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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. Hockey seconds lead the way
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 1 October 2008In the first week of league fixtures it was Alderley Edge men’s seconds that had the club’s best result of the week.
10. Surplus pupils invited to cross the border
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 1 October 2008WILMSLOW kids struggling to get a place at the town’s oversubscribed high school have been offered a solution to their dilemma by the headteacher of a rival secondary school.