Winchester Gig Guide
The Arc
Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB - under ½ mile - mapWebsite: www.arcwinchester.org.uk
Contact: 01962 398046
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Wednesday 29 October 2025
Venue: The Arc map 
For Children
• Special interest
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: THE SHOW OF SPOOKY SCIENCE - 2pm - For this time of year, what could be better than a science show filled with seasonal spookiness. Pumpkins and potions, sparks and spectres, of demonstrations and of the dark. The information and demonstrations Ian B Dunne presents are entertaining, engaging, amusing and inspiring. Ian's well known shows include “Science Magic...Magic Science” and “Science...The Best Bits” which appear at schools and festivals. However, only here, in the theatre, can he include the parts that other venues cannot reach. Demonstrations to make you gasp, Pictures to transport the mind. Specimens to catch the imagination. Rare and unusual Machines. Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch 
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Thursday 30 October 2025
Venue: The Arc map
Live music
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: MOSCOW DRUG CLUB - 7.30pm - MOSCOW DRUG CLUB… named after the song Are a heady and waggish mix of Jazz French musette Latin Grooves and New Orleans Swing Combining their original material with songs by the likes of Jaques Brel, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen & Eartha Kitt, Moscow Drug Club deliver an intoxicating and intimate musical experience you you won’t soon forget! Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch
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Thursday 06 November 2025
Venue: The Arc map
Live music
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: MARK STANWAY’S KINGDOM OF MADNESS (EX-MAGNUM) - 7.30pm - One of the UK’s finest exponents of melodic rock music, Magnum achieved high album and singles chart positions in both the UK and Europe and gained a reputation as one of the UK most captivating live bands, with regular sell-out concerts at major venues. Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch
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Friday 07 November 2025
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Live music
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: ACOUSTIC CAFE ROB JOHNSTON & TIM GOWER + THE LONG SHORTS + STEVE JINSKI - NOV 2025 - 7.30pm Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch
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Saturday 08 November 2025
Venue: The Arc map
Comedy
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: GLENN MOORE - 7.30pm - Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Glenn Moore has written too many jokes again. Expect a fast-paced whirlwind of punchlines from one of the greatest joke-writers of his generation. As seen on Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News For You, Mock The Week, Cats Does Countdown. As heard on The Dave Berry Breakfast Show on Absolute Radio, The News Quiz, Just A Minute, and his own Radio 4 series Glenn Moore's Almanac. Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch
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Thursday 13 November 2025
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Comedy
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: ANGELA BARNES: ANGST - 7.30pm - A brand new stand-up show from Angela Barnes, star of Mock The Week and Live at The Apollo. Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch
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Saturday 15 November 2025
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Comedy
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: HORATIO GOULD: RETURN OF THE SPACE COWBOY - 7.30pm - Following his sell-out debut show, viral sensation Horatio Gould brings his much-anticipated sophomore show, Return of the Space Cowboy, on the road. At the age of 27, Horatio is tribal elder of Gen Z. Existing on the cusp of two age groups and desperate for something meaningful to believe in, Horatio explores the crisis facing young people seeking purpose in life that isn't fat jeans or rock-climbing As seen on Comedy Central LIVE (Comedy Central). Tour support for Frankie Boyle, co-creator ‘Fin vs The Internet’ (70 million views on Instagram 2 million on YouTube). Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch
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Thursday 20 November 2025
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Comedy
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: ESTHER MANITO: SLAGBOMB - 7.30pm - After a sold-out, rave-reviewed tour last year, Esther is back—this time embracing the sheer joy of having absolutely no dignity. She’s tried elegance. She’s aimed for sophistication. But somehow, chaos always wins. Because really — how do you keep your poise when you’re juggling kids, aging parents, and the crushing weight of unmet expectations? Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch
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Friday 21 November 2025
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Comedy
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: BARNSTORMERS COMEDY NOVEMBER 2025 - 8pm - 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. Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch
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Saturday 22 November 2025
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Live music
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: CURVED AIR - 7.30pm - Curved Air is a unique band, synthesizing an eclectic blend of musical styles into an instantly identifiable sound. Curved Air's hits include "It Happened Today", "Vivaldi", "Marie Antoinette" and "Backstreet Luv". Curved Air founder member vocalist Sonja Kristina leads a skilled and talented new line-up, bringing their unique music to an existing and new fanbase in the 21st Century. Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch
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Thursday 27 November 2025
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Live music
• Comedy
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: LOOKING FOR ME FRIEND - VICTORIA WOOD - 7.30pm - Featuring the star of BBC1’s ‘All Together Now’, Paulus The Cabaret Geek “King of Cabaret” (The Stage) with Michael Roulston (Fascinating Aïda) on piano, it is an evening of pure joy filled with Victoria’s best-loved songs, including the iconic ‘Ballad of Barry & Freda’ (Let’s Do It) and the classic ‘It Would Never Have Worked’. This show is for fans of Victoria and for those yet to discover her, to come together and relish her breathtaking wizardry with words. In telling Victoria’s story, Paulus unfolds his own. A relatable story of a 1970s childhood and what it really means to find your tribe. Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch
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Friday 28 November 2025
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Comedy
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: RIA LINA: RIABELLION - 7.30pm - Following her killer debut tour, Riawakening (Top Ten Best Stand-up Shows of 2024 - Telegraph), the wickedly funny Ria Lina realised she wasn’t just awake, she was ready to rebel. Expect a relentless stream of hilarity as Ria explores the state of the world, the eternal battle of the sexes, and the delight of throwing life up in the air after years of following the rules. Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch
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Saturday 29 November 2025
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Arts
• Books
• Talk
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: Andrew Graham-Dixon on Vermeer: A Life Lost and Found - 7pm - Join acclaimed art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon at The Arc for a revelatory talk on his groundbreaking new biography, Vermeer: A Life Lost and Found, to be published this autumn. Drawing on newly uncovered archival material from Delft, Rotterdam, and beyond, Graham-Dixon offers a dramatic reassessment of Johannes Vermeer—not as the isolated genius of legend, but as a painter deeply embedded in the radical, intellectual, and political life of the Dutch Golden Age. Andrew will be signing copies of his new book which will be available to purchase on the night. Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch
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Thursday 04 December 2025
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Comedy
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: JAKE LAMBERT: THE SUNSHINE KID - 7.30pm - Described as ‘a joke machine’ by The Telegraph, Jake Lambert is a rapidly rising stand-up known for his non-stop gag-filled storytelling. His online videos have racked up over 500 million views, building Jake a devoted fanbase. Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch
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Friday 05 December 2025
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Live music
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: ACOUSTIC CAFE: NAOMI CAMPBELL+ CAT ELLIOT + OMAM DAWN - 7.30pm Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch
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Friday 12 December 2025
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Christmas
• Theatre
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: MURDER AT THE GRANGE - 7.30pm - Christmas morning. A dead man in a locked bedroom in a house full of secrets. Everybody has a motive. But who’s got the key? Murder At The Grange is a Christmas murder mystery created by acclaimed songwriter Robb Johnson & performed by Robb & The Xmas Irregulars in the style of a BBC radio drama, with added original festive songs. Blending the classic conventions of the Whodunnit with the traditions of Christmas, it’s an afternoon of suspense & comedy… murder, mince pies, mistletoe and a private eye. Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch
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Thursday 18 December 2025
Venue: The Arc map
Burlesque
• Cabaret
• Christmas
• Comedy
• For Adults
• Theatre
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: HUNDRED WATT CLUB DECEMBER 2025 - 7.30pm - Hundred Watt Club - A festive evening of burlesque & cabaret Have you been naughty or nice this year? Whatever the answer, Hundred Watt Club’s glorious gift to you is this hot toddy of a show! Kick starting the festive season 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 – enjoy an evening of vintage inspired, Christmas themed entertainment! Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch
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Friday 19 December 2025
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Christmas
• Comedy
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: BARNSTORMERS CHRISTMAS COMEDY SPECIAL DECEMBER 2025 , MICHAEL AKADIRI, MERYL O'ROURKE, DAVE FULTON - 8pm - Get ready to laugh your stockings off! This Christmas, Barnstormers Comedy Night is bringing you a sleigh-load of laughter with our Christmas Comedy Special. It's the perfect way to warm up those frosty winter nights with some festive chuckles and ho-ho-ho hilarity! The perfect excuse to escape the chaos of Christmas shopping and enjoy a night of joy and merriment. Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch
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Saturday 20 December 2025
Venue: The Arc map
Family
• For Children
• Theatre
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: PINOCCHIO - 2.30pm & 7.30pm - The Travelling Players hot foot it to your community with suitcases full of fun and frivolity. They tell the enchanting tale of a talented clock maker, who with no child of his own, carves from wood, a puppet of a boy. Pinocchio, full of life, curiosity and mischief, desperate to fit into the world, leads his father on a merry dance. Will the village accept the wooden boy? Will he follow the mysterious stranger to the fair? Will he ever see his father again? Using their distinctive style of storytelling, live music, a dash of nonsense and of course some puppetry, the Travelling Players bring this classic tale to life. A sociable event to send you home warm and happy! Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch
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Monday 22 December 2025
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Family
• For Children
• Theatre
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: OLDILOCKS AND THE 3 BEARS - 11am & 2pm - One winter, Oldilocks finds a teddy bear in the park and remembers a delicious bowl of porridge she tasted years ago in the woods. Something else happened but she can’t quite remember what… so she sets off for the forest. Will she find the bears house and what will happen then? A wonderfully funny and warmhearted celebration of the classic story starring a naughty old lady who looks very familiar… and 3 funny bears who love their breakfast. Garlic Theatre hold their young audience spellbound with lovingly crafted puppets, music and some steaming bowls of porridge. For ages 3 - 7 years Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch
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Friday 31 July 2026
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Live music
• Tribute
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: THE ALTER EAGLES - 7.30pm - The Alter Eagles are an experienced, authentic Eagles tribute band. Formed in 2003, they perform the whole repertoire of Eagles tracks, from tasteful country rock - complete with full harmonies - through to hard rocking numbers, showcasing the Eagles' trademark duelling electric guitars. The current set comprises material from 35 years of Eagles' performances, up to and including 2007's Long Road Out Of Eden. Venue's website: arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/arcwinch
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Spotlight
TODAY, Wednesday 29 October 2025
THE SHOW OF SPOOKY SCIENCE
Venue: The Arc
2pm
For this time of year, what could be better than a science show filled with seasonal spookiness. Pumpkins and potions, sparks and spectres, of demonstrations and of the dark. The information and demonstrations Ian B Dunne presents are entertaining, engaging, amusing and inspiring. Ian's well known shows include “Science Magic...Magic Science” and “Science...The Best Bits” which appear at schools and festivals. However, only here, in the theatre, can he include the parts that other venues cannot reach. Demonstrations to make you gasp, Pictures to transport the mind. Specimens to catch the imagination. Rare and unusual Machines.