Shows - January 19 onwards

Jan 15 2012 Chester Chronicle

SHOWS

CHESTER: January 20-21 - Danny McLoughlin introduces Ian Cognito, Josh Widdecombe and Addy van der Borgh at The Laugh Inn, Homer House, Station Road. Doors open 7pm, show starts 8pm. Call 01244 401626 or visit www.thelaughinn.co.uk.

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

CREWE: February 8 - One Night in Vegas starring Martyn Lucas - a concert style show featuring the music and excitement from the entertainment capital of the world at the Lyceum Theatre in Heath Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £17.50, £16.50. Call 01270 686777 or visit www.lyceumtheatre.net.

CREWE: February 12 - Opera Della Luna present Merry Widow capturing the glamour and decadence of turn of the century Paris at the Lyceum Theatre in Heath Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £19.50. Call 01270 686777 or visit www.lyceumtheatre.net.

ELLESMERE PORT: January 25-28 - Ellesmere Port Original Pantomime Company presents Aladdin at the Civic Hall at 7.30pm with a 2.30pm Saturday matinee. Call 07834 251508.

LIVERPOOL: January 30-31 – Comedian Billy Connolly at the Empire Theatre in Lime Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £36-£31 Call 08448 47 25 25Šor visitŠ www.liverpoolempire.org.uk.

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 4 – Comedian Sarah Millican presents her Thoroughly Modern Millican show at the Empire Theatre in Lime Street at 8pm. Tickets £21 Call 08448 47 25 25Šor visitŠ www.liverpoolempire.org.uk.

LIVERPOOL: March 5 - 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 Empire Theatre in Lime Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £19.50. Call 08448 47 25 25Šor visitŠ www.liverpoolempire.org.uk.

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: January 18-20 - Ysgol Bryan Elian present West Side Story at Venue Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £10, concessions £7. Call 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

LLANDUDNO: January 19 - Co-Opera Company present Carmen by Bizet - Bizet’s blistering, passionate opera is a thrilling mix of sex and death which outraged audiences in 1875 but is now one of the world’s most popular operas, at Venue Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £22.50-£16.50. Call 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

LLANDUDNO: January 20 - Comedian Jethro at Venue Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £18.50. Call 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

LLANDUDNO: January 28 - Circus of Horrors present The Ventriloquist at Venue Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £24-£13. Call 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.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: January 24 - RNCM Opera Scenes - RNCM students perform selected staged excerpts from operas by Verdi, Gounod, Vaughan Williams, Britten and Rossini, based on works by Shakespeare. at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 6pm. Free admission. Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

MANCHESTER: January 27 - RNCM Opera Scenes - RNCM students perform selected staged excerpts from operas by Massenet, Gounod and Thomas, based on works by Goethe, at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 6pm. Free admission. Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

MANCHESTER: 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: February 12 – American Anthems – hit rock musical based around Route 66 featuring a sensational cast of singers, dancers and musicians, recapturing the memories of America’s most iconic music. at the Opera House in Quay Street. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: February 13 – Crissy Rock, fresh from ITV’S I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here, brings her new show to the Opera House in Quay Street. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.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 17 – Jay and Silent Bib Get Old at the Apollo Theatre, Ardwick Green. Doors 7pm. Tickets £35, £30. Ring 08444 777 677.

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: February 27-29 – Comedian Billy Connolly at the Apollo Theatre, Ardwick Green. Doors 7pm. Tickets £35. Ring 08444 777 677.

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 7-8 – Goldilocks – Young Goldilocks likes to explore the world and experience new things. This time, when she wanders into an empty house, she finds much more than three bowls of porridge. But what will happen when the Bears return and find her? Using table-top puppetry and musical influences from around the world, this production brings this classic story to life with a twist, at the Royal Exchange Theatre, St Ann’s Square. Ring 0161 833 9833 or visit www.royalexchange.co.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.

MANCHESTER: March 10 – The Ukraine National Opera present La Traviata by Verdi, at the Opera House in Quay Street. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: March 11 - Over The Rainbow - The Eva Cassidy Story - a compelling award-winning musical, telling the story of this legendary artist, following Eva Cassidy's life through dramatic scenes and stunning live renditions including a haunting interpretation, Somewhere over the Rainbow, at the Opera House in Quay Street. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: March 13 - Circus of Horrors present The Ventriloquist - The show that rocked Britain's Got Talent is back with a new awe inspiring, jaw dropping sensation. Set in 1921 Berlin, this was the roaring twenties, a decadent decade which saw the birth of the cabaret, at the Opera House in Quay Street. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: March 19, April 30 - Following the unprecedented success of the past three seasons, Carol Ann Duffy returns to host more hugely successful poetry readings. Joining Carol Ann are new writers from Manchester Metropolitan University and a variety of established poets offering a medley of jazz, poetry and conversation, at the Royal Exchange Theatre, St Ann’s Square, at 7pm. Tickets £10, concessions £7. Ring 0161 833 9833 or visit www.royalexchange.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: March 23-24 – Comedian Sarah Millican at the Apollo Theatre, Ardwick Green. Doors 7pm. Tickets £20. Ring 08444 777 677.

MANCHESTER: April 3-7 – Good Mourning Mrs Brown starring Brendan O’Carroll at the Apollo Theatre, Ardwick Green. Doors 6.30pm. Tickets £28.50, £19.50. Ring 08444 777 677.

MANCHESTER: May 26-27 – Comedian Rhod Gilbert at the Palace Theatre in Oxford Street. Call 0844 847 2484 or visit www.palaceandoperahouse.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: June 2-3 – My First Sleeping Beauty – English National Ballet, in partnership with English National Ballet School, bring youngsters their first taste of the fantastical, magical, make-believe world of ballet, at the Palace Theatre in Oxford Street. Call 0844 847 2484 or visit www.palaceandoperahouse.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: June 4-9 - Dancing in the Streets - Ivor Novello Award winner Keith Strachan’s directs this hit show - a spectacular celebration of classic music from the heart of the Motor City - Detroit - at the Palace Theatre in Oxford Street. Call 0844 847 2484 or visit www.palaceandoperahouse.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: September 12-15 – Mrs Brown Rides Again starring Brendan O’Carroll at the Apollo Theatre, Ardwick Green. Doors 6.30pm. Tickets £39.50-£19.50. Ring 08444 777 677.

MANCHESTER: September 21-22 – Comedian Frankie Boyle at the Apollo Theatre, Ardwick Green. Doors 7pm. Tickets £25. Ring 08444 777 677.

MANCHESTER: November 1 - Kevin Bloody Wilson - Australia's answer to Roy Chubby Brown - so not for the easily offended! Consistent irreverent humour in a heavy Aussie accent with plenty of swearing and eclectic musical backing - also featuring Jenny Talia - at the Palace Theatre in Oxford Street. Call 0844 847 2484 or visit www.palaceandoperahouse.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: November 9-10 - Comedian Ross Noble at the Palace Theatre in Oxford Street. Call 0844 847 2484 or visit www.palaceandoperahouse.org.uk.

MOLD: January 24-25 – Rare screening of the classic 1923 silent movie Salome starring Alla Nazimova, complete with live score by Charlie Barber, performed by musicians playing from two towers flanking each side of the giant silver screen, in the Emlyn Williams Theatre at Clwyd Theatr Cymru at 7.45pm. Tickets £11, concessions £9. Call 0845 330 3565 or visit www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk.

MOLD: January 24 – The Absurd - an evening of spoken word with Jonny Fluffypunk, Lorraine Mariner and Dark Mountain in the Clwyd Room at Clwyd Theatr Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £6, concessions £5. Call 0845 330 3565 or visit www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk.

RUNCORN: January 21 – Andrew Curphey Theatre Company presents Lights, Camera, Action – Andrew Curphey Theatre Company return following their triumphant sold out production West End to Broadway. Join over 100 performers for a magical theatrical treat. It’s an exciting new production that celebrates the music, dance and drama from decades of hit movies, at The Brindley in High Street. Call 0151 907 8360 for details or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk.

RUNCORN: January 25-28 – Blood Brothers by Willy Russell – Encore and CODYS present the Willy Russell classic play which provided the inspiration for the hit West End musical. Based in Willy Russell's home town of Liverpool, Blood Brothers tells the moving tale of two identical twins separated at birth, at The Brindley in High Street. Call 0151 907 8360 for details or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk.

RUNCORN: February 4 – The Johnny Cash Roadshow – Clive John and The Spirit Band present an amazing tribute to the Man in Black, at The Brindley in High Street. Call 0151 907 8360 for details or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk.

RUNCORN: February 7-11 - Bentley Operatic Society presents HMS Pinafore by Gilbert and Sullivan - To celebrate its centenary year, The Bentley is presenting a special gala performance of one of the most popular of Gilbert and Sullivan’s much-loved operettas. Its gentle satire reprises one of Gilbert’s favourite themes; love between members of different social classes. Unaware that his daughter is in love with a common sailor, Pinafore’s gentlemanly Captain has arranged for her to marry the First Lord of the Admiralty, who himself has risen from humble beginnings and has gained his exalted office despite having never gone to sea. The usual G&S “topsyturvydom” ensures a happy ending for all at The Brindley in High Street. Call 0151 907 8360 for details or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk.

SALFORD: January 19-20 - Salford Dance Explosion - this two-day festival involves 400 children from schools and community groups in Salford at The Lowry at Salford Quays at 7pm. Tickets £7.50. Call 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

STOKE-ON-TRENT: January 26-February 4 – 012 Dance at the Regent Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £8. Visit www.ambassadortickets.com or ring 0844 871 7649.

STOKE-ON-TRENT: February 21 - Ballet Boyz - BalletBoyz is one of the most cheekily original and innovative forces in modern dance. Led by former Royal Ballet lead dancers Michael Nunn and William Trevitt, the company thrills audiences and critics the world over with its distinctive style, blending spectacular dance both energetic and graceful, with stunning music and film, at the Regent Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £24-£12. Visit www.ambassadortickets.com or ring 0844 871 7649.

STOKE-ON-TRENT: February 22 - Madama Butterfly - This award winning opera returns with exquisite sets and fabulous costumes including antique wedding kimonos from Japan. Highlights include the melodic Humming Chorus, the moving aria One Fine Day and the unforgettable Love Duet, at the Regent Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £36-£17. Visit www.ambassadortickets.com or ring 0844 871 7649.

WARRINGTON: February 2, March 2, April 6, May 4 – Comedy Store – sell-out comedy is back at Pyramid on the first Friday of every month, with the best in live stand-up from The Comedy Store, at the Pyramid in Palmyra Square at 7.30pm. Tickets £13. Call 01925 442345 or visit www.pyramidparrhall.com.

WARRINGTON: February 25 – Chris and Pui Roadshow 2012 – the CBeebies Show Me Show Me double act present their new roadshow, packed with songs, games and a few surprises, at the Parr Hall in Palmyra Square at 11am and 2pm. Tickets £12, £10. Call 01925 442345 or visit www.pyramidparrhall.com.

WARRINGTON: March 10 – Vampires Rock – classic rock spectacular returns to blast its way through some of the greatest ever rock anthems with an amazing stage set and mind-blowing pyrotechnics, at the Parr Hall in Palmyra Square at 7.30pm. Tickets £22, £20. Call 01925 442345 or visit www.pyramidparrhall.com.

WIRRAL: January 19-21 - Starlight Youth Theatre present Snow White and the Fab Four, at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton at 7.30pm with Saturday matinee at 2.30pm. Tickets £9.50, concessions £7.50. Call 0151 666 0000 or visit www.floralpavilion.com.

WIRRAL: January 28 - Michael King presents On Tour With Elvis at the Gladstone Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £14. Call 0151 625 3542 or visit www.gladstonetheatre.org.uk.