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Review: Pendle Opera and Stacksteads Band – Abba to Aida @ Mechanics, Burnley

It was with some trepidation that I took my seat with a near capacity audience at the Mechanics’ Theatre on Friday April 24th for Pendle Opera and Stacksteads Band’s presentation of Abba to Aida.

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Review: How Sweet It Is.. The Motown Show @ Mechanics, Burnley

The magic of Tamla Motown refuses to die and the packed house at the Mechanics was testament to the fact it is likely to live on forever.

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Review: The Road to Englistan @ King George’s Hall, Blackburn

CAN laughter bridge a cultural divide?

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Review: Walking With Dinosaurs @ Arena, Manchester

I WON’T lie to you — I was a little scared as the curtain went up for the arena spectacular of Walking With Dinosaurs.

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Review: Mixed Up North @ Octagon Theatre, Bolton

MIXED Up North was never going to be the cheeriest play.

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Review: Disney On Ice: Princess Wishes @ Arena, Manchester

Once upon an ice rink there was a magnificent castle and an amazing fairytale about to begin...

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Review: Rent @ Little Theatre, Chorley

Arriving at an amateur production knowing its musical director is a professional of some standing – especially having led the band of said show in the West End – there’s a certain level of expectation...

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Review: Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat @ Palace Theatre,...

I wasn’t exactly in a ‘relaxed place’ for a night at the theatre, but, that’s one of the reasons I love a show - they have the power to make you believe all is well.

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Review: Simon Amstell @ Lowry, Salford

Dressed in skinny jeans and a black T-shirt, Simon Amstell exposed his loneliness, family secrets and sex life (or rather a lack of one) to 1,500 people.

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Review: The Rise and Fall of Little Voice @ Vaudeville, London

In the space of 12 months, Diana Vickers has gone from East Lancashire schoolgirl via the X Factor to a starring role in the West End. We were in the audience for the opening night of The Rise and Fall...

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Review: Punk Rock @ Royal Exchange, Manchester

Set in a fee-paying grammar school in Stockport, Simon Stephens’ powerful new play begins as an Etonian teen drama, however it slowly dawns that a violent underbelly within these seemingly normal...

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Review: Stephen K Amos @ King George's Hall, Blackburn

Being the opening act at a comedy festival comes with pressures of its own.

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Review: Martin 'Bigpig' Mor @ King George’s Hall, Blackburn

COMING away from a comedy gig feeling like you’ve made friends with the comedian is a rare occurrence.

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Review: Frog & Bucket Comedy Club @ King George’s Hall, Blackburn

The ever-popular club returned with another sold-out night of laughs.

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Review: Grumpy Old Women @ King George’s Hall, Blackburn

Choosing to spend an evening listening to three women moan is a strange concept.

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Review: Tom Wrigglesworth @ King George’s Hall, Blackburn

There aren’t many comedians who invent laws. Not ones that are legally recognised anyway.

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Review: Roy Chubby Brown @ King George’s Hall, Blackburn

Surely everyone knows what ‘Chubby’ Brown is all about by now. Or do they?

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Review: Jimmy Carr @ King George’s Hall, Blackburn

There was a boisterous capacity Saturday evening crowd for one of the You Must Be Joking comedy festival’s biggest names.

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Review: Ed Byrne @ King George's Hall, Blackburn

Genial and engaging Irish comic Ed Byrne gave a hugely entertaining Sunday night performance at King George’s Hall, Blackburn, to an appreciative audience.

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Review: First Things First @ Parochial Hall, Ribchester

“OH what a tangled web we weave, when first we practise to deceive!”

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