Jul 2021
IDMC Soul Gospel Choir
Join the acclaimed IDMC Choir as they bring their trademark high energy, soul and gospel sound to the stage of Stanley Arts for the first time. Under the musical directorship of its founder, John Fisher, the IDMC Choir has been wowing audiences in the UK and across Europe over three decades, picking up praise and critical acclaim wherever they play (and becoming the first choir to ever secure a MOBO nomination in 2013) and continue to go from strength…
Family Pride
Mama G is hosting a family pride party and you are all invited! Come and join "everyone's favourite pantomime dame," (Metro) and a whole host of singers, comedians, drag acts and more for a packed day celebrating rainbow families and the LGBTQ+ community. The afternoon will feature a range of performances, workshops and events with more details coming soon. Very few prides are taking place this year, but we're making sure that you don't miss out and that you and…
The Rat Pack Burlesque Show
The Rat Pack Burlesque Show will be back performing once again for the first time since the last National Lockdown. On Friday the 9th of July they will be back with bigger acts, bigger costumes, fire breathing and a fun, seductive evening of jazz, cabaret and burlesque at the very beautiful Stanley Arts main stage. Stanley Arts will be featuring performances from some of the world's best burlesque artists including current UK No.1 most influential Burlesque Artists: Miss Demi Noire,…
The 3 Little Pigs
Stiles and Drewe’s Musical - The 3 Little Pigs The Unusual Theatre Company is back with their socially distanced live theatre experience, Stiles and Drewe's - The 3 Little Pigs! A Very Curly Musical Tale! Join Bar, Bee and Q, as they set off into the big wide world, to build their three little houses out of hay, sticks and bricks. Will they escape Big Bad Wolf? He can huff and puff until the cows come home, but will the Wolf get…
Nov 2021
Grace Petrie
A Mojo top 10 album winner in 2017 and 2018 ‘She writes the sort of songs you want to pin the lyrics of on your bedroom wall, or on the office door, to remind you and everyone else who might read them what is important and true’ Buzz Magazine ‘A millennial’s Billy Bragg’ Songlines A folk singer, songwriter and activist from Leicester, UK, Grace has been writing, recording and touring relentlessly for ten years. Her unique takes on life, love and politics, and the…
May 2022
Will Pound
Will Pound's A Day Will Come! Acclaimed harmonica and melodeon player Will Pound is embarking on a musical journey across the states of the European Union, to discover and unveil the diversity and common ground of their traditional music and song. From the lively Swedish Polska to the upbeat Italian tarantella, the lilt of the Irish jig, to buoyant French bourées, relentless rachenistas from Bulgaria and the rip-roaring Spanish jota – these tunes have travelled, evolved and merged as Europeans have enjoyed freedom…
