Check out the best events happening in and around south Bucks over the next week. 

Plus, if you need plans for the weekend, we've compiled a list of the top five things to do.

Theatre and comedy

Tom Stade
After a hiatus from the touring scene, get ready for another epic blast of Tom Stade. Direct from the Edinburgh Festival, the Canadian tour de force is back with a brand-new show for 2017. Renowned for his carefree attitude and broad-minded vision, nothing is taboo to this enlightened and captivating comedy legend. Combining off-the-scale charm, razor-sharp wit and a no-holds-barred attitude; Tom pledges to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Age recommendation 14+. Tickets £21, available from boxoffice@wycombeswan.co.uk.
13 October, 8pm, Wycombe Swan, St Mary Street, High Wycombe.

All or Nothing
In 1964, a new phenomenon exploded onto the dingy British streets. It was the essence of all that was cool. It was Mod. Mods stuck two fingers up at the class-ridden society and its dull redundant culture. They were working-class free spirits who rode sexy streamlined Italian Vespas or Lambrettas. The sharpest Mod of all was known as a ‘FACE’. The Small Faces encapsulated all that is Mod, a unique blend of taste and testosterone, neat, clothes obsessed and street-wise. But these cult sophisticates shared another passion, their dedication to Rhythm ‘n’ Blues. This ‘Mod’ Musical is a trans-generational musical experience celebrating the unique sound of the iconic Mod band, The Small Faces. Featuring the music of the Small Faces, including an arsenal of brilliant hits like Whatcha Gonna Do About It, Lazy Sunday, Tin Soldier, Sha La La La Lee, Itchycoo Park and of course All Or Nothing. Tickets £20 - £35, available online at www.atgtickets.com/aylesbury.
Until 14 October, 2:30pm and 7:30pm showings, Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, Exchange Street, Aylesbury.

The Meat Loaf Story
Steve Steinman the creative force behind the hugely successful Vampires Rock returns with this epic musical concert delivering the best of the best from Meat Loafs Bat Out Of Hell record breaking album. With an incredible stage set, superb band and Steve Steinman’s unique sense of humour and stage presence, the show will have you up on your feet and dancing in the aisles to all the greatest Meat Loaf hits –Paradise by the Dashboard Light, Took the Words Right Out of my Mouth, Anything For Love, Dead Ringer For Love and Bat Out of Hell, to name just a few. Tickets range from £29.40 to £32.40, available online at www.atgtickets.com/aylesbury.
18 October, 7:30pm, Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, Exchange Street, Aylesbury.

Summer of Love
BMOS presents - Summer of Love. A compilation evening showcasing the best of musical theatre from musicals through the ages. Tickets: £15. Email info@bmos.org.uk for more information.
19 October until 21 October, 7:45pm, Curzon Centre, Maxwell Road, Beaconsfield.

Brewery Comedy
Back once again for the comedy ruckus upstairs at the Mad Squirrel Tap & Bottle Shop. Four comics for £6, presenting Sarah Iles, Jo Coffey, Trev Tokabi and Ryan McDonnell. 18+ event, which regularly sells out. It is recommended that you book in advance at www.brewerycomedy.com/wycombe.07841509735.
19 October, 8pm, Mad Squirrel Tap & Bottle Shop, 4-5 Church Street, High Wycombe.

Music

Music Quiz Night
Pace have teamed up with Quizco, managed by Heart Radio DJ Gareth Wesley, to bring you the first Pace Music Quiz Night. With interactive rounds that will earn your team points, this light-hearted evening is perfect for the casual quizzers. Reminisce over your favourite songs that leave you feeling nostalgic, with hits from the 80s, 90s, 00s to current day, including movie soundtracks and more. Prepare for other games alongside the quiz, including a raffle, paper aeroplane races, roll the pound and popular Heart Radio games for you to enjoy. Gather your friends and join for a fun, entertaining night out. Which team will be 'Simply the Best' and go home singing 'We are the Champions'? Tickets can be booked online, or by contacting Leah in the fundraising team on 01296 616974 alternatively, email at leah.lewis@thepacecentre.org. £7 per person teams of up to six people. Bring your own drinks and nibbles. Call 01296 616974 or email leah.lewis@thepacecentre.org.
13 October, 7pm, 156 Wendover Road, Aylesbury.

Cantorum Choir - Autumn Concert: Vaughan Williams, Parry, Campkin
This autumn concert offers a chance to hear the superb Vaughan Williams Mass in G Minor and the world premiere of Waterfall by acclaimed young composer in residence Alexander Campkin. This piece, currently being written, is Alex’s personal musical reflection on the Vaughan Williams Mass. Don’t miss this exciting concert, which also includes Parry’s hauntingly beautiful and exquisite choral setting, 'Songs of Farewell'. Cantorum proudly donates to a variety of good causes. This year they shall be supporting the Alzheimer’s Society and Crisis. Call 01628 525371 or email info@cantorumchoir.org.uk for information. Tickets £12 for adults, £8 under 18 and under 10s go free.
14 October, 7:30pm, All Saint's Church, The Causeway, Marlow.

1517 - Luther, Bach and Beyond
A concert to mark 500 years since the reformation, combining organ music featuring works by JS Bach, Pachebel and Buxtehude along with secular songs from the contemporary madrigal repertoire. With organist Christine Wells and Waltham Madrigals under their director Simon Shaw. Tickets £10 from 01628 486227 or www.ticketsource.co.uk/musicinmarlow.
15 October, 7:30pm, Christ Church URC, Oxford Road, Marlow.

Dominic Kirwan in Concert with Lisa Stanley
Firmly established as one of Ireland's greatest ever entertainers, Dominic Kirwan hits the road with a brand-new show. Accompanying Dominic will be Lisa Stanley, one of Ireland's top female vocalists and star of Keep It Country's The Lisa Stanley Show. Mixed with the unique quality as versatile entertainers, performing a selection of various musical styles, including pop, country and rock 'n' roll. Tickets £25.50, available by calling 01494 512 000 or email boxoffice@wycombeswan.co.uk.
18 October, 7:30pm, Wycombe Swan, St Mary Street, High Wycombe.

Children’s events

Chiddlers’ hour: Fantastic Mr Fox
Come for songs, craft and play based on storytelling from Fantastic Mr Fox. Cost: £3 per child. Accompanying adults do not need to pay. Cost does not include museum entry, which you don't need to purchase to enjoy Chiddlers' Hour. Age: for 0 to 3 year olds. Call 01494 892192 to book.
13 October, 10:30am, The Roald Dahl Museum, 81-83 High Street, Great Missenden.

Discover Dahl’s Archives
A unique behind-the-scenes peek into our archive store, which houses Roald Dahl’s original letters and manuscripts. Our Collections team will introduce you to the highlights of the archive. Cost: £1 per participant, adults and children. Price does not include museum entry which you will also need to book to take part in the workshop. Age: recommended for 8 years to adult. Under 8s will need to be accompanied by an adult. Call 01494 892192 to book.
14 October, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm, The Roald Dahl Museum, 81-83 High Street, Great Missenden.

Discover Dahl’s Archives
A unique behind-the-scenes peek into our archive store, which houses Roald Dahl’s original letters and manuscripts. The collections team will introduce you to the highlights of the archive. Cost: £1 per participant, adults and children. Price does not include museum entry which you will also need to book to take part in the workshop. Age: recommended for 8 years to adult. Call 01494 892192 to book.
18 October, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm, The Roald Dahl Museum, 81-83 High Street, Great Missenden.

Exhibitions and workshops

Hughenden Art Group Exhibition
Hughenden art group invite you to their art exhibition. Free admission and free refreshments. This is your chance to see and buy work by local artists. Friday opening times - 7pm-9pm, Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 11am - 5pm. Free entry. Email hughendenartgroup@outlook.com for more information.
13 October until 15 October, 10am, Hughenden Village Hall, Coombe Lane, High Wycombe.

Adventures in Goldwork Workshop
Discover a creative approach to goldwork embroidery. Hanny will show you how, by learning the fundamentals of couching, you can open up a world of possibilities to experiment and explore, whatever your stitching ability. This workshop gives stitchers of all abilities the opportunity to explore the possibilities of couching, building up throughout the day a series of hand embroidered samples and small pieces which can become a ‘tool kit’ of techniques to further your creativity and enhance your artwork. Cost £45 each including materials. Telephone 01296 331441 to book a place.
14 October, 10:30am, Bucks County Museum, Church Street, Aylesbury.

Handbags and Glad Rags Workshop
An opportunity to create a unique piece of textile art with the added bonus of a practical bag for life. Combining inspirations from the museum displays, the textile art of James Fox and your own personal creativity. This friendly and informal workshop will involve design development and hand stitching at your own level. Suitable for all levels of stitching ability. Materials will be provided but please feel free to bring along fabric scraps, beads, buttons or other embellishments to complement your final piece. Cost £30 including materials – booking essential as place limited. Call 01296 331441 or book online. If no spaces available online call to check any availability. This workshop is aimed at age 16+ but may also be suitable for younger teenagers with sewing skills.
14 October, 10:30am, Bucks County Museum, Church Street, Aylesbury.

Sales and Talks

Film and TV Locations in Chilterns Presentation
A presentation by Mark Jones with film and slides and quiz on film and TV locations in Chilterns and Thames Valley. Do you remember Dad's Army, Department S or Four Weddings and a Funeral? Mark wrote a fascinating book on where shows you know were filmed, so come and find out more and test your knowledge! Call 07847886654 or email r.s.digby@btinternet.com for more information. Tickets £10.
13 October, 7pm, Bucks New University, Gateway Theatre, Queen Alexandra Road, High Wycombe.

Community Craft Market
Bourne End community and craft market returns. They are a co-operative of local residents offering their own produce, services, delicious home-made products and quality arts and crafts. They also hold a charity tombola raising awareness and money for a different charity every month.
14 October, 10am to 1pm, Bourne End Community Market, Wakefield Road, Bourne End.

Red Kite Craft Market
Get your Christmas gifts early, from a wide variety of items hand-made by local crafters. The Farmers' Market in the car park will be selling a range of produce. Drinks and delicious home-made cakes will be available in the hall from the WI. Free entry.
14 October, 9am to 1pm, Little Chalfont Village Hall, Cokes Lane, Little Chalfont.

NCT Nearly New Winter Sale
Pre-loved parent, children and baby goods. Grab yourself some bargains at a nearly new sale and help support a local charity at the same time. To register as a seller contact Paly on seller.nctchiltern@googlemail.com. To register as a helper, contact Jo at helper.nctchiltern@googlemail.com. Free for members, £1 for non-members.
14 October, 1:30pm, Chiltern Hills Academy, Chartridge Lane, Chesham.

Jumble Sale, Tombola and Cake Stall
Men’s, women’s and children's clothing, bric-a-brac, toys and books, household goods on sale as well as a tombola and cake stall and refreshments. Tickets are 50p. Call 01844345452 or email richardsp44@btinternet.com for more information.
14 October, 2pm, Lacey Green Millennium Hall, Main Road, Lacey Green.

Bucks Genealogical Society
High Wycombe - the honey-pot. During the 19th century almost every town and village in Buckinghamshire saw people move to London, Birmingham and the North. However High Wycombe grew and grew why? What was the secret of its success and its attraction and what were people doing there? Mike Dewey, Wycombe historian and BFP nostalgia expert, sheds light on this and explains what brought people to his home town and kept them there. Doors open at 2pm for research, advice, chat. Talk starts 2:30pm. Light refreshments available following the talk at a small charge. BGS members enter for free, non-members welcome for £1.
14 October, 2pm, Southcourt Community Centre, Prebendal Avenue, Aylesbury.

David Starkey Henry VIII: The First Brexiteer
Henry VIII is the only king whose shape you remember and the decisions he took still reverberate today. The reformation is the first Brexit; his ministers devised the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty and his tumultuous personal life pitted religion against politics as brutally as in our own age of Isis. In this lecture David Starkey draws on his unique knowledge of Henry's reign on the one hand, and his insights as a leading commentator on modern politics on the other, to illuminate both the Tudor age and our own. Tickets £19, available by calling 01494 512 000 or visit www.wycombeswan.co.uk.
17 October, 7:30pm, Wycombe Swan, St Mary Street, High Wycombe.

Poems to Pictures and Pictures to Poems
Marlow Camera Club and the Metroland Poets Group have produced a series of poems to pictures and pictures to poems. Poets will read out their work as the photographs are displayed. This has been a challenge for all nine pairs and some fine work has been produced. Tickets: £4.
17 October, 8pm, Marlow Camera Club at Marlow Methodist Church Hall, 31 Spittal Street, Marlow.

The Making of the Chilterns
A talk by Jill Eyres. Jill is a well-known local geologist and archaeologist who has written and lectured extensively on the Chilterns. She will be exploring the way the geology has shaped the landscape we see today all around us. There will be a 15 minute breaks for refreshments, talking to local Wildlife Trust volunteers and possibly buying some of themed merchandise for Christmas presents. £3 including refreshments.
17 October, 7.45pm, Great Missenden Memorial Centre, Link Road, Great Missenden.

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Dr Mark Curthoys will talk about some of the people of High Wycombe who appear in the Oxford DNB and how they featured in the nation's past. The Oxford DNB contains stories about more than 60,000 people, runs to 72 million words and covers 2,500 years of history. All welcome. Call 01494713912 for more information. Tickets £3 - pay on the door.
18 October, 2pm, High Wycombe Library, 5 Eden Place, High Wycombe.

V. Lenin, Petrograd, 1917
The High Wycombe Russian Cultural Group presents V. Lenin, Petrograd, 1917. In 1917 the climate of dissatisfaction in Petrograd (Saint Petersburg before 1914) became too much for its people to bear. Disputes and conflicts between the city's civilians, its police and its military culminated in the October revolution bringing the Bolsheviks to power with V. Lenin as their leader. An illustrated talk by Nadia Ainsworth. Entry fee £2, nominal charge for refreshments.
19 October, 2pm, Downley Community Centre, Oak Room, School Close, High Wycombe.

To War with Pencil and Paintbrush: British Art and Propaganda in the First World War
2017 marks the centenary of the Efforts and Ideals project, the most ambitious art propaganda exercise in the 20th century. A portfolio of 66 lithographs by many of the best known artists of the day such as Eric Kennington, CRW Nevinson, Frank Brangwyn and Muirhead Bone was commissioned at the end of 1916. This was part of a propaganda exercise to promote the war at a time when war weariness, and even war cynicism, was beginning to work its way into the hearts and minds of the British public. Peter Vass, honorary research fellow at Oxford Brookes University, considers this initiative in the context of the times and assesses its success both as art and propaganda. Cost £7.50. Booking essential - call 01296 331441.
19 October, 6:30pm, Bucks County Museum, Church Street, Aylesbury.

Top five things to do

Feast on the Farm
Feast on The Farm is the first food and drinks festival brought to you by the Brill family at Peterley Manor Farm. Long champions of seasonal local produce, this two-day festival will be a celebration of the amazing array of produce that The Chilterns has to offer. Expect great seasonal food, the Lea & Sandeman wine bar hosting producer tastings, real ale by Malt the Brewery, talks from local start-ups, workshops from butchery to fermentation and a very special molecular gastronomy for children. Fabulous local chefs and restaurants will be bringing you a programme of demonstrations from fire pits to foraging to wild game. If you are a 'foodie', a budding food/drink entrepreneur, actively seek out the undiscovered gastronomic gems, or just simply love delicious seasonal food, then this is the festival for you. Call 01494 863 566 or email foodfest@peterleymanorfarm.co.uk for more information. Tickets from £8.
14 October until 15 October, 10am, Peterley Manor Farm, Peterley Lane, Great Missenden.

Family Harvest Event
Discover the fascinating traditions of our farming history. This popular annual harvest event provides a unique opportunity to explore the sights, sounds and smells of harvest past, with the Museum’s restored 1947 threshing machine working hard to process the year’s rye crop – as long as the rain holds off. See the Museum’s heavy horses, Clydesdale Harvey and Shires West Winds Samuel and West Winds Joshua working in the museum’s fields, demonstrating the importance of the heavy horse in traditional agriculture. Over the weekend the museum’s Henton chapel will be home to a display of harvest produce, most of which has been grown in the museum’s historic gardens. Take part in some family friendly Harvest themed craft activities. Please note that all activities are subject to change and weather. Call 01494 871 117 or email enquiries@coam.org.uk for more information. See www.coam.org.uk for admission prices.
14 October until 15 October, 10am, Chiltern Open Air Museum, Newland Park, Gorelands Lane, Chalfont St Giles.

Million Dollar Quartet
Million Dollar Quartet is set to rock Wycombe Swan starring BBC TV’s Let It Shine judge and Spandau Ballet’s Martin Kemp. Following its success in the West End, Las Vegas and on Broadway, this worldwide smash-hit musical is inspired by the famous recording session that brought together rock ‘n’ roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins for the first and only time. Tickets range from £24 to £45, available online at www.wycombeswan.co.uk or by calling 01494 512 000. 
13 and 14 October, 7:30pm and 2:30pm, Wycombe Swan, St Mary Street, High Wycombe.

Little Missenden Festival
The festival features promising young talents as well as nationally and internationally famous artists and composers. The programme ranges from classic masterworks through less familiar (but not less intriguing) territory. It includes something for all – early, baroque, classical and contemporary music rub shoulders with jazz, folk music, art lectures, literature and sometimes children's events. Performance times vary – see www.little-missenden.org for full details. Ticket prices begin at £8.
13 to 22 October, St John the Baptist Church, Little Missenden.

Film, TV & Radio Quiz Night
A film, TV and radio fun quiz night with fish and chip supper. Part of the Fisheye Film Festival programme of events. Call 01494 815180 or email office@hcacommunity.org.uk for more information. Tickets £10.
14 October, 7pm, Hazlemere Community Centre, Rose Avenue, Hazlemere.