By Claire Faulkner Crewe Lyceum was packed as visitors helped celebrate a new era in the history of the theatre. A gala variety show of dancing, singing and comedy was held to mark the occasion of new owners taking over from Cheshire East Council.
By Jonathan White Another packed audience enjoyed ‘The Very Best in Stand Up’ at Nantwich Civic Hall with a top bill of UK comedy acts. Geordie compere and host Matt Reed, Danny Deegan, Elis James and Scouser “Nige” provided a fabulous night of entertainment.
The Size of a Cow wasn’t relevant when The Wonder Stuff lead singer rolled into Nantwich for the Jazz, Blues and Music Festival. Miles Hunt, frontman of the massively popular late 80s/early 90s band, performed live with violinist Erica Nockalls at Nantwich Civic Hall.
Among a mixture of colours and incense, Nantwich Players Youth Theatre presents “Arabian Nights” this week, writes Claire Faulkner. Directed by Kelly-Ann Davies, this production shines.
By Claire Faulkner Members of the audience at The Lyceum in Crewe are invited to sit back and relax for the current production of “Sweeney Todd”. Although, when you see what happens to the customers who sit in Sweeney’s chair, you may find that a little difficult!
By Claire Faulkner The warning on the leaflet ‘may contain some Middle English’, didn’t put me off – or those who stood with me in the cold waiting to get into The Lyceum in Crewe.
By Claire Faulkner ‘A Murder is Announced’ by Agatha Christie is the latest ‘whodunit’ to hit the stage at The Lyceum in Crewe. It’s a classic murder mystery which all Miss Marple fans will enjoy.
Another clutch of entertainers gave comedy fans a night to remember at Nantwich Civic Hall. The latest “Very Best in Stand Up” presented a stunningly diverse range of acts, fabulously linked by host and compere Dan Nightingale.
By Claire Faulkner First published in 1867, and written by Emile Zola, ‘Therese Raquin’ is the latest production from The Nantwich Players. From the opening moments of the production, I was intrigued.
By Joy Cassidy This month we read John Buchan’s The Thirty Nine Steps. The spy-thriller has been the basis of many varying adaptations, most famously Hitchcock’s 1935 film version of the same name.
By Joy Cassidy Nantwich Bookworms will be meeting in February to discuss their current book, John Buchan’s The 39 Steps. Over the Christmas period, members read Richard Paul Evans’ self-published book, The Christmas Box.
By Joy Cassidy Not having seen the West End production, I was able to watch Tom Hooper’s version of Les Miserables with no notion as to whether it was faithful adaptation or whether one version was better than the other. I was simply presented with a tragic love story told in epic proportion, beautifully cast and wonderfully gritty.
By Joy Cassidy Based on Lee Child’s novel One Shot, Tom Cruise plays the title role in Christopher McQuarrie’s thriller Jack Reacher. Ex-military man Reacher is a loner, unreachable and untouchable, until he’s called on by a murder suspect facing death row.
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