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A feast of festivals

Summer is here again and so are the usual big festivals. But what if you want something a bit different this year? Well look no further, as Contrary Life brings you a round-up of some small and quirky festivals taking place in the coming months across the UK…

No Idea what this play is about? Then go and watch it!

When: 22nd & 23rd April 2010 at 8pm Where: Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, Liverpool L1 9BG £: 9 (7 concessions) What is it? unitytheatre and DaDaFest International 2010 present No Idea, created by Lisa Hammond, Rachael Spence & Lee Simpson.  Lisa Hammond (Peter Kay’s Pheonix Nights, Max & Paddy’s Road to Nowhere) and Rachael Spence […]

Squire up to a challenge at Beeston

When: 2nd – 5th  April 2010, 10am-5pm Where: Beeston Castle and Woodland Park, Cheshire £: 5.30 adults,  4.50 concessions, 2.70 children and English Heritage members free. What is it? A knights family fun trail and dressing up for children.   The Queen has asked you to invite the mini model English Heritage knights and squires to a banquet.  Can […]

Georgian Fair

When: 1st May 2010 for the fair but events run from 30th April – 2nd May 2010 Where: Throughout the town of Cockermouth, Cumbria £: Mostly free.  Some events are priced separately. What is it? Cockermouth came to the country’s attention in November last year when the most cataclysmic flooding of the two rivers that […]

Rhyme Without Reason

When: 23rd – 27th March 2010 Where: unitytheatre, 1 Hope Place, Liverpool £: 9 (7 concessions) What is it? A dark comedy piece about an old man who has failed in everything he has attempted in life, who decides to get his house in order before he kills himself.  In doing so he finds an […]

GIG offers some rock 'n' roll theatre

When: 19th March 2010 Where: unitytheatre, 1 Hope Place, Liverpool £: 7-9 What is it? Dance and physical theatre company, Earthfall, present GIG, as part of the LEAP 2010 festival.  Earthfall’s productions combine radical choreography with live music and strong visual imagery.  They have received several awards for live performance and film work, including the BAFTA […]

Meeting Joe Strummer

When: 5th & 6th March 2010 Where: unitytheatre, 1 Hope Place, Liverpool £: 9 (7 concessions) What is it? Meeting Joe Strummer is a play about friendship, written to celebrate the life of the man himself. Paul Hodson (writer and director) and Steve North (performer) came up with the play after Strummer’s death and have […]

My Mother Told Me Not To Stare

When: 19th February – 10th April 2010 Where: Various theatres across the UK in Darlington, Middlesbrough, Keswick, Washington, Poole, Lincoln, Ellesmere Port, London, Hatfield, Ormskirk, Carmarthenshire, Colchester, Reading, Southampton £: Ticket prices vary What is it? This is a quirky play for children and their grown ups. Bobby Rogers lives in a town where everyone […]

Harvey

When: 20th-27th March 2010 Where: Bolton Little Theatre, Hanover Street, Bolton, BL1 4TG £: 8.00 What is it? The amiable Elwood P. Dowd and his large rabbit Pooka drive his family to despair.  But do they want to cure Elwood and change his character? A whimsical story of a charming group of people. More info: […]

If That's All There Is

When: 23rd February 2010 Where: unitytheatre, 1 Hope Place Liverpool £: 9 (7 concessions) What is it? A play inspired by Peggy Lee’s version of the song ‘Is That All There Is?’ by Lieber and Stoller.  If That’s All There Is, produced by Inspector Sands, takes a look at   the great effort we invest in […]

Illuminating Hadrian's Wall

When: 13th March 2010 Where: Coast to coast along Hadrian’s Wall £: Free but ticketed What is it? The event starts at dusk at Segedunum Roman Fort, Wallsend, where the first light will be lit.  Lights will then be lit along the wall across to Bowness-on-Solway on the Cumbrian coast.  There will be various events […]

Cuckoo for clocks!

When: Daily Where: Tabley, Cheshire £: 5 What is it? Cuckooland Museum holds a large collection of cuckoo clocks and Black Forest organs.  This is definitely one of the more uniquely themed museums in the country.  Arrange a guided tour and make use of their picnic area afterwards! More info: Cuckooland Museum