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Things to do this week in England
Hot Chip
With killer single Night and Day all over the airwaves, Hot Chip look set to shift things up a gear with their indie disco - into Prince-like dimensions. And their new album, In Our Heads, is released the very day of this gig! The Junction, Cambridge, June 11, www.hotchip.co.uk
Cheltenham Science Festival 2012
Be prepared to be amazed as the world’s greatest writers, comedians, film-makers and, of course, scientists explore how things work, what exists and what might happen in the future. Cheltenham Town Hall & Imperial Gardens, June 12-17, www.cheltenhamfestivals.com
Isabel Rawsthorne: Moving Bodies
Isabel Rawsthorne, an assistant of Jacob Epstein, painted by Pablo Picasso and once Francis Bacon’s lover, epitomised the Left Bank bohemian and was a damn fine painter herself. New Art Gallery Walsall, June 15–September 8, www.thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk
Release
This Fringe First Award-winning show examines the lives of three prisoners during their first months on civvy street, with high-octane physical theatre and an original score. Based on two years of research with ex-offenders, probation officers, criminologists and hostel managers. Burrell Theatre, Truro, June 11, then touringwww.icontheatre.org.uk
Hampton Court Palace Festival
Liza Minnelli (pictured) opens this festival set in the grounds of Hampton Court Palace. Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra and Van Morrison will also fill the air. Hampton Court Palace, London, June 14-24, www.hamptoncourtpalacefestival.com
Elton John
Elton’s back after a serious respiratory infection forced him to cancel his Las Vegas shows. With his 31st album, The Diving Board, in the bag, there will be no shortage of material here. Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, June 13, then touring, www.eltonjohn.com
In A Pickle
Best start them early with Shakespeare for two-to four-year-olds. A shepherdess finds a lost baby at her sheep-shearing party and must look for clues… Oily Cart and RSC present enchanted landscapes, live music and enticing scents in this multisensory show. Swan Room, Royal Shakespeare Theatre Stratford-upon Avon, until June 17, www.worldshakespearefestival.org.uk
Hidden Britain: Eel Pie Island, London
With all the overhanging greenery along south-west London’s stretch of the Thames, it is easy to miss Eel Pie Island. Reached by a footbridge from Twickenham, the island was the site of the Eel Pie Hotel, which went from hosting ballroom dancing in the 1920s to gigs from The Rolling Stones in the 1960s. The island is still a hotbed of creativity, being the home to 26 artists’ studios, which open up to the public on June 23 and 24. www.eelpie.org
