LISTINGS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9
Staircase House: The house is set in the heart of Stockport’s historic market place and boasts an intriguing array of rooms linked by corridors and narrow passages. All the rooms have been restored using period colours, furniture and artefacts which reflect the attraction’s long and eventful history. The bedroom boasts a seventeenth century four poster bed, there’s a two hundred year old table in the eighteenth century dining room, an authentic busy kitchen, and some historic lighting in the tallow room. There are also rumours of ghostly goings-on and the house is allegedly haunted by the ghost of Robert Owten, former butler to the Shallcross family. The building is a grade 2* listed medieval town house dating back to around 1460. Very little is known of the house’s early history, though it is thought that it was originally the home of the Mayor of Stockport, William Dodge, in 1483. Staircase House, Market Place, Stockport. £4.75, concs £3.50, under 16s Free, if accompanied. Jan-Dec, Tue-Fri 1pm5pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun, Bank Hols 11am-5pm, last adm 1hr 15mins before closing. Call 0161 480 1460. Peter Pan: A traditional family pantomime starring John Altman as Captain Hook. The Plaza Theatre, Mersey Square, Stockport. £13.25-£19.25. December 10, 16, 17, 18, 20-24, 27-30, Jan 3-7, 7.30pm. Dec 11, 26, 5.30pm Mats Dec 9, 12, 13, 15, 10.30am, 2pm, Dec 9, 12, 13, 17, 18, 20-24, 27-31, Jan 2, 7 and 8, 2.30pm, Dec 11, 26, 1pm. Call 0161 477 7779. Winter Jazz Cafe: The swinging sounds of Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Louis Jordan and Duke Ellington.The Plaza Theatre, Mersey Square, Stockport. £28.50 7.30pm Call 0161 477 7779.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10
Christmas Concert:
Marple Conservative Club The band’s feature, festive Yuletide performance. A feast of Christmas music and carols to entertain all ages. Bring your tinsel and Christmas hats, join in with carol singing and make a cracking start to the season. 8pm to 10pm £3 entry fee with a star raffle prize hamper worth nearly £100. All proceeds to The Marple band. All are welcome at this family event. National Trust: Lyme Park, Garden Tranquil Victorian garden, with roses and sunken parterre.
National Trust: Lyme Park, Disley, Stockport. £9.90, child £5, family £22.50, garden only £6.30, child £3.15, family £15.75. Dec 10-31, Sat-Sun 11am-4pm. Call 01663 762023.
THURSDAY DECEMBER 15
Who Killed Santa?: Take a slay ride to Christmas Town with us and try to fathom who has killed Kriss Kringle. The Plaza Theatre, Mersey Square, Stockport. £32.50 7.30pm. Call 0161 477 7779.