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

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Fri 1st Mar RED LIGHT BURLESQUE VALENTINES SHOW: The Firebug, Leicester Sat 2nd Mar MACBETH: Quite Nice Theatre Company Market Harborough Octagonal Theatre MUSIC FROM THE BALLET: Northampton Symphony Orchestra Royal & Derngate Theatre, Northampton Mon 4th Mar CIRCUS OF HORRORS: Royal & Derngate Theatre, Northampton Wed 6th Mar TOSCA: Ellen Kent International De Montfort Hall, Leicester Thu 7th Mar CARMEN: Ellen Kent International De Montfort Hall, Leicester Fri 8th Mar BOOGIE NIGHTS (TOURING): The Osmonds, Gareth Gates, Louisa Lytton, Andy Abraham, Chico, Shane Richie Junior De Montfort Hall, Leicester Sat 9th Mar

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UNTIL SAT 16 MARCH Known to all as ‘Piaf’, the sparrow who rose from the streets of Paris to the international stage, French chanteuse Edith Gassion’s life and career is as unique as her extraordinary singing voice.

Her music, a reflection of her life itself, passionately retells the love, loss and sorrow she experienced, and the fierce emotion and heartache she endured until her untimely death 50 years ago.

Directed by Curve Artistic Director, Paul Kerryson, this new production will feature some of

Piaf’s greatest songs, such as La Vie en Rose, Hymne à l’amour and Non Je Ne Regrette Rien.

This gripping, powerful story, which contains strong language and scenes of a sexual nature, will take you on a journey that explores the triumphs and tragedy that accompanied Piaf’s rise to fame and the intense scrutiny and struggle that came with it.

Tony Award-winning actress Frances Ruffelle will play the iconic title role. Since bursting into public consciousness playing the role of Eponine in the original West End and Broadway productions of Les Misera-

bles, and most recently starring in the Oscar-nominated film, Ruffelle has continued to captivate audiences and prove herself as a leading name in British theatre. Cast also includes Laura Pitt-Pulford, Dale Rapley and Jason Denton, who all recently appeared at Curve in Hello, Dolly!, Stephen Webb and Oliver Boot (Finding Neverland), Sean Dodds (Oliver!), Tiffany Graves and Russell Morton.

Frances Ruffelle stars in PIAF at Leicester’s Curve until 16 March.

Ticket Office on 0116 242 3595 www.curveonline.co.uk

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Mr Whatnot

CELEBRATE: Queens Park Symphonia Church of St James the Greater, Leicester

"ZDLCPVSO "OOJWFSTBSZ $PNFEZ (PME FRI 15 MARCH - SAT 6 APRIL Continuing its Comedy Gold season, Royal & Derngate presents the 50th anniversary production of Alan Ayckbourn’s Mr Whatnot, a wonderfully silly tale of havoc and mayhem which can be seen from Friday 15 March to Saturday 6 April.

Alan Ayckbourn is one of the country’s most loved and prolific playwrights, and following on from its the success of its Ayckbourn At 70 Season in 2009, Royal & Derngate is delighted to stage Mr Whatnot.

This side-splitting play – Ayckbourn’s first to transfer to the West End – combines a tribute to the physical comedy of the silent movie era with the very British obsessions with class, cucumber sandwiches and bed-hopping.

In this hilarious fish-outof-water tale, a naĂŻve but highly imaginative piano tuner is summoned to the stately home of Lord and Lady Slingsby-Craddock. A case of mistaken identity leads to an increasingly surreal series of encounters over a summer weekend of tennis matches and afternoon tea, as Mr Whatnot attempts to win the affections of their debutante daughter Amanda. Think Mr Bean goes to Downton.

Mr Whatnot is directed by the brilliant Cal McCrystal, physical comedy director for the award-winning National Theatre production, One Man, Two Guvnors. Cal is also a longterm collaborator with Spymon-

Tue 12th Mar TWIST AND SHOUT AND MUSICALS IN THE MOVIES: Prelude Musical Theatre Company Melton Theatre, Melton Mowbray Wed 13th Mar PSYCHIC SALLY ON THE ROAD: Sally Morgan De Montfort Hall, Leicester key, directing their production of Cooped which was recently enjoyed by Royal & Derngate audiences.

Sun 17th Mar RUTTER REQUIEM: Oakham School Chapel, Oakham

Royal & Derngate Northampton To Book, call the Box Office on 01604 624811 or online at www.royalandderngate.co.uk.

Tue 19th - Sat 23rd Mar DEEP BLUE SEA: Harborough Theatre, Market Harborough

The Miser nB SPMMJDLJOH 'SFODI GBSDF o MON 18 - SAT 23 MARCH The varied repertoire of plays offered by Leicester’s Little Theatre continues with Moliere’s brilliant farce adapted

by Miles Malleson. The plot revolves around Harpagon, a penny pinching money lender who rules his household with a miserly grip. His rebellious children are scared to inform him of their romantic entanglements not knowing he has secret marital plans of his own.

Harpagon’s treasure is stolen and everyone is a suspect from family, servants and even the audience! As usual with farce, there are the hilarious misunderstandings and ridiculous revelations but true love triumphs and Harpagon, a reformed character, is reunited with his gold.

Accomplished director Roy Smith and his experienced cast bring this period comedic classic to life at Dover Street’s Little Theatre from Monday 18th until Saturday 23rd March.

Details from the Box Office: 0116 2551302 Online booking: www.thelittletheatre.net

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Wed 20th Mar JANE EYRE: Hull Truck Theatre Company The Castle, Wellingborough Fri 22nd - Sun 24th Mar A SONG FOR ALL SEASONS: The Starlets School Of Performing Arts Melton Theatre, Melton Mowbray Sat 23rd Mar THE BLUE ROOM BURLESQUE PRESESNTS SHOWGIRLS AND PIN UP’S: Barratts Club, Northampton SHOOT/GET TREASURE/ REPEAT: Royal & Derngate Theatre, Northampton Sun 24th Mar NT LIVE: People Harborough Theatre, Market Harborough Mon 25th - Sat 30th Mar BILL KENWRIGHT PRESENTS AGATHA CHRISTIE’S GO BACK FOR MURDER: Agatha Christie Theatre Company Curve, Leicester Wed 27th Mar GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS - OFFICIALLY AMAZING SCIENCE LIVE! De Montfort Hall, Leicester Thu 28th Mar FROM THE ODD: Tim Ralphs. Black Bottom Club, Northampton Sat 30th Mar BROADWAY AND BEYOND: The Lighthouse Theatre, Kettering

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Pendulums Bargain Emporium .BJTPO 'PP BU UIF $BTUMF WEDNESDAY 13 MARCH Welcome to Pendulums, purveyors of everything you’ve ever wanted and more. But everything has a price...what are you willing to pay?

Pendulums Bargain Emporium is set in a shop where happiness and success are just one simple transaction away. The story focuses on the greedy wife of the shoemaker, who has built her empire out of his desperate and desolate last piece of leather. But in an empire full of objects that claim to bring happiness, can the wife ever truly be happy herself?

Inspired by The Elves and the Shoemaker Maison Foo entice audiences to join them on a dark and shameless journey that treads that fine line between greed and necessity,

raising the question ‘how far will we go to make ourselves happy?’

Maison Foo create mischievous new theatre that challenges audiences and tickles their imagination, drawing on influences from puppetry, clowning and physical theatre.

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They are very excited to have them back performing the finished piece.

Suitable for ages 14 and upwards, tickets for PENDULUMS BARGAIN EMPORIUM can be purchased by calling the Box Office on 01933 270 007 or online at www.thecastle.org.uk.

Royal & Derngate Northampton Call the Box Office on 01604 624811 or online at www.royalandderngate.co.uk.

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Wed 20th Mar LARGER THAN LIVE: The Hairy Bikers De Montfort Hall, Leicester

MON 18 - SAT 23 MARCH Agatha Christie’s classic thriller The Mousetrap is famous around the world for being the longest running show of any kind in the history of British theatre – and with almost 25,000 performances it’s a play to be proud of. To celebrate 60 incredible years on stage, it’s going on tour for the first time.The scene is set when a group of people gathered in a country house cut off by the

snow discover, to their horror, that there is a murderer in their midst. Who can it be? One by one the suspicious characters reveal their sordid pasts until at the last, nerve-shredding moment the identity and the motive are finally revealed.

In her own inimitable style, Dame Agatha Christie has created an atmosphere of shuddering suspense and a brilliantly intricate plot where murder lurks around every corner.

The star cast features Karl Howman (Brush Strokes) as Mr Paravicini, Bruno Langley (Coronation Street) as Giles, Elizabeth Power (EastEnders) as Mrs Boyle, Graham Seed (The Archers) as Major Metcalf, Steven France (EastEnders) as Christopher Wren, Jemma Walker (EastEnders) as Mollie and Clare Wilkie (EastEnders) plays Miss Casewell. Bob Saul reprises his West End role as Sergeant Trotter..

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The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

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8JUI 4QFDJBM (VFTUT 5IF .PVMFUUFT SATURDAY 16 MARCH As spring approaches, prepare yourself for an evening of pure Rock â&#x20AC;&#x153;nâ&#x20AC;? Roll Theatre, as The Crazy World of Arthur Brown takes to the road to celebrate 45 years of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fireâ&#x20AC;? and visits Market Harborough on Saturday March 16th.

Recently presented with the Showman of The Year Award by Classic Rock magazine, Arthur first hit the scene in 1967 after being spotted by Pete Townshend of The Who. A successful U.S. tour followed including appearances with The Doors, Frank Zappa & Jefferson Airplane, A year later Arthur recorded the sensational hit â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fireâ&#x20AC;?, which within weeks of itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s release became a Worldwide hit.

Peter Gabriel, Alice Cooper & Bruce Dickenson of Iron Maiden

Sat 2nd Mar FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND: New Roadmender Northampton MUSIC FROM THE BALLET: Northampton Symphony Orchestra, Royal & Derngate Theatre Northampton

have all cited Arthur Brown as being a major influence on their careers. Now with over 20 albums to his name and numerous concert & festival appearances at Glastonbury, High Voltage & Meltdown etc, Arthur Brown continues to flourish and surprise us with his truly spectacular stage

shows. This really is one of those events that shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be missed!

Special guests are Brighton based band, The Moulettes. A heady mix of Folk, Jazz & Blues, Indi & Classical, who have been wowing audiences at festivals across the UK with their combination of Strings and Celestial, wind & weirdness, rhythm & murder. Comparisons place them in line with Tom Waits, The Unthanks & Shostakovitch, while still maintaining their own unique sound and presence.

Saturday March 16th Market Harborough Leisure Centre Doors 8:00pm Tickets ÂŁ15 Advance BOX OFFICE - 01858 44 66 62 www.madhatter-concerts.co.uk

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Sun 3rd Mar THE PORTRAITS: The Musician Leicester NMPAT GALA CONCERT: Northamptonshire County Youth Orchestra Royal & Derngate Theatre Northampton Tue 5th Mar TITANIC JAZZ BAND: The Donkey Leicester DUKE SPECIAL: The Musician Leicester THE GREAT KNIGHT FOLK CLUB: Jez Lowe The Old White Hart Northampton Wed 6th Mar TALL SHIPS: The Firebug Leicester BOOTLEG BEATLES:

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Royal & Derngate Theatre Northampton Thu 7th Mar FIGHTS & FIRES + LET’S TALK DAGGERS: The Soundhouse Leicester JOHN BUTLER (DIESEL PARK WEST): The Musician Leicester Fri 8th Mar FESTIVAL MOO-AH!: The Muffin Men + Zappatika + The Foolz + Spanner Jazz Punks + FrazKnapp + Just Another Band + Hogwash The Venue Corby MIKE PETERS AND THE ALARM: O2 Academy Leicester Fri 8th Mar THE ENEMY: New Roadmender Northampton Sat 9th Mar THE JAM DRC KK Club Corby THE MODFATHERS: O2 Academy Leicester Sun 10th Mar NMPAT WIND BAND SPECTACULAR: Northamptonshire County Youth Concert Band, Northamptonshire County Training Wind Orchestra, Northamptonshire County Junior Wind Orchestra Royal & Derngate Theatre Northampton Mon 11th Mar COURTEENERS: O2 Academy Leicester Tue 12th Mar ALAN BONNER: The Shed Leicester Wed 13th Mar RACHEL SERMANNI: The Musician Leicester Thu 14th Mar THE TRAVELLING BAND +

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Kate Bush - WOW 5SJCVUF 5PVST UP 5PXO SAT 2 & FRI 8 MARCH Kate Bush has only toured once in her entire career, 1979’s Tour of Life, which met with a rapturous reception from fans and huge critical acclaim. With a combination of song and dance based on those iconic performances and on Bush’s appearances since, WOW recreates the magic, mystery and beauty of one of the most unique talents in music. Maaike Breijman bears an uncanny resemblance to Kate Bush in appearance, performance and vocal style – and she even shares a birthday with her.

Maaike has astounded audiences across Europe with her stunningly accurate renditions of Kate Bush’s greatest songs, including Wuthering Heights, The Man With The Child In His Eyes, Running Up That Hill, and

Babooshka, as well as some lesser-known album tracks.And like Kate, she performs dance routines live on stage, accompanied by a full troupe of musicians, dancers and a state-of-the-art light and video show.

Saturday 2nd March DeMontfort Hall, Leicester www.demontforthall.co.uk Friday March 8th Royal & Derngate www.royalandderngate.co.uk.

Joe Brown ,JOH PG UIF 6LVMFMF FRIDAY 29 MARCH Joe Brown always puts on a good show. In fact it’s true to say it’s a terrific show. His live

band is second to none and his own musicianship is beyond doubt.

He plays guitar, mandolin,

fiddle and ukulele. With an acoustic set and a rousing electric one, he covers the 50+ years of his career bringing it bang up to date with the ukulele songs featured on his current CD “The Ukulele Album”.

The ukulele has been an instrument Joe has always loved and played. In 1963 it even got him into trouble. Joe was one of the very first artists to have a record banned by the BBC - his recording of the old George Formby song ‘With My Little Ukulele In My Hand’ was deemed way too risqué.

Royal & Derngate Northampton Box Office 01604 624811 or book online at www.royalandderngate.co.uk.

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Beth Nielsen Chapman 4VQQPSUFE CZ 3VUI 5SJNCMF MON 11 & TUE 12 MARCH One of the pre-eminent singersongwriters of her generation, Beth Nielsen Chapman is a multi-award-wining artist whose songs have topped the American charts. Hits such as Sand and Water, All I Have and Even As It All Goes By have endeared her to millions of BBC Radio 2 listeners. She returns to The Stables for an intimate acoustic performance featuring numbers from her extensive back catalogue and her critically acclaimed new release, This Mighty Sky, a collection of songs inspired by the wonders of the universe.

“Beth’s music has always been star-bound... In this collection,

she takes listeners of all ages on a journey of the universe and in the process teaches as well as enriches the heart.”” Mary Chapin Carpenter The Stables Theatre Ltd Milton Keynes Box Office - 01908 280800 www.stables.org

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ELLEN AND THE ESCAPADES: The Donkey Leicester Fri 15th Mar STEREOPHONICS De Montfort Hall Leicester FIORI MUSICALI - VIVALDI CHAMBER CONCERTOS: Fiori Musicali The Castle Wellingborough Sat 16th Mar BONE CULT + THE JAV’LINS + RUBY TUESDAY + VIXIE VENGEANCE + REBECCA VAN TASSEL + FOXIE TOPAZ The Basement Leicester THE DUBLIN LEGENDS (FORMERLY THE DUBLINERS) Royal & Derngate Theatre Northampton Sun 17th Mar THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY: MEALS ON WHEELS TOUR: The Rollin’ Clones O2 Academy Leicester

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Tue 19th Mar TITANIC JAZZ BAND: The Donkey Leicester THE GREAT KNIGHT FOLK CLUB: The Old White Hart Northampton Wed 20th Mar PATSY MATHESON + BECKY MILLS: The Musician Leicester Thu 21st Mar PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING The Musician Leicester Fri 22nd Mar THE REVERENDS: The Soundhouse Leicester SHADOWS CHASING GHOSTS + HILDAMAY: Vault Rugby Sat 23rd Mar EL PUSSYCATS: The Donkey Leicester LINEAR: O2 Academy Leicester WHOLE LOTTA LED: The Y Theatre Leicester LEICESTER INDIEPOP ALLDAYER: Tigercats + Evans The Death + Ace Bushy Striptease + Haiku Salut + Lardpony + Seabirds + The Understudies + Owl + Mouse + DJs. The Firebug Leicester

Solid Silver 60s 0SJHJOBM TUBST PG n T QPQ DPNF UP 3PZBM %FSOHBUF THURSDAY 14 MARCH Relive the swinging sounds of a magical decade on Thursday 14 March, when the Solid Silver 60s tour comes to town, featuring Mike Pender, Dave Berry and Wayne Fontana, all backed by the New Amen Corner, with special guest stars The Merseybeats.

The original voice of Merseybeat giants The Searchers, Mike Pender played on the same Liverpool circuit as The Beatles, honing his chops in Hamburg’s infamous Star Club. His chiming 12-string Rickenbacker guitar was one of the most distinctive sounds of the sixties, heard on hits like Sweets For My Sweet, Sugar and Spice, Needles and Pins and Don’t Throw Your Love Away.

Dave Berry may be best remembered for the haunting

ballad The Crying Game, but he showed his range on the magnificently raucous B-side Don’t Gimme No Lip Child, featuring a pre-Led Zeppelin Jimmy Page on guitar, and later covered by the Sex Pistols. His dark, unconventional and stylish stage presence inspired other punk musicians including Siouxsie and Adam Ant, who invited Berry to support him at several shows. More recently, fellow Sheffield boy Richard Hawley has paid tribute to Dave, cementing his status as a British music legend.

Wayne Fontana’s first big hit came in the autumn of 1964 with Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, recorded with his band The Mindbenders. Another top ten record, Game Of Love followed in 1965, the year he parted company from the Mindbenders. As

a solo performer, Wayne went on to find success with subsequent singles Come on Home and Pamela, Pamela.

Former sidemen to the likes of Screaming Lord Sutch, Jeff Beck, Alexis Korner, Roy Wood, Robert Plant, Mike D’Abo, Cliff Bennett and Mike Oldfield, the musicians of Solid Silver backing group New Amen Corner boast a formidable musical pedigree.

And special guests for this tour are The Merseybeats, led by founder members Tony Crane and Billy Kinsley, whose hits include Sorrow, Don’t Turn Around and Wishin’ and Hopin’.

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Sun 24th Mar EVERCLEAR: O2 Academy Leicester RUSSIAN MASTERPIECES: Kirill Karabits, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) Royal & Derngate Theatre Northampton Mon 25th Mar BLUES WITH A FEELIN’: Mick Ridgway’s Mojohand Merchants Inn Rugby Wed 27th Mar JAKE BUGG: O2 Academy Leicester IDIOM: Vault Rugby

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TUESDAY 26 MARCH A smash hit from last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, Fork have reinvented the art of a cappella.

You’d swear there were instruments on stage, but every sound you hear – from pristine vocals to rock guitar riffs and powerful

basslines – is produced by the human voice. Fork give contemporary covers their own unique vocal twist, from the angelic harmonies of Coldplay’s Viva La Vida to the intricacies of their rousing Gaga medley, spiced up with a large helping of Fork’s

trademark humour. Fork never fail to fulfill the promise they make at every show - by the end, you WILL be dancing! www.fork.fi Box Office - 01908 280800 Book online at www.stables.org

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Song For Marion )JU UIF )JHI /PUFT BU UIF 'PSVN $JOFNB UIJT .BSDI FRI 22 – THU 28 MARCH In the British comedy ‘Song for Marion’, pensioner Arthur (Terence Stamp) makes an unlikely candidate when he joins a local choir with his wife, Marion (Vanessa Redgrave).

Everyone hopes that the experience will bring a touch of harmony to his life by curing his grumpy ways and bring him closer to son James (Christopher Eccleston)…but the curmudgeonly chorister soon goes head to head with the other members of the highly unconventional singing society.

Brilliant British comedy in the same vein of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and Quartet.

SONG FOR MARION: Fri 22 – Thu 28 March 2013 ( +10.30am Tue 26 & Thu 28 March 2013) Forum Cinema, Weston Favell Centre, Northampton For screening times, please call 01604 837 300 CERTIFICATE: PG GENRE: Comedy DIRECTOR: Paul Andrew Williams STARS: Terence Stamp, Vanessa Redgrave, Gemma Arterton, Christopher Eccleston RUNNING TIME: 1hr 33mins

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F70C{B >= MARCH 1ST Stoker The Lost Medallion The Sweeney Leviathan The Frankenstein Theory Hava Nagila: The Movie Day of the Falcon Phantom The End of Love Genius on Hold The Last Exorcism Part 2 21 & Over Molly’s Theory of relativity Jack the Giant Slayer A Place at the Table MARCH 8TH War Witch Dead Man Down Electrick Children The Monk Oz: The Great and Powerful The Silence Emperor Broken MARCH 15TH Vanishing Waves Tattoo Nation Beyond the Hills Clip Reality Blancanieves Reincarnated Ginger & Rosa The Call Upside Down If I Were You MARCH 22ND Come Out and Play Dorfman in Love Admission The Croods Love & Honor Spring Breakers Hunky Dory The We and the I The Sapphires Olympus Has Fallen Gimme the Loot

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Let’s Dance UI "QSJM JT UIF *OUFSOBUJPOBM %BZ PG %BODF 29 APRIL - 25 MAY Serendipity are thrilled to announce that Arts Council England, Legacy Trust UK and Leicester City Council have confirmed their funding for Let’s Dance International Festival 2013.

Launching on the International Day of Dance, 29th April 2013, this will be the festival’s third year. This year’s diverse programme includes inspiring performances from David Toole, a performer picked as a highlight of the Paralympics opening ceremony by the Daily Telegraph.

David Toole has achieved worldwide renown for his collaborations with DV8 physical theatre and CandoCo dance company, exploring the world of dance with disabilities. He now joins with Lucy Hind to present their duet Extra-Ordinary, following on the success of the

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original 2010 tour.

Running from Thursday 2nd May to Sunday 26th May, Let’s Dance International Festival will showcase international artists, dance on film and educational workshops from prominent artists such as Jean Abreau and Henri Oguike.

After Let’s Dance International Festival’s involvement with the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad, it enjoys continued support from Legacy Trust UK. In collaboration with Arts Council England Legacy Trust UK has endorsed Let’s Dance International Festival, enabling the festival to dance through another year.

Pawlet Brookes, artistic director of Serendipity says, ‘We are delighted that Let’s Dance International Festival has been supported for the third year

running, making it an essential feature in every dance lover’s diary. Bringing in acts from all over the world, this program delivers entertainment for people of all cultural backgrounds, enabling everyone in Leicester to come together in the name of art’.

Peter Knott, Director, Arts Council England, said: “The Arts Council is delighted to be funding Let’s Dance International Festival £85,000 in 2013 to deliver an exciting, wide-ranging, world-class programme”. The Let’s Dance International Festival provides a showcase for artists from around the globe as well as reflecting the quality and diversity of talent right here in the East Midlands.

Let’s Dance International Festival will see a diverse range

of artists old, new, international and educational perform across 10 venues in Leicester. Professional companies and artists will be providing master classes for dance enthusiasts, while performers of years’ past will return with new, developed material.

Follow Let’s Dance International Festival on: Twitter: @LetsDanceFest Facebook: http://www.facebook. com/LetsDanceFestival Website: www.ldif.co.uk

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Labyrinth of Love

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WED 6 - FRI 8 MARCH Inspired by the love poems and prose of eight women - including Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Mary Shelley, Sappho and with a nod to screen icon Elizabeth Taylor â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Marguerite Donlonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Labyrinth of Love aims to create a reflection of the bitterness, desire, longing, ecstasy, irony, tenderness, despair, hope, sadness and humour associated with the heart. It is set to a commissioned score by one of Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most performed composers, Michael Daugherty, and accompanied live on stage by a soprano. Production design is by renowned visual artist Mat Collishaw and set and costume designer Conor Murphy.

Labyrinth of Love is Marguerite Donlonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s debut work for Rambert and her first large

scale work in the UK. Marguerite is currently Director of Ballet at the Saarländischen Staatstheater, Germany (Donlon Dance Company) for whom recent successes include Giselle: Reloaded, Faust and Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Enfant et les Sortilèges. Previously Marguerite danced with the Deutsche Oper Berlin and English National Ballet and during this time she was coached by many world-renowned artists including Natalia Makarova, Rudolf Nureyev and Sir Kenneth MacMillan.

LABYRINTH OF LOVE is at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham Theatre Square, Nottingham NG1 5ND Box Office: 0115 989 5555 www.

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The Talent 2013 #BMMFUCPZ[ #SJOH /FX 8PSL 5P $VSWF FRI 15 & SAT 16 MARCH The internationally renowned and hugely popular BalletBoyz® will bring its latest show to Curve this spring as part of a national tour. Following worldwide success with dance shows both on stage and television, the all-male company is back with brand new works by Liam Scarlett, one of the UK’s most promising dancemakers, and Russell Maliphant, the multi-award-winning choreographer and Associate Artist of Sadler’s Wells.

BalletBoyz® was co-founded by former Royal Ballet lead dancers Michael Nunn and William Trevitt in 2001. The company has broken just about every barrier known to the dance world - winning widespread public and critical acclaim; television and film commissions at home and abroad; prestigious

national and international awards and delighting performers and audiences alike.

In 2010, Nunn and Trevitt developed The Talent - a groundbreaking new project involving nine young male dancers from a variety of backgrounds - mentoring and coaching them to create a brand new division of the company. The Talent 2013 features a combination of dancers who are all at different stages of their relationship with the company, from those performing in their fourth season to those who are making their BalletBoyz® debut.

One of the most cheekily original and innovative forces in modern dance, BalletBoyz® fuses spectacular performances with stunning music and film, thrilling audiences with its distinctive style.

BALLETBOYZ® THE TALENT 2013 Curve, Leicester Friday 15 – Saturday 16 March Discounted tickets available Ticket Office: 0116 242 3595 www.curveonline.co.uk

Refugees of the Septic Heart 5PN %BMF $PNQBOZ BU UIF $VSWF TUESDAY 19 MARCH Refugees of the Septic Heart reflects the heart beat of a nation as it perches on the brink of change. Five dancers search for a society freed of greed, manipulation and control. Gritty physicality and decaying urban sounds evolve into an optimistic undercurrent of mischievous, spirited and irrepressible movement. This philosophical and provocative performance is inspired by music producer Shackleton’s undulating rhythms, snaking percussions and hypnotic melodies. With digital animation by Barret Hodgson, spoken word by Vengeance Tenfolds and Dale’s inventive choreography, Refugees of the Septic Heart is a feast of visuals, movement and music.

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Founded in 2001, Tom Dale Company makes collaborative performance work through dance with the aim of creating a unique and rich form of expression to reach out

and excite new audiences.

Tom draws on an instinctive relationship to music and the particular themes of the work to find and create the relevant movement identities, qualities

and dynamics. A background in electronic music fuelled his early choreographic work and continues to be a source of unconscious inspiration Tom’s productions regularly include collaborations with live musicians and producers, such as Sion and Shackleton.

Refugees of the Septic Heart is commissioned by DanceXchange and supported

by Curve, Leicester, Lakeside Arts Centre, Deda, Laban and using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

TOM DALE COMPANY, REFUGEES OF THE SEPTIC HEART Curve, Leicester (Studio) Tuesday 19 March.

Ticket Office: 0116 242 3595 www.curveonline.co.uk

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8JUI (SBIBN 'MFUDIFS -FJDFTUFSTIJSF "SUT %BODF "DUJWBUF MON 25 - THUR 28 MARCH Young dancers in Leicestershire have a fantastic opportunity this Easter in being able to take part in an exclusive CATS the musical four day workshop at Guthlaxton College in Wigston. The workshop is being organised by Graham Fletcher, a former principal dancer with the Royal Ballet who was asked

by Andrew Lloyd Webber to star as the principal Cats character Mister Mistoffelees as part of the original London production of this iconic musical.

Graham Fletcher is well known in the region having promoted dance in Leicestershire’s schools for more than 13 years and is now director of Leicestershire Arts Dance Activate as well as Ballet Associates, the only intensive classical ballet training scheme of this standard in the East Midlands.

Graham says ‘As Cats is coming to Milton Keynes theatre in the summer and I was part of the original cast, I thought it would be a great opportunity for dance students to take part in a workshop

Cats The Musical is at Milton Keynes Theatre 25 June - 6 July - book online at www.atgtickets.com where they will learn all about the Cats characters and create their own numbers from the show in the unique style of the choreography. To bring it all to life anyone who takes part in my workshop also has the option to book tickets for an outing to see Cats at Milton Keynes in July. The production company has laid on a special pre-theatre event especially for

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us – we will be watching the Cats company dancers do their pre-show warm-up on stage and taking part in a talk hosted by the company manager. We may also even get to meet a real life Cat or two!’

The Cats workshop and performance event is very typical of the activities that are organized at Dance Activate, which is also a registered Arts Awards centre. Through Graham’s contacts, students are regularly offered opportunities to experience something new. Last year there was the chance to experience working on stage with English National Ballet, see them perform, meet dance act Flawless at the Royal Concert Theatre Nottingham, as well as being part of Dance Activate’s sell out production at Curve Theatre Leicester as part of Big Dance 2012 celebration week. This year Balletboyz will host an exclusive workshop for Dance Activate students on stage at Curve, and plans are already taking shape to visit the home of English National Ballet in London and to see their

award winning production of Swan Lake at the Albert Hall.

Graham’s regular weekly classes include Dance Activate Diddlers for young children in Market Harborough, classical ballet, contemporary, tap and Dance RoX! which covers jazz, musical theatre, hip hop and street dance. In addition Graham also invites city and county schools to participate in his onsite creative dance workshops and hosts his unique annual Ballet RoX! Summer School which this year takes place from Monday August 19th.

If you are a dancer and would like to join DANCE ACTIVATE’S CATS THE MUSICAL WORKSHOP at Easter or want to know more about classes, please contact Graham Fletcher on 0771 772 1916. Alternatively you can email him directly at grahamfletcher001@btinternet. com. or find further details on www.danceactivate.co.uk. If you are interested in auditioning for the Ballet Associates scheme you can find further details at www.balletassociates.co.uk.

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Bourgeois & Maurice 4VHBSUJUT SUNDAY 17 MARCH Treading the line between comedy, cabaret and a goth-popcatwalk nightmare, Bourgeois & Maurice defy categorisation. The cult musical duo have established themselves as one of the international cabaret scene’s darkest, sharpest, funniest acts with their award winning catchy-as-hell songs, racking up performances

around the world.

Their latest show Sugartits sees Georgeois Bourgeois and Maurice Maurice tackle some of the most pressing issues of our time - and twist them into something altogether more bizarre. Covering phone-hacking scandals, ecological disasters and the sexual allure of a tax return, Bourgeois & Maurice set

out to solve every issue of the 21st century using only a piano, a few plasticky instruments and a very warped sense of right and wrong.

Not suitable for children under 16 www.bourgeoisandmaurice. co.uk Box Office - 01908 280800 Book online at www.stables.org

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Corby audiences can expect razor-sharp observations and scandalous one-liners as she asks: why are drunken girl-

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friends so much fun? Which hotel has the best porn? What constitutes an airtight alibi? And is friendliness overrated?

The Observer called her, “Feisty, funny and wonderfully bitchy”, whilst The Times declared that, ‘Many of the points Jo Caulfield makes about the human condition would have sociologists stroking their beards in admiration, but her audiences tend to be laughing too much to notice’. The celebration of anger continues with acerbic stories about dating, relationships, bad service, wrestling with a selfscanner in Tesco, and Jo’s litany of public self-humiliations.

The Core at Corby Cube Call 01536 470 470 or visit www.thecorecorby.com

SATURDAY 16TH MARCH Based on his award-winning BBC Radio 4 series, Mark Steel’s In Town, is a celebration of the quirks of small-town life in a country of increasingly homogenised high streets.

Steel’s bespoke observations on the small, sometimes forgotten, towns of Britain go right to the heart of British culture today, championing the very people who shape the places we live in now.

“As everywhere hurtles along a route towards being identical to everywhere else, it seems any expression of local interest or eccentricity is becoming a yell of defiance. Scrape away the veneer of Wetherspoons and Pizza Hut-inspired uniformity, and the march of Tesco’s towards being reclassified as a continent, and

Britain is as magnificently diverse as ever, and ready to celebrate each distinct community.

The elements of a town that make it unique are what make it worth visiting; they change a journey from being functional to being an experience.”.

Kettering Arts Centre, St Andrews Church, Kettering NN16 8RG. ketteringartscentre.com www.wegottickets.com/ event/201518

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83rd Geneva International Motor Show XJMM CF IFME BU 1"-&910 GSPN UP .BSDI from seven countries: Germany (Stern), Italy (Auto), France (L’Automobile), Spain (Autopista), United Kingdom (Autocar), The Netherlands (Autovisie) and Sweden (Vi Bilägare).

For more information, visit www.caroftheyear.org.

All the latest news and pictures are available on the Motor Show’s official website: www.salon-auto.ch.

Okay, it may not be local but for all the petrolheads out there this is probably the event of the year! It will be opened at 10 a.m. on Thursday, 7 March by the President of the Swiss Confederation, Mr Ueli Maurer, the President of the State Council of the Republic and Canton of Geneva, Mr Charles Beer, and the President of the Motor Show, Mr Maurice Turrettini, in the presence of a host of politicians and figures from the business community and the automotive industry in particular.

Some 260 exhibitors from around 30 countries share a net exhibition area of almost 80,700 m² within a gross floor area of 110,000 m², although demand totalled nearly 85,000 m². They are divided into the following sections: Motor cars (3 or 4 wheels) Electric cars and alternative

powered cars Special bodywork for motor cars, design and engineering Converted cars (tuners) Accessories and parts for motor cars OEM: original equipment manufacturers Workshop installations for the repair and maintenance of motor cars Animation

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Currently, 59 journalists from 23 countries are members of the jury. Car of the Year has been awarded since 1964 and was established by seven European magazines

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Prep and Cooking Time: 40 minutes :PV XJMM OFFE 100g vegan margarine 2 large bunches spring onions 550g small chestnut mushrooms 1 tbsp cornflour ½ tsp yeast extract (Marmite) 300-350ml light vegan ale 210g ready rolled puff pastry 800g floury potatoes, peeled 100ml unsweetened soya milk 8IBU UP EP Preheat Oven to Gas 6/200C/400F. 1. Melt 50g of margarine in a large nonstick frying pan (you may find it easier to do in two batches). Chop the bottom 7cm part of the spring onions roughly and sautÊ briefly. Save the tops as you will need them later.

2. Cut the mushrooms into 5mm slices and add into the pan. Continue to sautĂŠ for 5 minutes until starting to colour, stirring to prevent sticking.

3. Take off the heat and sprinkle the cornflour over. Once back on the hob

add the Marmite and 300ml of ale.

Cook for a further 5 minutes or until mushrooms begin to soften. Use more ale if the mixture seems too dry.

4. Divide the mixture into 4 small soufflĂŠ/ceramic pie dishes. Cut out 4 circles of the pastry and place on top, leaving some room to rise. Brush with soya milk and make a small hole in the top to let the steam escape. Bake for 20 minutes until golden.

5. Cut the potatoes into large chunks and boil until soft but not falling apart. Drain and empty back into the pan to dry slightly. Add the remaining 50g margarine and mash very well. Finely chop the green part of the spring onions and add, with soya milk, to make a smooth mash.

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1 piece stem ginger in syrup, very finely chopped 15ml / 1tbsp stem ginger syrup 8IBU UP EP 1. Peel the pears, but leave the stalks intact.

2. Slice a thin disc from the base of each pear, to make it sit upright.

3. Place the pears in a saucepan. Pour in the red wine, sprinkle over the sugar and add the cinnamon stick.

4. Bring up to simmering point, cover the pan and simmer very slowly for about one hour, turning now and again so that the pears cook evenly in the wine.

5. When the pears are cooked, transfer to a bowl to cool, leaving the liquid in the pan. Remove the cinnamon stick.

6. Mix the arrowroot with a little water to form a smooth paste. Add this to the liquid in the pan over direct heat. Bring the syrup to simmering point so it thickens slightly and becomes translucent.

7. Take the pan off the heat and stir in the chopped stem ginger and ginger syrup to taste. Leave to cool.

8. Spoon the sauce over the pears, basting them well. Cover and chill thoroughly. Serve the pears in individual dishes with the sauce spooned over.

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Northamptonshire and Rutland.

With the sale of Brigstock Estate, owner David Laing was looking for a new home for the trials. British Eventing were particularly interested in retaining such an important event in the region and discussions with Rockingham Castle Estate proved successful. James Saunders Watson, owner of Rockingham Castle said â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is an outstanding achievement for Rockingham. The establishment of a major international equestrian event is a success not just for Rockingham but for the region as a whole. The Great Park is an outstanding show ground with all the ingredients

required to host a large equestrian eventâ&#x20AC;?.

The course is being designed and built by international acclaimed designer Philip Herbert.

Philip has a reputation for building imaginative and creative courses and jumps enjoyed by riders and spectators alike. His skills have been honed on the international courses at Burghley.

Philip said â&#x20AC;&#x153;To build a new course from scratch is without doubt every course designerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dream. The setting provided at Rockingham is outstanding. The course will be varied, challenging and exciting for the riders and, provide easy viewing for spectatorsâ&#x20AC;?.

David Laing, Chairman of Brigstock Horse Trials at Rockingham Castle said â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am absolutely delighted that Brigstock will continue and have a new lease of life in the beautiful parkland setting at Rockingham Castle. The event has built up a first class reputation amongst riders and visitors. The space available at Rockingham will allow the event to grow and develop into a major regional eventâ&#x20AC;?.

The Horse Trial will take place at Rockingham Castle, Market Harborough, Leicestershire over the weekend of the 17th â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 19th May 2013 www.rockinghamcastle.com

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The Oat Hill .POUIMZ 'PPE BOE 8JOF &WFOJOH TUESDAY 5TH MARCH The Oat Hill monthly food & wine evening hosted by Duncan Murray Wines is a culinary master class of authentic cuisine and delicious wines.

Every month there is an opportunity to experience different food & wine from around the world, last month we visited ‘Bordeaux’ and sampled a gorgeous six course taster menu paired with six of Duncan’s finest wines whilst enjoying a talk from their entertaining host on food & wine appreciation.

“Its a thoroughly great evening for food & wine lovers alike in the delightful surroundings of The Oat Hill, I can’t wait till next months ‘Alsace’ on our culinary journey around the globe”.

Duncan needs no excuse to dress up!

The Oat Hill Tel: 01858 462324 Web: www.theoathill.co.uk 31 Kettering Road, Market Harborough Leicestershire, LE16 8AN

Horse Trials Update .BJO 4QPOTPS "OOPVODFE The organisers of Brigstock International Horse Trials, which in 2013 will be taking placing in the Great Park at Rockingham CasStephen King, James Saunders Watson tle, are delighted to and Rupert West announce the partnership with King King West are a well respected West as the main sponsor. firm and their partnership with Rural Property specialists, us will help to develop the event King West, see the move of and help to ensure its success”. this popular and well respected King West directors, Rupert event to Rockingham as an exWest and Stephen King said cellent opportunity to support “We take great pleasure in bean important regional event and ing invited to be the main sponbroaden to a wider audience the sor of these Horse Trials. We awareness of the firm’s brand. look forward to working with Horse Trials Organiser, Lizzie Rockingham to build on the sucSaunders Watson said ‘Naturalcess and popularity of Brigstock ly we are delighted that we have and create a very successful found a main sponsor to work event for all”. with us to develop this event.

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GBRT Junior X Factor 2013 (SFBU #PXEFO 3FDJUBM 5SVTU NVTJDBM UBMFOU TIPX MBVODIFE The Great Bowden Recital Trust has announced that it will once again be holding the Junior X Factor competition for singers and musicians up to School Year 13 (up to 18 years of age). This is strictly a music competition (Vocal and instrumental) with three categories which are School Years 1-6, 7-9 and 10-13.

Each category winner will receive £50 of ABC Music vouchers. The overall winner will receive an additional £100 of ABC Music vouchers. The most promising performer on orchestral instrument will receive finance for 6 months of music lessons (max £250) funded by GBRT

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Overall first, second and third places will receive engraved glass trophies.

To find out more or to enter, simply go to the organisers website – www.gbrecitaltrust.co.uk - download the registration form, fill it in and post to the address at the end of the form to arrive by 31st March 2013 at the latest. You will then be contacted nearer the date with your audition slot. The Finals will be held on Saturday 11th May at Welland Park Community College GBRT JUNIOR X FACTOR 2013 To find out more, go online to www.gbrecitaltrust.co.uk

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Town & County "SU 4PDJFUZ SFBDIFT 23 MARCH - 12 MAY As part of its 2013 centenary celebrations the Northampton Town & County Art Society will be holding a major exhibition at Northampton Museum and Art Gallery in March.

The society was set up in 1913

by a group of local artists and every year since they have exhibited their finest and most recent artworks, including through both world wars.

Over the past 100 years the society has had 35 presidents, including many of the county’s most

outstanding and esteemed artists.

Among them are Henry Bird, T L Shoosmith, Tom Osborne Robinson, Peter Atkin, Chris Fiddes, G B Holland and Richard Barnard.

Paintings by all 35 presidents will be featured in the ‘All the Presidents…’ exhibition, which will also chart the history of the society.

Brian Mutton, president of the society 2010-11, said: “After 100 years of continuous artistic activity of the very highest standard in the county we could not let the year go by without marking our anniversary with a major exhibition.

“We have chosen to represent the society through the work of its 35 Presidents who will each have several pieces on show together with a printed board outlining

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their life and times. A great deal of research has gone into tracing these artists and finding their work. The overall effect will be to give a comprehensive picture of the height of artistic activity in the county over this long period. The exhibition includes pieces from local and private collections, many of which have not been seen publicly for a generation.”

‘All the Presidents …’ will be showing at the museum from 23 March until 12 May. Opening times are Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 5pm and Sunday 2pm to 5pm. Admission is free.

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8JO UJDLFUT UP )JHI 4PDJFUZ BU UIF 3PZBM %FSOHBUF TUE 9 - SAT 13 APRIL Cole Porterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s timeless classic High Society brings the glories of Hollywoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Golden Age to Royal & Derngate from Tuesday 9 to Saturday 13 April, in a dazzling new production from the acclaimed producers of The King and I. Adapted from the hit 1956 film starring screen legends Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly and Frank Sinatra, High Society fizzes with a host of beautiful ballads including True Love, Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re Sensational and the unforgettable Well, Did You Evah! This uplifting, sparkling show proves Porterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s classic musical style and effervescent wit will never go out of fashion.

Wealthy socialite Tracy Lord (Sophie Bould, Royal & Derngateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The Go-Between) is in the midst of planning a lavish summer wedding when her ex-husband, jazz musician Dexter Haven arrives to disrupt the proceedings in an attempt to try and win her back. In a further twist, charming reporter Mike Connor, sent to cover the wedding, falls instantly for Tracy, and she

for him. As the nuptials draw closer, Tracy must choose between her three very different suitors.

The role of Haven, played

by Bing Crosby in the movie, is taken by Michael Praed, star of Robin of Sherwood and The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne. Daniel Boys, of Any Dream Will Do fame, plays Mike Connor, and founder member of Fascinating AĂŻda Marilyn Cutts is Tracyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother Margaret Lord. The high-class cast also includes West End favourites Teddy Kempner, Craig Pinder, Kieron Crook and Alex Young.

Royal & Derngate are staging a themed evening of vintage Hollywood glamour for the showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first night in Northampton on Tuesday 9 April. Audiences are encouraged to look their most de-lovely for the red carpet, and a special cocktail has been devised for the showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s run by the theatreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cafĂŠ, Eat & Drink.

Royal & Derngate Northampton To Book, call the Box Office on 01604 624811 or online at www.royalandderngate.co.uk.

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