Oh man, it’s Play Your Ukulele Day today (or so say certain Americans, and Mumford & Sons), so we’ve made this sweet cultural music  to tickle your music/theatre-loving fancy. Have a fiddle with the following…

TODAY’S MUSIC CHOICES

R Stevie Moore, Cargo, 2 May (pictured)
Sexagenarian psych gent R Stevie Moore – always a sight to be seen live – really, really wants you all to go to London’s Cargo on 2 May, when he’ll be playing his ‘country and western pop art’ to passers-by/fans who’ve obtained tickets. And if you don’t believe that, watch him saying things to that effect via this link. Details and tickets here.

TODAY’S THEATRE CHOICES

The Match Box, Tricycle Theatre, 2 May – 1 Jun
The Tricycle spins a new yarn by revered Irish playwright Frank McGuinnes. Moonlighting actress Lia Williams is in the directorial chair, as Leanne Best plays Sal, an Englishwoman (with ‘a past’) living on the island of Valentia. Details and tickets here.

Travels With My Aunt, Menier Chocolate Factory, 2 May – 29 Jun
‘History Boys’/’Spamalot’ director Christopher Luscombe captains this comic adaptation of Graham Greene’s ‘Travels With My Aunt’, the light-hearted tale of a retired bank manager’s unusual global jaunt with his Aunt Augusta. Details and tickets here.