Shows - March 10 onwards

Mar 6 2011 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

SHOWS

CREWE: March 10 - Lone Twin Theatre present The Festival - a chain of events discreetly alters a private worldto devastating effect when two lives cross at a festival of music and song 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 14-19 - Crewe Amateur Musicals Society present Jesus Christ Superstar by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber at the Lyceum Theatre in Heath Street at 7.30pm with 2,30pm Saturday matinee. Tickets £14. Ring 01270 537333 or visit www.lyceumtheatre.net.

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 11 - Sing-a-long-a Hairspray at Venue Cymru at 7pm. Tickets £10 adults, £7 children. Ring 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

LLANDUDNO: March 12 - Salsa Amor - all day dance event packed with workshops aimed at everyone from beginners to experienced dancers at Venue Cymru. Full event tickets £50, evening show £12.50. Ring 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

LLANDUDNO: March 20 - Sarah Millican brings her Chatterbox tour to Venue Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £15. Ring 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: March 10-12 - Claire Sweeney stars in Tell Me On A Sunday by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Don Black at the Palace Theatre in Oxford Street. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: March 12-13 - Raymond Gubbay presents Anton De Beke and Erin Boag in Puttin’ On The Ritz also featuring singer Lance Ellington and a live orchestra conducted by Richard Balcombe at the Bridgewater Hall at 3pm both days and 7.30pm on March 12. Tickets £37.50-£19.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: March 16 - Sally Morgan presents Psychic Sally on the Road at the Palace Theatre in Oxford Street. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: March 17 - Drumchasers - ten fantastic percussionists and dancers take to the stage in an explosion of sound and light with a story of rivalry, romance and rhythm, at the Palace Theatre in Oxford Street. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: April 26 - Jan Ravens in Changing Faces - the star of Dead Ringers and Spitting Image chats about impersonating royalty, celebrities and public figures at the Royal Exchange Theatre, St Ann’s Square, at 8pm. Tickets £10, £7. Ring 0161 833 9833 or visit www.royalexchange.co.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 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.

MOLD: March 14 - Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company present Notes To Future Self by Lucy Caldwell in the Emlyn Williams Theatre at Clwyd Theatr Cymru at 7.45pm. Tickets £9, concessions £7. Ring 0845 330 3565 or visit ww.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk.

MOLD: March 16 - Artists of Welsh National Opera present A Viennese Whirl in the Emlyn Williams Theatre at Clwyd Theatr Cymru at 7.45pm. Tickets £11, concessions £9. Ring 0845 330 3565 or visit ww.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk.

NORTHWICH: March 12 - Actor Neil Morrissey brings his Stripped Bare tour to the Memorial Hall at 8pm. Tickets £15. Ring 01606 288666.

RHYL: March 11 - A Night of Queen with The Bohemians at the Pavilion Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £15, concessions £1.50 off. Ring 01745 330000 or visit www.rhylpavilion.co.uk.

RHYL: March 17-18 - Rhyl High School presents The Wedding Singer at the Pavilion Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £10, concessions £2.50 off. Ring 01745 330000 or visit www.rhylpavilion.co.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: March 13-15 - Count Arthur Strong brings his Command Performance to The Lowry at 8pm. Tickets £16. Ring 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

SALFORD: March 13 and 19 - Miles Jupp presents Fibber in the Heat- a master comedian and a lover of cricket, Jupp’s show is a must see for cricket lovers and non-cricket lovers alike, at The Lowry at 8pm. Tickets £12. Ring 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

SALFORD: March 15-16 - Ailey 2 dance company, led by American dance great Alvin Ailey, present Shards, Echoes and Revelations at The Lowry at 7.30pm. Tickets £24-£14. Ring 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

SALFORD: March 17-20 - Moscow State Circus featuring breathtaking balancing acts, a frenzy of gymnasts on trampolines, body-twisting contortionists and award-winning clowns, Valik & Valerik who have perfected the art of slapstick and Buster Keaton style cunning capers at The Lowry at 7.30pm. Tickets £24-£14. Ring 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

STOKE-ON-TRENT: March 16 - Count Arthur Strong brings his Command Performance to the Regent Theatre at 8pm. Tickets £18. 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.

WINSFORD: March 10 - Memory Lane nostalgia show featuring music ranging from the 40s-70s at the Winsford Lifestyle Centre at 2pm. Tickets £12, concessions £10. Ring 01606 288666.

WINSFORD: March 12 - American Wrestling Live at the Winsford Lifestyle Centre at 7.30pm. Tickets £12, concessions £10, family £36. Ring 01606 550700.

WIRRAL: March 10-12 - The Woolgatherers of Heswall present Up ‘n’ Under by John Godber at Heswall Hall in Telegraph Road at 8pm. Tickets £7. Ring 0151 348 1084.

WIRRAL: March 14-19 - Port Sunlight 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.

WIRRAL: March 23-26 - Riverside Players present Mill on the Floss by Helen Edmundson, adapted from the novel by George Eliot, at the Gladstone Theatre in Port Sunlight at 7.30pm. Tickets £8. Ring 0151 643 8757 or visit www.gladstonetheatre.org.uk.