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The Ultimate Guide to Chester and Cheshire - Spring Edition

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ANTON & ERIN,<br />

VENUE CYMRU<br />

23 March<br />

QUENTIN CRISP:<br />

NAKED HOPE<br />

Gaining global no<strong>to</strong>riety via<br />

‘<strong>The</strong> Naked Civil Servant’,<br />

Quentin Crisp was an<br />

extraordinary raconteur <strong>and</strong><br />

wit. Openly gay as early as<br />

the 1930s, he was beaten<br />

up for his refusal <strong>to</strong> be<br />

anything less than himself.<br />

This acclaimed solo play is<br />

written <strong>and</strong> performed by<br />

Mark Farrelly, who’s West<br />

End credits include Who’s<br />

Afraid of Virginia Woolf?<br />

opposite Matthew Kelly.<br />

www.thebrindley.org.uk<br />

1 March<br />

CLARE TEAL-<br />

SWING’S THE THING<br />

<strong>The</strong> award-winning jazz<br />

vocalist <strong>and</strong> Radio 2<br />

presenter with her excellent<br />

musicians present sparkling<br />

material interspersed with<br />

Clare’s warm <strong>and</strong> witty<br />

s<strong>to</strong>rytelling.<br />

www.thebrindley.org.uk<br />

2 March<br />

COLLABRO<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 />

2 & 3, 9 & 10 March<br />

REASEHEATH’S LIVE<br />

LAMBING WEEKENDS<br />

<strong>The</strong> whole family can enjoy<br />

this unique springtime<br />

experience. Children will<br />

always remember seeing<br />

lambs being born! With lots<br />

of fun children’s activities<br />

taking place including farm<br />

competitions <strong>and</strong> colouring.<br />

<strong>The</strong> zoo will also be open.<br />

www.reaseheath.ac.uk/<br />

lambing<br />

5 – 9 March<br />

GHOST THE MUSICAL<br />

<strong>The</strong> Oscar-winning love<br />

s<strong>to</strong>ry live on stage featuring<br />

Unchained Melody, <strong>and</strong><br />

songs co-written by the<br />

Eurythmic’s Dave Stewart.<br />

www.s<strong>to</strong>ryhouse.com<br />

7 March<br />

ANTON & ERIN<br />

Dance those magical<br />

musicals. Join the nation’s<br />

favourite ballroom couple<br />

in their new, show-s<strong>to</strong>pping<br />

dance production. <strong>The</strong> world<br />

of ballroom meets musical<br />

theatre with stunning<br />

costumes & breath-taking<br />

choreography set <strong>to</strong> iconic<br />

theatrical favourites.<br />

www.venuecymru.co.uk<br />

9 March<br />

FAMILY<br />

SCIENCE FAIR<br />

By popular dem<strong>and</strong>,<br />

scientists from the<br />

University of Liverpool are<br />

back with many h<strong>and</strong>s-on<br />

activities. This year there<br />

will be additional activities in<br />

the garden <strong>to</strong>o.<br />

www.nessgardens.org.uk<br />

18 March<br />

CIRCUS OF HORRORS<br />

Back with a bang <strong>and</strong> a<br />

br<strong>and</strong>-new show, Psycho<br />

Asylum which includes an<br />

amazing amalgamation of<br />

acts, driven by a rock ‘n’ roll<br />

sound scape, a show that<br />

will have you sat on the edge<br />

of your seat when not falling<br />

off it with laughter.<br />

www.venuecymru.co.uk<br />

19 – 23 March<br />

WISE CHILDREN<br />

Emma Rice (Tristan & Yseult,<br />

<strong>The</strong> Flying Lovers of Vitebsk<br />

<strong>and</strong> Brief Encounter) brings<br />

her unique, exuberantly<br />

impish vision <strong>to</strong> Angela<br />

Carter’s great last novel,<br />

‘Wise Children’. Direct from<br />

the West End.<br />

www.s<strong>to</strong>ryhouse.com<br />

3 April<br />

MINISTRY OF SCIENCE<br />

This is not your ordinary<br />

science show – it comes<br />

with a bang. It comes with<br />

a whoosh. But most of all it<br />

comes with a hovercraft built<br />

on stage! This amazing new<br />

production takes an anarchic<br />

approach <strong>to</strong> science.<br />

Join the super talented<br />

presenters, using brilliantly<br />

designed demonstrations.<br />

www.ministryofscience.org<br />

4 April<br />

‘BRILLIANT IN<br />

THE EXTREME’ -<br />

MANSION TOUR<br />

Owners of the Tat<strong>to</strong>n Estate<br />

from the end of the Tudor<br />

period, the Eger<strong>to</strong>n family<br />

resided in the present<br />

18th century neo-classical<br />

Mansion until the death<br />

of the last Baron, Maurice<br />

Eger<strong>to</strong>n in 1958. Aside from<br />

the sumptuous staterooms,<br />

a guided visit <strong>to</strong> the Mansion<br />

also offers a view of the life of<br />

the staff who worked there.<br />

www.tat<strong>to</strong>npark.org.uk<br />

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