- Feb-Sep
- 1-5
Museum of Richmond
Queen's Road: 500 Years of History
The Museum of Richmond is celebrating over 500 years of Richmond's social history through its exciting new exhibition 'Queen's Road: 500 Years of History'.
- February
- 23-29
Teddington Theatre Club
The Revlon Girl
By Neil Anthony Docking
A heart-wrenching story of how lipstick brings hope
Set eight months after the death of 116 children in the Aberfan disaster of 1966, The Revlon Girl tells the real-life story of a group of bereaved mothers who met every week, to support each other.
Realising they'd let themselves go but afraid of local gossip, they secretly ...
- February
- Thursday
- 27
- 8pm
Eel Pie Club
LEAF HOUND
A rare Club appearance for this cult UK rock band!
Led by original vocalist, Peter French (also of original and recent Atomic Rooster fame), Leaf Hound was a product of the SW London rock scene of the late 60s which spawned the likes of Free and other blues-rock acts, and their 1971 Growers of Mushroom album has achieved massive cult status and now exchanges hands for over £6,000...
- Feb-Mar
- 28-28
Orange Tree Theatre
THE MIKVAH PROJECT
This is a Mikvah. My friend and I built it. We had to dig a really deep hole before we found water. Then we installed a pipe to suck up the required nine hundred litres. Now, this bad boy, is KOSHER.
Eitan is 17. Avi is 35.
Eitan loves Arsenal. Avi loves his wife. Eitan goes to college. Avi is trying for a child.
They are in completely different places in their ...
- February
- Saturday
- 29
- 10am-4pm
The BIG Parent Event
The Big Parent Event is a charity and community event that offers a fun day out with lots of free activities while raising funds for two amazing charities. It is currently a one-off event being held on the 29th February 2020, at St Stephen's Church, Twickenham, UK.
- Feb-Mar
- 29-1
- 11am-5pm
Normansfield Theatre
London Potters Local Studio Pottery Fair
London Potters Local Studio Potter Fair is returning for the 4th year to the historic Normansfield Theatre in Teddington.
more information about London Potters Local Studio Pottery Fair
- February
- Saturday
- 29
- 2-4pm
mum2mum
market
mum2mum markets are a hugely popular award-winning baby, maternity, and children's nearly new sales.
- February
- Saturday
- 29
- 3pm
Harlequin Football Club
Harlequins vs. Exeter Chiefs
Harlequins vs. Exeter Chiefs in this Gallagher Premiership Rugby match.
- February
- Saturday
- 29
- 4:45pm
Crossway Pregnancy Crisis Centre
Gastro Tour Italia
To all food lovers that wish to discover and explore the best of Italian food and culture.
- FREE EVENT - Italian nibbles and drinks on arrival.
- Reserve seats via g
- Illustrated talk starts at 4.45pm with Q&A at 5.15pm
- March
- Sunday
- 1
- 7:45pm
TwickFolk
Celebrate St David's Day with Lowri Evans with Lee Mason
We wanted a Welsh guest on St David's Day and Lowri and Lee as big TwickFolk favourites were our first choice.
More information
- Price - Online - £10 booking fee - On The Door - £12
- More details and tickets
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- March
- Tuesday
- 3
Twickenham Jazz Club
Marta Capponi Quartet feat Emiliano Caroselli
Marta Capponi Quartet feat Emiliano Caroselli (£14/£12)
More information
- All sessions start at 8:00 and finish at 10:30
- Admission: £13.00-£15.00 (Concessions: £11.00-£12.00)
- All enquiries to: 020 8286 3242
more information about Marta Capponi Quartet feat Emiliano Caroselli
- March
- Wednesday
- 4
- 7:30pm
Twickenham Cinema Club
I, Tonya (2017)
£6.00 plus £1.15 fee
Gritty, based-on-real-life events story of Tonya Harding's journey from a tough upbringing in 'red neck' America to the Olympic ice rink, with superb performances by Margot Robbie and Allison Janney.
More information
- March
- Friday
- 6
- 8-11pm
The David Adams Leukaemia Appeal
Rock The Night Away
Sounds of the 60's 70's and 80's performed live by the highly acclaimed 60's All-Stars.
All welcome! Dancing, Raffle and Fun in aid of the Royal Marsden Cancer Hospital.
More information
- Tickets are £18 (plus booking fee) in advance, £20 at the door.
- Buy tickets online
- March
- Saturday
- 7
Rugby Football Union (RFU)
Guinness Six Nations 2020 - England v Wales
Welcoming Wales to Twickenham always delivers an exciting game of rugby with the vocal travelling supporters ensuring an electric atmosphere. England will of course be looking to avenge their defeat in the competition from 2019 when Eddie Jones' tactical kicking game plan, that had worked so effectively against Ireland, came unstuck.
more information about Guinness Six Nations 2020 - England v Wales
- March
- 7-13
Teddington Theatre Club
Cause Celebre
By Terence Rattigan
What chance for justice when the public wants its pound of flesh?
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Terence Rattigan's final play is based on the true story of Alma Rattenbury, who in 1935 stood trial with her 18 year old lover for the murder of her older husband. Her counterpoint is the fictional Edith Davenport, steely chairwoman of the jury, whose own ...
- March
- Wednesday
- 11
The Arts Society Richmond
Covent Garden
A musical walk around Covent Garden.
- March
- Thursday
- 12
- 8pm
Eel Pie Club
CYRIL DAVIES TRIBUTE
Some of the finest musicians in the UK will pay tribute to the music of Cyril Davies and Alexis Korner and the release in 1963 of 'Country Line Special/Chicago Calling'. This annual All-Star event is one of the most popular in the Eel Pie Club calendar. The Alan Glen/John O'Leary All-Stars are: Alan Glen (Yardbirds, Nine Below Zero), Tim Hain (Jamside Up/The Incredible Blues Puppies...
- March
- Sunday
- 15
Orange Tree Theatre
ALLEGRI QUARTET
Programme includes Beethoven's op. 130
The Allegri Quartet, in its 62nd year, is Britain's oldest chamber group. Founded in 1953 by Eli Goren and William Pleeth it has played a key role in the British musical scene, working with composers such as Benjamin Britten, Michael Tippett, Elizabeth Maconchy, John Woolrich, Peter Fribbins, Anthony Payne, James MacMillan, Matthew Taylor and most recently Alec Roth, resulting in new commissions and recordings.
More information
- March
- Tuesday
- 17
Twickenham Jazz Club
Nicolas Meier World Group with Richard Jones, Kevin Glasgow and Demi Garcia
Nicolas Meier World Group with Richard Jones, Kevin Glasgow and Demi Garcia (£14/£12)
More information
- All sessions start at 8:00 and finish at 10:30
- Admission: £13.00-£15.00 (Concessions: £11.00-£12.00)
- All enquiries to: 020 8286 3242
more information about Nicolas Meier World Group with Richard Jones, Kevin Glasgow and Demi Garcia
- March
- Friday
- 20
Harlequin Football Club
Harlequins vs. Sale Sharks
Harlequins vs. Sale Sharks in this Gallagher Premiership Rugby match.
- March
- 21-28
Richmond Shakespeare Society
THE DUCHESS OF MALFI
Webster's stunning tragedy explores class and gender inequality, misogyny, madness and murder in a High Renaissance court. Recent exposés of toxic masculinity by the #MeToo movement provide one the many contemporary resonances of the play. This adaptation transports the drama to a wealthy 'Mafia' family, set against the backdrop of a 1960s Italian film studio and the Vatican.
- March
- Sunday
- 22
Orange Tree Theatre
ELAINE DELMAR sings Gershwin & Porter
After selling out her first appearance at the Orange Tree, one of the great British jazz voices of all time brings to Richmond her acclaimed interpretations of two of the greatest songbooks of all time, George Gershwin and Cole Porter.
Elaine Delmar will be performing classic arrangements of numbers including 'S'Wonderful', 'Embraceable You', 'Begin the Beguine&#...
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- March
- Tuesday
- 24
- 7:45pm
Richmond Concert Society
Tre Voci (Ruby Hughes - soprano, Natalie Clein - cello, Julius Drake - piano)
- Kodály: Sonatina
- Bach: Öffne dich, mein ganzes Herze
- Bach/Britten: Spiritual Songs
- Tavener: Thrinos for solo cello, Akhmatova Songs
- Brahms: Two Songs, Op. 91
- Janáček: Pohádka
- Schubert: Songs for voice, cello and piano
Ruby Hughes began her musical studies as a cellist graduating from the ...
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- March
- Thursday
- 26
- 8pm
Eel Pie Club
DAVE KELLY BAND
Dave Kelly is known as Britain's finest blues slide guitarist, as well as being an excellent vocalist. He is joint lead singer in The Blues Band of which he was a founder member with Paul Jones.
- March
- 27-29
Normansfield Theatre
Der Fliegende Hollander
(The Flying Dutchman) by Richard Wagner
Featuring Rose Opera Orchestra and Chorus
A ghost captain (the 'Flying Dutchman') is cursed to roam the seas forever, coming ashore only once every seven years. Only if he finds a wife who loves him truly whilst he is ashore can he be freed from this eternal fate. Senta, the daughter of another sea captain, wants to be that wife...
- March
- Saturday
- 28
- 7:30pm
Teddington Choral Society
Spring Concert: Brahms Requiem in German
Teddington Choral Society together with their Musical Director, Julian Collings is delighted to announce its Spring concert coming in March 2020.
This year's concert will feature the powerful and moving Brahms Requiem in German. This composition is said to have been inspired by the grief Brahms suffered after the death of his mother in 1865.
The premiere of the piece was a ...
more information about Spring Concert: Brahms Requiem in German
- March
- Tuesday
- 31
Twickenham Jazz Club
Zoe Francis with Jim Mullen and Mick Hutton
Zoe Francis with Jim Mullen and Mick Hutton (£14/£12)
More information
- All sessions start at 8:00 and finish at 10:30
- Admission: £13.00-£15.00 (Concessions: £11.00-£12.00)
- All enquiries to: 020 8286 3242
more information about Zoe Francis with Jim Mullen and Mick Hutton
- April
- Thursday
- 2
- 8pm
Eel Pie Club
KYLA BROX
Blues and soul become inextricably entwined in award-winning singer-songwriter, Kyla Brox, whose raw talent has seen her described as "the finest female blues singer of her generation". Winner of the 2018 UK Blues Challenge, Kyla had the honour of representing the UK in Memphis at the 2019 International Blues Challenge, as well as the European event in the Azores. In a huge nod to her ongoing...
- Apr-May
- 3-9
Orange Tree Theatre
LAST EASTER
A lighting designer, an actress, a prop maker and a drag singer go on a pilgrimage looking for a miracle.
Even when June, the lighting designer, is diagnosed with a devastating illness, the jokes don't stop coming as a quartet of theatre friends career across France, glugging red wine, and hoping to find a miracle at Lourdes for June, a nonbeliever who thinks the only good thing ...
- April
- Tuesday
- 7
- 8pm
The Arts Society Richmond
So The Do Cook After All! - Ravilios, Bawden and the Great Bardfield Artists
Speaker: Jo Walton
While Bawden and Ravilious saw active service as War Artists (Ravilious dying in 1942), other artists captured the soon-to-change world of rural England through the Recording Britain project. By the mid-1950s a diverse, innovative but highly creative group had made Bardfield their home - much to the bemusement of the local villagers, who found the ...
more information about So The Do Cook After All! - Ravilios, Bawden and the Great Bardfield Artists
- April
- Tuesday
- 7
Twickenham Jazz Club
Kelvin Christiane 'Allstars' Big Band
Kelvin Christiane 'Allstars' Big Band (£14/£12)
More information
- All sessions start at 8:00 and finish at 10:30
- Admission: £13.00-£15.00 (Concessions: £11.00-£12.00)
- All enquiries to: 020 8286 3242
more information about Kelvin Christiane 'Allstars' Big Band
- April
- Thursday
- 9
- 8pm
Eel Pie Club
EEL PIE CLUB 20TH BIRTHDAY - Eel Pie All-Stars
The Eel Pie Club is 20 years old in April and we are having a party to celebrate.
- £14 (£12 Members)
more information about EEL PIE CLUB 20TH BIRTHDAY - Eel Pie All-Stars
- April
- Tuesday
- 14
- 7:45pm
Richmond Concert Society
Quartetto Adorno (string quartet)
- Beethoven: String Quartet in A minor, Op. 132
- Puccini: Crisantemi
- Zemlinsky: String Quartet No. 3
In 2017 Quartetto Adorno won the Third Prize (First Prize not awarded), the Special Prize for the best performance of a contemporary piece and the Public's Prize at the International String Quartet Competition "XI Premio Paolo Borciani". During the thirty-...
- April
- Friday
- 17
Harlequin Football Club
Harlequins vs. Northampton Saints
Harlequins vs. Northampton Saints in this Gallagher Premiership Rugby match.
- April
- Saturday
- 18
Rugby Football Union (RFU)
The Clash
One of the biggest derby games is back when Bath Rugby take on Wasps in The Clash at Twickenham Stadium. Watch outstanding rugby with great entertainment on the greatest stage.
- April
- Thursday
- 23
- 8pm
Eel Pie Club
CATFISH
UK and British Blues Award winners Catfish have carved a reputation for themselves as an excellent live band with a phenomenal frontman in 24 year old guitarist/vocalist Matt Long who plays with a real passion for the blues.
- April
- Friday
- 24
Harlequin Football Club
Harlequins vs. Bath Rugby
Harlequins vs. Bath Rugby in this Gallagher Premiership Rugby match.
- April
- Sunday
- 26
- 10am-3pm
Environment Trust
Plant Sale for Wildlife
Bring wildlife back into your garden this spring! Come along to the Environment Trust Plant Sale for Wildlife and Open Day at the Grade II listed Kilmorey Mausoleum in St Margarets on Sunday 26th April.
With a great selection of plants to encourage and sustain local wildlife including annuals, perennials, herbs, grasses, shrubs and many more this year's Plant Sale ...
- April
- Sunday
- 26
- 2:30pm
Normansfield Theatre
Festival Showcase
Richmond Upon Thames Performing Arts present Festival Showcase
There will be a selection of outstanding and entertaining items in Music, Speech and Drama from the 2020 Festival.
More information
- Tickets are £7 at the door or (£5 for Senior Concessions) Patrons, active Stewards, Teachers of those performing and under 16s are free).
- Details
- May
- Saturday
- 2
- 7:30pm
Normansfield Theatre
An Evening of Classic Rock and Pop Music - including a special Pink Floydfeature
Used Notes, a Claygate-based band, augmented by two superb imported musicians, play rock and pop classics in their own style. From punchy 50s hits to exciting 80s stadium standards, this group will have the audience singing and swaying along, with their acclaimed Pink Floyd medley featuring songs from Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here and The Wall. The evening will begin with an ...
- May
- 2-9
Richmond Shakespeare Society
SUMMERLAND
The year is 1869. The place is New York City. The dust is settling after the carnage and destruction of the American Civil War and, on Broadway, William H Mumler has set up his photography studio with his wife Katherine. Although he charges high prices he has many clients, especially among the rich and famous of the city. For William H Mumler is no ordinary photographer... RSS is proud to present the first European production of Arlitia Jones' thrilling and suspenseful play.
- May
- Thursday
- 7
- 8pm
Eel Pie Club
GARY FLETCHER BAND
A founder and ever-present member of The Blues Band with Paul Jones, Gary has appeared with and/or recorded with Peter Green, Maggie Bell, Van Morrison, John Mayall, Long John Baldry, Guy Barker, Bernie Marsden, Micky Moody, Kim Simmonds, Henry McCullough, Zoot Money, Nat Adderley, Guy Barker etc.
The music straddles blues, Americana and folk, playing guitar, slide, banjo, mandolin and ...
- May
- 8-10
Richmond Opera
The Dragon of Wantley
After sellout shows of King Arthur in November, Richmond Opera are returning to Normansfield Theatre with the Dragon of Wantley in May 2020.
Wantley village near Sheffield is terrorised a child-gobbling dragon, and local hero Moore of Moorehall is entreated to put his drinking and womanising aside to take matters in hand. His methods are unorthodox to say the least...
This ...
- May
- 9-15
Teddington Theatre Club
Loot
By Joe Orton
Riotous slapstick meets dubious morals in Orton's outrageous comic masterpiece
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Two young friends stash the proceeds of a bank robbery in an occupied coffin, attempting to hide their spoils from the attentions of a psychopathic policeman, a serial-killer nurse and a grieving widower. In the ensuing comic carnage, Orton creates a ...
- May-Jun
- 15-27
Orange Tree Theatre
THE FALSE SERVANT
When a man thinks he can cynically take a rich woman's money and then run off with an even more lucrative potential fiancée, he'd best not tell the fiancée by mistake.
Le Chevalier, a woman disguised as the son of an aristocrat, embarks on a plan that will expose the dark heart of this male power-play.
This version by Martin Crimp was acclaimed at its 2004 ...
- May
- Tuesday
- 19
- 7:45pm
Richmond Concert Society
Sacha Rattle (clarinet)
- Hindemith: Clarinet Sonata
- Debussy: Pemière Rhapsodie
- Bernstein: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
- Schumann: Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70
- Berg: Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 5
- Brahms: Sonata in F minor, Op. 120 No. 1
Zeynep and Sacha first met in 2005 in Oberlin Conservatory, studying the Mozart Kegelstatt Trio with ...
- May
- Thursday
- 21
- 8pm
Eel Pie Club
THE ROLLIN' STONED
"The Best Rock 'n' Roll Tribute Band in The World", this magnificent band returns to The Eel Pie Club for two hours of nostalgia playing the best of 1964-1969.
- May
- Thursday
- 21
The Arts Society Richmond
Bath
The Holbourne Museum and the American Museum.
- May
- 23-24
Rugby Football Union (RFU)
HSBC London Sevens
Twickenham Stadium is hosting the penultimate leg of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Series and it's set to be a weekend full of excitement as the series nears its conclusion. One of the final tournaments stops Tokyo 2020, join us for a weekend of great rugby, food, entertainment and music in a carnival atmosphere at The Home of England Rugby. The event takes place over 2 days on the Spring Bank Holiday in May.
- May
- 29-31
Normansfield Theatre
La boheme
INSTANT OPERA returns to the Normansfield Theatre for a revival of its spectacular new production of Giacomo Puccini's most-loved masterpiece La boheme featuring a stellar international cast. Tickets £18 -- £25. Three performances only, this is not a show to be missed!
More information
- May
- Friday
- 29
Harlequin Football Club
Harlequins vs. Wasps
Harlequins vs. Wasps in this Gallagher Premiership Rugby match.
- June
- Tuesday
- 9
- 7:45pm
Richmond Concert Society
Benjamin Grosvenor (piano)
- Rameau: Gavotte and Variations
- Beethoven: Piano Sonata in E flat, Op. 7
- Liszt: Ballade No. 2, Valses oubliées Nos. 1 and 2
- Berceuse Valse de l'opéra de Charles Gounod
British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor is internationally recognised for his electrifying performances, distinctive sound and insightful interpretations. His virtuosic ...
- June
- 14-20
Teddington Theatre Club
Teechers
By John Godber
An A* classroom comedy from one of Britain's most popular playwrights
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This frantic play within a play sees students Gail, Hobby and Salty pay homage to their idealistic drama teacher Mr Nixon in an end-of-term play.
depicts life in a modern school with all its social politics for both teachers and students alike. Far too many characters ...
- June
- Wednesday
- 17
The Arts Society Richmond
Mottisford House and Romsey Abbey
Two grand properties in Hampshire.
- June
- Thursday
- 18
- 8pm
Eel Pie Club
Slim Chance
Slim Chance has its origin in the early 70's, formed by the legendary and brilliant songwriter, Ronnie Lane, who had been a mainstay of both the Small Faces and The Faces.
- June
- Saturday
- 20
Orange Tree Theatre
HENRY V
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...
A young king, with all to play for. Will it be game, set and match?
Prince Hal must take on new responsibilities. His country is deeply divided, and he must grow up and learn what it takes to be a good leader.
His enemies only want to play games and throw insults. Can he get everyone working together, and win through?
...
- June
- Sunday
- 21
Orange Tree Theatre
I, AMDRAM
89 years. 172 different productions. I am the first female member of my family to not appear in a Thalians show for a reason other than pregnancy.
Amateur dramatics. The hidden history of many a performance artist.
From four generations of leading ladies comes one queer Londoner, sharing a story of return and reconciliation - with her hometown, cultural inheritance and secret ...
- Jun-Jul
- 27-3
Teddington Theatre Club
Gypsy
Book by Arthur LaurentsMusic by Jule StyneLyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Breaking out and breaking free. The musical story of Miss Gypsy Rose Lee
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Gypsy - the multi-award winning musical based on the true story of Rose Thompson Hovick and her daughters June and Louise as they struggle to succeed in show business. Follow the flourishing of Louise, as she ...
- Jul-Aug
- 3-1
Orange Tree Theatre
WHILE THE SUN SHINES
The most popular production in Orange Tree history returns for 4 weeks only!
★★★★★ "Rollickingly good fun" The Reviews Hub
★★★★ "Paul Miller's delightful production fizzes with fun... Make hay with a glorious night of theatre." Evening Standard
★★★★★ "...
- July
- Tuesday
- 7
- 8pm
The Arts Society Richmond
The World of the Bayeux Tapestry
Speaker: Rupert Willoughby
Profile Rupert is a prize-winning historian who specialises in the domestic and social life of the past. He read History at the University of London and is the author of the best-selling Life in Medieval England , of guides to castles owned by English Heritage and Hampshire County Council, and of a series of popular histories of places, ...
- July
- Tuesday
- 14
The Arts Society Richmond
Ashdown House and Nuffield Place
This time two country houses in Berkshire.
- July
- Thursday
- 16
- 8pm
Eel Pie Club
ATOMIC ROOSTER
Legendary Prog Rock Band, formed in 1969 from the ashes of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, featuring original members Pete French and Steve 'Boltz' Bolton, along with Adrian Gautrey, Bo Walsh
- July
- Thursday
- 30
- 8pm
Eel Pie Club
PETER DONEGAN
Peter Donegan is the son of Lonnie Donegan, the King of Skiffle. Peter recently made headline news when he appeared on The Voice and duetted with Tom Jones in a song his father wrote for him. Peter is a talented musician in his own right. A songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, he plays Piano, Guitar, Mandolin, Harmonica, Banjo, as well as lead vocals. He has toured with Lonnie Donegan, Van ...
- December
- Tuesday
- 1
- 8pm
The Arts Society Richmond
The Magic of Pantomime
Speaker: Ian Gledhill
Profile Ian has had a very varied career, from designing underground railways as an engineer for London Transport to appearing in pantomime with Julian Clary. In between he has worked in travel and tourism, music publishing, television, and especially the theatre where he has been an actor, director, set designer, stage manager and opera translator...
- February
- 21-24
Richmond Shakespeare Society
DREAM
The Young Actors' Company enter a world of higher nature, supernature and illusion, as they invite you to join them in Shakespeare's eternal tale of truth and beauty. The premise of this ever-popular work is taken forward in a new creation, perfectly suited to our time, and engineered for your magical mystery and delight.