Panto at Barrow Town Hall!
Barrow Town Hall is set to be transformed into a fairy tale castle complete with fair maidens, brave knights and fierce dragons, this Christmas! Charming Entertainment, the theatre company behind Barrow Panto, have announced they will be bringing the classic fairy story Sleeping Beauty to the Town Hall for a three-week run from 9 December […]
Manford’s Comedy Club
From a back bedroom on Marsden Street to comedy shows all over the world! This month we’ll be welcoming a Barrow-born stand-up comedian back to his hometown as part of Manford’s Comedy Club at the Town Hall. Dave Williams was born here in Barrow in 1964, the son of a Vickers Shipyard plumber, and went […]
New Barrow Christmas ’25 Events Leaflet Out Now!
Barrow is THE place to be this Christmas! From seasonal shopping to Santa’s Grottos – we’ve got it all! See below for the full events guide or pick up a copy from the Town Hall!
Sold out Old Time Sailor gets Town Hall swaying!
Sold out Old Time Sailor gets Town Hall swaying! The Forum on Tour launches with a sold out show of sea shanties and maritime music. Our new temporary show space in the Banqueting Hall was rocking (and swaying) to the sounds of the Old Time Sailors. 120 showgoers enjoyed nearly three hours of fun from […]
Forum Box Office now located in Town Hall foyer
Forum Box Office now located in Town Hall foyer The Forum’s Box Office is now located in the central reception area of the own Hall and is open from 10am – 3pm daily. The phone number remains the same – 01229 820000. Barclays Bank Community Hub is also located in the central reception area and […]
Town Hall Coffee Shop Opens
Town Hall Coffee Shop Opens Our all new Town Hall Coffee Shop opened today (Wednesday, 14 May). The cafe is part of arrangements put in place to relocate facilities from the Forum while the venue is closed. The project has also seen other Forum community services such as the banking hub, conferencing facilities, shows and […]
Arts Council England backs Barrow Music#2
PRESS RELEASE: Arts Council England backs BarrowMusic#2 Barrow Music, a creative collaboration between The Forum – Barrow Borough Council, South Lakes Rock School and various local organisations including Barrow Underground Music Society, BarrowFull and Barrow Bid has secured £28k to grow the event following a successful bid to Arts Council England. Now in its second […]
Ian Ashpitel & Jonty Stephens as Eric and Ern
Ian Ashpitel & Jonty Stephens as Eric and Ern Critically acclaimed and Olivier Award-nominated for their uncanny portrayal of the legendary comedy duo, Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, IAN ASHPITEL & JONTY STEPHENS as ‘ERIC & ERN’ is touring the UK from 29th January to 30th April 2022. Crammed full of renditions of those famous […]
Luther
Luther The World’s premier show in celebration of ‘The Velvet Voice’ experience all the hits from his amazing career, culminating over 40 million album sales and eight Grammy awards including many of the greatest dance anthems and love songs ever written, fronted by international Luther Vandross tribute Harry Cambridge and his 10 piece band. “Never […]
Ross Noble comes to Barrow
Ross Noble: Humernoid Ross’s on-stage credits include 16 nationwide comedy tours and his recent critically acclaimed performance as Igor in Mel Brooks’ West End revival of monster hit musical Young Frankenstein, at London’s Garrick Theatre. As well as his on-stage work, Ross is a regular on national UK TV and radio programmes such as ‘QI’ […]
The Magic of Motown
The Magic of Motown The Magic of Motown, now in its 13th year and seen by over a million people, it’s no surprise that this show is one of the biggest success stories in British theatre history. Come celebrate with us, as we’re coming out to start off a chain reaction and take you on […]
The Illegal Eagles
The Illegal Eagles Celebrating 50 years since the formation of the legendary West Coast Country Rock band The Eagles in 1971, The Illegal Eagles return to the forum in 2021 for another outstanding show promising more of their trademark musical prowess, acute attention to detail and incredible showmanship. This critically acclaimed show features the very […]
