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50 Years of Sax and Drugs and Rock ’n’ Roll

By Charles Whiting Dragon music reporter The Blockheads at the Boileroom, Saturday, May 23. Sean Lock, the late, much-lamented comedian, played the debut Ian Dury and the Blockheads album to…

Coffee and Culture Festival Will be a Perfect Blend

Coffee lovers who also enjoy a dash of culture won’t want to miss a festival that combines both, taking place in Guildford on Sunday, June 7. The Guildford Coffee &…

Yvonne Arnaud Raises £65,000 for Arts Accessibility Programmes

By Isabelle Trubshaw The Yvonne Arnaud is celebrateing a successful fundraising Gala, raising over £65,000 to support new theatrical initiatives aimed at widening access to the arts for people across…

Happy 20th Birthday, Guildford Shakespeare Company!

By Isabelle Trubshaw Cakes and Candles are at the ready as Guildford Shakespeare Company celebrates its 20th Birthday. For 20 years, Guildford Shakespeare Company has pushed beyond the boundaries of…

Guildford Bids to Become UK’s First Town of Culture 2028

By Martin Giles Guildford has submitted its bid to become the UK’s first ever Town of Culture 2028, with plans to turn the town into a year-long celebration of playful…

Dragon Review: The Beatles Music By Candlelight at Guildford Cathedral

Review by David Reading To an outsider, the view inside Guildford Cathedral might have appeared like some kind of spiritual renewal meeting. People were dancing in the aisles, while others…

Dragon Review: Glorious! – Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

By Ferenc Hepp The “world’s worst opera singer” is is a sobriquet unlikely to be sought, but this was the unfortunate description given to the amateur soprano, Florence Foster Jenkins.…

Guildford Choral and Guildford Symphony Orchestra Concert, G Live, Saturday, May 16

Two titans of the Guildford music scene are reunited in this uplifting spring concert of choral splendour and orchestral brilliance. Music lovers are invited to a concert with Guildford Choral…

Dragon Review: Macbeth – Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

By Barbara Ford Macbeth, presented by three northern English companies in collaboration, is a thrilling, physical and updated version of one of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies. Channelling Rupert Goold’s magisterial…

New Guildford Art Exhibition Celebrates the ‘Edges of the Day’

By Daisy Edwards Guildford-based contemporary impressionist artist Ros Mansfield celebrated her debut art exhibition on Wednesday (April 22) with a private viewing at Open Grounds café, located inside Guildford Baptist…