What’s On - Shows - February 21 onwards

Feb 17 2013 Chester Chronicle

SHOWS

CHESTER: February 22-23 - Dan Nightingale introducing Andrew Bird, Susan Murray and Roger Monkhouse 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: February 23 - Chester Comedy Club with Alfie Moore at Alexander’s, Rufus Court. Admission £12, £10. Call 01244 340005 or visit www.alexanderslive.com.

CHESTER: February 25 - Zest Poetry Night with guest poets Jan Dean and Phil Williams, compered by Gill McEvoy, at Alexanders, Rufus Court. Tickets £3, £2. Call 01244 340005 or visit www.alexanderslive.com.

CHESTER: March 1 - 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 Upton Village Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £10-£6. Call 01244 380068.

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: February 21 - Pigeon Theatre presents The Smell of Envy - investigating the neuroscience of smell, memory and place in a collaboration between Pigeon Theatre and cognitive neuroscientist Dr Colin Lever, at the Axis Theatre, Crewe Green Road, at 7.30pm. Tickets £8, concessions £5. Call 0161 247 5302 or visit www.axisartscentre.org.uk.

CREWE: February 26 - ProcessProduct dance festival presents Close Up, Close By by the Liverpool Improvisation Collective, at the Axis Theatre, Crewe Green Road, at 7.30pm. Tickets £8, concessions £5. 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.

KETTLESHULME: March 2 - 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 Kettleshulme Village Hall at 8pm. Tickets £10-£6. Call 01663 735149.

LITTLE BUDWORTH: February 28 - 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, Harlen stride piano and hot jazz at Little Budworth Village Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £10-£6. Call 01829 760422.

LIVERPOOL: February 19-23 - Crosby Gilbert and Sullivan Society presents The Sorceror by Gilbert and Sullivan, at the Epstein Theatre, Hanover Street, at 7pm. Tickets £15-£12, under 16s £7.50-£6. Call 0844 888 4411 or visit www.epsteinliverpool.co.uk.

LIVERPOOL: February 21-23 - Stillness in a Mobile World - A new slice of dance theatre conceived by professional choreographers who have taken the movement-stillness dynamic as their theme, at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, Mount Street. Performed by third year dance students. Tickets £8, concessions £4. Call 0844 873 2888.

LIVERPOOL: February 26 - Boy in a Dress - Third-gendered, fallen Catholic, ex-fashion model La JohnJoseph invites you to her raucously political and accidentally profound retrospectacle. He combines song, vaudeville, proselytising, striptease and postmodern philosophy in an exhilarating collage which explores intersections between faith, gender, class, family and identity, at the Unity Theatre in Hope Place at 8pm. Call 0844 873 2888 or visit www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk.

LIVERPOOL: March 1 - European Opera Centre presents The Beggar’s Opera - Opera North’s Richard Farnes makes his first appearance with the Orchestra in this riotous co-production with the European Opera Centre at the Epstein Theatre, Hanover Street, at 7.30pm. Tickets £25. Call 0844 888 4411 or visit www.epsteinliverpool.co.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 12-13 - 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 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.

MANCHESTER: February 22, 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: February 23 - Comedian Milton Jones brings his On The Road show to the Apollo Theatre, Ardwick Green. Doors 7pm. Tickets £20. Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult. Ring 08444 777 677.

MANCHESTER: February 26 - Yamato Drummers - Yamato are master performers. They take the ancient art of taiko drumming and bring it bang up-to-date in an exhilarating display of expertise and athleticism, at the Opera House in Quay Street. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: February 27 - Boogie Nights - The 70s Musical In Concert - starring The Osmonds (Merrill, Jay and Jimmy), Gareth Gates, Andy Abraham, Louisa Lytton, Shane Richie Jr and Chico at the Apollo Theatre, Ardwick Green. Doors 7pm. Tickets £35.50-£32.50. Ring 08444 777 677.

MANCHESTER: February 28 - Wow - A Celebration of Kate Bush - Wow introduces Maaike Breijman performing in the role of Kate Bush. Maaike sings Kate’s greatest songs, performs numerous dance routines live on stage with a full troupe of musicians, dancers and state of the art light and video show, at the Opera House in Quay Street. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: March 1-2 - Pam Ann - Pam Ann is the brand new face of London Heathrow Sky Team's Terminal 4 and is touching down in her favourite terminals across the UK, including the Opera House in Quay Street. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.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: 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 at Clwyd Theatr Cymru at 8pm. Tickets £10. 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: 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: February 21 - Totally Tina - tribute to the music of Tina Turner at the Pavilion Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £14.50, concessions £1 off. Call 01745 330000 or visit www.rhylpavilion.co.uk.

RUNCORN: February 21-22 - Olwen Grounds School of Dance present Showtime at The Brindley in High Street. Ring 0151 907 8360 or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk.

RUNCORN: February 27 - Movies and Musicals - A packed evening of favourite songs from the silver screen, Broadway and the West End starring Jayne O'Mahony (Les Miserables, Evita) and John Langley (Phantom of the Opera, Whistle Down The wind, Mamma Mia), at The Brindley in High Street. Ring 0151 907 8360 or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk.

RUNCORN: February 28 - Comedian Russell Kane presents Posturing Delivery, at The Brindley in High Street. Ring 0151 907 8360 or visit www.thebrindley.org.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.

SALFORD: February 24 - Death Of A Beauty Saleswoman, written and performed by Debbie Tracey - Welcome to the extreme, ridiculous and downright hilarious world of Jacqueline Jones – saleswoman extraordinaire for Tropic Beauty International. Armed only with blonde ambition, a total lack of morals and a terrifying arsenal of high pressure selling techniques, our heroine has acrylic-clawed her way to success and riches, at The Lowry at 8pm. Tickets £10. 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.

WARRINGTON: February 24 - The Elephant Bridesmaid - Written especially for parents to enjoy with their children, The Elephant Bridesmaid by Steven Lee is a magical musical about weddings and wombats and the loveliest elephant the world has ever known, at the Pyramid in Palmyra Square at 2.30pm. Tickets £9.50, £8.50, family ticket £32. Call 01925 442345 or visit www.pyramidparrhall.com.

WARRINGTON: March 1 - Comedian Jerry Sadowitz, at the Parr Hall in Palmyra Square at 7.30pm. Tickets £18.50. Call 01925 442345 or visit www.pyramidparrhall.com.

WARRINGTON: March 1 - The Comedy Store at the Pyramid in Palmyra Square at 7.30pm. Tickets £13. Call 01925 442345 or visit www.pyramidparrhall.com.

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: February 21 - Barbara Nice is Mrs Nice - Barbara Nice - international fun smuggler and mother dealing in the naturally occurring comedic highs of daily life who tours the country on behalf of the opinionated suburban housewives of Stockport. Barbara invites you to forget your troubles and join in celebrating the here and now and making our own fun in austerity Britain. Starring Janice Connolly from Phoenix Nights, at the Floral Pavilion, New Brighton, at 7.30pm. Call 0151 666 0000 or visit www.floralpavilion.com.

WIRRAL: February 23 - Zoe Lyons presents Pop-Up Comic - A mixture of silliness, satire and caustic one liners from one of the UK's favourite comedians. She won't change the world but she will ask the big questions such as ‘Dog Prams: why?’, at the Floral Pavilion, New Brighton, at 8pm. Call 0151 666 0000 or visit www.floralpavilion.com.

WIRRAL: February 24 - The F-Rated Comedy Club presents Daliso Chaponda, with compere Dominic Woodward, at the Floral Pavilion, New Brighton, at 8pm. Call 0151 666 0000 or visit www.floralpavilion.com.

WIRRAL: February 27-March 2 - Bebington Dramatic Society presents Anne Boleyn by Howard Brenton - a new play about one of England's most charismatic Queens, at the Gladstone Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £7. Call 0151 643 8757 or visit www.gladstonetheatre.org.uk.

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.