10 things to do in and around Biggleswade

1 MUSICBad Rabbit, The Intriguers and Daisy Keeble, The Red Lion, Biggleswade, October 5-7The four piece rock bandBad Rabbit will kick off proceedings on the Friday night with tunes from the 70s to the present day. The Intriguers will be playing on the Saturday night and the weekend of entertainment will be rounded off with Daisy Keeble on Sunday night.01767 3139632 THEATREThe Dreamboys, Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage, October 5An action packed show with several hunks. An ideal show for people on hen nights, birthday parties and girls night out. The troupe has made several appearances on television programmes.www.gordon-craig.co.uk3 THEATREWar Horse, Milton Keynes Theatre, Until October 6At the outbreak of World War One, Joey, young Albert’s beloved horse, is sold to the cavalry and shipped to France. He’s soon caught up in enemy fire, and fate takes him on an extraordinary journey, serving on both sides before finding himself alone in no man’s land. Albert can’t forget his horse and aims to bring Joey back home.www.atgtickets.co.uk/miltonkeynes4 THEATREVulcan 7, Cambridge Arts Theatre, until October 6Gary and Hugh were students at RADA. They reunite on the set of a fantasy movie, both having had contrasting careers. Sparks fly inside the trailer as old wounds are opened and outside the trailer things are not going to plan either: the director’s gone AWOL, the catering truck’s on the wrong side of a ravine, and the volcanic activity is growing by the minute. Sitcom stars Nigel Planer and Adrian Edmondson will be appearing in the show which is packed with comedy and fantasy.www.cambridgeartstheatre.co.uk5 MUSICPerformers and Pints, The Rising Sun, Potton, October 6Taylor Nathan, Kaity Rae and El Jay Rose will be appearing at the music night which is designed for promising musicians. The music starts at 9pm and entrance is free but donations are encouraged which go towards the performers.www.facebook.com/performerspints 6 MUSICTransmission, The Bell, Sandy, October 6The four piece band will be performing covers from songs beginning in the 1960s right through to the present day. Expect to hear songs from the likes of The Who, Blondie, The Arctic Monkeys and The Killers.www.thebellsandy.com7 MUSICThe Honch Deluxe, The Roundabout Club, Sandy, October 7The band cover a wide range of rock songs from Bowie and the Beatles to Sabbath and the Stereophonics via The Who, Foo Fighters and Thin Lizzy. Entrance to the gig by the four piece band is free and starts at 9pm.01767 6808718 SPOKEN WORDNeil Oliver: The Story of The British Isles in 100 places, Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage, October 6During his 20 years travelling to every corner, and whilst filming BBC2’s Coast, he’s fallen in love all over again. From north to south, east to west it cradles astonishing beauty. The human story here is a million years old, and counting. Hear what it all means to him, and why we need to cherish and celebrate our wonderful countries.www.gordon-craig.co.uk9 THEATRERain Man, Cambridge Arts Theatre, October 8-13When self-centred salesman Charlie Babbitt discovers that his long-lost brother Raymond, an autistic savant with a genius for numbers, has inherited the family fortune, he sets out to get ‘his half’. Mathew Horne and Ed Speelers star in the show.www.cambridgeartstheatre.co.uk10 THEATREA Super Happy Story (About Feeling Sad), Quarry Theatre, Bedford, October 11A musical about depression, that explains, sings, and throws glitter about how it’s OK not to be OK. Sally’s a happy person. She doesn’t let little things get her down and almost never cries. But she’s got an illness. It makes her feel like she isn’t the person she wants to be, but she doesn’t want anyone to know about it.www.quarrytheatre.org.uk