From the creators of The 17th Century Show & Sects and Violence: An Edvard von Goosecahser Lecture comes An Evening With The Fighting Nightingales.

Fancy a night of history based tall tales set to strange music? Come see the Fighting Nightingales! Nottingham’s most dynamic spoken word musical trio are coming to Newark, with a specifically Newark-centric set. Hear the Fighting Nightingale’s comedically unique take on the haunting of Ossington House, the messy death of Bad King John, the violent life of Jeffry Hudson (Queen Henrietta Maria’s favourite court dwarf), as well as a perilous train journey through a monster infested Trent Valley. The Fighting Nightingales might even throw in a few rounds of everyone’s favourite historical dating game Bed, Wed, Behead.

All of this and so much more. And you don’t even have to shell out for a ticket, as An Evening With The Fighting Nightingales is a ‘Pay What You Can’ performance with tickets available at different price points. Feel free to select the ticket you can afford on an honesty box basis. 

JENNIFER BELL
“Nottingham’s answer to Judith Durham” - Dai Woosnam

“Jennifer Bell is a songwriter with a distinct penchant for traditional English folk songs and early music. 

Jennifer’s backstory includes a spell with the band Sherwood Rise in the 80s, but she’s a captivating musical presence in her own right. An attractive singer, with a seductive timbre and easily controlled vibrato, her assured, poised presence and clear diction take their cue both from the poetic precision of her lyrics and the rhythmic impetus of early music. 

The warm ambience of Jennifer’s delivery, allied to the gentle intelligence of her songwriting style, is extremely beguiling. “

- David Kidman (The Living Tradition Magazine)