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What’s on in Worcester
Festivals, frivolity and fun are back! There’s a
whole host of exciting events happening right
on our doorstep this summer. Enjoy!
COMEDY AT THE EXHIBITION: BOTANICAL
COMMANDERY TREASURES, INSPIRATIONS
30 June – 11 July FROM NATURE IN PORCELAIN
The Commandery & ON PAPER
Sidbury Now – 31 October 2021
Worcester WR1 2HU Museum of Royal Worcester
Severn Street
Worcester Repertory Company Worcester WR1 2ND
will return to the stage in the
glorious Commandery Gardens A new collaborative exhibition
this summer, with their rendition of between the Museum of Royal
John Christopher-Wood’s comedy, Worcester and the Gloucestershire
Elsie & Norm’s Macbeth. This must- Society for Botanical Illustration.
see event is the first the company Included in the exhibition will be a
have been able to stage since the celebration of the life and work of in the summer of 2021, Worcester
pandemic began. Stuart Lafford, who worked at will be brought to life by a perfect
Royal Worcester in the 1980s as parade of beautifully decorated
a painter. elephant sculptures. Elephants –
both big and small – will form a
Open Thurs-Sat 10am-5pm and stunning, free art trail through the
Sundays 10am-4pm. The museum city’s streets and open spaces,
will be open seven days a week bringing together the community
during the Worcestershire schools for one unforgettable event.
summer holidays. Free entry for
under-16s. Full details and map at:
https://worcestersbigparade.co.uk/
For opening times and to book,
go to https://www.museum
ofroyalworcester.org/whats-on/ THREE CHOIRS
FESTIVAL -
WORCESTER
BATTLE OF THE 24 July – 1 August
BOOZERS: https://3choirs.org
PUB QUIZ
In this hilarious adaptation, Elsie 8 July: from The longest
and Norm have decided to have a 7.30pm running non-
bit of a bash at culture by staging Various locations competitive classical
their own production of Macbeth. music festival in the
After a spot of judicious rewriting The popular world rotates annually
by Norm to make it snappier and Worcester Life between the Cathedral cities of
more punchy, and undaunted by the Stories lockdown Hereford, Gloucester and this
large cast, Elsie and Norm set out quizzes go live, in a city- year, Worcester.
to act “one of the greatest pieces of wide pub quiz tournament.
literature what has ever been written The week-long summer programme
in the English language”, playing all Full details at www.visitworcester. is packed with concerts, services,
the characters between them. The co.uk/charter-400/ recitals, masterclasses, talks,
hilarious results set Shakespeare theatre, exhibitions and lots more.
spinning in his grave!
WORCESTER’S BIG PARADE This year the Festival will include
Bring your own picnic and drinks! 12 July – 5 September performances of 16th and 17th
Order tickets at worcesterlive. Worcester city centre century music by the Marian and
co.uk or call the Box Office on Orlando Consorts, to celebrate the
01905 611 427. Have you herd? For eight weeks city’s Charter 400 anniversary.
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