This brand new film celebrates the people and the landscapes at the heart of the Cotswolds. For a year, farmers and custodians of the countryside have been followed and filmed for a brand new look at how the land makes the Cotswolds and the communities that live there.

''It's not just about farming, but about how we live, how we work with nature, and how we look after ourselves and each other'' Tea Smart, Director, Field and Folk.

Throughout the film, music helps bring the stories alive and ahead of our screening, we'll have a special performance from Lawton & Mack who have created the soundtrack of Field and Folk.

Following the film, we have a Q and A. The film's producer, Tea Smart, will be joined by Lydia from Homegrown at Hampen, organic farmer Andrew Bullock, and Lucy Robbins, a young farmer from Ashton under Hill for a discussion.

Tickets £10 standard. Book via the link - you'll be taken to an external website for purchase.

Music from 6.30pm, screening from 7pm with panel discussion at 8.15pm.

'Musical chemistry that sets the stage ablaze'

Brooks Williams, “Top 100” acoustic guitarist and singer songwriter, with violinist Aaron Catlow, founder of Sheelanagig, create a fiery, fearless sound of Americana, folk and country blues.

There’s the bluegrass-swing of Gillian Welch’s “Red Clay Halo,” complete with aw-shucks whistling; the Celtic-blues of their self-penned “Anniesland”, a song for the late-great Rab Noakes; and their metal-like riff-driven arrangement of Molly Tuttle’s “Dooley’s Farm.”

With three highly praised albums to date, the Williams-Catlow high-energy collaboration will release and tour their fourth album this year, provisionally called Working in Wood.

“How such a complete and sensational sound can come from just two voices and two instruments is awe-inspiring.” AmericanaUK

Tickets: standard £18.50 and £12.50 under-26

Seating will be cabaret style in the main auditorium and on church pews in the balcony. Doors and bar open 45 minutes before the show begins.

A man shares a dark secret and becomes a hero. And then everything changes again.

Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins Éanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) in John Millington Synge’s riveting play of youth and self-discovery.

Pegeen Flaherty’s life is turned upside down when a young man walks into her pub claiming that he’s killed his father. Instead of being shunned, the killer becomes a local hero and begins to win hearts, that is until a second man unexpectedly arrives on the scene…

Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Caitríona McLaughlin directs this darkly funny tale full to the brim with secrets.

Tickets £17 standard, £12.50 under 26.

**NEW** Tickets for Isbourne Arts members are £14 standard, £9.50 under 26.

Screening will include sub-titles

Our new membership gives each member £3 off every NT Live Screening at Isbourne Arts. Membership £18 per year. Membership runs for one year from June 1 2026.

Buy your membership here or via the link on the side of the page. Your discount will be applied automatically at checkout..

Street Art - big, bold creations in our summer workshop for young people.

This summer, come and make bright, stand out street art with us at our brand new workshop.

Our summer holiday creative sessions are an ideal way of creating collaboratively as you join in a group project to fill a big space with big art.

Led by popular artist, Ellen Yeats, who puts creativity and sustainability at the heart of all her work, this two hour workshop will teach youngsters how to make striking street art alongside others.

Mum, dad, grandparents and carers can pop upstairs for a coffee while the youngsters make big, bold art in our brand new Studio. This is the perfect way for Isbourne Arts to launch our new creative space and it's the perfect art to be the first shown there. It's not just pick up at the end of the session, it's a chance to enjoy Winchcombe's summer street art exhibition.

Ellen will be joined by a team of supportive staff from Isbourne Arts and the sessions will be fully supervised. We'll put the young artists into two groups (5-8 and 9-12) and let the street art battle commence!

Places cost £12 per child, per session. Classes run ono August 13th, 10 - 12 and August 14th, 10 - 12.

We'll have our Studio open from 9.45 each morning for drop off and when you pick up, enjoy the art!

A glittering world of thrills and intrigue, where one wrong step can mean ruin. Les Liaisons Dangereuses returns to the stage in an acclaimed new version.

Marquise de Merteuil is a master in the art of survival. Alongside the magnetic Vicomte de Valmont, they turn seduction into strategy and weaponise desire. But when their alliance collapses into rivalry, the battle between them threatens to destroy everyone in their path.

BAFTA Award-winner Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) joins Aidan Turner (Rivals) in a striking new staging of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated adaptation of the classic novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos,

Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Marianne Elliott (Angels in America) directs this thrilling game of love, lies, and social warfare.

Tickets £17 standard, £12.50 under 26.

**NEW** Tickets for Isbourne Arts members are £14 standard, £9.50 under 26.

Screening will include sub-titles

Our new membership gives each member £3 off every NT Live Screening at Isbourne Arts. Membership £18 per year. Membership runs for one year from June 1 2026.

Buy your membership here or via the link on the side of the page. Your discount will be applied automatically at checkout.

Saddle up for a night of high-octane country as Taynee Lord brings her powerhouse live show to Isbourne Arts.

Anthemic hooks plus commanding, heartfelt lyrics: Taynee creates music made for sunsets and open highways from Bristol to Nashville…and now Winchcombe.

With a  No.1 iTunes charting single “No God Of Mine”, grabbing airplay on over 250 radio stations worldwide, and songs championed by BBC Introducing, Taynee’s rise has captured international attention.

Rolling Stone magazine named Taynee a “powerhouse vocalist” and one of their Top 10 Artists You Need on Your Radar for 2026.

Backed by her 5 piece band Taynee has wracked up millions of views for her dynamic live performances. With a new album out in April 2026 and festival slots booked this summer, don’t miss your chance to see one of British country music’s brightest stars up close. Get a taster here then book your ticket.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5ytFGxoZW0

Tickets £15.50 standard, £11 under-26

Show starts at 7.30pm, doors and bar open 45 minutes beforehand.

 https://tayneelord.com

One of the hottest acts right now with legendary musicians lining up to play with her - see Lucca Mae at Isbourne Arts.

A powerhouse soul/ ska vocalist, Lucca Mae channels the fire of Sam Cooke and the timeless spirit of Amy Winehouse. What you hear is sensational.

With sold-out tours across the UK, Sweden, Australia and Canada, plus a long-running Covent Garden residency, she’s a proven international ticket-seller and a dynamic force on today’s roots,soul and Americana circuit. Her biggest fans include Steve White, drummer with Paul Weller/ Style Council who says ''the London scene is Lucca Mae'' and Alan White, his brother, and drummer with Oasis.

Hear what they mean right here: https://stradamusic.com/artist/lucca-mae

Her new album is out this spring and this is your chance to hear her live, in the heart of Winchcombe, in this hugely popular tour.

“''There is a nostalgic and organic richness in Lucca’s voice, an incredibly tasteful musician,and an even more talented writer. Her warm and caring nature is felt through her music. An absolute gem to listen and watch. Love her and music!''”-

Will Love, The Motet Collective

Will you love Lucca as much? We think you will.

Tickets: £20 standard, £14 under-26

Show at 7.30pm. Doors and bar at 6.45pm.

Telling the truth isn’t always that simple...

Alice, a brilliant novelist, despises the carefully constructed lies of modern society. But the more she challenges those around her, the fiercer the backlash becomes. Soon, she must confront the price of speaking her truth in a world that would rather silence her.

Award-winner Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) plays the title role in this razor-sharp reimagining of Molière’s classic dark comedy.

Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Indhu Rubasingham directs Martin Crimp’s (Cyrano de Bergerac) highly anticipated play.

Tickets £17 standard, £12.50 under 26.

Isbourne Arts Members get £3 off their individual screening ticket. Join our membership scheme here - £18 per year with £3 off for screenings.

The Misanthrope starts at 7.30pm. Doors and bar open at 6.45pm.

Feel-good tunes for when life gets heavy—Bare Jams are bringing just that to Isbourne Arts on Friday 25 September.

Blending indie pop with soul, dub, funk, jazz, and rock, Bare Jams have crafted a sound that feels both fresh and familiar.

With a back catalogue packed with catchy hooks, uplifting lyrics, and singable horn lines, this is music that stays with you long after the night ends.

Bare Jams have millions of streams under their belts, multiple spins on BBC Radio, and countless sold out shows across the UK and Europe.

With their third album 'Full Circle' dropping in late June, this is your chance to catch Bare Jams at an exciting moment in their story.

Bring your friends, feel the vibe, and lose yourself in a night of pure musical escapism.

Bare Jams will be supported by French beat maker ‘Radiomono’ and this promises to be Isbourne Arts' biggest night of music so far.

This will be a standing gig with very limited seating available. Attendees must be 14 or older, with under 16s accompanied by an adult.

Tickets sold externally at https://www.seetickets.com/event/bare-jams/isbourne-arts/3624122

(this link takes you to an external website authorised by Bare Jams and Isbourne Arts)

Prices from £16-19 (including booking fee), with early bird discounts available.

Don't miss out - book yours today and check Bare Jams out in the following places:

https://www.barejams.com

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3oI2CfnF8Oy1rT22ZB176e?si=ww-rm6iEQVqpSbaP1Fxw-g

The sound of the century: Tom McRae comes to Isbourne Arts

The songs you know by heart, a few you'd half forgotten, and the candid, witty storytelling between them that makes a Tom McRae show feel less like a concert and more like a long conversation with someone who has been paying close attention to the world.

And it's all on stage at Isbourne Arts this autumn. This is one of our stand out shows of 2026.

McRae's critically acclaimed debut earned him nominations for the Mercury Prize, a Q Award and the BRIT Award for Best Newcomer. In the quarter century since, he has built one of the most quietly devoted audiences in British music across ten albums — from Just Like Blood and The Alphabet of Hurricanes to his most recent record Étrange Hiver — while resisting every

fashion that might have made him more famous and every shortcut that might have made him less himself.

Following the sell-out full band tour marking twenty-five years since his debut album, Tom McRae brings his career-spanning solo show to intimate venues this Autumn — an evening of live music and storytelling that moves between the beloved and the overlooked, with the wit and honesty that has made him one of Britain's most enduring singer-songwriters — alone on stage with a guitar and a catalogue that has quietly accumulated some of the finest songs in British folk and alternative music.

Tickets: £21.50 standard and £15.50 under-26

Tom McRae on stage from 7.30pm. Doors and bar open at 6.45pm.

Back by popular demand, Cheltenham’s very own Kim Cypher returns to the Izzy with her wonderful, spellbinding music full of positive energy, uplifting vibes and a whole lot of love

One of the UK’s most exciting and exuberant saxophonists, vocalists and composers, Kim Cypher is a leading figure and much-loved artist on the UK jazz circuit, renowned for her vivacious style and charismatic stage presence.

With four highly acclaimed albums, award-winning music videos, performance in New York and multiple sell-out shows at world-renowned Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, Kim Cypher returns to Isbourne Arts as part of her ongoing album tour and fresh from her performance closing the DEYA Arena at the hugely prestigious Cheltenham Jazz Festival.

Together with her band of top musicians, Kim will perform a lively mix of jazz, blues, Latin, swing and funky grooves, guaranteed to blow those Autumn cobwebs away and leave you with a spring in your step.

Kim Cypher on saxophones and vocals, Chris Cobbson on guitar, Alex Steele on piano, Mike Green on bass and Mike Cypher on drums.

“Kim Cypher is a rare musical treasure” – David Freeman Jazz FM

“Thank you for bringing such joy to BBC4” – Anita Rani BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvNiKwbzffI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa_XJXCKVMA

https://kimcypher.com/

Tickets: £21.50 standard and £15.50 under-26.

Kim and the band on stage at 7.30pm, doors and bar open 45 minutes beforehand.

A dynamic indie-folk band with a knack for turning existential musings into bursts of optimism

Vocals, cello, accordion, synths and drums, combine in a virtuosic, cinematic and joyfully genre-blending sound world inspired by Kate Bush, The Who, Sylvan Esso and more.

Formed by singer-cellist Bonnie and accordionist/synth player Pete while stranded in New Zealand during the pandemic, the band built their identity around adventure, connection and creativity. In 2025, the addition of drums (Jen Walinetski) supercharged their live show with electrifying rhythmic drive.

Their UK Top 40 Folk charting album Quarter-Life earned praise from BBC Radio and appearances at Glastonbury, WOMAD, Cambridge, Green Man and more. With a new album on the horizon, Good Habits are stepping into their next chapter with vibrant stories, playful energy and sheer musical joy.

Tickets: £18.50 standard, £14 under-26

Doors and bar will open 45 minutes before the show begins.

This winter, a magical tale is coming to Isbourne Arts. And you can join in....

One winter, Olidlocks finds a teddy bear in the park and remembers a delicious bowl of porridge she tasted years ago in the woods. Something else happended but she can't remember what ..... so she sets off for the forest. Will she find the bears' house and what will happen then?

A wonderfully funny and warmhearted celebration of the classic story starring a naughty old lady who looks very familiar ........ and three funny bears who love their breakfast.

Garlic Theatre hold their audience spellbound with lovingly crafted puppets, music and some steaming bowls of porridge. Enjoy a sneak preview here

This mesmerising play is for children aged 3 to 7  - and their grown ups.

The show lasts 45-50 minutes PLUS there will be an opportunity to meet the puppets after the show. This is a wonderful festive treat for all the family.

Tickets: £15.50 standard; £8 children

Oldilocks and the Three Bears starts at 2.pm. Drinks and snacks available from the bar beforehand and afterwards with doors and bar open from 1.15pm