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  • 10 October 2024 AUSTENTATIOUS: AN IMPROVISED JANE AUSTEN NOVEL

    The award-winning smash-hit comedy, as seen in the West End every week since 2022, and heard on BBC Radio 4, comes to you on a strictly limited tour. For one delightful evening only, the all-star Austentatious cast will improvise a hilarious new Jane Austen novel, inspired entirely by a title from the audience. Performed in period costume with live musical accompaniment, it’s a riotous, razor-sharp show where swooning is guaranteed. The revolving Austentatious cast include numerous, award-winning TV and Radio starring performers, including Cariad Lloyd (QI, Inside No.9, Griefcast, The Witchfinder), Joseph Morpurgo (Radio 4, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee), Rachel Parris (The Mash Report, Live at the Apollo), Graham Dickson (After Life, The Witchfinder) and more. "Ridiculously silly… wickedly funny." ***** The Times "A joy to behold." **** The Guardian "Brilliant, barmy improv." **** The Telegraph "Sheer unbridled silliness." **** Evening Standard…

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  • 9 October 2024 Guenther Steiner: Unfiltered LIVE

    Buckle up and fasten your seatbelts for a hugely entertaining all-areas-access conversation spanning a decade inside Formula 1, with former Haas F1 team principal Guenther Steiner, star of Netflix’s smash hit docuseries Drive to Survive. Following his sell-out 2024 tour and hot off the release of his latest book, Unfiltered, Formula 1’s favourite underdog is back on the road for his biggest tour ever as he takes us into the pit lanes and onto the circuits of the world’s greatest race tracks. Through this unique lens, he guides us on a thrilling rollercoaster ride through the heart of high-stakes motor racing, sharing an unobstructed view of the pressures and exhilaration of high-speed competition. Full of twists and turns, from hiring and firing drivers, balancing books, pre-season preparations, the design, launch and testing of a car, culminating in the inside story of his severance from the team – Guenther will take you on a wild ride through his unconventional career in motor sport, his decade working on the Haas team … and beyond. Uncompromising, brutally funny and searingly honest, this is Guenther at his very best, telling his story as only he can. Not an event any fan of Formula 1 can afford to miss. "Fearless and candid… A gleeful guide to a bonkers sport from a loveable rogue insider." The Times…

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  • 7 October 2024 Catholic Schools Carol Concert in support of Menphys

    Choirs from Catholic Schools from the city and county come together to perform traditional and contemporary carols. Starting the Christmas season with a message of hope and joy, the popular evening raises vital funds for Menphys, the charity supporting children with disabilities from across Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland.

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  • 7 October 2024 Sue, Matt and Phil Live! The Reunion Tour

    The gang are back together.Sue, Matt and Phil Live!The Reunion Tour.A quiz with sporting legends. A quiz with sporting legends Sue Barker, Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell are back in this exciting and hilarious live show. Joining the gang will be A-list celebrity guests from the world of sport who will compete against each other, putting their knowledge to the test as they battle it out in the game of games. Sue takes the helm and keeps errant team captains Matt and Phil in check as they share stories of their careers and time together on screen, with lots of backstage gossip, untold stories, behind the scenes shenanigans and plenty of laughs. You won’t hear these stories anywhere else! Expect fun and games and see who will be crowned champion in this incredible live show. (Please note, not affiliated with the BBC or A Question Of Sport)…

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  • 3 October 2024 Jimmy Carr: Laughs Funny

    If you like fast-paced, edgy one-liners then get ready to be happy. Jimmy Carr is going back on tour with his brand-new show Jimmy Carr: Laughs Funny. Jimmy tells jokes, and jokes are like magnets. Jokes attract people, but they can also repel. Some people are repelled by Jimmy's dark brand of comedy. This show is not for them. But if it's the kind of thing you like, then this is the kind of thing you’ll like.

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  • 3 October 2024 Steve Steinman’s Anything For Love: The Meat Loaf Story

    The highly acclaimed show producer and No.1 recording artist, Steve Steinman, brings you his brand-new production featuring over 25 of Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman’s greatest hits. The show includes Steve’s very own No.1 single “Everything They Said Was True” written by John Parr and Meat Loaf. For over 30 years Steve has toured the world with his productions Anything For Love and Vampires Rock and is now also touring his own original music. With an incredible stage set, ten-piece live band combined with Steve’s well known sense of humour and stage presence, the show can only be described as awesome. This show will have you shouting out for more as Steve and his cast of amazing singers and musicians take you on a nostalgic trip back in time. Anything For Love – Bat Out Of Hell – Paradise By The Dashboard Light – Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth – Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad – Dead Ringer For Love – Total Eclipse Of The Heart and many, many more.

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  • 1 October 2024 THE DARKNESS

    Legends of rock, The Darkness, will hit the road next March for their largest headline tour of the UK in years. With support from special guests, Ash.

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  • 26 September 2024 The ELO Experience

    The legacy left by Jeff Lynne & The Electric Light Orchestra barely needs any introduction – suffice to say that between 1972 and 1986 they achieved more combined UK and US Top 40 hits than any other band on the planet! 10538 Overture, Evil Woman, Living Thing, Diary of Horace Wimp, Don't Bring me Down and, of course, Mr Blue Sky went on to become the soundtrack of our lives. In 2016, Jeff Lynne’s ELO came back to prominence with the release of a brand new album – Alone In The Universe and a UK and World tour. The ELO Experience tour will included the greatest hits from an extensive and impressive back catalogue spanning over 45 years. Blending rock rhythms with classical influences, ELO also released many classic albums such as A New World Record, Discovery and Out of the Blue, and many sell out tours which further established them as one of the most important and influential bands ever. The ELO Experience – The world's foremost multi award winning tribute to The Electric Light Orchestra. With sensational string section, stunning light show and large screen projection. Why not come along and enjoy this incredible show which takes you on a magical musical journey through time.  The ELO Experience have been bringing the music of Jeff Lynne and The Electric Light orchestra to the live stage since 2006. ★★★★★ "This band shows great style and professionalism. A…

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  • 24 September 2024 Loughborough Schools Music Spring Concert

    The annual spring concert at De Montfort Hall will this year feature music by female composers, and include instrumental works by Florence Price and Clare Grundman, and Cecilia McDowall's A Time for all Seasons. Alongside these works we will hear movements from Lalo's Cello Concerto, Poulenc's Concerto for Two Pianos, Harry Richard's Treasury for Piano and Zipoli's Adagio for Oboe and Cello. In addition, String Ensemble will be performing a piece featuring sitarist Kaavya Kulkarni. It will be a packed concert with something for everybody. Do come along and join us!…

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  • 24 September 2024 THE ELO SHOW A Tribute to the Genius of Jeff Lynne

    The ELO Show – The world’s greatest tribute to Jeff Lynne and ELO are back on the road in 2025 with a stunning new stage production, featuring a band of amazing musicians complimented by a female string section and playing hit after hit from ELO’s vast back catalogue. After touring and selling out venues all over the UK and Europe, this show gets bigger every year, now with a dazzling light and laser show, 3D video screens modeled on ELO’s own touring show design and even a huge spaceship! With beautiful harmonies from six singers, string section and world class band, this really is as close as you will get to the Real Thing. Expect songs like, Evil Woman, Don’t Bring Me Down, Telephone Line, Sweet Talkin Woman, Turn to stone, Wild West Hero, The Diary of Horace Wimp and of course the legendary Mr Blue Sky plus many more with a surprise or two. Don’t miss out on this fantastic night of nostalgia and classic tunes.

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