Listen to the Sound of Mucus
NK THEATRE ARTS
DRAMA comes to the Forum Theatre this month when the classic tragi-comedy ‘The Visit’ plays in Stockport for one night only on Thursday, April 20, at 7.30pm.
Fredrich Durrenmatt’s classic play follows the story of Claire Zachanassian, now a multimillion heiress and an older woman, as she returns to the impoverished town of her youth with a dreadful bargain: in exchange for returning the town to prosperity through her vast wealth, she wants the townspeople to kill the man who jilted her.
If you have never seen this play before you are in for a real treat as the varied performances taking place at the theatre continues with what is very much a piece of experimental classic theatre of the absurd play.
Tickets for the performance costs £10 or £8 for concessions and can be booked by calling our ticketline 0333 666 3366 or you can also book online by visiting the website www. theforumtheatre.co.uk where you can also see all of the up and coming performances at The Forum Theatre which includes William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Chicagoland Blues Brothers, The Magic of the Musicals and The Little Mermaid to name but a few.
You can also find out all about the weekly workshops which take place at The Forum for all ages in the fields of music, dance and drama by visiting the website! Darren Stannage
SEVEN MILES OUT
APRIL is a very exciting month for us as we will be hosting the third annual Stockport Old Town Folk Festival featuring a brilliant programme of live music, dance and street performance from Thursday, April 20th to Sunday, April 30.
There’ll be lots more information on this coming soon.
One of the great Stockport community music groups involved in this year’s Folk Festival is Stockport Ukulele Players who will be running their popular ukulele workshop again on Sunday, April 23, as part of our St George’s Day celebration.
Their monthly music social Twang! which takes place on the first Friday of the month is attracting ukulele enthusiasts from all over Cheshire aged from nine-years-old to more than 90!
Twang! welcomes all music lovers to bring their own instruments and get involved.
The Open Mic gives everyone an opportunity to perform in front of a welcoming and appreciative audience.
The first Saturday of the month is our Saturday Sessions night and this month we are focussing on the brilliant young talent coming out of Stockport.
Join us for a free night of great local music with young bands The Fuse and the Small Blonde and Scarlet Fever.
Under 16s are very welcome accompanied by an adult.
This Sunday sees The Vintage Village Strawberry Studios Fair taking place in Stockport Market Hall and in Seven Miles Out we will be hosting the second in our series of Strawberry Sundays celebrating the legacy of the town’s iconic studios.
At 1.30pm Strawberry historian Peter Wadsworth will be presenting a talk about the important role that Strawberry Studios played in the history of Manchester music post 1976.
Peter will be joined by renowned music journalist and writer Mick Middles from Stockport who was born and brought up in Stockport and wrote the first ever book on The Smiths as well as many critically acclaimed books about other iconic Manchester bands including The Fall, Joy Division, The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays and Elbow.
Why not make a day of it here in Stockport Old Town visiting the Vintage Village Fair, the #Strawberry50 exhibition at Stockport Museum and Seven Miles Out for a great afternoon of Strawberry Studios music and memories and treat yourself to something sticky and strawberry from Wonderland Cakes.
For more information on our up and coming events visit www. sevenmilesoutarts.co.uk Rosemary Barratt
THE PLAZA
Komedia Entertainment
and Live Nation Presents: Count Arthur Strong – The Sound Of Mucus at The Plaza in the heart of Stockport. USING stories and other things that are secret, Count Arthur Strong, showbiz legend, pays tribute to one of the best musicals he can remember.
Uniquely recreating the salient and poignant moments for your enjoyment.
Plus something else. Don’t miss this amazing event. With press reviews such as - ‘Just gets funnier and funnier’- The Guardian, ‘never needed to resort to toilet humour or swearing to maintain one-and-a-half hours of pure hilarity’ Manchester Evening News, ‘Delaney has the gift Tommy Cooper possessed and many covet’- Liverpool Echo and ‘A relentless blast of comic surprises’- The
Times, this is one of the absolute comedy highlights of our new Forthcoming Attractions season which has just been announced!
Please Note: Children under 18 must be accompanied by a paying adult and tickets for Count Arthur Strong at The Plaza on Saturday, April 8, can be purchased in person from The Plaza Box Office on Mersey Square in Stockport, by calling our booking line on 0161 477 7779 or by visiting The Plaza web site on www. stockportplaza.co.uk Ted Doan