THERE’S non-stop entertainment at Melksham Assembly Hall with enthralling new shows and live music coming up over the next month.
On 14th September, experience Carmen like never before with Carmen On The Lake – recorded live on the floating stage during the Bregenz Festival. As with their previous spectacular productions, you can expect the staging of this classic tale to have an extravagantly original and innovative design, with the waters of the lake being used as an extension of the stage.
George Bizet’s Carmen is a story of passion, destiny and obsession. The French composer’s opera is most famous for its Spanish melodies, including the Flower Song, Habanera and the Toreador Song.
This production of Carmen will be directed by Kasper Holten, director of opera at the Royal Opera House in London, with the set designed by the British artist Es Devlin. Her past work includes sets for such stars as Adele, Take That, U2, Pet Shop Boys and Kanye West. Tickets £12, conc. £10.
The ever popular Mike Smith Swing Orchestra return to perform a selection of popular music from every era, on Saturday 16th September at 6pm. Tickets £19 for the first 6 rows, £18 after.
Tony Stockwell returns to the Assembly Hall on Tuesday 19th September with his new tour for 2017.
Tony has been working as a medium for almost 30 years. In that time he has had umpteen television programmes including Psychic Academy, Psychic Detectives, Street Psychic and has shared the stage all round the world with international mediums such as Colin Fry, James Van Praagh and Lisa Williams. Tickets: £20 first five rows(A-E). £18.50 row F onwards.
The Melksham Rock ‘n’ Roll Club return to the Assembly Hall on Saturday 23rd September with a live performance from the three-piece rock ‘n’ roll band Vintage and DJ support from Jason’s Jukebox. Vintage have been gigging for around four years and play an array of hits from Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Bill Hayley, Eddie Cochran and Chuck Berry – to name but a few.
A&J’s Vintage and Retro Stall and Foottappin’ Records will also be there.
Doors open at 7.30pm and tickets cost £10 each.
On Saturday 30th September, local band Female of the Species perform their charity concert following the success of their concert in 2015. The concert will be raising money for Wiltshire Mind. Tickets cost £10.
Tickets are available from the Assembly Hall on 709887, Melksham TIC in Church Street or visit www.melkshamtown.co.uk /assemblyhall
