What's on in Watford and Hertfordshire this week, 24th-28th February, 2020

Luther

Luther is the world’s premier show in celebration of The Velvet Voice. Experience all the hits from Luther Vandross’s amazing career, culminating in over 40 million album sales and eight Grammy awards including many of the greatest dance anthems and love songs ever written. The show features international Luther Vandross tribute Harry Cambridge and his 10 piece band.

Watford Colosseum, Rickmansworth Road, Watford, Thursday, February 27, 7.30pm. Details: 01923 571102 watfordcolosseum.co.uk

Oh What a Night

This show takes you back in time on a musical journey through the incredible career of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons. Valli’s unmistakable voice dominated the airwaves for more than two decades with classics such as Sherry, Big Girls Don’t Cry, December 63 (Oh What A Night), and many more. This show combines infectious personalities, amazing vocals, slick harmonies and even slicker dance moves to deliver a show full of energy and nostalgia.

Watersmeet Theatre, High Street, Rickmansworth, Friday, February 28, 7.30pm. Details: 01923 711063 watersmeet.co.uk

Herman’s Hermits

Herman’s Hermits is one of the biggest selling bands of the 60s. From their early beginnings in Manchester in 1964, the band have chalked up 23 hit singles, 10 hit albums, and have sold in excess of 75 million records worldwide. Hits include There’s A Kind Of Hush, Silhouettes, Can’t You Hear My Heart Beat, Wonderful World, and many more

The Radlett Centre, 1 Aldenham Avenue, Radlett, Wednesday, February 26, 7.30pm. Details: 01923859291 radlettcentre.co.uk

Agatha Christie’s The Unexpected Guest

On a foggy night, Starkwedder enters the Warwicks’ home through a French window in the study and finds the dead body of Richard Warwick, with Richard's wife, Laura, holding a gun. Things are not clear-cut and the police are baffled, not least by unidentified fingerprints, revelations of motives and a variety of suspects as the unpleasant victim had many enemies.

Pump House Theatre, 5 Local Board Road, Watford, Wednesday, February 26, to Saturday, February 29, various times. Details: pumphouse.info

Improvised Head

The Electric Head (Al Ronald and Cy Henty) present this riotous monthly dose of hilarious and entirely improvised comedy. Hosted by Debbie Attwell, with different guests each month. Each show is entirely improvised. Fans of Whose Line Is It Anyway? will feel right at home with this joyful night of unsurpassed silliness.

Watford Museum, 194 High Street, Watford, Thursday, February 27, 7pm. Details: 01923 232297

Ed Byrne

Join Ed as he takes a long hard look at himself and tries to decide if he has any traits that are worth passing on to his children. Ed Byrne presents his new masterclass in observational comedy.

The Alban Arena, Civic Centre, St Albans, Wednesday, February 26, 8pm. Details: 01727 844488 alban-arena.co.uk

Mark Thomas

Mark uses his trademark style of storytelling, stand-up, subversion and really well-researched material to try and find out how the hell we ended up where we are now. 50 Things About Us is a show about songs, gongs, loot, tradition, wigs, nicking, statues, art and identity. A sort of funny national edition of Who Do You Think You Are?

The Radlett Centre, 1 Aldenham Avenue, Radlett, Thursday, February 27, 8pm. Details: 01923859291 radlettcentre.co.uk

1917 (15)

Two young British privates during the First World War are given an impossible mission: deliver a message deep in enemy territory that will stop 1,600 men, and one of the soldier's brothers, from walking straight into a deadly trap.

Watersmeet Theatre, High Street, Rickmansworth, Wednesday, February 26, 2pm, 5pm and 8pm. Details: 01923 711063 watersmeet.co.uk

20/20 Vision – 200 Years of History

To mark the new decade, this exhibition plays on the phrase 20/20 vision. It concentrates on items in the museum’s collection from 1820 and 1920 with additional loan items completed in 2020. During the 1820 Dr Thomas Monro settled in a cottage in Bushey. He occupies an outstanding position in the history of British watercolour art. His encouragement of artists continued when he moved to Bushey, and he also produced a number of talented artistic sons - work executed during the 1820s by John and Alexander feature in this exhibition. In 1905 Lucy Kemp-Welch took on the mantle of Herkomer’s Art School and then passed the teaching over to her assistant, Marguerite Frobisher in 1926. Consequently during the 1920s Bushey continued to be a thriving centre for artists.

Bushey Museum, Rudolph Road, Bushey, until Sunday, May 24. Details: 02084 204057 busmt@busheymuseum.org