Dave Spikey’s Best Medicine Tour (Lyceum Theatre, Crewe, November 13)

Nov 11 2009 by Will Harris, Crewe Chronicle

NORTHERN comic genius Dave Spikey comes to Crewe to preach the health benefits of comedy.

The double British Comedy Award-winner brings his latest show The Best Medicine Tour to the Victoria Hall at Hanley with a doctor’s bag full of new gags to tackle the old adage ‘laughter is the best medicine’.

Spikey has become something of a household name as a co-writer and star of Phoenix Nights alongside Peter Kay, a team captain on the Channel 4 panel game show 8 Out Of 10 Cats, and as host of the resurrected Bullseye.

Spikey says that scientific evidence proves that laughter boosts the immune system, reduces stress and blood pressure, and best of all, burns calories.

The show starts at 7.30pm and tickets are £17.50, phone the box office on 01270 537333.

One Night of Queen (Lyceum Theatre, Crewe, November 12)

THE magic of supergroup Queen and Freddie Mercury lives on.

The quartet have spent the last seven years building a reputation as the world’s best Queen tribute.

Frontman Gary Mullen first portrayed the iconic Mercury on Stars In Their Eyes, and guitarist Brian May has declared himself a fan.

Fans can expect to hear renditions of classics such as Killer Queen, Under Pressure and Another One Bites the Dust.

The show starts at 7.30pm. Tickets, priced £17.50-£18.50, are available from the box office on 01270 53733.

Circus of Horrors - The Day of the Dead (Gatehouse Theatre, Stafford, November 16)

Following on from the huge success of The Asylum, the Circus of Horrors are back rocking and shocking with a brand new show.

The chaos-mongers transport the body of their doyen Dr Haze to a former burial ground of Aztec warriors.

Here they join the local inhabitants in their ‘Day of the Dead’ rituals to try and revive their esteemed leader, with disastrous blood-curdling consequences.

The show is adults-only, and may contain nudity and strong language.

The screams start at 7.30pm and tickets are £19.50, to book phone the box office on 01785 254653.

Pam-Ann - UK Layover (The Lowry, Salford Quays, November 15-16)

GLAMOUR, sexiness and comedy go sky-high in the adults-only show Pam Ann – UK Layover at The Lowry, Salford Quays next week.

Written and performed by Caroline Reid, Pam Ann is the A-list air-hostess who promises to bring the thrill back to flying, to a time when the ladies always wore a heel, donned their finest couture and had hairdos so big they could barely get on board.

Prepare for a truly first class service as Pam Ann lands for a UK Layover. This first class act has sold out tours across Europe and Canada and has her first very own TV series in Australia.

Shows start at 8.30pm and tickets are £19.50, to book phone the box office on 0870 787 5780.