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Jimmy Cricket to headline special anniversary variety show in Blackburn

5:27pm Friday 28th September 2012

COMEDIAN Jimmy Cricket will headline a special variety show next month to mark the 10th anniversary of the official opening of Blackburn’s Thwaites Empire Theatre.

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Young performers hone their skills

2:17pm Tuesday 14th August 2012

YOUNG performers honed their skills to present a new take on some classic tales at the Drama Circle’s summer workshop.

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Clitheroe girl 'too tall' to star in award-winning musical Matilda

1:45pm Friday 20th April 2012

AN 11-year-old from Clitheroe came within reaching distance of playing the lead role in the award-winning West End show, Matilda the Musical.

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Barrowford mother and son nominated for NODA North West awards

11:00am Tuesday 6th March 2012

A MOTHER and son stage duo are celebrating nominations for the North West’s biggest amateur theatre awards.

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90 years of magic as Blackburn's King George’s Hall reaches another special milestone

2:50pm Friday 14th October 2011

As East Lancashire’s largest entertainment venue King George’s Hall celebrates its 90th anniversary we takes a look through the history books at the famous Blackburn landmark.

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New rules to be drawn up before Colne hypnotism show can go ahead

5:57pm Friday 7th October 2011

A TV hypnotist has forced town hall chiefs in Pendle to rewrite their rules after booking a show at Colne Muni.

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Blackburn students wow Edinburgh fringe

9:00pm Thursday 11th August 2011

A TALENTED group of performers have been wowing audiences at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe festival and have been nominated for a top award.

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East Lancashire teenager wins Young Magician of the Year title

4:20pm Tuesday 2nd August 2011

AN up-and-coming magician wowed some of the country’s top illusionists to take the Young Magician of the Year title.

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Blackburn theatre’s new manager sets stage for bright future

6:52pm Tuesday 19th July 2011

AS the new man in charge of the Blackburn's Thwaites Empire Theatre, Paul Mason is acutely aware of the special postion he is in.

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Princely gift to mark Blackburn theatre company's 100 years

5:23pm Tuesday 19th July 2011

AN 85-year-old programme has been handed to Blackburn Musical Theatre Company as it prepares to celebrate its centenary year.

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Blackburn teenager set for prestigious dance school

10:01am Friday 1st July 2011

A BLACKBURN teenager is jumping for joy after being selected to join a prestigious dance school.

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Theatre group forged in the ashes of Burnley riots

7:36pm Tuesday 28th June 2011

A GROUP of actors, writers and performers who first worked together in the aftermath of the 2001 Burnley riots are set to showcase a new work as part of a Manchester fringe festival.

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The Lancashire woman who's driving the Manchester International Festival

1:19pm Tuesday 28th June 2011

Meet Christine Cort, the East Lancashire-born associate director of the Manchester International Festival, which starts this week.

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Blackburn comic Tez through to semi-finals

2:05pm Monday 6th June 2011

A STAND-UP comedian from Blackburn has reached the semi-finals of a BBC Radio 2 competition.

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Peter Kay fans boost Blackburn girl's cancer battle

9:56am Wednesday 18th May 2011

Peter Kay has boosted a life-saving campaign for a six-year-old cancer battler by £10,000 – after letting her ‘av’ ticket proceeds from two warm-up shows.

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East Lancashire’s best theatrical talents take on rest of North West

11:25am Tuesday 12th April 2011

PERFORMERS across East Lancashire are counting down to the North West amateur theatre world’s Oscars.

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A Grand three years for Clitheroe arts centre

11:43am Friday 25th March 2011

THIS weekend Clitheroe Grand marks its third anniversary. We look back at the past three years which have seen the former cinema become a leading live music venue of the North West.

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Ribchester choreographer wins Olivier award for work in West End

10:15am Thursday 17th March 2011

A CHOREOGRAPHER from East Lancashire has been recognised among the best in theatre after picking up a Laurence Olivier Award.

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