What’s On & Reviews

Very Best in Stand Up returns to Nantwich for 2016 season

Very Best in Stand Up returns to Nantwich for 2016 season

The Very Best in Stand Up kicks off live comedy for 2016 at Nantwich Civic Hall on February 5.

More top acts are lined up between now and June, including debuts for Joel Dommett (BBC, E4) and Henry Paker (BBC3) and welcome returns from Jason Cook (BBC’s Hebburn) and Nathan Caton (Mock The Week).



January 28, 2016
Panto and Plays Society thrills audiences in Crewe

Panto and Plays Society thrills audiences in Crewe

By Jonathan White
A “Jack and the Beanstalk” performance by The Andrews Panto & Plays Society (TAPPS) has helped to raise money for St Andrew’s Church restoration fund.

The performance, held at St Andrew’s Church Hall in Crewe, also helped funds for Cancer Research UK.

January 25, 2016
Peppa Pig’s Surprise live show comes to Crewe Lyceum

Peppa Pig’s Surprise live show comes to Crewe Lyceum

The new Peppa Pig live stage show, Peppa Pig’s Surprise, visits Crewe Lyceum in February as part of a UK tour.

The favourite children’s character will be in South Cheshire on February 3 and 4.

January 25, 2016
South Cheshire George Formby Ukulele Society unveil concert dates

South Cheshire George Formby Ukulele Society unveil concert dates

The South Cheshire George Formby Ukulele Society has unveiled its 2016 concert programme.

The society, founded in 1994, performs at the Wistaston Memorial Hall on Church Lane, Wistaston on the fourth Friday of every month.

January 23, 2016
Review: “Dial M for Murder” shows at Crewe Lyceum

Review: “Dial M for Murder” shows at Crewe Lyceum

By Claire Faulkner
One of the UK’s best theatre companies, Talking Scarlet is back at Crewe Lyceum this week with a classic crime thriller.

Written by Frederick Knott and directed by Patric Kearns, ‘Dial M for Murder’ has everything you might want for a terrific night out at the theatre.

January 21, 2016
Nantwich to stage Vintage and Retro Festival

Nantwich to stage Vintage and Retro Festival

Nantwich is to stage a spring Vintage and Retro Festival at the town’s Civic Hall.

The event takes place on Sunday March 13, from 10am to 4pm.

January 20, 2016
Nantwich Museum exhibits work by Cheshire artist Alex Jabore

Nantwich Museum exhibits work by Cheshire artist Alex Jabore

Selected works by award-winning Cheshire artist Alex Jabore are on display at Nantwich Museum.

Her exhibition is running in the Millennium Gallery at the Pillory Street venue until Saturday March 26.

January 18, 2016
Nantwich Museum plans for Battle of Nantwich event

Nantwich Museum plans for Battle of Nantwich event

The Battle of Nantwich will be commemorated at Nantwich Museum on Saturday January 23.

The museum, which will open at 10am, will run Civil War Town Tours begin at 10.15am and 11.30am and cost £3 per person.

January 13, 2016
Olympic gold winner Tessa Sanderson to attend Nantwich event

Olympic gold winner Tessa Sanderson to attend Nantwich event

Olympic gold medal winner Tessa Sanderson is to be guest speaker at a charity sporting dinner in Nantwich.

The former javelin thrower, the first black British woman to win Olympic gold, will be at Nantwich Civic Hall on March 11.

January 11, 2016
Global DJ flies in to perform at Nantwich club

Global DJ flies in to perform at Nantwich club

A globally renown DJ is being flown in to the UK – to perform a one-off show in Nantwich!

SASH! will perform a live DJ set at The Studio club on Mill Street on Saturday January 30.

January 9, 2016
King King to play The Box in Crewe

King King to play The Box in Crewe

Popular rock blues band King King are set to perform at The Box venue in Crewe.

Labelled as the “hottest draw” in British blues-rock, the band will be in town on Saturday March 12.

January 8, 2016
View to a Battle exhibition at Nantwich Museum

View to a Battle exhibition at Nantwich Museum

A new exhibition called “A View to a Battle” forms part of the Holly Holy Day commemoration of the Battle of Nantwich.

It opens in the Your Space Gallery of the museum, on Pillory Street, tomorrow (January 6) and runs until Saturday February 6.

January 5, 2016
Bubble Rush raises £12,000 for St Luke’s Hospice

Bubble Rush raises £12,000 for St Luke’s Hospice

The St Luke’s Hospice Christmas Bubble Rush has helped to raise an eye-popping £12,000!

The event, which took place at Marbury Park, saw more than 400 participants take on the 5km run in bubbly snow.

December 30, 2015