The Beacon Wantage

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Wantage's home of comedy, classes, live music, fun for kids, theatre and so much more....It’s Your Beacon! https://www.beaconwantage.co.uk/

Wantage Literary Festival 25 Oct - 6 Nov 2025 with images of different authors that will be appearing.
Darren Walsh: Do You Like Puns? Fri 30 Jan at 7.30pm
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The cover of Tony Robinson's new book The House of Wolf
Image of Mr Wilson's Second Liners and all their instruments, text says 4-for-3 tickets now available!
Sam Sylvester sat on the floor surrounded by her sound bath equipment
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Brews and Books Book Club First meeting tonight 7pm
Mr Wilson One Liners dressed like the Beatles Sargent Pepper, but with their brass instruments.
Summer opening hours: Monday to Friday 9am-3pm
Adult tap Mondays 9-8.45pm with Karen Brind, an image of a woman sat on the floor. She is wearing tap shoes
Photography by Manuel Harlan, featuring Rosamund Pike in National Theatre Live’s Inter Alia (Wed 24 Sep)
Day 1 Line-Up - Wantage Literary Festival 2025 is back this autumn at The Beacon - featuring authors, poets, thinkers, famous faces.
Autumn brochure in front of The Beacon
The Beacon Autumn Season now on sale!
Hundred Watt Club poster
TaleGate Theatre Jack and the Beanstalk a giant of a pantomime 19-22 Dec
Mr Wilson's Second Liners
Folk Rock Pioneers Steeleye Span in Concert
Make you won Christmas tree decoration Sat 13 Dec 10.30am
Woman Like Me, the Little Mix Show Sat 27 Sep 7.30pm
Colin Paul on stage performing in the show Memories of Memphis
Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton & Cream performed live by VooDoo Room, with men on stage with guitars and drums
Sweatbox Youth Disco, Year groups 7-13, The Beacon, Fri 11 Jul 7pm-9.30pm, £3 entry
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Image from the film A Complete Unknown
A small robot sits inside a box. The accompanying text invites attendees to "Make Your Own Robot Sidekick" on Sat 14 Jun, at 10am. Arrows and text pointing at the robot read: "Take home your new buddy" and "Follow your imagination," with a note that materials will be provided for the activity. The Beacon logo top left corner.
The Little Mix Show performers raise their arms in the air with white backlighting
The Wall of Floyd Wish You Were Here 2025 Tour Sat 21 Jun 7.30pm
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Fiddler on the Roof, Fri 30 May 7.30pm, Sat 31 May 2.30pm, Sat 31 May 7.30pm
Badge Making, with images of a rainbow and lots of different badges with an LGBTQIA+ theme
The Take That Experience dancing
A Mental Health Awareness graphic reading “Together for good mental health. Join us for Mental Health Awareness Week”
Paying Homage to the King of Rock N Roll, Elvis Presley. The Beacon Wantage, Sat Sep 13 Show 7.30pm
Hundred Watt Club performers edited onto red carpeted stairs
A homemade suncatcher
Brews and Books sign outside The Beacon
Health & Wellbeing Event, Keeping well in 2025 and beyond. Saturday 26 April 2025 at The Beacon 12-4pm
Take That Experience performers spread their arms in the air with text reading ‘Competition time!’
A Streetcar Named Desire poster
Still image from 'A Real Pain' (2025) with text reading 'What's On: Swipe to find out more!'
Three What’s On brochures in front of The Beacon
The café area at The Beacon autumn 2024 when the Wantage Literary Festival volunteers ran a café as part of their autumn event.
Text reading 'What's On Swipe to find out more' with an image of paper cacti.
Different coloured pieces of paper being weaved into a pattern
Woman Like Me, The Little Mix Show with 4 members of the tribute band posing behind the text
The cast of Dr. Strangelove start rehearsal in a circle
Danny Lee Grew tosses playing cards in the air over text reading 'What's On: Swipe to find out more!'
Hundred Watt Club, A bawdy, brilliant and beautiful night of Burlesque, Cabaret, Circus & Comedy! The Beacon Wantage, Sat 7th June. With an image of a woman with long brown wavy hair and red lipstick wearing a red corset with red jewels and a red feather bower.