JAN - APR 2020
Events Guide COMEDY
THEATRE
Comedy
The Comedy Bar
FRI 17 JAN, 21 FEB, 20 MAR & 17 APR, 8PM Hat Factory Arts Centre £5, strictly 16+
Dance
Hum in my Heart
THU 13 FEB, 5.30PM Hat Factory Arts Centre £12 / £10 conc
MUSIC
Theatre
Making Fatiha
FRI 7 & SAT 8 FEB, 7.30PM Hat Factory Arts Centre £10 / £8 conc / £5 U25s, 16+
Comedy
Valentine’s Comedy Night Special SAT 15 FEB, 7.30PM Luton Library Theatre £15, strictly 18+
EXHIBITIONS
TALKS
Music
Music in the Museum – Jazz SUN 9 FEB, 8 MAR, 19 APR 2PM Wardown House £10, Buy 3 events & save 25%
Club Night
Heresy: Goth Club Night
SAT 22 FEB, 21 MAR & 18 APR 9PM Hat Factory Arts Centre £7 / £5 conc, strictly 18+
Music
Music in the Museum – Classical
SUN 23 FEB, 29 MAR, 26 APR 2PM Wardown House £10, Buy 3 events & save 25% Music
King for a Day: The Nat King Cole Story SAT 29 FEB, 7.30PM Luton Library Theatre £18
Talk
Wardown House Through Time
THU 5 MAR, 7.30PM £12
Theatre
The Apologists
THU 27 FEB, 7.30PM Hat Factory Arts Centre £10 / £8 / £5 U25s, strictly 16+ Music
Basement Live
SAT 29 FEB, 28 MAR & 25 APR 9PM Hat Factory Arts Centre Free, strictly 18+
Spoken Word
Utter! Lutonia
THU 5 MAR, 8PM Hat Factory Arts Centre £5 / £3 conc, strictly 16+
Comedy
Ahir Shah: Dots
SAT 29 FEB, 7.30PM Hat Factory Arts Centre £12, strictly 16+ Theatre
The Strange Case of Jekyll and Hyde
WED 4 & THU 5 MAR, 7.30PM Luton Library Theatre £12 / £10 conc
Theatre
The Mother Monologues: Resisting Austerity FRI 6 MAR, 7.30PM Hat Factory Arts Centre £10 / £8 conc / £5 U25s strictly 16+
Comedy
Upfront Comedy
SAT 7 MAR, 7.30PM Luton Library Theatre £12 / £10 conc, strictly 16+ Comedy
An Ordinary Man
SAT 14 MAR, 4PM & 7.30PM Luton Library Theatre £12 / £10 conc
Dance
Juliet and Romeo
WED 25 MAR, 7.30PM Luton Library Theatre £10 / £8 conc / £5 U25s
Library Lates
International Women’s Day MON 9 MAR, 8PM Central Library £5 / £3 Music
Luton St Patrick’s Festival 2020 SUN 15 MAR, 4PM Hat Factory Arts Centre Free
Theatre
The Town that Banned Boys THU 26 MAR, 7.30PM Hat Factory Arts Centre £12 / £10 / £5 U25s, 12+
Dance
Jean Abreu: Solo for Two THU 12 MAR, 7.30PM Hat Factory Arts Centre £10 / £8 conc / £5 U25s, 12+
Theatre
Ladykiller
THU 19 MAR, 7.30PM Hat Factory Arts Centre £12 / £10 conc / £5 U25s, 14+
Talk
Ian Hamilton Finlay and the Sculpture Garden
THU 2 APR, 11AM Stockwood Discovery Centre £10
Talk
The Artistry of Hats THU 2 APR, 7.30PM Wardown House £12
Theatre
Ad Libido
THU 16 APR, 7.30PM Hat Factory Arts Centre £10 / £8 / £5 U25s, 14+
Music
The Druids
SAT 25 APR, 7.30PM Luton Library Theatre £15 advance, £17.50 on the day
Film
Bute Street Festival
THU 2 - SAT 4 APR Hat Factory Arts Centre Day Ticket: £12 / £10 conc Festival Ticket: £25 / £20 conc Music
Vinyl Revelations: UK SUBS SAT 18 APR, 7PM DOORS Hat Factory Arts Centre £15 advance, £17.50 on the day, strictly 16+
Comedy
Humble Pi
THU 9 APR, 7.30PM Luton Library Theatre £14 / £12.50 conc
Theatre
Laced Within Our Borders THU 9 APR, 6PM & 8.30PM Hat Factory Arts Centre £10 / £8 Music
Tankus the Henge
FRI 24 APR, 8PM DOORS Hat Factory Arts Centre £12 advance, £15 on the day
Theatre
Fitting
THU 30 APR, 7.30PM Hat Factory Arts Centre £10 / £8 / £5 U25s, 14+
Free Exhibitions & Displays
Theodor Kern: Portraits
MON 20 JAN - THU 30 APR 10AM - 4PM Wardown House
British Wildlife Photography Vauxhall Exhibition Awards Exhibition MON 6 APR - SUN 6 SEP WED 22 JAN - SUN 8 MAR 10AM - 4PM Stockwood Discovery Centre
10AM - 5PM Stockwood Discovery Centre
Meet the Artist Talk
Emma Gill
WED 26 FEB, 5.30PM Hat Factory Arts Centre, Free
Talk
Sanjeevini Dutta
WED 25 MAR, 5.30PM Hat Factory Arts Centre, Free
Talk
Jenny Williams
WED 29 APR, 5.30PM Hat Factory Arts Centre, Free
Workshops & Creative Courses for Adults Open Studio with Abi Spendlove
Enhanced Drawing with Sarah Wright
Needle Felt Blue Tit Workshop
Still Life Drawing and Painting with Abi Spendlove
STARTS: JAN 2020, 11AM Hat Factory Arts Centre Free
SAT 14 MAR 10.30AM Wardown House £35, 14+
STARTS: TUE 25 FEB, 12.30PM Hat Factory Arts Centre 5 weeks – £60, 16+
MON 23 MAR, 30 MAR, 20 APR, 27 APR, 4 MAY, 10.15AM Hat Factory Arts Centre £30 per workshop
An Introduction to Print Making
STARTS: WED 26 FEB, 3PM Hat Factory Arts Centre 5 weeks – £60, 16+
A GREAT PLACE FOR A DRINK AND A BITE TO EAT BEFORE A SHOW OR AFTER WORK. THE HAT FACTORY CAFÉ OFFERS A WIDE SELECTION OF DRINKS, SNACKS AND MEALS. FROM SOURDOUGH PIZZA TO YELLOW BOURBON COFFEE (SUPPLIED EXCLUSIVELY TO US IN LUTON!) - IT’S THE IDEAL SPACE TO CATCH UP WITH FRIENDS.
H AT FACTORY
CAF É OUR VENUES Luton Library Theatre Luton Central Library St George’s Square, LU1 2NG www.lutonlibraries.co.uk Stockwood Discovery Centre London Road, LU1 4LX
Wardown House, Museum and Gallery Old Bedford Road, LU2 7HA
Libraries See website for details of your local library
Hat Factory Arts Centre 65 - 67 Bute Street, LU1 2EY
www.culturetrust.co.uk Box Office: 01582 878100 We do not charge booking fees
See our Families Guide for our wider programme. Registered Charity No. 1122964. Images are for illustrative purposes only and characters / performers may vary.