Category Archives: Fairfield Halls
Bach-to-Bach Christmas concerts for long-established choir
The Croydon Bach Choir, one of the longest-established classical choral societies in the area, is looking for new members in all voice parts, but particularly tenors. Over the autumn, the Croydon Bach Choir has been working towards a performance of … Continue reading
Mayor Perry is told to wait for £18.5m Levelling Up boost
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Business interests in the town centre will benefit from Government cash for cycling and walking schemes. But doubts surround whether Mayor Perry will manage to deliver a six-year-old Labour plan to open up College Green. By our … Continue reading
Relax! Aladdin has panto performances to suit everyone
A trip to the panto can be a magical experience and a highlight of the festive holidays. But for some, including those venturing to the theatre for the first time, the event can be as equally overwhelming and stressful as … Continue reading
Cream rises to the top as 3 lucky readers win Claptones tickets
Inside Croydon is delighted to announce the names of the winners of our exclusive Eric and The Claptones competition. Eric and the Claptones are performing at The Recreational at Croydon’s Fairfield Halls on Saturday, November 11 – tickets are on … Continue reading
WIN!!! 3 pairs of tickets for Fairfield concert up for grabs!
Eric and The Claptones are coming to the Fairfield Halls And YOU and a guest can be there completely FREE, if you are one of our lucky winners in our latest competition open exclusively to paid-up subscribers of Inside Croydon. … Continue reading
Aladdin shows it’s not just Town Hall with panto villains
Davood Ghadami says he wants to frighten as many Croydon children as he possibly can. The Holby City and EastEnders star is playing the evil Abanazar in Aladdin at the Fairfield Halls this December, and he is determined to prove … Continue reading
Ukrainian orchestra’s busy schedule ahead of Fairfield concert
The National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine have two important appointments before they perform at Croydon’s Fairfield Halls next Wednesday. The Croydon concert, on October 18, is part of the orchestra’s first tour of Britain in 20 years.
Talawa star Tanji is nominated for Black British Theatre award
Kibong Tanji, the star of the Fairfield Halls-based Talawa Theatre’s original musical play, Recognition, based around the life and works of Croydon-based composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, has been shortlisted for best female lead actor in this year’s Black British Theatre Awards. … Continue reading
Councillor’s complaint sees Fairfield Halls drop mix-sex loos
Within a week of a Conservative councillor grumbling on social media about the “awful misogyny” of having mixed-sex signs on toilet doors at the Fairfield Halls, the management at the arts venue has abandoned the idea and removed the offending … Continue reading
Taking Liberty with the arts in a way that celebrates us all
KEN TOWL takes hope, and much joy, from last week’s Liberty Festival, where deaf, disabled and neurodivergent artists injected some much-needed culture into the borough. Photos by PAUL FULLER The Liberty Festival, which landed in Croydon last weekend, represented the … Continue reading
Tik-Tok organ player named as Fairfield’s first Associate Artist
Matt Walters, a 23-year-old organ-playing Tik-Tok star, will headline at Fairfield Halls as the first Associate Artist in the 2023-2024 season. Walters, a Cambridge graduate, has been announced under the Fairfield Halls’ Associate Artists scheme, which aims to support the … Continue reading
3 lucky patrons win tickets for Budapest Concerto on Sep 12
Congratulations to three loyal readers, each of them winning a pair of tickets worth nearly £90 each for the next concert in the International Orchestral Series at the Fairfield Halls. The Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra will be performing in Croydon … Continue reading
Fairfield Halls rocked as Higgins leaves artistic director role
The Fairfield Halls, Croydon’s cultural centre, is seeking its fourth artistic director in little more than three years, after it was announced today that Jonathan Higgins is leaving to take a position at another venue in Newcastle. Higgins moved to … Continue reading
WIN!!! 3 pairs of tickets for Budapest Concerto up for grabs
EXCLUSIVE COMPETITION FOR iC PATRONS: Inside Croydon is delighted to offer our loyal readers the chance to win a pair of tickets for the latest concert in the Fairfield Halls’ International Orchestral Series The Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra will be … Continue reading
60 years on and a taste of Beatlemania returns to Fairfield Halls
The Fairfield Halls is to mark the 60th anniversary of its staging a concert by the Beatles, at the height of “Beatlemania”, with a gig by the tribute act, The Mersey Beatles. The Mersey Beatles biggest ever tour of Britain … Continue reading
75th anniversary sees Mozart orchestra celebrate Fair Field
The London Mozart Players will be celebrating their 75th anniversary through the 2023-2024 concert season, with performances by the Croydon-based ensemble at the Fairfield Halls, in Upper Norwood and in Sussex to celebrate their history and development. LMP’s season opens … Continue reading
Budapest virtuoso latest to enthrall Fairfield music school
The Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra will be performing at the Fairfield Halls next month, the latest highlight in the Croydon venue’s International Orchestral Series. The orchestra will be performing a programme of rich, virtuoso music including Lizst’s Rhapsody No2 and … Continue reading
Get your skates on for a summer of fun at the Fairfield Halls
You’d better get your skates on, because there’s a summer-long set of exciting films, shows and entertainment on offer for all the family at the Fairfield Halls, starting this week. And lots of what’s on offer is either free or … Continue reading
It’s hard to find signs of the borough’s musical heritage trail
So just what do we get for the £220,000 of Lottery cash splurged on Croydon’s Music Heritage Trail? We sent LOUISA GAUTREY along to road-test the trail and its accompanying app As a teenager who listens to a wide range … Continue reading
Shalamar are going to make it a night to remember at Fairfield
Shalamar have announced extra dates for their 40th anniversary Friends tour, including playing back where it all began, at Croydon’s Fairfield Halls on December 1. The soul funk sound that was such a part of the early 1980s has been … Continue reading
Our latest podcast on giraffes, Marks & Sparks and murder
In our latest Croydon Insider podcast, our guests catch up on what’s happening in Croydon, discussing the spate of murders in and around the borough, plus what’s caught their eye on the pages of our website over the past couple … Continue reading
Panto producers seek new talents for Aladdin at the Ashcroft
UK Productions and Fairfield Halls are on the hunt for local talent for this year’s Croydon pantomime Aladdin to be staged at the Ashcroft Theatre. Auditions for the Principal Ensemble are taking place at Fairfield Halls on Friday July 7 … Continue reading
£1.5m being spent on our Borough of not-very-much Culture
We are now well into the third month of Croydon’s year as the Borough of Culture. Waddyamean, you haven’t seen any publicity or signs of anything special being staged? Neither have we, so we sent KEN TOWL off to see … Continue reading
