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events for 27/05/2008

Dalai Lama - 12:00AM 27/05/2008
location - Nottingham Arena
Nottingham Arena is delighted to welcome His Holiness The Dalai Lama for five days of public talks and teachings between Saturday 24th and Wednesday 28th May 2008. Thousands of people from all over the globe are expected to flock to the region to see one of the world’s most inspiring spiritual teachers deliver an exciting teaching programme.
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DARA O BRIAIN - 08:00PM 27/05/2008
location - The Assembly Rooms - The Great Hall,Derby
£19, concs £17.00 Dara O Briain Tour 2008 Following 2006’s sell out national tour and best selling DVD - Dara O Briain ‘Live at the Theatre Royal’, award winning stand up comedian Dara O Briain hits the road again with a brand new show. Host of BBC2’s Mock The Week, and star of Three Men and a Boat . “His set is a masterclass in intelligent, no-frills stand-up” The Guardian (As seen on Parkinson and Friday Night with Jonathan Ross). “If you don’t laugh at O Briain check your pulse, you must be dead” The Evening Standard. This tour will give UK audiences the chance to catch one the most charismatic, fast talking and down right funny live performers working today. Book early to avoid disappointment.


Dangerous Dragons - 10:15AM 27/05/2008
location - Charnwood Museum
10.15-11.15am, 11.45am-12.45pm, 1.30-2.30pm, 3-4pm £2.00 Yrs 3 and above Fire-breathing flame-throwing dragons invade the museum. Make your own fabulous fantasy beasts. Pre-booking required 01509 233754


Dinosaurs and Fossils - 10:00AM 27/05/2008
location - Melton Carnegie Museum
10am-12noon and 2pm-4pm 5-12 years Half term activities for 5-12 year olds with a pre-historic theme. 01664 569946


Breaking the Silence - 07:45PM 27/05/2008
location - Nottingham Playhouse Theatre
Caught up in the maelstrom of post-revolutionary Russia, the Pesiakoff family lose their palatial Moscow home and are re-accommodated in a dilapidated imperial train, complete with their maid. Assigned the position of telephone inspector, Nikolai, unflappable and immaculate in his elegant English suit, soon neglects his duties for a private ambition: to be the first man in the world to record sound on film. We invite you to join this exuberant family as they clatter across the Soviet Union, striving to succeed and survive in a world with a dangerous and uncertain future. Stephen Poliakoff is widely regarded as one of the finest playwrights of his generation and Britain's foremost screenwriter. Inspired by the true history of his family, and originally commissioned by the RSC, this is the first major staging of the play in over twenty years. "One of the most thrillingly individual works of the last decade." The Sunday Times Director Esther Richardson Designer Jamie Vartan


Gloria Gaynor - 07:30PM 27/05/2008
location - De Montfort Hall, Leicester
Gloria Gaynor hit the international pop charts in the late 70s with the ground breaking disco smash I Will Survive providing her with her first Grammy. I Will Survive remains one of the best loved and instantly recognisable tracks from the Disco era. This multi award-winning legendary performer returns to the UK for her first tour in 20 years to perform all the hits from her glittering career - in her own words Never Can Say Goodbye. Gloria is joined by the world famous The Drifters, best known for such timeless classics as Saturday Night at the Movies, You're More Than a Number in My Little Red Book, Under the Boardwalk, Come on Over to My Place and Kissin’ in the Back Row of the Movies. An unmissable evening packed with classic hits that will have you dancing in the aisles!


Typically Tudors- Meet Lady Elizabeth Willoughby - 11:00AM 27/05/2008
location - Wollaton Hall, Nottingham
Drop into the Hall and chat with Lady Elizabeth about dressing the Tudors. Times 11am - 12.30pm or 1.30pm - 3pm This is a free event. Please note that car parking charges apply for all events.


Typically Tudors- Dress to Impress - 10:00AM 27/05/2008
location - Wollaton Hall, Wollaton, Nottingham
Be creative with your colouring and make a Tudor cut-out doll to stand out in the crowd. Suitable for 4-8 years, children must be accompanied by an adult. £1