Raring2go! Southwarwickshire

Raring2go! WHAT’S ON? 8 raring2go .co.uk 10 August Ryton Pools – The Great Gatsby Join Heartbreak Productions and the Nick Carraway quartet for an evening of jazz, prohibition style. Nick is not only the band leader but a top-notch storyteller. When he’s in the mood , he can take you back to the summer of 1922 when he lived next door to none other than the infamous Jay Gatsby. Nick was working as a bond salesman in New York the summer he met the mysterious party-throwing millionaire. Before long, Nick found out that Gatsby and his cousin Daisy (who conveniently lives nearby) used to be an item. Gatsby is still in love with (read obsessed with) Daisy, but Daisy is now married to the pretentious and unfaithful Tom. So get your glad rags on, work up your best Charleston, and get your cocktail glass at the ready! Served up with a twist of iconic Heartbreak style, this outdoor adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is the perfect way to mark 100 years since prohibition. Dress for the weather bring a chair or blanket to sit on, and don’t forget the picnic and prosecco (now that prohibition has been lifted!). Age 9+. Running Time 2 hours 20 minutes. www.heartbreakproductions.co.uk 19 – 22 August Compton Verney – Movies by Moonlight Round up your family and friends and get ready to have the time of your life as four exceptional films are brought to the big screen at Compton Verney. Taking place across four evenings this August, join us for a magical, outdoor screening of some of your favourite films set against the back drop of the lakeside. www.comptonverney.org.uk 20 – 22 August Blenheim Palace – Food Festival This gastronomic festival will showcase the very best of produce from local and national stallholders offering high quality, tempting food choices from indulgent sweet treats to the most delicious organic fruit and veg, glorious bakes to the tastiest street food. www.blenheimpalace.com 3 September Kingsbury Water Park – Mr Stink, Outdoor Theatre You’re invited to celebrate Annabelle’s 10th birthday, hosted by everyone’s favourite MP candidate, Janet Crumb! (Almost) everyone is welcome… that is, everyone apart from Chloe’s particularly smelly new friend, Mr Stink. One perfectly normal afternoon in an average English town, two restless souls unite on a park bench – one of them the lonely 12 year old Chloe Crumb, and the other an incredibly smelly homeless man. Oh, and let’s not forget his loyal dog, the Duchess. Acting upon her curiosity and responding to her kindness, Chloe and Mr Stink forge an extraordinary and rewarding friendship that takes them to the heady heights of live television and Downing Street via a garden shed. Join Heartbreak Productions for David Walliams’ best-seller Mr Stink on the outdoor stage. Pack a picnic, grab a chair, and dress for the weather. Packed with fun, humour, and a heart-warming message, this touching tale provides the perfect family entertainment. www.heartbreakproductions.co.uk 12 September The Alexandra Theatre – Justin Live: The Big Tour Come and see CBeebies superstar and children’s favourite Justin Fletcher live on stage in an all- singing, all-dancing extravaganza. Justin Live is a fabulous show for all the family packed full of well- known songs, lots of dancing, hilarious comedy, and plenty of slapstick fun! www.atgtickets.com 14 October – 1 January Royal Shakespeare Theatre – The Magician’s Elephant A magician conjures an elephant from the sky, setting off a chain of events so remarkable, so impossible, that it changes life in this quiet lonely town forever. This brand-new musical for all the family reminds us that even the impossible can be possible when we open our eyes and hearts to those around us. www.rsc.org.uk What’s On? Summer 2021