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What’s On in Leamington this May: Theatre, Eurovision and Comedy

Local News by Nadia Sayed 8th May 2025  
Leamington Parade (images via James Smith)
Leamington Parade (images via James Smith)
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Here is our list of top picks for events in Leamington, brought to you in partnership with CJ's Events Warwickshire and Windmill Hill Brewery.

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Here are our top picks for this month.

1. Leamington's Eurovision Festival returns

Nub News sponsor and local market provider CJ's Events Warwickshire is hosting the Eurovision festival for another year.

The all-day community event will take place on Saturday, 17 May at the Pump Room Gardens in Leamington Spa.

The festival is open to all and will celebrate the start of summer and all things Eurovision.

This year, the market will open from 11 am, lasting until 6 pm, street food and bars open from 11 am until midnight, and the free live screening of the Eurovision Song Contest will begin at 7 pm.

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Jamie Walker from CJ's Events Warwickshire said: "This is one of our favourite events.

"Alongside our normal markets, this is where we really get to celebrate our local community and host them for a day of fun.

"We are so excited to be welcoming you all once again."

Event details:

Saturday 17 May 2025

11.00 – 18.00: Festival and market with crafts, produce, food and drink and live entertainment

18.00 – 00.00: Street food and drink vendors, and the show begins

Sign up to stay informed at www.eurovision-leam.co.uk

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For event information, contact: [email protected]

Eurovision Festival returns to the Pump Rooms this May (images via CJ's)

2. A night at the theatre: Leamington's Loft Theatre showcases the moving family drama Things I Know To Be True.

Fancy a night at the theatre?

Why not pop into Leamington's Loft Theatre and see their new show Things I Know To Be True.

Hot on the heels of a sold-out Studio production, Leamington's Loft Theatre presents Things I Know To Be True, which premiered yesterday (7 May) and will run until 17 May.

The play was written by the award-winning Australian writer Andrew Bovell, who also co-wrote the screenplay for the hugely popular 1992 film, Strictly Ballroom.

Directed by Lynda Lewis, Things I Know To Be True is an intimate and unflinching examination of family dynamics which will be relatable to many people.

Lewis said: "I saw Things I Know To Be True on its UK tour about eight years ago and it made a profound impression on me.

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"Devised and created in Australia, in collaboration with Frantic Assembly, physical movement enhanced the emotional impact of the joys and struggles of people just trying to do their best."

You can find out more about the show here.

Tickets are available online here and can also be booked by emailing [email protected], or by calling 01926 830 680 (answer phone service).

To take advantage of the Loft's free ticket offer for theatregoers aged 16-25, either book in advance by emailing [email protected] or obtain your tickets at the Box Office on the night (please bring proof of age).

Things I Know To Be True will run until 17 May (images via Richard Smith Photography)

3. Comedian and novelist Jenny Eclair brings her new show to Leamington.

If comedy is your thing, don't miss out on comedian Jenny Eclair's new show 'Jenny Eclair's Jokes Jokes Jokes.'

To celebrate the release of her laugh-out-loud memoir of the same name, comedian, novelist Jenny Eclair is hitting the road with a brand-new autobiographical show.

And her next stop is Leamington Spa.

Tickets are still available for her show on Friday, 9 May at 7.30pm at the Royal Spa Centre on Newbold Terrace.

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Organisers wrote: "From drama school (mostly drinking cider and eating sausage rolls), punk poetry, anorexia, bedsit misery, waitressing and not really having a clue about anything, to being the first woman to win the Perrier Award, becoming a mother, author, grumpy old woman, podcaster and nana.

"Still gigging to sell-out crowds forty years later, Jenny invites you to look back at what she can remember before she forgets everything.

'Warning, punk poetry, animal impressions and baritone nursery rhyme singing may feature."

To find out more or buy a ticket, visit here.

Jenny Eclair is bringing her new show to Leamington's Royal Spa Centre (images via James Smith)

     

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