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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

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