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22 Issue 63 • July 2023

WHAT’S ON
WHAT’S ON
What’s on in Worcester

CAROUSEL – PRESENTED BY WODYS Jazz Band, Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s much-
Tuesday 1 – Saturday 5 August Someone at the loved picture book. A heart-warming
Swan Theatre Door Samba adventure for everyone aged four and
Band, Colouring up, from Tall Stories, the Olivier Award-
WODYS (Worcester Operatic and Competitions, nominated company that brought you
Dramatic Society Youth Section) Teddy Bears’ The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom
perform the Rodgers and Hammerstein Picnic, and live on stage.
masterpiece Carousel. the Worcester
Festival and Book tickets on 01905 611 427 or at
Carousel tells the story of the love affair Black Pear www.worcestertheatres.co.uk
between Billy Bigelow, a smooth-talking Joggers 5k and
carousel barker, and Julie Jordan, a 2k Fun Run.
naïve young mill worker. The show is set
to one of the most celebrated scores of The Worcester Festival Food and Drink
all time, including The Carousel Waltz, guide will be available with lots of
If I Loved You, June is Bustin’ Out All special offers and delicious treats from
Over and You’ll Never Walk Alone. fabulous local hospitality businesses.
Find out more: www.worcesterfestival.
This award-winning musical will be co.uk
performed by 65 members of WODYS,
aged 8 to 18.
DINOSAUR ADVENTURE LIVE
Book tickets on 01905 611 427 or at Thursday 24 August, 2pm & 4:30pm
www.worcestertheatres.co.uk Swan Theatre

The Greatest Prehistoric Show on Earth
65 million years in the making... Are you
ready for the adventure? WORCESTERSHIRE ARCHIVE &
ARCHAEOLOGY SERVICE
Join our intrepid rangers on a quest to SCHOOL RECORDS 1870-1920
recover the data crystal, restore power Saturday 9 September, 10am-12noon
to the island and save the dinosaurs! The Hive - Level 2

Stomp, Roar and Swish your tail as we Most family records detail your
introduce you to some of the most relatives’ lives during adulthood
incredible species ever to have lived on whilst school records are some of the
WORCESTER SHOW planet Earth. An unforgettable Jurassic few surviving documents that can
Sunday 13 August, 10am-5pm experience for all the family to enjoy. reveal exciting details about their
Pitchcroft childhoods too. Admission registers,
Whether you plan to enter the Book tickets on 01905 611 427 or at which can be accessed if they are
competition classes, display your www.worcestertheatres.co.uk over 100 years old, give names of
creations in veg, fruit, cake or craft guardians, addresses and sometimes
form, sample the local produce, browse chart academic progress. School log
the displays, enjoy the entertainment books are an absolute boon to local
on stage, take part in the interactive historians providing details of school
workshops or simply wander through and community life such as important
some of the 100+ market street stalls events, instances of epidemics, the
and enjoy the festival atmosphere, The social hierarchy of the area and what
Worcester Show is the place to be! Find sort of life the pupils were being
out more: www.worcestershow.org.uk educated for.

THE SNAIL AND THE WHALE This workshop is open to anybody,
WORCESTER FESTIVAL Friday 25 – Saturday 26 August whether family or local historians, who
Saturday 12 – Monday 28 August Swan Theatre want to investigate these valuable, and
Various locations around Worcester mainly untapped sources. No previous
Over 700 events to enjoy, including a Join an adventurous young girl and experience is necessary.
large number of free family events. her seafaring father as they reimagine
Entertainment will include Gugge 2000, the story of a tiny snail’s incredible trip Book tickets:
Funky Faces Face Painters, Sauce City around the world, inspired by Julia www.explorethepast.co.uk/events

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