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1. Bowled over by cult show
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 1 October 2008AS far as iconic musical images go, Liza Minnelli in Cabaret is up there with the best of them.
2. MUSIC: Level 42, Opera House, Saturday
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 1 October 2008At the height of Level 42’s popularity, back in the Eighties, it was reported that their bass player Mark King had signed an unprecedented insurance policy – he’d insured his thumb for an incredible one million pounds.
3. MUSIC: James Blunt, MEN Arena, Wednesday
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 1 October 2008With his posh upbringing and background in the armed forces, songwriter James Blunt should be expected to have a thick skin and strong coat of resistance. That’s probably just as well, given how much he’s slated by his critics.
4. A taste of things to come?
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 1 October 2008RAISE a glass to the return of that fabulous annual celebration Manchester Food and Drink Festival!
5. MUSIC: The Magic of Motown, Opera House, Friday
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 1 October 2008GET into the groove with the Magic of Motown, a show that celebrates the world-famous Tamla Motown record label.
6. DANCE: Hofesh Shechter, The Lowry, Thurs and Fri
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 1 October 2008THE current hottest exponent of contemporary dance comes to The Lowry next Thursday and Friday, October 9 and 10 when Hofesh Shechter visits the north west.
7. THEATRE: Have Box Will Travel, Contact Theatre, Thursday
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 1 October 2008DYNAMIC poet, musician and DJ Charlie Dark brings his autobiographical one-man show to Contact Theatre on Thursday.
8. COMEDY: Blue Cat Comedy Night, Blue Cat Cafe, Heaton Moor, Sunday
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 1 October 2008EXPECT fireworks – and in unusual places – when comedian Chris Lynam appears at the Blue Cat Comedy Night at Heaton Moor on Sunday.
9. THEATRE: Othello, Lowry, 30 Sep to 3 Oct
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 24 September 2008OTHELLO becomes a bouncer in a working-class Northern town in an electrifying adaptation of Shakespeare’s famous play.
10. MUSICAL: West Side Story, Lowry, 30 Sep to 11 Oct
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 24 September 2008ENJOY the fabulous musical spectacle of West Side Story with the 50th anniversary production next week.
