What to watch on stage and screen

The Griffin Players present their ever-popular, ever-raunchy show Sinderella II (various dates in January) – does Cinders take everything that’s coming to her?

If you want to see the comic poet that has produced ten books of verse and prose pieces, two CDs and one mug, come along to John Hegley’s Beyond Our Kennel (February 11).

Funnyman John is a Luton-educated frequenter of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, as well as the star of his own Radio 4 show.

The Dragon Club’s very own Dexter features in his new children’s show Jezo Loses His Magic (February 14-15).

Suitable for ages seven to 12, Dexter and Darren will need help from the audience to flip, flap and fly their way out of trouble.

The theatre will host two special screenings of a new screen adaptation of Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel Wuthering Heights on Thursday, February 23.

Whether you’re already a fan of the groundbreaking gothic novel, or have never even heard of Catherine and Heathcliff, this tale of doomed and suffocating love is recommended to all.

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of war classic Casablanca why not join Luton Library Theatre as they ‘play it again, Sam’ on Thursday, March 15.

The classical music season closes on March 26 with Lawson Trio, an outstanding and highly acclaimed piano-and-string ensemble.

April sees two screenings of The Hunger Games (both April 19) – a chilling post-apocalyptic vision of bloodthirsty government scaremongering.

A thriller of the ilk of Kinji Fukasaku’s Battle Royale, The Hunger Games sees 12 teenagers selected from each district in the futuristic nation of Panem to fight to the death for sick entertainment.

A brand new screen adaptation of West End favourite The Woman in Black starring Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe will be shown at the library on May 16 – but beware, this chilling tale is no game of Quidditch.

Radcliffe plays a young lawyer who travels to a remote village where he discovers a harrowing secret that terrorises the locals.

Absorb some culture wiith Pawel Pawlikowski’s The Woman in the Fifth (May 17), a French-and-English-language film about an American writer that moves to Paris and falls on hard times.

For more information about any of these events, to find out what else is on, or to book tickets, visit www.lutonlibrarytheatre.com or call the theatre box office on 01582 547474.