Centre Stage with Alan Cookman

Centre Stage with Alan Cookman

NEWCOMERS Samatha Reddy and Deborah Frodsham have key roles in Longsdon Amateur Dramatic Society's production of Ayckbourn's Time Of My Life.

Time Of My Life is one of Ayckbourn's "time plays," in which a family's marital failures are examined in the past, present and future.

The setting is a restaurant where Gerry Stratton has...

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Dream homecoming for theatre group

Sarah Mould, from Trentham Shakespeare Theatre,  as Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream.

FRESH from their sojourn on the Costa Del Sol, the Trentham Shakespeare Theatre company bring their production of A Midsummer Night's...

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Swan Lake's success has shaped Bourne's identity

Matthew Bourne, below, split ballet world opinion by using men in traditionally female roles for Swan Lake.

Swan Lake Matthew Bourne's pioneering interpretation of Swan Lake will celebrate its 15th birthday this year. The now world famous...

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Theatre Review: Absent Friends, Daneside Theatre, Congleton

STRUGGLING FOR LAUGHS: Above,  Michael Clowes as  Paul and Helen Sutton as   Diana. Right,  Victoria Lee  as Marge.   Pictures: Cara Edgington

Absent Friends Daneside Theatre, Congleton STAGE left: a pram. Enter, stage right, Paul, played by Michael Clowes. He crosses to the...

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Enjoy bard's comedy of people behaving badly

In the foreground is Nigel Vernon, who plays Malvolio. From the left at the back, Simon Porter as Sir Toby Belch, Tom Brookes as Fabian, Charlie Gobbett as Sir Andrew Aguecheek and Clare Hoy as Maria.  Left, Katy Hooper  as Viola and Richard Ellis playing Feste.  Pictures: Clare Jennings

Twelfth Night An award-winning guest director takes the helm for a new production of the Bard's comedy of cross-dressing, deception and...

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Former soap actress sings praises of comedy drama

KATHERINE Dow Blyton has appeared in a host of different soap operas. She's walked the cobbles of Coronation Street and graced the village of Emmerdale and now she's coming to Newcastle....

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Centre Stage with Alan Cookman

Centre Stage with Alan Cookman

THERE can be few more evocative settings for alfresco Shakespeare than Little Moreton Hall. The beautiful Elizabethan manor house near...

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Take note of tribute night

Take note of tribute night

MUSICIAN Chuck Micallef, above, will play at the first in a series of concerts to be held in memory of his wife.

Following the success of last year's events The 2010 One Day In May Festival Concert Series begins on Thursday at The Rigger, Marsh Parade, Newcastle.

As well as singer-songwriter Chuck, Amy Condrey and Julia Mosley...

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Chart Choice with Simon Morykin

IT SEEMS the world is starting to gather pace again following the slow-down we've experienced over the past 12 months. And the same can be said for the music world. We welcomed plenty of...

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Feast of top jazz pays tribute to the 'Guvnor'

Feast of top jazz pays tribute to the 'Guvnor'

A TRIBUTE concert to the late Tommy Burton takes place at Norton Cricket Club in Community Drive in Smallthorne. Tommy's String associa...

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Maturity is key to young pianist's talent

Benjamin Grosvenor.

AFTER wowing audiences at the Forum Theatre young pianist Benjamin Grosvenor returns to Hanley for a programme of Kapustin, Liszt,...

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Folk Scene with Eric Cox

THERE are a number of concerts this week with something for everyone. On Wednesday, The New Vic, in Basford, has another terrific night in store when traditional Irish band Dervish are...

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The Huntsman, Cheadle: Alan Cookman's restaurant review.

The Huntsman, Cheadle: Alan Cookman's restaurant review.

Alan Cookman

visits The Huntsman, Cheadle

ONCE touched the Titanic.

I hope you're impressed because this is not something I divulge at the drop of a hat.

It's reserved for special occasions, like the fact that I once sang on the stage of the London Palladium.

When I say that I touched the Titanic, I mean...

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My Favourite Recipe: Wendy Bursnell

Wendy Bursnell loves this recipe for pork steak cooked in port, lime and red onions. The 45-year-old is a library assistant and Cambridge Diet counsellor, and lives in Heron Cross. SHE...

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The Wheatsheaf, Stoke: Alan Cookman's restaurant review

The Wheatsheaf, Stoke: Alan Cookman's restaurant review

IT'S always gratifying when children of the fast food generation show an interest in the cuisine of strange and distant lands, such as...

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La Dolce Vita, Stone: Alan Cookman's restaurant review

Alan Cookman visits La Dolce Vita, Stone STANDING between me and my dinner was a stretch of pavement menacingly overlaid with an inch of solid ice. It would be misleading the public to...

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Romazzino, Nantwich: Colette Warbrook restaurant review

Romazzino, Nantwich: Colette Warbrook restaurant review

AN ITALIAN restaurant in a street called Love Lane – what better recipe for a romantic evening. And as we headed out into the...

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