There will be live music, family shows, comedy, theatre, and magic at a Maidenhead venue this autumn.
Norden Farm Centre for the Arts has announced its line-up of events for the season, running from September to December.
Celebrating 25 years since its opening, the arts centre is hosting The Great Big Community Show on Saturday, September 20, featuring local groups including Maidenhead Drama Guild, Maidenhead Concert Band, Maidenhead Operatic Society, and three choirs from Norden Farm.
The event will be presented by Jeff Lloyd.
The 25th anniversary exhibition, running from September 10 to 30, will share memories from Norden Farm's time as an arts centre and its previous life as a dairy farm.
The Norden Farm Forever Gala on Wednesday, September 17, will feature a three-course dinner, auction prizes, and a cabaret show, all raising funds for the venue's future.
The music line-up includes a tribute to Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA album by The Sound of Springsteen, a rock and roll session by The Rymatones, a swing performance by The Clare Teal 5, a Sufi Qawwali concert by the Raag Qawwali Group, and a farewell concert by the St John’s Piano Trio after 30 years of performing together.
Diwali Masti will celebrate the coming of Diwali with an evening of music and dance.
The line-up includes Mohiniattam Dance by Ranjitha Chowalloor, classic Bollywood songs from Bunty and Bubbly and critically acclaimed Tabla maestro Sanju Sahai with Avtar Singh on the Taus, and the graceful Kathak dance of Jaymini Sahai.
The season will also see the annual Christmas ceilidh on Friday, December 19, and the Klezmer Keilidh on Wednesday, September 24.
The Arts Centre Hounslow will present a new adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein on Wednesday, October 8.
Other theatre performances include Impromptu Shakespeare, the Jewish heist comedy Revenge After The Levoyah, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Candlelit Theatre, and Bark Bark, a tale told from a dog's perspective using cameras, puppets, and diorama sets.
Comedian Emmanuel Sonubi will also be performing, alongside Joe Wells with his show Daddy Autism, Helen Bauer with her new show Bless Her, Pete Firman with his blend of magic and comedy, and The Scummy Mummies with their Christmas show.
October half-term will offer a show by The Great Baldini, Wifi Wars, and Cinderella Ice Cream Seller.
Christmas at Norden Farm will feature three family shows - play-along theatre adventure A Winter's Tail, Robin Hood, and The Comet, a story about welcoming the new adapted from Joe Todd-Stanton's book.
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