Entertainment

A unique theatrical chamber music performance is being held at the South Holland Centre on Saturday night.   Mishmash productions are staging Hubbub – A Musical Adventure for families with children aged five years and over.   It tells the story of five friends on a journey through a muttering meadow, over a rickety bridge, under the sea and into ...

A multi award-winning roadshow will be visiting the South Holland Centre this month. The Demon Barbers XL will be bringing their Disco At The Tavern tour to the Market Place venue on Friday, October 14. They arrive in Spalding on the back of high-profile shows at Glastonbury Festival and five-star reviews for their two-week run at Edinburgh Fringe. The part-gig, ...

I always look forward to films based on true events, especially when they are stories that genuinely need to be told. Last year it was Everest that opened my eyes to a harrowing story which I was largely uneducated upon. I found myself reading articles and trawling the internet for more subject matter for days after watching that one – ...

I’m not really a huge fan of Western movies, which are something of a dying breed these days. With that in mind, I’ve never seen the 1960s version of The Magnificent Seven – but, of course, I’m aware of it. For me, that was a bonus as I was able to look at Antoine Fuqua’s (Training Day) remake with fresh ...

Hailing from south-eastern Pennsylvania, The Stray Birds have crafted an original sound that draws upon the richness of American country/folk music traditions – with tight acoustic arrangements, stunning three part harmonies and heart-wrenching songs. This American trio have quickly become one of the hottest bands on the US roots music circuit, with their latest album “Magic Fire”, produced by the ...

Renowned naturalist and TV presenter Simon King visits Bookmark on Wednesday to talk about his book NatureWatch.   Simon is one of the world’s leading experts in fieldcraft, wildlife watching and photography techniques. He has worked as a natural history filmmaker for almost 30 years on TV programmes such as Planet Earth, Life and Blue Planet.   In NatureWatch, Simon ...

It’s hard to know where to begin when it comes to reviewing Sausage Party, which is perhaps the most bizarre film I’ve seen this (or any) year. Written and produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, Sausage Party is a raunchy animated comedy set largely in a supermarket – with the various items inside starring as the main characters. Set ...

Hal Cruttenden: Straight Outta Cruttenden South Holland Centre Friday, 8pm Tickets £18 Box Office 01775 764777 www.southhollandcentre.co.uk Top comedian and Edinburgh Festival veteran Hal Cruttenden makes his hotly anticipated debut on the Spalding stage with his Straight Outta Cruttenden tour. Star of his own Radio 4 sitcom, Hal has also been seen on TV in comedy shows including Have I ...

Take your canine companion along to Holbeach St Marks on Saturday where there is a fun dog show. The event in St Marks Road runs from 11am to 3.30pm. Fun classes include prettiest bitch, handsomest dog, scurry, obstacle course and most beautiful eyes, while obedience classes include walking to heel, recall and stay as part of the Kennel Club Good ...

Cowbit’s second annual Fun on the Field event takes place on the village playing field on Saturday. The event runs from 3pm-6pm and, for Cowbit residents only, there will be an evening karaoke session. Attractions will include village sports competitions, a circus skills workshop, a climbing wall, bouncy castles, a beer tent, plus a tombola, teas and coffees along with ...

I’ve always found the (admittedly horrifying) concept of The Purge films pretty interesting. Imagine a world where the American (or any) government sanctions all crimes – including murder – for one night of the year in a bid to allow the population to let off steam. That’s the dystopian setting all three of the films in the series have served ...

Step back in time to the era of big bands, World War Two, ration books and The Home Front at Ayscoughfee Hall Museum and Gardens this weekend. The historic Spalding venue is hosting a 1940s Weekend on Saturday and Sunday. Jointly organised by South Holland District Council and the Spalding Memorial Parade, this nostalgic annual event has previously attracted over ...

Few movies in 2016 have been as hotly-anticipted as DC’s Suicide Squad. Perhaps only Batman v Superman (BvS) – another DC offering – arrived at the cinema with as much fanfare, but that (unfairly in my opinion) didn’t go down too well with the critics. Suicide Squad always looked like being a lot of fun and, in the grand scheme ...

Summer has finally arrived at Springfields. The centre’s summer programme of fantastic free family fun includes: Sid Sloane from CBBC doing his one man show along with a meet and greet – today and tomorrow (Thursday and Friday), 12pm and 2pm. Pip Ahoy (Channel 5 Milkshake) will be doing a 20 minutes’ walkabout three times a day – August 8-12, ...

If I could have asked for any character to make a cinema return in 2016, it would have been Matt Damon’s Jason Bourne. The original trilogy – Identity, Supremacy and Ultimatum – rank among my favourite ever films and achieved the impressive feat of getting better with every offering. Sure, 2007’s Ultimatum wrapped up the story superbly, but there was ...

It’s fair to say that the new Star Trek films have endured something of a mixed reception from both fans and newbies in recent years. Be it meddling with much loved characters or not living up to the general high standards of the hordes of ‘Trekkies’ out there, director JJ Abrams certainly didn’t nail the first two films in his ...

I’m not one of the many people who consider the original Ghostbusters films to be all-time classics. But, judging by the (largely negative) response the new film has endured since it was announced that the Ghostbusters were being re-cast as women (shock, horror), plenty of people still hold the two 1980s films near and dear to their heart. It’s largely ...

I’ve never really been all that enamoured with the story of Tarzan. I know it’s considered by many to be a classic – you’ll probably like at least one of the many films or stories – but I can’t remember really being bothered by any of them. However, casting the likes of Samuel L Jackson, Margot Robbie, Christoph Waltz and ...

There’s lots of entertainment lined up over the weekend as part of This Life, Live It. Organised by the churches of Long Sutton, Lutton and Dawsmere, the events take place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Leicester’s De Montfort University Gospel Choir kick off proceedings on Friday at 7.30pm. The concert takes place at St Mary’s Church, Long Sutton. Renowned illusionist ...

The original Independence Day remains one of my favourite films. Not because it had a brilliant story or stellar acting, but simply because (way back in 1996) it was perhaps the first blockbuster action film that I saw at the cinema. Fast forward 20 years and director Roland Emmerich is back with Resurgence, a sequel that stays true to the ...