Eastlife January 2019
There are no January blues here, just pages of inspiration to help you get out and about and make a few good changes; be it within your life, health or home. With a New Year, comes new beginnings and we have you covered. Start your New Year by giving your home a little TLC. From renovations and refurbishments to kitchen overhauls and interior trends, there’s no room we’ve left untouched. A promise to get fit and healthier is a great way to start the year, but if you’re beginning to struggle, then read our guide to maintaining the health kick on page 58. Perhaps this year you’re one of the thousands of people who are trying ‘Veganuary’ for the first time, if so, we’ve made eating out a little easier with our pick of the best vegan food trucks, plus there’s a whole community of support with our Vegetarian & Vegan Facebook group. Join the chat at www.facebook.com/groups/Veggieandvegan. If you need something to look forward to read our guide to the biggest 2019 events on page 19.
There are no January blues here, just pages of inspiration to help you get out and about and make a few good changes; be it within your life, health or home. With a New Year, comes new beginnings and we have you covered.
Start your New Year by giving your home a little TLC. From renovations and refurbishments to kitchen overhauls and interior trends, there’s no room we’ve left untouched. A
promise to get fit and healthier is a great way to start the year, but if you’re beginning to struggle, then read our guide to maintaining the health kick on page 58.
Perhaps this year you’re one of the thousands of people who are trying ‘Veganuary’ for the first time, if so, we’ve made eating out a little easier with our pick of the best
vegan food trucks, plus there’s a whole community of support with our Vegetarian & Vegan Facebook group. Join the chat at www.facebook.com/groups/Veggieandvegan. If you need something to look forward to read our guide to the biggest 2019 events on page 19.
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What’s on: Cambridgeshire<br />
THEATRE, FILM AND SHOWS<br />
8-12 Jan Little Women<br />
A timeless and captivating story, is<br />
brought to life in this glorious musical.<br />
ADC Theatre, Park St, Cambridge<br />
CB5 8AS. www.corpusplayroom.com<br />
8-12 Jan Crimes Against Christmas<br />
‘Crimes Against Christmas’ is a good<br />
old-fashioned, grown-up antidote to<br />
the traditional family pantomime.<br />
ADC Theatre, Park St, Cambridge<br />
CB5 8AS. www.corpusplayroom.com<br />
11-12 Jan X<br />
Billions of miles from home, the<br />
lone research base on Pluto has lost<br />
contact with Earth. Unable to leave<br />
or send for help, the skeleton crew<br />
sit waiting…waiting…waiting long<br />
enough for time to start eating away<br />
at them. To lose all sense of it. To<br />
start seeing things in the dark outside.<br />
Mumford Theatre, East Road,<br />
Cambridge, CB1 1PT . 0845 196 2320<br />
www.anglia.ac.uk<br />
15-Jan The Tragedy of King Richard<br />
the Second<br />
Richard II, King of England, is irresponsible,<br />
foolish and vain. His weak<br />
leadership sends his kingdom into<br />
disarray and his court into uproar.<br />
Seeing no other option but to seize<br />
power, the ambitious Bolingbroke<br />
challenges the throne and the king’s<br />
divine right to rule. Key Theatre,<br />
Embankment Road, Peterborough,<br />
PE1 1EF. 01733 207239<br />
www.vivacity-peterborough.com<br />
16-19 Jan My Fair Lady<br />
Fall in love all over again with<br />
England’s favourite flower girl in this<br />
fresh, memorable production of the<br />
classic musical ‘My Fair Lady’, by Alan<br />
Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe.<br />
Cambridge Arts Theatre, St Edward’s<br />
Passage, Cambridge, CB2 3PJ<br />
01223 503333. www.cambridgeartstheatre.com<br />
18-Jan Sam Avery: the Learner<br />
Parent<br />
Stand-up comedian, viral blogger and<br />
bestselling author Sam Avery (aka the<br />
Learner Parent) started his award-winning<br />
blog when his twin boys were<br />
born. A million nappies, Peppa Pig<br />
episodes and a head-full of hair loss<br />
later, he shares all the lows, highs and<br />
hilarious in-betweens of his experiences<br />
of first-time parenthood. The<br />
Junction, Clifton Way, Cambridge,<br />
CB1 7GX. 01223 511511<br />
www.junction.co.uk<br />
18-19 Jan A Clockwork Orange<br />
A study in free will, behavioural<br />
conditioning and the state, it follows<br />
the fortunes of young Alex and his<br />
droogs, with a bit of the Ultraviolence<br />
and the old in-out in-out. Mumford<br />
Theatre, East Road, Cambridge,<br />
CB1 1PT. 0845 196 2320.<br />
www.anglia.ac.uk<br />
22-Jan The Queen of Spades<br />
In Tchaikovsky’s intense opera of obsession<br />
and the supernatural, Gherman<br />
is caught between the woman<br />
he loves and a destructive fixation.<br />
Key Theatre, Embankment Road, Peterborough,<br />
PE1 1EF 01733 207239<br />
www.vivacity-peterborough.com<br />
22-26 Jan The Fenland Screamers &<br />
Other Boggy Tales<br />
They were invited to see out the Old<br />
Year – but would they ever see in<br />
the New? Key Theatre, Embankment<br />
Road, Peterborough, PE1 1EF.<br />
01733 207239.<br />
www.vivacity-peterborough.com<br />
27-Jan Nish Kumar: It’s In Your<br />
Nature to Destroy Yourselves<br />
There will be jokes about politics,<br />
mankind’s capacity for self-destruction<br />
and whether it will lead to the<br />
end of days. Good fun stuff.<br />
Cambridge Corn Exchange, Wheeler<br />
Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QE.<br />
01223 357 851.<br />
www.cambridgelivetrust.co.uk<br />
28-Jan Dirty Dusting<br />
A chance wrong number, gives three<br />
cleaning ladies, a great idea ‘Why<br />
not run a sex chat line?’ after all, their<br />
age and appearance won’t matter<br />
on the phone and providing they can<br />
keep this a secret from their boss,<br />
they could be on to a winner. Key<br />
Theatre, Embankment Road, Peterborough,<br />
PE1 1EF. 01733 207239<br />
www.vivacity-peterborough.com<br />
28-Jan Sir Ranulph Fiennes: Living<br />
Dangerously<br />
Sir Ranulph Fiennes’ many endeavours<br />
have pushed his endurance<br />
levels to the very limits, inspiring generations<br />
and making him a pioneer of<br />
exploration with an unparalleled story<br />
to tell. Cambridge Corn Exchange,<br />
Wheeler Street, Cambridge,<br />
CB2 3QE. 01223 357 851.<br />
www.cambridgelivetrust.co.uk<br />
29-Jan Circus of Horrors: Psycho<br />
Asylum<br />
The Circus of Horrors is back with a<br />
bang & a brand new show, ‘Psycho<br />
Asylum’ which includes an amazing<br />
amalgamation of acts, driven by a<br />
rock’n’roll sound scape. Key Theatre,<br />
Embankment Road, Peterborough,<br />
PE1 1EF. 01733 207239<br />
www.vivacity-peterborough.com<br />
29-Jan Stephen K Amos: Bouquet<br />
and Brickbats<br />
Forget everything that’s going on in<br />
the world and immerse yourself in the<br />
warmth of “one of the most likable<br />
figures in British Comedy“ - Radio<br />
Times. The Junction, Clifton Way,<br />
Cambridge, CB1 7GX. 01223 511511<br />
www.junction.co.uk<br />
30-Jan La Traviata<br />
From the thrill of unexpected romance<br />
to a heartbreaking reconciliation that<br />
comes too late – Verdi’s La traviata is<br />
one of the most popular of all operas.<br />
Key Theatre, Embankment Road, Peterborough,<br />
PE1 1EF. 01733 207239.<br />
www.vivacity-peterborough.com<br />
30-Jan Ken Cheng: Best Dad Ever<br />
Dave Joke of the Fringe Winner,<br />
Cambridge mathematics dropout<br />
and professional poker player Ken<br />
Cheng embarks on his UK-wide tour<br />
following a sold-out, award nominated<br />
run at the Edinburgh Festival. The<br />
Junction, Clifton Way , Cambridge,<br />
CB1 7GX. 01223 511511<br />
www.junction.co.uk<br />
31-Jan I’m Not Running<br />
Pauline Gibson has spent her life as a<br />
doctor, the inspiring leader of a local<br />
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