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Reviews for local theatre in Chester, Cheshire and surrounds along with news on local music, gigs and festivals. en-gb Chester Chronicle http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/18/hip-hop-hero-in-gangster-mode-59067-21359352/ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:04:00 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/18/hip-hop-hero-in-gangster-mode-59067-21359352/ JAY-Z returns to the MEN Arena this Summer to perform tracks from his latest album American Gangster. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/18/a-passion-for-opera-59067-21359353/ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/18/a-passion-for-opera-59067-21359353/ Superstar tenor Alfie Boe may never have performed in Chester before but he has already made his mark on one of the city’s top tourist attractions. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/18/sunshine-break-for-prickly-mum-59067-21359489/ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/18/sunshine-break-for-prickly-mum-59067-21359489/ HEDGEHOGS are usually creatures of the night, so a reader who saw one in broad daylight in a Mollington garden was puzzled enough to query it with me. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/18/michael-buble-announces-liverpool-arena-date-59067-21359490/ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/18/michael-buble-announces-liverpool-arena-date-59067-21359490/ SMOOTH soloist Michael Bublé appears at the Liverpool Summer Pops festival at the Echo Arena this Sunday (July 20). http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/18/choir-hits-the-right-note-to-raise-funds-for-theatre-improvements-59067-21359637/ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/18/choir-hits-the-right-note-to-raise-funds-for-theatre-improvements-59067-21359637/ THE Colwyn Male Voice Choir are staging a concert at The Gladstone Theatre in Port Sunlight on Wednesday, July 23 at 7.30pm in aid of the theatre's improvement fund appeal. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/18/insight-into-a-right-royal-crisis-59067-21359638/ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/18/insight-into-a-right-royal-crisis-59067-21359638/ FORMIDABLE television actress Patricia Routledge stars in a production of Royce Ryton’s compelling drama, Crown Matrimonial, at The Lowry this week. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/17/mcfly-announce-echo-arena-liverpool-gig-59067-21358578/ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:49:32 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/17/mcfly-announce-echo-arena-liverpool-gig-59067-21358578/ CHART-TOPPERS McFly are back with a bigger sound, a new agenda and are embarking on a massive arena tour this November which will see them close their tour at the Echo Arena Liverpool on Saturday, November 29. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/16/kings-of-leon-anounce-echo-arena-liverpool-date-59067-21354611/ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:14:51 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/16/kings-of-leon-anounce-echo-arena-liverpool-date-59067-21354611/ FOLLOWING their triumphant headline appearances at Oxegen & T In The Park and their Glastonbury headline performance, Kings of Leon have announced a massive UK Arena tour this December, taking in the Echo Arena Liverpool on December 8. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/15/review-robert-cray-at-liverpool-empire-59067-21342773/ Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:35:36 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/15/review-robert-cray-at-liverpool-empire-59067-21342773/ THE ROBERT CRAY BAND/Empire Theatre, Liverpool, July 13 http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/15/oasis-reveal-track-listing-for-new-album-59067-21341851/ Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:12:30 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/15/oasis-reveal-track-listing-for-new-album-59067-21341851/ BRITISH supergroup Oasis have revealed the tracklisting for their new album ‘Dig Out Your Soul’. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/11/kylie-announces-two-men-arena-concerts-59067-21319286/ Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:05:00 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/11/kylie-announces-two-men-arena-concerts-59067-21319286/ Just when you thought Kylie’s pop career couldn’t get any bigger, she returns with another dazzling tour. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/11/mold-players-tackle-gaslight-59067-21319290/ Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/11/mold-players-tackle-gaslight-59067-21319290/ MOLD Players take on the classic Victorian thriller, Gaslight, at Clwyd Theatr Cymru in Mold next week. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/11/two-music-legends-to-play-liverpool-summer-pops-fringe-59067-21319295/ Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/11/two-music-legends-to-play-liverpool-summer-pops-fringe-59067-21319295/ TWO music legends play at Liverpool Empire Theatre, as part of the 2008 Summer Pops Fringe programme. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/11/class-acts-59067-21319298/ Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/11/class-acts-59067-21319298/ The 2008 Chester Summer Music Festival will be a concentrated week of world class entertainment, taking as its theme a celebration of the voice. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/11/fiesta-of-floral-grandeur-at-tatton-59067-21319299/ Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/11/fiesta-of-floral-grandeur-at-tatton-59067-21319299/ FOR all things gardens and gardening, head to Knutsford later this month where the RHS will be celebrating the 10th anniversary flower show at Tatton Park from July 23-27. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/11/duo-set-to-shine-in-epic-tale-of-liverpool-s-hey-day-59067-21319311/ Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/11/duo-set-to-shine-in-epic-tale-of-liverpool-s-hey-day-59067-21319311/ Simon Bailey is a quarter of the talented musical group Teatro and has played Ringo Starr in a world tour of Rock Legends. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/11/stevie-wonder-adds-second-manchester-gig-date-59067-21319313/ Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/11/stevie-wonder-adds-second-manchester-gig-date-59067-21319313/ LEGENDARY singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder has added a second MEN Arena date on Friday, October 3 in Manchester. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/11/michael-buble-announces-liverpool-arena-date-59067-21319315/ Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/11/michael-buble-announces-liverpool-arena-date-59067-21319315/ MICHAEL Bublé follows the news of his Brit and Grammy Award nominations with the confirmation of a UK arena tour this July, appearing at the Echo Arena Liverpool on July 20. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/11/theatres-to-end-culture-year-in-style-59067-21319317/ Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/11/theatres-to-end-culture-year-in-style-59067-21319317/ THE Everyman and Playhouse theatres in Liverpool complete their culture year celebrations on a high with six Made In Liverpool productions. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/11/tune-in-for-summer-nights-59067-21319319/ Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/news-reviews/2008/07/11/tune-in-for-summer-nights-59067-21319319/ CELEBRATE the arrival of summer with Wrexham Symphony Orchestra’s Summer Nights concert tomorrow.