Welcome to another season of BArts' events….

April is always a busy month for local groups and there are at least twenty events during this month to tempt you out of winter hibernation! With three music concerts, two plays, 'Educating Rita' and 'Murdered To Death', two evenings of musical theatre, talks and discussions, a new WEA course on 'London in Literature', a Tea Dance, a Horticultural show and the last few days of our successful exhibition 'The Flowers That Bloom', there should be something to appeal to everyone.

May sees a revival of the ever popular Rodgers and Hammerstein show 'The King and I', performed by Broxbourne Theatre Company, and another in our Let's Do Lunch series 'Tudor Times'. Hoddesdon Music Club has a concert of vocal and instrumental music by Britten, Brahms, Elgar and Vaughan Williams and Lowewood Art Group is exhibiting at Forty Hall, Enfield.

With two outdoor theatre events in the programme - Shakespeare's 'All's Well That Ends Well' in June and Thomas Hardy's 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles' in July - we are keeping our fingers crossed for some fine weather (or at the very least for it to remain dry for just a few hours!).  Hardy picnic-goers on these evenings should note that the Civic Hall is now insisting that all drinks for picnics are purchased from the bar.

We have a delightful Italian opera, Donizetti's 'L'Elisir D'Amore', The Elixir of Love, also in June, but this is an indoor performance by the highly acclaimed Opera Box company, who have been seen several times before at the Civic Hall. No need to go to London and pay £50 plus for a ticket, when you can enjoy first class opera in your own area for £20!

The art of Dance is being celebrated on June 13th with 'Harlem Hot Feet', the world's premier dance company, and on June 29th in 'Dance Encore' with some fancy footwork in a variety of dance styles presented by talented, county-based groups. 'On With the Show' on July 4th, a Let's Do Lunch event, focuses on the development of musical theatre from Ancient Greece and Rome, Opera and Operetta to the modern American musical. Our summer season finishes with another Art Exhibition 'Drawn from Life', during July and August.

BArts’ full patrons are encouraged to book early to receive some very special discounts for our main events. We thank you for your continuing support and look forward to entertaining you!

Lee Rayner, Director of Programming