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IMAGE<br />
SCARECROW<br />
FESTIVAL<br />
11 February – 3 May<br />
BIG CATS ARE<br />
COMING TO THE ZOO!<br />
Discover the world’s biggest<br />
felines as you’ve never seen<br />
them before at <strong>Chester</strong><br />
Zoo. <strong>The</strong>y’re bringing an<br />
incredible collection of<br />
‘Big Cats’ made completely<br />
of LEGO® bricks. You’ll<br />
get the chance <strong>to</strong> get up<br />
close <strong>to</strong> 12 life-size cats,<br />
unbelievably crafted using<br />
thous<strong>and</strong>s of bricks, in this<br />
exciting exhibition. En route<br />
<strong>to</strong> the Big Cats, keep your<br />
eyes peeled for 9 LEGO®<br />
endangered animals hiding<br />
around the zoo. You’ll be<br />
h<strong>and</strong>ed a trail map on entry,<br />
so you can tick them off as<br />
you find them!<br />
www.chesterzoo.org<br />
12 February<br />
WINTER DEER WALK<br />
Join the Rangers for a<br />
guided walk of the winter<br />
parkl<strong>and</strong>, observing Tat<strong>to</strong>n’s<br />
deer in their natural<br />
surroundings.<br />
www.tat<strong>to</strong>npark.org.uk<br />
13 & 14 February<br />
JASON MANFORD:<br />
MUDDLE CLASS<br />
One of the UK’s most<br />
popular st<strong>and</strong>-ups returns <strong>to</strong><br />
S<strong>to</strong>ryhouse.<br />
www.s<strong>to</strong>ryhouse.com<br />
16 & 17 February<br />
ANNIE<br />
Presented by Ella<br />
Performance Group. Enjoy<br />
a family musical that has<br />
s<strong>to</strong>od the test of time. Take<br />
a journey with Annie from<br />
the orphanage, run by Miss<br />
Hannigan, <strong>to</strong> the mansion<br />
where she finds Oliver,<br />
‘Daddy’ Warbucks <strong>and</strong> her<br />
happy ever after.<br />
www.thebrindley.org.uk<br />
16 – 24 February<br />
SCARECROW<br />
FESTIVAL<br />
Visit the Scarecrow Festival<br />
in the Gardens. Over 30<br />
scarecrows will be resident<br />
in the Gardens - will you find<br />
them all?<br />
www.tat<strong>to</strong>npark.org.uk<br />
19 & 20 February<br />
SHERLOCK HOLMES -<br />
THE SIGN OF FOUR<br />
20 February<br />
SNOWDROP &<br />
WINTER WALK<br />
Enjoy a guided walk of<br />
the snowdrop collection<br />
<strong>and</strong> other plants of winter<br />
interest followed by a<br />
question <strong>and</strong> answer session<br />
with a tea/coffee by the<br />
roaring fire.<br />
www.nessgardens.org.uk<br />
21 & 22 February<br />
MOSCOW CITY<br />
BALLET: SLEEPING<br />
BEAUTY & THE<br />
NUTCRACKER<br />
Moscow City Ballet makes<br />
its debut at S<strong>to</strong>ryhouse with<br />
two stunning ballets, each<br />
presented in classic Russian<br />
style with full orchestra.<br />
www.s<strong>to</strong>ryhouse.com<br />
1 March<br />
MARILYN<br />
16 February<br />
NESS WINTER<br />
MARKET<br />
A craft, plant <strong>and</strong> food<br />
market <strong>to</strong> enable local<br />
artisan businesses <strong>and</strong><br />
craftspeople <strong>to</strong> show off<br />
their wares.<br />
www.nessgardens.org.uk<br />
Crammed full of adventure,<br />
romance, comedy <strong>and</strong> of<br />
course one or two rather<br />
brilliant deductions, ‘<strong>The</strong><br />
Sign of Four’ is Sir Arthur<br />
Conan Doyle’s epic second<br />
Sherlock Holmes tale, a<br />
breath-taking yarn brought<br />
<strong>to</strong> life in this spectacular<br />
new stage adaptation.<br />
www.venuecymru.co.uk<br />
Presented by Breakthrough<br />
<strong>The</strong>atre Company. This<br />
playful <strong>and</strong> poignant play is<br />
Marilyn’s s<strong>to</strong>ry, <strong>to</strong>ld by her -<br />
alone in her dressing room.<br />
Direct from its West End<br />
run, this a br<strong>and</strong> new, onewoman<br />
show that follows the<br />
dark <strong>and</strong> thrill-filled life of<br />
the iconic Marilyn Monroe.<br />
www.thebrindley.org.uk<br />
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