Junction (Cambridge)
Cambridge Junction is the arts centre in Cambridge where art meets life.
At Cambridge Junction, audiences and artists experience and explore contemporary performance, popular culture, creative learning, and the rich territories in-between. We are committed to art and entertainment that is up-and-coming, youthful and cutting-edge. We seek to be relevant and meaningful to the lives of audiences, and informed by our location in Cambridge.
Located in the South West of Cambridge, fifteen minutes walk from the centre of the city, Cambridge Junction is an edgy urban venue serving communities from across the city and the region. We have three primary spaces in which we run our programmes:
J1 is a large versatile performance and social space with a standing capacity of 850;
J2 is a 220 seat theatre; and
J3 is a light-filled multipurpose space excellent for learning, rehearsal and talks.
Cambridge Junction is a social enterprise, earning over 50% of its income through events and activities which is reinvested back into the business and its social mission.
Cambridge Junction’s programme is made up of three inter-related areas of activity:
• arts development and presentation
• popular culture with a focus of music, comedy and clubs
• creative learning and skills development in the arts, using the organisation as a site for learning and with a commitment to supporting young people.
January 2020
Coda Sessions
Coda Sessions returns to Cambridge Junction this September with the one & only Top Cat Collective! We have another performance from Tom Colborn as our supporting act, and a refreshing opening set from Coda House Band.
Find out more »February 2020
Catherine Bohart
Join the star of BBC2’s The Mash Report as she smashes stereotypes around sex, sexuality and relationships.
Find out more »James Taylor Quartet
James Taylor, one of the great British instrumentalists of his generation has taken his trademark howling Hammond sound to the masses for over 25 years; still famed for its upbeat, energetic live shows… with no sign of slowing down.
Find out more »Simon Brodkin
Fresh from a critically-acclaimed, sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Simon takes his debut stand-up show 100% Simon Brodkin on a nationwide tour.
Find out more »Lisa O’Neill
Irish singer-songwriter Lisa O'Neill returns to Cambridge following a hugely popular set at Cambridge Folk Festival.
Find out more »Amy Vreeke
Stand-up comedian and theatre maker Amy Vreeke creates multi-genre, autobiographical work that explores social taboos with candour and comedy. Amy was diagnosed with endometriosis in 2016.
Find out more »Omar Souleyman
Syrian musician Omar Souleyman returns to Cambridge Junction following his 2017 appearance at Ahbab Festival.
Find out more »Hammer & Tongue
Hammer & Tongue Cambridge is part of the national poetry and spoken word organisation, bringing slam poetry democracy to regional audiences in Oxford, London, Brighton, Cambridge and Bristol, and featuring different world-class poets every month.
Find out more »Sam Avery
Join award-winning comedian and bestselling author Sam Avery for an evening of hilarious stand up, brand new for 2020.
Find out more »Alden, Patterson & Dashwood +…
Another instalment in the New Routes series, an evening of acoustic, folk and roots artists. With: ALDEN, PATTERSON & DASHWOOD + JELLYMAN'S DAUGHTER.
Find out more »Alex Edelam
Nominated for the Barry award at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, earning the prestigious Herald Angel award as well as being nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show, it’s about gorillas that can-do sign language and tribalism. Come.
Find out more »Lou Sanders
As seen/heard on Taskmaster, QI, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Travel Man, Hypothetical, The Russell Howard Hour, The Unbelievable Truth, Ultimate Worrier and more.
Find out more »Maya Youssef
Maya has performed widely around the world, including at the BBC Proms, and is the winner of Arts Council England’s Exceptional Talent award and Songlines’ Newcomer Music Award 2018.
Find out more »Sam Lewis
With rich soulful vocals, well-crafted songs, roots country and blue-eyed soul Sam Lewis is connecting the dots.
Find out more »Fara
Following their debut release Cross the Line in 2016, Orcadian folk Quartet FARA are touring the UK with material from their second album, Times from Times Fall.
Find out more »Bear’s Den
Folk-rock duo Bear's Den appear at Cambridge Junction performing material from their latest album So that you might hear me.
Find out more »Gentleman’s Dub Club
Since their formation in early 2006, Gentleman's Dub Club have made a name for themselves as one of the most respected names in dub/reggae music.
Find out more »The Fiver
A longstanding Cambridge Junction event offering emerging bands the opportunity to play on the J1 stage.
Find out more »Mitch Benn
Join the "country's leading musical satirist" (The Times) as, with six string in hand and a head full of silly rhymes, he identifies the problems and proposes (semi-serious) solutions.
Find out more »Olga Koch
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Olga Koch is back! Following her BBC Radio 4 special, the acclaimed stand-up tells a love story through the medium of computer programming
Find out more »Circus: Box
Featuring impressive hand-balancing, playful acrobatics and a mysterious box of tricks, BOX offers a humorous and uplifting tale about sibling connection, competition and compassion.
Find out more »Portico Quartet
Tonight’s show will feature new music from their critically acclaimed album, Memory Streams, released Oct 2019 on Gondwana Records. Expect mesmeric new music that draws both on their luminous past while pushing their trademark sound into exciting new pastures.
Find out more »The Rezillos
The Rezillos formed in 1976 through a shared love of Sixties Garage Rock and the Spectoresque Girl Group glam of The Ronettes and The Shangri-Las.
Find out more »Stuart Goldsmith
Stu's back with a comic odyssey on how it works out in the end, and whether anyone cares.
Find out more »Rob Auton
'The Time Show’ is the latest comedy/theatre/spoken word show by writer and performer of some of what he writes Rob Auton.
Find out more »Jayde Adams
As seen on 8 Out Of 10 Cats does Countdown, Comedy Central's Roast Battle & BBC's upcoming TV show Good Omens.
Find out more »March 2020
April 2020
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