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Events Guide JANUARY - APRIL 2020 MARY SHELLEY’S FRANKENSTEIN PAGE 16 link4life.org/whatson Events Guide JANUARY - APRIL 2020 Welcome Welcome to our winter into spring season of entertainment. We‘ve been working hard to put together an exciting programme at both Heywood Civic Centre and Middleton Arena and are pleased to offer a little something for all the family. A must see this February is the brand new stage adaptation of Mary Shelley’s iconic ‘Frankenstein’. The show visits Middleton Arena for one week only on February and we are so delighted to have secured the only Greater Manchester dates on the production’s nationwide tour. Thank you for supporting our venues and the vital work that our charity does. Many Thanks Jonathan Higgins Head of Events & Programming Contents Keep up to date MUSIC 4 Follow both centres on social media or visit the website ENTERTAINMENT 13 for all the latest event news and updates. COMEDY 15 HEYWOOD CIVIC CENTRE MIDDLETON ARENA /heywoodcivic /middletonarena THEATRE 16 @HeywoodCivic @Middleton_Arena CHILDREN & FAMILIES 18 link4life.org/whatson 2 AT A GLANCE What’s On... Frankenstein Showaddywaddy Girls Just Wanna Have Fun MON 24 - SAT 29 FEB FRIDAY 13 MARCH FRIDAY 24 APRIL PAGE 16 PAGE 8 PAGE 15 January February March April SAT 25 / SUN 26 • SATURDAY 1 • SATURDAY 7 • SATURDAY 4 • Don’t Stop the Music The History Of Queen The Pelléas Ensemble Patrick Hemmerlé starring Magic FRIDAY 13 • SATURDAY 4 • SATURDAY 1 • Showaddywaddy The Upbeat Beatles Luka Okros (Solo Piano) SUNDAY 15 • FRIDAY 10 • FRIDAY 7 • Day and Night - The Doris Giselle Ballet Hello From Heaven Day Songbook FRIDAY 17 • SATURDAY 8 • FRIDAY 27 • The Ladyboys American Wrestling Lisa Stanley of Bangkok SUNDAY 16 • SATURDAY 28 • SATURDAY 18 • Exciting Science Roy Hemmings Hits The Chicago Blues of Motown Brothers THURSDAY 20 • National Theatre Live - WEDNESDAY 22 • Cyrano De Bergerac Psychic Sally FRIDAY 21 • FRIDAY 24 • Buddy Holly & Girls Just Wanna The Cricketers Have Fun MON 24 - SAT 29 • SATURDAY 25 • Frankenstein The Bon Jovi Experience • Middleton Arena • Heywood Civic Centre Certain events have group booking discounts available. Please contact the venue for further information. 3 SATURDAY 25 / SUNDAY 26 JANUARY Don’t Stop The Music MUSIC MB ENTERPRISES PRESENTS Footlights - Class Act - Dance Works Youth Theatres All proceeds in aid of The Fed and The Friendship Circle. VENUE: Middleton Arena SHOW TIMES: TICKETS: Saturday 7.30pm Adults £15 Sunday 2.30pm Under 16s £12 Family ticket £45 SATURDAY 1 FEBRUARY The History Of Queen starring Magic From ‘Seven Seas of Rhye’ Magic are no strangers to ‘Made in Heaven’, Magic to the big stage. Over the will take you on a musical years they have played journey through the History Gorky Park in Moscow, of Queen. Hong Kong, venues in the Freddie Mercury and Queen Middle East and Central produced many hit records America. Closer to home throughout their career they have played twice at and Magic gives you a the London Palladium. show covering many of these wonderful pieces Now with a new line up of music in a Rock ‘n’ Roll including a dynamic new concert played as only lead vocalist, Taylor Payne, they can. They will recreate join Magic with their new the fantastic vocals and show for 2020. musicianship of Queen and *This show is included in tell a story of one of the the Best of Friends scheme greatest bands ever. VENUE: Middleton Arena START TIME: 7.30pm TICKETS: £21 4 To Tobook book tickets, tickets, visit visit www.link4life.org/whatson link4life.org/whatson or callor call the the Box Box Office Office on0330 on0330 303 303 8633 8633 MUSIC Don’t Stop The Music FRIDAY 21 FEBRUARY Buddy Holly & The Cricketers This breathtaking show has rock ’n’ rolled audiences across the globe from Cardiff to California, Barking to Bangkok and Swindon to Sweden and is guaranteed to have everyone singing along to the music and dancing in the aisles. It stars some of the finest actor-musicians in the UK whose combined West End credits include Buddy, Lennon, Forbidden Planet and Jailhouse Rock and was endorsed as Britain’s most popular Buddy Holly act when the boys guested on BBC One’s Saturday night live programme, “The One and Only”, hosted by Graham Norton. Featuring all of the best loved classics – ‘That’ll Be The Day’, ‘Peggy Sue’, ‘Heartbeat’, ‘It Doesn’t Matter Anymore’, ‘Raining In My Heart’, ‘Oh Boy!’ – and many more! Whatever the season, whatever the excuse to party, make your heartbeat a little faster with the show that’s had thousands of fans the world over saying: “I can’t believe it’s not Buddy!” “The audience were dancing in the aisles and roaring for more” The Stage “Buddy brilliant!” Graham Norton “Fantastic...The best... tremendous night out...I can’t praise the show enough” The Kent and Sussex Courier. *This show is included in the Best of Friends scheme VENUE: Middleton Arena START TIME: 7.30pm TICKETS: £21.50 Concessions £18.50 To book tickets, visit link4life.org/whatson or call the Box Office on0330 303 8633 5 SATURDAY 1 FEBRUARY MUSIC Rochdale Music Society presents: Luka Okros (Solo Piano) Okros, winner of many awards, has established himself as one of the most promising pianists of his generation. Lang Lang said about his performance of Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody “...in such a technical work, he does not deprive musicality. This is a rarity!” VENUE: Heywood Civic Centre START TIME: 7.30pm TICKETS: HALF SEASON TICKET Adults £15 (3 CONCERTS) Concessions £13 Adult £40 Students 16+ £5 Concessions £35 Children 3-16 £1 10% off when booking more than one concert SATURDAY 7 MARCH Rochdale Music Society presents: The Pelléas Ensemble Their Wigmore Hall debut was praised for its “captivating vitality” and its “effortlessness and delicacy” They were selected to represent the Guildhall School at the City of London Festival, and have given numerous recitals at other London venues including St John’s Smith Square. They have been praised for creating an immediate and intimate connection with their audiences. VENUE: Heywood Civic Centre START TIME: 7.30pm Cauperin - Selections from Trio Sonatas Bartok - Suite Paysanne Hongroise TICKETS: HALF SEASON TICKET (3 CONCERTS) Prokofiev - Selections from Romeo & Juliet arr. Gilad Adults £15 Adult £40 Cohen Concessions £13 Students 16+ £5 Consessions £35 Sally Beamish - Between Earth & Sea Children 3-16 £1 Debussy - Prelude from Suite Bergamasque 10% off when booking more than one concert Jolivet - Petite Suite 6 To bookTo book tickets, tickets, visit visit www.link4life.org/whatson link4life.org/whatson or orcall call the the Box Box Office Office on0330 on0330 303 303 8633 8633 6 FRIDAY 13 MARCH Showaddywaddy MUSIC The ‘Greatest Rock & Roll Band In The World’ is a bold statement but Showaddywaddy has lived up to that title for the last 4 decades! Formed in the 1970s in Leicester from several local bands, they have sold more than 20 million records and have toured all corners of the world extensively. Their live show is dynamic and uplifting featuring all of their biggest hits, many of which reached number one in the pop charts of Europe. ‘Under The Moon of Love’, ‘Three Steps to Heaven’, ‘Hey Rock & Roll’, ‘When’, ‘Blue Moon’, ‘Pretty Little Angel Eyes’ and many, many more. VENUE: Heywood Civic Centre START TIME: 7.30pm So come and join the ‘Dancin’ Party’… ‘You’ve Got What It Takes’! TICKETS: Adults £15 Concessions £13 VENUE: Middleton Arena Students 16+ £5 START TIME: 7.30pm Children 3-16 £1 TICKETS: £23 *This show is included in the Best of Friends scheme SUNDAY 15 MARCH Day and Night: The Doris Day Songbook A beautiful celebration of the life of Doris Day, featuring more than 24 popular hits from the Doris’ songbook. The songs are interwoven with stories, anecdotes and facts about the life of this special lady. The show also features a male singer and projection to recreate the nostalgia of a bygone era. The day at night band are also featured on VENUE: Heywood Civic Centre START TIME: 7.30pm stage and the climax is the recreation of Doris Days last performance in 1975 for CBS. TICKETS: Please note this is a matinee show. Adults £15 Concessions £13 VENUE: Middleton Arena Students 16+ £5 Children 3-16 £1 START TIME: 3pm TICKETS: £16 *This show is included in the Best of Friends scheme 7 To book tickets, visit www.link4life.org/whatson or call the Box Office on0330 303 8633 7 FRIDAY 27 MARCH MUSIC Lisa Stanley Lisa Stanley is undoubtedly one of Ireland’s top female vocalists. Born into the business, with both her parents being Irish showbiz stars (Maisie McDaniel and Fintan Stanley), Lisa is a natural performer and entertainer. Also a very familiar face on Keep It Country TV, where Lisa hosts her own weekly TV show The Lisa Stanley Show. Over the past few years Lisa has performed extensively across the UK and Ireland while touring with Nathan Carter and more recently Dominic Kirwan. With four studio albums to her credit, she now takes her own show on the road with her five piece band and a show not to be missed. Lisa is always popular with audiences wherever she performs, with her great choice of catchy songs and bubbly personality. Expect VENUE: Middleton Arena to have your feet tapping all night with a great mix START TIME: 7.30pm of music from Country to Irish with a bit of Pop and Rock’n roll thrown in! TICKETS: Stalls and Lower Terrace £20 *This show is included in the Best of Friends scheme Upper Terrace £18.50 SATURDAY 4 APRIL Rochdale Music Society presents Patrick Hemmerlé “At times Hemmerlé was visibly transported.