Read on for Stuck in the Middle‘s full list of all the best things you can do in the East Midlands this weekend that are quite kind on the wallet.
Whatever the weather, we’ve got you covered.
So, in no particular order (See what she did there Eric and Ernie fans – ED)…
Eric and Ern – Curve Theatre, Leicester
A brilliant homage to the popular comedy duo that’s crammed full of renditions of those famous Eric and Ernie comedy sketches that hit all the right notes!
From Greig’s Piano concerto to Mr Memory, “Arsenal!”, it’s a show full of Morecambe and Wise’s most loved routines, songs and sketches and harks back to times when whole families would huddle around the telly to watch those fantastic Christmas specials.
You’ll feel you’ve experienced the real thing and been taken back to a world of sunshine and laughter.
There are limited tickets left with performances this Friday (7.30pm) and for the final time on Saturday (2.15pm and 7.30pm).
Book now: https://www.curveonline.co.uk/whats-on/shows/eric-and-ern/
Labyrinth 40th Anniversary – Derby Quad
Dance, Magic, Dance!
Blimey! Is it really 40 years since Labyrinth hit our screens? Apparently so, and to mark the occasion Derby’s Quad is screening the Dame’s (Bowie) cinematic masterpiece (It’s no Linguini Incident – Ed).
So when suburban teenager Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) is forced to baby-sit her baby brother and, in her frustration, wishes that the infant would be taken away, it’s unexpectedly granted by the magical Goblin King (Bowie). Sarah is given only 13 hours to solve the dangerous and wonderful labyrinth which leads to Goblin Castle and rescue her brother.
Screenings on Friday (15.45pm and 6pm) Saturday (3pm and 6pm) and Sunday (12.30pm)
Get your tickets here: https://www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/labyrinth/
Hart of the Wood: Newstead Abbey – Newstead Abbey, Notts
Take a journey into the forest, where masked characters such as Long Tongue perform strange rituals, and shadowy hooded men stalk the woods (A typical Saturday night where I live – ED). The legendary White Hart (or White Stag) appears, a symbol of spiritual quest in Arthurian legend and considered a visitor from the Otherworld by Celts.
Three films are presented on film sculptures, inspired by Thomas Edison’s Kinetoscopes, which are an early form of motion picture viewer, originally developed in 1891.
You can discover all three Kinetoscopes by walking around the Abbey’s formal gardens and wilder areas. Visitors are encouraged to put their heads inside the Kinetoscopes and turn the handle to experience the magical and mysterious realms they portray.
The Hart of the Wood Collective is a shifting group of multi-disciplinary artists and collaborators led by Benjamin Wigley, Nathaniel Mann, Stephen Jon Cooper, Martin Sommerville, and Mary Keith.
Sadly, film sculptures in Hart of the Wood: Newstead Abbey may be inaccessible to some visitors with physical mobility issues.
This is on at Newstead Abbey until Sunday, January 18.
Cast All Change 30th anniversary Tour – Rock City Nottingham
CAST are set to embark on 30th anniversary dates for their debut album.
The Liverpool-formed outfit – comprised of John Power, Liam “Skin” Tyson and Keith O’Neill – are heading to Nottingham to mark three decades since the release of All Change.
Power and co are hopefully now refr5eshed after a summer of supporting Oasis on their Live ’25 reunion dates.
You can get your hands on tickets here: https://www.alttickets.com/cast-tickets
Register of Habitual Criminals – Lincoln Castle
Come face to face with some of Lincolnshire’s Victorian criminals in this new exhibition.
This is a fascinating exhibition that sheds light on dozens of criminals who were held at Lincoln Castle’s Victorian Prison during the 1870s.
In June 1876 two Norwegian sailors, George Dahl (24) and Harry Olsen (22), sailed into Hull from Oslo. Six weeks later and in a “quite destitute” state, they broke into the house of Frederick Argill in Barrow upon Humber, stealing a silver watch and clothes.
The men were held in custody at Lincoln Castle, before being sentenced to a further three months imprisonment with hard labour at Lindsey County Prison, now HM Prison Lincoln on Greetwell Road.
On their release they were photographed and their lives – and crimes – were recorded in a precious document, known as a Register of Habitual Criminals, which allowed the police to monitor and detain reoffenders.
Now the register, coupled with the striking photographs, are being displayed inside the castle’s Magna Carta Vault for the first time.
The youngest criminal convicted in the register was just 11 years old and their often-surprising crimes received heavy sentences by today’s standards.
The exhibition is on until February 2
