Front Doors Open: 6.30pm | Auditorium: 7pm | Show Starts: 7.30pm

Fancy five free drinks?

Two of the world’s leading alcohol experts return with a hilarious quiz show that gets the rounds in – in more ways than one. With a pen and question sheet in one hand and several world-class drinks in the other, join them on a uniquely absurd, fact-filled journey through time. You will learn and laugh a lot as the answers to life’s most important and unusual questions appear at the bottom of your glass. And did we mention the five free discerning drinks?
 
“Terrific show. The best value for money in town” Scotsman.
“An erudite, liquor-loving duo” Metro.
“Pioneers of alcohol-based comedy’ Sunday Times.
 “An intoxicating success…as interesting as it is hilarious” Sunday Express
“Great fun, informative, and at times completely mental” Edinburgh Evening News.

24th Feb 2023
Front Doors Open: 6.30pm | Auditorium: 7pm | Show Starts: 7.30pm

The South are an impressive 9-piece band who feature former members of The Beautiful South including singer Alison Wheeler and lifelong sax player Gaz Birtles. Since Dave Hemingway, the original singer, left the group at the end of 2016, Gaz has moved across to front the band with Alison and taken on vocal duties. They play the songs made famous by The Beautiful South and bring back the full flavour and arrangements with this exciting live band.

After a successful year of touring the theatres and Festivals of the UK up and down the country, The South are keeping alive all those timeless songs – ‘A Little Time’ (the number one single), ‘Perfect 10’, ‘Rotterdam’, ‘Old Red Eyes Is Back’, ‘Good as Gold’, ‘Don’t Marry Her’ plus many more singles and album tracks as well as a few choice South originals. All performed again live, these songs span an impressive 20-year career starting way back in 1989!

Come on! Let’s Carry On… Regardless!

The South are:
Alison Wheeler (Vocals), Gaz Birtles (Vocals), Phil Barton (Guitars), Steve Nutter (Bass), Dave Anderson (Drums), Karl Brown (Percussion), Gareth John (Trumpet), Su Robinson (Sax), Andy Price (Keys).

Our member Clean Living International are running a wonderful free event on 24th February 12pm to 2pm at the White Rooms in St. Albans.

There will be a presentation about Clean Living,  the companies aspirations, how using their products with their friendly bacteria can help to create your own healthy living microbium in your home, that will travel with you wherever you go ! It's a science thing! 

So, why not pop down and find out how you can make a difference in creating a healthier home and environment for you and your family (including your beloved pets).

You’ll learn more about their chemical free cleaning products and how the friendly bacteria in their biological product's get the tough cleans done with little effort, no toxins or chemicals in the mix! 

They believe that big differences start in the home!

Thursday 23rd February 2023

Front Doors Open: 6.30pm | Auditorium: 7pm "| Show Starts: 7.30pm

Investigating The UK’s Most Notorious Serial Killers
Hosted by the Detective Who Brought Serial Killer PETER TOBIN to Justice

Join The Scottish Detective, David Swindle, for a chilling, thrilling, night at the theatre.
True crime fans, and those with a curious mind, can explore the cases, the circumstances and the detective’s perspective on what really went on, the early warning signs and the clues behind The Makings of a Murderer!

What makes a serial killer tick? What are the tell-tale signs? What really goes on behind the scenes?

Learn about the biggest British serial killers of all time – including Jack the Ripper, Peter Tobin, Harold Shipman, Peter Sutcliffe and ‘Killer Couples’ – Fred and Rose West and The Moors Murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley.

With more than 34 years as a senior detective, David shares his unique insight into the minds of the murderers, the famous cases that were never solved, and how the murderer got away with it, from someone on the inside.

David – whose ground-breaking Operation Anagram uncovered the activities of Tobin – paints an often-dark picture of how these monsters come to be in this gripping, fully-interactive, audio-visual first.

“Serial Killers are cunning, conniving, controlling, careful and – I hate to say it – clever,” says David. “They live apparently normal lives and get away with their crimes for years, until eventually detected.”

David also looks at the connections to the local area of the most famous murder cases.
The Makings of a Murderer! – a chilling, thrilling, night at the theatre not to be missed.

18 plus advised

We would like to invite local businesses, creatives and the community to join us at our We Are Community Networking Social event.

Come and connect with other locals at The Hub on Verulam in St. Albans on Tuesday 21st of February 2023.

The evening is open to all We Are Community Members and Non-Members.

We look forward seeing you there!

To RSVP please click below!

“I felt massively out of my comfort zone when arriving at the We Are Communities networking event in Harpenden, however I was instantly welcomed by Katie and Sabine who made me feel very much at ease. Not only was the event really enjoyable, they have managed to create a relaxed and inclusive atmosphere so that by the end of the evening I felt very much a part of an exciting community. I'm throughly looking forward to the next event! “ - Joel Van Blerk

18th Feb 2023
Front Doors Open: 7pm | Auditorium: 7.30pm | Show Starts: 8pm

FLEETWOOD BAC are the world’s first and best Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band, endorsed by Mick Fleetwood himself, the only Mac tribute to authentically replicate the classic ‘Rumours’ line-up. Over the last few years they have received rave reviews from ‘The Stage’ newspaper, the U.K.s leading Fleetwood Mac fansites, the official Stevie Nicks website and from ecstatic audiences wherever the band played, wowing audiences as far afield as Dubai, St. Tropez, the Cayman Islands and Monte Carlo, and twice selling out the world-famous Minack Theatre in Cornwall.

The sound, the look, the mystical atmosphere and on-stage chemistry are all portrayed with the passion and energy that got the seal of approval from ‘Big Daddy’ Mick, and built up an excellent reputation amongst Mac fans through numerous tours, festival appearances, corporate events and TV and radio slots all over the U.K. and Europe.

The Fleetwood Bac show focuses on the ‘Rumours’ era of the band (still the 5th biggest-selling album of all time). It also features several songs from the Peter Green days, plus some of Stevie’s biggest solo hits, in either a theatrical 2-hour show, including costume-changes and an acoustic section, or a one-hour Greatest Hits Show, especially tailored for corporate events.

Songs featured (all UK and US hit singles) include: Dreams, Don’t Stop, Go Your Own Way, You Make Loving Fun, Tusk, Gypsy, Everywhere, Oh Well, Rhiannon, Little Lies, Black Magic Woman, Seven Wonders, Say You Love Me, Big Love, Oh Diane, Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around, Albatross, Sara, Man Of The World, Hold Me, Green Manalishi, Need Your Love So Bad, The Chain etc…

What people have said about Fleetwood Bac:

‘ Keep up the good work! Much luck.’ Mick Fleetwood

‘Loved the show, really enjoyed playing with you.’ Bob Brunning, original Fleetwood Mac bass player, and author of ‘Fleetwood Mac: Rumours And Lies’

‘Stevie looks fabulous… Lindsey’s act is well sussed… Mick is entertaining to watch throughout… Christine is unbelievably accurate… first-rate.’ Martin Celmins, Peter Green’s official biographer

‘Musical archaeologists reconstruct their favourite rock mammoth with painstaking accuracy.’ The Times

‘Spot on. A thoroughly professional and entertaining evening. Fans of the real thing will certainly not be disappointed.’ The Stage

Friday 17th February 2023 : Front Doors Open: 6.30pm | Auditorium: 7pm | Show Starts: 7.30pm
To alleviate large queues we ask that you arrive in good time as there are bag searches in place. Where possible please bring small bags with you.

Tickets: £29.50* *A transaction fee of £3.50 per booking is charged for online purchases

Fairport Convention have been entertaining music lovers for over half a century, having formed in 1967. During that time the band that launched British folk-rock has seen many changes, but one thing has remained the same – Fairport’s passion for performance. This year’s Winter Tour will present a mix of long-established Fairport favourites and some surprises from albums old and new.

Fairport Convention have won a BBC Lifetime Achievement Award and Radio 2 listeners voted their ground-breaking album Liege & Lief ‘The Most Influential Folk Album of All
Time’. Their story has been celebrated with television documentaries on BBC Four and Sky Arts.

The band features founding member Simon Nicol on guitar and vocals, Dave Pegg on bass guitar, Ric Sanders on violin, Chris Leslie on fiddle, mandolin and vocals. Fairport will be joined on stage by former member Dave Mattacks on Drums.

The opening act on the Tour will be the wonderful Hannah Sanders and Ben Savage.

*A transaction fee of £3.00 per booking is charged for all online and telephone transactions

Dick Whittington: International Man of Myth and Myster(ie)

Lecturer: Simon Whitehouse

Thurs 16th February at 10.30am

Interested in the Arts? Why not join our next lecture, at the Eric Morecambe Centre in Rothamsted Park. (£6 for one lecture or £45 for annual membership).

2023 marks the 600th anniversary of the death of the fabled Dick Whittington (c1354-1423).For many of us, Dick is simply a fictional character from a Ladybird book or the Christmas pantomime. In fact, Dick was very real, indeed one of the major movers and shakers of medieval London. In this lecture we separate the man from the myth as we follow in his footsteps through the streets that were not exactly ‘paved with gold…’. Apprenticed to a master mercer, Whittington went on to become one of the wealthiest and most successful textile merchants in the City, bankrolled no fewer than three medieval kings and as a result held the office of Lord Mayor of London no fewer than four times. And what of that famous feline companion; his cat? Well, the church that he built might just provide the answer but the lecture reveals all.

About The Arts Society Harpenden Area (TASHA)

Our 300 strong membership meet at the EMC on the 3rd Thursday of each month except April, August and December. Starting at 10am with included tea and coffee, our illustrated lectures by nationally accredited speakers, commence at 10.30am and last for one hour. All areas of the arts are included in our annual programme.

In addition, we offer guided visits to galleries and places of interest, special interest study days, local arts and heritage volunteering opportunities and access to short break cultural holidays both in the UK and abroad.

You can view our lecture programme and membership options on our website at: www.tasha.org.uk

Or contact our membership secretary for more details on membership.tasha@gmail.com

*A transaction fee of £3.00 per booking is charged for all online and telephone transactions

11th Feb 2023
Front Doors Open: 6.30pm | Auditorium: 7pm | Show Starts: 7.30pm

Regarded by many as one of the best live bands of the 80s, Sad Café are back.

Original members Ian Wilson and bassist Des Tong are joined by long time associate, singer/songwriter Sue Quin, the exciting vocal talent of Barry James Thomas and lead guitarist Dave Day along with multi-instrumentalist Neil Shaw-Hulme, keyboard player Matt Steele and drummer Bryan Hargreaves to once again perform their catalogue of great songs including the unforgettable Every Day Hurts, My Oh My, Strange Little Girl and many more.