With autumn on its way and the fun of summer holidays coming to a close, why not get a little something in the diary to look forward to over the coming cooler months. A theatre break to The Malverns this autumn is a fun way to sneak in a little weekend away with a bit of entertainment, great food and luxe accommodation. Both Great Malvern and Tenbury Wells boast excellent entertainment hubs bringing you the latest in theatre, live music, comedy and more.

Great Malvern – The Malvern Theatres
Make a weekend of your trip to Malvern Theatres by checking into a sumptuous hotel or hiring out your own luxurious apartment. Book one of the unforgettable suites at Stanbrook Abbey, a historic 16th century monastery which has been converted to an extremely high standard into a glam 70 bedroom hotel. Closer to the action is accommodation at The Abbey Hotel, The Great Malvern Hotel and The Mount Pleasant. If you want to live like a local in the centre of Great Malvern try the beautifully furnished apartment The Escape at Number 42 just 5 minutes walk from the theatre.
Based in the heart of Great Malvern the Malvern Theatres hosts world class theatre, an eclectic range of films as well as theatre tours, classes and talks. From incredible music tributes to Shakespeare to classic Gilbert and Sullivan operas you will find something to entertain you in this popular Victorian Era theatre. Grab a drink in the light and spacious theatre bar before, during or after your show or head into Great Malvern to augment your evening with a fantastic selection of bars and restaurants. Great Malvern’s restaurants are used to theatre bookings so will have you well fed and watered before your show and welcome you back for desert or to finish your bottle of wine afterwards. Continue your evening at art-deco style cocktail bar The Water Cure or make the most of the last light evenings with a pint in The Weavers spacious courtyard.

Tenbury Wells – The Regal
Start your cultured weekend away by cosying into one of the comfortable self-catering accommodation options Tenbury offers. Spend your stay in a luxury grade II listed farmhouse, a fully kitted out award winning treehouse or a rustic converted hop pickers barn.
For evenings filled with comedy, theatre, music and much more head to The Regal in Tenbury Wells. The Regal has been entertaining the residents of Tenbury as well as those coming from far and wide to enjoy a show since the 1930’s. Broadcasting live from The National Theatre stage this September see the IT Crowds Katherine Parkinson and John Heffernan lead in and adaptation of Shakespeare’s famous rom-com Much Ado About Nothing. Or, if stand up comedy is more your scene, Kerry Godliman brings her popular show to Tenbury, and Mark Steel entertains with crazy stories and topical comments in his show An Evening and A Little Bit of a Morning. Music wise, every base is covered with an ABBA tribute, folk music from Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker and John Doyle, and pop from Liverpool band The Christians.
And this October The Regal in partnership with the Regal Community Theatre is staging The Railway Children – LIVE ON STAGE. This armature predation of E. Nesbit’s novel is set to enthral children and adults alike.
For pre-show dining taste the Teme Valleys local produce with fine dining at Pensons or Herb at The Elms Hotel. In Tenbury town Unwined Bar & Bistro offers a relaxed atmosphere to have a glass of wine and sample some of their wide selection of tapas. Larger dishes like steak and paella are also on offer topped off with a delicious range Mediterranean deserts. Not to be missed is the swish newly refurbished Market Tavern specialising in real ales and fresh pork pies and scotch eggs.
Upcoming Film & Theatre Across The Malverns This Autumn

Talk: Storyboarding for Features (Borderlines Film Festival)
Tony Chance has been working in the film business for more than 20 years, and has storyboarded many major feature films. These include Mission: Impossible, American Beauty, two Bond films,…

Inland (15) (Borderlines Film Festival)
Set in the Forest of Dean, this enigmatic thriller sees the return home of a troubled young man haunted by the disappearance of his mother. Tensions, repressed memories and desires…

The Black Vampire (PG) (Borderlines Film Festival)
A virtually unknown remake of M, Fritz Lang’s seminal 1931 thriller, El Vampiro Negro is a revisionist take on the tale by Argentine director Román Viñoly Barreto (The Beast Must…

Eo (12A) (Borderlines Film Festival)
Veteran Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski offers up a surreal, thoughtful discourse on human folly – a world viewed alongside a donkey – inspired by Bresson’s 1966 Au Hasard Balthazar. EO…

Eo (12A) (Borderlines Film Festival)
Veteran Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski offers up a surreal, thoughtful discourse on human folly – a world viewed alongside a donkey – inspired by Bresson’s 1966 Au Hasard Balthazar. EO…

Creature (12A) (Borderlines Film Festival)
Academy Award winner Asif Kapadia (Amy, Diego Maradona) transforms a dance piece centred around an artificially created being into an immersive and visceral film. The latest collaboration between the English…