Shows - November 10 onwards

Nov 6 2011 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

SHOWS

BRADWALL: November 12 - Cheshire Rural Touring Arts present The Harmonettes Go Into Orbit - a new 50s musical comedy packed with hits from the period at Bradwall Village Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £10-£6. Call 01270 759635 or visit www.cheshireruraltouringarts.co.uk.

CHESTER: November 10-19 - Tip Top Productions present Showtune, a musical revue celebrating the works of Jerry Herman, at the Forum Studio Theatre in Hamilton Place at 7.30pm with 2pm Saturday matinee. Tickets £10-£7. Call 01244 341296.

CHESTER: November 12 - Chester Comedy Club with Paul Dabek and Bob Darwin at Alexander’s, Rufus Court. Admission £12, £10 members. Ring 01244 340005 or visit www.alexanderslive.com.

CHESTER: November 13 - Comedian Kevin Precious brings his Not Appropriate show to Alexander’s, Rufus Court. Admission £7 advance. Ring 01244 340005 or visit www.alexanderslive.com.

CHESTER: November 17-19 - Theatre in the Quarter present Star of Wonder at St Thomas of Canterbury Church in Parkgate Road. Tickets £10 adults, concessions £8, children £5. Call 01244 374984.

CHESTER: November 26 - Cheshire Rural Touring Arts present The Harmonettes Go Into Orbit - a new 50s musical comedy packed with hits from the period at Capenhurst and Ledsham Village Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £10-£6. Call 0151 339 3327 or visit www.cheshireruraltouringarts.co.uk.

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

CREWE: November 10 - Vincent Cacialano presents Things Fall Into Place Unknown and Kept - local and international performers and visual artists come together for a dance event that highlights works made by Vincent Cacialano between 1991-2011, 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 12 - Opera Della Luna present The Ghosts of Ruddigore by Gilbert and Sullivan at the Lyceum Theatre in Heath Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £17.50, concessions £1.50 off. Call 01270 537333 or visit www.lyceumtheatre.net.

ELLESMERE PORT: Contact, Bedford Arts and Take Art present Country Boy’s Struggle, a solo show performed by Maxwell Golden, exploring the joys, pains, excitement and isolation of living in both rural and urban environments, at the Whitby Hall Studi Theatre in Stanney Lane at 7.30pm. For ages 14+. Tickets £8, £5. Call 0151 357 2120 or visit www.actiontransporttheatre.org.

FALLIBROOME: November 17 - Cheshire Rural Touring Arts present Action Transport Theatre’s production of 12 Miles From Nowhere- a play set on an isolated, rural farm in the north of England, at the Fallibroome Academy at 7.30pm. Tickets £10-£6. Call 01625 627258 or visit www.cheshireruraltouringarts.co.uk.

GAWSWORTH: November 12 - Cheshire Rural Touring Arts present For One Night Only- Oladipo Agboluaje’s warm-hearted play following Eddie and Bode’s attempt to find fame and fortune in the UK, at Gawsworth Village Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £10-£6. Call 01260 223352 or visit www.cheshireruraltouringarts.co.uk.

GOOSTREY: November 25 - Cheshire Rural Touring Arts present Action Transport Theatre’s production of 12 Miles From Nowhere- a play set on an isolated, rural farm in the north of England, at Goostrey Village Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £10-£6. Call 01477 534160 or visit www.cheshireruraltouringarts.co.uk.

LIVERPOOL: November 12 - Comedian Jimmy Carr, at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 8pm. Tickets £30-£25. Call 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.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.

LIVERPOOL: 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.

LLANDUDNO: November 12 - An evening of burlesque with The Folly Mixtures at Venue Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £19.50-£17.50. Call 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

MALPAS: November 15 - Cheshire Rural Touring Arts present Action Transport Theatre’s production of 12 Miles From Nowhere- a play set on an isolated, rural farm in the north of England, at Bishop Heber High School at 7.30pm. Tickets £10-£6. Call 01948 860571 or visit www.cheshireruraltouringarts.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: November 9-10 - English Youth Ballet presents Giselle featuring music by Adolphe Adam at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 7.30pm. Tickets £20-£16 Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.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 12 - Edited Highlights Of My Life by Sally Lawton - It’s Beth’s first day and Clint has arrived from the London office. It’s all go and things on the surface aren’t always what they seem. This play was written to showcase some of the most promising actors in the North West, at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 7.30pm. Tickets £8. Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.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: November 20 - Comedian Milton Jones presents The Lion Whisperer at the Apollo Theatre, Ardwick Green. Doors 7pm. Tickets £17.50. Ring 08444 777 677.

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.

MANCHESTER: March 8 - Hormonal Housewives - join the Hormonal Housewives as they battle against weight, mood swings, wine, PMS, men, going to the gym, waxing, stretch marks, chocolate, upper-lip hair and all the other joys of being a 21st century girl, at the Opera House in Quay Street. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: March 9 - The Ukraine National Opera present Madame Butterfly by Puccini, at the Opera House in Quay Street. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MARTHALL: November 11 - Cheshire Rural Touring Arts present The Harmonettes Go Into Orbit - a new 50s musical comedy packed with hits from the period at Marthall and Ollerton Village Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £10-£6. Call 01625 861804 or visit www.cheshireruraltouringarts.co.uk.

MOLD: November 13 - Dee & Alyn present Lullaby of Broadway - a tribute to Broadway featuring songs from shows including 42nd Street, Chicago and Wicked in the Anthony Hopkins Theatre at Clwyd Theatr Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £12, concessions £10. Call 0845 330 3565 or visit www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk.

PLUMLEY: November 19 - Cheshire Rural Touring Arts present Action Transport Theatre’s production of 12 Miles From Nowhere- a play set on an isolated, rural farm in the north of England, at Plumley Village Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £10-£6. Call 01565 722259 or visit www.cheshireruraltouringarts.co.uk.

RHYL: November 11 - Comedian Milton Jones at the Pavilion Theatre at 8pm. Tickets £17.50. Call 01745 330000 or visit www.rhylpavilion.co.uk.

RHYL: November 12 - On The Road 2011 with Jazz FM featuring Hayley Sanderson and jazz singer Ian Shaw at the Pavilion Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £14.50. Call 01745 330000 or visit www.rhylpavilion.co.uk.

RUNCORN: November 10 - Exploration 2011: A Dance Showcase - Halton's community dance showcase, at The Brindley in High Street. Ring 0151 907 8360 for details or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk.

RUNCORN: November 11 - Unforgettable - tribute to icons like Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Aretha Franklin,The Beach Boys, The Beatles and more, at The Brindley in High Street. Ring 0151 907 8360 for details or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk.

RUNCORN: November 15-19 - Centenary Theatre Company presents Fiddler On The Roof, at The Brindley in High Street. Ring 0151 907 8360 for details or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk.

SALFORD: November 7-10 - The MAPAS Music Hall Extravaganza - The Salford Music and Performing Arts Service present a showcase of young acts from across the city. Singing, dancing, bands, choirs and more, at The Lowry, Salford Quays, at 7.15pm. Tickets £10-£1.25. Call 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

SALFORD: November 11 - Sing-a-long-a Wicker Man - Dust off your best Scottish accent, dress up as your favourite character and come and join in with the singing, buttock-slapping and dialogue of the 1973 horror classic, at The Lowry, Salford Quays, at 8pm. Tickets £10. Call 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

SALFORD: November 12 - Burlesque! - Join the darkly witty Vampire Queen Rosie Lugosi and dress to impress as she paves the way for a host of mesmerising variety acts guaranteed to leave you in awe, at The Lowry, Salford Quays, at 8pm. Tickets £16-£12. Call 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

SALFORD: November 13-14 - Comedian Daniel Sloss - Scotland’s half-man-half-Xbox, hormone-ridden comic prodigy is currently one of the fastest rising stars of UK comedy, at The Lowry, Salford Quays, at 8pm. Tickets £12. Call 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

SALFORD: November 16-17 - Company Chameleon in association with The Lowry present Gameshow - The Lowry’s company in residence debut their latest work, a story of desire, seduction and manipulation, at The Lowry, Salford Quays, at 8pm. Tickets £13. Call 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

STOKE-ON-TRENT: November 10 - Comedian Lee Nelson brings his Well New tour to The Victoria Hall at 8pm. Tickets £23.50. Visit www.ambassadortickets.com or ring 0844 871 7649.

TATTENHALL: December 2 - Cheshire Rural Touring Arts present Action Transport Theatre’s production of 12 Miles From Nowhere- a play set on an isolated, rural farm in the north of England, at The Barbour Institute at 7.30pm. Tickets £10-£6. Call 01829 782895 or visit www.cheshireruraltouringarts.co.uk.

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 12 - Numberjacks - the children’s TV superheroes leave the sofa and embark on their first live adventure at the Parr Hall at 11am and 2pm. Tickets £12, £10. 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.

WHITLEY: November 19 - Cheshire Rural Touring Arts present The Harmonettes Go Into Orbit - a new 50s musical comedy packed with hits from the period at Whitley Village Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £10-£6. Call 01925 732728 or visit www.cheshireruraltouringarts.co.uk.

WIRRAL: November 10-11 - Dance Fever 2011 - dazzling costumes, glittering stage sets and a magical score combine to create a magnificent spectacle, at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton at 7pm. Tickets £8. Call 0151 666 0000 or visit www.floralpavilion.com.

WIRRAL: November 16-19 - Bebington Dramatic Society presents The 39 Steps at the Gladstone Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £7. Call 0151 643 8757 or visit www.gladstonetheatre.org.uk.

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.

WIRRAL: November 23-26 - Wallasey Operatic Society presents Sweeney Todd The Musical by Hugh Wheeler at the Gladstone Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £15, concessions £13. Call 0151 643 8757 or visit www.gladstonetheatre.org.uk.

WIRRAL: November 27 - F Rated Comedy Club with Silky, David Larkins, Chris Turner and Andy White, compered by Dominic Woodward, at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton at 8pm. Tickets £10 or £20 with two course meal. Call 0151 666 0000 or visit www.floralpavilion.com.