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| Saturday
7th June 2008 - 7.45pm |
| Revealing
the fetishes and naughtiest secrets of real people
in their own words, acclaimed character comedian
and actress Lizzie Roper delves into the nation’s
views on sex. Characters as varied as an adulterous
accountant and a celibate therapist inhabit the
stage in this brilliant one-woman show, which
wowed audiences and critics alike at the Edinburgh
Festival, and enjoyed a sell-out run in the West
End last year.
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MORCHEEBA
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| Sunday
8th June 2008 - 7.30pm |
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Having sold upward of 6 million albums, Morcheeba
perform at The Lowry to support their new record,
‘Dive Deep’, an emotional collection
of songs that continue to showcase their blend
of influences from soul to hippy and rock to pop.
The thoughts and experiments of brothers Paul
and Ross Godfrey provide the blueprint to this
album, with guests on ‘Dive Deep’
ranging from established names such as acclaimed
singer-songwriter Judie Tzuke, to relative newcomers
Thomas Dybdahl from Norway, rapper Cool Calm Pete,
and Manda, a French singer who contacted the Godfreys
via Myspace, admitting it was her dream to sing
with the band.
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CARA
DILLON (Quays
Theatre) |
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| Sunday
8th June 2008 - 8pm |
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of the most original and stunning singers of traditional
music. Cara won the All Ireland Singing Trophy
at the age of 14 and went on to sing with Oige,
De Dannan and Equation - where she met husband
and musical collaborator Sam Lakeman. Whether
she's singing her native songs of lost love and
emigration, or their original compositions, you
will be hard pressed to find a more emotive and
captivating performer. (back
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COME
ON, JEEVES (Quays
Theatre) |
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| Monday
9th to Saturday 14th June 2008 - 8pm |
| Starring
the legendary Victor Spinetti, well-loved British
star Anita Harris, Judy Buxton (On the Up) and
a supporting cast to be announced. Whilst Bertie
Wooster is out of town, his gentleman's gentleman,
the inimitable Jeeves, is on loan to the Earl
of Towcaster. The Earl, known as Bill, has been
losing heavily on the gee gees, so decides to
become a bookie in the guise of Honest Patch Perkins
but it doesn't quite go to plan! With an unpaid
bet, a furious punter on his heels, a loud, wealthy,
widowed American clairvoyant wanting to buy his
crumbling mansion and his fiancée and his
family asking awkward questions, this could be
a challenging day for Bill, which only Jeeves
can sort out in his usual impeccable style. This
sublime comedy, from a writer whose work contains
some of the most memorable verbal sparring and
witty one-liners ever written, follows the great
success of the recent hit Dangerous Corner (The
Lowry, 2007). There
is a 2pm matinee on the Wednesday and Saturday.
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ROMEO
ET JULIETTE (Opera North)
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| Tuesday
10th and Friday 13th June 2008 - 7.15pm |
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Gounod’s most successful opera after Faust
is also one of his least conventional works. Although
he generates much excitement in the clashes between
the feuding Montague and Capulet families, Gounod
keeps the opera tightly focussed on the lovers,
for whom he composed a succession of magnificent
duets. John Fulljames, who staged an imaginative
Hansel and Gretel for the Company in various concert
halls last year, directs two young stars-in-the-making
in the title roles. Sang in Italian with English
titles. (back
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MACBETH
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| Wednesday
11th and Saturday 14th June 2008 - 7.15pm |
| Verdi’s
Macbeth is the first of three new productions
based on the plays of Shakespeare. Tim Albery
directs his first Verdi opera for the Company
since his intelligent and imaginative Don Carlos
in 1993. Opera North’s music director, Richard
Farnes, conducts. The title role, widely regarded
as one of the great early Verdi baritone roles,
is sung by Robert Hayward. Tenor Peter Auty will
sing the role of Macduff and Peter Wedd the role
of Malcolm. Sung in Italian with English titles.
Performance 2 hours and 45 minutes approx.
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A
MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Opera North) |
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| Thursday
12th June 2008 - 7.15pm |
| At
the Lyric Theatre: Martin Duncan, who has been
responsible for directing some of Opera North’s
most enjoyable productions in the past, including
Orpheus in the Underworld and Jonathan Dove’s
The Adventures of Pinocchio in the Winter season,
directs a new production of Benjamin Britten’s
gloriously melodic opera A Midsummer Night’s
Dream. A cast of fine young singers includes the
British counter tenor James Laing as Oberon. Jeni
Bern, the young Scottish soprano, sings the role
of Tytania. The production is conducted by Stuart
Stratford, who made his debut for Opera North
conducting Pagliacci at Sadler’s Wells in
the Eight Little Greats season. Joining Martin,
Johan and Bruno on the production team is costume
designer Ashley Martin Davies. Sung in English.
Performance 2 hours 45 minutes approx. (back
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| Thursday
12th and Friday 13th June 2008 - 8pm |
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A unique and brilliantly
funny comedy sketch show that appeals to women
of all ages - and the men that have to live with
them! Three
excellent writers and comedians perform a series
of sketches about women reaching that “certain
age” – from hot flushes and memory
loss to HRT and bladder weakness - these three
women know more than most about juggling careers
with demanding children, long suffering partners,
too little money, overgrown gardens and never
ending housework!
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THE
CALL OF THE LOON BIRD (The
Studio) |
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| Saturday
14th June 2008
- 11am & 1pm |
| Clydebuilt
Puppet Theatre (Red Riding Hood’s Magic
Purse) returns to The Lowry with a truly magical
story, which follows the life of one man. In his
youth Little Eagle rescues a Loon, a bird of great
wisdom, who later helps him on his own journey
from small boy to adult, overcoming adversity
and illness along the way. Combining storytelling,
drama, puppetry and live music, this story of
wisdom over intolerance is a magical experience.
Most suitable for ages 5-12.
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| Saturday
14th June 2008 - 8pm |
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Join Scotland's favourite cheeky kilted treasure
as he makes a welcome return to The Lowry with
his latest show, looking back over the songs that
make up the multi-platinum soundtrack of his life
- an hilarious evening of world-class comedy and
music. Craig
Hill's hilarious, irreverent and, of course, wonderfully
camp blend of incisive stand-up, fabulous musical
characterisations and improvisation has earned
him rave reviews and seen him perform everywhere
from Singapore to the Shetlands! (back
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SIMON
AMSTELL (Lyric
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| Sunday
15th June 2008 - 7.30pm |
| Simon
Amstell made his name presenting music shows on
Channel 4 and Nickelodeon before taking over as
host on BBC’s anarchic music quiz Never
Mind The Buzzcocks. He quickly stamped the show
with his own unique and irreverent personality
and went on to collect two prizes at the British
Comedy Awards. His material is challenging and
playful – delivered with enormous charm
and just a little of the trademark sarcasm we’ve
come to expect. Brilliantly sharp and criminally
funny. (back
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AN
AUDIENCE WITH ARTHUR SMITH (Quays
Theatre) |
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| Sunday
15th June 2008 - 8pm |
| Comedian,
playwright, broadcaster, raconteur and self styled
‘night-mayor’ of Balham (on the basis
that he rarely surfaces in daylight), the Grumpy
Old Man takes centre stage to set the world to
rights. Arthur Smith wrote An Evening with Gary
Lineker, presents Radio 4’s Excess Baggage
and has recently enjoyed television fame as the
grumpiest of the Grumpy Old Men. An evening of
cutting opinions, witty observations and unforgettable
one-liners with the chance for the audience to
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CRAIG
DAVID (Lyric
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| Monday
16th June 2008 - 7.30pm |
| Part
recorded in Havana, Cuba with producer Martin
Terefe (KT Tunstall, James Morrison) and writer/producer/mixer
Fraser T. Smith (Kano, Beyonce, Plan B, Jamelia),
‘Trust Me’ finds Craig David pursuing
a more soulful approach, with a looser live band
style than on his previous albums. Other highlights
include the ballad ‘Awkward’ (featuring
guest vocals from unknown 17 year old Rita Ora
from west London) that offers some of his most
evocative lyrics to date, the infectious hook
and insistent rhythms of 'Don’t Play With
Our Love', and ‘She’s On Fire’
which combines sublime bass with Craig’s
fluid lyrical flow. Heralded as his finest work
since breaking through with his debut album ‘Born
To Do It’, ‘Trust Me’ features
the hit singles ‘Hot Stuff (Let’s
Dance)’ and ‘6 of 1 Thing’.
Craig David’s next single, ‘Officially
Yours’, will be released on May 12th. A
multiple-award winner who has earned three Ivor
Novello Awards (including Songwriter of the Year
and Best Contemporary Song), four MOBOs (one of
which was for Best UK Act) and two MTV Europe
Awards, Craig David has worked with a talented
array of artists including Sting and Artful Dodger’s
Mark Hill and Pete Devereux. Craig David also
recently featured on Kano’s Top 20 single
‘This is The Girl’, a track that he
also produced and co-wrote.
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| Tuesday
17th June 2008 - 2pm & 8pm |
| An
icon. An orgy. A dissenter. Caught between heaven
and earth, a demi-god falls from grace. Inspired
by The Bacchae, Euripides’ masterpiece of
rejection and revenge, aod’s Bacchic explores
the epic battle between ecstasy and restraint.
Using stunning aerial theatre, storytelling, music
and movement, this is a provocative look behind
the mask of the guru to question our faith in
heroes. Most suitable for ages 14+. (back
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| Thursday
19th to Sunday 22nd June 2008 |
| Jacqueline
Wilson's book - India lives in a large, luxurious
house. She seems to have it all but her parents
are so busy worrying about themselves, she thinks
they’ve forgotten about her. Treasure’s
staying on the local estate with her wonderful
Nan. She really doesn’t want to go back
to live with Mum, not while Mum’s new man
is there. A chance meeting sparks a great friendship
between the girls. They both escape from their
problems by writing diaries, inspired by their
heroine, Anne Frank. But when secrets start jumping
out of the page and into real life, Treasure and
India find themselves in deep trouble. The team
behind the hit stage adaptations of Double Act,
Bad Girls and Midnight, all big hits here at The
Lowry, bring this wonderful story by Jacqueline
Wilson to the stage. Most suitable for ages 9+.
Performance
times: Thursday - 7pm, Friday - 10am & 7pm,
Saturday - 2pm & 7pm and Sunday - 2pm
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