Doncaster HotHouse

It’s hard to define an artist who’s astonishing voice straddles rock, blues, jazz and soul and is often compared with Janis Joplin, Nina Simone and Tom Waits. But there can be little doubt that an evening with the sensual singer–songwriter Sarah Jane Morris accompanied by guitarist Dominic Miller will leave you breathless. This intimate acoustic set promises to be a night to remember in this rare UK performance as part of HotHouse. Where it Hurts features a collection of original and haunting songs co-written with Dominic Miller and Martyn Barker. Sarah Jane is best known from the 1980’s as a member of the Communards who had a huge world wide hit with ‘ Don’t Leave Me This Way.’ Whilst Dominic Miller is widely regarded as a guitar maestro who is best known for his collaborations with Sting. It promises to be a wonderful evening, so don’t miss it. Tickets for the performance at 8.00pm on Wednesday March 17 are only £14, £12 and just £5 for 12-18 year olds.

Not everyone will agree but we think this brilliant concert with Ensemble 360’s piano and wind musicians is an unmissable night out for the whole family. The concert will feature some very well known tunes from the wonderful opera Carmen, Beethoven’s joyful Quintet, an arrangement of Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite and a very dramatic sextet by Thuile. We are huge fans of Sheffield based Music in the Round and their superb musicians who continue to delight Doncaster audiences. It’s the perfect end to a day of family fun. Tickets for the performance at 7.30pm on Saturday March 13 are only £11, £9 and just £3 for under 18’s and students.

The Blues Band, featuring the brilliant vocals of Paul Jones and Dave Kelly, are just one of the musical highlights for this year’s HotHouse. Tickets are selling fast for this very special thirtieth Anniversary performance that opens at The Civic Theatre on Tuesday 16 March at 8pm before touring across the country.

Paul Jones was the voice of Manfred Mann, famous for hits such as ‘5-4-3-2-1’ and ‘Do Wah Diddy Diddy’. He also hosted a long-running weekly show on BBC Radio 2. Dave Kelly has been active on the British blues music scene since the 1960s. During his career Dave has jammed with Muddy Waters as well as playing in Howlin’ Wolf and John Lee Hooker’s touring bands.

Don’t miss this legendary band as they perform in Doncaster for the very first time.