Surrey

Whats On in Surrey, The guide to events, theatre, concerts, sports and entertainment tickets in Surrey

Princess Alice Hospice Sponsored Abseil

Saturday 24 March 2012  9am-4pm

Our 90ft sponsored abseil will take place off the Queens Stand at Epsom’s famous Racecourse, home of the Epsom Derby! You will be able to take in the beautiful scenery of nearby Epsom Downs and on a clear day take in some London landmarks before you begin your descent.

The abseil costs only £20 to enter and we ask that everyone pledges to raise a minimum sponsorship for Princess Alice Hospice.  The exciting news is for those of you signing up with friends, family or work colleagues, if you register 5 people you get the 6th place free!  So why not sign up as a team, the more the merrier!  In addition, for those of you who raise over £250, you will get your very own Princess Alice Hospice T-shirt!

If you would like to find out more information please visit our website www.pah.org.uk or call fundraising on 01372 461869

The School of Arts Christmas Show – 7:30 16 Dec, 2:00 & 7:30 17 Dec 2011

Please join us for an extra special Christmas Show to celebrate the new School of Arts, featuring students from Dance, Film, Theatre, Music and Sound Recording, and the Guildford School of Acting.

 

The show will feature commissioned performances by Jennifer Jackson, Luke Birch, Lost Banditos Theatre Company and Milton Mermikides as well as exciting new works from Dance, Film and Theatre, and GSA. Come and celebrate our new School with us and enjoy a glass of mulled wine with a mince pie.

Tickets: £8; £6 senior citizens, University staff; £5 students, concessions

University of Surrey Concert Band – 8:00 12 Dec 2011

The University of Surrey Students’ Union Concert Band returns for another end-of-term extravaganza, performing a variety of favourites from show songs to specially composed pieces.

The Concert Band is made up of students from across the University community and features student conductors from Music and Sound Recording.

For a full programme please email us a few days before the concert: arts@surrey.ac.uk

Admission Free with a retiring collection to support the band

Notes Inégales: ….Brew – The Miles Davis Project – 7:30 10 Dec 2011

Notes Inégales are one of the most innovative new ensembles in London; described as ‘post fusion’ they draw on contemporary, free and jazz musics.

…brew is influenced by Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew. They have invited leading composers (including University of Surrey composers Tom Armstrong, Stephen Goss, Milton Mermikides and Matthew Sansom), to send them ‘postcards’ from Miles Davis and from these starting points they work a ‘brew’ of rhythm and sound into their own dark magic.

The results are spellbinding.

www.notesinegales.co.uk

Tickets: £10; £8 senior citizens, University staff; £5 students, concessions

University of Surrey Carol Service – 5:30 7 Dec 2011

Directed by Russell Keable

 

This atmospheric service welcomes the start of Christmas. Join the University community to sing some favourite carols and to hear first performances of new carols written by students from Music and Sound Recording.

Admission Free

Big Band in Studio One – 8:00 2 Dec 2011

Big tunes – big sound – the University of Surrey’s award winning and talented Big Band returns to Studio One with another lively and fun-filled programme of Big Band standards through Latin jazz to modern funk.

Irresistible rhythms, toe-tapping tunes and exciting performances make every Big Band concert an event, not just a performance!

Tickets: £8, £6 concessions, £5 students

Tales From a Sea Journey – 7:30 30 Nov 2011

Winners of the 2011 International ASITEJ Award for Artistic Excellence.

Spellbinding stories from the world’s saltiest stage!  In November 2009, eight performers from award winning theatre company New International Encounter (NIE) embarked on a 3500-mile voyage across the Atlantic Ocean from France to Guadeloupe aboard a cargo ship.

With the help of Icelandic novelist, poet and Björk lyricist Sjón, NIE create a lyrical and funny show combining their trademark mix of storytelling, physical theatre, live music, multiple languages and European ensemble.

Sail alongside a Second World War naval officer in the Indian Ocean and discover the story of Ella, the first ever Norwegian female trawler woman. These tales and more intertwine with NIE’s own experiences on their voyage.

Don’t miss your chance to see this European company as they moor up at the University’s PATS Studio.

www.nie-theatre.com

Tickets: £12; £10 senior citizens, University staff; £7 students, concessions

Ensembles Concert – 7:30 30 Nov 2011

Student conductors direct an entertaining and diverse programme of classical works for ensembles and small orchestras. The first Ensembles Concert of this academic year, it offers a great opportunity to hear an interesting range of works played with enthusiasm and verve.

Please email arts@surrey.ac.uk a few days before the concert to receive a full programme.

Admission Free

Live at The Ivy – 7:30 27 Nov 2011

An informal and fun evening that showcases the enormous range of musical styles and the huge talents of the various bands and performers within Music and Sound Recording.

One of the most popular student concerts in the calendar, in its short history this concert has outgrown PATS and Wates House, and has moved again, this time to the wonderful new performance space in the Ivy Centre.

We can’t describe an evening which might include folk music, rock and pop, cover versions and new works, experimental jazz, electronic improvisation, solo singer/songwriters…All that is certain is that it will be spectacular and eclectic.

Please visit our Facebook page to view footage from the last concert and get a taster of what to expect: www.facebook.com/universityofsurreyarts

Tickets: £5

Zoë Martlew Revue Z – 7:30 24 Nov 2011

Unhinged, uncensored, underwired, a blonde, a cello, a mattress and a

lot of digital playback…..

Uproarious, moving, sexy, hilarious and utterly original entertainment by virtuoso cellist and former judge on BBC2 TV’s “Maestro” Zoë Martlew, featuring her original music for cello, voice and digital playback combined with zany theatre and comedy.

Entertaining, utterly off-the-wall, sensitive and at times extremely beautiful, this one-woman cabaret revue sweeps its audience from jazz funk to delicate string harmonics, Arabic lullaby to blues, minimalist intensity to shamanic thrash, soulful lyricism to serene baroque. Musical pieces vie with theatrical interludes, linked together by the shimmering virtuosity of Martlew’s cello playing laced with the extended techniques of the avant-garde. Live performance blends with multi-layered vocal, instrumental and computer sample recordings.

www.zoemartlew.com

Tickets: £12, £10 senior citizens, University staff, £7 students, concessions