The Arc
Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB - under ½ mile
Contact: 01962 398046
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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 
Comedy
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Friday 26 April 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: Comedy - NICK HELM'S SUPER FUN GOOD TIME SHOW - 8pm - Nick Helm – the man with the golden larynx and greatest living all-round entertainer – is BACK! After years and years of therapy, pills, personal growth and being a living legend the nation’s favourite Uncle and International Treasure-in-Waiting returns to the road to mesmerise a new generation of thrill seekers in his all new, brand new, box fresh show. Come and see your Golden Emperor shake his ass and give you the only thing you’ve ever wanted… the best damn night of your fragile lives.
Comedy
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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.
Comedy
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Wednesday 01 May 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.
Comedy
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Friday 03 May 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: ACOUSTIC CAFE: THOMAS HEPPELL TRIO + NATHAN EVANS + LAURENCE HENDERSON - 7.30pm - a relaxing evening in The Arc Café showcasing acoustic music from multiple local up and coming artists
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Friday 03 May 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: Winchester Chamber Music Festival 2024 - Winchester Go LD Funky Lunch - 12.30pm - 1pm - Aestus Quartet - Come and join us! It's FREE! Winchester Chamber Music Festival 2024: International performers present live classical music in its most intimate form. Ticket prices vary, please see individual event information. Concessions: £6 tickets available to full-time students, under-18s, disabled people and their accompanying person and jobseekers with relevant ID cards. Subscription Ticket: Book for all 8 Festival events (in any price bracket) and save 10%. Offer excludes tickets for the Family Concert.
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Saturday 04 May 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: DEAN DYSON - 7.30pm - With songs from his four original albums, a selection of classics from his vast repertoire, and stories from his decades of live performances, it's always a treat.
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Friday 10 May 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: FLAMENCO EXPRESS - 7.30pm - Flamenco Express returns with another cargo of searing talent – featuring ‘sizzling soloist’ La Joaquina, guitar virtuoso Chris Clavo and the massive vocal presence of Antonio El Pola. Tonight, another Flamenco Express Star returns in the shape of crowd-pulling pocket dynamo - Titi Flores.
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Monday 13 May 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: TALISK - 7.30pm - With over 15 million streams, sold out shows across five continents, and headline appearances at festivals the world over, the Scottish trio have amassed a global following. Wielding instruments that have rarely seen the likes of their music, Mohsen Amini (concertina), Benedict Morris (violin) and Charlie Galloway (guitar) have gathered major awards for their explosively energetic sound. Never afraid to push musical boundaries, or test the live production capabilities of just three people, there’s captivating a crowd, and then there’s Talisk.
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Friday 24 May 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: MARK THOMAS: GAFFA TAPES: WARM UP - 8pm - Join Mark as he tries out material for his brand-new show. Jokes, rants, politics, play and the occasional sing song. If you don’t know what he does ask your parents. In his time he has won awards, forced a politician to resign, changed laws on tax and protest, become Guinness Book of Records world record holder for number of protests in 24 hours, taken the police to court 3 times and won, walked the length of the Israeli Wall in the West Bank and generally mucked about trying to have fun and fuck the right people off. This show is more of the above.
Comedy
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Saturday 25 May 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: JONI REIMAGINED - 7.30pm - Band leader Stefan Redtenbacher leads a world class 4 piece band, with CV's to prove it, with two elite featured vocalists and award winning/nominated artists in their own right in the shape of multi million streaming artist Jo Harman ('A voice to leave you speechless' - Huey Morgan, BBC R2) and the mesmerising Jana Varga ('the stuff Carnegie Hall shows are made of' Fatea Magazine). Together they will be re-imagining the magical songs of Joni Mitchell, so expect sometimes surprising yet always respectful interpretations of classic songs such as 'Big Yellow Taxi', 'A Case of You', 'Both Sides Now', 'The River', 'Woodstock' and many more.
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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.
Comedy
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Saturday 01 June 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: GENTICORUM - 7.30pm - With impeccable musicianship and an infectious joie de vivre, Genticorum are amongst the most distinctive voices in traditional Québécois music, seamlessly melding fiddle, flute, accordion, guitar, foot percussion and voices.
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Friday 07 June 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: ACOUSTIC CAFE: RIVER ROOTS + SADIE HORLER + LEONARDO GIULIANI - 7.30pm - Join us for a relaxing evening in The Arc Café showcasing acoustic music from multiple local up and coming artists
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Saturday 08 June 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: Hundred Watt Club - An evening of burlesque in Winchester - 7.30pm - Roll Up! Roll Up! The risqué, raunchy & ridiculous people of Hundred Watt Club return to The Arc with another glittering and glorious evening of burlesque, vaudeville & comedy! Show begins at 7:30pm and includes an interval. Visit the tickets link for more information.
Comedy
• Theatre
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Friday 21 June 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: DAN EVANS - 7.30pm - With over three decades of professional experience, Dan Evans has built a niche career as a world-class exponent on both the mountain dulcimer and acoustic guitar. He composes original, nature-themed music and sometimes accompanies his fine baritone voice. For this solo concert Dan will present a beautiful selection of dulcimer and guitar music – folk melodies & original compositions – plus a few popular songs – all performed with considerable classical skill and a little gentle humour.
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Thursday 04 July 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: GRAFFITI CLASSICS – THE COMEDY STRING QUARTET - 6.30pm - Graffiti Classics burst the elitist boundaries of the traditional string quartet with their hilarious all-singing, all-dancing musical comedy show. It's a classical concert, a gypsy-folk romp, an opera, a stand-up comedy set and a brilliant dance show all rolled into one! There really is something for everyone and Graffiti Classics never fail to get audiences laughing, clapping and singing along. Kids and adults alike love the uplifting and virtuosic variety of musical styles, all tied together with cheeky audience interaction.
Live music
• Comedy
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Saturday 13 July 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: Comedy - ALFIE MOORE: WORK IN PROGRESS - 8pm - Cop turned comedian Alfie Moore makes an appearance at The Arc with a brand new interactive Work in Progress episode of his critically acclaimed BBC Radio 4 show It’s a Fair Cop Alfie will ‘swear in’ the audience as police officers, before revealing a brand new, real-life scenario from his ‘casebook’ and playfully challenging them with policing moral dilemmas. The audience cops are invited to contribute to the decision making process making every show unique to that audience. Come along, enjoy the fun and find out what sort of cop you’d make.
Comedy
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Saturday 03 August 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: FLEETWOOD MAC, STEVIE NICKS AND TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS TRIBUTE SHOW - 7.30pm - Europes only tribute to Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Two great live bands that are so closely tied together by the great Stevie Nicks. Hear and see all both bands classic songs along with The Traveling Wilburys and Stevie Nicks collaborations plus many more. A full two hour show from two titanic bands and one iconic female singer in one great evenings entertainment all performed by The Fleetwood Mac & Tom Petty Legacy.
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Thursday 12 September 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: ROBIN MORGAN: THE SPARK - 7.30pm - As featured on BBC Two’s Mock The Week and BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz, Robin Morgan is back on the road with a hilarious brand new show, The Spark - his biggest tour to date.
Comedy
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Thursday 26 September 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: NIGHT IN THE CANYON - AMERICAN SONGBOOK SHOW - RESCHEDULED DATE - 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.
Live music
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Thursday 03 October 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: Comedy - SARAH KEYWORTH - 8pm - Sarah Keyworth is back with a brand new, joyous show about family, acceptance and a pair of big (well, not super big) losses.
Comedy
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Thursday 17 October 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: Comedy//Music//Theatre: IS OPERA BORING? - 7.30pm - Ever wondered what being an opera singer is like? Probably not, but come along anyway! Join boogie-woogie pianist Mark Hoare and opera singer and comedy writer Lucy Mellors for their unique blend of magical opera and hilarious anecdotes about life in the arts... perhaps opera isn't quite as glamorous as it seems! Expect big-belly laughs, some opera hits and some touching moments as Lucy and Mark take you through the music that means the most to them.
Live music
• Comedy
• Theatre
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Thursday 28 November 2024
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: NELL BRYDEN ARC - 7.30pm - Audience favourite Nell Bryden is back with a new and deeply personal album: “I Love You So Much I’m Blind.” Putting a raw spin on her American blues and soul roots, Nell’s latest tour-de-force shows off her gorgeously rich and emotional voice. A New York songwriter who bravely shares her vulnerabilities, it feels like she is singing just for you. After years of struggling with heartbreak and infertility, Nell leads us through her journey of acceptance and redemption. “I Love You So Much I’m Blind” may be her most emotionally powerful record to date.
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Friday 28 February 2025
Venue: The Arc Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: 01962 398046 Event: Comedy - ESHAAN AKBAR - 7.30pm - Eshaan Akbar is back doing jokes on tour! Eshaan’s previous tour, the Pretender, was described by The Times as “pretty sick” (not an actual quote) so this one is likely to be mad good. Eshaan has supported some of the biggest acts in the UK, including Micky Flanagan, Jason Manford and Kae Kurd, be sure to buy tickets for this much-anticipated debut tour.
Comedy
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The Arc - Up Next:
FRIDAY 26 APRIL 2024
Heavy Lungs + Big Trousers + Speaking of Witches
Venue: The Arc
7.30pm
Touring extensively across the UK and Europe, with three EPs to their name released so far, Heavy Lungs are only just getting started with their plans for world domination.
