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The Vinyl Frontier: Your Favourite vs My Favourite

Hosted by Jeff Lloyd.

Seven challengers take on Vinyl Frontier host, Jeff, in seven battles of taste in a variety of categories with the audience choosing their favourite. After 3 years the score is currently Jeff 3 The Public 2 (and one draw)!

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£12

Other Vinyl Frontier events this season include:
Sat 9 Nov: Vinyl Secret Singalong 2


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Hauntings

Hauntings is a spellbinding evening of three tales of the supernatural during which the award-winning actor, Gerard Logan, will take you to world of invisible, but terrifyingly present, spirits.

Gerard Logan's masterful storytelling of two of the world’s greatest writers of ghost stories, E.F. Benson and M.R. James guarantees a spinetingling evening not to be missed.

From E.F. BENSON comes:
Naboth’s Vineyard - in which just desserts are meted out to an unscrupulous lawyer.

The Hanging of Alfred Wadham - in which the forces of the devil test a man of faith to his limits.

From the acknowledged master of the ghost story genre, M.R. JAMES, comes:
Oh, Whistle and I’ll Come to You, My Lad - in which a medieval spirit strikes terrorizes an arrogant professor.


'Logan is astounding....He takes a strong script and flies it to the stars' ★★★★★ Edinburgh Festival 2016 Review

'Watching Logan work is like being privy to a wonder of nature and remains with you ... A true masterpiece of solo performance' ★★★★★ The Edinburgh Guide

Hauntings is also underscored by a beautiful, original and specially commissioned score by the award-winning RSC composer, Simon Slater.

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£16 | £14 (Supporters)

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The Vinyl Frontier: Album Championship

Hosted by Jeff Lloyd.

This mega-popular annual curtain-raiser returns with 8 contestants doing battle once more! Each has selected one of their favourite vinyl LPs and has pre-selected 3 tracks. 4 duels decide who progresses to the semi finals, on the show of hands of the audience. Those four become two finalists and one will crowned Album Champion 2025!

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£12

Other Vinyl Frontier events this season include:
Sat 8 Feb: New Vinyl (since 2020)
Sat 8 Mar: Vinyl Treasure Chest Singles Competition
Sat 5 Apr: Your Best of... Country & Western


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Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope

Mark Farrelly (Howerd's End, Jarman) brings his hugely-acclaimed solo play to Norden Farm for an up-close encounter with the original Englishman in New York.

From a conventional upbringing to global notoriety via The Naked Civil Servant, Quentin Crisp was one of the most memorable figures of the twentieth century. Openly gay as early as the 1930s, Quentin spent decades being beaten up on London’s streets for refusing to be anything less than himself. His courage, and the philosophy that evolved from those experiences, inspire to the present day.

Naked Hope depicts Quentin at two phases of his extraordinary life. Alone in his Chelsea flat in the 1960s, certain that life has passed him by, and thirty years later, performing An Evening with Quentin Crisp in New York.

Packed with witty gems on everything from cleaning (Don’t bother – after the first four years the dust won’t get any worse) to marriage (Is there life after marriage? The answer is no), Naked Hope is a glorious, uplifting celebration of the urgent necessity to be your true self.

A stunning piece of theatre, masterfully told' ★★★★★ Broadway Baby

'An acting masterclass' ★★★★★ Sardines Magazine

'A truly life-affirming play and an absolute triumph' ★★★★★ All That Dazzles

'An uncanny feat of resurrection. Farrelly’s mastery of his audience is total' ★★★★ Time Out

'A riveting and quite hysterically funny show' ★★★★ British Theatre Guide

'Reveals both the frailty and fearlessness of a trendsetter' ★★★★ Metro

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£16 I £14 (Supporters)

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Elton John by Stuart Epps

Stuart first met Sir Elton John in 1967 where he was the office boy at the Beatles music publisher Dick James.

This was the same year that Elton Met his lyricist Bernie Taupin. Elton was employed as a staff songwriter. Stuart was immediately impressed with Elton's talent. He started working as assistant for Elton's co-ordinator and Head of DJM records Steve Brown.

This involved everything to do with Elton's career including booking studios, musicians and promoting his early records to the BBC. In the Late 60s and early 70s he toured the states with Elton and his band as his personal assistant.

Whilst touring with Kiki Dee and Elton in 1974, Stuart was at the amazing New York Madison Square concert when John Lennon performed his last gig with Elton. He then went on to work at Elton's producer Gus Dugeoens Studio The Mill in Cookham. Here he worked again with Elton recording Hits including Song For Guy and Nikita.

Stuarts talk at Norden Farm also includes his work with other artists including Led Zeppelin, George Harrison, Chris Rea, Robbie Williams and Oasis.

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£16

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The Vinyl Frontier: New Vinyl (since 2020)

Hosted by Jeff Lloyd.

The sleeper hit of 2022 returns with 10 people bringing a piece of new vinyl to educate the masses! It must be new music made and released since 2020. The most varied selection of music you'll EVER hear is guaranteed.

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£12

Other Vinyl Frontier events this season include:
Sat 11 Jan: Album Championship
Sat 8 Mar: Vinyl Treasure Chest Singles Competition
Sat 5 Apr: Your Best of... Country & Western


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The Vinyl Frontier: Vinyl Treasure Chest Singles Competition

Hosted by Jeff Lloyd.

In Jeff's quests to acquire all the 1970s and 1980s number one hit singles on vinyl he has accumulated literally 100s of 45 rpm singles covering approximately 1957-1995.

8 challengers will take their chance to rummage through the boxes in 20 minutes to find a single to play in 4 duels decided by audience vote. The successful 4 get 10 minutes to find their second one and finally 5 minutes to find the final one if they make it through! The added jeopardy is that Jeff has limited time to find videos to accompany the tracks!

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£12

Other Vinyl Frontier events this season include:
Sat 11 Jan: Album Championship
Sat 8 Feb: New Vinyl (since 2020)
Sat 5 Apr: Your Best of... Country & Western


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The Vinyl Frontier: Your Best of... Country & Western

Hosted by Jeff Lloyd.

Are you on the side of Dolly, Kenny, Johnny and Tammy? Or do you favour newer superstars, like Luke, Carrie, Tim or Chris? Here's your chance to hear the 10 favourites of our audience. To paraphrase the Blues Brothers film, we'll play both sorts: Country and Western!

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£12

Other Vinyl Frontier events this season include:
Sat 11 Jan: Album Championship
Sat 8 Feb: New Vinyl (since 2020)
Sat 8 Mar: Vinyl Treasure Chest Singles Competition

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