What's On

July 2008

Lancashire Talent Search - First Semi Final

Sunday 6 July 2008 7.30pm

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Lancashire Talent Search - First Semi Final

Tickets: £7 & £6 in groups of 10

Lancashire Talent Search - 2nd Semi Final

Saturday 12 July 2008 7.30pm

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Lancashire Talent Search - 2nd Semi Final

Tickets: £7 & £6 for groups of 10

AUDITIONS FOR SWEENEY TODD - C'est Tous Theatre Group

Sunday 13 July 2008 10am - 1pm

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AUDITIONS FOR SWEENEY TODD - C'est Tous Theatre Group
Sunday 13th July 2008
10am - 1pm

Hot on the heels of the Johnny Depp and Tim Burton Film recently released and a world wide success!
Here's an amazing opportunity to take part in the musical version of Sweeney Todd live at the Thwaites Empire Theatre to thrill audiences with its pearls of black humour.  With fantastic dancing, singing & costumes this is an opportunity NOT to be missed.

Young people are being given the chance to work with the professionals of the internationally renowned, "Say Two Production Company"  

Christine Appleby the Company Director encourages everybody to come along.  She says, 'No experience is needed just enthusiasm and talent, we will do the rest!'

Youth Production. Dancers, Singers and Actors required.

To attend auditions for SWEENEY TODD please call : 01257 453956

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Monday Club - Lancashire Brass

Monday 14 July 2008 2:00pm

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Monday Club - Lancashire Brass

Lancashire Brass is a group of musicians who perform throughout the UK and abroad, bringing their own blend of light music to events both social and formal.

The players are from the military and leading brass bands. All are now resident in the North West.

The group was formed in 2001 with the aim of moving away from the traditional brass group music in favour of a light, popular repertoire with just a hint of jazz!

Tickets: £5

C'est Tous Theatre Company Workshop and performance

Friday 18 July 2008 Afternoon and evening event

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C'est Tous Theatre Company Workshop and performance
Private Hire day and evening event.

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Star Struck Studios Show

Saturday 19 July 2008 7.30pm

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Star Struck Studios Show

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LANCASHIRE TALENT SHOW FINAL

Saturday 26 July 2008 7.30pm

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LANCASHIRE TALENT SHOW FINAL

Lancashire Talent Search

Part of the Northwest Talent Search

WANTED - Whatever your talent

COMEDIANS - JUGGLERS - MAGICIANS - SINGERS - CHOIRS - DANCE TROUPES    etc

 

OPEN AUDITIONS  SATURDAY 21ST JUNE  from 12 noon.

To book a time slot and guarantee an audition please call 07765 873 612 or e-mail platinummusicmap@hotmail.co.uk

or turn up on the day on a 1st come  - 1st served basis.

£500 PRIZE FOR WINNING ACT.

 

 

Tickets: £10 & £8 for groups of 12

August 2008

C'EST TOUS FILM/THEATRE SUMMER SCHOOL SHOW

Friday 1 August 2008 7.30pm

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C'EST TOUS FILM/THEATRE SUMMER SCHOOL SHOW

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RAVE ON - Tribute to Buddy Holly

Saturday 2 August 2008 7.30pm

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RAVE ON - Tribute to Buddy Holly

RAVE ON
A TRIBUTE TO BUDDY HOLLY

MARC ROBINSON AND THE COUNTERFEIT CRICKETS ARE JOINED BY BOB BAXTER AS ROY ORBISON ( the big 0 ) AND THE FORTT BROTHERS AS THE EVERLY BROTHERS TO GIVE A ROLLER COASTER RIDE OF ROCK N ROLL MUSIC FROM THE DAYS WHEN CARS HAD FINS AND SKIRTS HAD PETTICOATS.
MARC ROBINSON FROM 'BUDDY' THE MUSICAL, STARS IN THEIR EYES, AND 'ROCKIN' ON HEAVENS DOOR DELIVERS AN ACCURATE PERFORMANCE AS HE CELEBRATES THE MUSIC OF THE MAN HIMSELF BUDDY HOLLY.
Featuring songs.... RAVE ON, HEARTBEAT, DOESN'T MATTER ANY MORE, AND RAINING IN MY HEART PLUS MANY MORE CLASSICS.
 

www.marcjrobinson.com

Tickets: £12 & £10

A NIGHT TO REMEMBER starring JOHNNY CASSON

Sunday 3 August 2008 7.30pm

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A NIGHT TO REMEMBER starring JOHNNY CASSON

Blackpool Equity Branch presents A NIGHT TO REMEMBER starring JOHNNY CASSON.

MISS JUNE MARTELL - Host and commere direct from Bonny Scotland.

BE OUR GUEST - Comedy Dance Duo just back from Japan.

TOM McLEOD

KSK  - Comedy Vocalist. Winner of BBC TV's 'JOKER IN THE PACK'

BRIAN SEFTON - Award winning Illusionist.

CAROL KAYE - Snging Sensation.

JOHNNY CASSON - TOP OF THE BILL - One of Britain's best loved Comedians.

 

Show produced and Directed by Paul Leverette (Branch Secretary of Blackpool Equity) and KSK.

Tickets: £10 Concessions £8

SILVER STARS - AUGUST

Monday 4 August 2008 2pm

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SILVER STARS - AUGUST

K & O Entertainment present SILVER STARS

A sparkling afternoon cabaret for the young at heart.

Tickets: £2.50 including tea and biscuits.

LITTLE VOICES SUMMER SCHOOL SHOW

Friday 8 August 2008 7.30pm

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LITTLE VOICES SUMMER SCHOOL SHOW

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Swing N Sinatra

Sunday 10 August 2008 7.30pm

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Swing N Sinatra

Tickets: £10

SUMMERTIME SPECIAL with the ZOE TAYLOR DANCE ACADEMY - Monday Club

Monday 11 August 2008 2pm

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SUMMERTIME SPECIAL with the ZOE TAYLOR DANCE ACADEMY - Monday Club
Summertime Special with the ZOE TAYLOR DANCE ACADEMY.

Tickets: £5 - Members £2.50 including tea and biscuits.

Elvis Anniversary

Saturday 16 August 2008 8:00pm

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Elvis Anniversary

Tickets: £12 Concessions £10

Command Performance

Sunday 17 August 2008 7.30pm

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Command Performance

The Command Performance show celebrates the ten year anniversary of the start of the "Twenty Year Dream" public appeal for funds to create the Thwaites Empire Theatre in Blackburn. The fund eventually raised £800,000 in just seven years.

The Musical Director is Colin Hilton who has directed many stars over the past forty years including: Donald Peers; Norman Wisdom and Gene Pitney to name a few. This evening he brings stars of the UK to the Thwaites Empire Theatre.  Colin was the first Musical Director to bring a show to the Theatre with a feast of fun and music for the audience.

Starring

Bobby King - The North's funniest 'clean' comedian. Don't miss him - he is that good!

Pete Lindup - Multi Instrumentalist of great renown. Show him an instrument tonight that he cannot play!

Susan O'Hara - Beautiful Soprano.

Debut - A Company performing songs from today's modern musicals - young incredible performers.

Classic Sounds  -  Male and Female Singing Duo. Dynamite!

Miranda Myles  -  Blackburn's very own singing sensation.

Blackburn with Darwen Schools 'Enterprise Rocks' - Pop Idol Winner 2008 

Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts LIPA Paul McCartney's Performing Arts School - Winner of 'Reach for the Stars 2008'

Finalist in 'Talented Youngster of the Year' - to be held in Sept 2008.

Peter  Lord  -  "Off The Cuff"

Dancers from The Bernese School of Theatre Dance and Drama - youthful dancing at it's best.

Other acts: more information to follow.

Compered by Michael Berry - what can you say about him? Answers on a postcard!

 

 

 

Tickets: £10 & £8

DEBUT SUMMER SCHOOL SHOW - HONK

Saturday 23 August 2008 7.30pm

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DEBUT SUMMER SCHOOL SHOW - HONK

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Funky Fusion - Bernese School of Theatre Dance

Friday 29 August 2008 7.30pm

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Funky Fusion - Bernese School of Theatre Dance

Tickets: Not yet available

September 2008

An Evening of Clairvoyance

Thursday 4 September 2008 7.30pm

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An Evening of Clairvoyance

An Evening of Clairvoyance

with Mary White, Anna Gallears and Austin Powers.

Tickets: £12 & £10

Northern Jazz Orchestra - Big Band Bonanza

Friday 5 September 2008 7.30pm

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Northern Jazz Orchestra - Big Band Bonanza

Tickets: £10 & £8

To Hell & Back Meatloaf Tribute & Brothers in Arms The UKs No. 1 Dire Straits Tribute

Saturday 6 September 2008 7.30pm

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To Hell & Back Meatloaf Tribute & Brothers in Arms The UKs No. 1 Dire Straits Tribute

Details to follow

Tickets: £12 & £10

COLIN HILTON presents AFTERNOON CABARET - Monday Club

Monday 8 September 2008 2pm

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COLIN HILTON presents AFTERNOON CABARET - Monday Club

Colin Hilton presents Afternoon Cabaret

with Maddy Lane, Ricky Holder and Annette.

Compered by Michael Berry

Tickets: £5 - Members £2.50 including tea and biscuits

Iain Moran - Family Magic

Friday 12 September 2008 7.30pm

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Iain Moran - Family Magic

Tickets: £8

Face Value with "Genesis"

Saturday 13 September 2008 7.30pm

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Face Value with

Tickets: £12 & £10

Fiddler on the Roof

Saturday 20 September 2008 – Saturday 27 September 2008 7.30pm (Sat Sept 27th 2pm matinee)

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Fiddler on the Roof

Saturday Sept 20th      All Tickets £10

Monday Sept 22nd       All Tickets £10

Tuesday Sept 23rd       £12   Concessions £10   Family Ticket (x4) £40

Wednesday Sept 24th  £12   Concessions £10   Family ticket (x4)  £40

Thursday Sept 25th      £12   Concessions £10   Family ticket (x4)  £40

Friday Sept 26th           £13   Concessions £11  Family ticket  (x4) £40

Sat Sept 27th   Matinee  £12  Concessions £10  Family ticket  (x4) £40

Sat Sept 27th   Evening  All tickets £13

 

Tickets: Various - see description - now available

THE LANCASHIRE ARTILLERY VOLUNTEER BAND

Sunday 28 September 2008 7.30pm

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THE LANCASHIRE ARTILLERY VOLUNTEER BAND

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SILVER STARS - SEPTEMBER

Monday 29 September 2008 2pm

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SILVER STARS - SEPTEMBER

K & O Entertainment present SILVER STARS.

A sparkling afternoon entertainment for the young at heart.

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October 2008

An audience with JOE WILSON

Thursday 2 October 2008 7.30pm

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An audience with JOE WILSON
A THEATRE FUNDRAISER - ALL PROCEEDS TOWARDS OUR 'RAISE THE ROOF' APPEAL.

Tickets: £3 (Monday Club members £2.50)

The Jive Aces

Friday 3 October 2008 7.30pm

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The Jive Aces

Tickets: £12 & £11

Billy Pearce

Saturday 4 October 2008 7.30pm

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Billy Pearce

Yorkshire born Billy Pearce first came to national prominence when he appeared on the talent show New Faces, he was quickly snapped up for stage and TV appearances, culminating with his first series for BBC television, You gotta be joking.

In 1993 he was honoured to host The Children's Royal Variety Performance, he was invited to appear in the same show a year later, which he then followed with the Royal Variety Performance. In total Billy has performed in five children's Royal Variety Shows and three Royal Variety Shows.

There are few stages upon which Billy has not appeared  He has topped the bill at venues around the UK, he's also headlined many pantomimes, including breaking all box office records at the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford.

Billy has also been appearing in the musicals Boogie Nights and the Rocky Horror Show, together with appearing at venues all over the country performing both his adult and family shows!

Tickets: £12.50 Concessions £11.50

"AND A NIGHTINGALE SANG" - BLACKBURN DRAMA CLUB

Wednesday 8 October 2008 – Saturday 11 October 2008 7.30pm

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I suppose this is best described as a romantic comedy. It charts the lives of the Stott family in Newcastle from the 3rd September 1939 until V.E. Day in 1945.

Each scene coincides with a significant event during the war, but focuses on the lives of the Stotts, rather than world events.

The play is narrated by Helen Stott, who is in her late 20s, early 30s and overly concerned about her appearance. Helen has a younger sister, Joyce, whose boyfriend, Eric, is in the army. Eric’s friend, Norman, also in the army, falls for Helen. Mr Stott is a shipbuilder, part-time fireman, pianist and member of the communist party. Mrs Stott is a devout catholic, and Grandad is more concerned about his dead whippet than the war.

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The Rocking Rev and The Plastic Punks Showcase

Sunday 12 October 2008 7.30pm

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The Rocking Rev and The Plastic Punks Showcase

Tickets: Not yet available

OLIVER TWIST - by Pendle Productions - Monday Club

Monday 13 October 2008 2pm

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OLIVER TWIST - by Pendle Productions - Monday Club

 “The Storytellers Theatre Company”  adaptation of this Classic Victorian tale has all the ingredients necessary to captivate audiences both young and old alike.  It follows the fortunes of ‘Oliver’, a young orphan with a mysterious past on an enthralling journey from the horrors of the workhouse, to the undertakers shop and on through the back streets of London.  


 

This all time classic tale not only tells the story of ‘Oliver’, ‘Fagin’,  ‘Nancy’ and the evil ‘Bill Sykes’ but also paints a picture of the Victorian underworld in London as Dickens knew it.  Using a full theatre setting ‘The Storytellers’ re-tell the past as if it were today. With full Filmatic underscoring this production is bound to enthral all who watch. Powerful, dramatic and exciting are words too light to describe this production.

 

 

Tickets: £5 Members £2.50 including tea and biscuits Not yet available

C'est Tous Theatre Company

Friday 17 October 2008 – Sunday 19 October 2008 7.30pm

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C'est Tous Theatre Company

Details to follow

 

 

Tickets: Not yet available

SHIRLEY VALENTINE by Willy Russell

Thursday 23 October 2008 – Saturday 25 October 2008 7.30pm

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SHIRLEY VALENTINE by Willy Russell

Tickets: £8 Not yet available

The American Four Tops - History of Mowtown Show

Sunday 26 October 2008 7.30pm

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The American Four Tops - History of Mowtown Show

SOUL SATISFACTION presents

THE AMERICAN FOUR TOPS MOTOWN SHOW.

DIRECT FROM THE USA, "the show everyone is raving about!"

Tickets: £12 All tickets

SILVER STARS

Monday 27 October 2008 2pm

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SILVER STARS

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FRIGHT NIGHT! HALLOWE'EN PARTY FAMILY FUN

Friday 31 October 2008 – Saturday 01 November 2008 7.30pm

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FRIGHT NIGHT!  HALLOWE'EN PARTY FAMILY FUN

Hallowe'en Party Family Fun

with Pendle Productions & The Bernese School of Theatre Dance and Drama.

 

Music, dance, drama and comedy.

No more knocking on doors after dark.

Bring your children to the theatre in costume - a fun, safe way to celebrate the witching season!

Prize for the best fancy dress.

Tickets: £10 & £8 concessions ( Family Ticket £32) Not yet available.

November 2008

ROMEO & JULIET presented by C'est Tous Theatre Company

Friday 7 November 2008 – Saturday 08 November 2008 7.30pm

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ROMEO & JULIET presented by C'est Tous Theatre Company

Tickets: To be advised - not yet available

MONDAY CLUB - AFTERNOON CABARET

Monday 10 November 2008 2pm

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MONDAY CLUB - AFTERNOON CABARET

With Roy Chapelle and Betzee (Vocalist)

Compered by Michael Berry

Tickets: Not yet available

PSYCHIC NIGHT WITH STEVE HOLBROOK

Tuesday 11 November 2008 7.30pm

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PSYCHIC NIGHT WITH STEVE HOLBROOK

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Blackburn Flower Club

Thursday 13 November 2008 7.30pm

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Blackburn Flower Club

Tickets: Not yet available

U2 UK

Friday 14 November 2008 8pm

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U2 UK

Tickets: £12 & £10 concessions

TENORISSIMO

Saturday 15 November 2008 7.30pm

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TENORISSIMO

Tickets: £12 & £10

LAURA JAMES DANCE SHOW

Friday 21 November 2008 – Saturday 22 November 2008 7.30pm

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LAURA JAMES DANCE SHOW

Tickets: Not yet available

SANDERSONS DANCE & FITNESS CENTRE SHOW

Sunday 23 November 2008 7.30pm

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SANDERSONS DANCE & FITNESS CENTRE SHOW

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WORLD AIDS DAY - FILM PREVIEW

Monday 24 November 2008 7.30pm

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WORLD AIDS DAY - FILM PREVIEW

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CHARITY SHOW WITH DEBUT

Thursday 27 November 2008 7.30pm

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CHARITY SHOW WITH DEBUT

Tickets: Not yet available

THE RED RIBBON CABARET

Saturday 29 November 2008 7.30pm

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THE RED RIBBON CABARET

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December 2008

Blackburn Drama Club Production

Wednesday 3 December 2008 – Saturday 06 December 2008 7.30pm

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Blackburn Drama Club Production

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DICK WHITTINGTON 2008

Tuesday 9 December 2008 – Saturday 03 January 2009 7.30pm

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DICK WHITTINGTON 2008

GROUP BOOKINGS NOW BEING TAKEN
PUBLIC BOOKINGS OCTOBER 2008


Tuesday Dec 9   10am 1.30pm
Wednesday Dec 10   10am 1.30pm - 7:30pm (FULL)
Thursday Dec 11    10am 1.30pm
Friday Dec 12     10am 1.30pm - 7pm (FULL) 
Saturday Dec 13      2.30pm (FULL) - 7pm
Sunday Dec 14    FULLY BOOKED
Monday Dec 15    10am 1.30pm
Tuesday Dec 16    10am 1.30pm
Wednesday Dec 17    10am 1.30pm
Thursday Dec 18     10am 1.30pm 7pm
Friday Dec 19     7pm
Saturday Dec 20th     2.30pm 7pm
Sunday Dec 21st     2.30pm 7pm
Monday Dec 22nd     7pm
Tuesday Dec 23rd     2.30pm 7pm
Wednesday Dec 24th      11am 3pm
Thursday CHRISTMAS DAY - NO PERFORMANCE
Friday BOXING DAY - NO PERFORMANCE
Saturday Dec 27th   2.30pm  7pm
Sunday Dec 28th      2.30pm   7pm
Monday Dec 29th    2.30pm  7pm
Tuesday Dec 30th      2.30pm   7pm
Wednesday Dec 31st    11am   3pm
Thursday Jan 1st     3pm
Friday Jan 2nd    2.30pm   7pm
Saturday Jan 3rd    2.30pm  7pm

Subject to change depending upon demand.

Please note that the 1:30pm performances can be changed to 1pm if the initial group booking prefers an earlier start to fit in with coach collections etc.

 

 

 

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March 2009

IT'S THAT KNIGHT AGAIN

Saturday 7 March 2009 7.30pm

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IT'S THAT KNIGHT AGAIN

Tickets: £11 & £10 concessions (not yet available)