WOW What's On Where July 2012

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Festival Guide

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Helena Blackman Talks to WOW

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Theater, Music & Comedy WOW’s guide Previews and listings

Pastel Power Soft shades for Summer

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It is not uncommon for the Olympic flame to be accidentally or deliberately extinguished during the course of the relay. To guard against this eventuality, multiple copies of the flame are transported with the relay or maintained in backup locations. When a torch goes out, it is re-lit (or another torch is lit) from one of the backup sources. Therefore, the fires contained in the torches and Olympic cauldrons all trace a common lineage back to the same Olympia lighting ceremony.

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The most famous political coup in literature is given the Oddsocks treatment with much tearing of togas, and swishing of roman swords.

As always it will be an energetic blend of culture and comedy that the public has loved for years. www.thecastle.org.uk Mon 9 Jul Graham Fletcher presents BIG DANCE ACTIVATE 01 – an exciting performance of dance and music in celebration of the first anniversary of Leicestershire Arts Dance Activate and Big Dance 01 .

Leicestershire Arts Dance Activate pupils from all over Leicestershire showcase their talent in a dazzling performance that spans the sparkling age of musicals through to classical ballet, jazz and contemporary dance.

Leicestershire’s music service’s Big Band, conducted by Patrick White, will also create the razzmatazz of live music as

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UNTIL SUNDAy 8Th JULy The award winning musical comedy ‘Me And My Girl’ is set in the 1930’s when the Earl of Hareford has died leaving no apparent heir. The family members have gathered eagerly awaiting to hear how the estate will be split when the family solicitor, Parchester, announces that he has tracked down an heir to both the family fortune and the family seat

of Hareford Hall. The unlikely beneficiary is one Bill Snibson, a pugnacious Cockney from Lambeth!

Its unforgettable songs including ‘Me and My Girl’, ‘The Sun Has Got His Hat On’, ‘Once You Lose Your Heart’, ‘Leaning on a Lamppost’ and of course the show stopping ‘The Lambeth Walk’, coupled with larger than life characters, energetic choreography and a wonderfully

witty storyline makes ‘Me and My Girl’ one of the most successful musicals ever.

ME AND My GIRL runs until 8th July at KILWORTh hOUSE ThEATRE Lutterworth Road, North Kilworth, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE17 6JE Box Office 01858 881939 Email boxoffice@ kilworthhousetheatre.co.uk www.kilworthhousetheatre.co.uk

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THUR 19 & FRI 20 JULY As part of the ongoing Festival Of Chaos, a cast of skilled young actors aged between 14 and 21 will perform Timberlake Wertenbaker’s powerful and moving historical play in the theatre’s Underground.

Set against the backdrop of war outside ancient Athens, the play revives an ancient myth that tells of the rape of Philomela by her brother-inlaw Tereus, and the gruesome revenge she undertakes with her sister Procne, exploring

the eternal themes of war and peace, men and women, and repression and violence – as well as the endless conflict between Dionysus and Apollo, a theme which runs through all the plays in the Festival Of Chaos season.

THE LOVE OF THE NIGHTINGALE is at the Royal & Derngate, Guildhall Road, Northampton NN1 1DP. For tickets call the box office on 01604 624811 or go online at www. royalandderngate.co.uk

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part of this memorable event.

The fusion of big band sound, music and dance promises to have you toe tapping and clapping in full appreciation of the achievements of Leicestershire’s young dancers and musicians.

Big Dance Activate 2012, at Curve on Monday 9 July, will be joining in the celebration of Big Dance 2012, which takes place from 7th to 15th July. This is the UK’s biggest celebration of dance with thousands of events taking place nationally as part of the London 2012 Festival and the cultural Olympiad. www.curveonline.co.uk 12 July 2012 RSC PILOT NIGHT The RSC has teamed up with regional ‘scratch night’ PILOT Nights to bring you a one-off evening of five new performances, offering audiences a unique insight into how brand new theatre ideas are formed and staged.

From a mischievous, cabaret-inspired tale of love, to a touching story inspired by the seven ages of man, the evening will present a glorious mix of the comic and touching, the spectacular and peculiar.

Be the first to see five newly commissioned extracts that explore how the world’s most celebrated playwright inspires theatre makers working in the West Midlands today. Featuring work by Kindle Theatre, Talking Birds, Caroline Horton & Teasel Theatre Company, Graeme Rose and Lucy Ellinson. www.rsc.org.uk

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The Masque Theatre is 80 &YQFSJFODF PQFO BJS ESBNB JO UIF BUNPTQIFSJD TVSSPVOEJOHT PG BO &MJ[BCFUIBO NBOPS IPVTF MON 23 JULy - SAT AUGUST As part of its 80th. Anniversary Northampton’s Masque Theatre are performing two plays for their summer season, William Shakespeare’s The Tempest and Dominic Cooke’s RSC script of the Arabian Nights both of which are being performed in the open-air courtyard of Abington Park Museum, Northampton.

The Tempest is the most lyrical and fascinating of Shakespeare’s late comedies.

Prospero, long exiled from Italy with his daughter Miranda, seeks to sue his magical powers to defeat his former enemies who are shipwrecked on ‘his’ island. Eventually, having proved merciful, he divests

himself of that magic, his ‘art’ and prepares to return to his Dukedom.

The Tempest has often been regarded as Shakespeare’s ‘farewell’ to the stage.

Prospero’s world is created by Masque Theatre in full period costume in the atmospheric setting of the courtyard.

The second week of the season sees Arabian Nights in performance and the world of magical storytelling. It is the wedding night of King Shahrayar. By morning the new Queen Sharazad is to be put to death, like a thousand young brides before her. She has one gift that could save her‌the gift of storytelling. Can the young Queen transport the

vengeful King to the mystical land of Ali Baba, Es-Sinbad the sailor and Princess Parizade?

Will her silver-tongued storytelling save her life?

In Arabian Nights Masque Theatre use a host of puppets, costumes and music to weave this magical tale.

Performances are: THE TEMPEST Monday 23 – Saturday 28 July. 7.30pm.

ARABIAN NIGHTS Monday 30 July – Saturday 4 August.

7.30pm. Tickets are only available on the door each night from 7pm. ÂŁ10 adult, ÂŁ8 concession, ÂŁ5 child and ÂŁ25 family ticket (2 adult/2 child).

Further information www.masquetheatre.co.uk

Game Face )VSSZ VQ PS ZPVoSF HPOOB NJTT JU THU 5 – SAT 7 JULy Curve Young Productions are a group of talented and adventurous young performers who create new and bold pieces of theatre. Following last year’s sell-out success 3am, 2012’s group are devising a daring production, GAME FACE. Curve Young Productions (aged 12-26) have explored what the Olympic Games mean to the country, to Leicester and to individuals. The company have taken real-life stories framed in their ideas to create a fresh piece of drama for Curve’s Studio.

The groups will be working with an emerging playwright and the staging of the productions will be realised by a young designer and a team of young technicians. A group

of young workshop leaders have supported the creation of the show and it will be marketed by Curve’s young marketing forum.

WOW asked a couple of the cast about what Gameface means to them...

Pete Cant, 18, said “Game Face isn’t just a show for athletes, but for everyone. Its been a great experience working with a company of likeminded people my own age, I’m really looking forward to performing such a unique piece of theatre.�

Jaz Cox, 19, said “Game Face is a really interesting piece of theatre, some of the stories are truly moving, and I’m sure a lot of people will be able to relate

to them. Plus, we got to see the set the other day, its brilliant!�

Come and support local young talent and a brand new piece of theatre based on real life experiences.

Curve Young Company are very proud to have been awarded the Inspire Mark for this project. The group will aspire to drive through the Olympic and Paralympic Values of respect, excellence, friendship, courage, determination and equality.

GAME FACE is at The Curve, Leicester from 5 - 7 July .

Tickets: ÂŁ5. Call the box office on 0116 242 3595 or visit www.curveonline.co.uk

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Once again, the disruptive power of Dionysus is captured in Hedda Gabler, within the heart of one of the most compelling women ever portrayed in literature. Stifled by the boredom of her comfortable existence and claustrophobic marriage, Hedda (Emma Hamilton, best known as Jayne Seymour in TV’s The Tudors) sets out on a destructive path that pits her lust for drama and beauty against the social conventions of the day.

HEDDA GABLER is at the Royal & Derngate, Guildhall Road, Northampton NN1 1DP. For tickets call the box office on 01604 624811 or go online at www.royalandderngate.co.uk

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Sun 1 LARRY CARLTON The Stables Milton Keynes Mon 2 LET’S TALK DAGGERS The Soundhouse Leicester Tue 3 GEORGE BENSON The Royal Centre Nottingham Wed 4 DE LA SOUL Kasbah Coventry Thu 5 EVE SELIS BAND + BERKLEY HART The Stables Milton Keynes Fri LIMEHOUSE LIZZY The Assembly Leamington Spa THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS Rock City Nottingham

FRI 29 - SAT 14 JULY It’s well worth a trip into rural Northamptonshire, to the lovely old market town of Brackley, to sample the unique atmosphere of a music festival with something for everyone.

The wonderful English folk poet-singer-songwriter Richard Digance tops the bill, greeting the first day of July at the Town Hall, with top Take That tribute band Back For Good providing a grand finale – and all manner of musical events, national and local stars packing the intervening two weeks.

Look out especially Classic FM guitar favourite Craig Ogden, Oxford’s Opera Anywhere

celebrating 4th July, and the festival return of awardwinning 5Ways Barbershop Harmony Chorus. Plus jump and jive, bluegrass fiddle and Brackley’s own ‘Last Night of

the Proms’...

BRACKLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL 01280 840 780 www.brackleymusicfestival. co.uk

Sat 7 YEAH YEAH NOH Wagon & Horses, Birmingham Tue 10 BLUSHING MELONS + GREENMAN RISING The Musician Leicester Wed 11 BLINK 182 The Capital FM Arena Nottingham Fri 13 SUMMER SOUNDS

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CONCERT: JESSIE J Warwick Castle ABBA FOREVER The Stables Milton Keynes

4JOHFST BOE PSDIFTUSB FYUSBWBOHBO[B SATURDAY 14 JULY Having created over fifty charttopping Hindi film soundtracks,

a sports anthem ‘Chak De India’, and been judges on Indian Idol, brotherly musical

maestros Salim and Sulaiman Merchant have risen to the top with their irresistible fusion of contemporary rock and pop sounds with traditional Hindustani, Sufi and Punjabi music.

Inspired by their dad, Bollywood soundtrack legend Sadruddin Merchant, they’ll be tripping out hits from films like Rab Ne Banadi Jodi, Kurban, Aaja Nachle, Band Baja Baraat, Ladies V Ricky Bahl and Jodi Breakers – plus a special tribute to legends Shammi Kapoor and Dev Anand.

Sat 14 SALIM-SULAIMAN De Montfort Hall Leicester

She’s got the look #BDL BOE JO #SVN s .BEEJF nOo .BSJF FRI 6 AND THURS 19 JULY It’s been an up-and-down road for Roxette since they last trod the boards in Blighty 17 years ago. The Scando pop duo had to take time out for Marie’s brain tumour op in 2002, but it’s great to see she’s back and banging out all 33 of their large Europop chart ballads like there’s no tomorrow. It Must have Been Love. The Look. Listen To Your Heart. Cooyer, it’s like Joey Tempest meets Gazza Numan meets Madonna...

And talk of the devil, the minxy muscly momma herself is also parading her wares in Brum this month – though not necessarily Dressed For Success. Tour reports from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi report much flesh, dance moves to make hyperactive children feel queasy, and time-lapse references to something called MDNA. Frankly magnificent.

Fri 13-Sun 15 TEEN SPIRIT FESTIVAL Campbell Park Milton Keynes Sat 14 SUBROCKERZ: DAVID RODIGAN + CRISSY CRISS New Roadmender Northampton WILKO JOHNSON + PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF MERCIA Queen’s Hall Nuneaton Sun 15 THE TOASTERS The Soundhouse Leicester Mon 16 A PLASTIC ROSE The Rescue Rooms Nottingham Tue 1 THE TREATMENT Crauford Arms Milton Keynes HOME SERVICE The Stables Milton Keynes Thu 19 OTIS GIBBS The Maze (Forest Tavern) Nottingham AS CITIES BURN + THE ELIJAH Lock 42 Leicester Fri 20 JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS Symphony Hall Birmingham EDGAR BROUGHTON The Musician Leicester JEZ LOWE AND THE BAD PENNIES The Castle Wellingborough LICENSED TO SWING: THE PASADENA ROOF ORCHESTRA The Stables Milton Keynes Sat 21 NEON SARCASTIC O2 Academy Leicester THE RAT PACK VEGAS SPECTACULAR Conkers Waterside Centre Ashby-dela-Zouch

Fri 6 ROXETTE LG Arena Birmingham Thu 19 MADONNA NIA Birmingham

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Mon 23 BJÖRN AGAIN Kilworth House Theatre North Kilworth Wed 25 THE RAGHU DIXIT PROJECT The Donkey Leicester

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JOOLS HOLLAND AND HIS RHYTHM & BLUES ORCHESTRA Milton Keynes Theatre THE SOUTH Kilworth House Theatre North Kilworth Thu 26 RICHIE MILTON + BILL FARROW The Musician Leicester ANN DUGGAN Loughborough Acoustic Club Fri 27 K*NT AND THE GANG Rock City Nottingham Sun 29 BEYOND THE BARRICADE Kilworth House Theatre North Kilworth JAZZ MORLEY The Musician Leicester Mon 30 JD & The FDCs + GREY GOES DOWN ++ The Shed Leicester THAT SUNDAY FEELING + AMY CAN FLYY + Rock City Nottingham Tue 31 THE CLASSIC ROCK SHOW Kilworth House Theatre North Kilworth

Tents, mud and sunshine!

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Featuring music, dance, theatre, comedy, circus performers and much more, MK’s If Fest features the likes of Duke Special, Compagnie Carabosse, Phill Jupitus, The Unthanks, Jon Richardson, Hardeep Singh Kohli... while at Rutland Water The Blockheads, Wilko Johnson, Dodgy and Toploader top the bill.

Thu 5-Sun 8 AMERICANA INTERNATIONAL The County Showground Nottinghamshire Fri 20-Sun 22 A LOST WEEKEND FESTIVAL Rutland Water Fri 20-Sun 29 IF: MILTON KEYNES INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL 2012 Campbell Park Milton Keynes

CLASSICAL Thu 5 THE QUEEN’S DIAMOND JUBILEE CONCERT: ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (RPO) ++ The Royal Centre Nottingham Sat 14 GREAT BRITISH SUMMER PROMS: ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (RPO) + THE MILITARY WIVES CHOIR Warwick Castle Sun 15 RPO: LAST NIGHT OF THE DERNGATE PROMS Royal & Derngate Northampton Sat 21 RUSTEM HAYROUDINOFF St Andrews Church Lyddington Sat 2 DIAMOND JUBILEE PROMS: LONDON GALA ORCHESTRA Kilworth House Theatre North Kilworth

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5IBU NVTJDoT MPTU JUT UBTUF TP USZ BOPUIFS ĂĽBWPVS FRIDAY 20 JULY Time hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been too unkind to Adam Ant. It must be said that his warpainted sex pirate probably wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have cut the mustard in pipe â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; slipper mode. And good to see heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s weathered remarkably well, kung-fu kicking and sashaying with punk-rock drop kicks through the period between the early â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;80s and early 20teens â&#x20AC;&#x201C; overcoming manic depression along the way â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to transmogrify into none other than a bespectacled Johnny Depp!

All the hits and more are promised in the new show, Adamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first tour in 15 years complete with his new backing band The Good, The Mad And The Lovely Posse.

Fri 20 ADAM ANT & THE GOOD THE MAD & THE LOVELY POSSE New Roadmender Northampton

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?a^Q[T\ B^[eTS As the Sound Of Music will soon be heard in South Leicestershire’s stunning Kilworth House Theatre, WOW’s Derek Hammond gets the chance to talk to the show’s leading lady, Helena Blackman.

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F>F The role of Maria in the Sound of Music must surely be the one that’s closest to you heart? But (having studied your CV!), is it true that you’ve never appeared in the full production before!?

71 Maria will certainly be an emotional part for me to play and probably be very bitter sweet. This is the first production of it that I have been in and it’s lovely that this has come along now. I feel much more accomplished as a performer and feel this will only aid the part I’ll be playing.

F>F It’s been six years now since you came to the nation’s attention in ‘How Do You Solve...’, since which time your career has gone from strength to strength. Your long touring run as Nellie Forbush in South Pacific must have been a thrilling highlight, though in the WOW region you’re remembered as Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz...

71 Yes it was lovely to do an R&H role and for such a long time. I really enjoyed making my way around the country and performing for different types of people and

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being able to meet those people who voted for me. I’m also glad I got to play Dorothy, it’s a young part and a mammoth one and there is only a small window of opportunity to play this role before you become too knowing as an actress.

F>F Looking back on ‘How Do You Solve’, your route to future success and stardom seemed to be hanging by a thread at several points. But Andrew Lloyd-Webber always came dashing to your rescue...

71 Yes he was very good to me, hopefully because he believed in me as a performer and looked at the bigger picture beyond every Saturday night on the show. I’m thrilled I got to experience the whole process from beginning to end and this was due to him.

F>F After graduating from the famous drama school, the Guildford School of Acting, your work carried you all over the world, to

Europe, Canada, Barbados, even Japan.

What are your stand out memories from this globe-trotting period?

71 There I so many, I feel so privileged and never thought about how this profession would enable me to travel. Funnily enough I think the most prolific thing was performing at The Royal Albert Hall in London, it’s such a famous concert hall that so many amazing people have performed on.

F>F And one further step back in time. Is it true that you were treading - or possibly toddling - the boards at an unusually early age?

When did you land your first lead role?

71 Yes, I was always performing and had dance lessons from about 2. My first lead role was in my school show when I was 12 and I played Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. F>F Who were your role models and he-

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exciting thing about what I do...you always evolve and grow.

F>F What would you do if you were invisible for a day?

71 I loved Kylie Minogue and wanted desperately to be a pop star. I also went through a Karen Carpenter faze. I liked musical theatre but it was only when I was about 10 that I decided it was something I wanted to do by bringing my singing and acting loves together, musical theatre seemed the best route to ensure I could continue doing both disciplines. These days I don’t really know if I have any role models, I certainly appreciate all artists and always see the benefit of their work, their talent, drive and charisma that enhances them as performers.

F>F And also last year you were nominated for an Off West End award...

71 That’s a hard one, but I don’t think I would like it and would feel very lonely and isolated.

71 Yes, this is my second nomination. I was nominated for a TMA award for my role in South Pacific. It’s lovely to be thought of and to have my work appreciated when you’re up against such talent.

The SOund Of MuSic runs from 21st August – 16th September at KilWOrTh hOuSe TheaTre Lutterworth Road, North Kilworth, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE17 6JE Box Office 01858 881939 Email boxoffice@kilworthhousetheatre.co.uk www.kilworthhousetheatre.co.uk The KilWOrTh hOuSe TheaTre has been built in a beautiful wooded glade close to the lake in the grounds of Kilworth House Hotel.

Why not book a pre-theatre dinner in the hotel or alternatively bring your own picnic to enjoy in the designated picnic area.

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It must have been a great thrill to meet Stephen Sondheim when you were starring in Saturday Night in the West End? Who would you rate as your own favourite writers/singers/actors that you’ve worked with?

71 There are SO many, there is some great talent out there. I love Stiles & Drewe who wrote Mary Poppins and would love to work with them again. There is a new writer, Steven Luke Walker who is fantastic also, I’m about to perform in a concert version of his new musical (based on Little Women) at the Playhouse theatre in Sunday 24th June.

F>F Last year you released your debut album, The Sound of Rodgers & Hammerstein. Tell us a little about your choice of material and favourite selections.

71 The wealth of R&H material is incredible and even now I wonder if we should have made different decisions with the track list.

I’m very proud of the album and the amazing people that worked on it. It was really tough making choices about how to sing and perform the songs out of context of the shows.

As my voice keeps changing, so will the way I sing and interpret the material but that’s the

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Corby Welcomes Her Majesty " EBZ UP SFNFNCFS BT UIF 2VFFO DPNFT UP UPXO The atmosphere in Corby was electric on Wednesday 13th June when thousands of excited people from in and around the Borough turned up to welcome Her Majesty The Queen to Corby.

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arrived outside the Corby East Midlands International Pool, and with the sound of bagpipes filling everyone’s ears and a sea of red, white and blue, she was certainly given a very warm and traditional Corby welcome from the moment she arrived.

Leader of Corby Borough Council, Cllr Tom Beattie, said: ‘What a fantastic day for Corby! I have to say a huge thank you to everyone who helped make the Queen’s visit a great success. The atmosphere generated by the crowds of thousands who lined the royal route was nothing I have ever

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experienced and probably wont again, so thank you to everyone who turned out.

‘The Queen clearly enjoyed herself from start to finish. Her staff made numerous compliments and were full of enthusiasm for the efforts that Corby made.’

The Mayor of Corby, Cllr Mohammad Rahman, said: ‘I feel so proud to have helped welcome Her Majesty The Queen to our town, not only do we have fantastic facilities that we were able to show her and

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the rest of the country but we also have fantastic people who really came together to make the day so special – from the crowds, stewards, organisers, Police and performers a big well done and thank you!

‘There was a real celebration feel from start to finish with entertainment at every step, including dancing, singing, music playing, swimming, diving and more. All of the hard work and dedication of every single performer who took part in each and every aspect of the visit really did pay off, they were just phenomenal and should be so proud of the role they played.

‘The Queen’s visit was truly a moment that I, and I’m sure the rest of the Borough, will never forget!’

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Cutting edge )BSCPSPVHIoT IPUUFTU IBJS TBMPO JT UVSOJOH IFBET XJUI JUT GSFTI OFX TUZMF The newest hair salon in Market Harborough has grabbed so much attention in the two years since it opened for business, Wainwrights now enjoys a reputation that’s second to none – and spreading fast.

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With customer service always in mind and an awareness of every client’s needs, it’s the friendliness and expertise of Sophie’s fully-qualified

team that gives Wainwrights its cutting edge, using only high-quality Tigi and Wella colours and products.

Sophie, Michelle, Kara and Jenny look forward to welcoming you and taking care of all your hairdressing needs!

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And thereby hangs a tale 5PVSJOH FYIJCJUJPO DPNFT UP /PSUIBNQUPO 9 June to 5 August A touring exhibition that explores the mystery of where William shakespeare married Anne Hathaway is to open at Abington Park Museum in northampton on 8 June.

Five churches lay claim to the wedding and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;And thereby hangs a taleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; looks at the evidence for and against each claim. the churches cited as contenders for the wedding are st Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church in Worcester, temple grafton Church in Warwickshire, All saintsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Chapel in Luddington, Holy trinity in stratford and All saintâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church in Billesley. the evidence for each claim has been pieced together by the Churches Conservation trust, which has organised the exhibition. Visitors will be invited to sort through historical fact from fiction before drawing their own conclusions.

the exhibition was launched at Anne Hathawayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cottage near stratford last september before beginning a tour of other heritage sites in the region. Its Abington Park Museum venue in northampton is a fitting setting for the exhibition as it was once home to shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

granddaughter elizabeth. In 1649 elizabeth married John Bernard of Abington at All saintsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; church in the parish of Billesley before moving to the 15th century manor which now houses the museum.

Could it be that elizabeth chose the Billesley church because her grandparents married there?

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Jo Cross of the Churches Conservation trust said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We chose Abington Park Museum because of its connection with shakespeare. As the home of his granddaughter elizabeth Bernard it seems entirely fitting for the tour to end here.â&#x20AC;?

Costumes from the Royal shakespeare Companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2000 production of Romeo and Juliet, which starred David tennant, as well as others from productions of A Midsummer nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dream and Anthony and Cleopatra will be showing alongside the exhibition. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;And thereby hangs a taleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is at AbingtOn PArk MuseuM from 8th June - 26th August . opening times are thursday to sunday and bank holiday Mondays 1pm to 5pm.

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Although better known for his prize-winning portraiture, Wadsworth’s new exhibition entitled ‘Light Works’ is made up of landscapes and still lifes, with sunlight a particular theme.

“I walk to my studio every day through Abington Park in Northampton” explained Sam Wadsworth “and the sunlight that comes through the trees at different times of the year is a big influence on my paintings.

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in strong light conditions and the effect that it has on the landscape. This is also true of my still lifes and portraits.”

Portraiture is never far away from Wadsworth’s work and he will be unveiling a new portrait of Northampton and England rugby union star Dylan Hartley at the opening of the exhibition. The exhibition will also include a collection of

prints from Wadsworth’s iPad drawings.

The new exhibition will be on display in the main gallery at 78 Derngate, Northampton, from 7th July to 30th September.

78 Derngate, Northampton, NN1 1UH Telephone: 01604 603 407 Email: info@78derngate.org.uk www.78derngate.org.uk

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With an all-star cast that includes Tom Cruise, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Russell Brand, Alec Baldwin and hit R & B songstress, Mary J. Blige, don’t miss this fantastic, toetappingly fun film that will have you singing in the aisles.

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reflect Corby’s heritage and future. WOW was pleased to be invited along to watch the rehearsals.

Under Chris’s direction, the performance included not just the musicians, but also a choir, actors, poets and dancers from in and around Corby.

The performance in front of Her Majesty the Queen, The Mayor of Corby, Cllr Mohammad Rahman, Leader of Corby Borough Council, Cllr Tom Beattie, MP for Corby, Louise Mensch and other

invited guests was beamed out by video link to large screens outside the theatre for the benefit of approximately 10,000 spectators who had massed for the Queen’s visit.

Martin Sutherland, Chief Executive of the Royal and Derngate commented “I’m so proud that we have been able to put on such a great performance on such a special day”.

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F70C{B >= If you only go to 20 comedy gigs this month… with DJ Fontana Wed 4 EDINBURGH PREVIEWS: JOSH WIDDICOMBE, SUZI RUFFELL The Crumblin’ Cookie Leicester NCF COMEDY NIGHT - EDINBURGH PREVIEW: PATRICK MONAHAN Canalhouse Nottingham Fri 6 EDINBURGH PREVIEWS: PAUL FOOT, MITCH BENN The Crumblin’ Cookie Leicester Sat 7 SATURDAY NIGHT COMEDY: BARRY DODDS, ANDY ASKINS + Jongleurs Comedy Club Nottingham

Herring close to the bone n/JOFUJFT 57 GVOOZNBOo PO UPQ GPSN THURS 5 AND THURS 19 JULY While his ex-comedy partner Stewart Lee goes from strength to strength, winning BAFTAs for his absurdist moaning, our man has been busy playing tortoise and hare, and is once again one of the comics most likely to, just like it’s the ‘90s all over.

You must check out his free and brilliant Leicester Square Theatre Podcast series – if you’d like to know in what order to have sex with the Russian entry to the Eurovision song contest, learn some terrific tips for terrorists and catch some

50 year-old spoilers.

His new Talking Cock material (‘the Second Coming’) is obsessed with love and sex, drawing in hecklers, romping cruelly in a deathgrip of twisted egos. The Guardian called it ‘Man’s Answer to the Vagina Monologues’.

Thu 5 EDINBURGH PREVIEW SHOW: RICHARD HERRING, CATIE WILKINS The Glee Club Nottingham Thu 19 EDINBURGH PREVIEWS: RICHARD HERRING, PETE FIRMAN The Firebug Leicester

Sun 8 JOE LYCETT The Cannon Newport Pagnell

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SATURDAY 14 JULY Some of comedy’s best preview their new material for the Edinburgh Preview Double Bills and it looks set to be a fun-filled two nights.

Kicking things off on Saturday 14 July is the “Hugely Talented” (The Times) Hal Cruttenden who will share some more of his observational humour with his new show Tough Luvvie. Alongside Hal will be the brilliant Lucy Porter with her aptly named show, People Person; a mixture of experimental psychology, so-

cial anthropology and stand-up comedy.

The Edinburgh Preview Double Bill is at The Y, Leicester, Sat July 14. Call: 0116 255 7066 or on-line: www.ytheatre.co.uk

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Osho me the way to Edinburgh 57 DPNJDT USZ PVU OFX TFUT QSF GFTU THURSDAY 26 JULY Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing wildly original in Andi Oshoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sassy deconstruction of our mating mores, the humour of recognition working on more than one level â&#x20AC;&#x201C; first because you recognise the situation described, for example waking up with someone you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know / wondering about peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s privates / and so on... and once again because youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re fairly certain youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve heard the same joke on telly before. But gosh knows, Osho is a winning character, and pulls it all off quite joyously.

Meanwhile jazzy riffer Charlie Baker is much more one for the critics: â&#x20AC;&#x153;a superior take on the modern showmanâ&#x20AC;? according to the Guardian. His 2009 debut Edinburgh show

Sun 15 THE LAST DAYS OF SODOM: FRANKIE BOYLE De Montfort Hall Leicester COMEDY DOUBLE BILL: MCNEIL & PAMPHILON, THOMAS NELSTROP Madcap Performing Arts Centre Milton Keynes Sat 21 THE BOY WITH TAPE ON HIS FACE Warwick Arts Centre Coventry Sun 22 EDINBURGH PREVIEWS: ABANDOMAN, PEACOCK & GAMBLE The Firebug Leicester Tue 24 THE KEN DODD HAPPINESS SHOW Kilworth House Theatre North Kilworth

The Worlds Greatest Show Off won the Mervyn Stutter Spirit of the Fringe award, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s since become a panel-beating

TV regular.

Wed 25 PATRICK MONAHAN Kettering Arts Centre, St Andrews Church

Thu 26 CHARLIE BAKER & ANDI OSHO Leicester Y Theatre

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a plan, as hilariously mapped out in his first novel â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;This Way to Spaceshipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fairly sure

the superpowers each have a spaceship ready to launch on the eve of Armageddon.

The trick isâ&#x20AC;Ś to get on board! Rhys takes us on an autobiographical journey from meek geek to king of cool â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a handy guide to living your life like youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the champion no oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heard of.

In the end, you might just find youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been invited to recolonise another planet.

Almost incredibly, just as funny without the Conchords, this is the surprise must-see comedy show of 2012.

Tue 17 THIS WAY TO SPACESHIP: RHYS DARBY De Montfort Hall Leicester

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Nachos are a great and convenient main course. Because the chilli - and all other canned foods - is already cooked in the can, you need only heat over a camp stove and serve.

Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be the envy of the campsite with Canned Food UKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vegetarian Bean Chilli, which is the perfect option for staying healthy whilst away. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more, it contains four of your 5-A-DAY and takes just 20 minutes to prepare and cook.

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Using just a few ingredients, Pasta Salad is idea as itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cooked using just one saucepan, a bowl and some cutlery. Ideal if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re taking everything but the kitchen sink!

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nights on the ice, an ideal way to enjoy a hot summer!

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Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and a host of Disney friends are performing in their very own magic show live on stage at the Capital FM Arena Nottingham July 20th â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 22nd as Disney Live! present Mickeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Magic Show.

Mickey, Minnie and Disney favourites including Alice in Wonderland, the Mad Hatter & Disney princesses Jasmine, Belle, Snow White and Cinderella will come together with world-class illusionists to perform magic from legendary Disney films.

With fantastic special effects and much loved Disney characters this is a spectacular family show not to be missed!

For your chance to win a family ticket (two adults and two children or one adult and three children), on Friday 20th July at 4:30pm) simply apply to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Disney Live!

Competitionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and follow the instructions at the foot of the page.

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