black Nub It button in our What's On section!
Richmond Theatre
Until May 20 – Around the World in 80 Days
Join a raggle-taggle band of travelling circus performers as they embark on their most daring feat yet: to recreate the adventures of Phileas Fogg as he sets off on his race around the world.
But wait...who is this Nellie Bly biting at his heels? We can't have an actual- real - life woman win this race!
Sit back and enjoy as our skilled performers traverse every country, embrace each character, and navigate each mode of transport as fact clashes with fiction in this madcap adventure around the globe.
https://richmond.nub.news/whats-on/theatre/around-the-world-in-80-days-46703
The Mitre - Philip Dexter
Singing all of your favourite covers from the 60's right up to today's charts! Phil loves to take requests, adding his own unique twist with distinctive locals that has drawn comparisons to Kelly Jones (Stereophonics) and even Rod Stewart. It's a great way to enjoy the classic in an intimate venue.
Find out more here: PHILIP DEXTER - The Mitre Pub Richmond (themitretw9.co.uk)
Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond
Until June 17 – The Circle by Somerset Maugham
Jane Asher plays Lady Kitty, a society beauty who notoriously abandoned her stuffy husband Clive (Clive Francis) and eloped with the handsome Lord Porteous (Nicholas Le Prevost).
Thirty years later, love's young dream has descended into non-stop squabbling.
Meanwhile, Clive and Lady Kitty's son Arnold (Pete Ashmore) faces the same marital fate, as his wife Elizabeth (Olivia Vinall) threatens to elope with the dashing Teddie Luton (Chirag Benedict Lobo).
Will history come full circle? Or can one generation learn from their parents' disastrous mistakes?
Somerset Maugham's sparky comedy of manners was first staged in 1921 and has remained a firm favourite with audiences ever since.
Twickenham Stadium
May 20-27 HSBC London 7s 2023
Over 70,000 rugby fans – many in fancy dress – are expected to attend the always colourful and thrilling HSBC London 7s tournament, bringing teams from across the globe.
Alongside the excitement on the pitch is a wide range of delicious food and some great music acts throughout the day.
https://www.twickenhamstadium.com/hsbc-london-7s-2023
OSO Arts Centre, Barnes
Until May 19 – My Brilliant Divorce
Nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment, My Brilliant Divorce is a splendidly observed one-woman play.
Middle-aged Angela attempts to find a new life when husband Max leaves her for a younger woman. Using a wonderful mixture of comedy and pathos, she recounts her journey through divorce, middle-aged loneliness, being an empty nester and coming out the other side laughing.
https://richmond.nub.news/whats-on/theatre/my-brilliant-divorce-51329
Tuesday, May 23-27 - Absent Friends
A classic Alan Ayckbourn tragi-comedy from the 1970s, last revived in the West End ten years ago.
Provoking laughter and tears in equal measure, the play explores the innocent destructiveness of the happily well-intentioned.
Colin's friends want to help. He has been absent from their lives for a while, but the death of his fiancée, whom they have never met, has propelled Diana into organising a consolatory tea party.
Ayckbourn is the master at laying bare human nature and in Absent Friends he explores the universal and unchanging themes of our embarrassment in the face of death, the despair of lives unfulfilled and marriages that have stalled. Produced & Directed by Claire Evans
https://richmond.nub.news/whats-on/theatre/absent-friends-51330
Café Yukari, North Road, Kew
Thursday, May 18 – Jasmina Kulaglich
7 Star Arts presents pianist Jasmina Kulaglich in its Iconoclassics series, playing a programme entitled Chopin and the Slavic Lands, featuring music by Chopin, Borodin, Glinka and Khachaturian.
https://billetto.co.uk/e/iconoclassics-with-jasmina-kulaglich-piano-at-cafe-yukari-tickets-797131
The Jazz Sanctuary, The Turks Head, St Margarets.
Thursday, May 18 - Enemies of Turin plus Eyes Shaker
The Enemies of Turin are a completely improvised band, so each time they perform will always be unique and different.
As a band, it's all about listening and really being in the moment. The four diverse musicians have performed with each other in different formations. This evening the audience will be treated to something brand new and never before heard.
Bringing beat-heavy electronic improv jazz, Enemies of Turin fuse diverse influences from across modern music in epic improvised sets, interweaving big grooves, heavy bass lines, fierce hooks, and gleaming electronics!
Eyes Shaker are a jazz, heavy soul, oriental boogie, organ, and drum duo! Think double Hammond organs, soul/jazz & rock drum grooves. It is loud and funky!
https://www.thejazzsanctuary.co.uk/
The Exchange, Twickenham
Friday, May 19 – The Kate Bush Experience
Kate Bush's eclectic and experimental musical style, unconventional lyrics, and literary themes have made her a unique but rarely seen performer. With only one live performance in the last 30 years Kate Bush fans have been left wanting more. Now there is a new wave of followers as 'Running up that Hill' recently topped the charts.
The Kate Bush Experience is a collection of highly experienced, professional musicians who recreate the great music and vibe of Ms Bush. Fronted by the very talented Maria Ahearn, The Kate Bush Experience perform all of Kate's hit singles as they would have been originally performed live: 'Wuthering Heights', 'Cloudbusting', 'The Man with a Child in His Eyes', 'Babooshka', 'Running Up That Hill', and more.
The band also take you back to classic and original album tracks from throughout Kate's career.
Songs like the energetic 'James and the Cold Gun', 'Hammer Horror', 'Them Heavy People' and the beautifully serene 'Breathing' and 'Don't Push Your Foot on the Heartbrake'. The Kate Bush Experience will bring you as close as you're ever likely to get to the legendary artist.
https://exchangetwickenham.co.uk/event/the-kate-bush-experience/
Sunday, May 20 - Roald Dahl and The Imagination Seekers
All around the world Roald Dahl's words are disappearing not only from books but children's minds too!
Now only a Secret Organization known as The Ancient Guild of Taletenders can save the stories and they need your help…
Especially made for ages 5 and up, the show is an immersive and interactive performance, involving games and imaginative play, while exploring Roald Dahlʼs extraordinary stories, including The BFG and The Twits along the way.
Get Lost and Found were specially commissioned by Puffin Books to create a new interactive Children's Theatre show Based on the works of the world's number one storyteller Roald Dahl.
https://exchangetwickenham.co.uk/event/roald-dahl/
Comedy, Turks Head, St Margarets
Saturday, May 20 – Bearcat Comedy
This week's line-up from the popular stand-up club, which regularly brings the top names from UK comedy to the venue, features Daisy Earl and Andrew Bird along with John Fothergill and Lovdev Barpaga. Also on the bill is new face, Trevor Feelgood.
Richmond
Ted Lasso Tour runs Saturday and Sunday at 3.30pm; Thursday at 6.30pm
Explore the locations featured in the hit Apple TV streaming show, Ted Lasso, starring Jason Sudeikis, which made its Season Three return to the screen this week. The walking tour takes in Ted's local pub, front door and even his thinking bench!
Museum of Rugby, Twickenham Stadium
Until September – The Jimmy Peters Story
James 'Jimmy' Peters was the first black man to ever play rugby union for England, overcoming hardships, setbacks and intolerance in the process to proudly represent his nation.
https://worldrugbymuseum.com/explore/exhibitions
Until October 31 - Black Magic exhibition
Eel Pie Island Museum – Richmond Road
To mark the 35th anniversary of Black History Month in the UK, the museum is hosting a celebration of Black culture and shines a light on some of the many inspiring people of African and Afro-Caribbean heritage in Richmond, who have made the borough a richer, more vibrant place.
From jazz to reggae, this exploration of Black musicians is not simply Black history but Richmond's history. By learning about our culturally diverse past and traditionally unheard voices, we can look forward to the next exciting chapter together.
https://www.eelpiemuseum.co.uk/
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