Bars and Clubs
See Cooper Temple Clause In Manchester
The Cooper Temple Clause will play an exclusive gig and sign copies of the eagerly anticipated album ‘Make This Your Own,’ at Virgin Megastores, Manchester on Monday 22 January at 5.30pm.
Olivier Nominated Comedy Extends Sell-Out Run
Due to exceptional public demand Maria Aitken’s critically acclaimed production of The 39 Steps at the Criterion Theatre has extended its booking period for a further 21 weeks, until 15 September 2007.
New Play By Alistair Beaton
King of Hearts is a new play by Alistair Beaton whose recent film ‘The Trial of Tony Blair’ was shown on More4 and Channel4 this week. In Beaton’s delicious new satire, love politics and royalty collide to hilarious effect.
Windsor Festival Spring Weekend
The third Windsor Festival Spring Weekend, Thursday 19 and Sunday 22 April, will highlight young performers and literary artists. Coinciding with The Queen’s birthday (21 April), it will also add to the focus on the town during Her Majesty’s special weekend.
Big Name Double Bill Kicks Off 2007 At The Bush
2007 begins with a bang at The Bush Theatre with a double bill of two of UK theatre’s most exciting names: Mark Ravenhill and Stewart Lee, both performing their own monologue shows. They can be seen individually or together, playing at 7.30pm and 9pm respectively, and 3pm and 4.30pm on Saturday matinees.
Funny Girls Stand Up For International Women’s Day
Funny Women Stand Up is now an official fixture in the diary of ‘must see’ events that take place on International Women’s Day. Thursday 8th March 2007 sees the show’s return for the fourth year running and, as ever, it will feature some of Britain’s best female comedy performers and stand-ups. The fun takes place in the glorious show biz atmosphere of the Hammersmith Palais, London.
Whipping It Up On London’s West End
Whipping It Up, The Bush Theatre’s sell-out smash hit comedy, transfers to the New Ambassador’s Theatre for a strictly limited West End season, opening on Thursday 22 February. Steve Thompson’s timely, hilarious political satire opened at The Bush in November last year, and was subsequently extended, due to public demand.
Lifeboat: From The Lowry To Broadway
Following successful tours of the Republic of Ireland, Canada and appearing at Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival, Catherine Wheels Theatre Company are bringing their award-winning production of Lifeboat to audiences at The Lowry between Tue 6 – Fri 9 February, before going to Broadway’s 42nd Street.
West Yorkshire Playhouse Presents Macbeth
One of Shakespeare’s bloodiest plays and considered by many to be his darkest work, Macbeth is the last of Shakespeare’s tragedies and is directed by Ian Brown in a major new production for West Yorkshire Playhouse (23 February – 24 March). Architect of his own destruction, Macbeth will be played by David Westhead.
Cherish: Chinese Families In Britain
The fifth exhibition in the National Portrait Gallery’s acclaimed Reaching Out, Drawing In programme, ‘Cherish’ looks at the family photo album from the perspective of Chinese families living in the UK today.
Electric Soft Parade - Live Dates & Album
Electric Soft Parade will preview material from their forthcoming album at a handful of live dates in February. Hot on the heels of two critically acclaimed albums as one half of funk punksters Brakes, brothers Tom and Alex White return with a third Electric Soft Parade album ‘No Need To Be Downhearted’ set for release on Truck Records in the Spring.
Lloyd Cole Announces UK Gigs
Following a warm response to the release of his Sanctuary Records album Antidepressant late last year and the tour dates that followed, Lloyd Cole will perform at a brief run of solo shows in the UK next week.
Wet Wet Wet Celebrate 20 Years With Tour
Wet Wet Wet, one of the UK’s biggest bands, will mark their twentieth year in the music business with the release of a brand new album containing all new material and an extensive tour of the UK.
Chinese State Circus At The Lowry
The circus that changed traditional entertainment forever explodes into the UK with the greatest family entertainment ever assembled beyond the Great Wall of China.
Chelsea Art Fair 2007
Penman Fairs are pleased to announce that they have drawn together over forty UK and international galleries to exhibit work by leading artists at Chelsea Art Fair 2007. The fair will run from 19th – 22nd April at London’s Chelsea Old Town Hall, and its relaxed and personalised environment provides an excellent opportunity to see and buy a huge variety of work ranging from paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture and ceramics by more than five hundred artists.