This Opera on Sydney Harbour production, directed by Chen Shi-Zheng, is known for its lavish sets, including a 25-meter dragon and a 20-meter pagoda, and its use of contemporary cinema and Chinese acrobatics.

 

The production features a cast of world-class singers, including
Dragana Radakovic as Turandot and Riccardo Massi as Calaf, and is known for its powerful rendition of “Nessun Dorma”
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Running time - 131 mins (inc. 15 mins interval)

Licensed bar available

 David Hockney is a global sensation with exhibitions world-wide.

Featuring intimate and in-depth interviews with Hockney the film offers rare insights into the man behind such iconic works as A Bigger Splash and A Closer Grand Canyon.  

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Hockney reveals anecdotes from across his artistic and personal life - from his first trip abroad to Egypt in 1963, to the effects of the death of his close friend Jonathan Silver in 1997 up to today.

The Baldock Waggon

The story of the local carrier service to London and it's importance to the Town before the railways

An illustrated talk by Brendan King

Come and enjoy a night of music brought to you by a wide range of talented musicians. 

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If you would like to perform please click below and fill in the form.  Details of the tech available is also detailed on this form

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Licensed bar available

Doors open at 7pm

Music starts at 7.30pm

History of Baldock in Pictures

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A short AGM and Slideshow

The Changing Face of Letchworth Shops since the 1960s

A talk by William Armitage, founder of David's bookshop

​Join us for spine-chilling spooky tales in our haunted cellar

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Must be able to navigate steep stairs in dim lighting

Wrap up warm!

Who knows what ghosts might chill you.....

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A night of brain teasing questions, drinks and snacks...

Contact Maureen@bahc.co.uk to submit your team application 

(form released soon)

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Max team size 6

Includes cheese and biscuits

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Licensed bar available

 

Join us for a fascinating Desert Island Discs–style afternoon with special guest Monica Boggust, as she reveals the eight pieces of music and the stories behind them.

A career at the BBC as a production manager and then later buyer for the BBC, took Monica across the world and into the sets of much loved TV programmes such as Blackadder and Eastenders. 

Come along and enjoy this entertaining interview, listen to Monica's music choices and chat over tea and cake at the end. 

Verdi’s hugely popular La Traviata returns to the Sydney Harbour water stage featuring a breath-taking soaring 9 metre high, 3.5 ton chandelier covered in 10,000 shimmering Swarovski crystals.

 

This glamorous production was captured on location on Sydney Harbour in 2021 in front of a sold out audience. La Traviata features timeless romantic arias, lively choreography, beautiful costumes and spectacular fireworks.
Running time - 145 mins (inc. 15 mins interval)

Licensed bar available

 

Join us for a fascinating Desert Island Discs–style afternoon with special guest Brian Burke, as he reveals the eight pieces of music and the stories behind them.

Aptly called Baldock's Bard.  Brian was also a tree cutter, gravedigger, and finally picked up by EMI.  Hear how this local Irish folk singer has navigated through his varied career while eating tea and cake.

Whether you love music, or simply hearing entertaining stories, this promises to be an engaging afternoon.
 

James McNeill Whistler​​

Tate Britain is holding the first major retrospective of Whistler in three decades.

This blockbuster exhibition promises to reawaken the world to just how important Whistler is to art history, uniting world-famous masterpieces with rarely seen works.

Exhibition on Screen will bring these stunning works and the incredible story behind them to cinemas around the world while the exhibition is still running, bringing this truly global artist to a global audience.

 

This will be an unmissable chance to get to know this visually spectacular artist and the influence he has had on those who followed.

NT LIVE - The Misanthrope Announcement​​

 

Alice, a brilliant novelist, despises the hollow contemporary mantras of kindness and respect. But the bolder she becomes in speaking out, the more colleagues avoid her, and the more her personal relationships begin to fracture.
As she challenges fashionable ideas and lends her voice to causes others are afraid to touch, she faces intense criticism and backlash. Alice will soon learn the price she must pay as an artist and as a woman for daring to speak her mind.

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Licensed bar available & ice cream

Jazz, Swing & Latin: Live with the Hertfordshire Big Band

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Join us for an unforgettable Friday night of hard-hitting tunes and soulful ballads; an evening of the best in jazz, swing, blues, funk and Latin.

 

Award-winning, and appearing regularly across the South East as well as in European tours. The band has won gold and platinum awards at the National Concert Band Festival.

 

The band is led by trumpeter, Matt Ward, and joined by professional Canadian jazz vocalist sensation, Lauren Bush. 

LISTEN HERE

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Licensed bar available

Elsa Jean McTaggart

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Myths and legends of the Scottish Highlands and Islands.  Blending heartfelt ballads, high-energy jigs and reels, and traditional and Gaelic songs

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Listen to tracks by Elsa Jean HERE

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Licensed bar available

History of Upper Ivel: mills, fisheries, watercress beds, and the Maid of the Mill

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A talk by Brendan King