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Jennifer Pike & Martin Roscoe perform Sunday Morning Serenades at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall

JENNIFER Pike and Martin Roscoe are two musicians with close ties to Manchester, and they will celebrate that association with a pair of morning concerts on consecutive Sundays at The Bridgewater Hall this month.Read

Brighton band Foxes playing The Box in Crewe

BRIGHTON’S The Foxes bring some powerhouse vocals and rip-roaring guitars to The Box in Crewe tomorrow.Read

Creating an arty haven

A stunning village home is to become the centre of new arts scheme.Read

Purple Cactus Comedy Club in Northwich celebrates third birthday

The Purple Cactus Comedy Club celebrates its third birthday this week – and everyone is invited to the party at Northwich Memorial Hall on Friday night (June 12).Read

Geno Washington comes to The Brindley in Runcorn

GENO Washington still enjoys enormous status on the soul, R&B and Northern Soul scenes, due to his unsurpassable reputation as a live performer.Read

Review: Relatively Speaking at the Library Theatre, Manchester

RELATIVELY SPEAKING/Library Theatre, Manchester, until June 20Read

Martin Carthy to star at Middlewich Festival

“US ‘FOLKIES’ are a unique bunch, I can’t remember what it’s like not being on tour”.Read

West End celebration returns to Crewe’s Lyceum Theatre

MUSICAL extravaganza Beyond the Barricade returns to Crewe’s Lyceum Theatre tonight (Wednesday) as part of its 10th anniversary tour.Read

Country sounds with Rick O'Shay

FOR the many fans of Clear Cut, their long-awaited album celebrating 10 years together is now out, appropriately titled Decade.Read

West Side Story hits stage at Regent

ONE of the world’s most successful stage musicals, West Side Story, comes to Stoke’s Regent Theatre for a two-week from on Tuesday.Read

Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice at picturesque Buerton House.

PEOPLE can enjoy Shakespeare’s classic romantic comedy The Merchant of Venice outdoors on Friday and Saturday.Read

Foxes to headline at the Box at Crewe

HOTLY tipped indie-rockers The Foxes will be in action at the Box in Crewe on Friday.Read

T-Rex tribute play acoustic set at Limelight

SELF-proclaimed ‘ultimate tribute band’ T-Rextasy will be playing a rare acoustic set at the Limelight club, Hightown, Crewe, on Saturday.Read

Ashley Day and Claire-Marie Hall star in High Street Musical at Liverpool Empire

They may not be Zac Efron or Vanessa Hudgens – but High School Musical stars Ashley Day and Claire-Marie Hall still find themselves in hot demand.Read

Disney on Ice presents Princess Wishes comes to Echo Arena Liverpool

AFTER the outstanding success of Disney On Ice presents Disney/Pixar’s Finding Nemo last year, Disney On Ice presents Princess Wishes skates into the Echo Arena Liverpool in November.Read

Tina May pays tribute to Edith Piaf in Rhyl Pavilion show

AWARD-winning vocalist Tina May brings to life the music of Edith Piaf – France's most beloved entertainer, national icon and musical legend – at a tribute show coming to the Pavilion Theatre in Rhyl on Thursday, June 11.Read

Stoke’s Top Talent (Victoria Hall, Hanley, June 13-21)

AFTER its huge success last year, the Stoke’s Top Talent competition returns to unearth more of the area’s best performers on Saturday.Read

Review: West Side Story at the Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent

WEST SIDE STORY/Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent, June 16-27Read

On the record - Kasabian take over the asylum

The third album is a tricky one for bands, a time when they can either disappear or join the big league. How have Kasabian fared with their latest effort? Elsewhere, Placebo and Sonic Youth recapture their pomp, Little Boots shows us what the fuss was about, and Orbital and The Rolling Stones hammer home why we've loved them for so long.Read

Eels: E's hirsute pursuits

In horror stories, werewolves are terrifying creatures blessed with super-human strength, razor-sharp teeth and a deep animalistic rage that can only be subdued by a silver bullet. Read

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