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Calendar Girls enjoys final at The Lowry

FOLLOWING two sell-out weeks at The Lowry, Calendar Girls returns to the Salford Quays theatre next week.Read

Irish folk band Dervish come to the New Vic Theatre

TRADITIONAL Irish music at its best comes to north Staffordshire next week as Dervish visit the New Vic Theatre.Read

Kelly Clarkson comes to Liverpool’s Echo Arena

GLOBAL pop superstar Kelly Clarkson brings her ‘All I Ever Wanted’ tour to the Echo Arena in Liverpool on Tuesday.Read

Joe Longthorne brings his comedy impressions show to Crewe’s Lyceum theatre

Comedy impressionist Joe Longthorne talks to Will HarrisRead

Classic rockers Nazareth visit M Club in Crewe

ROCK legends Nazareth are the first major band of 2010 to visit The M Club in Crewe.Read

Upton High School student to perform at Chester Folk Day

ONE of the major performers at the Chester Folk Day at the end of February will be local teenager Greg Russell.Read

Chester singer’s role in Peppa Pig stage show

CHESTER singer Keddy Sutton is pulling no strings for her latest role.Read

All star cast bares all for Calendar Girls at The Lowry

CALENDAR Girls has triumphed in the West End and now the box office hit returns to The Lowry at Salford Quays with an all-star cast including Lynda Bellingham, Gemma Atkinson, Letitia Dean, Jan Harvey and Hannah Waterman.Read

Review: Les Miserables at the Palace Theatre, Manchester

LES MISERABLES/Palace Theatre, Manchester, until February 13Read

Review: Rhythm Zoo at Alexander’s in Chester

RHYTHM ZOO/Alexander’s, Rufus Court, Chester, 28.01.10Read

CandoCo dance company bring double bill of works to Floral Pavilion in Wirral

Candoco, the leading contemporary dance company of disabled and non-disabled dancers, brings its UK tour to Wirral this week.Read

BBC Strictly Come Dancing’s Natalie Lowe and Ian Waite bring Strictly Come Dancing – The Professionals tour to the Liverpool Empire

It’s time to get up close and personal. That’s the message from Ian Waite, one of the stars of the Strictly Come Dancing – The Professionals tour.Read

Irish singing star Mary Duff to perform live at Chester Cathedral

THE Voice of an Angel will fill the magnificent setting of Chester Cathedral when Irish singing star Mary Duff performs on Friday, February 5.Read

Chinese State Circus bring the legend of Mulan to The Lowry at Salford Quays

FROM the land of legends and warrior monks comes the incredible new Chinese State Circus production – the live action spectacular – Mulan.Read

The Rat Pack - Live From Las Vegas returns to the Regent Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent

WITH an Olivier award nomination and more than four smash hit years in London’s West End, Frank, Sammy & Dean – The Rat Pack Live from Las Vegas really is the coolest party in town.Read

Mike Tyson to be guest speaker at the sportman’s dinner organised by Vauxhall Motors Amateur Boxing Club, Ellesmere Port

MIKE Tyson, the self-titled ‘Baddest Man on the Planet’, is visiting Ellesmere Port.Read

Doll and the Kicks to play the Ruby Lounge, Manchester, and Korova, Liverpool

UP-AND-COMING band Doll and The Kicks are to play in Manchester and Liverpool as part of a UK tour after supporting Morrissey in Europe and Russia.Read

Taurus Bar on Canal Street, Manchester, is venue for two new plays

MANCHESTER’S Taurus Bar is staging a double bill of first performances of two new plays by established writers.Read

Warrington based Centenary brings the Diary of Anne Frank to the Brindley, High Street, Runcorn Old Town

MULTI-AWARD-WINNING drama group Centenary is bringing the educational play The Diary Of Anne Frank to the Brindley for one week from February 9.Read

Star Wars: In Concert comes to MEN Arena and Liverpool Echo Arena

A GALACTIC extravaganza will bring the award-winning score from the stunning Star Wars saga to the region’s arenas.Read

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