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

F70C{B >= Sat 29 June THERE’S A MONSTER IN MY PIANO The Core at Corby Cube www.thecorecorby.com Until Sun 14 July MY FAIR LADY North Kilworth Kilworth House Theatre Tue 02 - Sat 06 July THE ODD COUPLE Harborough Theatre, Market Harborough Fri 05 July Dracula Walks The Night: Don’t Go Into The Cellar!

Loughborough Fearon Hall Sat 06 July THAT’LL BE THE DAY The Castle, Wellingborough BURGHLEY HOUSE BATTLE PROMS CONCERT: DENISE LEIGH Burghley House. Stamford MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING: No Loss Productions Tofte Manor, Sharnbrook Mon 08 - Sat 13 July MIDNIGHT TANGO: VINCENT AND FLAVIA Royal & Derngate, Northampton Thur 11 - Sat 13 July FOREBALLS The Star Hall, Finedon THE LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS: Theatrical Niche, The Castle, Wellingborough

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Sondheim’s brooding musical thriller is filled with humour, wit and scary delights.

It also boasts a magnificent score. From its first UK performance in London in 1980 to the stunning 2007 screen adaptation by Tim Burton, this tale of obsession and vengeance has enraptured audiences.

Set in Victorian London, the musical depicts Sweeney

Todd’s murderous quest for justice and retribution aided and abetted by the outrageous ideas of the pie-shop owner, Mrs Lovett. Directed

by Paul Kerryson.

This amateur production will be performed by members of the local community. SWEENEY TODD runs from 30 July - 11 Auguts at the Curve, Leicester.

Ticket Office: 0116 242 3595 Website and Online Booking: www.curveonline.co.uk

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TUES 2 – SAT 13 JULY West End and Broadway’s hit musical comedy HAIRSPRAY visits the Theatre Royal Nottingham from 2-13 July.

The cast is lead by stage and screen star Mark Benton as larger than life Edna Turnblad, EastEnders’ Lucy Benjamin as scheming TV executive Velma Von Tussle and X Factor finalist Marcus Collins as too cool for school Seaweed Stubbs.

They are joined by newcomer Freya Sutton as big-hearted, big-haired teen heroine Tracy Turnblad and original West End cast member Sandra Marvin, as Motormouth Maybelle.

It’s 1962, the 50s are out and change is in the air. Baltimore’s Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart, has only one passion – dancing.

She wins a spot on the local TV

dance programme, The Corny Collins Show and, overnight, is transformed from outsider to irrepressible teen celebrity. But can a trendsetting hair-hopper like Tracy get her massively shy Mom out of the apartment, beat evil Amber to be crowned Miss Hairspray, integrate Corny’s show for good AND win the heart of local heartthrob Link Larkin, all without denting her super high ‘do’? If anyone can, Tracy can!

HAIRSPRAY Tuesday 2 – Saturday 13 July Nottingham Theatre Royal Tickets: £45 - £19 plus concessions Website and online booking www.trch.co.uk Box Office: 0115 989 5555

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Fri 12 July A NIGHT AT THE OPERA: Random Opera Company Temple Speech Room, Rugby Thur 18 July TOUCH STONE: SALAMANDER TANDEM The Cube, Corby Sat 20 July BALLET IN SNEAKERS: LAUNCH DANCE COMPANY Uppingham Theatre, Uppingham THE COMEDY OF ERRORS: RAIN OR SHINE THEATRE COMPANY Lamport Hall & Gardens, Northampton Sun 21 July MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING: NO LOSS PRODUCTIONS Stanwick Lakes, Stanwick Wed 24 July COME OUT TO PLAY: MILKSHAKE! - LIVE The Lighthouse Theatre, Kettering SHAKESPEARE’S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM: THE PANTALOONS Kettering Arts Centre, St Andrews Church, Kettering Thur 25 July STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL De Montfort Hall, Leicester Sat 27 July DANCE TECHNIQUE And Choreography Workshop International Arts Centre, Leicester INDIA STARR’S CABARET NOUVEAU: Frankie Lynn International Arts Centre, Leicester FAERIES AND FANTASIES: Blue Room Burlesque Barratts Club, Northampton

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His Dark Materials 3PZBM %FSOHBUFoT ZPVOH BDUPST TUBHF WEDS 10 - SAT 13 JULY Following acclaim for their production of Spring Awakening and success in the National Theatre’s Connections Festival, Royal & Derngate Youth Theatre bring an ambitious adaptation of Philip Pullman’s novel cycle His Dark Materials to the Royal stage from Wednesday 10 July to Saturday 13 July.

The play follows the coming of age of two children, Will Parry and Lyra Belacqua, who are caught up in a war against celestial powers that ranges across many worlds. During their quest, the two fugitives encounter witches, armoured polar bears, soul-eating spectres and rebellious angels, in a journey which they hope will take them to The Republic of Heaven.

Director Natalie Diddams.

Nicholas Wright’s theatrical adaptation divides Philip Pullman’s epic Whitbread and Carnegie-winning novel trilogy into two parts. It was first performed at London’s National Theatre in 2003, with a cast including Niamh Cusack, Dominic Cooper, Timothy Dalton and Russell Tovey.

Royal & Derngate’s production is set to be a multi-media theatrical feast, with a cast of 60 performers from the Youth Theatre’s Classic and Contemporary companies, and puppets designed by Nick Ash, whose work was seen in last summer’s interactive hit in the theatre’s Underground venue, The Dream Space. It will be directed by the Youth Theatre’s

Anything Goes %FTUJOZ TPNFUJNFT OFFET B MJUUMF IFMQ TUES 6 AUG - SUN 1 SEPT Cole Porter’s musical comedy has enchanted audiences for nearly 80 years and now comes to Kilworth House Theatre from August 6.

Winner of three Tony Awards in 2011 including Best Revival of a Musical, ‘Anything Goes’, is about the lovers, liars and pranksters on a transatlantic cruise.

Etiquette and convention head out the portholes as two unlikely pairs set off on the course to true love. Sailing from New York to England, the S.S. American carries a rather unusual group of passengers - American debutante Hope Harcourt accompanied by her fiancé wealthy Englishman Lord Evelyn Oakleigh and her mother Evangeline; nightclub

singer Reno Sweeney; Wall Street banker Elisha Witney and his stowaway assistant Billy Crocker and gangster Moonface Martin to name but a few! It turns out that Hope is Billy’s long-lost love and engaging the help of those on-board he pursues the girl of his dreams.

Peppering this hilariously bumpy journey to true love are some of musical theatre’s most memorable standards, including I Get a Kick out of You, It’s De-Lovely, You’re the Top, Friendship and of course, Anything Goes.

ANYTHING GOES is at Kilworth House Theatre from August 6 to Sept 1. Tickets available from the Box office 01858 881939 and online at www.kilworthhousetheatre.co.uk

Part One of His Dark Materials can be seen on Wednesday 10 July at 7.30pm and Saturday 13 July at 2.30pm. Part Two is staged on Thursday 11 July at 7.30pm and Saturday 13 July at 7.30pm. Tickets, priced at £8 per performance or £12 for both parts, can be booked by calling the Box Office on 01604 624811 or visiting www.royalandderngate.co.uk

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F70C{B >= 03 Wed CHRISTIAN REILLY The Musician, Leicester 04 Thu EDINBURGH PREVIEWS 2013: CARL DONNELLY, CAREY MARX The Firebug, Leicester 05 Fri COMEDY ALLSTARS: SIMON FEILDER, DUNCAN OAKLEY, TONY HENDRIKS Lings Forum Leisure Centre, Northampton K*NT AND THE GANG, VENUS STARR, ..AND OUT COME THE WOLVES The Firebug, Leicester 06 Sat ROY ‘CHUBBY’ BROWN Melton Theatre, Melton Mowbray IAN COGNITO, CAIMH MCDONNELL, AHIR SHAH, DARRELL MARTIN Just The Tonic, Leicester 07 Sun PATRICK MONAHAN Kettering Arts Centre 11 Thu EDINBURGH PREVIEWS 2013: ZOE LYONS, CHRIS STOKES The Firebug, Leicester

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17 Wed FUNHOUSE COMEDY CLUB EDINBURGH PREVIEW: SEANN WALSH, MARLON DAVIS The Walnut Tree, Northampton 18 Thu EDINBURGH PREVIEW SHOW: PAUL CHOWDHRY, JOHN GORDILLO The Cookie Jar, Leicester 19 Fri EDINBURGH PREVIEW SHOW: ANDREW LAWRENCE, NEIL DELAMERE The Cookie Jar, Leicester 20 Sat ERIC LAMPAERT, LIAM MULLONE, MIKE NEWALL, BOB SLAYER Just The Tonic, Leicester 24 Wed EDINBURGH PREVIEW SHOW: PAUL FOOT, MILO MCCABE The Cookie Jar, Leicester 25 Thu EDINBURGH PREVIEWS 2013: GLENN WOOL The Firebug, Leicester 27 Sat WES ZAHARUK, DOUGIE DUNLOP, JUNIOR SIMPSON, FIN TAYLOR Just The Tonic, Leicester

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PIFF THE MAGIC DRAGON Friday 12 Jul at The Masque Theatre, The Latimer Arts College, Castle Way Barton Seagrave Kettering, NN15 6SW Box Office: 01536 737737

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SATURDAY 4 AUGUST With interest in The Rolling Stones currently at fever pitch following the announcement of their much anticipated sell out shows at Glastonbury Festival and Hyde Park, former Stone Bill Wyman is set to visit Market Harborough with his own all star band The Rhythm Kings.

Following his recent appearance back with his old band mates, The Rolling Stones at the O2 Arena in 2012, Bill Wyman is now set to play just a handful of UK festival dates

with his own band The Rhythm Kings this summer. These include Glastonbury, The Colne International Blues Festival and Market Harborough’s Jazz & Blues review on August 24th.

The Rhythm Kings really are an all star Band in every sense of the word and feature an ever revolving line up of very wellknown names from the world of Jazz, Rock & Blues, including resident Jazz Legend Georgie Fame on piano, with other great names yet to be announced.

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playing a diverse range of Jazz & Blues classics spanning more than seven decades and gives fans the great opportunity to see this Star Studded band in a comparatively small and intimate venue.

Jazz & Blues Review Starring BILL WYMAN’S RHYTHM KINGS Saturday August 24th 2013 at Market Harborough Leisure Centre BOX OFFICE 01858 44 66 62 www.madhatter-concerts.co.uk

Thur 04 ROCK N ROLL PARADISE Royal & Derngate, Northampton THE DEAD LAY WAITING O2 Academy Leicester H2O, GIANTS Vault, Rugby Fri 05 REVEREND AND THE MAKERS The Zombie Hut, Corby THE SKELETAL FAMILY Lock 42, Leicester SOLSTICE, LUNA KISS The Musician, Leicester THE HALLOWED PEOPLE O2 Academy Leicester BROKEN MANDARINS

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Noels Arms, Melton Mowbray K*NT AND THE GANG, VENUS STARR, ..AND OUT COME THE WOLVES The Firebug, Leicester DARK DARK HORSE, SPEAKING IN ITALICS The Cookie Jar, Leicester WILDFIRE SESSIONS PRESENTS BLUES NIGHT: JOHN CADDEN-LAWRENCE, MICK PANTER, WOOLFORD SCOTT JACKSBORO HIGHWAY, DR X Ken’s Diner, Wellingborough Sat 06 HUMAN LEAGUE, THE BLOW MONKEYS Leicester Racecourse OASISH The Zombie Hut, Corby UK SUBS, THRACIA, MENTAL WARD Rushden Athletic Club CRUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE: HEY SHOLAY, CHARLOTTE CARPENTER, CHARLIE BAKER The Cookie Jar, Leicester LINCOLN NOEL TRIO Church of St Mary’s the Virgin with St John, Northampton THAT’LL BE THE DAY The Castle, Wellingborough THE PET SHOP BOYS TRIBUTE Stoney Stanton Social Club, Leicester PETERBOROUGH MALE VOICE CHOIR St Dionysius Church, Market Harborough FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND New Roadmender, Northampton JOHNNY & THE GOODTIME BOYS The Donkey, Leicester BARE BONES BOOGIE BAND The Musician, Leicester Sun 07 PROPHETS OF SATURN, THE AGONAL TRACE, MULTIMORPH MAN DIVORCES WIFE ACCUSED OF HOTEL LEAP The Musician, Leicester ENGLISH ORGAN:

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Mawkin 'PMLoT OFX XBWF FRIDAY 19 JULY Get set to experience Mawkin, one of brit-folks brightest new guns, when they perform live as part of The Castle’s Red Room series on Fri 19 July, 8pm. This blistering 5-piece band fuse folk, world, jazz, prog and rock; blending the cutting edge of the contemporary music scene while still reigning all the verve and mystique of ancient folk music traditions from across the globe.

Fresh off the back of the threetimes-BBC-Folk-Award nominated collaboration Mawkin:Causley, folk rebels Mawkin are now forging a bold new sound that strengthens their instrumental roots and embraces a new, exuberant exploration into the traditional folk canon from the British isles and beyond.

The “unconditionally mighty” (Mojo) four-piece have augment-

ed their sound with the addition of long-time producer Lee Richardson on drums and percussion. It’ll also be the first time that Mawkin will be interpreting traditional songs with singing duties shared between the band; a brave new direction indeed!

Expect the mesmerising guitar playing of David Delarre, the carnal beats of drummer and percussionist Lee Richardson; underpinning richly textured bass lines from Danny Crump. Add a

host of wild and emotive melodies from the frenetic fiddling fingers of James Delarre inter-playing with the virtuosic bellowing of Nick Cooke’s melodeon and you have Mawkin.

Tickets for this evening of music are priced £10 and can be purchased by calling the Box Office on 01933 270 007 or online at www.thecastle.org.uk

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SATURDAY 10 AUGUST The 6th annual Althorp Park Battle Proms Concert will take place on Saturday 10 August 2013 and will include all of the favourite highlights such as a full orchestral programme, Spitfire display, breathtaking fireworks, Napoleonic cavalry, 200 live cannons, picnic in the park atmosphere and a singalong ‘Last Night of the Proms’ finale. www.battleproms.com to book tickets and find out more.

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Fiori Musicali Stoke Doyle Church, Oundle Mon 08 NO CONSEQUENCE, INVOCATION, DROWNING GRACE, CHAOS ENGINE The Shed, Leicester Thur 11 UNPLUGGED AND ACOUSTIC: ALABAMA 3 The Donkey, Leicester THE MAD BONES The Musician, Leicester

SATURDAY 13 JULY The musical Murray family has a big day coming up !

Brothers Niall and Hugh Murray are part of the Red Orange line-up that plays a charity fund-raiser at Market Harborough Rugby Club on Saturday, July 13 - and their dad’s band is topping the bill !

Lachlan Murray, who has put together the event to raise funds for the Friends of St Dionysius and the Enable Youth Rock on The Rec event, is the new guitarist for classic indie/ rock covers band The Signals.

He said: “I taught my boys how to play - and now I expect they will blow me off stage !”

THE SIGNALS & RED ORANGE Saturday, July 13.

Market Harborough Rugby Club LE16 9HF All proceeds go to charity.

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The Mavericks (SBC B (SBNNZ MONDAY 24 JULY Grammy award winning band, The Mavericks are back to tour the UK. The post-punk band with deep retro-fittings who emerged from Miami’s indie scene over 20 years ago, created a sound of neotraditional country music which had been described as having innocence, intensity, and vintage influences all on equal measure.

With Cuban American lead singer Raul Malo at the helm, the country-steeped garage band have played sold out shows in the UK including London’s Royal Albert Hall, and extensive tours of Japan, South America, Europe, the USA, and Canada.

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with a new album, UK tour, and a unique Tex-Mex sound which fuses traditional country music with rock & roll

THE MAVERICKS are at De Montfort Hall, Granville Rd, Leicester LE1 7RU, Monday 24th July.

Box Office: 0116 233 3111.

A Centenary Classic $FMFCSBUF ZFBST PG NVTJD BU %F .POUGPSU )BMM RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 31 De Montfort Hall turns 100 this year and as part of the celebrations is holding an evening filled with classical and opera favourites performed by the Leicester Symphony Orchestra and Leicester Philharmonic Choir.

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Wynne Evans will compère the evening as well as singing some of the best-loved opera music of all time – Nessun Dorma and O Sole Mio, from that ice cream advert.

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Leicester Philharmonic Choir was founded in 1886 and has performed at De Montfort Hall since it opened in 1913.

Leicester Symphony Orchestra gave its first concert at the hall on October 24 1922, conducted

by Malcolm Sargent and now in 2013, together with the choir, are leading the centenary celebrations. The programme includes music from: Star Wars Lord of the Rings

Harry Potter James Bond The Vicar of Dibley Schindler’s List Tchaikovsky 1812 overture with a noisy surprise As well as music from adverts Adiemus (Delta Airlines), Zadok the Priest (P&O cruises) and O Fortuna from Orff’s Carmina Burana.

De Montfort Hall, Granville Rd, Leicester LE1 7RU. Box Office: 0116 233 3111.

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THURSDAY 25 JULY Rising Scottish post hardcore sextet Yashin announce a UK Headline Tour. “The Last One Standing Tour” will be their first full headline tour since autumn 2010 and will hit twelve cities in March. Recently Yashin have hugely increased their fanbase from constant

UK and European touring with the likes of Black Veil Brides, Emarosa, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Papa Roach, along with festival shows at the likes of Slam Dunk, Nova Rock and Download. In the midst of writing the follow up to debut album “Put Your Hands Where I can See Them” they will be

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show casing a number of these tracks on the tour.

O2 Academy Leicester, University Road, LE1 7RH www.o2academyleicester.co.uk Book Tickets: Online: www.ticketweb.co.uk Telephone: 0844 477 2000

Sun 21 SNOWBLIND BLACK SABBATH TRIBUTE King Billy, Northampton BILL KIRCHEN, TOO MUCH FUN The Musician, Leicester Tue 23 TOM RUSSELL The Musician, Leicester KATIE MALCO, VELVET ENGINE Northampton Labour Club Wed 24 DONNIE VIE BAND, BAZ FRANCIS The Musician, Leicester Thu 25 YASHIN O2 Academy Leicester RAINBOW GIRLS The Musician, Leicester Fri 26 KEEP IT CASH Melton Theatre, Melton Mowbray NON-DR FEELGOOD The Black Horse, Hinckley Sat 27 MMG EAST MIDLANDS BATTLE OF THE BANDS 2013 - FINAL The Shed, Leicester THE REBEL: SIMON PATRICK Windmill Club, Rushden THE COMPUTERS The Firebug, Leicester Sun 28 CASTLE ASHBY CONCERT: FIORI MUSICALI Castle Ashby Church Wed 31 BLUES ‘N’ TROUBLE The Musician, Leicester

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RICHARD III EXHIBITION Discover more about the Battle where Richard III fought for his crown and lost his life!

Journey through Medieval England in the interactive exhibition, witness the horrors of medieval warfare in the Battle Room. Follow the fortunes of four characters and hear their stories about how they were affected during this turbulent time. Test your skill as an archer. Try on some armour and see how heavy it was and see some real objects from the Battle of Bosworth!Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre and Country Park Sutton Cheney Nr. Market Bosworth Nuneaton, CV13 0AD Telephone: 01455 290429 www.bosworthbattlefield.com 750 MC RACE WEEKEND 13/14 JULY : 750MC Formula Vee Championship 750MC Bikesports Championship 750MC Sport Specials Aero Racing Morgan Challenge (Guest) Demon Tweeks/Yokohama And much more...

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FRI 16 - SUN 18 AUGUST Billing Aquadrome Holiday Park & Showground in Northamptonshire is hosting the 24th annual Balloon Festival on August 16, 17 and 18.

This spectacular event is always popular and if conditions allow, the balloons will be flying at both 6am and 6pm on each day and at 9pm on August 17.

There will be a ‘Balloon Glow’ where you can watch the balloons turn into giant lanterns tethered to the ground, glowing to the music – it’s magical.

There will be funfair rides, traders, craft tents, food stands and displays of American cars throughout the event.

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NORTHAMPTON BALLOON FESTIVAL is on Friday 16th to Sunday 18th August, with the BILLING BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND on Saturday 24th to Monday 26th August.

To find out more about Billing Aquadrome Holiday Park & Showground on Crow Lane in Great Billing, Northampton, please call the venue on 01604 408 181 or visit www.billingaquadrome.com.

flights and water zorbing as well as free evening entertainment in The Venue. Entry to the Billing Bank Holiday Weekend event will cost £10 per car per day.

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ble top activities in the Activity Funyard. Across the road is the Wistow Rural Centre with its cafe, garden centre, art gallery, model village and numerous shops, ensuring there really is something to satisfy all ages.

Celebrating its 10th Anniversary, the Wistow Maze attracts over 15,000 visitors each year and is a winner of Leicestershireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Best Visitor Attractionâ&#x20AC;?.

At the end of each season, the maze is harvested for cattle fodder and then redesigned the following Spring using GPS satellite technology.

WISTOW MAZE opens 10am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6pm every day from Saturday 20th July - Sunday 1st September, and then weekends only until Sunday 22nd September. Parking is free.

Admission charges: Child ÂŁ4.95 Adult ÂŁ5.95 Family Ticket (2+2) ÂŁ19.95, For more information go online to: www.wistow.com or call 07884 403889

Country Fayre 5IF 3PDLJOHIBN $BTUMF $PVOUSZ 4IPX SAT 13 & SUN 14 JULY Thousands are expected to flock to Rockingham Castle right in the heart of the beautiful English countryside for the annual Rockingham Game & Country Show.

Oakleigh Fairs, who organise the event say that this year the show is offering even more family entertainment than ever.

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With all day family entertainment including The Horkesley Park Heavy Horse Display Team, Totally Terriers racing team, Birds of Prey Flying Displays, Totally Ponies, Dog Agility, The Goat Show, The Nuneaton Dog

Display Team, have-a-go Dog Scurry, as well as traditional childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; entertainment including traditional Punch & Judy.

The Companion Dog Show (proceeds from which all go to Marie Curie Cancer Care) is open to all dogs. There will also be Practical Horse Demonstration Team with Liza & Grant Bazin, arts, crafts and gift marquees, food hall, rural demonstrators, a selection of caterers and a licensed bar featuring Real Ales and Scrumpy Gates open 10am - 5pm.

Admission: Family: ÂŁ18 (2 adults 2 children). Car parking included. Pre-booking discounts available at www.oakleighfairs. co.uk/rockingham Adults: ÂŁ7 concessions ÂŁ6 children age 5-16 ÂŁ3

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F70C{B >= Until 13 July BRACKLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL brackleymusicfestival.co.uk Sat 06 July WALK IN THE PARK 2013 Wootton Recreation Ground Northampton GLASTONBLABY 2013 Northfield Park, Leicester STOKE FEST 2013 Stoke Golding Recreation Ground, Stoke Golding GLENSTOCK FESTIVAL 2013 The Old Greyhound Inn, 14 London Rd, Great Glen, Leicester Fri 12 - Sat 13 July MERRY TOM FOLK FESTIVAL 2013 Brixworth Country Park, Northampton Sat 13 July NUNFEST 2013 Nuneaton Rugby Football Club TANNERFEST: FLUTATIOUS, AKAHAUM, KOSMIK KEN Loddington Grange, Loddington Sun 14 July RUGBY FESTIVAL OF CULTURE Rugby Library Wed 17 - Sun 21 July Bug Jam 27 Santa Pod Raceway, Wellingborough Fri 19 - Sun 21 July SINGING STICKS DIDGERIDOO MUSIC FESTIVAL The Overstone Scout Camp Overstone

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SAT 27 & SUN 28 JULY Simon Saysâ&#x20AC;Ś which takes place at De Montfort Hall and Gardens on 27th and 28th July. Showcasing the best of Leicesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music scene, the line-up has been pulled together by 3 of Leicesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 E4â&#x20AC;&#x2122;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.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s certainly no shortage of female talent on view over the weekend as folk troubadour Grace Petrie headlines Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 The Daydream Club, sisters Mia and the Moon, and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 Leicesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s live music scene.

BBCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 SAYSâ&#x20AC;Ś 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 ÂŁ20 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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Sat 20 July SPLENDOUR FESTIVAL Woolaton Park, Nottingham Sun 21 July BILLING BIKE FEST Billing Aquadrome, Northampton Thu 25 - Sun 28 July WOMAD Charlton Park, Wiltshire Fri 26 - Sun 28 July BAREFOOT FESTIVAL 2013 Prestwold Hall, Loughborough Sat 27 July BILLING LAND ROVER FEST Billing Aquadrome, Northampton Sun 28 July NORTHAMPTON MUSIC FESTIVAL: VELVET ENGINE, BEE CHURCH, SONNET Abington Street, Northampton

Tollemache Arms Music Fest...

BOE BOOVBM CFFS GFTUJWBM MON 5 - SUN 11 AUGUST The Tollemache Arms is a 16th century Inn situated in the idyllic Northamptonshire village of Harrington.

The service is relaxed and friendly and a range of menus are offered to suit all tastes.

The bar menu served all day every day has a variety of traditional pub meals such as Bombardier Battered Fish & Chips, Steak & Ale Suet Pudding and Barnsley Lamb Chop.

All ingredients are freshly prepared using wherever possible local produce. We do not take bookings for bar meals, just come in and choose your table.

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beer festival will commence on Monday 5th August and will run until Sunday the 11th August. It will incorporate their fourth annual music festival from 9th-11th August including 25 acts. There will be over 25 real ales & ciders to choose from and their are activities every day including a Classic Car Bike rally, Bingo night, Quiz, 4-a-side football and tugo-war. Entry to the festivals is free and most of the event is under cover.

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<PccWTf 6^^SVP\T Star of Channel 4’s Musicality, Matthew Goodgame will play the lead role in Anything Goes at Kilworth House Theatre. Here he talks to WOW’s Derek Hammond.

F>F You first shot to fame when you won the Channel 4 series Musicality, which showcased your singing, dancing and acting – but which of those skills was your first love? <6 Singing was my first love; My Gran taught me to play the piano at an early age. I would spend hours making up tunes instead of practicing my scales (which I regret now). As I got older I started to sing whilst playing and my Dad would ‘gently’ call from the lounge “Don’t call us we’ll call you”. To be fair, I did have quite a loud voice.

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didn’t even know what Musical Theatre was until about the age of 19: When I auditioned with a friend for West Side Story and ended up playing the role of Bernardo. Two weeks at The Winter Gardens in Margate and that was it; I loved it. I started taking the odd dance class and singing lesson. I performed in a few local Dance Showcases and played the role of David Copperfield at the local pavilion; but that was it. My time was taken up being a Primary School Teacher at St Saviours in Westgate-on-sea. It was only when I was handed the flyer for Musicality that my life changed.

F>F You’ve since reprised the role of Billy Flynn on visits to both Singapore and Las Vegas. What’s the most glamorous and exciting show you’ve worked on to date?

<6 I learnt ballroom dancing from the age <6 Although I have of 8-12 and entered a few competitions here performed in a and there. When I was number of shows very young, at over the years – Christmas, my Mum Musicality must still be would arrange a little the most Glamorous Christmas show for my Show that I have been a Matthew in brothers and cousins to part of. The TV coverage to She Loves Me perform to the family.

4.5 million viewers; recording That’s when the seed must an album at Abbey Road and have been planted… even though I was Air Studios with a 65 piece orchestra; pretty useless to start: Coming on at the performing to an exhilarating audience wrong time or not at all in some cases. In filled with fans, critics, industry my teen years I wanted to be a professionals and more importantly professional Athlete, Tennis Player, nearly my entire family. My first entrance Footballer, Basket Ball Player - depending as Billy Flynn, with beautiful ladies calling what sport was on the TV at the time. my name in fish nets and suspenders Sport was my life and to be honest, I and the roar of the audience before I even

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Matthew with Carina Gillespie in Grease opened my mouth to say “Is everybody here? Is everybody ready!” will live with me forever. I still have close ties with Chicago as I often perform for their Cellophane Company which I recently returned from Mumbai with. Chicago will always feel like my home on the stage.

F>F You’ve recently performed in the musical version of the Thorn Birds, She Loves Me and Grease in the West End; but what’s your favourite of all the stage roles you’ve played and sung? <6 My favourite role… well apart from Billy Flynn in Chicago which holds a unique place for me - has to be Danny Zuko in Grease. Probably the coolest character to grace the stage and they asked me to play it! The T-Bird Leather Jacket and the strut, whilst singing some of the most famous songs of all time was a pleasure every evening: Even when suffering from a heart problem, cracked rib and viral meningitis I fought to get back on stage to play the part as quick as possible.

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808 */5&37*&8 <6 The Spinettes are a 1940s1960s trio of West End and International Performers who <6 Is the character of Danny Zuko like dazzle every audience with show stopping harmonies, me in anyway? You would have to ask sleek moves and my friends… and I think their answer personalities in would be “No, but he wishes”. abundance… you can tell F>F Looking back over your illustrious I’ve written that a few times: Even though I am past record of productions, it strikes us bias - every word is true. that you must hardly have any time to I created The Spinettes spend at home. Do you enjoy the actor’s with my girlfriend Melanie life, forever out on the road?

Cripps 3 Years ago. Melanie <6 I love the creativity of every role, was performing in Oklahoma at the time (Chichester) and one the challenge of trying to perfect each evening the cast put on a cabaret. part whether it be physically, vocally or Melanie was a part of a trio of girls both and the anticipation of the audiences’ who stole the show. My (undiscovered) reaction to the show. Travelling has been business mind instantly saw an a part of my family since the age of 4 opportunity. When you are a performer and half - when I lived on a 36 foot of any professional standard wooden boat called ‘Casa Del Mar’ you will have highs, lows with my family and sailed the and times when you Mediterranean Sea for 3 and are out of work. All half years; then later Actors will tell you that returning home one day sometimes you have from school at the age of to do whatever you 12 and being told that “we can do to make enough are going on another money for the rent or adventure” – this time mortgage – so why not cycling from my home town Matthew in do something that you of Broadstairs all the way to The Baker’s Wife are great at, enjoy and Egypt - over a 4 and half will keep developing your month period. Performing craft. I had already started creating my gives me the opportunity to satisfy my own group called The Swing Tenors with itchy feet! To say it is easy to be away some friends; which is a corporate group from family and loved ones is a different that get hired for weddings, private question and has a simple answer - It is functions and events. the hardest thing. You question your job What started as a small project has sometimes but have to remind yourself developed into a group that many people it comes with the territory and not many are talking about in all walks of life. From people in the world get to do a job that the humble beginnings of rehearsals in they love and get to see the world while our lounge and my dressing room at doing it. Since professionally starting the Piccadilly Theatre to performing at performing: I have lived in the Caribbean 10 and 11 Downing Street, a Sponsorship for 4 months on a cruise ship; ported out deal with Mercedes-Benz Rossetts and of Venice each week and sailed the Vivien of Holloway, Guest Artists upon Mediterranean Sea for 3 months; Holland America Cruise Lines from travelled to Las Vegas, Singapore, Mubai, Hong Kong to Singapore and an on-going Dubai, Germany and toured China for a discussion with a record label – you month with the 12 Tenors - so I cannot could say it takes up a lot of my time. But complain. every second is always a pleasure as F>F You’ve recently expanded into The Spinettes are truly wonderful and of the 13 girls that make up the group each management, taking on the career of one is unique. The Spinettes are a family the wonderfully glam 40s-style girl of their own now. group, the Spinettes. Tell us a bit about them, and how your involvement came F>F And now for Anything Goes at about?

F>F Why is this your favourite role? Is the character like you in certain ways?

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The Spinettes

Kilworth House Theatre. A classic Cole Porter musical with some all-time favourite showtunes... <6 The Magnificently beautiful Kilworth House combined with the classic that is Anything Goes with the music of one of the greats - Cole Porter… leaves me filled with great expectations, bubbling excitement and some might say trembling knees. So I cannot wait to start rehearsals and meet the other cast. A mountain we must climb but get ready for the view!

F>F Do gangsters, lords, bankers and nightclub singers figure in your own experience of cruise ships? <6 Gangsters – maybe, Lords – probably, Bankers-definitely and Nightclub Singers… well that would be telling!

F>F What would you do if you were invisible for a day? <6 As I am an English Gentlemen… I will refrain from answering that one.

ANYTHING GOES

Kilworth House Theatre Tue 06 August to Sun 01 September www.kilworthhousetheatre.co.uk

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13. bright young things jumper, White Stuff Ltd. 14. Charcoal Ram Fringe Top, Internacionale Retail Ltd. 15. River Island Clothing Co Ltd 16. Suriya Bow Detail Ankle Wellies in Black £13.99, Pilot.

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Snap Fitness To Open In Market Harborough *OUFSOBUJPOBM HZN GSBODIJTF XJMM CF PQFOJOH .BSLFU )BSCPSPVHIoT POMZ BDDFTT DMVC PO 'SJEBZ UI +VMZ Thursday 6th June, 2013 - Market Harborough, UK – Market Harborough residents will soon have a brand new, flexible and affordable way to get into shape as Snap Fitness opens its doors to the public on Friday 5th July.

As the third Snap Fitness in the UK and the first in the Midlands, the Market Harborough site will join an international franchise network of almost 1400 state-of-the-art fitness clubs worldwide, which offer 24/7 access to its members at affordable prices and without any contract with the gym.

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Members will also benefit from Fitness on Demand, an innovation in group fitness that allows users to participate in an extensive variety of classes and workout programmes at a time to suit them at no extra cost.

Each member will also receive one free personal training session and access to www. mysnapfitness.com, which provides health and wellness tools including online workout tutorials and meal plans.

The club manager Daniel promises members will be impressed with the spacious, modern and welcoming environment: “What really sets us apart from our competitors

is the assurance of the same great workout experience as other gym chains but at a very affordable price, and with 24/7 access, members are provided with maximum flexibility to train at their own convenience and at no extra cost.

“We also offer a 30 day money-back guarantee so members can try out the facilities safe in the knowledge that they aren’t tied into a long term contract.”

The new gym will be located at Rockingham Road, opposite Welland Valley Feeds; to cel-

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Feel your best this summer with Harborough and Lutterworth Leisure Centres Summer is upon us and with days of warm weather ahead to enjoy, there’s no better time to take advantage of the health benefits that come from getting active.

Having an active lifestyle can help you lose or maintain weight, boost your energy, immune system, brain power, life span, reduce stress and even

help you sleep better. So regardless of your age, weight or athletic ability, the many benefits of exercise and healthy living are excellent reasons to get active this summer.

Joining the Harborough District Leisure trusts’ two excellent leisure facilities is just the start of your journey to a healthier you and our professional, qualified staff can help build your confidence and performance towards enjoying other activities too. This could include walking, hiking, jogging, cycling, tennis or any other activity or sport! We can

even help develop your fitness towards achieving a certain competitive goal like a 5K run or full marathon - the possibilities are endless!

With this in mind we are offering 3 month summer all-inclusive memberships for less than £1 per day*! With unlimited gym, swim and classes on offer for a one off payment of £89.99, for use at both centres, now is the time to get active. This offer is available for a limited time only so make sure you join today and start living life to the full.

For more details visit harboroughleisure.co.uk or call one of our friendly staff at any of our centres.

Harborough Leisure Centre 01858 410 115 Lutterworth Sports Centre 01455 200 800 * Actual price £0.98 per day. Relates to gym, swim & class membership. Terms and conditions apply; all parts of this offer may be subject to change.

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For a day out with a difference, why not visit the picturesque Union Wharf in Market Harborough, hire a day boat and take a trip on the canal through the beautiful

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countryside to the famous Foxton Locks, or beyond?

Union Wharf Narrow Boats offer well-equipped vessels with cooker, toilet and heater – perfect for up to 12 people!

Alternatively, spend a day course fishing at Billing Aquadrome’s tranquil lakes – or come for a week! The Midlands’ ultimate holiday resorts for anglers and their fun-seeking families, the Aquadrome

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PITSFORD CYCLES, Brixworth Country Park, Northampton NN6 9DG. Enquiries and cycling bookings, call 01604 881777.

BILLING AQUADROME, Crow Lane, Northampton NN3 9DA: for day fishing tickets, events and group holidays call 01604 408181.

UNION WHARF NARROWBOATS, Market Harborough LE16 7AY: call Caroline and Patrick – 01858 432123.

boasts three pleasure lakes, a specimen carp lake and the winding River Nene. Tons of indoor and outdoor activities, all set in 235 acres of Northants countryside.

Or how about going

cycling with all the family, enjoying stunning views over beautiful Pitsford Reservoir?

Northamptonshire’s biggest cycle-hire centre is based at Brixworth Country Park, from

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which you can look out for the abundant birdlife along the purpose-built, waterfront cycle track, or head for the Brampton Valley Cycleway national bike trail.

There’s so much to enjoy on the Water in Northants, Rutland and Leicestershire.

Don’t miss out on next months ‘Wow What’s on the Water’ Call Sarah Clarke 01858 410777 for info on how to include your business or email sarahwowmag@hotmail.com for rates!

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WOW has a ticket to ride in a helicoptor to give away!

Billing Aquadrome has teamed up with Turweston helicopters bringing you a lifetime flight experience on the 17 and 18 August.

The 3 runner up prizes will be a free day pass into the Balloon Festival (for a family of 4) Entry is at: Billing Aquadrome - Friday

16th to Sunday 18th August 2013 Normal Wow entry rules apply! Pease note Helicopter flights are running Saturday and Sunday only (weather permitting) Closing date for entries July 31st. Please state on your entry which date you are able to attend.

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he top end of Harborough’s Georgian High Street widens out north of the old Town Hall

island, and the shopping atmosphere changes noticeably from packed-in and bustling

to something altogether more refined and spacious. Browsing through handpicked clothing, jewellery and lashings of home art and furnishing with the town’s weekend shoppers visiting modern boutiques and quality stores, this really does prove to be the ‘top end’ of town!

At the top end of town, one of our guilty pleasures is window-shopping for a new dream home! As one of the newest businesses in the town, Harrison Murray estate agents have made a smashing first impression with their community involvement in the

Harborough Carnival and their charity fund raising events.

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a national network of over 1100 affiliated offices; but it’s Cancer Research UK who will benefit from the community-minded estate agents’ ‘Name the Harrison Murray Bear’ competition, where throughout June and into July customers’ can donate a pound to help find a name for the furry mascot.

Among the many hidden treasures and pleasures is the eating house at Joules Yard, where our banoffee pie and coffee came atmospherically

surrounded by antiques and curios, while al fresco diners enjoyed the sunshine along with an expert’s pick of vintage garden decorations and quirky architectural reclamation goodies. Shame we just missed the lunchtime acoustic singersongwriter act.

This was also where we discovered one of Harborough’s best kept beauty secrets, Beauty Spot, above Joules Yard. Owner managed

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by Jane and Jan, the duo offer a range of treatments including hot stone massage, nail art, facial and body treatments.

We were completely sold on their latest skin rejuvenator, and will be straight back to luxuriate and treat ourselves to a massage in their cool Art Deco surroundings.

In Heaven at Home, situated at 30 High Street, is the beautiful new home store which opened in March. The

store sells a unique collection of exotic and imaginative furniture as well as everything you could possibly need to accessorise your home – stunning vases, candles, home fragrance, cushions and throws and lighting. Upstairs The Barber Gallery features affordable art, prints and sculpture.

Inspirational for gifts!

The Angel Hotel is one of our favourite lounge bars in Harborough, and is the regular

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Back down the High Street, Bray and Bray is a regional law firm with over 40 lawyers

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practising across their four Leicestershire offices. We’re pleased to welcome to Harborough two new members of the team: Emma Marston, who can help you with wills, administration of estates, powers of attorney and tax planning; and Hannah Bridgwood who specialises in resolving family issues, providing friendly and practical advice on areas such as divorce and financial settlement and children issues.

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Finally, to the Courtyard, just off the High Street (next to In Heaven at Home), Harborough mums and dads are spoilt for choice. The Ickle Wardrobe was created especially for children and parents who are passionate about fashion. We hand-picked some carefully selected brands, from newborn to age 8, and discovered many designs are fair-trade and utterly organic. It was fun being surrounded by so many bright, bold colours!

The wonderful Wainwright’s hair salon has also recently moved to the Courtyard, now busier than ever!

Wainwright’s specialises in wedding hair and eyecatching prom looks. Sophie Williamson’s friendly team are expert in all-round colour and cuts for both men and women.

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Behind The Candelabra

FRI 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; MON 15 JULY Bravura performances from Michael Douglas and Matt Damon are the main attraction in Steven Soderberghâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s glitzy chronicle of the secret, five-year affair between flamboyant Vegas showman Liberace and his young admirer Scott Thorson. Douglas hits all the right notes as the hedonistic Svengali while Damon more than earns equal billing as the lover who discovers the price of celebrity excess. Soderbergh sets the piano stool on fire with this torrid tale of sex, drugs and classical piano, based on Thorsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1988 memoir.

BEHIND THE CANDELABRA (15) Fri 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mon 15 July (+10.30am Mon 15 July at 10.30am) Forum Cinema, Weston Favell Centre, Northampton For screening times, please call 01604 837 300 CERTIFICATE: Cert 15 GENRE: Drama DIRECTOR: Steven Soderbergh STARS: Michael Douglas, Matt Damon, Rob Lowe, Debbie Reynolds RUNNING TIME: 1hr 58mins

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Built next to the Royal & Derngate, Northampton’s newest cinema, the Errol Flynn Filmhouse had its first public screenings on Friday 21 June, starting with the beautiful period drama Summer In February.

Named after the Hollywood legend who spent his early acting career with the Northampton Repertory Company, at the Royal Theatre, the new cinema will broaden the range of films available in the town centre, showing not just the best of the mainstream, but also a great selection of world, British and independent movies including art house, foreign language and documentary films.

Films coming up in the first month include The Great Gatsby, starring Leonardo DiCaprio in the new adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, and Behind The Candelabra, the

tempestuous tale of Liberace (Michael Douglas) and his lover Scott Thorson (Matt Damon).

Documentaries include The Stone Roses: Made Of Stone, Springsteen And I, and Benjamin Britten: Peace And Conflict. Screenings of classic films include the digital

production of The Audience starring Helen Mirren as the Queen.

The 90-seat cinema will offer an unrivalled experience.

Audiences will enjoy state of the art sound and digital film

Tickets are competitively priced at £7.50 (concessions £6.50) with peak screenings costing £8.50 full price (concessions £7.50). Children’s tickets are just £5. Silver Screen matinees, for senior citizens, are also priced at £5.

There will be special Parent and Baby screenings, where tickets are £6.50 (baby goes free). Tickets for premium screenings live and recorded stage productions are £14 full price, £12 for concessions and £10 for children. All tickets can be booked in advance by calling Box Office on 01604 624811 or online at www.errolflynnfilmhouse.com.

projection from the comfort of luxurious leather seating, with side tables, allowing them to sample a wide-range of continental beers and wine and delicious snacks, delivered with first class service.

re-release of 1963 Hollywood blockbuster Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, and Northampton’s own cult classic Kinky Boots, about a local shoe-maker turning to fetish footwear to save the family business.

The Errol Flynn Filmhouse will be hosting premium screenings of live and recorded stage performances, starting with Manchester International Festival’s electrifying production of Macbeth (starring Kenneth Branagh) and the Academy Award-wining National Theatre

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Kia Pro_Cee’d GT 0O TBMF JO UIF 6, GSPN +VMZ The most eagerly anticipated new model in Kia’s history, the high-performance three-door pro_cee’d GT, is to go on sale in the UK on 1 July priced from £19,995.

Sitting atop the cee’d range, pro_cee’d GT is Kia’s most performance-orientated car and has been developed for an

enthusiastic driving experience whilst remaining practical, affordable and comfortable for everyday use. The pro_cee’d GT will be followed in early 2014 by a GT version of the five-door cee’d.

Powered by a turbocharged version of Kia’s 1.6-litre directinjection petrol engine, the pro_cee’d GT guarantees scin-

tillating performance for a hot hatchback designed not to be the most powerful in class but with everyday usability and civility in mind. It can accelerate from 0-60mph in 7.4 seconds and has a top speed of 143mph.

Re-tuned suspension ensures that the pro_cee’d GT is more than capable of handling its impressive power and torque outputs – increased damper rebound and compression rates, stiffer springs and bushes and a larger rear antiroll bar are joined by stylish 18-inch alloy wheels shod with Michelin Pilot Sport 3 tyres.

The steering has been tuned for a more direct and sporting feel and the Flex Steer function – which allows drivers to select from three levels of power assistance in other versions of the pro_cee’d – has been removed in the GT. The brakes – 300mm ventilated at the front and 262mm at the rear – are the largest of any fitted to the

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cee’d range.

The already sporty lines of the pro_cee’d have been embellished with performance-car additions which give the GT a unique look, and it is the same story for the high-quality interior.

Two trim lines – ‘GT’ and ‘GT Tech’ – are being offered, both extensively equipped in typical Kia fashion. But to mark Kia’s entry into the world of performance hatchbacks there is also a limited-production launch model, the ‘GT 1st Edition’. Just 500 examples of this special car are being produced, with only 50 earmarked for the UK. MAX SPEED: 143 mph 0-60 mph: 7.4 secs COMBINED MPG: 51.4 ENGINE: 1.6T-GDi MAX. POWER (BHP): 201 @ 6,000rpm MAX. TORQUE (NM / (LB/ FT)): 265 / (195) @ 1,750 to 4,500rpm CO2: 171 g/km PRICE: From £19,995 OTR

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