Vinny Peculiar [aka Alan Wilkes] grew up in Worcestershire and trained as a nurse before signing to Manchester cult label Ugly Man records [former home to Elbow]. He's since put out fourteen albums of literate autobiographical pop music over a twenty-year career touring band, solo and duo shows in the UK, Ireland, Europe and the US. Variously described as an under sung national treasure [UNCUT] a warm hearted Morrissey [Q Magazine] and the missing link between Jarvis Cocker and Roger McGough [Irish Times] past work associations include Bill Drummond [KLF] and his various bands have included ex members of The Smiths, OASIS, Aztec Camera & The Fall. He's written and recorded as Parlour Flames, the band he formed in 2013 with ex OASIS rhythm guitarist Bonehead.

Norma Green, a forty-five year old factory worker who looks after her bedridden mother, conceals a desperate sense of wasted time beneath her strong-willed but vulnerable exterior. She tries to find her Mr Wonderful through a dating agency. After two disastrous & hilarious blind dates, Norma falls for Geoff but then discovers the unexpected true nature of the man, prompting Norma to take her revenge! This play is full of surprises and spiky humour. Mr Wonderful is directed by Dee Barry and runs from Tuesday 16th September 2025 to Saturday 20th September 2025 Doors and Bar Open 7:00pm. Show at 7:30pm

All My Sons is directed by Heather Milam and runs from Tuesday 18th November 2025 to Saturday 22nd November 2025 Doors and Bar Open 7:00pm. Show at 7:30pm

The singer-songwriter performs his original material. Rolling Stone once declared Peter Bruntnell to be, “one of England's best kept musical secrets”. England has successfully managed to keep Peter Bruntnell a secret for all this time, even from itself. “Maybe this will be the album to finally give him the worldwide superstar recognition he deserves!”, enthused every other Peter Bruntnell album review from the last 20+ years, with an admirably unwavering optimism. “If we lived in a just world, Peter Bruntnell would by now be in the middle of his third or fourth global arena tour, his biggest worry working out how to courier his latest armful of Grammy awards back to the UK so his butler could have them installed in the west wing of mansion by the time he got home,” said a feature in The Guardian in 2016, intent on letting the cat out of the bag, but failing miserably. Needless to say, we don’t live in a just world and Peter Bruntnell is still having to get by without a butler. Rolling Stone once declared Peter Bruntnell to be, “one of England's best kept musical secrets”. England has successfully managed to keep Peter Bruntnell a secret for all this time, even from itself. “Maybe this will be the album to finally give him the worldwide superstar recognition he deserves!”, enthused every other Peter Bruntnell album review from the last 20+ years, with an admirably unwavering optimism. “If we lived in a just world, Peter Bruntnell would by now be in the middle of his third or fourth global arena tour, his biggest worry working out how to courier his latest armful of Grammy awards back to the UK so his butler could have them installed in the west wing of mansion by the time he got home,” said a feature in The Guardian in 2016, intent on letting the cat out of the bag, but failing miserably. Needless to say, we don’t live in a just world and Peter Bruntnell is still having to get by without a butler. Not even 2021’s primarily solo, slightly synthy lockdown album Journey To The Sun succeeded in putting an end to Peter's non-success, despite Mojo echoing the plea that, “Somehow, some way, this cult and infinitely class songwriter must get his due wider recognition”. The Scottish Daily Express with its 5 star review, slightly frustrated, said, or perhaps yelled, “I’m getting tired of saying this: He’s brilliant”. The Irish Times thoughtfully combined two quotes into one, saving us the trouble of going back and getting crushed under the sheer weight of Peter’s archive of press quotes: “With Journey To The Sun, the man whose songs NME once noted should be placed on school curriculums has done it again.” And he continues to do so. Peter’s forthcoming new album, Houdini And The Sucker Punch will do little to dispel this fantasy of world domination, but it remains unlikely to become in any way a reality. He will remain the secret singer-songwriter, lauded by the likes of Rumer, Son Volt/Uncle Tupelo's Jay Farrar, Kathleen Edwards, Richmond Fontaine/The Delines' Willy Vlautin, Kurt Wagner of Lampchop and various members of R.E.M.

Rachel Watson longs for a different life. Her only escape is the perfect couple she watches through the train window every day, happy and in love. Or so it appears. When Rachel learns that the woman she’s been secretly watching has suddenly disappeared, she finds herself as a witness and even a suspect in a thrilling mystery in which she will face bigger revelations than she could ever have anticipated.

In folklore, pelican mothers feed their young on their own blood. In 2019, four sisters are trying to divide their mothers house between them Joy wants a baby, Storm wants to be seen, Sage wants to be paid, Maya doesnt want anyone to find out her secret and Grannys in a wheelchair on day release. Mums presence still seeps through the ceiling and the floors.The Pelican Daughtersare home for the last time. The play's authors, Wardrobe Ensemble,use their trademark irreverent humour and lovable characters to tackle the idea of what it means for young people to grapple with inheritance, loss and justice in this comedy about four sisters trying to come to terms with their mothers death.

VINNY PECULIAR BAND An early return by the Vinny Peculiar Band to DPT - performing two sets with a 'bar break' - featuring tracks from his soon to be released new album - Things Too Long Left Unsaid - alongside other tracks from his extensive back catalogue. One of the UK's most unique singer-songwriters, Vinny Peculiar takes the ordinary and makes it extraordinary. Peculiar [aka Alan Wilkes] grew up in Worcestershire and trained as a nurse before signing to Manchester cult label Ugly Man records [former home to Elbow]. Variously described as - 'an under sung national treasure' [UNCUT] - 'a warm hearted Morrissey' [Q Magazine] and 'the missing link between Jarvis Cocker and Roger McGough' [Irish Times] past work associations include Bill Drummond [KLF], Luke Haines and Jah Wobble [PIL] and his various bands have included ex members of The Smiths, OASIS, Aztec Camera & The Fall. If Tony Hancock had made pop records, theyd have sounded like this Uncut). Part Pulp, part Kinks, and very much part Peculiar, this is observational, punk-tinged songwriting at its best (Hot Press).

Third visit to Davenham - second visit to the Davenham Players Theatre - M G Boulter is a singer songwriter living on the Thames coast in Essex, United Kingdom. His songwriting has been described as Gorgeous, in a word by Uncut and Highly Recommended by the Independent on Sunday. His second full length album With Wolves the Lamb Will Lie was listed as one of the Best Folk Albums of 2016 by the Daily Telegraph. M G has been a member of Blue Rose Code, Emily Portman's Coracle Band and The Lucky Strikes and was a touring member of US groups The Duke and the King and the Simone Felice Group. "He's a major talent in my opinion. It's an outstanding album - it's the best new record I've heard all year. Well done M G, you can come play in my kitchen any time" Andy Kershaw Expect the night to draw from M G's latest EP A Shadow Falls Over New Brighton [2022] and CD Clifftown [2021] plus others from his extensive back catalogue. Photo Nick Barber (c)

THE LOW DRIFT Songs inspired by the land. The beauty and the concrete, the mysteries and the folklore. Music about Family and Childhood and the memories that landscapes evoke. The Low Drift is a wonderfully poetic journey through land and memory, exploring the incredible connections we have to the geography around us. A truly beautiful album full of magic and haunting imagery. Fatea Sounding like a dark bucolic folk answer to Crosby, Stills & Nash. A haunting, atmospheric album that brings a welcome new musical perspective on our connection to the land. Folking.com Three acclaimed singer-songwriters - Emma Thorpe, Matt Hill and Huw Costin go on walks and then write songs about them. Inspired by a previous generation of English folk and poet musicians Julian Cope, Robert Wyatt, Kate Bush - they travel beyond the Keep Out signs to the ancient green lanes and sunken tracks, where our ancestors buried their bones. The songs explore folklore, family, childhood and the memories that landscapes evoke. This engaging evening of songs and stories will feature shimmering 12 string guitars, minimalist folk picking, spooky harmonies and primitive synths sounds. The Low Drift is a show that will reinvigorate your relationship to these wonderful islands we live on. Low Drift line up Emma Thorpe is signed to Vicious Charm Records as a solo artist and has duetted with Mark Lanaghan. She's also a photographer. Matt Hill writes of history and community, had 4 star reviews from Uncut and the Mirror and performed with Billy Bragg at Glastonbury festival. Huw Costin fronts acclaimed band Torn Sail, has been A-playlisted on BBC 6Music and received album of the year in the NME yearbook.