Arts & Entertainment

Frank Melling to sign copies of new book at Bridgemere

Frank Melling to sign copies of new book at Bridgemere

Well-known motorcycling journalist Frank Melling will be signing copies of his new book “A Penguin in a Sparrow’s Nest” in Nantwich this month.

Melling will be at WHSmiths in Bridgemere Garden Centre on Saturday December 19 and Sunday December 20, 10am to 2pm.

December 7, 2015
Manchester Camerata return to Crewe Lyceum with three concerts

Manchester Camerata return to Crewe Lyceum with three concerts

Manchester Camerata will return to perform at Crewe Lyceum in the New Year with a season of three orchestral concerts.

The concerts, supported by the Arts Council England and Cheshire East Council, will showcase one of Europe’s best chamber orchestras.

December 6, 2015
Crewe & Nantwich band Moving Moscow to headline The Box

Crewe & Nantwich band Moving Moscow to headline The Box

Crewe and Nantwich favourites Moving Moscow headline The Box this week as they conclude their winter tour with a single release show.

The six-piece head up a four-band special at the Pedley Street venue on Friday as they release their fourth single, Cut Me Down.

December 2, 2015
Nantwich councillors use budgets for pupils to watch Rusty Robot show

Nantwich councillors use budgets for pupils to watch Rusty Robot show

Nantwich Mayor Councillor Andrew Martin has been dishing out tickets for the town’s youngsters to see Santa’s Rusty Robot.

Cllr Martin has used his ward budget to fund children from Nantwich to attend the show.

December 1, 2015
Nantwich Singers to stage Christmas concert at St Mary’s Church

Nantwich Singers to stage Christmas concert at St Mary’s Church

The Nantwich Singers will perform a Christmas Concert in St Mary’s Parish Church on December 12.

The programme will include Benjamin Britten’s Ceremony of Carols, a sequence of 10 carols for 4-part choir, with spectacular accompaniment by solo harp.

November 29, 2015
TV medium Derek Acorah to perform at Nantwich Civic Hall

TV medium Derek Acorah to perform at Nantwich Civic Hall

Television medium Derek Acorah will play live at Nantwich Civic Hall in 2016.

The Liverpudlian’s regular appearances on UK Living’s Most Haunted have gained him a following of believers.

November 27, 2015
Very Best in Stand Up returns for December Nantwich show

Very Best in Stand Up returns for December Nantwich show

The Very Best In Stand Up returns to Nantwich Civic Hall on December 4 for the last show of 2015.

Veteran comic Sean Meo, a former ‘Time Out Comedian of the Year’, will open the night in his debut Nantwich performance.

November 24, 2015
Madness frontman Suggs to perform at Crewe Lyceum

Madness frontman Suggs to perform at Crewe Lyceum

Legendary Madness frontman Suggs will be performing at Crewe Lyceum during his UK tour.

The singer, aka Graham McPherson, will host his show “Suggs: My Life Story” in words and music, on Sunday May 1.

November 19, 2015
Local artist to exhibit wildlife work at Nantwich Museum

Local artist to exhibit wildlife work at Nantwich Museum

An exhibition of wildlife paintings opens in the Your Space gallery at Nantwich Museum this week.

The Living Landscape, an exhibition by local artist Becky Thorley-Fox, runs from Tuesday November 10 until Saturday December 19.

November 9, 2015
Dermot Cavanagh to stage painting workshop at Woore

Dermot Cavanagh to stage painting workshop at Woore

BBC TV artist Dermot Cavanagh is to stage a one-day workshop near Nantwich to encourage more people to take up painting.

Cavanagh’s “anyone can paint” watercolour workshop will be held at Woore Victory Hall, on London Road, Woore, on November 11.

November 9, 2015
The Smallest Show on Earth at Crewe Lyceum on UK tour

The Smallest Show on Earth at Crewe Lyceum on UK tour

The Smallest Show on Earth, a new musical comedy starring Liza Goddard and Brian Capron, runs for a week at Crewe Lyceum.

The show, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin, will be staged from Monday November 9 until Saturday November 14 as part of a new UK tour.

November 7, 2015
Review: Hairspray, at Crewe Lyceum Theatre

Review: Hairspray, at Crewe Lyceum Theatre

By Claire Faulkner
When I heard ‘Seaweed’s Gang’ and the ‘Nicest Kids in Town’ would be at The Lyceum, I couldn’t resist going to see the Curtain Call Productions show ‘Hairspray’.

And it is everything you hope it will be.

November 5, 2015
Very Best in Stand Up returns to Nantwich Civic Hall

Very Best in Stand Up returns to Nantwich Civic Hall

‘The Very Best In Stand Up’ returns to Nantwich Civic Hall on November 6 with four more top acts from the UK comedy circuit.

And this night will see a Nantwich debut for Zoe Lyons, a stand out on the British comedy scene for over 10 years.

October 31, 2015