Theatre

Get your news and culture fix with the March issue of the Bedford Clanger

Now in its ninth year, the Bedford Clanger was established to shine a light on the cultural life of Bedford, giving a platform to the artists, musicians...

Heritage funding success for Full House Theatre and Bedford’s museums

Bedfordshire’s leading children’s theatre company has been awarded £72,000 funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to work on an exciting...

New play explores what it means to be a modern Bedfordian

If you ever wondered what other Bedfordians might be getting up to each day, then head to The Place Theatre this week for A Day In: Bedford, which explores what it's like to live in Bedford in...

Your Bedford Weekend starts here: 13 – 15 December 2019

Whatever the election result, you can celebrate or commiserate with a plethora of events in Bedford this weekend. Everyone’s a winner!

Review: Little Shop of Horrors and young cast and crew bloom in brilliant performance

Skid Row came to Bedford last weekend as future stars of the stage from Bedford School and Bedford Girls School performed Little Shop of Horrors to a packed Quarry Theatre. Many...

Your Bedford Weekend starts here: 15 – 17 November 2019

Here's our exclusive roundup of the best of what's on in Bedford this weekend. Lots of live music with a bit of Shakespeare thrown in. Enjoy!

Your Bedford Weekend starts here: 1 – 3 November 2019

Here’s our exclusive roundup of what’s on this weekend. Comedy, theatre, poetry (at the new Eagle Bookshop) plus plenty of ‘spooktacular’ Halloween...

Panacea play coincides with centenary of Bedford’s secretive sect

A play about Bedford's Panacea Society will be performed at the Place Theatre at the end of this month, coinciding with the centenary of the secretive sect...

Your Bedford weekend starts here: 11 – 13 October 2019

A new exhibition at the Higgins, a double helping of folk (one gig's in a graveyard), loads of other live music, theatre, comedy, DJs and the last two days...

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