Shows - October 20 onwards

Oct 15 2011 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

SHOWS

CHESTER: October 20 - Comedian Dave Spikey at The Laugh Inn, Station Road. Ring 01244 401626 or visit www.thelaughinnchester.co.uk.

CHESTER: October 21 - Stand Up Chester - Danny McLaughlin introduces Seymour Mace and Daliso Chaponda at The Laugh Inn, Homer House, Station Road. Call 08000 612 9711.

CHESTER: October 22 - Stand Up Chester - Danny McLaughlin introduces Seymour Mace, Nathan Caton and Daliso Chaponda at The Laugh Inn, Homer House, Station Road. Call 08000 612 9711.

CHESTER: October 27 - Thank God It's Thursday - Matt Reed introduces Katie Mulgrew and Tony Burgess at The Laugh Inn, Homer House, Station Road. Call 08000 612 9711.

CHESTER: February 1 - Comedian Russell Kane at The Laugh Inn, Station Road. Ring 01244 401626 or visit www.thelaughinnchester.co.uk.

CREWE: October 20 - Back to Broadway featuring the very best of musical theatre at the Lyceum Theatre in Heath Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £18.50, concessions £1.50 off. Call 0161 247 5302 or visit www.axisartscentre.org.uk.

CREWE: October 22 - The State Ballet of Minsk present The Nutcracker at the Lyceum Theatre in Heath Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £20, concessions £2 off. Call 0161 247 5302 or visit www.axisartscentre.org.uk.

CREWE: October 25-26 - That’ll Be The Day rock ‘n’ roll show at the Lyceum Theatre in Heath Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £20-£16.50, concessions £2 off. Call 0161 247 5302 or visit www.axisartscentre.org.uk.

CREWE: October 25 - Little Bulb Theatre presents Operation Greenfield, at the Axis Arts Centre in Crewe Green Road at 7.30pm. Tickets £8, concessions £5. Call 0161 247 5302 or visit www.axisartscentre.org.uk.

CREWE: October 27 - Jean Abreu Dance presents Inside, at the Axis Arts Centre in Crewe Green Road at 7.30pm. Tickets £8, concessions £5. Call 0161 247 5302 or visit www.axisartscentre.org.uk.

LIVERPOOL: October 21 - Comedian Dave Gorman at the Empire Theatre in Lime Street at 8pm. Call 08448 47 25 25Šor visitŠ www.liverpoolempire.org.uk.

LIVERPOOL: October 22 - Music With Laughter 2 featuring The Christians, Stevie Riks, Alternative Radio, Gary Murphy Band, Sean Styles, Mark Moraghan, Brian ‘Saxophone’ Jones, Joe Wall, Johnny Kennedy and Jade Tremarco, hosted by Billy Butler, at the Empire Theatre in Lime Street at 7.30pm. Call 08448 47 25 25Šor visitŠ www.liverpoolempire.org.uk.

LIVERPOOL: October 25-26 - Comedian Alan Carr brings his Spexy Beast tour to the Echo Arena. Tickets £25. Ring 0844 8000 400 or visit www.echoarena.com.

LIVERPOOL: October 25 - Over The Rainbow: The Eva Cassidy Story at the Empire Theatre in Lime Street at 7.30pm. Call 08448 47 25 25Šor visitŠ www.liverpoolempire.org.uk.

LIVERPOOL: October 27 - Comedian Micky Flanagan at the Empire Theatre in Lime Street at 7.30pm. Call 08448 47 25 25Šor visitŠ www.liverpoolempire.org.uk.

LIVERPOOL: October 29 - Carnival Du Vampires Rock at the Echo Arena. Tickets £28.50-£15. Ring 0844 8000 400 or visit www.echoarena.com.

LIVERPOOL: November 2-4 - Comedian Lee Evans brings his Roadrunner tour to the Echo Arena. Tickets £30. Ring 0844 8000 400 or visit www.echoarena.com.

LIVERPOOL: November 14 - Comedian Bill Bailey at the Echo Arena. Ring 0844 8000 400 or visit www.echoarena.com.

LIVERPOOL: November 17-19 - LIPA Dance presents The Classics - third year dancers take part in a diverse new show of original dance pieces created by professional choreographers in the Paul McCartney Auditorium at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts at 7.30pm. Adults £8, concessions £4. Visit www.lipa.ac.uk or call 0844 873 2888.

LIVERPOOL: November 18 - Cornerstone Arts Festival presents Taciturn - a professional dance company of four female dancers create and perform vibrant and diverse works in The Cornerstone Theatre, Liverpool Hope University, Shaw Street, at 7.30pm. Tickets £10, £8. Call 0151 709 3789 or visit www.hope.ac.uk/cornerstonefestival.

LIVERPOOL: November 19 - Cornerstone Arts Festival presents Nirmanika dance group exploring various aspects of Indian temple architecture through the medium of Bharatanatyam dance at Liverpool Hope University, Shaw Street, at 7.30pm. Tickets £10, £8. Call 0151 709 3789 or visit www.hope.ac.uk/cornerstonefestival.

LIVERPOOL: January 29 - King and Queen of the ballroom, Anton du Beke and Erin Boag, announce their return with a sensational new show, Let’s Do It, which comes to the Philharmonic Hall at 3pm. Tickets £29.50-£42.50. Call 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

LLANDUDNO: October 21 - Venue Cymru Comedy Club in the Orme Suite at Venue Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £13. Call 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

LLANDUDNO: October 23 - Bullseye 2011 starring John Lowe, Eric Bristow and Bob Anderson at Venue Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £25, £20. Call 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

LLANDUDNO: October 26 - Mappa Mundi present Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare at Venue Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £12, £11, £10 children. Call 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

LLANDUDNO: October 27 - Explore with BBC presenter Paul Rose who has spent more than 40 years exploring the world on land and sea, at Venue Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £15, £13. Call 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

LLANDUDNO: October 27 - Comedian Reginald D Hunter at Venue Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £20. Call 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: October 21 - Manchester Literature Festival presents novelist David Lodge talking about his recent work exploring the lives of past writers such as Henry James and HG Wells, at the Whitworth Art Gallery at 7.30pm. Tickets £8, concessions £6. Call 0843 208 0500 or visit www.manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: October 21 - Godspell 40th anniversary concert starring Kerry Ellis at the Palace Theatre, Oxford Street. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: October 22 - Dons of Comedy - an amazing, awesome, pumping powerhouse of a stand-up comedy show, a night of true heavyweight comedy, at the Palace Theatre, Oxford Street. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: October 23 - Manchester Literature Festival presents Horrid Henry creator Francesca Simon talking about her new novel for children The Sleeping Army, at the Whitworth Art Gallery at 5pm. Tickets £5. Call 0843 208 0500 or visit www.manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: October 24, November 14, January 30 - Carol Ann Duffy & Friends - returning for a third season, Carol Ann Duffy introduces new writers from Manchester Metropolitian University and a vareity of established poets offering a medley of jazz, poetry and conversation, at the Royal Exchange Theatre, St Ann’s Square. Ring 0161 833 9833 or visit www.royalexchange.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: October 27-28 - Comedian Stephen Merchant presents Hello Ladies at the Apollo Theatre, Ardwick Green. Doors 7pm. Tickets £27.50, £25. Over 16s only. Ring 08444 777 677.

MANCHESTER: October 31-November 1 - Some Scary Stories - For two nights only, acclaimed writers Alistair McDowall (Plain Jane), Andrew Sheridan (Winterlong) and Claire Urwin (No Wonder) present three stories of contemporary horror to unsettle you this Halloween. These three monologues promise to be a chilling and unforgettable evening, at the Royal Exchange Theatre, St Ann’s Square. Tickets £7, £5. Ring 0161 833 9833 or visit www.royalexchange.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: November 3 - Manchester Literature Festival presents Anthony Horowitz’s Sherlock Holmes - Horowitz is the first modern author commissioned by the estate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to write a new Sherlock Holmes case, He talks about the new book, entitled The House of Silk, plus his many other literary triumphs including the Alex Rider series, in the Banqueting Room at Manchester Town Hall at 7pm. Tickets £8, concessions £6. Call 0843 208 0500 or visit www.manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: November 6 - Manchester Literature Festival presents Close Up with Jeffrey Eugenides - the author of The Virgin Suicides and Middlesex reads from his eagerly awaited new novel The Marriage Plot, at the Whitworth Art Gallery at 7.30pm. Tickets £7, concessions £5. Call 0843 208 0500 or visit www.manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: November 9-12 - Rock ‘n’ Roll Heaven - rock 'n' roll extravaganza featuring the music of Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley, Del Shannon, Ricky Nelson, and Eddie Cochran at the Opera House in Quay Street. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: November 15-19 - Big Bag of Boom - New Art Club Tom Roden and Pete Shenton, the world's funniest dance duo, are back with their latest piece of genre-defining, dance-up comedy, at the Royal Exchange Theatre, St Ann’s Square. Ring 0161 833 9833 or visit www.royalexchange.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: November 16 - Vampires Rock - Along with Steve Steinman, a full cast of superb singers, dancers and a formidable band blast their way through some of the greatest ever rock anthems at the Opera House in Quay Street. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: November 16 - The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler - Based on author Eve Ensler's Vagina Interviews conducted with women from all around the world, hilariously witty and moving collection of tales gives voice to a chorus of lusty, outrageous, poignant, brave stories, at the Palace Theatre in Oxford Street. Call 0844 847 2484 or visit www.palaceandoperahouse.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: November 17 - Halfway to Paradise - The Billy Fury Story - Now in its 15th year and still furiously rockin', his own band, Furys' Tornados, re-play live his timeless 29 hit records - Last Night Was Made For Love, I Will, Jealousy, Halfway To Paradise and many more at the Opera House in Quay Street. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: November 17-19 - Christmas With The Rat Pack - Take a trip back in time to the glamorous, glitzy nights of Las Vegas in the late 1950s and early 60s and be in the company of three of the world’s most popular entertainers, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr & Dean Martin, at the Palace Theatre, Oxford Street. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: November 18 - Magician Jerry Sadowitz at the Opera House in Quay Street. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: November 19 - 80s Mania - Step back in time and join Europe's premier 1980s experience with more than 35 chart topping smash hits, at the Opera House in Quay Street. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: January 20 - One Night With Elvis - features Lee ‘Memphis’ King, the UK’s most successful Elvis impersonator, finalist in The World’s Greatest Elvis and in the special edition of The Weakest Link, at the Palace Theatre in Oxford Street. Call 0844 847 2484 or visit www.palaceandoperahouse.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: January 21 - Comedian Omid Djalili at the Palace Theatre in Oxford Street. Call 0844 847 2484 or visit www.palaceandoperahouse.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: February 15 - Sing-a-long-a Abba at the Opera House in Quay Street. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: February 18 - The Real McCoy - The major comedy show featured on the BBC in the 90s which launched the careers of the likes of Felix Dexter, Curtis Walker, Richard Blackwood and Meera Syal is back for a reunion tour at the Opera House in Quay Street. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: February 23-25 - Respect La Divas - New show from the creator of the West End hit show Thriller Live, this is a powerful, entertaining and uplifting musical revue paying tribute to some of the greatest female singers of all-time at the Opera House in Quay Street. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: March 4 - Comedian Dave Spikey at the Opera House in Quay Street. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: March 6 - Celebrity psychic Sally Morgan at the Opera House in Quay Street. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MOLD: November 3 - Kill For A Seat Comedy Club featuring Henning Wehn and Stephen Carlin at the Clwyd Room at Clwyd Theatr Cymru at 8pm. Tickets £9, concessions £7. Call 0845 330 3565 or visit www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk.

RHYL: October 20 - An evening with medium Colin Fry at the Pavilion Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £16.50. Call 01745 330000 or visit www.rhylpavilion.co.uk.

RHYL: October 21 - Rockin’ On Heaven’s Door featuring the music of Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis and Eddie Cochran at the Pavilion Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £17.50, concessions £1 off. Call 01745 330000 or visit www.rhylpavilion.co.uk.

RHYL: October 26 - 2 Faced Dance Company present In The Dust at the Pavilion Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £10 adults, £7.50 children. Call 01745 330000 or visit www.rhylpavilion.co.uk..

RUNCORN: October 20 - Magical Extravaganza on Ice - dazzling ice skating family show, bringing the breathtaking talent of international ice skaters to the theatre stage at The Brindley in High Street. Ring 0151 907 8360 or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk.

RUNCORN: October 21-22 - Stuff and Nonsense Theatre Company presents The Elves and The Shoemaker at The Brindley in High Street. Ring 0151 907 8360 or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk.

RUNCORN: October 22-23 - Glenda Hill theatreworks presents Aladdin at The Brindley in High Street. Ring 0151 907 8360 or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk.

RUNCORN: October 26 - Travels with my Boggart by Louise Nulty & Jacqueline Pilton - crazy, sometimes scary yet heartwarming comedy about a young World War Two evacuee from the beautiful island of Guernsey who finds herself living on the dark and forbidding moorland landscape of Pennine Lancashire, in a hillside farmhouse owned by two strange old farmers, at The Brindley in High Street. Ring 0151 907 8360 or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk.

SALFORD: October 20 - Comedian Dave Gorman’s Powerpoint Presentation, at The Lowry in Salford Quays at 8pm. Tickets £20. Call 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

SALFORD: October 20 - Guy Masterson presents his one man show Shylock which reveals the tragic, tempestuous and often unbelievable life of fiction's most famous Jew, at The Lowry in Salford Quays at 8pm. Tickets £5. Call 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

SALFORD: October 20 - Musical comedy duo Frisky and Mannish present Pop Centre Plus, at The Lowry in Salford Quays at 8pm. Tickets £14. Call 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

SALFORD: October 21 - Comedian Lee Hurst at The Lowry in Salford Quays at 8pm. Tickets £15. Call 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

SALFORD: October 21-22 - The Workers Theatre Company presents BOGOFF - It’s two plays for the price of one - The Workers Theatre Company are back after their sell-out sketch show in February, with not one but two pieces of new theatre, at The Lowry in Salford Quays at 8pm with Saturday matinee at 3pm. Tickets £10. Call 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

SALFORD: October 23 - Diwali with Milapfest - Take part in energising Bollywood and Bhangra dance workshops, stroll through a grand bazaar filled with Indian arts and crafts, and enjoy some truly delicious Indian food. The event ends on a high with a Bollywood music performance showcase, at The Lowry in Salford Quays at 6.30pm. Tickets £15. Call 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

SALFORD: October 23 - Michael Moore Live - The Oscar winning filmmaker, satirist and international rabble-rousing writer makes a rare UK appearance to celebrate the publication of his new book Here Comes Trouble: Stories from my Life, at The Lowry in Salford Quays at 7.30pm. Tickets £19.50. Call 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

SALFORD: October 23 - Captain Murderer and the Morecambe Mermaid - pitch-black musical comedy created by John Barber and Lisa Howard, aka Captain Mermaid Theatre Company, with original songs by John Newman-Holden and additional dialogue by Charles Dickens. A sinister visual feast, with puppets and masks, illusions and projections, it tells two conjoined stories; of addiction, sexual exploitation, immigration and kiss-me-quick cheekiness, of burlesque queens and freak show geeks, at The Lowry in Salford Quays at 8pm. Tickets £5. Call 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

SALFORD: October 24 - Comedian Micky Flanagan at The Lowry in Salford Quays at 7.30pm. Tickets £17.50. Call 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

SALFORD: October 24 - Toby Hadoke present Now I Know My BBC - this comedy show is a heartfelt love letter to Auntie Beeb by the award-winning creator of Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf, at The Lowry in Salford Quays at 8pm. Tickets £12. Call 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

SALFORD: October 25 - Fascinating Aida present The Cheap Flights Tour at The Lowry in Salford Quays at 5pm and 8pm. Tickets £18.50. Call 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

SALFORD: October 26 - Comedian Tom Stade at The Lowry in Salford Quays at 8pm. Tickets £14. Call 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

SALFORD: October 27 - Comedian Tony Hawks at The Lowry in Salford Quays at 8pm. Tickets £16. Call 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

STOKE-ON-TRENT: October 23-24 - Over The Rainbow - The Eva Cassidy Story at the Regent Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £19.50-£18.50. Visit www.ambassadortickets.com or ring 0844 871 7649.

STOKE-ON-TRENT: October 24 - Medium Gordon Smith presents Beyond Belief at The Victoria Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £21. Visit www.ambassadortickets.com or ring 0844 871 7649.

STOKE-ON-TRENT: October 25 - Varsity Pro Wrestling - the UK’s number one sports entertainment company Varsity Pro Wrestling presents an explosive night of wrestling action featuring top stars and former superstars of the WWE and TNA at the Victoria Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £16-£13.50. Visit www.ambassadortickets.com or ring 0844 871 7649.

STOKE-ON-TRENT: October 25 - The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler starring Tiana Benjamin, Louisa Lytton and Wendi Peters at the Regent Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £19.50. Visit www.ambassadortickets.com or ring 0844 871 7649.

STOKE-ON-TRENT: October 26 - Beyond The Barricades at the Regent Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £19.50. Visit www.ambassadortickets.com or ring 0844 871 7649.

STOKE-ON-TRENT: October 26 - Comedian Reginald D Hunter at The Victoria Hall at 8pm. Tickets £21. Visit www.ambassadortickets.com or ring 0844 871 7649.

STOKE-ON-TRENT: October 27 - Comedian Sarah Millican at the Regent Theatre at 8pm. Tickets £21. Visit www.ambassadortickets.com or ring 0844 871 7649.

WARRINGTON: October 21 - A Night of Musicals - a production packed with musical showstoppers featuring the works of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Boubil & Schoenberg and more, starring Michael Courtney and full supporting cast at the Parr Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £16.50, £15. Call 01925 442345 or visit www.pyramidparrhall.com.

WARRINGTON: October 29 - Sally Morgan presents Psychic Sally on the Road at the Parr Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £23. Call 01925 442345 or visit www.pyramidparrhall.com.

WARRINGTON: November 11 - Omid Djalili brings his Tour of Duty show to the Parr Hall at 8pm. Tickets £19. Call 01925 442345 or visit www.pyramidparrhall.com.

WARRINGTON: November 19 - Comedian Jimmy Carr brings his Laughter Therapy show to the Parr Hall at 7pm. Tickets £25. Call 01925 442345 or visit www.pyramidparrhall.com.

WIRRAL: October 21 - Mid Wales Opera presents Madam Butterfly at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton at 7.30pm. Tickets £18, concessions £16. Call 0151 666 0000 or visit www.floralpavilion.com.

WIRRAL: October 23 - Billy & Wally’s Big Bumper Variety Show featuring Chrissy Rock and Bobby Kaye and hosted by Billy Butler and Wally Scott at the Gladstone Theatre at 7pm. Tickets £16. Call 0151 643 8757 or visit www.gladstonetheatre.org.uk.

WIRRAL: October 23 - That’ll Be The Day at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton at 7.30pm. Tickets £20. Call 0151 666 0000 or visit www.floralpavilion.com.

WIRRAL: October 27-29 - St Paul’s Operatic Society presents Carousel by Rodgers and Hammerstein at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton at 7.30pm with 2.30pm matinee. Tickets £17, concessions £15. Call 0151 666 0000 or visit www.floralpavilion.com.

WIRRAL: October 30 - F Rated Comedy Club presents Bill Woolland, Phil Buckley, Justin Palmer, Anthony J Brown, compered by Dominic Woodward, at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton at 8pm. Tickets £17, concessions £10, comedy and meal £20. Call 0151 666 0000 or visit www.floralpavilion.com.

WIRRAL: November 19 - Cheshire Rural Touring Arts present Moby Duck’s production of Bong Soon - A Windy Tale - a thunderously naughty tale for children aged four and over at Gladstone Village Hall in Burton at 3pm. Tickets £10-£6. Call 0151 336 5613.