The Davenham Players

God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza
2026-11-21 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-11-20 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-11-19 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-11-18 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-11-17 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-11-15 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-11-14 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-11-13 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Davenham Theatre, 59 Church Street, Northwich, CW9 8NF, United Kingdom
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

Davenham Acting Group
2026-11-17 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-10-20 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-09-15 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-08-18 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

Davenham Writing Group
2026-11-10 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-10-13 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-09-08 19:30 - 22:00
Davenham Writing Group – Monthly Meeting
Meets on the Second Tuesday of the month. No meeting when productions are on stage.

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

Play Reading Group
2026-11-03 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-10-06 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-09-01 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

Jazz Libor Smoldas/Nigel Price
2026-10-29 19:30 - 22:00
LIBOR SMOLDAS / NIGEL PRICE GUITARS
THURSDAY 29TH OCTOBER 2026

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Libor Smoldas – GuitarNigel Price – Guitar
The two guitarists met some eight years ago and immediately clicked. Two kindred spirits with an irrepressible will to play ‘no nonsense’ jazz, tinged with blues and soul.
They will be playing a selection of well chosen standards, as well as a few originals, delivered with a reverence for the past masters whilst putting their own spin on the music.
LIBOR SMOLDAS Libor Šmoldas is a Prague based jazz guitarist and composer who has worked and recorded with international stars such as James Morrison, George Mraz, Jeff Ballard, Sam Yahel, Bobby Watson, Adam Nussbaum, Brian Charette, Jay Anderson, Stephen Keogh and more.
He has released eight albums as a leader. While playing with Ondrej Pivec and his Organic Quartet, the band was awarded with Andel award for best jazz recording of the year.
NIGEL PRICE
Over a career spanning more than 30 years, award winning jazz guitarist Nigel Price has become widely acknowledged as one of the most highly regarded and hardest working musicians in the business.
He has played on more than 60 albums including 10 as a leader, spent ten years with acid jazz outfit The Filthy Six and was a member of James Taylor’s band for 3 years (with whom he recorded 5 albums).
Nigel has toured the UK 19 times, and has picked up a Parliamentary Jazz Award (Best Jazz Ensemble, 2010), a nomination for a British Jazz Award (Best Guitarist, 2014) and a British Jazz Award (Best Guitarist, 2016) along the way.
Nigel is a regular performer at London’s Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club where he has made more than 600 appearances.
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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

Davenham Improv Group
2026-10-27 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-09-22 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-08-25 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.
There’s an Outstanding Line Up at the gig:
Mike Smith on Saxophone
Antony Stevens on Sousaphone
Jamie Brownfield on Trumpet
Gaz Hughes on Drumkit
Andrej Baranek on Keyboard
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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

Things I Know To Be True by Andrew Bovell
2026-09-19 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-09-18 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-09-17 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-09-16 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-09-15 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-09-12 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-09-11 19:30 - 22:00
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
