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A hand-picked guide to what's on in Herefordshire in December 2022. A mix of creative events, cultural activities and hidden gems.
Curator's Picks
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1920s-set theatre from Manchester-based Time and Again Theatre Company that explores what it meant to be deaf in the early 20th century against the art deco decadence of the inter-war years.
The show, written by Laura Crow, will be at Ledbury's Market Theatre on Saturday, December 10th. Tickets £8-£12.
Photo credit: Shay Rowan
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Showing at St Mary's Church Hall, Ross on Wye, as part of the Arts Alive Flicks in the Sticks pre-Xmas programme, After Love has been called "a masterclass in drama".
Married young and converted to Islam, Mary Hussain lives quietly in Dover with her husband Ahmed. Following his unexpected death, she suddenly finds herself a widow. After the burial, she discovers that Ahmed had a secret life just 21 miles away, across the Channel in Calais. The shocking discovery compels her to go there to find out more, and as she grapples with her shattered sense of identity, her search for understanding has surprising consequenses.
Tickets £5.
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Frank Capra's classic... an angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.
Screening at The Loft in West Street, Hereford, at 3pm on Sunday, December 11th.
Check out The Loft's full festive programme here.
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Spanish sounds from Los Squideros, self-styled tequila fuelled banditos, at Hereford's Barbar Cafe on Thursday December 22nd.
Tickets £6 in advance, £8 on the door. Doors open 5pm, music from 8pm.
It's a fundraising gig in aid of Hereford River Carnival. Feliz Navidad!