Head south for summer
Get into that summer feeling at South Hill Park, with plenty of live music, dance shows and fun musicals for all to enjoy.
There is also a hand-picked selection of The Comedy Cellar’s finest headline acts perform the full length work in progress shows in preparation for the world famous Edinburgh
Festival Fringe.
Edinburgh previews:
W Friday July 1 – Jo Caulfield and Markus Birdman
W Friday July 8 – Hal Cruttenden and Finlay Christie
W Friday July 15 – Ian Stone and Glenn Moore
W Friday July 22 – Lucy Porter and Elliot Steel.
Music on the Terrace includes Wallis Ferne Duo on Saturday
July 2. This is then followed by acoustic duo Je’Zell on Sunday July 10 and The Gill Love Band on Sunday July 17.
To finish off the month, fourpiece band Fleece Lined will perform on Sunday July 24.
Come along, grab some food and drink from the Atrium Bar & Restaurant – or just relax in our beautiful grounds – and enjoy free music outside.
The Wedding Singer on the weekend of July 2 and 3 is a musical that takes you back to a time when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up, and a wedding singer might just be the coolest guy in the room.
On Sunday July 3, come along to a concert of chamber music performed by members of West Forest Sinfonia. Previous concerts have featured string ensembles, wind groups and instrumental soloists.
The Many Lives of Nellie Bly on Monday and Tuesday, July 4-5, is a new one woman show with storytelling and an original cinematic score that tells the outrageous true story of a pioneer of investigative journalism.
Direct from London’s worldfamous jazz club and combining world class live jazz, narration and rare archive photos and video footage, The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars present The Ronnie Scott’s Story on Thursday July 7.
Bracknell Jazz brings Karen Street’s L’Esprit du Jazz on Friday July 8 who are a jazz quartet playing music inspired by French swing, Latin and tango alongside original compositions and jazz standards.
The students of Stepping Out Stars of Tomorrow will take you on a beautiful story themed around how the things we wish for change with age, in Wishes on Saturday and Sunday, July 9 and 10.
The twenty acclaimed voices of Berkshire-based Glass Ensemble present a sung history of protest in Songs of Dissent on Sunday
July 10. Expect a powerful and moving acapella programme of music which forced change in adverse political times, or in celebration.
Join Mouse on a daring adventure through the deep, dark wood in Tall Stories’ magical, musical adaptation of the classic picture book The Gruffalo from Wednesday and Thursday, July 13-14.
Folk Night on Wednesday July 13 welcomes Damian Clarke, featuring the Hammer Dulcimer and Hurdy Gurdy with traditional and self-penned songs from all over Europe.
Allied Schools of Dance take a 40-year journey of song, dance and lifelong friendships in their show Ruby July 16-17.
Tomorrow Bird is a British acoustic duo, drawing influences from bands such as The Civil Wars, with their haunting melodies and heart-felt lyrics. Meddling Fox is a four-piece Berkshire-based band performing contemporary and traditional folk, as well as original songs. Manna Ash is a singer-songwriter who released his latest EP during lockdown. Join them all for this month’s Wilde Sundays on Sunday July 24.
Meet Jason, Claire, Warren and Debs: four young New Yorkers, whose lives intertwine in unexpected ways as they try to figure out life, relationships, and whether cabernet goes with fish. Don’t miss Ordinary Days in the Studio Theatre from Friday July 20 to Sunday July 31.
Plus there are new releases, family-friendly films and screenings in the cinema.