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Panto review: Cinderella @ King George's Hall, Blackburn

9:29am Monday 14th December 2009

IT LOOKS fantastic, it sounds fantastic and you’ll definitely have a ball!

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Panto review: Jack and the Beanstalk @ Thwaites Empire Theatre, Blackburn

3:30pm Monday 14th December 2009

It’s panto time again and along with my youngest children and their young at heart Nanna, I was looking forward to a night of good old family panto fun.

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Panto review: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz @ Library Theatre, Darwen

9:32am Monday 14th December 2009

FOLLOW the yellow brick road to Darwen over the next couple of weeks to enjoy a fabulous alternative to the traditional pantomime.

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Panto review: Sleeping Beauty @ Civic Theatre, Oswaldtwistle

9:30am Monday 14th December 2009

If you're after a pantomime treat this festive season, Oswaldtwistle Civic Theatre has a real Beauty ... Sleeping Beauty.

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Interview: Suzanne Shaw

6:43pm Monday 30th November 2009

WHETHER you know her as a former pop star, an ice skating queen, or a bra model for Asda, it’s likely you’ll remember Bury-born Suzanne Shaw as an upbeat, chatty kind of character.

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Review: Jason Manford @ King George’s Hall, Blackburn

5:39pm Tuesday 24th November 2009

WHEN last year’s comedy festival winner took to the stage at King George’s Hall there was an air of expectation in the audience — and Jason Manford didn’t let us down.

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Review: Al Murray – The Pub Landlord @ King George’s Hall, Blackburn

12:40pm Monday 23rd November 2009

THE Alf Garnett of the licensed trade returned to King George’s on Saturday and served round after round of his opinionated, tap room philosophy to an audience which couldn’t get enough.

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Interview: Suranne Jones

4:55pm Friday 20th November 2009

A lot of women dread turning 30 but not actress Suranne Jones. She couldn’t be happier about it. The former Coronation Street actress talks about her giggling problem, how brunettes have more fun and her dream of being Bridget Jones.

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Interview: Terry Alderton

4:58pm Friday 20th November 2009

TERRY Alderton has been described by critics as “outstanding and unpredictable” and he certainly lives up to the latter when I call for our interview.

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Review: Ed Byrne @ King George's Hall, Blackburn

12:07pm Tuesday 17th November 2009

Genial and engaging Irish comic Ed Byrne gave a hugely entertaining Sunday night performance at King George’s Hall, Blackburn, to an appreciative audience.

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Review: Jimmy Carr @ King George’s Hall, Blackburn

10:51am Monday 16th November 2009

There was a boisterous capacity Saturday evening crowd for one of the You Must Be Joking comedy festival’s biggest names.

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Review: Roy Chubby Brown @ King George’s Hall, Blackburn

5:26pm Friday 13th November 2009

Surely everyone knows what ‘Chubby’ Brown is all about by now. Or do they?

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Review: Tom Wrigglesworth @ King George’s Hall, Blackburn

2:45pm Tuesday 10th November 2009

There aren’t many comedians who invent laws. Not ones that are legally recognised anyway.

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Review: Grumpy Old Women @ King George’s Hall, Blackburn

11:25am Monday 9th November 2009

Choosing to spend an evening listening to three women moan is a strange concept.

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Review: Martin 'Bigpig' Mor @ King George’s Hall, Blackburn

6:05pm Friday 6th November 2009

COMING away from a comedy gig feeling like you’ve made friends with the comedian is a rare occurrence.

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Interview: Tom Wrigglesworth

4:12pm Friday 6th November 2009

COMEDIAN Tom Wrigglesworth has an unusual list of people to thank for his current stand-up routine — a ‘jobsworth’ train ticket inspector, a police officer who nearly arrested him and, most of all, Richard Branson.

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Review: Stephen K Amos @ King George's Hall, Blackburn

11:32am Thursday 5th November 2009

Being the opening act at a comedy festival comes with pressures of its own.

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Interview: Wendi Peters in Grumpy Old Women 2

2:32pm Wednesday 4th November 2009

IT’S official — women are the grumpier sex. Just ask East Lancashire’s own Grumpy Old Woman, Wendi Peters.

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Interview: Paul Simpson

2:00pm Monday 2nd November 2009

BLACKBURN actor-turned-director Paul Simpson on his mission to de-segregate his home town, his life on the farm, and his latest play at The Lowry.

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Interview: Stephen K Amos

3:58pm Friday 30th October 2009

EAST Lancashire's biggest comedy festival starts in Blackburn next week. Stephen K Amos, who begins the three-week extravaganza, spoke to us about his transformation from student to comedian, his resolution to laugh at least once a day.

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Review: The Rise and Fall of Little Voice @ Vaudeville, London

12:44pm Friday 23rd October 2009

In the space of 12 months, Diana Vickers has gone from East Lancashire schoolgirl via the X Factor to a starring role in the West End. We were in the audience for the opening night of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice.

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Review: Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat @ Palace Theatre, Manchester

4:00pm Friday 23rd October 2009

I wasn’t exactly in a ‘relaxed place’ for a night at the theatre, but, that’s one of the reasons I love a show - they have the power to make you believe all is well.

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