Playhouse Christmas Party

Amy Scholes headlines the Playhouse Christmas Party at Unit Nine on Saturday 12 December, a house music day party that runs from 14:00 to 20:00. She's joined by other selectors throughout the afternoon, so the house music doesn't stop from the first record to the last.

Playhouse is built around a 360-degree layout: the DJ booth is dressed up and set right in the middle of the room, so the crowd dances around the decks rather than facing them from the front. It's a different way of doing a dance floor, and this Christmas edition brings that format to Unit Nine, a live music venue in Old Wolverton with a capacity of 500 that programmes a wide range of acts and nightlife. With the booth in the centre, the DJ is part of the room rather than separate from it, and the dancing happens all around.

Because it's a day party, it starts in the afternoon and wraps up by 20:00, so you're home well before midnight. The Christmas theme is the hook here, but the focus stays on the house music and the layout. Tickets are £5 to £10, and the whole thing runs from 14:00 to 20:00 at Unit Nine, 9 Bridgeturn Avenue, Old Wolverton, Milton Keynes, MK12 5QL.