Shows - February 17 onwards

Feb 13 2011 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

SHOWS

CHESTER: February 19 - Alexander’s Comedy Club presents Jim Smallman at Alexander’s in Rufus Court. Doors 8pm, first set 9.45pm. Tickets £10. Ring 01244 340005 or visit www.alexanderslive.com.

CHESTER: February 22-26 - Chester Gang Show 2011 at Chester Catholic High School in Old Wrexham Road at 7.15pm with 2.15pm Saturday matinee. Adults £8, concessions £6. Visit www.chestergangshow.net or ring 07544 144445.

CHESTER: February 22-25 - Treasure Trove Puppet Theatre presents The Story of the Willow Pattern Plate - famous tale from the land of lotus blossoms of a mighty Mandarin and his daughter Koon Se who has fallen in love with the Mandarin’s servant, at the Forum Studio Theatre in Hamilton Place at 2.30pm. Tickets £6, concessions £5. Ring 01244 341296 or visit www.chestertheatre.co.uk.

CHESTER: February 26 - Alexander’s Comedy Club presents Tony Law at Alexander’s in Rufus Court. Doors 8pm, first set 9.45pm. Tickets £10. Ring 01244 340005 or visit www.alexanderslive.com.

CREWE: February 17 - Trace Theatre present Once Upon A Something, tackling head-on some of the traditional ways of telling a story from Hollywood acting to fairy tales, at Axis Art College in Crewe Green Road at 7.30pm. Tickets £7, concessions £4.50. Ring 0161 247 5302 or visit www.axisartscentre.org.uk.

CREWE: February 22 - Mountaineer Stephen Venable presents In The Steps of Shackleton at the Lyceum Theatre in Heath Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £14-£12. Ring 01270 537333 or visit www.lyceumtheatre.net.

CREWE: March 1 - Guy Dartnell presents Something or Nothing - the international award winner performs a show about mistaken identity combining lecture, storytelling and wit with video and chalk images, at Axis Art College in Crewe Green Road at 7.30pm. Tickets £7, concessions £4.50. Ring 0161 247 5302 or visit www.axisartscentre.org.uk.

LIVERPOOL: February 17 - John Shuttleworth in A Man With No More Rolls at the Everyman Theatre in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £16.50, £14. Ring 0151 709 4776 or visit www.everymanplayhouse.com.

LIVERPOOL: February 18 - John Hegly presents The Adventures of Monsieur Robinet, the story of a Frenchman with some unusual habits at the Everyman Theatre in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £16.50, £14. Ring 0151 709 4776 or visit www.everymanplayhouse.com.

LIVERPOOL: February 19 - John Hegly presents Animal Alphaboat, a family show which gives all ages the chance to experience the poet’s unique approach to poetry, dance and song at the Everyman Theatre in Hope Street at 11am. Tickets £14, £10. Ring 0151 709 4776 or visit www.everymanplayhouse.com.

LIVERPOOL: February 19 - Billy Youth Theatre present Billy Elliot The Musical at the Empire Theatre in Lime Street at 7.30pm. Ring 0844 847 2525 or visit www.liverpoolempire.org.uk.

LIVERPOOL: February 22 - Comedian Stephen K Amos brings his Best Medicine tour to the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 8pm. Tickets £33.50-£18.50. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

LIVERPOOL: February 23-26 - Murdered With Kindness presents They Call Her Natasha in which the songs of Elvis Costello lead us through the life and times of his female counterpart Elsie,played by Lou Dalgleish, at the Everyman Theatre in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £16-£10. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

LIVERPOOL: March 10-12 - Elegies: A Song Cycle by award-winning composer William Finn is a celebration of life told through song and is performed by third year acting students at the Sennheiser Studio Theatre, LIPA, at 7.30pm with 2.30pm matinee on March 12. Tickets £7, concessions £3.50. Not suitable for young children. Ring 0844 873 2888 or visit www.lipa.ac.uk.

LIVERPOOL: April 21-25 - Comedian Peter Kay at the Echo Arena. Tickets £35. Ring 0844 8000 400.

LLANDUDNO: February 14-19 - The All New Original Tribute to The Blues Brothers at Venue Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £23-£17. Ring 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

LLANDUDNO: February 17 - LDN Wrestling stars including 25 stone Big Dog, Politician Richard Parliament, and the Capital Champion Travis at Venue Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £12-£10. Ring 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: February 16-19 - Into The Woods by Stephen Sondheim at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 7.30pm. Tickets £10. Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

MANCHESTER: February 28 - Circus of Horrors present Four Chapters of Hell at the Palace Theatre in Oxford Street at 7.30pm. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: May 30-31 - The Wiggles bring their live stage show to the Opera House in Quay Street. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: June 3 - Comedian Danny Bhoy bring his unique brand of personal storytelling and razor sharp wit to the Opera House in Quay Street. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: June 16-17 - Comedian Dylan Moran delivers searing observations and sumptuous imagery, painted across a large fraying canvas with cruel, curmudgeonly “Moranesque” brush strokes, bringing his unique brand of personal storytelling and razor sharp wit to the Opera House in Quay Street. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: June 21 - An Evening of Mediumship with James Van Praagh and Tony Stockwell at the Opera House in Quay Street. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: June 23 - The Magic of Motown - the UK’s number one live Motown concert show returns bigger than ever before with its all-new 2011 spectacular with solid-gold hits from The Supremes, Temptations, Four Tops, Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Mary Wells, Martha Reeves, Lionel Richie and more at the Opera House in Quay Street. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MOLD: February 20 - Dee & Alyn’s The Sound of Musicals in the Clwyd Room at Clwyd Theatr Cymru at 8pm. Tickets £10, concessions £8, children £5. Ring 0845 330 3565 or visit www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk.

MOLD: February 16-18 - Mold Players present Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard in the Clwyd Room at Clwyd Theatr Cymru at 7.45pm. Tickets £10, concessions £8. Ring 0845 330 3565 or visit www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk.

NORTHWICH: February 25 - An evening of clairvoyance with TV medium Christine Hamlett-Walsh at Lostock Social Club in Works Lane at 7.30pm. Tickets £7. Ring 01606 44421.

RHYL: February 18 - Count Arthur Strong presents Command Performance at the Pavilion Theatre at 8pm. Tickets £16. Ring 01745 330000 or visit www.rhylpavilion.co.uk.

RHYL: February 25 - Comedians Mike Gunn and Sean Collins presents Still On The Roadshow at the Pavilion Theatre at 8pm. Tickets £14. Ring 01745 330000 or visit www.rhylpavilion.co.uk.

RUNCORN: February 17-18 - Olwen Grounds School of Dance presents Tonight’s The Nightat The Brindley in High Street. Ring 0151 907 8360 or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk.

RUNCORN: March 4 - Roger Llewellyn stars in Sherlock Holmes - The Last Act at The Brindley in High Street. Ring 0151 907 8360 or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk.

RUNCORN: March 9-12 - CODYS present Disney’s High School Musicalat The Brindley in High Street. Ring 0151 907 8360 or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk.

RUNCORN: March 11 - Rosie Wilby presents Further Science of Sexat The Brindley in High Street. Ring 0151 907 8360 or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk.

SALFORD: February 18-19 - Comedian Sarah Millican presents Chatterbox, at The Lowry at 8pm. Tickets £15. Ring 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

SALFORD: February 19-20 - Analogue presents Beachy Head - It's been a month since Stephen jumped and as memories of their last night together rewind and replay, Amy is desperate to find out why. Following the sell-out success of Mile End, Analogue return with a powerful look at the ripple effects of one man’s decision to take his own life at The Lowry at 8pm. Tickets £10, £5. Ring 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

SALFORD: February 25-26 - The Water Still Remains by John Hoggarth - This fun-filled, fast-paced collection of plays and stories, inspired by the recollections and memories of the people who lived and worked in the area, captures the heart and soul of the Salford Docks, at The Lowry at 8pm. Tickets £5. Ring 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

STOKE-ON-TRENT: February 18 - Afrika Afrika - a magical experience of Africa to fascinate the audience with its tempo and zest for life at the Victoria Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £25-£18. Visit www.ambassadortickets.com or ring 0844 871 7649.

STOKE-ON-TRENT: February 19 - Medium Colin Fry at the Victoria Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £19.50. Visit www.ambassadortickets.com or ring 0844 871 7649.

TATTENHALL: March 3 - Cheshire Rural Touring Arts present Pentabus Theatre’s production of Tales of The Country - the story of a family that moves from a terraced house in North London to a rambling grange in rural Hertfordshire, at The Barbour Institute at 7.30pm. Tickets £10-£6. Ring 01829 771442 or visit www.cheshireruraltouringarts.co.uk.

WARRINGTON: February 17 - Comedian Milton Jones presents his Lion Whisperer show at the Parr Hall, Palmyra Square at 8pm. Tickets £15, £13. Ring 01925 442345 or visit www.pyramidparrhall.com.

WARRINGTON: February 22 - Psychic Sally on the Road featuring Sally Morgan at the Parr Hall, Palmyra Square at 7.30pm. Tickets £20.50. Ring 01925 442345 or visit www.pyramidparrhall.com.

WARRINGTON: February 25 - Comedian Russell Kane presents his Smokescreens and Castles show at the Parr Hall, Palmyra Square at 8pm. Tickets £14, £12. Ring 01925 442345 or visit www.pyramidparrhall.com.

WINSFORD: February 24-26 - Vale Royal Junior Operatics present Oliver! by Lionel Bart at the Winsford Lifestyle Centre at 7.30pm. Tickets £4. Ring 01606 288666.

WIRRAL: February 16-19 - Birkenhead District Scouts present Gang Show 2011 celebrating 60 years of the Birkenhead Gang Show at the Gladstone Theatre in Port Sunlight at 7.30pm with 2.30pm matinee on February 19. Tickets £10, £7, family £30. Ring 0151 643 8757 or visit www.gladstonetheatre.org.uk.

WIRRAL: March 2-5 - Bebington Dramatic Society presents That’s Love by Ron Aldridge at the Gladstone Theatre in Port Sunlight at 7.30pm. Tickets £7. Ring 0151 643 8757 or visit www.gladstonetheatre.org.uk.

WREXHAM: February 24 - Comedy night featuring Rowan Campbell, Joe Wilkinson and Gavin Webster in the Guild Bar at Glyndwr University at 8.30pm. Tickets £5, students £3. Visit www.glyndwr.ac.uk/events or ring 01978 293293.