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Review: Martin Simpson at Pacific Road in Birkenhead

MARTIN SIMPSON/Pacific Road Arts Centre, Birkenhead, 06.02.10Read

The Sitkovetsky Trio to perform at The Brindley, High Street, Runcorn

THE Brindley arts centre has attracted three of the most lively talents in the world of classical music.Read

Goldilocks and the Three Bears takes to stage at Theatre Royal St Helens

TWO performances of the classic pantomime Goldilocks and the Three Bears take place at Theatre Royal St Helens during the school half term.Read

Ashley Hutchings and Ken Nicol to perform at the Brindley, High Street, Runcorn

FOLK music fans are in for a treat when two of the genre’s best known performers take to the stage at The Brindley.Read

Rod Stewart first act to sign up for Liverpool Summer Pops Festival 2010 with Echo Arena show

ROD Stewart has become the first act to sign up for this year’s Liverpool Summer Pops Festival.Read

Merseyside Maritime Museum photographic exhibition brings Imperial China back to life

THE vanished world of Imperial China is vividly captured on glass plates by an intrepid Scottish photographer, who travelled throughout the country meeting people from all walks of life.Read

Julian Clary brings his UK comedy tour to the Lyceum Theatre in Crewe

COMEDY star Julian Clary brings his Lord of the Mince tour to the Lyceum Theatre in Crewe tomorrow.Since graduating from Goldsmiths College University, London in the 80s with a degree in English drama, Julian Clary has gone on to become one of the country’s most recognisable entertainers.Read

Chester singer’s role in Peppa Pig stage show

Chester singer Keddy Sutton is pulling no strings for her latest role.Read

Director Tim Baker talks about To Kill A Mockingbird at Clwyd Theatr Cymru

Whenever you mention a book or a play to someone who had to study it for GCSE or A level, you will often receive a groan or moan of despair in response.Read

Innovative theatre company unveils The Dreadful Hours at Liverpool Everyman

LIVERPOOL-based company Tmesis Theatre will première their biggest and most innovative collaboration to date, The Dreadful Hours, at the Liverpool Everyman from February 11-13.Read

Wigan Youth Jazz Orchestra starts new North Wales Jazz Society season

THE North Wales Jazz Society’s new season of weekly concerts at the Royal British Legion, Llay in Wrexham, gets off to a cracking start on Tuesday, February 9 with a performance by the multi-award winning Wigan Youth Jazz Orchestra.Read

All star cast bares all for Calendar Girls at The Lowry

CALENDAR Girls has triumphed in the West End and now the box office hit returns to The Lowry at Salford Quays with an all-star cast including Lynda Bellingham, Gemma Atkinson, Letitia Dean, Jan Harvey and Hannah Waterman.Read

Upton High School student to perform at Chester Folk Day

ONE of the major performers at the Chester Folk Day at the end of February will be local teenager Greg Russell.Read

Folk stars Mumford & Sons come to Liverpool and Manchester 02 Academies on their UK tour in March

Wistful folk rockers Mumford & Sons are bringing their energetic live shows to Liverpool and Manchester as part of their eagerly anticipated UK tour.Read

Innovative theatre company unveils The Dreadful Hours at Liverpool Everyman

LIVERPOOL-based company Tmesis Theatre will première their biggest and most innovative collaboration to date, The Dreadful Hours, at the Liverpool Everyman from February 11-13.Read

Julian Clary: Lord of the Mince (Lyceum Theatre, Crewe, February 5)

CAMP comedian Julian Clary takes his latest tour to South Cheshire on Friday.Read

Axis Arts Centre season gets underway in Crewe

MANCHESTER Metropolitan University’s Axis Arts Centre opens for its second season in Crewe tomorrow (Thursday) with a double-header.Read

Jimmy Car returns to Regent Theatre in Hanley

AWARD-WINNING comedian Jimmy Carr makes a welcome return to the Regent Theatre in Hanley next week with his latest tour Rapier Wit.Read

Calendar Girls enjoys final at The Lowry

FOLLOWING two sell-out weeks at The Lowry, Calendar Girls returns to the Salford Quays theatre next week.Read

Irish folk band Dervish come to the New Vic Theatre

TRADITIONAL Irish music at its best comes to north Staffordshire next week as Dervish visit the New Vic Theatre.Read

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