Double role for actress at Bolton Octagon

9:40am Sunday 30th March 2008

JOANNA Higson is making the most of her first job in professional theatre - a double role at the Bolton Octagon.

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Hadleigh - the complete first and second series DVD

9:43am Wednesday 26th March 2008

He was one of the most eligible bachelors in television history and a mainstay of Friday night programming from 1969 through to the mid 70's.

Actor Andrew's double life

4:08pm Tuesday 25th March 2008

ACTOR Andrew Buchan is currently starring in two very, very different roles.

	Joe hits a Lucky streak
	4:06pm Tue 25 Mar 08
	BOLTON actor Joe O'Byrne is demonstrating his versatility with his next two projects.

	Dance spectacular at The Lowry
	3:59pm Tue 25 Mar 08
	THE Lowry's spectacular spring season of dance culminates in April with two internationally acclaimed performances from some of the greatest modern dancers of all time.

A Funny Thing for Adlington

3:55pm Tuesday 25th March 2008

ADLINGTON Music and Arts will present their spring show, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, from April 21 to 26.

Wayward Spirit is next Trinity show

3:53pm Tuesday 25th March 2008

TRINITY Methodist AODS' production of Charlotte Hastings' The Wayward Spirit opens on March 27.

	The Children’s Hour @ The Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
	3:05pm Fri 21 Mar 08
	From the moment you set eyes on Mary Tilford you feel a deep sense of loathing.

	Hot Ice Show @ Pleasure Beach, Blackpool
	4:10pm Thu 20 Mar 08
	FORGET all that nonsense you might have seen on TV - that's non league stuff compared to the Hot Ice Show's premier league entertainment.

College detective show a real treat

11:07am Thursday 20th March 2008

STUDENTS turned detective to find out "who dunnit" in a murder-mystery night.

Help for budding playwrights

5:00pm Wednesday 19th March 2008

POTENTIAL Pinters and budding Becketts could win the opportunity to see their work performed at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre, and receive a chunk of cash, as the Bruntwood Playwriting Competition returns for its second year.

Karine Polwart @ Mechanics, Burnley

9:30am Saturday 15th March 2008

THIS may have been the 'diet' version of Karine Polwart's live shows - just her, her brother Steven and accordionist Inge Thompson - but they more than made up for a lack of numbers with the quality of their performance.

Not a time to feel guilty

10:42am Thursday 13th March 2008

Guilty Pleasures, ITV1, Saturday 9.30pm IF ever there was an argument against bringing back hanging, Guilty Pleasures would be it.

Men's club shows sign of the times

10:41am Thursday 13th March 2008

Last Orders, BBC2, Friday 9pm ON The face of it, BBC2's White Season seemed an interesting, if slightly patronising and potentially divisive, idea.

	David Gray @ Guild Hall, Preston
	9:00am Wed 12 Mar 08
	On a blustery March evening we were blown into the Guild Hall into the midst of a huge mix of people, all here to see one person, David Gray.

	REVIEW: Take a walk along this winding road
	9:23am Sat 8 Mar 08
	IT'S a long journey but an ultimately worthwhile one.
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	VOTE: Smoking allowed in Octagon play
	8:11am Sat 8 Mar 08
	AUDIENCES are being given the chance to cancel their tickets for an Octagon play - because cast members will be smoking on stage.
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Concerts taking place at Albert Halls

10:35pm Friday 7th March 2008

A SERIES of concerts from talented Bolton musicians will entertain audiences at the Albert Halls next week.

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Reader review: Utopia Ltd

9:41am Friday 7th March 2008

New Rosemere AODS: Utopia Ltd, Albert Halls, Until Saturday, March 8.

	TV star hits the road for Octagon bow
	9:34am Fri 7 Mar 08
	ACTOR John Henshaw is more familiar behind the bar than as the roadside drunk he is playing in Road, which opened at the Octagon Theatre last night.

European song night with very little vision

11:22am Thursday 6th March 2008

Eurovision: Your Decision, Saturday, BBC1, 7pm SOMEWHERE along the line it became cool to watch the Eurovision. At least that's what someone told me.

Little Theatre's haunting play

11:17am Thursday 6th March 2008

EXPECT plenty of edge-of-the-seat moments at Tyldesley Little Theatre's next production.

Calamity lead role for dance teacher

11:16am Thursday 6th March 2008

TERESA Harper will take on her first lead role for St Philips AODS in Calamity Jane.

It's showtime for theatre project on housing estate

11:15am Thursday 6th March 2008

THE final curtain is set to fall on a three-year community theatre project that has united amateur actors of all ages on the Higher Folds estate in Leigh.

VIDEO: Young actors tackle The Bard

4:10pm Tuesday 4th March 2008

ALL the world's a stage for two Bolton theatre groups which are set to take part in one of the country's most prestigious Shakespeare festivals.

	Maxine puts in a Peake performance
	5:15pm Mon 3 Mar 08
	"I THINK it's so difficult for female writers and directors to be taken seriously," says Maxine Peake, the Bolton-born actress set to star in the Royal Exchange Theatre's production of the Children's Hour.

Prize draw winner picked

12:33pm Monday 3rd March 2008

THE winner of New Rosemere Amateur Operatic Society's prize draw is Mr McHugh, from North Avenue, Farnworth.

Stagecraft workshops at BLT

5:08pm Friday 29th February 2008

A STAGECRAFT workshop will be held at Bolton Little Theatre on Wednesday, March 19.

Final curtain for popular theatre group

5:06pm Friday 29th February 2008

THE final curtain is set to fall on a three year community theatre project that has successfully united amateur actors of all ages on the Higher Folds estate in Leigh.

Scary treat from from Tyldesley Little Theatre

5:05pm Friday 29th February 2008

EXPECT plenty of edge-of-the-seat moments at Tyldesley Little Theatre's next production.

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