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Which Space?Cambridge Junction operates over three different spaces: J1, J2 and J3. J1 is the largest space, used mainly for our music and club programme. J2 is the theatre space, where we hold a variety of events. J3 is the studio, used for smaller performances and artist development.

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Fri 12 Jan & THE SCUMMY MUMMIES SHOW Fri 09 Feb An evening of laughs for less-than-perfect parents. Comedians Comedy Helen Thorn and Ellie Gibson cover a wide range of parenting

topics, from pelvic floors and play-dates to farting and fish fingers. 8pm / J2 / £17 / 16+

Sat 13 Jan FERN BRADY: SUFFER FOOLS Comedy Following two sold out tours Scottish comedian Fern is back for

another Scottish hour. Scottish. 8pm / J3 / £10 / 15+

Fri 19 Jan THE FIVER Music Featuring The Rose Affair, Saltfen, The Hemingways,

Among The Citizens, and Kill Liz. Doors 6.45pm / J1 / £6

Fri 19 Jan IN CONVERSATION WITH Comedy STANDARD ISSUE Activist Liz Carr, poet and playwright Hollie McNish, Jack Monroe, and Standard Issue’s Mickey Noonan and

Hannah Dunleavy chat about funnies, feminism and more. 8pm / J2 / £15 / 15+

Sat 20 Jan JAMES ROWLAND: TEAM VIKING Comedy The remarkable, hilarious, heartlifting and outlandish story SpokenWord of how James gave his best mate the send-off he wanted.

8pm / J3 / £10 / 15+

Sat 20 Jan MARTYN JOSEPH Music 8pm / J2 / £19 adv

Thu 25 Jan TONY LAW: ABSURDITY FOR Comedy THE COMMON PEOPLE More stupendously surreal alternative comedy

from the delirious Canadian. 8pm / J2 / £13.50 (£11 con) / 15+

Fri 26 Jan THIS IS THE KIT Music Doors 7pm / J1 / £18 adv

Fri 26 Jan AHIR SHAH: CONTROL Comedy In an age of global socio-political turmoil, Shah presents a show

about freedom, fascism, history, hope, resistance, and milk. 8pm / J2 / £13.50 / 15+

Sat 27 Jan PAMA INTERNATIONAL PERFORM Music THE TROJAN RECORDS SONGBOOK

Doors 7pm / J2 (standing) / £14 adv

Sat 27 Jan STEPHEN BAILEY: Comedy CAN’T THINK STRAIGHT Stephen Bailey’s friendly, open brand of gossipy humour has made

him one of the most enjoyable acts on the UK comedy circuit. 7.30pm / J3 / £14 / 16+

Thu 01 Feb Stephen K Amos: Comedy Bread and Circuses The new show form the ever popular comic maestro.

8pm / J2 / £19.50 / 16+

Fri 02 Feb Police Dog Hogan Music Plus Noble Jacks and Dan Wilde.

8pm / J1 (seated) / £18.50 adv

Fri 02 Feb HAMMER & TONGUE Spoken word artistry and competitive fervour combine. Spoken

Word Doors 7.15pm / J3 / £7.50 (£6 con) adv

Fri 02 Feb JESTERLARF COMEDY CLUB Comedy Featuring Jeff Innocent, Nick Revell, Pierre Hollins

and Debra Jane Appleby. Doors 7.45pm / J2 / £13.50 / 16+

Sat 03 Feb Rob Auton: The Hair Show Comedy The award winning, Daniel Kitson championed stand-up comedian and poet returns with another heart-felt and offbeat Spoken

Word show that explores hair and hairs. 8pm / J3 / £11.50 / 15+

Sat 03 Feb Fairytales for Grown-ups: Grim Grimms Spoken

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World class storytelling and exquisite music combine as Ben Haggarty hauls four lesser-known Grimm tales into the dark and

full-blooded realm of fairytales for grown-ups. 7.30pm / J2 / £13.50 (£10 con) / 14+

Tue 06 Feb Marmozets Music Plus Queen Zee & the Sasstones.

Doors 7pm / J1 / £14.50 adv

Wed 07 Feb Season Launch Theatre Join us as we celebrate the start of the season. Hear about what’s Music on this spring, sample some of the music and theatre acts, and

get your hands on Harold Offeh’s newly published pamphlet on diversity in Cambridge. 6pm / J3 / Free (ticketed) / 8+

Wed 07 & Gandini Juggling: spring Thu 08 Feb A wondrous and colourful show blending dance, circus and

Circus music inspired by the spring season. 7.30pm / J2 / £12.50 (£8 con) / 8+

Thu 08 Feb The Amazons Music Doors 7pm / J1 / £17 adv

Sat 10 Feb WARNING feat. Andy C. Club Drum & Bass. See website for full details.

10pm - 6am / J1 / early bird tickets from £20 adv / 18+

Sun 11 Feb Andrew O’Neill: Comedy History of Heavy Metal

Music The funniest, loudest, most affectionate take on the most enduring of musical genres. With full death-metal backing band Reprisal! Doors 7pm / J2 (standing) / £12.50 adv

AHBAB FESTIVAL An Arabic Music Festival celebrating and

exploring themes of love in music and film.Fri 09 Feb sawa

Music SAWA is a trio whose meeting point is the impassioned vocals and improvisatory elements of Arabic and Iraqi folk songs. Interwoven with jazz harmonies and agile cello lines, SAWA brings a natural, evocative and moving blend of musical cultures. 8pm / J2 / £14 adv

Sat 10 Feb Natacha Atlas Music Natacha Atlas and a five piece band perform material from

Myriad Road and preview tracks from her forthcoming album. Doors 7pm / J2 (standing) / £19 adv

See website for details of music workshops and film screenings.

Sun 11 Feb Andrew O’Neill: Comedy History of Heavy Metal

Music The funniest, loudest, most affectionate take on the most enduring of musical genres. With full death-metal backing band Reprisal! Doors 7pm / J2 (standing) / £12.50 adv

Mon 12 Feb JESS AND THE BANDITS Music Plus Laura Oakes.

Doors 7pm / J2 (standing) / £17 adv

Wed 14 Feb Newton Faulkner Music Doors 7pm / J1 / £24.50 adv

Thu 15 Feb British sea power Music Plus The Orieles.

Doors 7pm / J1 / £18 adv

Thu 15 Feb Phil Beer Music 8pm / J2 / £17 adv

Fri 16 Feb THE FIVER Music Featuring Tantris, Fick as Fieves, Siah, Sam Eagle

and The Lemon Lizards, and The List. Doors 6.45pm / J1 / £6

Fri 16 Feb Wille and the Bandits Music Blues rock three piece.

8pm / J2 / £13.50 adv

Sat 17 Feb Hayseed Dixie Music Plus Emma McGrath.

Doors 7pm / J1 / £21 adv

Sat 17 Feb Richard Herring: Oh Frig, I’m 50! Comedy The second instalment in Herring’s once-a-decade

examination of ageing. 8pm / J2 / £19.50 / 14+

Sat 17 Feb Naomi Sheldon: Good Girl

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Comedy This bold, frank, and funny storytelling show takes a look at the darker side of being a good girl. 7.30pm / J3 / £10 / 14+

Sun 18 Feb Mirror, Mirror Family A mischievous take on the ever-popular Snow White story.

11.30am & 2.30pm / J2 / £10 adult (£6 child) / 5+

Sun 18 Feb Fin Taylor: Lefty Tighty Comedy Righty Loosey The Centre’s fallen out of British politics. Taylor picks it up, dusts

it off, and mounts a full on attack on the present-day Left and its moral high ground. 7.30pm / J3 / £11.50 / 16+

Mon 19 Feb Martin Harley & Daniel Kimbro Music 8pm / J2 / £17 adv

Tue 20 Feb The Temperance MovementMusic Plus Thomas Wynn & The Believers.

Doors 7pm / J1 / £17 adv

Wed 21 Feb Theatre Ad infinitum: Theatre Translunar Paradise

An exquisite piece of mask and movement theatre with a live accordion accompaniment. 7.30pm / J2 / £12.50 (£8 con) / 12+

Thu 22 Feb Jimeoin: Ridiculous Comedy Notorious for being ridiculous, Jimeoin is internationally

acclaimed as one of live comedy’s masters. 7.30pm / J2 / £19 / 16+

Fri 23 Feb Alun Cochrane: Comedy Alunish Cochranish Grumpy-joyful, silly-serious stand-up. Jokes, ideas and (possibly)

movement will all be deployed for your amusement during this show. 8pm / J2 / £14 / 16+

Sat 24 Feb Kiri Pritchard Mclean: Comedy Appropirate Adult The Chortle Award nominee presents an immoral comedian’s

morality tale about other people’s lack of morals. 8pm / J3 / £11.50 / 16+

Sat 24 Feb Chouk Bwa Libète Music Traditional Haitian roots music. Part of City Roots.

8pm / J2 / £11.50

Sat 24 Feb Catch A Fire with Krept & Konan Club 10pm - 6am / J1 / early bird tickets from £18 adv / 18+

Sun 25 Feb Yana and the Yeti Family A dark, funny and poignant tale featuring exquisite music,

arctic landscapes and a cast of extraordinary puppets. 2.30pm / J2 / £10 adult (£6 child) / 5+

Mon 26 Feb Graham Fellows: Comedy Completely Out Of Character

Music The man behind John Shuttleworth steps out from behind the keyboard to plug in his guitar and sing his own songs. 8pm / J2 / £13.50 / 15+

Tue 27 Feb Michael McGoldrick, Music John McCusker and John Doyle

Folk’s legendary triumvirate return. Part of City Roots. 8pm / J2 / £19.50 adv

Wed 28 Feb Greg Wohead: Celebration, Florida Theatre This quietly surreal piece features two unrehearsed performers

who have never met. 7.30pm / J2 / £12.50 (£8 con) / 16+

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Thu 01 Mar Tiff Stevenson: Bombshell Comedy The critically acclaimed stand-up comedian and star of BAFTA

nominated People Just Do Nothing returns with a new show. 8pm / J3 / £12.50 / 15+

Thu 01 Mar Megson Music Duo Megson draw heavily on their Teesside heritage to create a

truly unique brand of folk music. Part of City Roots. 8pm / St Barnabas Church, Cambridge / £16 adv

Fri 02 Mar HAMMER & TONGUE Spoken word artistry and competitive fervour combine. Spoken

Word Doors 7.15pm / J3 / £7.50 (£6 con) adv

Fri 02 Mar JESTERLARF COMEDY CLUB Comedy Featuring Geoff Norcott, Suzi Ruffell, Chris Kehoe and John Mann.

Doors 7.45pm / J2 / £13.50 / 16+

Sat 03 Mar NEW ROUTES Music An evening of acoustic, folk and roots artists. Featuring Alden,

Patterson and Dashwood and LOZT. Part of City Roots. 7.30pm / J3 / £6

Sat 03 Mar Andy Zaltzman Comedy Andy Zaltzman is a stand-up comedian, broadcaster and author,

who has firmly established himself in the vanguard of British comedy with his unique brand of political satire. 8pm / J2 / £13.50 / 15+

Sat 03 Mar HOSPITALITYClub 10pm - 6am / J1 / early bird tickets from £17 adv / 18+

Sun 04 Mar LEFTY SCUM: Josie Long, Comedy Grace Petrie, Jonny & the Baptists

Music Music! Comedy! Revolutionary socialism! Join us for a riotous evening with three of the UK’s most joyfully rabble-rousing acts. 8pm / J2 / £14.50 (£12.50 con) / 15+

Mon 05 Mar Sam Kelly and The Lost Boys Music Cornwall-based singer, song-writer, and multi-instrumentalist.

Part of City Roots. 8pm / J2 (standing) / £12.50 adv

Tue 06 Mar Knight & Spiers Music Legendary fiddle layer Peter Knight (ex-Steeleye Span) and

melodeon player extraordinaire, John Spiers (ex-Bellowhead) appear on their debut tour as a duo. Part of City Roots. 8pm / J2 / £17 adv

Wed 07 Mar Rejjie Snow Music Doors 7pm / J1 / £22.50 adv

Thu 08 Mar Magnum Music Doors 7pm / J1 / £26 adv

Thu 08 Mar Louise Orwin: A Girl and A GunTheatre Expect gun-twirlin’, play-actin’ and Nancy-Sinatra- dancin’

in a show that asks what it means to be a ‘hero’. Part of International Women’s Day 2018. 7.30pm / J2 / £12.50 (£8 con) / 14+

Fri 09 Mar The Horne Section Comedy Led by acclaimed comedian Alex Horne The Horne Section is

Music where music and comedy collide creating a fun packed show. 8pm / J1 (seated) / £17 adv / 14+

Sat 10 & John Robins: Wed 28 Mar THE DARKNESS of Robins Comedy One of the most exciting and distinctive voices in comedy. 8pm / J2 / £16 / 16+

Sat 10 Mar Bilal Zafar: Biscuit Comedy Join Bilal as he explores the fascinating world of online dating.

8pm / J3 / £13.50 / 16+

Sun 11 Mar The Little Mochi Man Family Join little Mochi Man on his adventures as he travels from

the snowy mountains to the hustle and bustle of Tokyo. 11.30am & 2.30pm / J2 / £10 adult (£6 child) / 4-7

Tue 13 Mar Martin Taylor & Ulf Wakenius Music Two of the greatest jazz guitarists in the world.

8pm / J2 / £22.50 adv

Mon 19 Mar Raghu DixitMusic Raghu Dixit’s unique brand of infectious, happy music transcends

age, genre, and even language. Doors 7pm / J2 (standing) / £22.50 adv

Tue 20 Mar Don Airey & FRIENDS Music Plus Sweet Crisis.

Doors 7pm / J1 / £17 adv

Tue 20 Mar O’Hooley & TidowMusic Critically acclaimed folk duo.

8pm / J2 / £14.50 adv

Wed 21 Mar The Handsome Family Music Doors 7pm / J1 / £19.50 adv

Wed 21 Mar The Wardrobe Ensemble: Theatre Education, Education, Education

A love letter to the schools of the 90s. 7.30pm / J2 / £12.50 (£8 con) / 12+

Thu 22 Mar Chris Difford & Boo Hewerdine Music 8pm / J2 / £20 adv

Fri 23 Mar Ferocious Dog Music Ferocious Dog offer a full-on six-piece sound that encompasses

folk infused with rock, reggae and Celtic vibrations. Doors 7pm / J1 / £17 adv

Sat 24 Mar Junctures2 A day of live performances and provocations exploring innovation SpokenWord

Theatre in interdisciplinary practice from the UK, Europe, South America,

Japan and the Middle East. Plus music from Peyman Heydarian. All day from 11am / J2 & J3 / £20 (£15 con)

Sun 25 Mar The Star SeekersFamily Embark on a journey through the stars where you take

the steering wheel in this out of this world family show. 11.30am & 2.30pm / J2 / £10 adult (£6 child) / 3-8

Sun 25 Mar Tom Houghton: class Half EmptyComedy The debut solo show from critically acclaimed comedian best

known as a member of The Noise Next Door. 8pm / J3 / £10 / 15+

Tue 27 Mar TWELfTH DAY Music A duo at the forefront of innovative, modern British folk music.

8pm / J2 / £10 adv

Wed 28 Mar Nikki & JD: knot Circus Beautiful acrobatics, movement and storytelling.

7.30pm / J2 / £12.50 (£8 con) / 10+

Fri 30 Mar Dr Phil’s Health Revolution Comedy Laugh, love and reclaim our NHS with the hilarious physician,

comedian and commentator on health issues. 8pm / J2 / £16.50 / 16+

Sat 31 Mar Brian Gittins: Comedy Don’t Feed The Monkey Man One of the country’s leading alternative comics.

8pm / J3 / £10 / 15+

Sat 31 Mar LATE JUNCTION WITH VELS TRIO Music 9.30pm-12.30am / J2 / £10 adv

March 2018

CAMBRIDGE SCIENCE FESTIVALWed 14 Mar The Story Collider: Regeneration Theatre The Cambridge Stem Cell Institute brings you this hit

international storytelling show, with a ‘regenerative’ twist. 7.30pm / J2 / £8 (£6 con) / 14+

Thu 15 Mar in_collusion arts & technology meet up An engaging talk and panel discussion about locative

experiences and city design. 6pm / J2 / Free (ticketed)

Thu 15 Mar METIS: Future Scenarios A ‘research-in-public’ event exploring climate change with three

environmental scientists with different specialisms. 7pm / J2 mezzanine / Free

Thu 15 Mar Anna Brownsted: Theatre P.S. We’re Still Here

An interactive talk about making a sequel to NASA’s Golden Record - what do you think extra-terrestrials should know about us? 7.30pm / J3 / Free (ticketed)

Fri 16 Mar Lucy Porter: Choose Your Battles Comedy A new hour of stand-up from the Fringe and TV favourite exploring

which causes are worth fighting for in these challenging times. 8pm / J2 / £15.50 (£13.50 con) / 16+

Sat 17 Mar Brennan Reece: Everlong Comedy Edinburgh Best Newcomer nominee.

8pm / J3 / £9 / 16+

Sun 18 Mar Me & My Bee Family Find out how we can help our fuzzy little friends in this new comedy

Comedy for children and adults alike. Part of Cambridge Science Festival. 11.30am & 2.30pm / J2 / £10 adult (£6 child) / 5+

Sun 18 Mar Larry Dean: Fandan Comedy Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Larry Dean brings his

critically-acclaimed new show to Cambridge. 8pm / J3 / £9 / 15+

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