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Moonlight Serenade Orchestra UK Saturday 7th August : 7.30pm The hardest swinging big band in the UK visits Oswaldtwistle on 7th August 2010. Under the leadership of Kev Cunningham the MSO UK hits the heights with a repertoire including the music of Count Basie, Buddy Rich, Harry James, Artie Shaw and, of course, Glenn Miller with featured spots for our superb musicians and male vocalist. Come along to this evening of swing and nostalgia but be prepared to bring your foot tapping shoes with you! TICKETS : £16.00 (£14.00 concessions) |
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Andy and Mike’s Big Box of Bananas Sunday 12th September : 2.00pm CBeebies Presenter Andy Day and long-term comedy partner Mike James brings his much loved humour to this high energy, fast-paced children’s comedy. In a production aimed at 4-11 year olds (and their entire families!!), A colourful journey ensues’ taking the ‘house-sitters’ every step of the way! The audience, who become house-sitters in Andy & Mike’s very own ‘fun pad’, meet confused pirates, musical sea life, silent movie types and extravagant all-singing all-dancing air stewards’! With imaginative writing and perfect comedy timing, Big Box of Bananas! originality and excitement come across in abundance! Andy’s popularity amongst pre-school Britain, coupled with his and Mike’s ability to wow the audience, sets the scene for a fun-packed performance time after time! Oh.. if you see Poppy the Pet Porpoise. Will you tell us..? Well, WILL YOU?? TICKETS : £6.50 |
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I'm a Minger Tuesday 21st September : 1.00pm
After successful outings in London and the Latitude Festival, I’m A Minger tours for the first time – it asks tough questions about the rise in suicide as a “life” choice for teenagers today. Follow 14 year old Katie in her battle against the bullies and her search for love. “Alex Jones writes with fury, passion and compassion about those whose voices are seldom heard ” “A powerful new voice in the theatre” TICKETS : £2.00 |
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Barry Steele as Roy Orbison Friday 1st October : 7.30pm When Roy Orbison died in 1988, it was left to others to bring his music to the concert stage. No easy task. But Barry Steele comes with very good credentials and a genuine admiration for the Big “O”. Barry has toured extensively across the UK, Europe and New Zealand. Barry performed as the Big “O” to rave reviews in the hit show “Rockin on Heavens Door” for two years, before leaving in April 2009 to concentrate on his own theatre shows. He has been described by The The Complete Beatles open the show and their performance is completely live- just a totally authentic sound capturing the atmosphere and excitement of those fab early years! From the days in the Cavern, to the record breaking Shea Stadium Concert, they will transport any audience back to the “Swinging Sixties” creating the ulimate feel- good factor. Barry Steele takes to the stage in the second half of the show, as we convey you back to the Coconut Grove Nightclub in L.A. where Roy performed live in the sensational Black and White night on the 30th September 1987. Relive that golden evening as Barry Steele effortlessly transports you back to what was one of The Big O’s greatest performances. From the early hits of the 50’s right through to the classic “You Got it” and “California Blue” this show has them all. TICKETS : £15.00 |
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Oswaldtwistle Players present Wednesday 13th - Saturday 16th October : 7.30pm Directed by Lesley Jackson. This outrageously funny play is set in the 1950’s - an age when Elvis was King and Rock ‘n’ Roll a way of life. The girls’ strict convent school education leaves them unprepared to deal with the discoveries of men and lust, and the nuns aim to beat the sin out of them before they’ve even had a chance to discover what sin is! www.oswaldtwistleplayers.co.uk TICKETS : £8.00 (£7.00 concessions) |
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A Hot Pot of Lancashire Music and Comedy Saturday 23rd October : 7.30pm Norman was the front-man and leader of the country’s top comedy folk group, The Houghton Weavers, for over 24 years and his humour and tales were a major part of the Weavers success over many years. Their TV series ‘Sit Thi Deawn’ is still the definitive example of North West life! He left the band 9 years ago and is now one of the country’s top ‘after-dinner’ speakers, speaking at venues as far apart as Aberdeen to The Dorchester Hotel, London, and St Helier in Jersey. Occasionally he gets together with Paul Johnston and returns to his ‘roots’ and his first love – the folk comedy and music of his beloved Lancashire. Paul Johnston is a member of the ‘Legendary’ folk group – The Fivepenny Piece. He currently performs with his own group ‘Cracked Flag’ and has amassed a great knowledge of songs and stories. He, like Norman, is a Lancs lad (hailing from Salford) and has been brought up on the sights and sounds of LS Lowry and his ‘Matchstick Men’! Together they guarantee an evening of fun and laughter unsurpassed in the Theatres of today and are looking forward to their return visit to Oswaldtwistle Civic Theatre. TICKETS : £11.00 (£10.00 concessions) |
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Kirtsen O'Brien's ART! Sunday 24th October : 2.00pm This brand new interactive children’s show is performed by CBBC star Kirsten O’ Brien. Kirsten is Britain’s most popular children’s TV presenter, having appeared in Saturday morning CBBC, Saturday Aardvark, Smart (Bafta nominated), Smarteenies and Totally Doctor Who. She is also known to Mums and Dads as a regular competition presenter on GMTV, as well as recently being seen on BBC Three’s ‘The World’s Toughest Driving Test’. This production is a fantastic one-hour interactive ‘theatre style’ art show, great fun for all ages! Watch Kirsten draw, paint and make something out of nothing - you may even get the chance of helping her on stage! IT’S FULL OF FUN, ENERGY AND PLENTY OF PAINT! Meet Kirsten after the show for a special meet, greet and autograph signing session TICKETS : £6.00 |
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The Little Red Hen Saturday 30th October : 2.00pm An early learning classic for ages 3 -7 and parents too “Who will help me plant these grains of wheat?” Making bread is hard work, but it would be a lot easier if the lazy farm yard animals got off their reclining sofas and lent a hand! This ingenious adaptation of the nursery school favourite, features a host of animal puppets, sing-along songs and madcap comic routines. It’s a real treat for the whole family with no scary bits whatsoever! The Little Red Hen has been adapted by internationally respected children’s theatre maker Marc Parrett with additional scenes devised by award-winning theatre practitioner Niki McCretton. The show also features simple British Sign Language. The Little Red Hen has been restaged for 2010 with the support of Halton Borough Council, The Brewhouse Theatre and Arts Centre, and support from Arts Council England through Grants for the Arts. “A truly enchanting hour for children - and their parents” The Stage www.aloadofstuffandnonsense.co.uk TICKETS : £5.00 (£4.50 Loyalty Card holders) |
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Oases Saturday 6th November : 8.00pm Since their formation in 2001, Oases have justly earned their reputation as The Ultimate Oasis Tribute Band through meticulous attention to authenticity, dedication to entertainment and good ol’ hard work! They have played sell-out concerts in the UK and across the World, and are held in the same esteem as some of the other well-known top tribute bands. They have been the subjects of a BBC documentary and have been televised in countries across the World on several occasions. The shows place great emphasis on some of Oasis’ actual celebrated live performances, thus creating the most dynamic stage show possible, packed full of brilliantly played classics from the mid-nineties up to the end of the band’s career. “The band members, all outstanding musicians with numerous professional credits to their name, recreate the performances with jaw-dropping accuracy and our very own frontman has been described as “visually, equally as compelling as the real Liam”. Add the fact that all details, from Liam’s sunglasses to Noel’s guitars, are painstakingly researched, sourced and used, you know this isn’t a tribute put together by some hopeless kids! Be Here Now...” TICKETS : £10.00 (£8.50 Loyalty Card holders) |
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The Dance Class Accrington - Friday 12th and Saturday 13th November : 7.15pm TICKETS : £10.00 (£8.50 Loyalty Card holders) |
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Accrington Theatre Group present Saturday 20th -Saturday 27th November : 7.30pm Doors open 1 hour before performance. www.accringtontheatregroup.co.uk TICKETS : £12.00 (£10.00 Concessions) + Booking Fee* *NB : A £2 booking fee will be charged per transaction. |
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George Critchley for PMA Productions and Leisure in Hyndburn present Saturday 11th December : 2.00pm & 7.00pm Featuring the Zoe Taylor Dance Academy (Blackburn), Written and Directed by George Critchley with Musical Direction by Malcolm Bennett and Choreography by Karen Heritage. TICKETS : £12.00 (£11.00 Concessions) |
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Sex and Docks and Rock ‘n’ Roll Tuesday 21st December : 7.30pm
Liverpool, 1960. A two-week strike by both dockworkers and seafarers has paralysed the port, against a backdrop of picketing, marches and jailings one local family plays out the changing times. They’re the McDermott’s – Dad Jerry’s on the docks, Son Jack’s on the ferries, Mum Joan and her sister Denise are in the council offices. While local Union leader Paddy Neary is carted off to Brixton Jail, the McDermott’s fight, laugh, sing and lie their way in and out of a time when post-war austerity was giving way to a decade of change. Sex & Docks & Rock ‘n’ Roll looks and laughs at this changing world through the microcosm of one terraced house where the TV does battle with the upright piano. Jack croons the classics, Jerry sings skiffle and beat and Mum belts out the old bawdy sailor’s songs. “Keep the noise down, love, Z-Cars is on.” When Union man Paddy Neary goes on hunger strike in Brixton jail the strike turns a corner, and for once the McDermott’s work together as a family to ensure the dispute is won. Sex & Docks & Rock ‘n’ Roll carries on where last winter’s highly-successful show Riot, Rebellion & Bloody Insurrection left off – with Red Ladder reconnecting noisily with a great tradition of radical, political and entertaining theatre. TICKETS : £10.00 (£8.00 Concessions and Loyalty Card holders) |
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