Shows - October 27 onwards

Oct 22 2011 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

SHOWS

AUDLEM: October 29 - Cheshire Rural Touring Arts presents Oxfordshire Theatre Company’s production of The Jungle Book at St James’ School at 2.30pm. Contact 01270 812442 or visit www.cheshireruraltouringarts.co.uk.

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: October 27 - Cheshire Rural Touring Arts presentsPhoenix Rising: DH Lawrence Son and Lover starring Paul Slack at the Forum Studio Theatre in Hamilton Place at 7.30pm. Tickets £10-£6. Call 0845 241 7868 or visit www.chesterfestivals.co.uk.

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

CREWE: October 30 - Mike Harding presents an evening of songs, daft stories and monologues at the Lyceum Theatre in Heath Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £15, concessions £1 off. Call 01270 537333 or visit www.lyceumtheatre.net.

CREWE: November 3 - Action Hero presents Frontman - a furiously loud raucous reproduction of all the best gigs you never saw, 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: November 3-4 - Ken Dodd at the Lyceum Theatre in Heath Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £15, concessions £1 off. Call 01270 537333 or visit www.lyceumtheatre.net.

FADDILEY: October 30 - Cheshire Rural Touring Arts presents Oxfordshire Theatre Company’s production of The Jungle Book at The Goodwill Hall at 2pm. Contact 01270 524441 or visit www.cheshireruraltouringarts.co.uk.

GREAT BUDWORTH: October 29 - Cheshire Rural Touring Arts presents Phoenix Rising: DH Lawrence Son and Lover starring Paul Slack at the Great Budworth Village Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £10-£6. Call 01606 891019 or visit www.cheshireruraltouringarts.co.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 28 - Comedian Freddie Starr 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: October 29 - A Question of Sport Live presented by Sue Barker with resident team captains Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell at the Empire Theatre in Lime Street at 7.30pm. Call 08448 47 25 25Šor visitŠ www.liverpoolempire.org.uk.

LIVERPOOL: October 30 and March 20 - Psychic Sally On The Road with Sally Morgan at the Empire Theatre in Lime Street at 7.30pm. Call 08448 47 25 25Šor visitŠ www.liverpoolempire.org.uk.

LIVERPOOL: November 1-5 - Strictly Gershwin - the dancers of English National Ballet will be joined by special guests and a live jazz orchestra for this fabulous in-the-round dance spectacular at the Empire Theatre in Lime Street at 7.30pm. Call 08448 47 25 25Šor visitŠ www.liverpoolempire.org.uk.

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: November 23 - Cornerstone Arts Festival presents Graduates Dance Night featuring graduate dance students from Liverpool Hope and John Moores University in the Capstone Theatre, Liverpool Hope University, Shaw Street, at 7.30pm. Tickets £4. 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 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.

LLANDUDNO: October 30 - Comedian Joe Pasquale at Venue Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £17.50. Call 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

LLANDUDNO: November 1 - Black Rat Productions presents Up ‘n’ Under by John Godber at Venue Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £10, £9. Call 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.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 28-29 - Duet For One by Tom Kempinski starring Erica Rogers and Paul Green, 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: October 29 - An evening with Rob Brydon at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 7.30pm. Tickets £14. Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

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 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: 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.

MOLLINGTON: October 28 - Cheshire Rural Touring Arts presents Phoenix Rising: DH Lawrence Son and Lover starring Paul Slack at the Mollington and Backford Village Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £10-£6. Call 01244 851045 or visit www.cheshireruraltouringarts.co.uk.

RUNCORN: November 2 - Shakespeare Schools Festival at The Brindley in High Street. Ring 0151 907 8360 or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk.

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.

SALFORD: October 28-29 - Comedian Jon Richardson at The Lowry in Salford Quays at 8pm. Tickets £14. Call 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

SALFORD: October 28 - Mind reader Chris Cox presents Fatal Distraction at The Lowry in Salford Quays at 8pm. Tickets £12. Call 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

SALFORD: October 29-30 - TLC Productions presents In Conversation With An Acid Bath Murderer - In 1949, “vampire killer” John George Haigh was hanged for murder. Join him in his workshop, where he dissolved his victims in acid. This chilling true story is written and performed by Nigel Fairs, whose great grandfather put the shackles on Haigh in Lewes Prison, at The Lowry in Salford Quays at 7pm on October 29 and 8.30pm on October 30. Tickets £5. Call 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

SALFORD: October 29-30 - A Passion for Evil- A master of the occult, outstanding mountaineer, poet and writer, Aleister Crowley fearlessly pursued his search for the truth, exploring the world and the darker regions of his own mind, he rampaged through the hypocritical moral code of Victorian England. In this piece of chilling theatre John Burns strips away the myth and seeks out the truth of the man they called The Beast, at The Lowry in Salford Quays at 8.30pm on October 29 and 7pm on October 30. Tickets £5. Call 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

SALFORD: October 30 - Ministry of Burlesque presents High Tease - the very best of true burlesque – a provocative blend of new variety, historical chic and contemporary cabaret at The Lowry in Salford Quays at 8pm. Suitable for ages 16+. Tickets £16-£12. Call 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

SALFORD: October 31 - The Call of Cthulhu - Based on H P Lovecraft's classic tale of untold terror, this disturbing production lurches from commanding to unsettling, at The Lowry in Salford Quays at 8pm. Tickets £10. Call 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

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.

STOKE-ON-TRENT: October 29 - Judy and Liza - dazzling production starring Lucy Williamson and Emma Dears telling the turbulent tales of Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli against the backdrop of their infamous 1964 London Palladium concert, at the Regent Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £20.50-£18.50. Visit www.ambassadortickets.com or ring 0844 871 7649.

STOKE-ON-TRENT: October 31 - Psychic Sally on the Road featuring Sally Morgan, at the Regent Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £20.50-£18.50. Visit www.ambassadortickets.com or ring 0844 871 7649.

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: October 30 - The People’s Theatre Company presents How The Koala Learnt To Hug at the Parr Hall at 2.30pm. Tickets £6, family ticket £22. 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 2 - Journey Through Music - a chronological musical journey with some of the biggest hits of all time, at the Parr Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £11. 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 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 3 - Comedian Justin Moorhouse at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton at 8.30pm. Tickets £15. 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.