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C740CA4 WOW TAKES A LOOK AT SOME OF THE LATEST THEATRICAL HIGHLIGHTS

Wed 12 June IN EXTREMIS The Castle, Wellingborough www.thecastle.org.uk Monday 10 – Saturday 15 June 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL Theatre Royal Nottingham www.trch.co.uk Thu 13 June THE AUDIENCE broadcast live from London’s Gielgud Theatre as part of National Theatre Live The Castle, Wellingborough www.thecastle.org.uk Also Market Harborough Harborough Theatre Fri 21 June ROMEO AND JULIET: THE FESTIVAL PLAYERS Leicester Guildhall Fri 28 June MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING: NO LOSS PRODUCTIONS Hinwick House, Wellingborough Fri 28 June RED LIGHT BURLESQUE GOES TO THE SEASIDE - VIP TICKETS: Aurora Toxique, Cherry Blossoms, Raven Lenore Von Vamp, Venice Pearl, Viola Tea, Venus Starr, The Wonderful D… The Firebug, Leicester Saturday 29 June THERE’S A MONSTER IN MY PIANO The Core at Corby Cube www.thecorecorby.com

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Being Tommy Cooper +VTU MJLF UIBU This powerful, provocative, painfully funny and true play celebrates the brilliance in Britain’s most famous comic and explores the pressures and loneliness of fame. Las Vegas, 1954. In a small hotel room the up-and-coming Tommy Cooper faces the prospect of his first big failure. With the show closing and a warring relationship with his manager, Tommy finds an offer on the table and a drink in his hand. Being Tommy Cooper is a confrontational new play where the man who could make you laugh just by walking on to stage comes vividly alive. Tommy Cooper is one of Britain’s best-loved comedians. After his television debut on the BBC in 1948, Tommy went on to star in many variety shows in a career that spanned four decades, most notably on London Weekend Television from 1968 to 1972 and on Thames Television from 1973

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Dancing At Lughnasa " UBTUF PG SVSBM *SFMBOE PO TUBHF UNTIL SAT 15 JUNE Set in rural Donegal in 1936, at a time when life was simple but making ends meet seems impossibly hard, the play follows the five Mundy sisters as they laugh, cry and dance together. During the course of a summer when their missionary brother returns from Africa a frail

and changed man, relationships are tested, social conventions challenged and the doctrines of the church clash with the spirit of a Pagan past. Dreams of love crumble as dusk sets on the life the sisters knew. Told through the eyes of seven-year old Michael, the illegitimate son of one of the sisters,

this is a magical, moving, memory-story filled with humour, tenderness and the longing of unfulfilled lives.

DANCING AT LUGHNASA Box Office 01604 624811 www.royalandderngate.co.uk

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The Tempest & The Dreaming $VSWF :PVOH $PNQBOZ Curve Young Company present two of Shakespeare’s finest stories. Magic, mystery and hidden secrets are revealed in these two productions directed by Curve Associate Director Tim Ford. Its a time for dreamers. THE TEMPEST 27 - 29 JUNE STUDIO Prospero is banished with his daughter to a remote island. Twelve years later, and intent on revenge, he raises a magical tempest that shipwrecks his enemies on his shores. What begins as a search for retribution develops into a journey of acceptance and compassion in Shakespeare’s final play.

THE DREAMING 4 - 6 JULY STUDIO Music by Howard Goodall. Lyrics and book by Charles Hart. Commissioned and first performed by The National Youth Music Theatre, The Dreaming is a musical version of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Composer Howard Goodall (Hired Man) and lyricist Charles Hart (Phantom of the Opera) combine glorious tunes with superb comedy and a distinctly spooky edge. THE TEMPEST & THE DREAMING. 27 June. - 6 July Ticket Office: 0116 242 3595 Website and Online Booking: www.curveonline.co.uk

My Fair Lady :PVoMM XBOU UP EBODF BMM OJHIU WEDS 5 JUNE - SUN 14 JULY Henry Higgins, a Professor of Phonetics meets Eliza Doolittle, a cockney flower girl, at Covent Garden market. He declares that in three months he will transform Eliza into a duchess. Eliza’s moment of triumph comes at the Embassy Ball when beautiful, elegant and well-spoken she proves to be an enormous success particularly with the young gentleman Freddy Eynsford-Hill who falls desperately in love with her. However, after the ball Eliza falls into despondency when the Professor celebrates his triumph and shows little consideration for Eliza’s feelings. Unnoticed, she slips out of Higgins’ house and seeks consolation with his mother and when Higgins comes in search of her, Eliza refuses to

return with him. Once home Professor Higgins realises that he has “become accustomed to her face” and Eliza forgives him and decides to return. This Olivier Award winning musical has broken all box office records both on Broadway and in the West End and features such unforgettable numbers as ‘I Could Have Danced All Night’, ‘Wouldn’t It Be Loverly’,’The Rain In Spain’, ‘On The Street Where You Live’, ‘Get Me To The Church On Time’ and the mesmerising ‘I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face’. MY FAIR LADY is at Kilworth House Theatre Wednesday 5th June to Sunday 14th July. Tickets availables from the Box office 01858 881939 and online at www.kilworthhousetheatre.co.uk

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MON 10 – SAT 15 JUNE Originally produced by Newcastle’s acclaimed Live Theatre, and following sell-out seasons at the National Theatre, on Broadway and in the West End, Bill Kenwright presents the award winning play The Pitmen Painters, which comes

to Leicester’s Curve theatre from 10 – 15 June, 2013. In 1934, a group of Ashington miners hired a professor to teach an art appreciation evening class. Rapidly abandoning theory in favour of practice, the pitmen began to paint. Within a few years the most

avant-garde artists became their friends and their work was acquired by prestigious collections; but every day they worked, as before, down the mine. Examining the lives of a group of ordinary men who do extraordinary things, The Pitmen Painters is a humorous,

deeply moving and timely look at art, class and politics. Written by Lee Hall, creator of the worldwide sensation Billy Elliot, The Pitmen Painters has received huge critical acclaim and won the Evening Standard award for Best New Play. Lee Hall wrote the screenplay for Billy Elliot and adapted it for the West End in 2005, winning an Olivier Award for Best New Musical. Billy Elliot opened on Broadway in November 2008. His plays also include Spoonface Steinberg (Ambassadors), Cooking with Elvis (Live Theatre, Assembly Rooms and West End), and an adaptation of Herman Heijerman’s The Good Hope for the NT.

THE PITMEN PAINTERS Curve, Leicester. 10 - 15 June. Ticket Office: 0116 242 3595 Website and Online Booking: www.curveonline.co.uk

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MON 24 - SAT 29 JUNE Miss Matilda Jenkyns requests the pleasure of your company to meet The Ladies of Cranford. Based on the book by Elizabeth Gaskell, the play faithfully portrays the ladies as seen through the author’s eyes. Living in an era of rapid change, Mrs Gaskell decided to write down her memories of the stalwart, eccentric women of her youth. They were independent ladies, running their own lives, often silly, sometimes stubborn and full of an unconscious humour. So, laugh with the ladies, share

their sorrows – and meet two of the few Gentlemen of Cranford. CRANFORD is at The Little Theatre, Dover Street, Leicester, LE1 6PW Email: admin@lds-mail.net Box Office: 0116 255 1302

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Canterbury... with a Twist in the Tales! #BDL CZ QPQVMBS EFNBOE n5IFBUSF JO UIF (BSEFOo BU 5IF 0BUIJMM FRI 21 & SAT 22 JUNE Following the sell-out success of last year’s one-act plays by Alan Ayckbourne, Ellen Goddard’s e.g. Productions theatre company are set to return to the Oathill Bar and Restaurant in Market Harborough, this time to star in a special ‘dinner theatre’ adaptation of Chaucer’s ‘Canterbury Tales’. The audience will experience an evening of laughter and delight, eating ‘al fresco’ while being charmed with ‘The Knight’s Tale’, ‘The Miller’s Tale’ and ‘The Nun’s Priest Tale’. “We decided on ‘The Canterbury Tales’ as they are universal and most people will know the stories already,” explained Ellen, “and they also work as bite-size portions in between the meal courses.” Ian Scott from The Oathill was one of the sponsors for e.g. Productions’ first show at Harborough Theatre, and then contacted Ellen last year with the idea of ‘Theatre in the Garden’. “The Oathill garden is a fantastic space and has the potential to be transformed into

anywhere,” says Ellen. “The format we decided on was a three-course meal with theatre entertainment. Three one-act plays from Alan Ayckbourn’s ‘Confusions’ worked perfectly as palate cleansers between courses, so we’re keeping the same format this year, with a cast of four. “We performed over two evenings to sold-out audiences both nights. The feedback was

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incredible and that is why we are back again this year in June!”

Fri 21 and Sat 22 EXCERPTS FROM THE CANTERBURY TALES The Oathill, Market Harborough

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Ballet Associates Auditions 8JUI (SBIBN 'MFUDIFS SUNDAY 01 SEPT Last year classical Ballet training took a brand new direction in Leicestershire and the Midlands area with the launch of Graham Fletcher Ballet Associates, aimed at nurturing boy and girl dance students in pursuit of excellence and reaching their full potential. The first year’s course has proved to be a real success, not just in the Leicestershire region but also further afield as, since opening, students have traveled to monthly Ballet Associates classes from the North West, Cumbria, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Nottingham and Derbyshire. Director and former Royal Ballet principal dancer Graham Fletcher has a long history of achievement with young and talented children and this led

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to the creation of his Ballet Associates programme. This year he is delighted with the success of a number of his students as no less than eleven of his students have been accepted at either The Royal Ballet School, Royal Ballet Senior and Junior Associates, Elmhurst, Tring, Hammond or English National Ballet School. Graham says ‘I am really impressed with how my Associates have improved and developed from when we started last year. Being able to concentrate and work hard over the course of two hours intensive Associates ballet class can be quite a challenge, especially for the younger students! So, at the top of my list is giving my students confidence in their ability and

to experience ballet training in a different way’. Graham has been promoting dance in Leicestershire since 1998 with his original Dance Activate Scheme. This initiative has opened the doors to thousands of children by giving them a chance to dance, especially those who may not have the opportunity. The creation of his Ballet Associates programme has now proved to be the natural next step for those with ambitions to follow a career in ballet or dance. It has offered the chance for students to develop their potential further by training at a more intensive level, and importantly, with other like-minded students from other regions and schools. In March 2014 Ballet Associate students will be

presented in a specially choreographed work at Graham’s Big Dance Activate 2014 production at De Montfort Hall in Leicester Auditions for a limited number of places available on the 2013 - 2014 Ballet Associates course will be on Sunday 1 September at Studio 79 in Leicester. Aspiring dancers will take part in an Associates level classical ballet audition class, and have the chance to join a special ballet repertoire workshop. For further information and an application form please see www.balletassociates.co.uk or contact Graham Fletcher on 0771 772 1916 or email at grahamfletcher001@btinternet. com.

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Levellers *OEJF GPML BMU IFSPFT IJU RVBSUFS DFOUVSZ Sell-out tours, 25 years in the ‘business’ and ten years of their own sell-out festival, Beautiful Days, are powerful proof of the power of the underground and the power of great live music. Renowned for their energetic live show, longevity has not diminished the Levellers’ ability to put in a performance and get everyone in a room, or field, dancing. Heralded as their most accomplished album to date, the band released new studio album Static On The Airwaves in 2012. Produced by Sean Lakeman, who is renowned for producing his brother’s Mercury-nominated and goldselling albums as well as

Letters From The Underground (Levellers’ previous album), Static On The Airwaves was recorded ‘as live’ at Sono Studios in Prague. Brighton folk-rockers Levellers have long been and still are, one of the best live bands around. But, often overlooked is their impressive back catalogue of recorded music. The Levellers sold more platinum, gold, and silver albums in the 1990s than any other act. 5 of their 6 Top 40 albums (which spawned 14 Top 40 singles), including the number 1 Zeitgeist, were recently re-released. Their platinum-selling 1991 album Levelling The Land is

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widely regarded as an absolute classic and the band celebrated the 20th anniversary of the release of the album, which features hits including One Way, Riverflow, The Game, Far From Home and Liberty Song, in 2011. THU JUN 13 Bedford Corn Exchange www.bedfordcornexchange.co.uk BOX OFFICE 01234 718112 THU JUN 27 The Castle, Wellingborough www.thecastle.org.uk BOX OFFICE 01933 270 007 FRI JUN 28 The Assembly, Leamington Spa www.leamingtonassembly.com BOX OFFICE 01926 311 311

Sat 01 June SPRING CONCERT: Oakham Parish Church MICK RIDGWAY’S MOJOHAND Joules’ Yard, Market Harborough BOOTLEG BOSS The Musician, Leicester SADISTIK, THE AFTERDARK MOVEMENT The Soundhouse, Leicester RODDY RADIATION & THE SKABILLY REBELS, ADDICTIVE PHILOSOPHY The Zombie Hut, Corby BEN MARWOOD The Cookie Jar, Leicester REMINISCE SUMMER CONCERT TOUR: ALEXANDER O’NEAL, HEATWAVE, JAZZIE B O2 Academy Leicester WE ARE KNUCKLE DRAGGER Lock 42, Leicester Sun 02 GHOSTPOET O2 Academy Leicester NELL BRYDEN The Musician, Leicester JOHN DUNMORE BOOGIE BAND The George, Kilsby Jun 04 Tue SHAWN JONES BAND The Musician, Leicester Jun 05 Wed OLAFUR ARNALDS Leicester Cathedral THE JEFFREY LEWIS & PETER

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STAMPFEL BAND The Musician, Leicester JACCO GARDNER O2 Academy Leicester GHANDI’S FLIP FLOP, KARMA HEART, LAUREL CANYONS WEATHERBIRD, SINCE MONROE The Shed, Leicester FROM THE STICKS: SCHOLARS, COASTLINE The Soundhouse, Leicester DAWSON SMITH & THE DISSENTERS, BLUESWAMP SOUTHERN, THE RUBY DOOS The Musician, Leicester Jun 07 Fri RANDOM HAND, ANTI VIGILANTE, THE KARMA PARTY The Soundhouse, Leicester QUADROPHENIA NIGHT : THE ATLANTICS, PEYOTE, DJ DREW STANSALL The Donkey, Leicester ROB BARNES BAND The Barley Mow, Leicester SPOTLIGHT KID The Cookie Jar, Leicester SCHOLARS, COASTLINE The Zombie Hut, Corby HONKY TONK SHOWTIME: ANNIE DUGGAN BAND The Musician, Leicester Jun 08 Sat JOOLS HOLLAND & HIS RHYTHM AND BLUES ORCHESTRA Burghley House, Stamford LARRY MILLER BAND The Musician, Leicester 2 SICK MONKEYS, THE MISPELT, SCREAMINABDABZ POSHFUC The Zombie Hut, Corby PICNIC IN THE PARK UNPLUGGED: Queens Park, Loughborough Jun 09 Sun KIDLINGTON CONCERT BRASS Abington Park Bandstand Northampton Jun 10 Mon

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Weldonfest 4FWFOUI )FBWFO SATURDAY 22 JUNE Weldonfest are pleased to announce their seventh music and arts festival on Saturday 22nd June, 2013 at Corby Rugby Club. Bigger and better than before and with an expected crowd of 5000 people, the not-forprofit event has invested in professional staging, lighting and music-marquees to give the yearly festival a more robust operational platform due to the 2012 weather. For 2013, there will also be a brand new “15 minutes... (of fame)” music tent to give younger and newer acts a foothold in the festival. “Due to the appalling weather leading up to WF ’12, it was touch and go as to whether the event actually happened.

Thanks to the Police and a few others, we were able to replan the event in the 36 hours before the start time. We’ve taken those lessons on board and although our costs have gone up, we feel confident that we will be able to better cope with those same conditions again.”, said a Weldonfest spokesperson. With over 60 mainly local acts appearing across a Main Stage, an Acoustic, Dance and IMP (Indie, Metal & Punk) Music Tents, Weldonfest is also bringing out of town headliners to each music area with THE MODERATORS, EL CAMINO & THE CROOKED EMPIRE closing each area respectively. The ever-present Children’s/ Kids Tent will be larger and again allow for families and

children to create, build, play and have fun in a safe and regulated environment. Tickets will go on sale from Tuesday 2nd April, 2013 from several outlets in Corby and online. More details can be found at www.weldonfest.co.uk or www.facebook.com/ weldonfestofficial WELDONFEST is a not-for-profit once a year festival for music and arts, held at Corby Rugby Club. Since 2007, they have given over £75K away to local & national charities and local good causes. Contact Weldonfest at questions@weldonfest.co.uk or… Jim Darrah on 07766 992148

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MONDAY 10 JUNE An incredibly special 2012 for PiL saw the band release This Is PiL their first album for 20 years to huge critical acclaim. 2013 is now set to be another unique year in PiL’s history. The band toured China for the first time ever along with shows in

Japan and Australia. PiL return to the UK in June…. Playing 9th June - Oxford O2 Academy, 10th June - Leicester O2 Academy, 27th June Brighton Dome, and 28th June - Manchester Ritz. Catch them playing at O2 Academy Leicester, with very

special guests The Wonder Stuff! Public Image Ltd wit support from The Wonder Stuff O2 Academy Leicester Mon 10 Jun 13 http://www. o2academyleicester.co.uk

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Simon Says‌ 5IF BDUT BSF MJOJOH VQ SAT 27 & SUN 28 JULY Simon Says‌ which takes place at De Montfort Hall and Gardens on 27th and 28th July. Showcasing the best of Leicester’s music scene, the line-up has been pulled together by 3 of Leicester’s most iconic independent music venues; The Donkey, Firebug and The Musician. Joining The Young Knives, By The Rivers and Jersey Budd on the indoor Hall stage on Saturday will be Diesel Park West, Charlie & The Martyrs and Midnight Wire. Look out for another main stage announcement coming later this week! Performing across the other stages are Little Night Terrors, who have had an excellent year including numerous sell

out hometown shows, national support slots and even a play out on E4’s Made in Chelsea. Folk group Skinny Lister, rockers Chrome Molly and the reggae and ska infused talents of The Paradimes are other notable additions. There’s certainly no shortage of female talent on view over the weekend as folk troubadour Grace Petrie headlines Saturday’s acoustic stage. As well as performances from singer-songwriter Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo and folk songstress Martha Bean. In addition, talented youngster Mahalia Burkmar, is joining us following a rollercoaster after supporting Emeli Sande. Over the weekend ticketholders will also be able to see acclaimed acoustic duo

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The Daydream Club, sisters Mia and the Moon, and there’ll be a bit more rock and blues from We Three and The Death Rattle. Joining them will be Kevin Hewick, Melanie Page and Steve Parker. With plenty more acts still to be announced this is just a taster of what is sure to be an excellent weekend celebrating Leicester’s live music scene. BBC’s Dean Jackson will also be selecting some of his favourite new acts to perform for BBC

Introducing so look out for those announcements coming soon. Simon Says‌ takes place at De Montfort Hall and Gardens on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th July with indoor and outdoor entertainment. Tickets are on sale now priced at only £20 for a weekend ticket. Tickets are available from De Montfort Hall, The Donkey, Firebug and The Musician, as well as online at www.demontforthall.co.uk

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MILES KANE, FINDLAY New Roadmender, Northampton Jun 11 Tue TROPHY WIFE, MOTHERHOOD The Cookie Jar, Leicester Jun 12 Wed FRANKIE & THE HEARTSTRINGS O2 Academy Leicester Jun 13 Thu LEWIS WATSON, FRANK HAMILTON O2 Academy Leicester Jun 14 Fri DICK GAUGHAN The Castle, Wellingborough Jun 15 Sat PURPLE ZEPPELIN Stamford Corn Exchange BANANARAMA, RICK ASTLEY Leicester Racecourse PAUL LIDDELL Joules’ Yard, Market Harborough Jun 16 Sun 35 YEARS OF BAUHAUS: PETER MURPHY The Zombie Hut, Corby Jun 17 Mon BOB WAYNE AND THE OUTLAW CARNIES, RATTLESHACK, OLDBOY Voodoo Lounge @ Mama Liz’s, Stamford Jun 18 Tue SPROATLY SMITH , RAPUNZEL & SEDAYNE The Musician, Leicester Jun 19 Wed MK1 O2 Academy Leicester Jun 20 Thu WRECKING BALL WORLD TOUR: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND Ricoh Arena, Coventry

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Music Season in Brackley 5XP XFFLT PG MJWF NVTJD UIJT TVNNFS FRI 28 JUNE - SAT 13 JULY What is special about Brackley? Well, it’s not only the gateway into Northamptonshire and the seventh largest town in the county, it is also the head of the ‘Formula 1 Valley’ with Silverstone as its next door neighbour. However what is really unique is that Brackley is host to one of the largest and most popular Music Festivals in the Midlands, spread over the two week period 28th June – 13th July. It features respected local musicians, this year the Jubilee Choir are performing Mendelsson’s dramatic Elijah, alongside stars of the international music world such as Craig Ogden and Milos, fresh from a sell-out performance in the Royal Albert Hall, com-

Jun 21 Fri DIESEL PARK WEST The Musician, Leicester PIAF ~ THE SONGS: EVE LOISEAU Stamford Arts Centre CORBY MALE VOICE CHOIR St Josephs Catholic Church, Oakham Jun 22 Sat DAVID PARKIN Embrace Arts, Leicester LINCOLN NOEL TRIO Saracen’s Head Hotel, Towcester SINNERBOY The Musician, Leicester Jun 23 Sun DLUGOKECKI, MARTHA BEAN, THE DELI’S MIX The Cookie Jar, Leicester Jun 24 Mon XISFOREYES, SINK THE CITY, STORM THE WALLS, ASHES

ing together in the London Tango Quintet. Yes, this lovely old historic town is at the forefront of local music festivals so if you wish to enjoy a cornucopia of musical delights look up the variety of offer-

OF MAYBELLE The Shed, Leicester Jun 26 Wed LECIESTER INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL: IMOGEN COOPER Holy Trinity Church, Leicester Jun 27 Thu NICK HARPER The Musician, Leicester MASTEMA The Shed, Leicester Jun 28 Fri DARK SIDE OF THE WALL The Musician, Leicester BLUE ROSE CODE The Cookie Jar, Leicester EARTH VS THE WILDHEARTS O2 Academy Leicester Jun 29 Sat THE SEX TOYS, FIRST WAVE, NOWHERE CITY RIOT APPLE SHIFT SEVEN

ings at brackleymusicfestival. co.uk where you can buy your tickets online too. BRACKLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL runs from 28 June to 13 July. brackleymusicfestival.co.uk

The Zombie Hut, Corby NEW ORLEANS SPECIAL: CLOSE TO THE BONE Kettering Arts Centre, St Andrews Church BURNING THE DAY, IF LOOKS COULD KILL O2 Academy Leicester SAMA FESTIVAL 2013: OLIVER MTUKUDZI, WINKY D, SULU, ALLAN CHIMBETU Maher Centre, Leicester FRENZY, FRONT PORCH PREACHERS, SGT BILKOS CRAZY COMBO THE KINGSHAKES Voodoo Lounge @ Mama Liz’s Stamford THE JAM DRC Windmill Club, Rushden BILLING BIKER BASH: DAVE EVANS, WRATHCHILD, FIFTEEN ENGLISH POUNDS, HANGFIRE, WIZARDS OF OZ Billing Aquadrome, Northampton

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Brian May and Kerry Ellis 5IF #PSO 'SFF 5PVS FRIDAY 21 JUNE Brian and Kerry’s much-requested return to the stage offers a rare opportunity to witness one of the world’s greatest ever guitar players performing in an intimate setting, paired with the unique voice of the West End’s First Lady of Song. It all adds up to a magical evening, staged in aid of the Born Free Foundation. The Born Free Tour promises an exceptional programme of acoustic music performed by candlelight, including stripped-down versions of Queen classics alongside a number of Brian and Kerry’s personal favourites, showcasing Kerry’s extraordinary voice with Brian accompanying her on both guitar and vocals.

Kerry Ellis created the role of Meat in Queen’s rock theatrical, We Will Rock You, and went on to become a sensation on both sides of the Atlantic as the Green Witch in the musical Wicked. Throughout this time, she maintained a special musical partnership with Brian, who produced her debut album in 2010. They have performed together to wide acclaim on a number of occasions over the last few years, including the Royal Variety Show, BBC Proms in the Park and the Remembrance Day Concert at the Royal Albert Hall. Born Free is a global organisation which works to protect and conserve threatened species, particularly Africa’s magnificent lions which are now in

serious decline across much the continent. Kerry and Brian were moved to support the work of the Foundation after a visit to the Shamwari game reserve and rescue centre in South Africa.

The Born Free Tour comes to Royal & Derngate at 8pm on Friday 21 June. Tickets are priced at £39, and can be booked by calling Box Office on 01604 624811 or visiting www.royalandderngate.co.uk

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up to Roy’s 1980s resurgence, and his stint in The Traveling Wilburys. Barry is supported by stunningly accurate tributes to The Shadows, Ray Charles, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis, for a truly spectacular evening packed with live rock ‘n’ roll, rhythm & blues and country classics.

To book tickets to see ROY ORBISON AND FRIENDS at The Core at Corby Cube on Thursday 13 June, call the Ticket Line on 01536 470 470 or visit www.thecorecorby. com. Tickets are priced at £19, concessions £17, and the show starts at 7.30pm

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even at that age, I just knew that acting was what I wanted to do. F>F In The Winter’s Tale you were described as ‘a director’s dream’… have you any long term plans to get involved in direction yourself? 90I I’ve done some directing myself, and it’s extremely hard work. I honestly can’t foresee now where life will take me, but as it stands, I’m not looking to direct anything in the near future. I enjoy acting so much more, so for now, I’m just going to put all my efforts into that. Whether it’s on stage, on screen or maybe even radio work. Acting is where my heart lies.

Stadium, Tiannamen Square, walked along a part of the Great Wall of China, and visited many Chinese restaurants. One of the challenging aspects was catering to the Chinese culture, there was a list of songs we couldn’t sing because they were deemed too controversial, and various other restrictions. I really did love it though, and if I got a chance to do it again, I would jump on it. F>F You can act, sing and dance, have you any plans to perform in musical theatre?

F>F How did you get to become part of the Curve Young Company? 90I I applied three years back, when it first started up, and have been a part of it since. We’ve done two devised plays, ‘3am’ and ‘Gameface’, but this year we get to have a shot at Shakespeare’s Tempest, we’ve had several directors, and they’ve all been great, but this year Tim Ford has taken everything that next step up, and not only have I enjoyed working with him, but I’m really impressed with what he’s done.

F>F You’ve also proven yourself as a powerful 90I I do F>F You were also among singer resulting in the first of Curve’s Arts love Jaz with Felix Dexter and Jude performEntrepreneurs - What did that musicals, and Akuwudike at The RSC involve? ances in if anything Beijing came up, I 90I We had a ten week - could you describe would definitely the experience for us? consider it. I’d particularly love to get to perform in Les 90I As a member of the Miserables. There is so much emotion in every Robert Smyth Soul Band, we single second of that were chosen to represent the show, and it would be UK in an international music an amazing producconference, and the experience tion to be a part of. I’m was amazing. We performed up for anything, It’s at several amazing venues, just a question of where we got to meet other where and when really, musicians from all over the Jaz with Craig Conway in Macbeth at I’ll just have to see what world, and got to tour around The Haymarket, Leicester, 2005 comes my way. to The Beijing Olympic

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3*4*/( 45"34 course of workshops with various different experts in the arts industry. At the end, all ten participants produced either a company or a final project. My project was a small scale variety show, which I directed myself, and have intentions of putting together again on a larger scale within the next few years.

youngest performers to play one of Shakespeare’s oldest characters - tell us about some of the challenges this has presented you with?

theatre etc. I think the more you put yourself forward for things, the more you get out of them. Recently I was accepted into the National Youth Theatre and had a two week training course in Manchester. Honestly I can say it was one of the best experiences of my life and I learned so much in those two weeks.

90I I’ve been asked to grow a beard for the role, to make myself look old, wise and shipwrecked. Now, I thought Jaz as Evil Wizard the biggest challenge would be Abanaza in Aladdin to learn the lines, or to find my F>F Last year you were part Leontes in The Winters Tale own way of playing the role - Mamillius’ father. I feel like without being a stereotypical of two theatre tours performit would be a great cycle, and old man, but still avoiding ing very different roles with F>F It’s the Curve’s 5th since performing with the RSC, looking like a child. But Looking Glass Theatre I’ve always loved the role. in Wuthering birthday this year. Have you no- the most difficult Heights and been involved in many other part has been F>F If you had super-powthen Aladdin productions with the Curve? growing this beard. I have - can you ers for a day, what would they 90I Not yet. Before the never share some be and why? experienced of the Curve came about I was 90I Super powers would be anything so highlights involved in shows at the irritating in my with us. Haymarket theatre, I amazing. I have always Jaz with Helena Blackman, wanted them and have life. I get funny was in Macbeth in The Wizard of Oz, 90I Touring and the convinced myself looks in the Haymarket, Leicester Haymarthat one day it will was an street. I’ve ket’s final amazing nearly shaved it happen for me. off several times, but it should show experience, and I can’t wait to But only to have look good on stage - or so I - The get doing it again. It is so superpowers for keep telling myself. Wizard of draining physically, yet as an one day would be Oz - both actor you get so much out of it. pretty gutting. I’d F>F Any plans to keep the Jaz as Hareton Earnshaw directed by probably choose to I honestly think anyone that in Wuthering Heights Paul stop time so that I really wants to act, should beard? Kerryson. could make the experience a tour. I played the 90I No. This thing is coming most of it and cram as much part of Hareton in Wuthering And although I’ve wanted to get involved with his into the one day as I could - I’d Heights, the rough, troubled off the second the last show is shows at the curve, I just seem learn a new language, a character that gets the girl in over. to be too busy and rehearsal martial art, parcore, probably the end. And that was my first F>F You are now acting schedules seem to clash too experiment a lot in the kitchen taste of a tour, I loved it so much. Hopefully my luck will and sit back and read as I much that straight away I professionally, what kind of change, and I’ll get a chance to never seem to have time for it. signed up to Aladdin the panto, training have you had? work with him again in the If I had a longer lasting power, and was cast as the villain. I 90I I’ve been a member of near future. Here’s to next I’d probably want to read also played the part of the year. peoples minds or have Emperor and the Grand vizier. several drama groups through telekinetic powers (moving Two comedy roles, and a the years- and I guess I’ve F>F If you could play any things with my mind). Hopevillain, which was a massive picked up things along the fully one day I’ll at least get to contrast to the serious Hareton way- I’ve been a part of character, real or fictional, who play the character of a of Wuthering Heights. As was Harborough Acadamy of would you like to play? superhero, even if it doesn’t the Panto overall. You have to Performing Arts 90I Batman would work out for me in real life. be so on your feet and ready where I was to improvise in a Panto, I mean, trained in be my dream role, as an actor you always have to drama, in fact - I’d be Jaz Cox is be ready, but Panto really singing and happy to play Prospero in pushes you in many ways. dance, and any superhero THE TEMPEST That’s what I love about it. I’ve been in film. at Curve, Leicester. with the But in theatre, 27 - 29 JUNE in the Studio Jaz in Game Face, Curve, F>F At the age of 20, you Corby I really want to Box office: 0116 242 3595 Leicester Cube’s Youth play the role of are possibly one of the www.curveonline.co.uk

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friendly and welcoming member of the Training Shed Team; each one qualified to the highest standard and with an aim to help you achieve your goals. Each area within the Training Shed has a different personality. In the ‘gym’ you will find an Olympic lifting area, a huge choice of free weights, cable machines and core training equipment. The Multi-Use Grass Area (MUGA) is the place to be

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£25 per person. For more information, or to book, call 02476 430539, visit www.coombeabbey.com or email banquets@coombeabbey.com. For something extra special, how about a gift of tickets to The Battle Proms on 10th August at Althorpe Park including a full two hour programme of exquisite classical music with all of the ‘Last Night of the Proms’ favourites. Audiences will also be treated to a moving aerial display from a WWII Spitfire, over 200 live cannons, Napoleonic cavalry displays and a breathtaking fireworks finale. Tickets are £34 in advance, £39 on the gate. Children (ages 5-15) £16. To book call 01432 355 416 or visit www.battleproms.com.

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FRI 28 JUNE – MON 1 JULY The Big Wedding is an instant classic wedding movie with a stellar cast. Don (De Niro) and Ellie (Keaton) are divorced with a grown-up daughter who is about to marry the boy of her dreams. The only problem is that the boy’s mother is superreligious and doesn’t approve of divorce. Shunting his current squeeze, Bebe (Sarandon) out of the way, Don plays married with his ex for the sake of the nuptials. But things are destined not to run smoothly. With a cast that includes Amanda Seyfried, Robin Williams and Topher Grace, The Big Wedding is a charming tale of a family trying to survive a weekend wedding celebration that has the potential to become a fullblown family fiasco.. THE BIG WEDDING: (15) Fri 28 June – Mon 1 July 2013 (+10.30am Tue 2 & Thu 4 July 2013) Forum Cinema, Weston Favell Centre, Northampton For screening times, please call 01604 837 300 CERTIFICATE: Cert 15 GENRE: Comedy DIRECTOR: Justin Zackham STARS: Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, Katherine Heigl, Susan Sarandon, Robin Williams RUNNING TIME: 1hr 29mins

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TUESDAY 4TH JUNE Fènix 11¡23 WEDNESDAY 5TH JUNE Peak The Girl from Nowhere La fille de nulle part The Stone Roses: Made of Stone THURSDAY 6TH JUNE Hôtel Normandy More Than Honey Mothers of Bedford FRIDAY 7TH JUNE 009 Re: Cyborg After Earth 1000 A.E. Aguirre, Wrath of God Behind the Candelabra Come As You Are, Hasta la Vista! ThÊrèse Desqueyroux The Company You Keep The Food Guide to Love The Iceman The Last Exorcism: Beginning Of The End SATURDAY 8TH JUNE The Stroller Plan TUESDAY 11TH JUNE An Officer and a Gentleman FRIDAY 14TH JUNE Admission Fukrey Man of Steel Much Ado About Nothing Paradise: Love Stuck in Love Summer in February MONDAY 17TH JUNE I Am Nasrine Ali in Wonderland Solartaxi: Around the World with the Sun WEDNESDAY 19TH JUNE A Haunted House FRIDAY 21ST JUNE Before Midnight Black Rock Fire in the Night I Am Breathing Like Someone in Love Raanjhanaa Shun Li and the Poet Io sono Li Snitch Spike Island The Seasoning House World War Z SUNDAY 23RD JUNE The TEAM Makes a Play FRIDAY 28TH JUNE Despicable Me 2 Ghanchakkar Honour Hummingbird I Want Your Love Jatt & Juliet 2 Night of Silence Renoir Stand Up Guys tories We Tell The Act of Killing The East This Is the End The Sheltered SUNDAY 30TH JUNE From the Sea to the Land Beyond Not Another Happy Ending

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The Blaston Show #MBTUPO BOE %JTUSJDU "HSJDVMUVSBM 4IPX 4PDJFUZ QMBOT SFWFBMFE SUNDAY 30TH JUNE The Show organisers have further exciting developments in line with the growth of the Show seen in recent years. The main objective of raising money for a variety of local charities remains. This year the main beneficiary will be Riding for the Disabled Association who have centres throughout Leicestershire. Last year over £3,000 was donated

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to a variety of local charities. The Show will have many main ring displays including terrier racing, classic and vintage

tractors and show jumping. The many other attractions across the Showground will include children’s fair rides, trade stands, rural crafts, tug of war, a licensed bar and food outlets, a modern farming display, dog showing and hound showing. There will be many equine events including Equifest and BSPA qualifiers for hunters, cobs, riding, coloured horses and ponies, and mountain and moorland ponies. This year will be the third year with a full range of cattle showing classes and the usual sheep showing will also be present. For the second year in a row, the day will start with a classic car rally over a 30 mile radius ending up at the showground in time for the entrants to take part in the classic car judging. This was well supported last year and the Show’s organisers hope for the same again this year. The Society’s Chairman, John Stones commented “Blaston Show is always a very special day out, we are all looking forward to this year’s show on Sunday June 30th and hope for better weather than last year when, despite the showers, we went ahead, one of the few shows in the area to keep going last year. We were thrilled to give over £3,500 to our chosen charities in 2012 and hope to raise even more for Riding for Disabled, local charities and organisations this year. With our usual eques-

trian and livestock competitions, classic tractors and cars, an enhanced modern farming section and a great selection of retail stands, there is something for everyone to enjoy in a truly beautiful setting in the Welland Valley”.

The 56th Show will once again take place on the temporary Blaston Road showground, near Slawston in Leicestershire. The cost of entry to the show has been frozen at just £10 per car. Bookings for all classes are now taking place. For full information about class bookings and the show, visit the website www.blastonshow.co.uk

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enactment village; real ale bar; food village; children’s rides and pets corner; live music and a whole lot more – truly fun for all the family. The live music (on three stages) will continue all day and on Saturday night until 11 pm. The organisers, all of whom are entirely voluntary, expect to

exceed the 5000 visitors to last year’s event with all profits destined for Foxton Inclined Plane Trust, a charity dedicated to the

restoration of the Inclined Plane – a marvel of Victorian engineering and an important part of our industrial heritage.

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KibFest $IBSJUZ FWFOU IBJMFE B TVDDFTT Well, what a day it was!! As well as bands, solo artists and retail alley, KibFest included all of the things you would expect for a great day (and night) out! KibFest wasn’t just about music. Lots of retailers and other local stall holders added to the KibFest atmosphere with their crafts, cakes, clothing and gifts. Their support is very much appreciated by the KibFest team.

KIBFEST prints from the festival are available from SMD Photography Ltd website www.smdphotography.co.uk and 100% of the profits go to the causes supported by Kibfest.

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Sponsors of WOW Comedy www.justthetonic.com F70C{B >= Sat 01 PURPLE VAN MAN: SEAN LOCK De Montfort Hall, Leicester Thu 06 PHILL JUPITUS The Castle, Wellingborough EDINBURGH PREVIEW SHOW: HAL CRUTTENDEN Just The Tonic, Leicester Jun 07 Fri HARDEEP SINGH KOHLI Stamford Arts Centre BEN NORRIS, BOBBY MAIR, IAN SMITH ANDRE VINCENT Just The Tonic, Leicester Tue 11 GAGGING ORDER: JIMMY CARR De Montfort Hall, Leicester Fri 14 TIFFANY STEVENSON, ANDY WHITE, NOEL JAMES, TOM TOAL Just The Tonic, Leicester Thu 20 COMEDY HYPNOTIST: IAN DEE Duston Sports Centre, Northampton

So You Think You’re Funny? 4FBSDIJOH GPS UIF CFTU DPNFEZ OFXDPNFST TUES 25 JUNE Now in it’s 25th year, the So You Think You’re Funny? competition promises to uncover the brightest and best new comedy talent! Since it began in 1988, So You Think You’re Funny? has kick-started the careers of dozens of the country’s top comics including Dylan Moran , Peter Kay Rhona Cameron and Tommy Tiernan The competition started in April with showcases countrywide and is open to new acts, who have been performing for less than 18 months and who have yet to have been paid for a comedy gig. In recent years, the search for the best comedy newcomers has been to Bath, Liverpool, Birmingham, Leicester, Newcastle, Manchester, Glasgow, Dublin, and Brighton and to over

ten comedy clubs in London. Last year there were over 500 applicants for only 70 places. Each heat is one and a half hours long with each stand-up allowed eight minutes in which to win over the judges and the audience. The heats are not a direct competition, with judges instead selecting the best acts

they have seen over the entire run to take part in one of seven heats at the Edinburgh Fringe with the chance to go through to the final. The final is held at The Gilded Balloon during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe attended by members of the public, talent scouts, agents and celebrities. It is a hugely popular night and with two-and-a-half hours of top comedy, tickets are sold out within a couple of hours. Find information on entering yourself at www.gildedballoon. co.uk/contact-us/apply-forsytyf

SO YOU THINK YOU’RE FUNNY? Tuesday 25 June at Just the Tonic, 30 - 32 Granby Street, Leicester, LE1 1DE. 0116 262 5050 www.justthetonic.com

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The Oat Hill is a haven for food and drink lovers alike. Beautifully designed the interior is a contemporary twist on the original 1930s decor. The Lounge Bar with its swaths of oak panelling, leather chesterfields and open fire place is proving ideal for these late chilly spring evenings. You can enjoy only the best ingredients and quality home cooked food produced by a professional brigade of chefs in an unserious way. We

ooze a casual yet charming dining experience. You don’t have to dress up if you don’t want to, a straight forward unfussy menu, no stiff service, no table cloths. The restaurant encapsulates elegance and simplicity. Dark mahogany furniture, oak flooring and soft lighting set the scene for the gastronomic pleasures to come. The ‘atrium’ - a favoured spot for the many regular diners, looks out over the beautiful garden and manicured lawns. Practically everything you eat today has been created in the oat hill kitchen, a few exceptions being the Coleman’s English Mustard and the Yorvale Farm Ice Creams. Our food is fresh and made to order so please allow up to 20 minutes if not ordering a starter. We try our best to source as many of our ingredients locally and knowing the provenance of our produce is important to us. We can trace all our beef, pork &

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