Clare’s inimitable humour and banter are mixed perfectly with uplifting ballads and up-tempo classics, old and new. Although rooted in the jazz tradition, the show covers a huge spectrum of sounds and genres. From Try A Little Tenderness, to an uplifting New Orleans take on Ray Noble’s Love Is The Sweetest Thing, and a blistering samba arrangement of Moloko’s Sing It Back with Latin percussion; it is to Clare’s credit that all these songs from such wide-ranging eras sit alongside each other so comfortably.

"Teal's achieved the perfect meld"
Mojo *****

Part of Lincoln Jazz Week

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‘How I long to sail.’ said the tiny snail…

A tiny snail longs to see the world, so she hitches a lift on the tail of a huge humpback whale. Together they go on an amazing journey, experiencing sharks and penguins, icebergs and volcanoes. The little snail is amazed by it all, but starts feeling very small in the vastness of the world.

Created in Tall Stories’ unique style, The Snail and the Whale combines physical storytelling, live music and lots of laughs for everyone aged four and up.

Age: 4+

Tim Key is back on tour. Still spunking poetry everywhere. Now 35 years old. Key's cropped up in Newswipe, Cowards and We Need Answers and appears as Alan Partridge's sidekick in Mid Morning Matters. Key won The Edinburgh Comedy Award for his 2009 recital, Slutcracker. Key was nominated for a Bafta in 2008 and he's got a late night poetry programme on Radio 4. This is sublime, busy and evocative work from a man who keeps getting better and better. ★★★★★ THE LIST At times it’s like a wind up; elsewhere it’s so lovely you could bathe in it. ★★★★ GUARDIAN This is one art house form-buster who can really give you a good time.★★★★ TIMES Once you have seen this show, ordinary stand-up will seem disappointingly bland. OBSERVER In any other sphere apart from comedy, we’d probably class this way of looking at the world as certifiable. Here it feels like genius TELEGRAPH