Things I Know To Be True by Andrew Bovell
2026-09-17 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-09-18 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-09-19 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Davenham Theatre, 59 Church Street, Northwich, CW9 8NF, United Kingdom
Opening our 2026/27 season is the award winning play Things I Know To Be True by Andrew Bovell. This intense family drama pushes the boundaries of playmaking and has been performed all over the world.

Directed by Linda Sunners with a cast who will not disappoint, come along and immerse yourselves in this extraordinary work.

For full details of show dates and booking, see the Davenham Players Ticket Shop

Doors Open at 7:00PM
Starts at 7:30PM

Davenham Improv Group
2026-09-22 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-10-27 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-11-24 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-12-22 19:30 - 21:30
Group formed by Kathryn Cooke for people interested in developing Improv skills, or just having a bit of a laugh with friends!
Maybe BOTH?
Monthly on the fourth Tuesday

Jazz The Stray Horns
2026-09-24 19:30 - 22:00
THE STRAY HORNS
THURSDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER 2026

And now for something completely different! Roll Up, Roll Up! You’ve found it, this is the one. A New Orleans Jazz Style Brass Band.
Congratulations, you’ve tripped up on a gem, you already noticed we are the best band you’re going to see on 24th September 2026. Give me a minute I’ll tell you why…
Without sounding like a dating profile, we’re a fun, professional and dynamic small group that enjoys playing live & bringing Surprises! We read the room and are adaptable to suit any event. We have decades worth of experience and have found that we are able to play a vast amount of audience requests, MID SET. There aren’t many other bands in the UK that are able do that.
This is the kind of band you want to go out on a date with, then actually introduce to your friends. Once bookings open move quickly to be sure of catching this special brass band before you miss out.
The Line Up – TBC
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The box office is able to take bookings for one gig at a time, but do make a note of the dates which are of interest to you during our forthcoming season so that you can make your bookings at the appropriate time.

If possible, make your requests via email, but don’t forget to give us a little bit of notice if you know that you are going to be unable to attend. We appreciate that there will always be unavoidable, unforeseen circumstances, but clearly we want to make places available and fill all possible seats, particularly for gigs in high demand.

We are not a profit making organisation, but we do want to keep breaking even in order to keep music live.

Booking Enquiries Call Keith on 07990 703 787
or email jazz@davenham.co

Please do not assume that your places are confirmed unless you have had a response from J@D and, if you have not, then contact us again

Doors & Bar 7.30pm Gigs start @ 8pm
Tickets £15

From JAZZ@DAVENHAM TEAM
GREAT GIGS
FABULOUS BANDS
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Play Reading Group
2026-10-06 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-11-03 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-12-01 19:30 - 21:30, 2027-01-05 19:30 - 21:30
Would you like to

Try your hand at reading a part out loud
Help Davenham Players find good play scripts
Come along for a social and meet us and other drama people
Have a quiet cup of tea and biscuits and listen

You can do all of these things if you come along to the theatre at 7:30pm each first Tuesday of the month (except August).
Just turn up and Dee will do the rest. Tea free for members. Small contribution for non-members.
CONTACT DEE FOR MORE INFORMATION here

Davenham Writing Group
2026-10-13 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-11-10 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-12-08 19:30 - 22:00, 2027-01-12 19:30 - 22:00
Davenham Writing Group – Monthly Meeting
Meets on the Second Tuesday of the month

Free for members. Non-members pay £1 for refreshments

Davenham Acting Group
2026-10-20 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-11-17 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-12-15 19:30 - 22:00
Meets third Tuesday of each month except when a drama production is on stage
No August meeting
Free for members. Non-members pay £1 for refreshments

Jazz Nigel Price Organ Trio
2026-10-29 19:30 - 22:00
NIGEL PRICE ORGAN TRIO
THURSDAY 29TH OCTOBER 2026

The Nigel Price Organ Trio, nominated for the 2021 Parliamentary Jazz Award for ‘Best ensemble’ (they won in 2010) and winners of the 2016 British Jazz Award for ‘Best Small Group’ will be playing selections from their vast back catalogue as well as the recently released and critically acclaimed album ‘It’s On!’
Nigel is known for his clear, no nonsense, driving approach to jazz guitar and has steadily become one of the UK’s foremost exponents of the instrument.
Ross Stanley is not only one of the greatest ever UK musicians, he also plays a real B3 Hammond Organ complete with 2 Leslie speakers.
Joel Barford is the man of the moment and has been causing a stir across the UK and further afield with his incredible drumming ability.
Together they form perhaps the most hard hitting, dynamic and exciting jazz groups on the scene today.
LINE-UP
Nigel Price – Guitar
Ross Stanley – Hammond Organ
Joel Barford – Drums
Nigel Price Organ Trio Spotify Link:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1UEXSiQos9A9A29fqXs4lX?si=aaqVlJBXRMCRNG_ChJT-ZQ&dl_branch=
YouTube Showreel
https://youtu.be/a3-2J3SiPes
“Inventiveness, originality and ensemble playing are terrific.”★★★★ The Observer
“For me, this is how jazz should be; communicative and inclusive. Jazz performed this way feels like a gift, a ‘here, this is for you’ scenario.”
London Jazz News
https://youtu.be/KggIunXAicA
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The box office is able to take bookings for one gig at a time, but do make a note of the dates which are of interest to you during our forthcoming season so that you can make your bookings at the appropriate time.

If possible, make your requests via email, but don’t forget to give us a little bit of notice if you know that you are going to be unable to attend. We appreciate that there will always be unavoidable, unforeseen circumstances, but clearly we want to make places available and fill all possible seats, particularly for gigs in high demand.

We are not a profit making organisation, but we do want to keep breaking even in order to keep music live.

Booking Enquiries Call Keith on 07990 703 787
or email jazz@davenham.co

Please do not assume that your places are confirmed unless you have had a response from J@D and, if you have not, then contact us again

Doors & Bar 7.30pm Gigs start @ 8pm
Tickets £15

From JAZZ@DAVENHAM TEAM
GREAT GIGS
FABULOUS BANDS
Click to see the full Jazz Programme

God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza
2026-11-13 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-11-14 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-11-15 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-11-17 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-11-18 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-11-19 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-11-20 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-11-21 19:30 - 22:00
Our November play is God of Carnage directed by Heather Milam who brought us the hugely successful All My Sons. This sharp, witty and often hilarious play is a battle of wills between four ‘civilised’ adults.

God of Carnage is a Tony-award winning play by Yasmina Reza about two sets of parents who meet to discuss a playground fight between their sons. What starts as a civilised evening descends into a chaotic and increasingly vicious argument between the adults.

Join us for a dynamic and fast-paced evening exploring human nature and the thin veneer of civility which masks our primal instincts!

For full details of show dates and booking, see the Davenham Players Ticket Shop

Doors Open at 7:00PM
Starts at 7:30PM

Jazz Sally Doherty and Paul Kilvington
2026-11-26 19:30 - 22:00
SALLY DOHERTY & PAUL KILVINGTON
THURSDAY 26TH NOVEMBER 2026

Vocalist Sally Doherty and Pianist Paul Kilvington share a love for Latin American Music. An evening of songs from South America performed in their original languages of Portuguese and Spanish creating a fusion of Latin, Jazz and Folk.
Sally’s musical career has led her into numerous genre and collaborative creative and physical journeys whose influence can sometimes be heard in her performances giving her approach to Latin American song a fresh and original sound.
Sally has released 12 albums (self-penned, Folk, Jazz and Latin) and collaborated on many varied projects which have taken her on tour all over Europe as well as America, Australia and Scandinavia, has performed live on MTV, BBC radio 1, RAI 1 Italian TV and a multitude of European and USA Radio stations. Sally’s work as a composer has also resulted in writing and performing for BBC TV, BBC Radio 4 Drama and short films.
Paul Kilvington was the creator and musical director of Latin Jazz outfit Amazonia who wowed UK Jazz Festival audiences in the 90s. His improvisation skills in a Latin American framework are simply stunning and often unexpected and surprising. His creative output has resulted in numerous albums as a composer and performer and also as a producer.
Together they have performed at Jazz festivals in Manchester, Marlborough, Wigan, Melbourne and some wonderful venues: Davenham Players Theatre, Chester Theatre, The Sands, The Cinnamon Club, Scarborough, Bradford and Leeds Jazz clubs, Jazz at the Lescar and their regular gigs at Cubana and Trippets.
“faultless intonation and taste from Sally, sounding equally at home in Portuguese, Spanish and English. This will appeal to a wide spectrum of listeners… not only technically accomplished but very beautiful” Alan Barnes
“A universal voice sans pareil. Sally stuns for her many afficionados”—Marlborough Jazz Festival.
“She invests a bossa nova with deep feeling…a command of timing and general exquisiteness” Manchester Evening News
“lovely… terrific”—Jazz Jury, The Jazz digital radio.
“Album of the week…it stands out from the rest”—David Jensen, The Jazz digital radio.
“Sally imparts a delicious, langourous charm to all of them (the songs).”—In Tune International.
“Her voice has a bell-like clarity with impeccable pitch and diction. She adds to these qualities faultless sensitivity to the mood of each song” Scarborough Jazz
“I defy anyone not to be charmed by the subtleties of her voice. Divine singing.” The Cinnamon Times
“Mercurial talent”—Wigan International Jazz Festival.
“Blessed with a voice (that is) supple soft and strong, sensuous and melodic. In short: Sally is one of the brightest talents” Jazz & Bossa Nova, FM-106, Rio de Janeiro.
“Sally Doherty proves very well that she can use her voice in many different ways, permanently gaining new facets… just wonderful, professionally performed, nostalgic music” Lichttaufe, Germany
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The box office is able to take bookings for one gig at a time, but do make a note of the dates which are of interest to you during our forthcoming season so that you can make your bookings at the appropriate time.

If possible, make your requests via email, but don’t forget to give us a little bit of notice if you know that you are going to be unable to attend. We appreciate that there will always be unavoidable, unforeseen circumstances, but clearly we want to make places available and fill all possible seats, particularly for gigs in high demand.

We are not a profit making organisation, but we do want to keep breaking even in order to keep music live.

Booking Enquiries Call Keith on 07990 703 787
or email jazz@davenham.co

Please do not assume that your places are confirmed unless you have had a response from J@D and, if you have not, then contact us again

Doors & Bar 7.30pm Gigs start @ 8pm
Tickets £15

From JAZZ@DAVENHAM TEAM
GREAT GIGS
FABULOUS BANDS
Click to see the full Jazz Programme

Jazz Ben Holder Trio
2026-12-17 19:30 - 22:00
BEN HOLDER TRIO
THURSDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2026

Ben Holder [36] is the most acclaimed and exciting jazz violinist in the UK. His classical studies began at the age of six and were complemented by training at the Birmingham Conservatoire. An introduction to jazz came in his early teens – classic masters such as Benny Goodman, Oscar Peterson and Stephane Grappelli – and lead Ben to truly find his place as a musician.
Ben possesses an innate sense of swing rhythm (something which often eludes classical players), breathtaking technical ability and true showmanship on stage. He offers flawless musicianship, heaps of energy and personality and a visible passion for his craft.
Ben’s various awards bear testimony to these abilities. Often playing across the UK, Europe and further afield, he is a first-call jazz violinist for many of the country’s top venues, line-ups and studios.
The Ben Holder Trio is a stellar line-up of incredible musicians, blending an energetic mix of traditional jazz and Gypsy Swing with Ben’s own infectious originals, which hark back to the fun and swing of the 1920s and 1930s.
The group is one of the most exciting bands to emerge in recent years. Led by the fiery enthusiasm of Ben on extraordinary violin, the trio is strengthened by the phenomenal musicians on guitar and double bass. The Ben Holder Trio masterfully mix old jazz favourites and upbeat swingers with some more recent material and leave audiences up and down the country shouting for more.
Expect foot-tapping standards and festive frolics as you’ve never experienced before!
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The box office is able to take bookings for one gig at a time, but do make a note of the dates which are of interest to you during our forthcoming season so that you can make your bookings at the appropriate time.

If possible, make your requests via email, but don’t forget to give us a little bit of notice if you know that you are going to be unable to attend. We appreciate that there will always be unavoidable, unforeseen circumstances, but clearly we want to make places available and fill all possible seats, particularly for gigs in high demand.

We are not a profit making organisation, but we do want to keep breaking even in order to keep music live.

Booking Enquiries Call Keith on 07990 703 787
or email jazz@davenham.co

Please do not assume that your places are confirmed unless you have had a response from J@D and, if you have not, then contact us again

Doors & Bar 7.30pm Gigs start @ 8pm
Tickets £15

From JAZZ@DAVENHAM TEAM
GREAT GIGS
FABULOUS BANDS
Click to see the full Jazz Programme
