Candlelight: Queen vs. ABBA
Discover the music of Queen vs. ABBA at Blackfriars Priory under the gentle glow of candlelight.
Discover the music of Queen vs. ABBA at Blackfriars Priory under the gentle glow of candlelight.
Join Dr Julia Frearson for a restorative session within the tranquil setting of Blackfriars Priory. Take some precious time for yourself to relax and rewind
The year is 1544 and King Henry VIII, engaged upon 'Royal Progress', has halted at Blackfriars to afford his loyal subject the opportunity to have 'audience' with their Sovereign Lord and King.
Shakespeare hasn't written anything new for an age, so Shake It Up thought they would give him a hand...
Using his language, your audience suggestions and the players' overactive imaginations, they create a brand new Shakespeare play live on stage!
Dan Snow, Max Hastings, Kate Mosse, Dan Jones, Alison Weir, Tracy Borman, Helen Castor, Robert Harris, Nathen Amin and Jonathan Dimbleby are just some of the world-class speakers who will be sharing their love of history in Gloucester this September alongside Festival patrons Michael Wood and David Olusoga.
In this original and faithful adaptation of Mary Shelley's perennial Gothic horror, award-winning actor and writer Jonathan Goodwin plays a host of characters, including both Victor Frankenstein and his monstrous creation. Dramatic macabre storytelling at its atmospheric best!
Enter the Cabinet of Curiosities and step into an intriguing world of twisted tales, strange histories and theatrical magic and mind-reading,
Take a trip to Baker Street and spend Christmas with Sherlock Holmes in this engaging stage show starring award-winning actor Jonathan Goodwin as the famed detective. Features an original theatrical adaptation of the Conan Doyle classic, "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" and other festive delights!
If you are shackled by chronic stress, underpinned with self criticism and shame then this could be the start of a new experience. The workshop includes education about why we develop this way and what maintains it. Suggestions for change and how to implement this. A glorious yoga practice to get things going in your body too. A validating space where the culture we live in takes responsibility for some of the way we feel and the struggles we face.
Join Britain’s top historians and broadcasters for a three day festival featuring the very best in the world of history. Our 20 compelling events feature Jeremy Bowen, Dom Joly, Philippa Langley, Will Hutton, Peter Frankopan, Michael Wood, Sathnam Sanghera, Stephen McGann, Suzannah Lipscomb, Ian Mortimer, Janina Ramirez and many more. Explore Kings and Queens, power and politics, past and future in the magical surroundings of Gloucester’s Blackfriars Priory.
Discover the music of Coldplay on Strings at Blackfriars Priory under the gentle glow of candlelight.
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Gloucester. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Queen at Blackfriars Priory under the gentle glow of candlelight.
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Gloucester. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Hans Zimmer's Best Works at Blackfriars Priory under the gentle glow of candlelight.
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Gloucester. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Vivaldi's Four Seasons at Blackfriars Priory under the gentle glow of candlelight.
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Gloucester. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Taylor Swift at Blackfriars Priory under the gentle glow of candlelight.
⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Gloucester. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Coldplay on Strings at Blackfriars Priory under the gentle glow of candlelight.
⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Gloucester. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Valentine's Day Special at Blackfriars Priory under the gentle glow of candlelight.
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Gloucester. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Hans Zimmer's Best Works at Blackfriars Priory under the gentle glow of candlelight.
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Gloucester. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Queen at Blackfriars Priory under the gentle glow of candlelight.
⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Gloucester. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Love Actually, Home Alone & More at Blackfriars Priory under the gentle glow of candlelight.
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Gloucester. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Love Actually, Home Alone & More at Blackfriars Priory under the gentle glow of candlelight.
Take a ‘spirited’ adventure with the UK’s Best Craft Gin & Spirit Festival - includes Lemonade.
Join resting actor Alfred St John Merrimoon once again, as he regales his audience with more unsettling tales of seasonal spooks, winter wraiths and Christmastime horrors. Huddle closer to the fireplace and keep away from the shadows, for who knows what might be lurking just out of sight? An amusingly chilling way to usher in this special time of year!
Join us for our Sing-Along-A-Christmas Carol event with your favourite Christmas songs all in aid of Young Gloucestershire
50+ stalls of all vegan and cruelty free shopping, food, drinks and gifts. Get your Christmas shopping done and also enjoy some yummy vegan food and drink. 10am to 3pm 3rd December. £3 entry on the door, under 16s go free with an adult.
A highly curated craft market gathering some of the most talented makers and artisans from Gloucestershire and beyond. Crafts, music, food, workshops and more, with FREE ENTRY
Feeling off colour and not sure why? Tired, anxious, stressed?
If so, why not come down to the Gloucester Mind Body Spirit Show and see if you can find out what’s going on with you.
⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Gloucester. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Queen at Blackfriars Priory under the gentle glow of candlelight.
Dr Nicolas Grimoire takes you on a trip to the Darker Side for a unique performance of Strange & Gothic Magic combining Psychological Illusion, Mind Manipulation and Spooky Storytelling.
Bored at home with nothing to do, Nora is sent out to play in the garden in search of a tiger. Have your imaginations at the ready as our story unfolds and we see Nora’s world grow around her.
Join us for a spooky Halloween show this October, as Blackfriars Priory welcomes the return of Don’t Go Into The Cellar Theatre Company for a gripping performance of Dracula, or the Undead.
⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Gloucester. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Hans Zimmer's Best Works at Blackfriars Priory under the gentle glow of candlelight.
⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Gloucester. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Vivaldi's Four Seasons at Blackfriars Priory under the gentle glow of candlelight.
A wonderful opportunity to be guided around the timber-frame features of Blackfriars Priory and the Folk of Gloucester. Learn to observe how stylistic changes changes in timber features between the 1200s to the 1700s provides evidence for the dating timber framed buildings.
The autumn Gloucester History Festival is back with over 200 fascinating tours, exhibitions and events for history-lovers everywhere.
Learn about holistic health from leading healthcare professionals.
The year is 1544 and King Henry, the Eighth of that name, is engaged upon Royal Progress about his Realm; and has halted here to afford his Loyal Subjects the opportunity to have 'audience' with their Sovereign Lord and King.
Join this immersive camera-less and contact print photography workshop to create eco-friendly prints from plants. Inspired by English botanist and photographer Anna Atkins (the first woman to create a photograph) and celebrating 180 years since cyanotypes were created.