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Westlife kick off the Summer Pops

Boyband Westlife will be returning to the Summer Pops on Sunday for a one-off special show. Read

Island setting for a family classic

YOU don't need to look through the looking glass to get a glimpse of Alice in Wonderland as a professional theatre production, featuring local talent, brings Lewis Carroll's masterpiece to Wigg Island in Runcorn. Read

Mothers on the frontline of war

LIVERPOOL’S Everyman continues its reputation for producing powerful and moving new writing with a world première by Esther Wilson, one of the writers of the award-winning Unprotected. Read

Not so friendly ...

CHESTER Theatre Club's final production of the season is Dangerous Corner by J B Priestley. Read

So good Christine bought it for herself!

A CHESTER woman has opened a new gym in Liverpool. Read

Maximum Impact Wrestling comes to MEN Arena

TNA (TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION) Wrestling brings its Maximum iMPACT 2009 Tour to the MEN Arena in Manchester on Tuesday, January 20. Read

Witches of Eastwick leads new season at Regent Theatre

SOMETHING magical is on its way this autumn at the Regent Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent. Read

Soul legend Al Green to play MEN Arena in November

SOUL music great Al Green has announced a UK tour for the autumn which includes a date at the Manchester Evening News Arena on Monday, November 3. Read

Don Giovanni revamp opens at the New Vic

MUSICAL maverick Chris Monks returns to the New Vic Theatre in Newcastle-under-Lyme with his eighth opera adaptation for the theatre. Read

Feeder announce North West tour dates for autumn

ROCK band Feeder have announced details of a full UK tour for October and November. Read

Hollyoaks star joins Liverpool Empire panto cast

ANOTHER name has been added to the all-star cast list of Cinderella, this year’s pantomime at Liverpool Empire Theatre - Hollyoaks star Nick Pickard has been confirmed to play Dandini. Read

Two music legends to play Liverpool Summer Pops Fringe

THE Liverpool Empire Theatre will welcome two music legends as part of the 2008 Summer Pops Fringe programme. Read

Elbow announce tour dates in Liverpool & Manchester

FRESH from their triumphant show at Delamere Forest earlier this month, Manchester band Elbow have announced a UK autumn tour that includes dates at Liverpool University and Manchester Apollo. Read

Underworld lead line-up for Creamfields 08

LORDS of the dance Underworld are the latest live legends to join the all-star line up at Creamfields 08 – marking the 10th anniversary of the UK’s best dance festival. Read

Brass and blooms at Cheshire gardens

AS part of Cheshire's Year of Gardens 2008, Lyme Park is hosting six outdoor concerts by young musicians from Cheshire, Staffordshire and Derbyshire. Read

Concert Preview/ Hallé, Dirty Dancing and Bjorn Again at Tatton Park, August 2-3

TATTON Park in Knutsford is to play host to one of the biggest parties of the summer with a weekend of spectacular musical entertainment in August. Read

Something’s stirring in the garden...

Heroes, villains – and the odd comedian – are waiting in the wings for the start of the National Trust’s 2008 outdoor theatre season. Read

Diana Ross joins Liverpool Summer Pops 2008 line-up

Diana Ross joins Liverpool Summer Pops 2008 line-up

A galaxy of stars has been unveiled for the 2008 Liverpool Summer Pops. Read

Birmingham Royal Ballet perform at The Lowry

AFTER an absence of almost five years, the full-length ballet Giselle returns to Birmingham Royal Ballet’s repertoire and The Lowry stage at Salford Quays. Read

Review: KT Tunstall at Delamere Forest, Cheshire

A GLORIOUS summer evening brought the crowds flocking to the ‘arena’ area of Delamere Forest to see the 2008 series of Forestry Commission concerts at the tranquil Cheshire venue brought to a triumphant conclusion. Read

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