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events for 30/05/2008

Raw Promotions Presents - 08:00PM 30/05/2008
location - The Flowerpot, 23-25 King Street, Derby, DE1 3DZ
The Rollin' Stoned. Over 18's only. £10.00 advance


MEMPHIS KING - 07:30PM 30/05/2008
location - The Assembly Rooms - The Great Hall
£17.50, concs £16.50 ELVIS ON TOUR – THE LEGEND CONTINUES………….." 'ELVIS ON TOUR -THE LEGEND CONTINUES' features a full evening show paying tribute to the early days of ‘pure hip-swivelling ‘ rock n roll, the ‘68 Come Back Special’ and Elvis's Las Vegas performances. The serious production features LEE ‘MEMPHIS’ KING, the UK’s most successful Elvis impersonator, finalist in “The Worlds Greatest Elvis” and in the special edition of “The Weakest Link” both on BBC One TV. With his outstanding band and singers, his spectacular recreation of Elvis Presley on stage is a true 'must see'!! Don't miss it! PURE ENTERTAINMENT ! PURE ELVIS !


BARRY AND STUART - PART-TIME WARLOCKS - 07:30PM 30/05/2008
location - The Guildhall Theatre, Derby
£10, concessions £8 The stars of Magick, Dirty Tricks and Tricks from The Bible, BAFTA nominees Barry & Stuart bring their all new live show to Derby for one night only. Fresh from BBC 4's Music Hall Meltdown and a sell-out London date, this darkly comic cult hit is not to be missed! "Boldly go where others fear to tread. Watch and marvel." Scotland on Sunday "Genuinely remarkable tricks." The Sunday Telegraph "Their own brand of darkly humorous, bizarre illusions has proved a cult hit." The Press and Journal. "Burn the sorcerous blasphemers!" The Guardian
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Marvellous Mothing - 07:30PM 30/05/2008
location - Holly Hayes
7.30pm - midnight This session led by Graham and Anona Finch provides the opportunity to learn about moths, how to identify them and make your own moth trap. This will be followed by a moth trapping session. Pre-booking required 0116 267 1377


Opera North - Romeo et Juliette - 07:15PM 30/05/2008
location - Theatre Royal, Nottingham
ROMÉO ET JULIETTE Charles Gounod (1867) NEW PRODUCTION Two powerful families – the Montagues and the Capulets – are divided by age-old enmity. When Roméo and his Montague friends gatecrash a Capulet party, he meets Juliette and they fall deeply, dangerously in love. Amidst escalating violence they are secretly married by the sympathetic Friar Laurent, who hopes that their union may begin to reconcile the feuding families. It does – but only after Roméo and Juliette have paid the ultimate price. Dramatic, ardent, unfailingly melodic, Gounod takes the world’s best-known love story and makes of it a lavish melodrama. The clashes between the Montagues and Capulets generate tremendous excitement, and for the lovers there is a succession of magnificent duets, jewels set amongst a lushly orchestrated score. John Fulljames, who staged an imaginative Hansel and Gretel for Opera North at various concert venues in 2006, directs two rising young stars in the title roles. Slovenian soprano Bernarda Bobro makes her British debut as Juliette and Leonardo Capalbo, who made a considerable impact with the Company as Paco in La vida breve (2004) and Juan in Arms and the Cow (2006), is her Roméo. Roméo et Juliette is one of one of the great romantic operas, extravagantly French, by a composer known to his contemporaries as the ‘musician of love’. It is not to be missed. Roméo LEONARDO CAPALBO Juliette BERNARDA BOBRO Mercutio GRANT DOYLE Tybalt PETER WEDD Stéphano FRANCES BOURNE Paris GEOFFREY DOLTON Capulet PETER SAVIDGE Benvolio NICHOLAS SHARRATT Gertrude YVONNE HOWARD Frère Laurent HENRY WADDINGTON Gregorio RICHARD BURKHARD The Duke SIMON THORPE Conductor MARTIN ANDRÉ Director JOHN FULLJAMES Set Designer JOHAN ENGELS Costume Designer ADAM WILTSHIRE Lighting Designer BRUNO POET Sung in French with English titles The performance lasts approximately 3 hours


Liza Minnelli - 07:30PM 30/05/2008
location - Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
In these days of manufactured artists the term ‘superstar’ is all too often bestowed upon those whose ‘star’ has barely ascended. The term can truly only be used when talking about a handful of entertainers. Liza Minnelli is one of those entertainers. Following an outstanding summer of sell-out, critically acclaimed US and European concert dates, the legendary Liza Minnelli is set to tour the UK in May and June 2008 with Liza bringing her spectacular two hour show to the Royal Concet Hall Nottingham. This uniquely talented, multi-award winning singer/actress/dancer – her stack of international awards include the Oscar for Best Actress (‘Cabaret’ 1973), a Grammy, a BAFTA, a Golden Globe and many others – will perform with a 12 piece orchestra, four dancers and singers and is certain to raise the roof of every venue she visits with That Voice…


Simon Amstell - 10:30PM 30/05/2008
location - Nottingham Playhouse Theatre
SIMON AMSTELL Simon Amstell, winner of two British Comedy Awards, is on tour. "as close as you can get to a man emotionally and philosophically disembowelling himself on stage" The Times "intellectually sophisticated, engagingly honest, genuinely accomplished stand-up". The Scotsman "consistently witty and intelligent... perceptive and very funny". The Stage "his showily neurotic but deliberately dry demeanour melding neatly into the existentialist...the hugely likeable Amstell has intelligently got the audience to see the world his way" Metro "Amstell... offers a probing, cerebral show... He speaks for a disconnected, disengaged chunk of Britain, sitting in their own trendily furnished boxes waiting for the world - or some meaningful cause – to come bursting through the door. It doesn't" The Independent


Breaking the Silence - 07:45PM 30/05/2008
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


The Leicester City Blues Festival 2008 - 12:00AM 30/05/2008
location - De Montfort Hall, Leicester
"The Blues is a broad church and we're going to spend three days raising its roof!" Acts confirmed so far: Heavy Trash (feat. Jon Spencer) (US), King Pleasure & the Biscuit Boys, Mike Sanchez & the Portions, Alvin Youngblood Hart (US), Ian Siegal, The Heavy, Hijak Oscar, The Hamsters, Groanbox Boys (US), Kent Duchaine (US), Ian Parker Band, The Travelling Riverside Blues Band, Tam White, Matt Andersen (Canada), The Sugars, Johnny Dickinson, Harper (Australia), Mick Pini with Al Sansome, Son of Dave, Rory Ellis (Australia), The Oli Brown Band, Dani Wilde, Tipitina, Johnny Walker (Soledad Brothers) (US). Mainheadliner still TBC, plus many more acts...


Typically Tudors- Dress to Impress - 10:00AM 30/05/2008
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


Stone and Pebble Painting - 10:30AM 30/05/2008
location - Green's Windmill, Sneinton, Nottingham
Brighten up your garden or bathroom with brightly coloured stones and pebbles. Suitable for 5-11 year olds.


Yard Games - 01:00PM 30/05/2008
location - Green's Windmill, Sneinton, Nottingham
An afternoon of fun for all the family, with hopscotch, snakes and ladders, frisbees and competitions. Weather permitting.


Introduction to felt making - 11:00AM 30/05/2008
location - Wollaton Hall, Wollaton, Nottingham
Learn simple felt making techniques with Carla Rose and take inspiration from the insect gallery to create your own piece of felt. Suitable for 11 years+. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Book now on 0115 915 3920. Spaces limited. Times 11am - 1pm or 2pm - 4pm Cost of event - £5