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What's on: Show and Tell with Barry and Stuart, Colne, May 30

MAGIC POINTERS Barry and Stuart

4:29pm Friday 25th May 2012

THERE can’t be many shows in which the performers don’t mind if the audience leaves at the interval.

What's on: Neil Sedaka, Manchester, October 10

HIT MAN Neil Sedaka

4:56pm Friday 25th May 2012

HAVING been responsible for more than 1,000 pop songs, many of which are regarded as some of the finest ever written, you could forgive Neil Sedaka for resting on his laurels a little.

What's on: Stringer’s Last Stand, Ewood, May 16 - 19

DAUGHTERS’ DISCOVERY The cast of Stringer’s Last Stand

3:54pm Tuesday 15th May 2012

BLACKBURN Drama Club’s season comes to a close this week with the Stan Barstow and Alfred Bradley play Stringer’s Last Stand.

What's on: Stage Diary

3:56pm Tuesday 15th May 2012

DUETS – Garrick Theatre Club, ACE Centre, Nelson, May 16 to 19.

Phil returns for Mother Goose panto

panto Phil Walker in Dick Whittington last year

4:04pm Friday 11th May 2012

IT may be early to be getting in the Christmas spirit but details of two of East Lancashire’s most popular festive shows have been announced.

What's on: Sarah Jarosz, Clayton-Le-Woods, June 3

4:59pm Wednesday 9th May 2012

Mandolin virtuoso Sarah Jarosz is to appear at St.

What's on: Blackburn in Blackburn, Radio 2, Thursday, 9am

What's on: Blackburn in Blackburn, Radio 2, Thursday, 9am

4:57pm Tuesday 8th May 2012

BLACKBURN in Blackburn is set to be one of the highlights of Thursday’s day of anarchy on the airwaves.

What's on: A Trip Down Memory Lane, Colne Muni, May 27

REHEARSALS Ryan Baron plays Captain Hook who is trying to kidnap Wendy (Lucy Fitzpatrick) with John (James Smyth) trying to save her in Peter Pan, the classic story of the boy that wouldn’t grow up.

3:14pm Tuesday 8th May 2012

EX-members turned professional stage stars will be joining Burnley’s Basics Junior Theatre School for a retirement concert.

Socky Horror Show comes to Chorley

The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre are to play Chorley Little Theatre next week.

12:31pm Wednesday 2nd May 2012

Hot-footed from a successful month-long run at the Adelaide Fringe Festival in Australia, The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre are to play Chorley Little Theatre next week.

What's on: International Rock and Blues Festival, Burnley

LIVE Jimmie Vaughan

WITH just a week to go before the opening acts take to the stage of the new-look International Rock and Blues Festival in Burnley, the town is preparing itself for a music invasion.

What's on: Events @ The Grand, Clitheroe

3:24pm Friday 27th April 2012

TEN years after Wheatus slayed the charts with their catchy anthem, Teenage Dirtbag, which reached no 2 in the UK charts, the New York pop punksters are coming to Clitheroe.

What's on: Kevin Bridges, Burnley

COMEDIAN Kevin Bridges will be trying out new material for his UK tour with a special warm-up show in Burnley in July.

Society playing to its strengths

Natural Causes cast: Rachel Brennan, Andy Burke, Moyra Cook

4:42pm Wednesday 4th April 2012

Chorley Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society have made a change to their season line-up

What's on: The Maitlands, Oswaldtwistle

DEATH Oswaldtwistle Players cast members, from left, Rachael Perkin, Peter Holden, John Dewhurst, Clare Highton and Catherine Allan.

4:39pm Tuesday 3rd April 2012

AN historic economic slump is the backdrop for Oswaldtwistle Players’ spring production.

What's on: 9 to 5: The Musical, October 12

3:55pm Friday 30th March 2012

ANOTHER musical its to receive its world premiere in Manchester later this year.

WHAT'S ON: Stage Diary

4:39pm Tuesday 27th March 2012

This week's theatre listings.

What's On: Calendar Girls, Chorley

4:36pm Tuesday 27th March 2012

‘SISTERS are doing it for themselves’ at Chorley Little Theatre, with auditions taking place for Calendar Girls on Sunday at 11am.

What's On: Little Shop of Horrors, Blackburn

4:38pm Tuesday 27th March 2012

GO down on Skid Row, to see Rossendale Amateur Operatic Society’s 2012 musical.

French comedy comes to the stage in Nelson

coup de soleil From left, Richard Holley, Catherine Cox, Steve Cooke, Alan Hargreaves and James Bateman, with Vivienne Thornber and Noreen Lobo, seated

4:30pm Tuesday 27th March 2012

ADAPTED from the French comedy Coup De Soleil, meaning ‘sun burn’, The Garrick’s latest production is timed well with the springtime sunshine of this week.

What's on: Colne Muni

MUSIC The Hamsters and The Magic of Motown

3:00pm Tuesday 27th March 2012

SOME old favourites, two special anniversaries and shows for all tastes and ages are among an exciting line-up at Colne Muni over the next few months.

What's on: The Hairy Bikers, Blackburn, November 8

What's on: The Hairy Bikers, Blackburn, November 8

3:40pm Friday 9th March 2012

THE Hairy Bikers are coming back to Blackburn.

What's on: Nazareth, Clitheroe, March 15

What's on: Nazareth, Clitheroe, March 15

3:30pm Friday 2nd March 2012

VETERAN Scottish rockers Nazareth are on a crest of a wave at the moment: building on the success of their first album for more than 10 years – The Newz in 2008.

What's on: An Evening with Martin Bell, Clitheroe, March 7

What's on: An Evening with Martin Bell, Clitheroe, March 7

2:57pm Friday 24th February 2012

THE stark image of the BBC’s former foreign correspondent, a tough veteran of 11 wars, lying on the ground in Sarajevo, for once saw him making the news, rather than reporting the war.

What's on: The Tim Vine Chat Show, Burnley, February 27

NEW IDEA Quickfire comic Tim Vine will recruit members of the audience as the guests in his new chat show

HE’S known for his rapid fire routines, spraying jokes around like machine gun bullets.

What's on: Pete Firman, Blackburn, February 24

MAGIC Pete Firman

3:07pm Friday 6th January 2012

AMARKED card is slid into a pack, which is then shuffled and cut.

What's on: Two, Manchester, January 17 - February 25

2:16pm Friday 30th December 2011

COMEDIAN Justin Moorhouse is to star in a new version of Jim Cartwright’s Two at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre.

Review: Dick Whittington, King George's Hall, Blackburn

Review: Dick Whittington, King George's Hall, Blackburn

4:21pm Tuesday 13th December 2011

THE decorations may be up, the search for presents may be under way but the real sign that Christmas is just around the corner has arrived in style.

What's on: An Evening Of Burlesque, Burnley, March 9

What's on: An Evening Of Burlesque, Burnley, March 9

A NEW theatrical production recreating the art and tradition of Burlesque is coming to Burnley Mechanics.

What's on: Frankie Boyle, Blackburn, July 4 and 5

What's on: Frankie Boyle, Blackburn, July 4 and 5

5:43pm Friday 18th November 2011

CONTROVERSIAL comedian Frankie Boyle is to return to East Lancashire as part of a comeback UK tour.

Review: Horrible Histories: Awful Egyptians, Manchester Opera House

Review: Horrible Histories: Awful Egyptians, Manchester Opera House

5:00pm Wednesday 2nd November 2011

HISTORY doesn’t have to be boring and the Horrible Histories road show certainly kept us awake with its latest topic on stage – Awful Egyptians.

What's on: La Cage Aux Folles, Burnley, November 12 to 19

what we are Cagelles Anne Whittaker-Pearce, Zoe Tompkins and Sue Avanson check their costumes

SWAP autumnal East Lancashire for the balmy climes of St Tropez, as Burnley Light Opera Society invites you to La Cage Aux Folles.

What's on: Jesus Christ Superstar, Bacup, October 18 to 22

BIG ROLE Joel Brown as he prepares to take on the character of Jesus

11:02am Tuesday 18th October 2011

IT’S a family affair at Bacup Royal Court Theatre this week, as a son takes on a role his father played there more than 25 years ago.

What's On: Tamara Drewe, Chorley Empire Community Cinema

Gemma Arterton plays Tamara Drewe

1:37pm Monday 11th April 2011

Chorley Empire Community Cinema present the hit British comedy Tamara Drewe on Sunday, April 17 at Chorley Lilttle Theatre.


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