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events for 31/05/2008

Raw Promotions Presents - 08:00PM 31/05/2008
location - The Flowerpot, 23-25 King Street, Derby, DE1 3DZ
Into The Bleach. Debbie Harry / Blondie tribute. Over 18's only. Prices £9.00 / £8.00


SIMPLY BALLROOM -CANCELLED - 07:45PM 31/05/2008
location - The Assembly Rooms - The Great Hall, Derby
3pm and 7.45pm £22.50, £20.50 Qdos Productions presents SIMPLY BALLROOM - The Sensational Ballroom Dance Spectacular! Hosted by Sam Kane and Sophie Lawrence Featuring a cast of International Championship Dancers With choreography by TV’s Dancing Stars Anton Du Beke and Erin Boag Staged and Directed by Alan Harding Simply Ballroom is a lavish production where the colour and spectacle of ballroom dance fuses brilliantly with live theatre. Featuring a cast of outstanding world-class dance champions whose performances in the Waltz are exhilarating; their passion in the Tango breathtaking and their Paso Doble - just one of the many highlights of this spectacular show - has astounded audiences in every venue around the country. This electrifying production showcases the exceptional talents of the cast through a number of styles, including the Cha Cha, Salsa, Rumba, Quickstep and many, many more. “Ballroom meets Broadway!” Manchester Evening News “Terrific performances…breathtaking.” The Independent “A must-see show.” Sunday Express


A Night at the Moulin Rouge - 07:30PM 31/05/2008
location - Classics - The Manor House Barn, Donington le Heath
£30 Can-can and the night life of seedy Paris to accompany a luscious French menu from our chef. Pre-booking required 01530 817214


Opera North - Macbeth - 07:15PM 31/05/2008
location - Theatre Royal, Nottingham
MACBETH Giuseppe Verdi (1865) NEW PRODUCTION Macbeth is a successful warrior – the hero of his king, Duncan, whose enemies he has routed in battle. But seduced by a dark prophecy that foretells of greater things for him, and goaded by his wife, Macbeth becomes consumed by ambition. Having murdered the king and seized power he discovers that, to keep it, more and more blood must be spilt. Caught in a spiral of violence, Macbeth and his lady descend into madness and despair. ‘One of mankind’s greatest creations’ is how Verdi described Shakespeare’s play. Determined to transmute as much of the weirdness and ferocity of the original text into music as possible he aimed to create a work of ‘extravagance and originality’. He succeeded spectacularly, producing a fantastically exciting drama, of which the famous chorus ‘Patria oppressa!’ is but one of many musical highlights. Tim Albery is one of the world’s leading opera directors, and he has been responsible for some of Opera North’s most notable recent successes, including Madama Butterfly, Katya Kabanova and The Fortunes of King Croesus in 2007. Robert Hayward, who has already sung one of the great Verdi roles for us this season – Falstaff – returns in the title role, and the Italian soprano Antonia Cifrone makes her Opera North debut in one of the most demanding musical and dramatic roles in the repertoire. Macbeth ROBERT HAYWARD Lady Macbeth ANTONIA CIFRONE Macduff PETER AUTY Banquo ERNESTO MORILLO HOYT Malcolm PETER WEDD Conductor RICHARD FARNES Director TIM ALBERY Set Designer JOHAN ENGELS Costume Designer BRIGITTE REIFFENSTUEL Lighting Designer BRUNO POET Sung in Italian with English titles The performance lasts approximately 2 hours 45 minutes


Revenge of a Black Woman - 07:30PM 31/05/2008
location - Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
Blue Mountain Theatre company presents a show, strictly for ADULTS ONLY! unreserved seating, please arrive early.


Best of Leicester Comedy Festival - 08:00PM 31/05/2008
location - Lakeside Arts Centre, University Park, Nottingham
This year, the Leicester Comedy Festival has turned 15 and like most teenagers we’re breaking loose and ready to throw a party with the best and funniest acts, fresh from this year’s festival. £12 / £15 NUS DISCOUNT


Breaking the Silence - 07:45PM 31/05/2008
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 31/05/2008
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 - Smythson at Wollaton - 02:00PM 31/05/2008
location - Wollaton Hall, Wollaton, Nottingham
Learn more about Robert Smythson and his designs on this tour of Wollaton Hall. See examples of the finest Elizabethan architecture. Book now on 0115 915 3920. Spaces limited. £3


Felt-making Classes: Felt Notebook - 10:00AM 31/05/2008
location - Green's Windmill, Sneinton, Nottingham
Felt-making class with local artist, Jane Marrows. Suitable for 16+ Book Now on 0115 958 9203 £12 plus optional materials pack at £7


Grounds Celebration Day - 11:00AM 31/05/2008
location - Boundary community center Beeston
Come and help us celebrate the refurbishment of the grounds. Stalls-Refreshments-Displays.