We're excited to be hosting multiple theatre groups this summer and are inviting the whole family to be immersed in live theatre for the first time at our historic venue.

Live theatre is a great way to introduce young people to different stories, historical events, and social issues in a fun and engaging way. With this new programme of events we're reaching a new, younger audience in the local area.

Starting the summer off is Midlands based theatre company, Don't Go Into The Cellar!, with Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of the Four on Friday 16 June at 7:30pm. It is an original one-man show where Sherlock Holmes meets a miscellany of other larger-than-life characters - classical Victorian detective action at its finest! The show is adapted from the Conan Doyle and is suitable for 11 years+. £16.00 per person/£42.00 per family (2 adults 2 children).

Kingshill House is at the beginning of its sustainable journey and we are excited to start planning our response to climate action both in the team, the building and our community. We want to establish and strengthen partnerships with local environmental organizations, businesses, and government agencies because we see that there is strength in working together. Collaborating with these entities can lead to shared resources, joint initiatives, and a collective effort towards addressing local environmental challenges. 

Take a look at the Green Drinks Code which states that

Green Drinks are Agenda Free

• Green Drinks is not a channel to circulate announcements or news about environmental issues. Green Drinkers are already deluged with information from thousands of other sources. Green Drinks is a place to go to get away from all that.
• It's OK to have speakers for 20-30 mins or so or to have a theme for the evening to help stimulate discussion, but the bulk of the evening should be freeform and random.
• The host venue itself creates some slant inevitably but must be gracious and open; independent venues such as bars or restaurants are preferred.
• Green Drinks as an entity will never endorse or have a position or stance on an environmental topic.
• There will be no non-Green Drinks-related content or messages or appeals or ads circulated to the city organisers or appearing on the greendrinks.org website.

We would like to encourage people to share ideas of how they see the Green Drinks developing in the future, what sort of speakers you would like to hear and suggestions of how to turn discussion into action. We are hoping that by hosting events such as this we are reducing the amount of doubling-up on work and acting blind to what others doing. 

Networking is at the heart of creating a community, so our first event will be Green Drinks at Kingshill House Creative Centre on the 24th May with 7:30pm as ringing of a bell as a start time. This is intended as an entirely inclusive social get together for all and everyone wanting to find out about or engage with, making Cam & Dursley a sustainable place to live where nature thrives. 

Hope to see you there. 

Images are from our Permaculture Community Garden and our large garden to the side of the House which we hope to develop soon. 

Many of the pieces were contemporary and not originally written for the harp, but converted for her to perform. “Gabriella has a passion for the role of the harp within the contemporary music space and the future of the instrument on the concert platform.” I was so intrigued with what the harp would sound like in person, only every seeing it being performed on tv and I wasn’t disappointed, it really is a fascinating sound, and its not surprising that it is attributed to the visual of heaven, or mythological storytelling. ​

Watching Gabriella perform, using her whole body to play the instrument, curving over during a low note and leaning back, moving her shoulders, neck and head in a flow during a higher note, was a magical thing to watch. ​

Seeing the harp being performed in one of the Georgian rooms of Kingshill House Creative Centre with its high ceilings, large windows and bay was very special. It looked like it had always been there, just beautiful as the warm evening sunlight drifted across the room spotlighting the harp and audience. ​

More classical performances will be on the horizon and we hope to programme some mini classical performances for our young audience to enjoy. Keep checking our website for information. Thank you to everyone who came to this concert and the whole Classical series. ​