Top Picks
10 picks around Furness Vale, from 7 local venues. The map pin is doing actual work here.
We check the usual frankly silly number of local websites, then look for events that feel rainy-day friendly: cinemas, theatres, talks, workshops, galleries, concerts, cosy venues, and anything less likely to involve standing in a muddy field making brave weather noises.
1at Buxton International Festival
Hear from the creative teams behind La traviata and get insights into the history, music and vision behind this year’s production. For evening performances at 6pm in the Opera House – £3 For the matinee performance at 12.45pm in the Opera House – £3 Saturday 11 July – 6pm – 6.25pm Wednesday 15 July … Continued
2Free! (worth double-checking)at Buxton International Festival
A Buxton International Festival and Norwich Theatre production, featuring the Buxton International Festival Orchestra La traviata, reimagined for Buxton International Festival in a production inspired by La Belle Époque, the golden age of Parisian elegance. A world that opens up before us in splendour and sorrow, where pleasure, love and reputation are constantly at … Continued
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3at The Plaza
The Pyramid Concert Orchestra’s July light music concert will feature the ‘Best of British’, including: Edward Elgar – Pomp & Circumstance March No.4 Eric Coates – Three Elizabeths Suite Ralph Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on Greensleeves Arthur Sullivan – Pirates of Penzance Overture Samuel Coleridge Taylor – Othello Suite Henry Wood – Fantasia on British Sea Songs Join us for an afternoon of delightful melodies played by our 45 musicians live on the Plaza stage. Buy Tickets
4Work in progress shows from All Killa No Filla’s Rachel Fairburn ( Broadway World) and Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner Phil Nichol ( Scotsman )
5Our Summer Fringe Concert Celebrating five years of vocal harmony. Don't miss out on the opportunity to be part of one of the Buxton Fringe Festivals best concerts
6at The Plaza
The Pyramid Concert Orchestra's July light music concert will feature the 'Best of British'.
7As part of the Buxton International Festival's return with another summer of world class music and unforgettable storytelling, the Festival is thrilled to present this much loved masterpiece, La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi: a Buxton International Festival and Norwich Theatre production featuring the Buxton International Festival Orchestra.Step into the glittering world of nineteenth century Paris as one of opera's most unforgettable love stories takes centre stage. La traviata is Verdi at full brilliance, weaving a tale that shimmers with glamour, passion, and heartbreak. At its heart is Violetta, a woman adored by society yet living a life defined by fragility and compromise. When the earnest and hopeful Alfredo enters her world, she dares to imagine a future shaped by love rather than expectation. Their romance is intoxicating, but the world they inhabit is quick to judge, and their happiness comes under threat from the very forces they long to escape.This new production brings together a world class creative team and exceptional cast to tell the story with freshness, colour, and emotional depth. The Buxton International Festival Orchestra brings Verdi's music to vibrant life, making this a La traviata to remember and an unmissable highlight of the season.Sung in Italian with English surtitles.
8BOOK NOW A grotesque morning of ceramic hand-building with Aimee of Tramway Arts Aimee will guide you through you the handbuilding techniques required to properly form mould and attach clay together, producing a wacky gargoyle face of your own design. No previous experience necessary, just enthusiasm and a splash of creativity!
9Paula, dumped by her boyfriend Alan for being boring, is desprate to win him back.She visits Club Liscious, where she meets Luda the Drag Queen and an eccentric entourage. A sharp, hilarious musical comedy about heartbreak, reinvention, and finding family in unexpected places.
10A rolling selection of meditations from the Christian contemplative traditions. Taizé, Ignation, Prayer Stations, Celtic style worship, … always a quiet evening service for personal contemplation
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