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Mark Little returns with Defending the Caveman at Venue Cymru in Llandudno

DIRECT from London’s West End, Defending The Caveman – winner of the Olivier award for Best Entertainment – is heading to Venue Cymru, Llandudno for two nights only.Read

Oh What a Lovely War to be staged at Liverpool Playhouse

LANDMARK satirical musical Oh What a Lovely War is coming to the Liverpool Playhouse.Read

Blues singer Robert Cray set for gig at Liverpool Philharmonic

BLUES singer Robert Cray is set to perform at the Liverpool Philharmonic.Read

Vienna Festival Ballet company to perform Swan Lake at Pyramid and Parr Hall, Warrington

THE Vienna Festival Ballet will celebrate their 30th anniversary with a performance of Swan Lake at Pyramid and Parr Hall.Read

Eurovision Song Contest legend Dana heads to The Brindley, Runcorn

FORMER Eurovision Song Contest winner Dana is heading to The Brindley.Read

Folk star Cara Dillon to play at The Brindley in Runcorn

MULTI-AWARD-WINNING folk star Cara Dillon is appearing on stage at The Brindley next month.Read

Tiny Tin Lady set to gig at The Brindley, Runcorn

HALTON is playing host to one of the most talked-about bands on the acoustic scene when Tiny Tin Lady come to The Brindley next month.Read

Janice Long to be interviewed at Desert Island Disks style event at Liverpool Cathedral

RADIO presenter Janice Long is appearing in what is being described as ‘a kind of live Desert Island Discs’.Read

Joni Keen pays tribute to Ella and Oscar at Alexander’s in Chester

JONI Keen, one of Scotland’s best female jazz singers, comes to Alexander’s in Chester for The Ella and Oscar tribute show on April 1.Read

Chester’s Forum Studio stages Hold Tight! It’s 60s Night

HOLD Tight! It’s 60s Night is the next main show at the Forum Studio Theatre in Chester.Read

Gorgeous hitmakers Babybird return to play The Box in Crewe

THE national treasure that is Babybird comes to The Box in Crewe tomorrow.Read

Liverpool Salsa Festival will be a 48-hour dance frenzy

Liverpool’s second International Salsa Festival is turning to the luck of the Irish to help raise money for victims of the Haiti earthquake.Read

Vivien Parry stars in Shakespeare’s Will at Clwyd Theatr Cymru in Mold

CLWYD Theatr Cymru in Mold is gearing up to present the story of one of England’s most mysterious women, Anne Hathaway, wife of William Shakespeare.Read

Comedian Phil Buckley brings his Jokes Not Included tour to The Lowry

CRITICALLY acclaimed Bury comic Phil Buckley returns to The Lowry at Salford Quays with his new show Jokes Not Included on Sunday.Read

Percussion genius Evelyn Glennie returns to Bridgewater Hall in Manchester

THE world’s first and most famous solo percussionist, Dame Evelyn Glennie, returns to The Bridgewater Hall in Manchester on tomorrow. Two of the works she will perform, by Zivkovic and Psathas, were written specially for her.Read

Dorothy the Dinosaur of The Wiggles fame gets her own show in Wirral

DOROTHY the Dinosaur is on the verge of becoming a break-out star having graduated from The Wiggles to appear in her own stage show.Read

Russian Ice Stars bring Snow White on Ice to the Regent Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent

THE Russian Ice Stars bring Snow White on Ice to The Regent Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent this week.Read

Kneehigh bring new version of Hansel & Gretel to the Liverpool Everyman

As any Doctor Who fan knows, the key to all great family adventure stories is being able to scare younger viewers without terrifying them into sleepless nights.Read

David Benson pays tribute to the music of Noel Coward at the Manchester Library Theatre

ACTOR and performer David Benson pays tribute to the legendary Noël Coward in a one-man show that comes to the Library Theatre in Manchester on Sunday at 7.30pm.Read

Urban Folk Quartet and Broughton/Bainbridge form world class double bill at Alexander’s in Chester

A DOUBLE bill of world class music with unrivalled stage presence comes to Alexander’s in Chester on Monday.Read

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