WHAT: TONY CHRISTIE WHERE: TAMWORTH ASSEMBLY ROOMS WHEN: <strong>FEBRUARY</strong> 10 The legendary crooner is coming to Tamworth to perform his greatest hits and celebrate a glittering showbusiness career lasting more than 50 years. Tony’s worldwide hits including Is This the Way to Amarillo, Las Vegas, I Did What I Did For Maria, Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast, Avenues and Alleyways, Drive Safely Darlin and Solitaire will all be featured, along with his brand new single Thank You For Being A Friend. The special concert has been organised by the Mayor of Tamworth, Cllr John Harper, who will donate proceeds from ticket sales to the town’s dementia care groups who do so much to help and support families dealing with the debilitating illness. Backed by his sensational live band, Tony will entertain the audience with charismatic showmanship and his uniquely powerful vocal. For more details and to book tickets visit www.tamworthartsandevents.co.uk WHAT: LIFE OF PI WHERE: BIRMINGHAM HIPPODROME WHEN: <strong>FEBRUARY</strong> 12 TO 17 Based on the best-selling book by Yann Martel, the five-star hit show and winner of five Olivier Awards including Best New Play comes to Birmingham Hippodrome. After conquering the West End and Broadway, the theatrical phenomenon embarks on its biggest adventure yet. Jaw-dropping visuals and world-class puppetry combine in a unique and breath-taking theatrical event. After an epic storm in the Pacific Ocean, Pi is stranded on a lifeboat with four other survivors – a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan, and a Royal Bengal tiger. Based on the global phenomenon and winner of the Man Booker Prize, selling more than 15 million copies worldwide, Life Of Pi is the hugely popular story of an epic journey of endurance and hope. Don’t miss the West End and Broadway spectacle on its first ever UK tour. For more details and to book tickets visit www.birminghamhippodrome.com WHAT: MIDNIGHT IN PARIS… WITH WINE! WHERE: THE HUB AT ST MARY’S, LICHFIELD WHEN: <strong>FEBRUARY</strong> 17 Join wine geek Tony Elvin of the Wine Events Company for a Valentine’s showing of the enchanting movie Midnight in Paris alongside a fun wine tasting. The movie will be paused at appropriate moments to pour you some fabulous wine as the Wine Events Company share with you their favourite French wines, and a soupçon of fun movie trivia. Starring Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams and Kathy Bates, Woody Allen’s 2011 classic Midnight in Paris tells the story of a nostalgic screenwriter who, while on a trip to Paris with his fiancée’s family, finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every night at midnight. Tickets include the classic movie showing and five themed wines served during the film. This event is for 18+ only. ID may be required. The Hub creative director Anthony Evans says: “Nothing says romance quite like Paris and pairing this Oscar-winning film with some excellent French wines is the perfect treat for your Valentine. Enjoy!” Tickets for the show are priced at £27 are available online from www.thehubstmarys.co.uk. Alternatively, pop into The Hub to book in person. WHAT: OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR WHERE: LICHFIELD GARRICK WHEN: <strong>FEBRUARY</strong> 19 TO 21 Roll up, roll up! And take your seat for the ever-popular ‘War Game’! A cornerstone of modern musical theatre and one of the very greatest stage satires, Oh What A Lovely War is an extraordinary theatrical journey bringing to life the folly, farce and tragedy of the First World War. Wildly satirical, visually stunning and deeply moving, it’s the musical that revolutionised modern theatre; an exhilarating, no-holds-barred assault on the military incompetence and inconceivable disregard for human life the First World War has come to represent. Brimming with timeless songs, razor-sharp satire and high jinks, Oh What A Lovely War is a hilarious, heart-breaking snapshot of life for those caught in the crossfire of conflict, a unanimous voice from the trenches and a timely warning from the theatre of war itself. Now, more than ever, it holds a mirror up to the world and speaks to us all. For more details and to book tickets visit www.lichfieldgarrick.com 34 www.jaimemagazine.com
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