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Lovely night out with Jimeoin
Buxton Opera House has bowed to popular demand and booked comedian of the moment Jimeoin for one night only (of comedy ingenuity) with his show Lovely! on Tuesday, February 28, at 7.30pm.
River trip takes a deadly turn
THE latest offering from the popular Agatha Christie Theatre Company can be seen at Derby Theatre from Monday, February 27 to Saturday, March 3.
Colourful and lively revue
THE award-winning Good Companions Stage Society will be performing their latest show – The Songwriters’ Album – at Derby’s Guildhall Theatre from February 28-March 3.
Musical hit is a right royal treat
A NATIONAL tour of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s smash-hit musical The King And I comes to Nottingham’s Theatre Royal from February 28 to March 3.
Laughter is the best medicine
IF you believe laughter is the best medicine, then a forthcoming production of Doctor In The House at Nottingham’s Theatre Royal could be right up your street.
Quality cast in a spellbinding play
IT’S barely a year since The King’s Speech hoovered up the Oscars and now David Seidler’s original play which inspired the film is enjoying its world premiere during a national tour which reached Nottingham’s Theatre Royal this week. It can only be described as an unqualified success.
Last call for Forever Young
All good things must come to an end…. and the acclaimed rock ‘n’ roll musical comedy Forever Young is set to light up the stage for the third and final time at Nottingham Playhouse, starting later this month.
Ghosts down on the farm
DERBYSHIRE theatre company Attic Rats is set to perform Ghosts of the Farm at Bluebells Farm this week.
Funny tale of Big Pants and Botox
Big Pants And Botox will play at the Guildhall Theatre in Derby for one night only on Saturday, February 18, from 7.30pm.
Trio of stand-ups at Jongleurs
andy White, Colin Cole and as-yet-unnamed special guest will be performing at Jongleurs comedy club in Nottingham on February 17 and 18.
Right royal treat for theatregoers
The world premiere production of The King’s Speech, the play that inspired the award-winning film, finally comes to the stage and can be seen at Nottingham’s Theatre Royal from February 13-18.
Wilde classic is to be performed
BIG Adventures Theatre Company will present a production of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance Of Being Earnest at Derby’s Robert Ludlam Theatre from February 15-18.
Show will go on for panto cast
Whatstandwell Pantomime Group’s production of Treasure Island at The Florence Nightingale Memorial Hall, Holloway, was, after three successful performances, hit by the snow on Saturday evening and the final show had to be cancelled.
CBB winner at Theatre Royal
CELEBRITY Big Brother winner Denise Welch will be in the cast for a touring production of Steel Magnolias when it comes to Nottingham’s Theatre Royal from April 23-28.
Comic quartet at Jongleurs
JONGLEURS Comedy Club in Nottingham welcomes four more funnymen through its doors for performances on both Friday, February 10, and Saturday, February 11.
A comic tonic from Bloom
JUST THE Tonic’s The Forum in Nottingham welcomes Adam Bloom, Mike Newall and regular compere Darrell Martin onto its stage on both Friday, February 10, and Saturday, February 11.
New show for Little Bo Peep
LITTLE Bo Peep has lost her sheep and audiences at Nottingham Playhouse’s Playroom on Saturday, February 11, are going to have to help her find them.
Haunting saga of two world wars
COTTON Grass Theatre will perform their latest production, Thin Air, in the Darwin Suite at Derby’s Assembly Rooms on February 14 and 15.
Andy tells of his adventures
One of the UK’s most decorated broadcasters, Andy Kershaw, will share his adventures with a captive audience at the Assembly Rooms on Thursday, February 16.
Eva’s story is on tour once again
Theatre Productions Limited will be bringing its ninth UK tour of Over The Rainbow: The Eva Cassidy Story to Derby’s Assembly Rooms on Friday, February 10, from 7.30pm.
Musical divas in the spotlight
Award–winning Australian singer/actor Melissa Western visits Holloway on Thursday, February 9, for the only performance in Derbyshire on her current tour.
Mike joins the show at Arena
CBeebies’ favourite young knight-in-training, Mike the Knight, is donning his armour in preparation to join the channel’s biggest stars in the brand new arena spectacular CBeebies Live! ‘Reach to the Stars’ at the Capital FM Arena Nottingham on April 14.
See Bard’s battle of the sexes
DERBY Theatre is the venue for a production of William Shakespeare’s The Taming Of The Shrew, from February 3-25.
History Boys at the Guildhall
DERBY Shakespeare Theatre Company is presenting Alan Bennett’s The History Boys at Derby’s Guildhall Theatre from February 7-11.
Setting sail for a classic adventure
The critically acclaimed Bristol Old Vic production of Swallows And Amazons, a new musical play by Helen Edmundson with songs by Neil Hannon, will come to the Theatre Royal, Nottingham, from February 7 –11 February.
Unmissable take on a chilling tale
SOME plays chill the spine in the intimacy of a theatre’s auditorium and such an offering, An Inspector Calls, provides a perfect example of the genre.
A farcical tale of holiday woes
A BEDFULL of Foreigners will be on stage at Buxton Opera House for the enjoyment of drama lovers, when Bruce James Productions returns to the venue from February 2-4.
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Weather for Eastwood
Thursday 23 February 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 8 C to 13 C
Wind Speed: 20 mph
Wind direction: West
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Temperature: 2 C to 9 C
Wind Speed: 20 mph
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