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A full round-up of entertainment and what's on in Chester, Cheshire, North West England and North Wales. All the latest news, previews, reviews and celebrity interviews from the theatre, musicals, opera, ballet, shows, gigs, concerts, festivals, clubs and clubbing.

One Republic to gig at O2 Academy in Liverpool

RYAN Tedder and One Republic are following up their recent packed-to-the-rafters London date with a UK tour in April.Read

BBC hit A Question of Sport live tour starring Phil Tufnell and Matt Dawson heads to the Liverpool Echo Arena

A QUESTION of Sport is heading to Liverpool’s Echo Arena as part of its 40th anniversary.Read

X Factor runners-up JLS to front Haydock Racecourse music night

FRESH from their double award success at the Brits, pop sensation JLS are set to headline Haydock Racecourse’s summer music extravaganza.Read

Scottish folk duo Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham head to The Brindley in Runcorn

TWO of Scotland’s best loved traditional musicians will be in Runcorn when Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham come to The Brindley next month.Read

The Magic of the Beatles to play at St Helens Theatre Royal

TIME is running out to buy tickets for a gig by the Magic of the Beatles celebrating 50 years since the bands formation.Read

Kelly McGillis & Rolf Saxon star in Frankie & Johnny in the Clair de Lune at Llandudno

INTERNATIONAL film stars Kelly McGillis and Rolf Saxon star in a lavish new production of Terrence McNally’s classic love story Frankie & Johnny in the Clair de Lune at Venue Cymru in Llandudno this week.Read

Grime artist Tinie Timpah comes to Liverpool Cube on Saturday

Grime artist Tinie Tempah is hoping to make a big impact on the garage music scene, starting with a gig at the Liverpool Cube on Saturday.Read

Five Star Swing band at Forum Studio Theatre in Chester

THE Five Star Swing band will perform for one night only at Chester’s Forum Studio Theatre.Read

Harlequin Theatre in Northwich stages The Importance of Being Earnest

THE award-winning Harlequin Theatre in Northwich has returned to the Oscar Wilde classic The Importance of Being Earnest for its latest production.Read

Review: Arden of Faversham at Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold

I didn’t really know what to expect from Arden Of Faversham having never read, seen or heard anything about the storyline or characters.Read

Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara bring global music to The Brindley in Runcorn

CLASH-style punk meets West African trance in an innovative world music gig in Runcorn.Read

Northern Broadsides bring Medea to the Liverpool Everyman

THE internationally celebrated Northern Broadsides return to the Everyman in Liverpool with their highly charged performance style and charismatic cast of actors, for a new production of Euripides’s tale of Greek tragedy, Medea.Read

Beth Tweddle – life beyond the gym

Like all young women Beth Tweddle loves a good night out with her friends – but she often leaves early because of her gruelling training regime.Read

Linda Lusardi and Sam Kane team up for Viva Broadway at Rhyl Pavilion

SOAP star Linda Lusardi joins husband Sam Kane for a spectacular night at the musicals at the Rhyl Pavilion tonight (Thursday, February 25).Read

Spike Theatre stage Top of the World at Liverpool’s unitytheatre

SPIKE Theatre is entering its second decade of national touring and is about to unveil its 10th original new touring show.Read

Review: Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake at the Liverpool Empire

MATTHEW BOURNE’S SWAN LAKE/Liverpool Empire, until Saturday and The Lowry, Salford Quays from March 1-6Read

Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara bring global music to The Brindley in Runcorn

CLASH-style punk meets West African trance in an innovative world music gig in Runcorn.Read

Northern Broadsides bring Medea to the Liverpool Everyman

THE internationally celebrated Northern Broadsides returns to the Everyman in Liverpool, with its highly charged performance style and charismatic cast of actors, for a new production of Euripides’s tale of Greek tragedy, Medea.Read

I Am Kloot frontman Johnny Bramwell plays Crewe gig

I AM Kloot frontman Johnny Bramwell makes a special visit to Square One in Crewe tomorrow (Thursday).Read

Circus of Horrors returns with new show at Victoria Hall in Hanley

FOLLOWING on from the huge success of The Asylum, The Circus of Horrors has had a major revamp and is back – rocking and shocking with brand new show Day of the Dead at Hanley’s Victoria Hall on Saturday.Read

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