Shows - February 24 onwards

Feb 20 2011 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

SHOWS

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.

CHESTER: March 1 - The Speakeasy - a unique 1920s themed event in aid of NSPCC including Night Train Jazz Band, classic dance groups, 1920s film projections and fancy dress at Telford’s Warehouse in Tower Wharf from 7pm. Entry £5. Ring 01244 390390.

CREWE: February 25 - That’ll Be The Day rock ‘n’ roll show at the Lyceum Theatre in Heath Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £20-£16.50. Ring 01270 537333 or visit www.lyceumtheatre.net.

CREWE: February 26 - Buzz Hawkins Does The Bradshaws - An’ All That! - comedy sketches, catchy choruses and daft bits from a lifetime on the radio at the Lyceum Theatre in Heath Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £15, concessions £3 off. 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.

CREWE: March 3 - Psychic Sally on The Roadfeaturing celebrity psychic Sally Morgan at the Lyceum Theatre in Heath Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £21.50. Ring 01270 537333 or visit www.lyceumtheatre.net.

CREWE: March 3 - Probe present May - new and daring dance work from this award-winning company, 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 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: February 28 - Shakespeare For Kidz presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream - The Bard's comedy gets a musical transformation from Shakespeare 4 Kidz at the Empire Theatre in Lime Street at 10.30am and 1.30pm. Ring 0844 847 2525 or visit www.liverpoolempire.org.uk.

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: March 25-26 - Tall Stories Theatre Company presents The Gruffalo’s Child by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler at the Playhouse Theatre in Williamson Square at 1.30pm and 4.30pm on March 25 and 10.30am, 1.30pm and 4.30pm on March 26. Tickets £14-£8. Ring 0151 709 4776 or visit www.everymanplayhouse.com.

LIVERPOOL: April 4-16 - 3rd Degree Music Festival - third year music students take to the stage to showcase their work at the Paul McCartney Auditorium, LIPA. Ring 0844 873 2888 or visit www.lipa.ac.uk for more details.

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

LLANDUDNO: March 4 - Venue Cymru Comedy Club at Venue Cymru. Tickets £12. Ring 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.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: March 1-5 - The Blues Brothers at the Palace Theatre in Oxford Street. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: March 2-5 - Manchester Universities and Gilbert and Sullivan Society present The Yeoman of the Guard at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 7.30pm with 2.30pm Satrurday matinee. Tickets £8.50. Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

MANCHESTER: March 3 and 5 - Faro Productions present Tilley by Aby Hynes - a new play with live, original music and dance. Dressed as a boy, Tilley takes to the variety stage and, dressed in uniform, persuades a generation of young men to go to war - at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 7.30pm. Tickets £5. Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.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: March 3 - Kill For A Seat Comedy Club presents The Raymond and Mr Timpkins Revue and Tiffany Stevenson-Oake, with resident compere Silky, in the Clwyd Room at Clwyd Theatr Cymru at 8pm. Tickets £9, concessions £7. Ring 0845 330 3565 or visit ww.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk.

MOLD: March 8-10 - Theatr na n’Og present Aesop’s Fables, adapted by Keiron Self, ashow for young children and their families in the Emlyn Williams Theatre at Clwyd Theatr Cymru at 1pm and 4.30pm on March 8, 10.30am on March 9 and 10.30am, 1pm and 4.30pm on March 10. Tickets £5. Ring 0845 330 3565 or visit ww.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk.

NESTON: March 4 - Cheshire Rural Touring Arts present Dodgy Clutch’s production of Xolisile’s Song - performers from South Africa and the North East of England come together to create a rich visual story-telling show to delight young and old, with two stories linked by a common theme of hope, at Neston Civic Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £10-£6. Ring 0151 353 8638 or visit www.cheshireruraltouringarts.co.uk.

NESTON: March 5-6 - Little Actors Youth Theatre presents Gargantua by Carl Grose at 7.30pm on March 5 and 4.30pm and 7.30pm on March 6 at Neston Civic Hall, Hinderton Road.ŠTickets £5 or £2.50 concessions from 0151 335 4302.

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 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: 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 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.

SALFORD: February 27 - Clydebuilt Puppet Theatre present Peter and the Wolf - This family show is brought to life using life-sized animal puppets and actors. Follow the adventures of Peter’s visit to his Grandfather’s cottage at the edge of The Great Forest, and meet all of the familiar characters – the Duck, the Cat, the Little Bird and, of course, the Wolf, at The Lowry at noon and 3pm. Tickets £8.50. Ring 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

STOKE-ON-TRENT: March 3 - Comedian Sarah Millican at the Victoria Hall at 8pm. Tickets £16. Visit www.ambassadortickets.com or ring 0844 871 7649.

STOKE-ON-TRENT: March 17-19 - The Russian State Ballet of Siberia present Romeo and Juliet at 7.30pm on March 17; Sleeping Beauty at 7.30pm on March 18; and Swan Lake at 2.30pm and 7.30pm on March 19 at the Regent Theatre. Tickets £30.50-£15.50. 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 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.

WARRINGTON: February 27 - Comedian Felix Dexter presents his Multiple Personalities in Order show at the Pyramid, Palmyra Square at 8pm. Tickets £15. Ring 01925 442345 or visit www.pyramidparrhall.com.

WARRINGTON: March 4 - Three Bonzos and a Piano featuring Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band members Roger Ruskin Spear, Rodney Slater and Sam Spoons along with pianist Dave Glasson at the Pyramid, Palmyra Square at 7.30pm. Tickets £16, £14. 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.

WINSFORD: March 4-5 - Chinese State Circus at the Winsford Lifestyle Centre. Ring 01606 288666.

WIRRAL: March 1-5 - Parrabbola present community opera - The Wedding, a modern musical about a Scouse wedding, where all the audience are invited as guests and every ticket includes a free meal and your first drink. Strongly rooted in the working communities of the Wirral, The Wedding is based on the real-life stories of workers from Price’s Candles Factory, Bromborough, and can be seen at Hulme Hall in Port Sunlight, at 7.30pm with a matinee performance on Saturday at 2pm. Tickets cost £15 per person with group discounts available. Ring 0151 639 9231 during office hours between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.

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.

WIRRAL: March 14-19 - Port Sunliht Players present The Bugle Boy by Don Stevenson - the Glenn Miller story told with full orchestra, at the Gladstone Theatre in Port Sunlight at 7.30pm. Tickets £10. 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.