The Stevenage Festival provides a showcase for the wealth of local artistic and performing talent to be found within the Stevenage area.
In 2017 we held our normal two-yearly festival with a number of events over a total of 12 days with a programme of fringe events. The heart of the Festival is at the Gordon Craig Theatre, enabling local people, particularly our talented youngsters, to realise a dream by performing on stage in their community's own theatre.
The Gordon Craig programme of events is listed below, but there were a number of vibrant Festival fringe of community arts events around Stevenage.
Wednesday 14th of June to Saturday the 24th of
June 2017
Click on links below to jump lower down the page for more details on the event.
28th June date was a reschedule of the 20th June concert which had to be called off for technical reasons.
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Wed 14 June 7:00 pm |
Primary Schools
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GCT Concert Hall |
Our youngest participants from primary schools across the Stevenage area take to the stage to share their musical talent.
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Fri 16 June 7:45 pm |
Rock Choir |
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Gordon Craig Theatre |
Enjoy an uplifting and exhilarating performance by the UK's favourite contemporary choir. Over 100 local members led by Choir Leader Pippa Gearing will be performing a selection of fun, upbeat, feel-good songs from the Rock Choir repertoire. |
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Sat 17 June 7:45 pm |
Stevenage Choral Society and |
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Gordon Craig Theatre |
Stevenage Choral Society and Stevenage Symphony Orchestra are excited to be performing Süssmayr's adaptation of the Mozart Requiem for the 2017 Festival. Intriguing and mysterious, this famous piece provides a fascinating and emotionally stirring auditory experience. We hope you'll come and enjoy this truly moving performance. The other half of our programme will be provided by Stevenage Symphony Orchestra and is titled "Prelude, Intermezzo and Waltz". These pieces are a wide variety of orchestral melodies from the world of opera and ballet and includes the Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana by Mascagni, music from Puccini, and the Scene and Waltz from Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky and more. You can book tickets via GCT website
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Sun 18 June 7:00 pm |
Organisation present: |
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Gordon Craig Theatre |
'Let's Dance' presents another spectacular evening of dance and performing arts from the amazing
talent of Stevenage and the surrounding area.
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Mon 19 June 7:00 pm |
Secondary Schools present: |
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Gordon Craig Theatre |
Stevenage Secondary Schools come together to present an evening of music, dance and theatre. |
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Tue 20 June 7:00 pm |
Stevenage Dance Schools present: |
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Gordon Craig Theatre |
Our Dance Extravaganza performance brings together pupils of all ages from Stevenage dance schools for an exciting and colourful evening featuring all styles and forms of dance. |
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Wed 21 June 7:00 pm |
Stevenage Music Centre and |
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Gordon Craig Theatre |
HMS Jamboree! |
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Thu 22/Fri 23 June 7:45 pm |
Knebworth Players presents: |
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Gordon Craig Theatre |
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Fri 23 June 8:00 pm |
Parnassus Poetry presents: |
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Ellen Terry Suite |
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Sat 24 June 7:45 pm |
Stevenage Festival presents: |
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Gordon Craig Theatre |
To conclude the 2017 Stevenage Festival we present a variety concert showcasing a range of local talent. Choirs, dencers and musicians come together, with a few surprises, to celebrate the artistic and cultural life of our town. |
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Wed 28 June 7:00 pm |
Stevenage Dance Schools present: |
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Gordon Craig Theatre |
Our Dance Extravaganza performance brings together pupils of all ages from Stevenage dance schools for an exciting and colourful evening
featuring all styles and forms of dance. |
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For information about other events that were taking place during this Festival please see the following page of Fringe Events.
