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events for 29/05/2008

LIPSTICKS AND LOLLIPOPS - Presented by Deafinitely Theatre - 07:30PM 29/05/2008
location - The Guildhall Theatre, Derby
£10, concessions £7 Lipstick and Lollipops Written by Charlie Swinbourne Directed by Paula Garfield Deafinitely Theatre's new production is a comedy-drama, about the lives and loves of a group of Deaf women, set in the toilet of a London nightclub - where secrets and dark truths are exposed, and friendships are put to the test. Isabel is a young, 16-year old Deaf girl facing a new life in London. After gate crashing a deaf event, she takes refuge in the ladies toilet, where the private lives of a group of women - old and young, world-wise and naive - unfold around her. A touching and wickedly raucous rites of passage tale of love, lies and acceptance. This production integrates British Sign Language and voice-over. Recommended age 15+.


WE'LL MEET AGAIN - 02:30PM 29/05/2008
location - Assembly Rooms - The Great Hall, Derby
£11, Senior Citizens £9, group rates available An afternoon for the more mature audience, a light hearted look at wartime Britain. With a great cast of comedy music and song, with Hitz from the Blitz! All of your favourite Singalong melodies, of Vera Lynn, Bing Crosby, Gracie fields, George Formby.


Pirates Galore - 10:15AM 29/05/2008
location - Charnwood Museum
10.15- 11.15am, 11.45am-12.45pm, 1.30-2.30pm, 3-4pm £2.00 Yrs 3 and above Pirate hats and parrots, swords and sashes. Make all you need to become a swash-buckling pirate on the seven seas. Pre-booking required 01509 233754


Dinosaurs and Fossils - 10:00AM 29/05/2008
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


Opera North - A Midsummer Night's Dream - 07:15PM 29/05/2008
location - Theatre Royal, Nottingham
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Benjamin Britten (1960) NEW PRODUCTION Out in the wood Oberon, the Fairy king and Tytania, his queen, are locked in dispute, and their conflict has turned nature upside down. In the city live two young women, best friends, one loved by two men, the other by none. When these four escape the harsh restrictions of the city for the freedom of the wood it’s their relationships that are turned upside down, so much so that they hardly know each other – or even themselves. By contrast, Bottom the weaver – in the wood with his workmates rehearsing for some amateur theatricals – is always sure of himself, even when he’s been made an ass of . . . Few composers have matched music to words to such potent effect as Britten does in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. In Shakespeare’s comedy the composer found themes close to his heart: night, dreams, the supernatural. He was inspired to write his most melodious opera, with a witty and utterly beguiling score. Martin Duncan has been responsible for some of Opera North’s most joyously theatrical occasions, including Orpheus in the Underworld and, more recently, The Adventures of Pinocchio. Here he directs a production that promises to conjure a heady, intoxicated atmosphere where love is definitely the drug. There’s no more enchanting way to spend a summer’s evening than this. Oberon JAMES LAING Tytania JENI BERN Helena ELIZABETH ATHERTON Hermia FRANCES BOURNE Lysander PETER WEDD Demetrius GRANT DOYLE Theseus PETER SAVIDGE Hippolyta YVONNE HOWARD Bottom HENRY WADDINGTON Quince RICHARD BURKHARD Flute COLIN JUDSON Snug SION GORONWY Snout NICHOLAS SHARRATT Starveling GEOFFREY DOLTON Conductor STUART STRATFORD Director MARTIN DUNCAN Set Designer JOHAN ENGELS Costume Designer ASHLEY MARTIN-DAVIS Lighting Designer BRUNO POET Sung in English The performance lasts approximately 2 hours 45 minutes


Breaking the Silence - 07:45PM 29/05/2008
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


Best of Leicester Comedy Festival - 11:30AM 29/05/2008
location - The "Y", 7 East Street Leicester, LE1 6EY
Four acts from this year's festival, featuring: Alun Cochrane, Ivan Brackenbury, Jon Richardson and Steve Williams. Price: £12/£10
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Mad Hatter's Trail - 11:00AM 29/05/2008
location - De Montfort Hall, Leicester
So you know about butterbeer, everlasting gobstoppers and the famous bread-and-butter fly? Well here is a chance to invent some crazy cuisine at the Mad Hatter's New Walk Trail. Starting at De Montfort Hall, stopping for ice cream at the Best Western Belmont Hotel, ending at Phoenix for a screening of Alice in Wonderland, we invite families to spend the whole day having mad hat and food related fun with us. Bring a packed lunch or buy from the DMH kiosk. Wear comfy (not best) clothing.


Memphis King - 02:30PM 29/05/2008
location - Assembly Rooms, Market Place, Derby, DE1 3AH
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 production features Lee ‘Memphis’ King, the UK’s most successful Elvis impersonator, finalist in The World’s Greatest Elvis and in the special edition of The Weakest Link both on BBC One TV.
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Chris Rock - 08:00PM 29/05/2008
location - Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
CHRIS ROCK COMES TO NOTTINGHAM’S ROYAL CONCERT HALL FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY Nottingham Royal Centre is thrilled to announce that award-winning US comedian Chris Rock will be appearing at the Royal Concert Hall for one night only on Thursday, 29 May at 8pm. Tickets are priced £40 and go on sale at 10am on Saturday 26 April 2008.


Typically Tudors- Dress to Impress - 10:00AM 29/05/2008
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


Typically Tudors - Popinjay - 11:00AM 29/05/2008
location - Wollaton Hall, Wollaton, Nottingham
You may have tried archery- but have you tried this? Come along and find out what Popinjay is and have a go! Children must be accompanied by an adult. Times: 11am - 12noon & 1pm - 2pm £1


Bookmarks - 10:30AM 29/05/2008
location - Green's Windmill, Sneinton, Nottingham
Make a bookmark with the theme of Green’s Windmill. Ideas at hand and stencils for young children. Suitable for 2-11 year olds.


Literature at Lunchtime: Tolstoy - 12:30PM 29/05/2008
location - De Montfort Hall, Leicester
War and Peace - £5