What’s on where around Luton: listings, November 18 edition

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 19

Keep fit - for the more mature. Luton Irish Forum’s Keep Fit Class meets at 102 Hitchin Road Luton LU2 0ES Thursdays from 10am to 11am. The class is ideal for anyone who wants to get active and it’s great fun too at £2 a session. Tel: 01582 720447.

To mark the centenary of the First World War, a new play called All Our Heroes will be performed at The Hat Factory, Luton at 7.30pm. ZeroPlus Theatre explore the stories and perspectives of men from the sub-continent who left their homes and families to fight for the British Raj in continents far, far away. The performance aims to give a tangible connection to British Asian history and heritage which is then discussed through a post show workshop. Tickets cost £10 or £8 for concessions and are available from www.thehatfactory.org or the box office on 01582 878100.

Back as large as life, Jethro will be delivering an evening of eye-watering comedy at the Grove Theatre, Dunstable at 7.30pm. Armed with nothing more than a microphone and a warm Cornish accent, Jethro will be employing his renowned ability to paint hilarious pictures in the mind of his audience. Expect farcical tales and adult comedy. Tickets are £19.50. Call 01582 60 20 80 or visit www.grovetheatre.co.uk to book.

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 20

Luton Irish Forum’s Baby and Toddler group meets at 102 Hitchin Road, Luton LU2 0ES every Friday from 9.30am to 11am during term time. Recommended a donation of £1 per adult and 50p per child. A drink and a healthy snack is provided for your child(ren) around the middle of the session. Tea, coffee and biscuits are available for the adults throughout the morning. Telephone 01582 720447.

Andy Parsons is back at the Grove Theatre, Dunstable at 8pm. Andy’s fifth show Live and Unleashed – But Naturally Cautious will see the star of BBC 2’s Mock The Week and Live at the Apollo hit the road again delivering more sharp comedy. Tickets: £15. Call 01582 60 20 80 or visit www.grovetheatre.co.uk to book. Suitable for ages 14 and over.

Bill Bailey will be bringing his new live show, Limboland, to Watford Colosseum. It focuses on the gap between how we imagine our lives to be and how they really are. With his trademark intelligence and sharp wit, he tells tales of finding himself in this halfway place. Tickets: £26. Visit www.watfordcolosseum.co.uk or call 01923 571102 to book.

Noel Coward’s comedy Private Lives comes to the Little Theatre, Dunstable. The timeless sexy farce is a riotous examination of love, marriage and never quite getting over ‘the one’. Call 07940 105864, [email protected] or visit www.littletheatre.org.uk for more information or to book tickets.

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 21

Celebrating 40 years together in the music business, Foster and Allen will be playing at the Grove Theatre, Dunstable, performing a string of their hits including Bunch of Thyme, Maggie, After All These Years, I Will Love You All My Life and Old Flames. The show starts at 7.30pm. Tickets: £23 or £20. Call 01582 60 20 80 or visit www.grovetheatre.co.uk to book.

Bill Bailey will be bringing his new live show, Limboland, to Watford Colosseum. Tickets: £26. Visit www.watfordcolosseum.co.uk or call 01923 571102 to book.

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 22

Noel Coward’s comedy Private Lives comes to the Little Theatre, Dunstable. The timeless sexy farce is

a riotous examination of love, marriage and never quite getting over ‘the one’. Call 07940 105864, [email protected] or visit www.littletheatre.org.uk for more information or to book tickets.

MONDAY NOVEMBER 23

In an Encore Screening broadcast to the Grove Theatre, Dunstable from the National Theatre, Academy Award nominee Benedict Cumberbatch takes on the title role of Shakespeare’s great tragedy Hamlet. As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father’s death but paralysed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening his sanity and the state’s security. It starts at 7pm. Tickets: £15. Call 01582 60 20 80 or visit www.grovetheatre.co.uk to book.

Noel Coward’s comedy Private Lives comes to the Little Theatre, Dunstable. Call 07940 105864, [email protected] or visit www.littletheatre.org.uk for more information or to book tickets.

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 24

Luton Irish Forum’s Irish Classes for beginners are for those who have had little or no contact with the language previously. The classes will introduce the learner to simple conversation and familiarise them with basic aspects of Irish grammar on from 6pm to 7pm at 102 Hitchin Road, Luton.  Tel: 01582 720447.