What’s On - Shows - March 7 onwards

Mar 2 2013 Chester Chronicle

SHOWS

BICKERTON: March 17 - American performance artist J Fergus Evans presents My Heart Is Hitchhiking Down Peachtree Street at Bickerton Village Hall at various times. Tickets £8, £5 concessions. Call 0161 247 5302 or visit www.axisartscentre.org.uk.

CHESTER: March 8-9 - Danny McLoughlin introducing James Acaster, Romesh Ranganathan and Addy van der Borgh at The Laugh Inn, Homer House, Station Road. Doors open 7pm, show starts 8pm. Tickets £12. Call 01244 401626 or visit www.thelaughinn.co.uk.

CHESTER: March 9 - Chester Comedy Club with Dominic Woodward at Alexander’s, Rufus Court. Admission £12, £10. Call 01244 340005 or visit www.alexanderslive.com.

CHESTER: March 11 - Comedian Rich Hall at The Laugh Inn, Homer House, Station Road. Doors open 7pm, show starts 8pm. Call 01244 401626 or visit www.thelaughinn.co.uk.

CHESTER: March 14 - Carny Cabaret - Compered by showman and contortionist Chris Cross and featuring burlesque and sideshow acts with the finale of Cabaret Band, at Alexanders, Rufus Court. Tickets £10. Call 01244 340005 or visit www.alexanderslive.com.

CHESTER: March 20-23 - Upton Dramatic Society presents Pygmalion, directed by Michael Fair, at the village hall in Heath Road. Doors open 7pm, starts at 7.45pm. Tickets £6 Wednesday, £7 Thursday-Saturday. Call 01244 382 174 or 07736 631 507.

CREWE: March 7 - Juice and MaJiKer present Flesh and Bone - songwriter, producer and vocal/body percussionist MaJiKer joins award-winning vocal ensemble Juice to present a theatrical show fusing pop, electronica and classical music at the Axis Arts Centre, Crewe Green Road, at 7.30pm. Tickets £8, £5 concessions. Call 0161 247 5302 or visit www.axisartscentre.org.uk.

CREWE: March 10 - Cheshire East Youth Theatre in partnership with Contact Theatre presents Finding Chaucer’s Voice, an original performance devised by 5-16-year-olds in response to The Canterbury Tales, at the Lyceum Theatre in Heath Street. Tickets by invitation only. Call 01270 686777 or visit www.lyceumtheatre.net.

CREWE: March 19-23 - Crewe Amateur Musicals Society presents Sweeney Todd at the Lyceum Theatre in Heath Street at 7.15pm. Tickets £12. Call 01270 686777 or visit www.lyceumtheatre.net.

CREWE: April 16 - Psychic Sally on the Road - Britain's favorite TV psychic, Sally Morgan returns with her outstanding 2013 nationwide tour at the Lyceum Theatre in Heath Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £22. Call 01270 686777 or visit www.lyceumtheatre.net.

CREWE: May 10 - Comedian Rich Hall at the Lyceum Theatre in Heath Street at 8pm. Tickets £16. Call 01270 686777 or visit www.lyceumtheatre.net.

CREWE: May 28 - Comedian Andy Parsons at the Lyceum Theatre in Heath Street at 8pm. Tickets £16. Call 01270 686777 or visit www.lyceumtheatre.net.

CREWE: October 5 - Comedian Henning Wehn at the Lyceum Theatre in Heath Street at 8pm. Tickets £13.50. Call 01270 686777 or visit www.lyceumtheatre.net.

CUDDINGTON: May 18 - Cheshire Rural Touring Arts present 52 Skidoo with The Joint Is Jumpin’, bringing back to life the forgotten era of the Speakeasy, prohibition, vaudeville, Tin Pan Alley, Harlem stride piano and hot jazz at Cuddington and Sandiway Village Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £10-£6. Call 01606 883128.

ELLESMERE PORT: March 16 - American performance artist J Fergus Evans presents My Heart Is Hitchhiking Down Peachtree Street at Whitby Hall Studio at various times. Tickets £8, £5 concessions. Call 0161 247 5302 or visit www.axisartscentre.org.uk.

LIVERPOOL: March 6-8 - Freckleface Strawberry the Musical - A fun-packed family show about a freckle-faced US schoolgirl who learns to love her herself, with a little help from her friends, at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, Mount Street. Performed by third-year acting students. Tickets £8, concessions £4. Call 0844 873 2888.

LIVERPOOL: March 7-9 - Blood Wedding - Lorca’s fine classic play of 1933 evokes the heat and passion of Spain with a young bride-to-be’s family unaware of the emotions lurking beneath the ties of family and duty, at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, Mount Street. Performed by third-year acting students. Tickets £8, concessions £4. Call 0844 873 2888.

LIVERPOOL: March 12 - Psychic Sally On The Road - Often referred to as ‘psychic to the stars’, Sally Morgan has built up an extensive client list having read for well known faces like Katie Price, George Michael and the late Princess Diana, at the Empire Theatre in Lime Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £24.50. Call 08448 47 25 25Šor visitŠ www.liverpoolempire.org.uk.

LIVERPOOL: March 12-13 - Phoenix Dance Theatre presents Particle Velocity - works by Jose Agudo, Richard Alston, Douglas Thorpe and Sharon Watson at the Playhouse in Williamson Square at 7.30pm. Tickets £16-£10. Call 0151 709 4776 or visit www.everymanplayhouse.com.

LIVERPOOL: March 14 - Borges and I - Edinburgh Fringe sell-out company Idle Motion bring their Total Theatre Award nominated show. Combining images of labyrinths, tigers and a universe of libraries in a multimedia spectacle. Exploring the life of surrealist Jorge Luis Borges, it draws parallels between his life, his work and his readership, revealing a man on the brink of blindness, at the Unity Theatre in Hope Place at 8pm. Tickets £10, concessions £8. Call 0844 873 2888 or visit www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk.

LIVERPOOL: March 15 - Northern Ballet presents Ugly Duckling - Northern Ballet’s first production for children retells the famous Hans Christian Anderson fairytale and is the perfect introduction to the magic of live ballet, at the Playhouse in Williamson Square at 11.30am, 1.30pm and 5pm. Tickets £8. Call 0151 709 4776 or visit www.everymanplayhouse.com.

LIVERPOOL: April 18-20 - Marat/Sade - A controversial ‘play within a play’ set in a French mental asylum and which asks whether true revolution comes from altering society or altering oneself, at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, Mount Street. Performed by third-year acting students. Tickets £8, concessions £4. Call 0844 873 2888.

LLANDUDNO: March 7 - Circus of Horrors presents The Curse of the Devil Doll at Venue Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £25-£15. Call 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

LLANDUDNO: March 8 - Comedian Al Murray presents The Only Way is Epic at Venue Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £25.50. Call 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

LLANDUDNO: March 11 - WNO The Whole Story - Lulu and The Cunning Little Vixen (Free Spirits) - Learn more about the operas in David Poutney's first two themed Welsh National Opera seasons. You will be expertly introduced to the stories, music and background of each opera, at Venue Cymru at 7pm. Tickets £8. Call 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: March 10 - The Hairy Bikers at the Opera House in Quay Street. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: March 10 - Raymond Gubbay presents Anton & Erin Go To Hollywood starring Anton Du Beke and Erin Boag, with guest singer Lance Ellington and conductor Richard Balcome, at the Bridgewater Hall at 3pm and 7.30pm. Tickets £43.50-£15. Ring 0844 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: March 12 - The Solid Silver Sixties Show featuring Mike Pender of The Searchers, Dave Berry, Wayne Fontana, Amen Corner and The Merseybeats at the Opera House in Quay Street. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: March 13 - Kristin Chenoweth - For the first time in over a decade, Kristin Chenoweth, the Emmy and Tony Award winning Broadway star of Wicked and TV's The West Wing, Pushing Daisies and Glee, returns to the UK at the Opera House in Quay Street. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: April 12 - Comedian Jimmy Carr brings his Gagging Order show to the Apollo Theatre, Ardwick Green. Doors 7pm. Tickets £25. Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult. Ring 08444 777 677.

MANCHESTER: April 13 - Cesar Milan - The Dog Whisperer - brings his Trust Your Instincts Live Tour to the Apollo Theatre, Ardwick Green. Do not bring your dogs. Doors 7pm. Tickets £39.50. Ring 08444 777 677.

MANCHESTER: April 25 - Halfway to Paradise - The Billy Fury Story - A shy young boy from Liverpool is re-christened Billy Fury and becomes one of Britain's best loved rock stars. Now in its 16th year and still furiously rockin', his own band, Fury's Tornados, re-live his timeless hits - Last Night Was Made For Love, I Will, Jealousy, Halfway to Paradise and many more, at the Palace Theatre, Oxford Street. Call 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: May 17 - Comedian Micky Flanagan at the Apollo Theatre, Ardwick Green. Doors 7pm. Tickets £39.50. Ring 08444 777 677.

MANCHESTER: May 27-28 - Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom - English National Ballet and English National Ballet School present My First Cinderella tells everyone’s favourite rags-to-riches story in a beautifully adapted version for young audiences, at the Palace Theatre, Oxford Street. Suitale for ages 3+. Call 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MOLD: March 7 - Kill For A Seat Comedy Club featuring Noel James and Christian Reilley in the Clwyd Room at Clwyd Theatr Cymru at 8pm. Tickets £10. Call 0845 330 3565 or visit www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk.

MOLD: March 9 - Jac and The Golden Apples - a bewitching and exciting performance with live music created for 5-7-year-olds by Michael Harvey, winner of the British Awards for Storytelling Excellence 2012, at Clwyd Theatr Cymru at 12.30pm and 3pm. Tickets £5, children £3. Call 0845 330 3565 or visit www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk.

MOLD: March 10 - Arthur Smith Exposed! - an evening of laughter and of the wall humour from Arthur Smith including readings from his recent memoir in the Anthony Hopkins Theatre at Clwyd Theatr Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £17, £15. Call 0845 330 3565 or visit www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk.

MOLLINGTON: March 9 - Cheshire Rural Touring Arts present Relative Pitch Opera with The Nightingale of Southbank, a celebration of Florence Easton, one of the most famous and versatile opera singers of the early 20th century, at Mollington and Backford Village Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £10-£6. Call 01244 851304.

MOLLINGTON: May 10 - Cheshire Rural Touring Arts present 52 Skidoo with The Joint Is Jumpin’, bringing back to life the forgotten era of the Speakeasy, prohibition, vaudeville, Tin Pan Alley, Harlem stride piano and hot jazz at Mollington and Backford Village Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £10-£6. Call 01244 851304.

RHYL: March 8 - The Rat Pack featuring David Alacey, Des Coleman and Paul Drakeley with the Don Hunt Orchestra and Flamingo Showgirls, plus special guest Kenny Lynch, at the Pavilion Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £18.50, concessions £1.50 off. Call 01745 330000 or visit www.rhylpavilion.co.uk.

RHYL: March 14 - Dancing Queen - Blackpool’s record-breaking tribute show comes to the Pavilion Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £16, concessions £1 off. Call 01745 330000 or visit www.rhylpavilion.co.uk.

RUNCORN: March 6-9 - CODYS presents Miss Saigon - The classic love is brought up to date in this specially adapted version, bringing Puccini's Madame Butterfly to the modern world in a moving testament to the human spirit and a scathing indictment of the tragedies of war, at The Brindley in High Street at 7.30pm with 2pm Saturday matinee. Tickets £15, £13. Ring 0151 907 8360 or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk.

RUNCORN: March 12 - Lip Service presents Inspector Norse - A Swedish self-assembly crime thriller. A man is found dead in a barn with a bizarre message carved on his forehead. Enter Inspector Sandra Larsson in her authentic, rustic knitwear. With her own personal life unravelling before our eyes, it is up to her to follow the pattern of a mystery with many holes. Featuring Nordic walking and a drunken moose, at The Brindley in High Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £10. Ring 0151 907 8360 or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk.

RUNCORN: March 13 - Allegro Dance Company present Giselle Act 1 Plus - Experience a variety of dance genre frequently performed in the West End or on Broadway, at The Brindley in High Street at 10.30am and 1.30pm. Tickets £6, £5. Ring 0151 907 8360 or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk.

RUNCORN: March 14 - The New 4 Poofs and a Piano featuring the legendary Bobby Crush on piano, at The Brindley in High Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £15, concessions £13. Ring 0151 907 8360 or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk.

SALFORD: March 7 - Comedian Tony Law presents Maximum Nonsense, at The Lowry at 8pm and 9.30pm. Tickets £12. Call 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

SALFORD: March 10 - Comedian Andrew Lawrence at The Lowry at 8pm. Tickets £15. Call 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

SALFORD: March 11-12 - NT Connections Home Performance by LYAC - Connections brings great new plays for young people to theatres across the UK. Each year, the National Theatre asks ten writers to create new plays which are performed by young theatre companies all over the country. From Plymouth to Inverness and Belfast to Norwich, Connections celebrates great new writing for the stage and the energy, commitment and talent of young theatre-makers, at The Lowry at 7pm. Tickets £8. Call 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

STOKE-ON-TRENT: March 7 - Yamato Dancers at the Regent Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £31.50-£15. Visit www.ambassadortickets.com or ring 0844 871 7649.

STOKE-ON-TRENT: April 1-6 - Derren Brown presents Infamous - The multi-award winning acknowledged master of psychological illusion returns to the stage in 2013 with his new one-man show at the Regent Theatre at 8pm. Tickets £45-£36. Visit www.ambassadortickets.com or ring 0844 871 7649.

WHITLEY: May 17 - Cheshire Rural Touring Arts present 52 Skidoo with The Joint Is Jumpin’, bringing back to life the forgotten era of the Speakeasy, prohibition, vaudeville, Tin Pan Alley, Harlem stride piano and hot jazz at Whitley Village Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £10-£6. Call 01925 732728.

WIRRAL: March 8-9 - Hand in Hand Theatre presents The Crucible by Arthur Miller, at the Floral plus matinee performances. Call 0151 666 0000 or visit www.floralpavilion.com.

WIRRAL: March 14-16 - Port Sunlight Players present Anything Goes by Cole Porter at the Gladstone Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £8, concessions £7. Call 0151 643 8757 or visit www.gladstonetheatre.org.uk.

WIRRAL: March 18 - The Hammond Performing Company presents Elements at the Gladstone Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £14, concessions £10. Call 0151 643 8757 or visit www.gladstonetheatre.org.uk.

WIRRAL: March 23-24 - Lancelyn Dance School presents Peter Pan by JM Barrie in support of Great Ormonde Street Hospital at the Gladstone Theatre at 7.30pm on Saturday and 2.30pm on Sunday. Tickets £8. Call 0151 342 1323 or visit www.gladstonetheatre.org.uk.

WREXHAM: March 7-9 - The Witches by Roald Dahl, presented by The Youth Section at Grove Park Theatre. Tickets £6. Visit ww.groveparktheatre.co.uk or call 01978 351091.