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Stamford Arts Centre Box office 01780 763203 Meditations for a Joyful Life – Workshop Tomorrow (Friday), 7pm Duology: “Vincent – A Stranger To Himself” and “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” – Chantry Dance Company Tomorrow (Friday), 7.30pm Poetry Writing Forum Monday, 6.30pm The Homecoming – Stamford Shoestring – Theatre Tuesday and Wednesday, 7.45pm South Holland Centre, Spalding Box office: 01775 764777 Spotlight ...

Imagine uprooting your family to an unfamiliar country on the very same day that a disturbingly violent political uprising takes place. That’s the situation facing Jack Dwyer (Owen Wilson – Wedding Crashers) in director/co-writer John Erick Dowdle’s (Quarantine) thriller No Escape. Whatever its shortcomings – and it has quite a few – No Escape will at least resonate with most ...

As somebody that considers himself an avid video gamer, it often surprises me that some of the many top titles available don’t make the successful transition to the cinema screen. Some of the best stories I’ve ever seen told originate from the vast video gaming industry, be it the Mass Effect trilogy, the Uncharted series, The Last Of Us or ...

As somebody not familiar with the old National Lampoon’s Vacation films and subsequent spin-offs, I wasn’t sure what to expect from this sequel. Perhaps it was the presence of Ed Helms, but I was thinking (or rather hoping) that Vacation would grab my attention like the first Hangover film did back in 2009. First things first, Vacation is most certainly ...

Can you remember the last time there was a genuinely bad super-hero movie? I appreciate the genre isn’t for everyone, but the likes of Marvel and DC have been pretty much on-point for quite some time now. Be it any of the Avengers based films or Christopher Nolan’s incredible Dark Knight trilogy, we’ve been blessed with some real gems in ...

There’s been a refreshing consistency about the Mission: Impossible films over the years. Sure, they’re largely cheesy – but the first four Tom Cruise flicks always deliver when it comes to action and ingenuity. It’s fair to say each movie pretty much stands alone too, meaning you don’t need any prior knowledge of the older films to give Rogue Nation ...

Let’s be honest, we’ve all seen a film at some stage about a champion boxer that has fallen from grace and hit the road to redemption. Southpaw, starring a hulked up Jake Gyllenhaal (Nightcrawler), follows the fall and rise of fictional Junior Middleweight Champion Billy “The Great” Hope. If I’m brutally honest, there’s nothing particularly original about the script from ...

When it comes to Marvel’s cinematic universe (MCU), you’re probably a lover or a hater by now. The likes of Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk and Thor have enjoyed a huge amount of exposure in the big screen in recent years – and together they’ve changed the face of cinema. But Marvel is now looking to introduce a few of ...

Before making my way to Boston’s West End Cinema, I wasn’t really convinced there was any need for a Ted sequel. Sure, the 2012 original, starring Mark Wahlberg (Transformers: Age of Extinction), Mila Kunis (Jupiter Ascending) and the voice talents of Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy) was a pretty good laugh. But the novelty of having a walking, talking, living and ...

I’ve always thought that a generation of film fans show a degree of snobbery when it comes to the more recent Terminator sequels. Sure, Rise Of The Machines (2003) and Salvation (2009) never really reached the lofty heights of cult classics The Terminator (1984) and T2: Judgement Day (1991). But I certainly don’t think they are bad films. Indeed, I ...

I’m probably in the minority here, but prior to watching Minions on Thursday I had little or no knowledge of what they actually are. The curious yellow blobs are absolutely everywhere, be it starring in TV adverts or featuring in ridiculous memes on social media. Hell, there’s even a blow-up Minion in The Spalding and South Holland Voice office. Having ...

It was hard to watch Entourage without feeling a little bit like I was the new kid at school. Here’s a film born from the popular HBO series (2004-11), which followed a family-like group of friends that moved to Los Angeles after one of them hit the big time. Having not seen the show, it almost seemed a shame to ...

Wake Up Call by Neon Youth Theatre Today until Saturday South Holland Centre, Spalding Tickets are free but must be booked at the box office on 01775 764777 Neon Spalding are back with their third original production – a thought-provoking thriller, incorporating physical theatre and original music. When the pressure of operating within a rigorous system becomes too overwhelming, a ...

The Tiger Who Came to Tea Monday, 1.30pm and 4.30pm; Tuesday, 10.30am and 4.30pm. Key Theatre, Peterborough Tickets £13 Box office 01733 207239. Following a smash-hit West End season, the tea-guzzling tiger is back on the road in this delightful family show; packed with oodles of magic, sing-a-long songs and clumsy chaos! A stunning stage adaptation of the classic tale ...

How do you follow one of the most iconic movies ever made? For a generation of film fans (myself included), 1993’s Jurassic Park was perhaps the first genuinely great film we were able to see at the cinema. Sadly, The Lost World (1997) and Jurassic Park 3 (2001) – despite being largely enjoyable – never really reached the sky-high standards ...

I’ve so far managed to give the Melissa McCarthy hype train something of a wide berth, but I was always going to have to hop on eventually. The larger than life actress has been making quite a name for herself in the comedy genre after starring in The Heat and Bridesmaids, but it’s fair to say she’s quite a devisive ...

Open Book Libraries across South Holland Monday to June 18, various times. Visitors to libraries across South Holland this month will see something rather different. In 2013 Transported began a collaboration with local libraries in Boston Borough and South Holland called Open Book, exploring how libraries could be used as an arts venue rooted in its surrounding community. The project ...

As part of the national Bike Week, the South Holland Centre, in partnership with Pedals (Spalding’s cycle action group) will be screening the film Bicycle: A Great British Movement on Monday at 7.30pm. Anyone who is interested in cycling whether as a sport, as a means of transport, or as a way of keeping fit, will find this film entertaining ...

I’ve always been a sucker for a disaster movie – even though most of them tend to follow pretty much the same tried and tested formula. San Andreas (not to be confused with the hit Grand Theft Auto video game) pretty much ticks all of the usual boxes, but that doesn’t stop it being a very impressive spectacle. So, if ...

TODAY South Holland Singers, 7.30pm-9.30pm, St Paul’s Primary School, Spalding, 01775 761106. South Holland Healthy Walks, 10.30am, start Holbeach Services Club. Meet your local Health Trainer, 9am-4pm, Sutton Bridge Community Centre, 07532 236616. Holbeach and Spalding Explorers: Spalding, 7pm-9pm; Holbeach 7.15pm-9.15pm. Tots and Carers Group, 9am-11.30am, Moulton Village Hall. Vitality classes, Broad Street Methodist Church Hall, Spalding, 11.30am-12.30pm and 1.45pm-2.45pm; ...