THE UK's largest Irish Festival celebrates its tenth birthday in Manchester this year and promises to be bigger and better than ever, with a twelve-day extravaganza of music, dancing, drinking and comedy from 5-17 March. The city's favourite festival
'COME out, come out, whatever you are' they cry, as Dakota Fanning and Robert De Niro slug it out for top acting honours in the creepy psychodrama 'Hide and Seek'. After his wife is found dead in the bathtub, Manhattan psychologist David Callaway (De
THERE'S a wild time in store for youngsters at the Theatre Royal on Saturday 26 February, as Tunza the Lion is king of the stage with songs, dance and music. 'Tunza's Tale' will feature children from the Jeanette McCulloch Dance School, the Merseyside
PIRELLI Social Club raised £1024.10 for the Tsunami Disaster Appeal by holding a cabaret evening, with profits donated to the Disasters Emergency Committee. Neil Critchley of the Prescot based club said, "I would like to thank everyone who contributed
ROMANCE, love, magic and mystery came to life on stage at Carmel College, when over 70 students joined together to perform Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. The event, held in the college's Dalton Theatre, was in aid of victims of the Asian earthquake
THE Chinese State Circus make their third visit to The Lowry from 24- 27 February, with 30 brand new acrobats from the Tianjin Acrobatic Troupe, most of whom have never been seen in the UK before. The 2005 Chinese State Circus spectacular features an
MERSEYSIDE Dance Institute are back on their toes to present LEAP 05, a two-week festival of exhilarating, beautiful and inspiring dance brought to Liverpool from 1-13 March. No other festival that brings international and national artists to Liverpool
PAULINE Daniels returns to The Brindley after her brilliant performance in 'Misery' last season to perform in Willy Russell's 'Shirley Valentine' from 17-21 May. Shirley is a middle aged Liverpool housewife, who finds herself talking to the wall while
THE Raven Lodge in St Helens will host a two-day live music event featuring some of the best local talent on 4 and 5 March, in aid of the Tsunami Appeal Fund. On Friday 4 March there will be music from Giant Root Attack (eclectic and energetic), Smudge
THERE'S a rare chance to see The Muffin Men, acclaimed as the greatest ever tribute to Frank Zappa, in the intimate setting of the Zoo Caf Bar on Thursday 3 March. The gig will be a warm-up for the band's forthcoming European tour and the line-up will
TWOBAR Productions are celebrating the launch of their brand new night at The Naval Club, with the news that the legendary Damo Suzuki will be making a special appearance in May. Following on from the highly successful Green Room and Zoo Bar nights, Twobar
