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PLAYHOUSE
DISNEY LIVE! ON TOUR |
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| Friday
16th to Sunday 18th May 2008 |
| Blast
off to adventure with your favorite Playhouse
Disney pals when Playhouse Disney Live! comes
to your hometown. Climb aboard and get ready
to explore with the Little Einsteins Leo, Annie,
Quincy and June on an important musical mission;
say “Meeska Mooska Mickey Mouse”
and sing along with Mickey and the gang at the
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse; and stop by Sheetrock
Hills where Handy Manny always has the right
tools for fun fix-it adventures! Come inside
the Hundred Acre Wood and join Tigger and Pooh
and their new friend Darby on super sleuthing
adventure from My Friends Tigger & Pooh.
Get ready to laugh, sing and play along at a
live show that lets kids join in on the fun!
Performance times : Friday - 4.30pm,
Saturday - 1.30pm & 4.30pm, Sunday - 10.30am
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| Thursday
22nd May 2008 - 7.30pm |
| Relive
the magic of David Essex live in concert at
the Opera House. Since the 70’s right
up to the current day, David has been a national
treasure and has captured many thousands of
hearts as an accomplished stage and screen star
as well as a chart-topping singer. This concert
brings together all the favourite hits including
"Hold Me Close", "Gonna Make
You A Star" and his debut hit "Rock
On", together with tracks from his latest
album.
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| Friday
23rd May 2008 - 8pm |
| A
tribute show featuring the music of Elvis Presley,
Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran and Roy Orbison.
Rockin On Heaven's Door reaches its special
milestone this year, touring the U.K. for ten
'Rockin' years, bringing sheer enjoyment to
everyone who sees this uplifting show. (back
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HARRY
AND HIS BUCKET FULL OF DINOSAURS |
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| Saturday
24th May 2008 - 3pm |
| Launching
in February 2008 Premier are delighted to be
bringing this popular CCI Entertainment and
Five, Milkshake television show to the stage
for the first time. Based on a series of best-selling
books, Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs
features a five-year-old boy who is transported
to Dino World by jumping into his bucket with
his 6 toy dinosaurs. Ideal for children aged
3 to 7. (back
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MY
DREAM (ONE THOUSAND HANDS BODHISATTVA) THE CHINESE
IN BRITAIN FORUM |
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| Friday
30th & Saturday 31st May 2008 - 7.30pm |
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China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe
(CDPPAT) was formed in 1987, and comprises of
88 performers, which includes 55 performers with
hearing impairments, 28 performers with visual
impairments and 5 performers with physical disabilities.
The UK tour troupe will comprise of 30 performers
plus additional support staff. The
troupe conveys the positive message that disability
is no obstacle to reaching your dreams. The spirit
of the dancers creates a magnificent energy to
its audiences around the world. My Dream goes
beyond the boundaries of language or nationhood
to bring spiritual joy to all. Their signature
piece is the incomparable "one thousand hands
Bodhisattva" featuring twenty-one hearing
impaired dancers. Truly breathtaking images are
created as the dancers produce perfectly timed
and choreographed movements. Generating rave reviews
it has been showcased in over 40 countries on
five continents and the 2008 tour will be the
first time this masterpiece of dance will be performed
in the United Kingdom. The show that will tour
the UK has been choreographed by the internationally
acclaimed artist, Zhang Jigang, who is responsible
for the creation of more than 300 large-scale
productions in over 60 countries and is currently
developing and directing the 2008 Summer Olympics
Opening and Closing Ceremonies. The Chinese in
Britain Forum (CiBF) is a registered charity that
works with and on behalf of the Chinese community
in the United Kingdom promoting equality of opportunity,
active citizenship and social cohesion.
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| Tuesday
3rd June 2008 - 7.30pm |
| Essex
based medium clairvoyant who has been demonstrating
mediumship since the age of 17. A dedicated
worker for spirit, Tony has worked hard to finely
tune his craft, building a reputation of excellence
in his public demonstrations, private readings
and teaching in workshops and seminars. As well
as being a confident, funny, inspiring and outstanding
medium, Tony also stars in his own TV show 'Street
Psychic' on UK Living.
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| Wednesday
4th June 2008 - 7.30pm |
| Glitz,
Blitz and 70's Hitz is a spectacular celebration
of the best of British glam rock with three
classic bands of the era. On one amazing bill
Showaddywaddy, Sweet and The Rubettes will be
putting on a sensational show and transporting
you back to the very best of seventies glam
rock. With their stylish rebirth of the 50’s
Rock N’ Roll, Showaddywaddy became one
of the biggest groups of the 70s and dominated
the British charts. After their first release
“Hey Rock and Roll” shot to no.2,
they went on to spend an impressive 209 weeks
in the chart’s top 40s. Ten single releases
were top ten, including the smash no. 1 “Under
the Moon of Love”. They are now celebrating
over 30 years in the business. Joining Showaddywaddy
on this spectacular bill is one of the biggest
glam-rock bands of the era, Sweet. Sweet are
the quintessential 70’s glam rock band,
who brought androgynous looks and crunching
guitar pop to the masses. Including their smash
no.1 “Blockbuster”, they had 17
charting hits and spent over three years in
the charts alone. Completing this classic bill,
we present The Rubettes. The Rubettes first
made No.1 in 1974 with their very first single
'Sugar Baby Love' and after five weeks at the
coveted No.1 spot in the they repeated their
success throughout the world. 'Sugar Baby Love'
sold eight million copies after which the Rubettes
went on to have a further 15 International Hits
establishing themselves, with their flamboyant
Gatsby appearance, as one of the icons of the
70's Glam Rock era. Duration: 2 hours 20 mins.
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COLE
PAGE : AN EVENING OF SWING AND BIG BAND |
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| Friday
6th June 2008 - 7.30pm |
| Cole
Page is a Manchester born vocalist with an individual
style and soothing voice, perfect for swing
music. His ability to negotiate the wonderful
songs that he performs and communicate with
an audience is second to none and is what separates
him from the rest. Cole
Page has recently made a name for himself at
Old Trafford as he regularly sings his version
of "Take Me Home, United Road" (to
the tune of John Denver's Country Road) before
the game to get the crowd going. (back
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LEONARD
COHEN - auction tickets
available |
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| Tuesday
17th to Friday 20th June
2008 - 8pm |
| You
can bid for auction tickets from 12pm on Friday
9th May for the Manchester Opera House concerts.
Leonard
Cohen - World Tour 2008 comes to the Manchester
Opera House on Tuesday 17th to Friday 20th June
2008. The 1900-capacity Opera House will be the
only theatre venue on the UK leg of his world
tour, which also includes Glastonbury Festival.
Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen is to play his
first live shows for 15 years. The 73-year-old
will embark on a world tour this summer.
Cohen is arguably the
greatest singer songwriter of modern times. At
his induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame,
he was recognized by Lou Reed as "without
question one of the most important and influential
songwriters of our time, a figure whose body of
work achieves greater mystery and depth as time
goes on."
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| Monday
23rd June to Saturday 5th July 2008 - 7.30pm |
| The
World Premiere of a brand new national tour
comes to Manchester: Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s
EVITA. Featuring some of the most famous and
inspiring stage music ever written, including
the classic songs ‘Don’t Cry For
Me Argentina’, ‘On This Night of
a Thousand Stars’ and ‘Buenos Aires’,
EVITA brings to life the dynamic persona of
Eva Peron, wife of former Argentine dictator
Juan Peron. The production begins with a young
ambitious Eva and follows her rise to sainthood
- telling the story of the enormous wealth and
power she gained to become the beloved EVITA.
With more than 20 major awards to its credit
and featuring one of the most coveted roles
in musical theatre, this brand new production
of the smash hit show truly promises to be the
theatrical event of the year! There is a
2.30pm matinee on Thursday and Saturdays.
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FIFI
THE FAIRY AND THE FLOWERTOTS |
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| Wednesday
6th and Thursday 7th August 2008 |
Fifi
Forget-Me-Not is the most unforgettable little
Flowertot that children have ever seen. She's
a bundle of energy and creativity, always positive
and enthusiastic about everything. A cheerful
soul, her perpetual smile is like a ray of sunshine
which cheers up everyone around her. Fifi lives
in Forget-Me-Not cottage. She has an unbelievable
lust for life and a real nose for adventure.
Fifi is always busy, whether looking out for
her friends, tending to the garden, or thwarting
Stingo and Slugsy's latest madcap scheme and
sometimes she simply forgets what she was supposed
to be doing in the first place. With so much
to do, it would be impossible to remember everything.
Performance times - Wednesday 3.30pm,
Thursday 11am & 2pm.
Tickets go on sale on Wedesday 7th May at 10am.
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| Tuesday
12th August 2008 - 2.30pm |
Don't
miss out on this wonderful feel good afternoon
guaranteed to get you smiling and singing. Featuring
the hits of Doris Day, Bing Crosby, Julie Andrews,
Max Bygraves, Vera Lynn and Frank Sinatra. Two
hours of music, memories, nostalgia and good
old fashioned fun! (back
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| Thursday
21st to Sunday 24th August 2008 |
| Live
in the first ever stage show! All new UK Cast!
Welcome to LazyTown Live! - The Show with Go!
The funniest and freshest, award-winning show
of the moment, packed with moves, music, fun
and a great story, all set in this amazingly
colourful, fast-paced, upside-down world. Stephanie,
a bubbly 8 year old with bright pink hair, comes
to live in LazyTown and meets a zany mix of
kids and grown-ups, including the world’s
laziest super-villain, Robbie Rotten. Fortunately
for Stephanie, Sportacus, an athletic superhero
who jumps, leaps and flips his way across LazyTown
in his airship, is also on hand to help the
townsfolk battle Robbie’s latest lazy
schemes. LazyTown may have the laziest name
on Earth, but it’s packed with action,
energy and a powerful message that will energise
and inspire children everywhere. Running time:
1 hour 40 minutes (including a 20 minute interval).
Performance times: Thursday and Friday
- 5pm, Saturday and Sunday - 11am, 2pm &
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