The Festival is Coming!
The St Albans Festival is back with over 140 events to enjoy.
So why travel to London for entertainment when you have over 140 events at more than 40 local venues - come along, celebrate and enjoy the wealth of culture and events on offer on your doorstep. For more details on all the events - visit the new Festival website at www.stalbansfestival.co.uk or call the box office on 01727 844488 to book your tickets.
St Albans Festival News
12:30 - 18 June 2009
A STAGE version of the acclaimed poems of Carol Ann Duffy, the new Poet Laureate, comes to the Maltings Arts Theatre in St Albans next Wednesday, June 24. Presented as part of the St Albans Festival season, The World s Wife is performed by award-winning a... Full Story »
12:28 - 18 June 2009
AN ILLUSTRATED talk to mark the centenary of the first performances of Russian ballet and opera in the west is being presented by St Albans Ballet Club next Friday, June 26, as part of the city s festival. The great impresario Serge Diaghilev brought star... Full Story »
12:24 - 18 June 2009
WIDELY-published prize-winning poet George Szirtes is putting on a poetry reading next Friday, June 26, as part of the St Albans Festival. Budapest-born George has published several books and won various prizes including the T.S. Eliot Prize for Reel in 2... Full Story »
08:40 - 12 June 2009
MOVIEGOERS are in for a real treat in store this summer when the St Albans Festival offers the chance to swap the multiplex for open-air film screenings.
The open air cinema will be set up at Oaklands College s Smallford Campus from June 19 to 21, provid... Full Story »
11:25 - 11 June 2009
A LAUGH a minute has been promised by comedy actress Lisa Riley who arrives at the Alban Arena later this month to play Bev in The Naked Truth. The part of the loud-mouthed Bev was written especially for Lisa, who is best known as Mandy Dingle in Emmerdal... Full Story »
11:20 - 11 June 2009
SWOPPING police patrols for pole dancing was so refreshing for actress Trudie Goodwin, one of the stars of The Naked Truth. Trudie, who played Sgt June Ackland in The Bill for 23 years, left TV behind two years ago to pursue a career in theatre and soon... Full Story »
14:33 - 04 June 2009
GET to know your neighbours in your community at a free day of outdoor fun and entertainment for the whole family. Taking place on Sunday June 28 from 12-5pm, Larks in the Parks is part of the St Albans Festival and takes place across six different green... Full Story »
13:41 - 03 June 2009
St Albans Food and Drink Festival are delighted to announce their latest sponsor for the Festival as Poggenpohl Kitchens. Together SAFDF and Poggenpohl are challenging residents to create the ultimate Festival Dish! St Albans Food and Drink Festival is ba... Full Story »