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Stop
Messing About - The Kenneth Willams Extravaganza |
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Lowry Quays Theatre - (Wed 17th to 20th Mar 2010) |
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Messing About is set during a live recording, packed with
outrageously funny sketches, parodies and songs, which
reunited Kenneth Williams with his Carry On co-star Joan
Sims and Hugh Paddick transporting you back to a time
when comedy meant being funny, with scarcely a swear word
in sight. |
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The Comedy Of Errors |
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| Royal Exchange - (Thurs 1st Apr to 8th May 2010) |
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Many years ago, Egeon, his wife Aemilia, their twin sons and twin servants were shipwrecked. Egeon, one son and one servant were separated from the rest and have travelled the world in search of their other halves ever since. Now, with the most chaotic of consequences, fate is finally about to bring them all together - and with no-one sure who's who and what's what, confusion is sure to threaten the reunion in Shakespeare's anarchic and magical comedy.
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Joe Longthorne |
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| Stockport Plaza - (Sat 3rd Apr) |
| Joe Longthorne has been a household name in Britain for over 25 years and continues to be in constant demand both as a television and live performer. He first came to British public attention in 1981 when he was a finalist on London Weekend Television's Search For A Star, which led to appearances at The London Palladium with Bob Hope, a slot on The Royal Variety Performance and appearances on The Talk Of The Town programme.
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Spike
Milligan's Adolf Hitler: My Part In His Downfall |
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Lowry Quays Theatre - (Tue 6th to 10th Apr 2010) |
| Spike
Milligan’s celebrated war memoirs take to the road
once more in this gloriously absurd and exuberant hit
comedy which has had both audiences and critics in stitches.
High comedy and tragedy collide as we follow Gunner Milligan
and his jazz quartet, adrift on the tide of great historic
events. Using Milligan’s own words, the show joyously
fuses comedy, song and dance; showing how humour, music
and comradeship enabled a hapless bunch of young men to
prevail against the might of the Nazi War machine. Songs
include the jazz greats Chattanooga Choo Choo, Ain’t
Misbehavin’, In the Mood, Honeysuckle Rose and many
more. |
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The Vagina Monologues |
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| Garrick Theatre - (Tue 6th to 10th Apr 2010) |
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Taking place at the Garrick Theatre. The Ultimate Girls Night Out! Laugh out loud! Witty, provocative and deeply poignant.
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Fascinating
Aida |
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Lowry Quays Theatre - (Sun 11th Apr 2010) |
Britain’s
top female comedy trio are 25 years old. Well, actually,
they’re older than that, but have decided their
Silver Jubilee can be celebrated for a few more years!
Dillie, Adele and Liza look forward to entertaining you
with some new songs. Thrill to the beauty of the harmonies,
marvel at the intricate rhymes and, if you’re one
of their older fans, remember to switch your hearing aid
to the theatre’s loop system to avoid unpleasant
whistling. |
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Morecambe - The Man What Brought Us Sunshine |
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| Library Theatre - (Thur 15th to 17th Apr 2010) |
| Bob Golding's extraordinary portrayal of Eric Morecambe, direct from the West End, commemorates the 25th anniversary of his untimely final curtain and celebrates the wonderful life of Britain's best loved comic. A moving portrait of an affectionate lad with funny bones, a born entertainer, a big-hearted perfectionist… the tall one with glasses. |
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The
Full Monty |
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Lowry Quays Theatre - (Tue 20th to 24th Apr 2010) |
| Based
on the British film of the same name, this American take
follows six out-of-work steel workers who decide to bear
all in an effort to make money and find some meaning in
their lives. |
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Ladies Down Under |
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| Stockport Plaza - (Tue 20th to 22nd Apr) |
| Four Ladies – Pearl, Jan, Shelley and Linda – are celebrating with the trip of a lifetime to the Land of Oz, a journey that becomes a voyage of personal discovery set against the haunting back drop of Ayres Rock...... |
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Clunk |
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Lowry Studio Theatre - (Tue 22nd Apr 2010) |
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women and an incoherent male live together but can't quite
work out why. The radio is broken, another mysterious
relative has died and there's a parcel on the step. It's
like this every day. But last night I dreamt of George
again... ‘Clunk’ is an absurd and refreshing
comedy from Liverpool-based theatre collective The Suitcase
Ensemble, and comes to The Lowry following a hugely successful
premiere in 2009. A feast of unhinged humour, charming
puppetry, audacious nonsense and existential angst, ‘Clunk’
casts a wry eye over a world that turns us all into idiots.
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Sherlock Holmes |
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| Stockport Plaza - (Fri 30th Apr) |
| In this wryly humorous tale, of murder & mystery... ‘the world's greatest detective refuses to leave the stage!' ‘A fantasy based upon a fiction'. Conan Doyle tiring of his ‘intolerably arrogant Sherlock Holmes', invents the malevolent Moriarty, to dispose of him. But Doyle's dangerous strategy, combined with his passion for raising the spirits of the dead, has rather more surreal and dramatic consequences than he bargains for! After his international success in ‘Sherlock Holmes.... the last act!' Roger Llewellyn returns in this spine tingling new play, written by David Stuart Davies, and directed by Gareth Armstrong with original music by Simon Slater. |
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Beautiful House |
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| Library Theatre - (Thur 22nd Apr to Sat 8th May 2010) |
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So that their seriously ill daughter can spend what might be her last months in her childhood home, Ronnie and Bridgette have vacated their dream house in Delph for a Salford tower block. And at first they think Otis and Paula, in the flat below, are the neighbours from hell. First seen at Studio Salford, and subsequently in the 2009 Re:Play Festival, and now being given a new production by Noreen Kershaw, this wry tale of love and belongings, relics and regrets, and trinkets and tombs, is both heartbreaking and achingly funny.
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How
Now Mrs. Brown Cow |
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Opera House - (Tue 27th Apr to Sat 8th May) |
| OFFER
- IF YOU BOOK BEFORE FEBRUARY 17TH, YOU WILL GET A DISCOUNT
OFF YOUR TICKET PRICE.
She's back for PART FIVE of the Mrs Brown trilogy. Come
and have a great fun filled night out at the World Premiere
of How Now Brown Cow. How Now Brown Cow is the fifth play
in Brendan O’Carroll’s hilarious Mrs Brown
series, following the huge success of For The Love Of
Mrs Brown , Brendan has chosen to come back to Manchester
yet again. Word has it that Brendan hasn’t written
the script for this show yet, so you never know what may
happen. One thing you’re sure of is a night you’ll
never forget, filled to the brim with Agnes Brown antics
and hysteria. So come along and join in the fun and frolics
with Agnes Brown and all the family. How Now Brown Cow,
a night out not to be missed. Make sure you book early
as this show is sure to sell out. Please note that there
are no Sunday performances. |
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When
Harry Met Sally |
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Opera House - (Mon 10th to Sat 15th May) |
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Harry Met Sally is the delightful romantic comedy, adapted
for the stage from one of the best romantic comedy films
of all time. The first time they met they hated each other.
The second time they met, he didn't remember her and she
hated him. The third time they met, they became friends
and they were friends for a long time. Then they weren't.
Then they fell in love - and it only took twelve years
and three months. |
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Desperate
To Be Doris |
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Library Theatre - (Tue 11th to Sat 15th May) |
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To Be Doris, LipService’s hilarious show all about
a wannabe Doris Day singer, which has been nominated for
Best Special Entertainment at the forthcoming Manchester
Evening News Theatre Awards, returns by popular demand
to the Library Theatre in May 2010 after its sell-out
run at the theatre earlier this year. Bolton-born Darren
Southworth, direct from the West End production of Spamalot,
plays Dean, by day a buyer at a mail-order nightwear firm.
By night, he sings like the great Doris Day. But when
his local operatic society, Out of My Range, stages a
production of Calamity Jane, will he come alive? |
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Popstar - The Musical |
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| Opera House - (Mon 24th to Wed 26th May) |
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PopStar! The Ultimate Feel-Good Comedy Musical takes a hilarious look at the phenomena of modern day talent shows – the heartbreaks and the joys. Superb performances from a talented Celebrity Cast including Sam Kane , will keep you guessing up until the very last minute. See the Stars singing LIVE, all the rock and pop hits from the last 3 decades. Be shocked, as we reveal the true stories and relationships behind all of the contestants. From the Penthouse to the Studio and back again, this fast paced show, will keep you laughing and guessing until the final moments. |
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The Importance Of Being Earnest |
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| Library Theatre - (Sat 5th June to Sat 3rd July 2010) |
| 'The truth is rarely pure and never simple.' This hysterical study of the Victorian leisure class is one of the funniest plays ever written. But this “trivial play for serious people” - as Oscar Wilde dubbed it - is also full of social and sexual ironies beneath its sunny and blithely irresponsible surface. A laughter-filled comedy of inversion, The Importance of Being Earnest was the first ever-production in the Library Theatre back in 1952, and is being fittingly revived to mark the company's final production in its present home. |
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Girls' Night Out |
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| Opera House - (Mon 7th to Sat 12th June) |
| The perfect feel-good show for our times is back! A story of love, laughter and men in thongs, together with a great pop soundtrack that will have you dancing in the aisles. Jane is preparing for the biggest day of her life and that wouldn't be complete without a traditional hen night with the girls. Meanwhile Tony and the boys are putting together the final touches of their make or break ladies only show. Both funny and touching, we follow the boys from rehearsals to performance, as they prepare for the forthcoming 'Feast of Flesh' contest, which could turn them from has-beens to heroes overnight.
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Hi-de-Hi! |
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| Stockport Plaza - (Tue 15th to Sat 19th Jun) |
| The Plaza is proud to present this exciting new production of the stage show which has not been seen since it was in the West End in 1984.
This production promises huge amounts of audience participation as the audience become the ‘Campers' on their holidays. Be prepared for two hours of hilarious ‘camp' fun.
With full supporting company and band, the audience is guaranteed an evening of laughs, songs, dance and above all entertainment ‘Holiday Camp' style as they are transported back to the 1950's when such places as Maplins were at the height of their popularity. |
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The Best Bits Of Lipservice |
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| Library Theatre - (Sun 20th June) |
| For one night only! We invite you to join us for a gala night celebrating 25 years of LipService lunacy. Yes, it’s hard to believe from their youthful good looks and physical elasticity that the ladies of LipService have been performing together for a quarter of a century (well they started incredibly young, four years old apparently). To mark this momentous occasion, LipService presents a comedy confection of their best bits - from Withering Looks, Women on the Verger, Very Little Women, King Arthur and the Knights of the Occasional Table, film clips from B-Road Movie and Horror for Wimps, and even some very early stand up. Who remembers Girls in Orbit, or Mavis the period from their first cabaret show, Coming on Late? |
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DINNERLADIES |
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| Palace Theatre - (Mon 21st to 26th June) |
| Dinnerladies has announced their third tour, this hugely popular BBC TV show comes to the Palace Theatre. Featuring many of the TV cast, although not the creator Victoria Wood. |
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Charley's Aunt |
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| Royal Exchange - (Tue 22 June to 7 Aug 2010) |
| Charley's aunt is about to arrive and she holds the key to everything. Charley's in love with Amy, but if they're to be engaged before she goes away he'll need his aunt's agreement. Jack's in love with Kitty, but if they're to get together before she goes away with Amy, he'll need Charley's aunt to act as chaperone. So when the aunt's arrival is delayed, Charley's and Jack decide there's only one thing for it. An emergency aunt is called for, and in their desperation they think the eccentric Babberley just might save the day, But whilst the-impostor-aunt starts to play fast and loose with his part, the-real-aunt is getting ever closer, and it isn't long before the misunderstandings and misdemeanours are spiralling out of control in Brandon Thomas' raucous and rollicking farce.
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Mum's The Word |
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Palace Theatre - (Thur 8th to 10th July) |
| A smash hit on two continents, Mum's The Word is an award-winning theatre piece written by six women who have endured the agonies and ecstasies of parenting. A hysterically funny and poignant play, it deals in shocking detail with all the important elements of childrearing with which those who are already parents will immediately identify, including every parent's daily immersion in “bathwater, food, spit, snot, blood, vomit, urine and faeces”. Originally produced in Canada, where the authors live, the play has had five sell-out seasons in Vancouver and completed two Canadian tours, culminating in its resounding success at the 2001 Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal. The show has also run for three years in Australia, commencing at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and touring to this day. There have also been productions in New Zealand and throughout America, most recently in Chicago and Minneapolis. There is also a 4pm perfomance on the Saturday. |
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Wife Begins At Forty |
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| Stockport Plaza - (Thur 31st August to 5th September) |
| The official 25th anniversary production of Ray Cooney's hugely successful comedy with Vicki Michelle (‘Allo, ‘Allo). It seems that, for some people, forty is a rather traumatic age. For Linda Harper, it certainly appears to be, as she starts worrying three years before her fortieth birthday. She is dissatisfied spiritually and physically with her seventeen-year marriage to the slightly staid George. However following a drunken night, during which George recounts passionate stories involving a flamenco dancer from the top of a grand piano, he moves out. When he returns to the family home a few weeks later to sort out maintenance arrangements with the help of neighbours Roger and Betty, he and Linda discover that the flames of passion are not quite dead, albeit in need of a little fanning! Accompanied by the Central Band of the Royal Air Force, Linda helps George to put the ex back into sex. There is a 2.30pm matinee on the Saturday. |
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