Date: 28th February 2020 Location: Royal Pump Rooms, The Parade, Leamington Spa, CV32 4AA Time: 19:30 The fifth of the monthly concerts in the Investec International String Quartet Season. Agata Daraskaite and Magdalena Loth-Hill violins Elitsa Bogdanova viola, George Ross cello Haydn Quartet in D minor Op 9 No 4 Onslow Quartet in C minor Op 8 No 1 Beethoven Quartet in C sharp minor Op 131 The Consone Quartet joined the BBC New Generation Artists in spring 2019. Formed at the Royal College of Music where the Quartet…

Date: 6th March 2020 Location: Studio, Royal Spa Centre Time: 19:30 "An outrageous, hilarious hour of comedy. Stephen Bailey is a superstar in the making". - British Comedy Guide STEPHEN BAILEY: CAN’T BE BOTHERED "An outrageous, hilarious hour of comedy. Stephen Bailey is a superstar in the making". - British Comedy Guide Stephen Bailey has made a name for himself for being a little gossip – but this year he’s grown up and decided to have a conversation with you (but a funny…

Date: 6th March 2020 Location: Main Stage, Royal Spa Centre Time: 19:30 OH! WHAT A NIGHT takes you back in time on a musical journey through the incredible career of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons! OH! WHAT A NIGHT OH! WHAT A NIGHT takes you back in time on a musical journey through the incredible career of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, now immortalised in the multi-award winning show Jersey Boys, which has been packing theatres worldwide since its debut in 2005. Valli’s unmistakable voice dominated the…

Date: 7th March 2020 Location: Main Stage, Royal Spa Centre Time: 17:30 Get Ready for UK's first ever Midlands based Inter-University Tamil Dance Competition. SHOWDOWN 2020! 9 universities are getting ready to showcase their talent on the beautiful stage of the Royal Spa Centre. Want to know which universities are competing? Aston University Cardiff University Coventry University Newcastle University University of Birmingham University of Brighton University of Leicester University of Liverpool University of Nottingham Who do you think will be crowned the champions…

Date: 11th March 2020 Location: Cinema, Royal Spa Centre "Amadeus skewers the period finery - stunning costumes, production design, sublime music - with piercing intelligence and thematic gravitas" - Empire 2pm & 7pm  Rating: PG Running Time: 3hrs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce) is a remarkably talented young Viennese composer who unwittingly finds a fierce rival in the disciplined and determined Antonio Salieri (F. Murray Abraham). Resenting Mozart for both his hedonistic lifestyle and his undeniable talent, the highly religious Salieri is…

Date: 11th March 2020 Location: Main Stage, Royal Spa Centre Time: 7:30 - 9:40 The nation’s favourite Psychic is back on tour with her all new show “10 Years and Counting”. Following her gripping appearance on Celebrity Big Brother, with a triumphant Sally reaching the final five, the nation’s favourite Psychic and forerunner in the Psychic world is back on tour with her all new show “10 Years and Counting”. Wowing audiences young and old across the country for over 10 years, Sally’s…

Date: 13th March 2020 Location: Main Stage, Royal Spa Centre Time: 7:30 - 9:30 An all new show ‘Havana Nights’ brings an exciting mix of Latin dances. Havana Nights An all new show ‘Havana Nights’ brings an exciting mix of Latin dances with individual performances from Graziano and Giada as well as entertaining group numbers with their supporting dancers. The show will be fast paced and promises to be fresh and innovative with amazing routines to dazzle and wow you. Graziano Di Prima…

Date: 14th March 2020 Location: Studio, Royal Spa Centre Time: 19:30 Join Pete from the sub culture of underground crack climbing and onto the side of the world’s highest big walls. PETE WHITTAKER – SOLO & FREE Presented by Speakers from the Edge. Join Pete from the sub culture of underground crack climbing and onto the side of the world’s highest big walls. The journey takes you from astronomical lactate pumping athletic feats, to speed solos of the world’s biggest cliffs. Driven by…

Date: 14th March 2020 Location: Main Stage, Royal Spa Centre Time: 19:30 David Baddiel comes back to the stage with a brand new one-man show, Trolls: Not The Dolls. Following his five-star Olivier-nominated hit My Family: Not The Sitcom and the return to number 1 of his seminal football anthem Three Lions, David Baddiel comes back to the stage with a brand new one-man show, Trolls: Not The Dolls. Trolls – the terrible people who spend all day insulting and abusing strangers for…

Date: 15th March 2020 Location: Main Stage, Royal Spa Centre Time: 11:30 Family Concert ideal for ages 3-7 Based on the much-loved children’s book written by Giles Andreae and illustrated by Korky Paul, Sir Scallywag and the Battle of the Stinky Bottom is adapted for performance by Music in the Round’s children’s composer in residence Paul Rissmann. Featuring live classical music performed by all eleven of the world-class musicians of Ensemble 360, lively storytelling by the brilliant narrator Polly Ives, bright illustrations from the book…

Current members of Ensemble 360 are: Juliette Bausor flute, Matthew Hunt clarinet, Adrian Wilson oboe, Naomi Atherton horn, Amy Harman bassoon Benjamin Nabarro and Claudia Ajmone-Marsan violins, Ruth Gibson viola, Gemma Rosefield cello Laurène Durantel double bass and Tim Horton piano Amadeus 5 x 3 Mozart   Horn Quintet in E flat K407 Mozart   String Quintet in C K515 Mozart   Clarinet Quintet in A K581 Following the Family Concert in the morning, members of Ensemble 360 treat us to an afternoon of Mozart at his most delightful. “International musicians, brimming with body and soul with passion, vitality and virtuosity, whose performances…

Date: 18th March 2020 Location: Main Stage, Royal Spa Centre Time: 19:30 A triple bill of hilarious, fascinating and thought-provoking plays. After the wonderful response to last years ‘Government Inspector’ this year’s show is a triple bill of hilarious, fascinating and thought-provoking plays. The prizewinning Albertine in Five Times, the hilarious mother figure from Alan Ayckbourn’s Confusions and the theatre classic Table Number Seven by Terrence Rattigan. A fascinating evening of wonderful drama!

Date: 20th March 2020 Location: Main Stage, Royal Spa Centre Time: 19:30 Join the world's best adventure film-makers and explorers as they push themselves to the limits in the most remote and stunning corners of the globe. Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour 20th March 2020 - 7.30pm Blue Film Programme Embark on a thrilling night of adventure with a brand-new collection of short films from the world’s most prestigious mountain film festival! The Banff Mountain Film Festival joins the world’s best adventure film-makers…

Date: 20th March 2020 Location: Studio, Royal Spa Centre Time: 20:00 - 22:00 Baptiste is back on international tour with a brand new stand-up show. Suitable for ages 16+ Dane is now a Grown Ass Black Man. Too old to be concerned with chicken or trainers. Too young to be considered a peer of Trevor McDonald. Has he got a chip on his shoulder? Yes. A chocolate one. Join one of the nation’s most exciting stand up stars as he presents another brilliantly…

Date: 24th March 2020 - 28th March 2020 Location: Main Stage, Royal Spa Centre The vibrant, high energy musical, Crazy For you. All Singing! All Dancing! All Gershwin! Showing Tuesday 24th - Saturday 28th March 2020 (7:30pm nightly and Saturday 2:30pm) Following the phenomenal and sell-out production of CATS and the award winning OKLAHOMA! LWMS presents another vibrant, high energy musical – George & Ira Gershwin’s CRAZY FOR YOU. With bags of comedy, fabulous dance routines, and many unforgettable Gershwin melodies….. Naughty Baby, They Can’t Take That Away…

Date: 28th March 2020 Location: Studio, Royal Spa Centre Time: 20:00 Catch Rob Newman as he tries out new material for the next series of his BBC Radio 4 stand-up philosophy show Total Eclipse of Descartes. Rob Newman: (Work In Progress) Catch Rob Newman as he tries out new material for the next series of his BBC Radio 4 stand-up philosophy show Total Eclipse of Descartes. ****‘Hugely entertaining, gleefully jaunty and refreshingly intelligent… I loved it.’ The Guardian 2018 ‘He is one amazing…

Date: 3rd April 2020 Location: Main Stage, Royal Spa Centre Time: 19:30 Blarney charm and Celtic tunes from this evergreen Irish folk duo Mick Foster and Tony Allen Blarney charm and Celtic tunes from this evergreen Irish folk duo Mick Foster and Tony Allen, who have been releasing records since 1978. Since then they have released a staggering 29 albums and have album sales in excess of 19 million copies worldwide. They have toured the world, performing for audiences of all ages and…

Date: 4th April 2020 Location: Main Stage, Royal Spa Centre Time: 20:00 - 22:00 It has been a while, but the multi-award-winning Welsh comedian is back, with a brand new live show. Blue Jeans Management Proudly Presents RHOD GILBERT: The Book of John It has been a while, but the multi-award-winning Welsh comedian is back, with a brand new live show. In a seven-year break from stand-up, a lot has happened to Rhod. Almost all of it s**t. And just when he thought…

Date: 5th April 2020 Location: Main Stage, Royal Spa Centre Time: 19:30 - 21:45 Critically acclaimed comedian Chris Ramsey is hitting the road for his biggest ever stand-up tour in 2020. CHRIS RAMSEY 20/20 - THE BRAND NEW STAND-UP SHOW 7.30pm - 8pm Support Act 8.20pm - 21.45pm Main Act Critically acclaimed comedian Chris Ramsey is hitting the road for his biggest ever stand-up tour in 2020. Having filled venues across the country including The Newcastle Metro Arena, twice, “Ramsey has the potential to be…

Date: 8th April 2020 Location: Main Stage, Royal Spa Centre Time: 7:30 Join Vienna Festival Ballet as they celebrate their 40th Anniversary with one of ballet’s most powerful and beautiful love stories. Vienna Festival Ballet presents Swan Lake Music by Tchaikovsky Join Vienna Festival Ballet as they celebrate their 40th Anniversary with one of ballet’s most powerful and beautiful love stories. Lavish costumes, stunning scenery, international stars, and the glorious music from Tchaikovsky make this a night not to be missed. Swan Lake is the most…

Date: 22nd April 2020 - 23rd April 2020 Location: Main Stage, Royal Spa Centre Time: 10:00 In the Night Garden Live show is coming to the Royal Spa Centre in 2020! Igglepiggle, Upsy Daisy, MakkaPakka and friends are back in their fun-filled live show Igglepiggle’s Busy Day! Join Igglepiggle as he looks for his friends in the Night Garden by following their funny sounds until he finds them all! You’ll see all your favourite characters beautifully brought to life with full-size costumes, magical…

Date: 23rd April 2020 Location: Studio, Royal Spa Centre Time: 19:00 In the Royal Spa Centre, Studio, Lars Tharp delivers a lecture about ceramics. Lars Tharp Lecture Royal Spa Centre, Studio Ceramics and Asian art expert and Antiques Roadshow regular, Lars Tharp has been involved with ceramics for 40 years as a curator, broadcaster and consultant. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear his reflections on the theme of ‘Making Histories’!

Date: 29th April 2020 Location: Main Stage, Royal Spa Centre Time: 19:30 - 22:00 The Ballroom Boys double act Ian Waite and Vincent Simone are set to return in 2020 with a brand new show The Ballroom Boys double act Ian Waite and Vincent Simone are set to return in 2020 with a brand new show - Ian Waite and Vincent Simone….ACT TWO, after the roaring success of their 5 star rated 2019 tour! The fabulous Strictly Come Dancing stars promise another wonderful…

Date: 30th April 2020 Location: Studio, Royal Spa Centre Time: 20:00 - 23:00 Nick Helm returns to the Royal Spa Centre due to popular demand! Resurrected from the ashes, come and witness two time Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee and International Treasure in shaking his ass, singing songs and righting wrongs. You don’t deserve this... 'The man is brutal, but by AC/DC he's talented with it.' The latest ★★★★★

Date: 2nd May 2020 Location: Main Stage, Royal Spa Centre Time: 19:30 Now seen by over 300,00 fans direct from Ireland Europe's No 1 award winning Country music show " The Legends of American Country " returns for another fantastic night of toe tapping Country classics Now seen by over 300,00 fans direct from Ireland Europe's No 1 award winning Country music show " The Legends of American Country " returns for another fantastic night of toe tapping Country classics . The 2020…

Date: 13th May 2020 Location: Main Stage, Royal Spa Centre Time: 19:30 Folk Rock Pioneers Steeleye Span's 50th Anniversary Tour! 1970 would prove to be a vintage year for music and the start of an era that would change the world. For Steeleye Span – formed the year before - it would mark a major milestone. The band released their debut album Hark The Village Wait, a record that would not only launch one of the most enduring stories in the folk world…

Date: 14th May 2020 Location: Main Stage, Royal Spa Centre Time: 19:30 Cathy O'Dowd | Everest and Beyond | UK tour 2020 Speakers From The Edge Cathy O'Dowd - Everest and Beyond South African mountaineer Cathy O’Dowd was catapulted onto the international stage as the token woman on the controversial 1st South African Everest expedition, during the notorious spring of 1996. Find out how she became the first woman in the world to climb Everest from both sides, and used that to launch…

Date: 15th May 2020 - 16th May 2020 Location: Main Stage, Royal Spa Centre Time: 19:30 10 year Anniversary Celebrating their 10-year anniversary, Chloe Academy of Dance present to you Decadence. An extravaganza of music, song and dance. Performed by talented girls and boys from ages 2-18 years. A glittering performance to delight and astound you...

Date: 22nd May 2020 - 23rd May 2020 Location: Main Stage, Royal Spa Centre Fiery Feet Dance Studio proudly presents their 16th Annual Show ‘80’s vs 90’s’. 22nd May | 7pm 23rd May | 2 & 7pm  Fiery Feet Dance Studio proudly presents their 16th Annual Show ‘80’s vs 90’s’. Our show includes dances in jazz, lyrical, tap and acrobatics to a soundtrack from two of the most iconic decades in music. From pop to rock, RnB to the epic 80s power…

Date: 28th May 2020 - 30th May 2020 Location: Main Stage, Royal Spa Centre TARDIS Productions are excited to be bringing the multi-award winning comic musical Avenue Q to the Royal Spa Centre Leamington. Wowing audiences since 2004, Robert Lopez (The Book of Mormon) and Jeff Marx's smash hit follows the puppet Princeton as he moves to Avenue Q- an outer-outer borough of New York. There he makes friends with Kate (girl Monster next door), Trekkie Monster (internet shut-in), Rod (uptight investment…

Date: 23rd July 2020 Location: Studio, Royal Spa Centre Time: 19:00 Broadcast live from the National Theatre, London Richard Bean, the writer of One Man, Two Guvnors, returns to the National Theatre in collaboration with Oliver Chris (A Midsummer Night's Dream) with this new comedy, set in 1940s Britain. The play, based on Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s The Rivals will be directed by Thea Sharrock (Me Before You) and features a cast including Caroline Quentin and Richard Fleeshman.

Date: 24th September 2020 Location: Studio, Royal Spa Centre Time: 19:30 - 21:20 Carl returns with a brand new show! After two consecutive sell-out years, Carl returns with a brand new show! Expect stories, observations & audience interaction. Always an exciting night, join this dynamic and versatile performer for a truly unmissable evening of comedy. “One to watch” list 2019 – Chortle “Captivating… Outstanding… An all-round comic” ***** One4Review “Joyously funny… Great self-effacing warmth… Brilliant characterisations & expert timing” **** Theatre Bath   Suitable for ages…

Date: 2nd October 2020 Location: Main Stage, Royal Spa Centre Time: 19:30 Due to huge popular demand, after his first tour-de-force, smash hit, sell out tours with ‘My Life Story’, Suggs is treading the boards again. Suggs: A Life in the Realm of Madness If the first show was about how on Earth he got there, Suggs: What a King Cnut is about the surprises that awaited him when he did. Vertigo on the roof of Buckingham Palace, nearly blowing the closing ceremony…

Date: 3rd October 2020 Location: Studio, Royal Spa Centre Time: 19:30 The world’s premier nerd-culture comedy double-act! The Just Us League present MARVELus: All the Marvel Movies…Kind Of We’re delighted to present the world’s premier nerd-culture comedy double-act, The Just Us League, with their smash hit show MARVELus: All the MARVEL Movies…Kind Of Squeezing (almost) all the MARVEL movies into an action-packed evening of laughs, their short punchy sketches and high-energy style will delight the whole spectrum of MARVEL fans; from those that have seen…

Date: 3rd October 2020 Location: Main Stage, Royal Spa Centre Time: 20:00 - 21:45 Back by popular demand! Back by popular demand!  Following their sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe, comedians Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn return to Leamington Spa with an all new show – new songs, new jokes and new catsuits. This show celebrates the scummier side of parenting, from drinking wine at teatime to hiding from the PTA. Expect standup, sketches, songs, and some very scummy stories. Guaranteed to make…

Date: 8th October 2020 Location: Studio, Royal Spa Centre Time: 20:00 The brand-new stand-up show from the star of The Tez O’Clock Show (Channel 4), TEZ Talks (BBC Radio 4) and the multi-award-winning Man Like Mobeen (BBC Three). Join Tez as he uses his trademark silly, smart and subversive approach to pit ordinary people against the establishment. Expect huge laughs, groans and shocks as Tez confronts the state of the world with his cheeky, provocative flair. ★★★★ ‘Radiantly entertaining’ The Times. ★★★★ ‘Blackburn’s…

Date: 9th October 2020 Location: Main Stage, Royal Spa Centre Time: 20:00 As seen on Channel 4's '8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown' and BBC's 'Live At the Apollo.' Here he comes again, trotting on to the stage with all of the misplaced confidence of a waiter with no pad. Is he going to remember it? OH YES HE IS. There'll be lots of talking, some apologising and some songs on a glued together plastic keyboard from 1986. As seen on Channel…

Date: 9th October 2020 Location: Studio, Royal Spa Centre Time: 20:00 The Noise Next Door are returning to the Spa Centre this Autumn! The Noise Next Door: In Charge The quickest wits in comedy are charging into their sixth national tour with a spectacular new show that will trample your expectations. The charismatic quartet have always astonished with their ability to spin audience suggestions into comedy gold, but for this show they’re putting you, the audience, in charge in brilliant and bombastic new…

Date: 10th October 2020 Location: Main Stage, Royal Spa Centre Time: 14:00 Morgan & West present captivating chemistry, phenomenal physics, and bonkers biology in this fun for all the family science extravaganza! Expect explosive thrills, chemical spills and a risk assessment that gives their stage manager chills, all backed up by the daring duo’s trademark wit, charm and detailed knowledge of the scientific method. Leave your lab coats at the door it’s time for Unbelievable Science! On TV Morgan & West have fooled…

Date: 10th October 2020 Location: Studio, Royal Spa Centre Time: 14:30 - 15:30 Like the name says it’s a Comedy Club 4 Kids! Cracking entertainment for everyone over six years old and under 400 years old (no vampires). We have the best comedians from the UK and world circuit doing what they do best… but without the rude bits! Since 2005, the Comedy Club 4 Kids has been getting the best stand-ups and sketch acts from the international circuit to do their thing…

Date: 29th October 2020 Location: Main Stage, Royal Spa Centre Time: 7:30 Not for the faint hearted! Meet the forensic pathologist, Dr Richard Shepherd. A detective in his own right, who has solved the mystery of sudden and unexplained deaths as he takes to the road in his first ever theatre tour. He has performed over 23,000 autopsies, including some of the most high-profile cases of recent times; the Hungerford Massacre, the Princess Diana inquiry, and 9/11. He has faced serial killers, natural…

Date: 31st October 2020 Location: Main Stage, Royal Spa Centre Time: 19:30 Ocean Film Festival Returns to the Royal Spa Centre! Dive into a night of mesmerising ocean adventure! The Ocean Film Festival World Tour is back for 2020 with a brand-new collection of the world’s most incredible ocean films! Brought to you by the team behind the Banff Mountain Film Festival UK & Ireland Tour, this carefully curated selection of short films combines epic human endeavour and astounding marine life in a spectacular…

Date: 21st November 2020 Location: Main Stage, Royal Spa Centre Time: 19:30 One man. One Mission. Is it possible? No, not really. Him with the shirts from Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo and Radio 4. Milton Jones in Milton: Impossible One man. One Mission. Is it possible? No, not really. Him with the shirts from Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo and Radio 4. ‘No-one can touch Jones when he hits his stride’ The Guardian One man. One Mission. Is…