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Award-winning Black Watch comes to The Lowry

BLACK Watch at The Lowry at Salford Quays next week is not your usual sort of play. But then, Gregory Burke is not your usual sort of writer. Read

Paul Weller to play Victoria Hall next week

THE legendary godfather of Mod, Paul Weller, will be performing live at the Victoria Hall in Stoke-on-Trent next week. Read

Eurovision musical comes to Regent Theatre

A celebration of anything and everything to do with the Eurovision Song Contest is coming to the Regent Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent next week. Read

Matchbox Twenty announce Manchester Apollo date

AMERICAN rock giants Matchbox Twenty have announced a UK tour – including a Manchester Apollo date – to promote new album Exile on Mainstream. Read

Born in Bethlehem comes to Clwyd Theatr Cymru

THE Nativity story doesn’t often crop up in May but still plays a central part in the production Born in Bethlehem which comes to Clwyd Theatr Cymru in Mold next week. Read

Lip Service bring 007 spoof to Manchester Library

COMEDY duo Lip Service promise to leave audiences shaken and stirred as they bring Jane Bond to the Library Theatre in Manchester next week. Read

Rock legend Rick Wakeman comes to Wrexham

THE only person to have appeared in every one of BBCs Grumpy Old Men, Rick Wakeman, suddenly found himself in a new guise as a highly in-demand raconteur. Read

West End star announced as Liverpool’s Evita

WEST End performer Louise Dearman has been anounced today as the star who has won the coveted title role in the production of Evita which opens at the Liverpool Empire next month. Read

American dance sensation heads for The Lowry

US DANCE sensation Stephen Petronio Company will bring Manchester’s Queer Up North International festival to a spectacular conclusion when they perform for the first time to North West audiences. Read

Roald Dahl classic comes to Llandudno stage

ONE young boy’s fight to keep his dad’s secret and foil the plans of the nastiest man in the district – that’s the plot behind Roald Dahl’s Danny the Champion of the World, which is at Venue Cymru in Llandudno next week. Read

Groundhogs to play live at Runcorn’s Brindley

ICONIC blues and prog rock band The Groundhogs, whose sound is characterised by improvised screaming guitar solos, are coming to The Brindley in Runcorn. Read

Glamour girls Sheilas’ Wheels heading for Wirral

THOSE glamorous girls from the Sheilas’ Wheels car insurance ads are performing all their favourite girl group songs with a generous helping of 60s style and kooky comedy. Read

Michael Frayn’s Spies opens at The Lowry next week

MICHAEL Frayn’s award-winning novel Spies has been turned into a stage play which comes to The Lowry at Salford Quays next week. Read

Hit Sinatra tribute musical comes to Liverpool

AFTER a record breaking run at the London Palladium, the musical tribute show Sinatra embarks on a tour of the UK which comes to the Liverpool Empire next week. Read

Cuban dance spectacular comes to The Lowry

THE intoxicating rhythms of Cuban dance and music will raise the roof when the Cuban company Congas Production’s present their first UK tour of Havana Rakatan at The Lowry in Salford Quays. Read

Fairport Convention bring acoustic tour to Wirral

MUSIC lovers are in for a real treat when Fairport Convention presents its new semi-acoustic show at Pacific Road Arts Centre on Friday, May 9. Read

Comedian Simon Amstell brings show to North West

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

Nicky Slater’s shares Ice Times in Stoke

JOIN Dancing on Ice judge Nicky Slater for a fascinating skated insight into the amazing world of ice dancing on Saturday, May 31 at The Victoria Hall in Stoke-on-Trent. Read

Aussie soap star revealed for 2008 Cheshire panto

A VETERAN star of the popular Australian sopa opera Home and Away has been announced as the first star of the 2008 panto at Crewe’s Lyceum Theatre. Read

Duo’s Journey South reaches Birkenhead

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