The Arc
Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB - under ½ mile
Contact: 01962 398046
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Saturday 02 December 2023
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: Hundred Watt Club - 7.30pm - A festive evening of burlesque and vaudeville, jam packed full of glittering showgirls, bawdy comedy, classic vaudeville and awe-inspiring circus acts. Always seductive, always sublime and always that little bit ridiculous. |
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Thursday 14 December 2023
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: A WINTER UNION - 7.30pm - Five leading lights of the British roots scene join forces to create a festive folk band like no other. Expect soaring harmonies and exquisite musicianship as the 5-piece blast through a repertoire of brand new, specially written songs, fresh arrangements of traditional carols both well-loved and little-known, and seasonal classics from both sides of the Atlantic. |
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Friday 15 December 2023
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: BARNSTORMERS COMEDY - DECEMBER 2023 - 8pm - Our regular comedy night at The Arc, Barnstormers Comedy presents a line-up of three top acts from the London comedy circuit and beyond: many of them Comedy Store regulars. As ever, MC Kevin Previous will also be on hand to oversee the proceeds. It's the perfect tonic to end the working week! Originating in East Sussex, Barnstormers Comedy has been presenting stand-up shows since 2001. In that time, the number of regular promotions has steadily increased to the point where Barnstormers are now establishing gigs nationally as well as throughout the South East. |
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Saturday 20 January 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: SARAH MCQUAID - 7.30pm - Sarah McQuaid’s lush, chocolatey voice combines with her engaging personality, “subtle mastery onstage" and “brilliant musicianship” on acoustic and electric guitars, piano and (occasionally) drum to create a truly immersive experience. Born in Spain, raised in Chicago, holding dual Irish and American citizenship and now settled in rural England, she brings the eclecticism of her background to her “captivating, unorthodox songwriting” and choice of material, spanning genres and defying categorisation. All this is abundantly demonstrated by her new live album and video series The St Buryan Sessions — but needs to be savoured in person to be fully appreciated. |
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Friday 02 February 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: ACOUSTIC CAFE: IVW - OLLIE DIXON + LIAM WAKEFIELD + MEGAN WARDROPER - 7.30pm - a relaxing evening in The Arc Café showcasing acoustic music from multiple local up and coming artists |
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Thursday 15 February 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: THE SHARON SHANNON TRIO - 7.30pm - Irish President Michael D Higgins called her ‘A National Treasure’ and after 20 of her own albums, countless DVDS, filmed concerts, musical collaborations and a career that has spanned 40 years, Sharon Shannon in 2023 is still breaking new musical ground. |
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Saturday 24 February 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: Comedy - JESSICA FOSTEKEW: METTLE - 8pm - A brand new stand-up show about passion, pace and purpose from the critically-acclaimed star of BBC’s QI, Live at the Apollo and C4’s Travel Man. |
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Wednesday 28 February 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: KEITH JAMES - THE MUSIC OF YUSUF CAT STEVENS - 7.30pm - Keith James Presents an honest and loving reflection of the timeless and insightful music of Yusuf - Cat Stevens. This concert will give you far more than just the music itself... There is a huge amount of insight into the history and the spirit of Cat Stevens; his early pop career, his illness that changed him existentially and spiritually into an incredibly thoughtful and loving singer songwriter; such that his songs are remembered instantly for their uplifting sense of vision, truth and human fragility |
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Thursday 29 February 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: Comedy: ANIA MAGLIANO: I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU’VE DONE THIS - 7.30pm - To the hairdresser at [redacted] Salon: You can take my money. You can take my dignity. You can take too much off the ends. But you cannot take my right to talk about it on stage. This is a show about the worst haircut of Ania Magliano's life. Winner of Best New Show at Leicester Comedy Festival 2022, Ania sold-out both runs of her critically acclaimed shows at the 2022 and 2023 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Her second show 'I Can't Believe You've Done This' was ranked #1 in Time Out's The 11 best comedy shows at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 list. Ania has previously supported Marc Maron, Cat Cohen and Ed Gamble on tour, and writes for Amelia Dimoldenberg's Chicken Shop Date. |
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Friday 01 March 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: ACOUSTIC CAFE: CALLUM GILLIGAN + RIVER KNIGHT + JEAN - 7.30pm - a relaxing evening in The Arc Café showcasing acoustic music from multiple local up and coming artists. |
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Thursday 07 March 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: Comedy - ALISON SPITTLE - 7.30pm - Comedian du jour Alison Spittle is simmering with jokes and probably rage, she doesn't know what the burning sensation is. This silly goose has appeared on Off Menu, You're Dead To Me, Guilty Feminist, The Gargle. She's the co-host of BBC Sounds' hugely popular Wheel of Misfortune podcast with Kerry Katona. |
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Friday 08 March 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: SALT HOUSE - 7.30pm - Salt House have been a mainstay of the folk scene for almost a decade. New songs that sound as if they’ve always been here, ancient ballads woken up, poems given the melodies they’ve long deserved. Songs about place, politics, landscape and birds. The Salt House sound is carefully honed - melancholy viola entangled round rich vocals and double-guitar interplay. There’s a sense of place in their music - with the band based between the Scottish Highlands and Shetland. Taking their name from a dock in Ewan’s native Liverpool, Salt House draw on a wide range of influences from their varied backgrounds in folk, singer-songwriter and traditional music. Whether it’s on the festival stage or in an intimate theatre, the band share their songs with an empathy that has won them fans far and wide. |
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Thursday 14 March 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: NIGHT IN THE CANYON - AMERICAN SONGBOOK SHOW - 7.30pm - This unique event is an homage to the golden age of American music, featuring the timeless songs of James Taylor, Carole King, CSN&Y, Buffalo Springfield, The Eagles, Joni Mitchell and many more in an acoustic evening performed by some noted “names” on the UK music scene. |
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Saturday 23 March 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: HOLLIE ROGERS With support from Jana Varga - 7.30pm - Hollie Rogers is a singer, songwriter and guitarist whose live shows consistently receive outstanding reviews. She receives regular BBC airplay, has opened for the likes of KT Tunstall and Suzanne Vega, played high-profile festivals including Glastonbury, and performed live on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour. |
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Thursday 28 March 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: Comedy – TOM HOUGHTON: IT’S NOT IDEAL - 7.30pm - After an incredible break-out year, the multi-viral, social media sensation, star of Netflix “The Circle” and host of "Very British Problems: Live" and “Bad Manors” podcast, Tom Houghton sets out on his biggest and most hilarious show yet. Having now taken to the international stage with tours of Europe and America, the man who asked us “Do you ski?” returns to the UK to ponder a new question. In an age where tradition and progress are wrestling against each other; what are the parts of ourselves that need shedding and what is worth holding on to? |
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Thursday 04 April 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: Comedy - LAURA SMYTH: LIVING MY BEST LIFE - 7.30pm - Star of Live At The Apollo, Laura Smyth’s brand-new show explores all aspects of modern life. She has fun mugging off all the madness of parenting, childhood, school, marriage, social media, work, and chasing her dreams. In her own inimitable style, she gets to the truth of the human experience, treading the line between bluntness and warmth throughout. Ultimately, she is asking how ‘living your best life’ is actually achieved – heads up: it don’t involve Instagram! Fresh from tour support for Jack Whitehall and Michelle de Swarte, this is her at her uncensored and ridiculous best. |
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Friday 05 April 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: THE DUNWELLS - 7.30pm - The Dunwells are a successful Leeds based Indie-folk / Americana band with strong vocals, powerful melodies and heartfelt lyrics. Their debut album “Blind Sighted Faith” was released in 2012 following which they have released a further 6 albums/EP’s. |
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Saturday 06 April 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: AN EVENING WITH THE BAR-STEWARD SONS OF VAL DOONICAN - 7.30pm - Put on yer finest knitted gladrags, style your barnet, put on your dancing shoes and bring your finest singing voices, as we cordially invite you to witness the Greatest Show On Earth (in tank-tops). Founded in 2006 in Barnsley Rock City in t'North, The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican are on a mission! Far from being your average folk band, this cult-like collective of like-minded knit-wear enthusiasts are determined to follow in their spiritual father’s immortal footsteps and keep his legacy alive. They have a talent for Bar-Stewardizing other famous people’s songs with new satirical comedy lyrics, on folk instruments. To complete their squeaky-clean image, this band of brothers-from-other-mothers have become instantly recognisable for their immaculate hair and their stylish choice of knitwear. |
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Saturday 13 April 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: THE LUKE JACKSON TRIO - 7.30pm - Blessed with a distinctive, bluesy, soulful voice, UK based singer-songwriter Luke Jackson has developed an enviable reputation for himself in the Roots, Acoustic, Folk & Americana circuits by virtue of his acclaimed recordings and dynamic live performances, be they solo or trio. |
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Thursday 18 April 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: CARA DILLON - 7.30pm - Cara Dillon, an extraordinary, multiple award-winning Irish folk singer and acclaimed musician and producer Sam Lakeman, will captivate listeners once again with their exquisite and enthralling live performance. |
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Thursday 25 April 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: Comedy - MARTIN ROWSON: GIVING THE GIFT OF OFFENCE - 7.30pm - Martin Rowson is a multi-award-winning political cartoonist, author, ranter, illustrator, broadcaster and poet who's been assailing the world of politics and the news with his foul images for 40 years |
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Saturday 27 April 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: Comedy - RIA LINA: RIAWAKENING - 7.30pm - In the aftermath of a global pandemic, comedian and scientist, Ria Lina has had a Riawakening and sees the world differently. In this, her highly anticipated debut tour, Ria tackles the issues of coming out of a global pandemic, the new normal, divorce, dating in a new digital world, motherhood and what it really means to be a woman today. |
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Friday 31 May 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: Comedy - CATHERINE BOHART: AGAIN, WITH FEELINGS - 8pm - Catherine Bohart’s back and older than ever. And adulthood frankly isn’t living up to her expectations. |
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TODAY, Saturday 02 December 2023
Hundred Watt Club
Venue: The Arc
7.30pm
A festive evening of burlesque and vaudeville, jam packed full of glittering showgirls, bawdy comedy, classic vaudeville and awe-inspiring circus acts. Always seductive, always sublime and always that little bit ridiculous.
