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Cockney duo Chas & Dave come to Llandudno

THE legendary Cockney duo Chas & Dave will be performing their best known songs at Venue Cymru in Llandudno on Monday, June 16 at 8pm. Read

Girls Aloud at Echo & MEN Arenas

FOLLOWING a mammoth sell out Arena tour in May, chart-topping Girls Aloud announce a new tour which arrives at the Echo Arena Liverpool on Friday, May 30. Read

Stephen Tompkinson in Revenger’s Tragedy in Manchester

Popular film and television actor Stephen Tompkinson returns to Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre this month to star in a powerful new production of bloody Jacobean thriller The Revenger’s Tragedy. Read

Northern Ballet Theatre’s ‘Dream’ date at Llandudno

David Nixon’s Olivier-nominated dance version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream returns to the Northern Ballet Theatre (NBT) repertoire this spring, opening at Venue Cymru, Llandudno on Wednesday, June 4. Read

Comedian Simon Amstell at Liverpool Royal Court

SIMON Amstell has been taking his stand up comedy to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for the last five years. Read

Phoenix Dance Theatre present mixed bill in Stoke

PHOENIX Dance Theatre heads for the Regent Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent next week with a mixed bill of performances to look forward to. Read

Ian McEwan opera For You comes to Mold

A BRILLIANT composer and compulsive womaniser meets his match in his besotted housekeeper – and tragedy ensues. Read

Review: Evita at Liverpool Empire

IN the early 1980s when Elaine Paige stepped out on to the balcony of the Casa Rosada as Eva Peron at the Prince Edward theatre in London, I was one of the descamidados. Not quite a “shirtless one” but an impoverished student trying to eke out a living on a student grant in the capital. Read

Countdown to Delamere Forest weekend of gigs

Concerts at Delamere Forest in Cheshire by KT Tunstall, the Zutons and Elbow this summer aim to raise thousands of pounds to support the woodlands. Read

Beyond The Barricade at Llandudno

BEYOND the Barricade, the UK’s leading musical theatre concert, featuring the best of West End and Broadway shows, is returning by popular demand to Venue Cymru in Llandudno on Sunday, May 25. Read

South Pacific comes to the Rhyl Pavilion

RODGERS and Hammerstein’s most celebrated musical masterpiece, South Pacific, runs at the Pavilion Theatre in Rhyl from May 26-31. Read

Grace Notes play Tilston Music Club on Tuesday

TILSTON Music Club welcomes back the highly acclaimed Grace Notes to the Carden Arms on Tuesday, May 27. Read

Chester Folk Festival takes over Kelsall

Music of the highest calibre will be on the bill when this year’s Chester Folk Festival takes place over the Spring Bank Holiday. Read

Mary Poppins stars revealed for Manchester Palace

LANCASTER born Lisa O’Hare will star as Mary Poppins and Daniel Crossley from Southport will play Bert in Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s award-winning musical Mary Poppins at the Palace Theatre in Manchester this Christmas. Read

Tina Turner announces 2009 Manchester shows

LEGENDARY performer Tina Turner returns to the MEN Arena in Manchester for her first shows in over a decade on Monday, March 30 and Tuesday, March 31 next year. Read

Paul Merton’s Impro Chums at Liverpool Royal Court

PAUL Merton, one of Britain’s quickets wits and most popular comedy stars, comes to Liverpool next week for a special show - with a little help from his friends. Read

Review: The Kirov Ballet at The Lowry

THE KIROV BALLET/The Lowry, Salford Quays Read

GaGa bring Queen tribute to Rhyl Pavilion

THE music of Queen continues to be as popular in the 21st century as it was during the height of the supergroup’s success in the 70s and 80s. Read

Choral masterpieces at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall

THE celebrated Choir of King’s College Cambridge and The Academy of Ancient Music return to The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester today (Friday, May 16) at 7.30pm for a programme of choral masterpieces. Read

Macho Macbeth much in command

MACBETH/Anthony Hopkins Theatre, Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold, until May 24 Read

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