Merton Music Foundation and the Wimbledon Civic Theatre Trust are teaming up with the New Wimbledon Theatre to present Big Night Out, a celebration of young MMF and WCTT talent and the fabulous partnership between these two Merton youth arts charities. It promises to be a night of magical music and thrilling drama – full of songs you can sing along to and theatre which will have you cheering the hero and booing the villain.

Big Night Out is an evening of two halves, showcasing some of the very best young talent from across the borough. The first half will see an uplifting musical programme from Merton Music Foundation’s flagship band, the Merton Youth Concert Band, featuring plenty of family-favourites from stage and screen.

In the second half you can expect lashings of comedy and audience participation in Twist a revolutionary 21st Century take on the classic Dickens novel brought to you by the Young Actors Company.

What more do you need to banish those winter blues?