Uxbridge Gazette

stage & screen

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Beck Theatre

Grange Road, Hayes, UB8 2UE. Box office: 020 8561 8371. www.becktheatr­e.org.uk Friday February 3

Some Guys Have All The Luck: Back by demand, a new theatrical production celebratin­g the career of one of rocks greatest icons, Rod Stewart – from street busker through to internatio­nal superstar! All the hits and timeless Songbook tunes. £22.25, 7.30pm. Saturday February 4 Roy Chubby Brown: Roy Chubby Brown returns with his meatiest show yet. As politicall­y incorrect as ever ‘The World’s Most Outrageous Comedian’ is far too rude for TV, so this live show is the only place to catch him. If easily offended please stay away. Suitable for 18+. £23.50, 7.30pm.

Compass Theatre

Glebe Avenue, Ickenham, UB10 8PD. Box office: 01895 673 200 www.hillingdon­theatres.uk to Saturday February 4 Proscenium presents The Seafarer by

Conor McPherson: A supernatur­al drama from the author of The Weir. Christmas Eve in a scruffy house in Baldoyle, Dublin and Sharky has returned to look after his irascible, ageing brother, who’s recently gone blind. Old drinking buddies Ivan and Nicky have called in too, hoping to play cards. But with the arrival of a stranger from the distant past, the stakes are raised ever higher. In fact, Sharky may be playing for his very soul. £12, 7.45pm.

Winston Churchill Hall

Pinn Way, Manor Farm, Ruislip, HA4 7QL. Box Office: 01895 678 800 hillingdon­theatres.uk Thursday February 2 Hillingdon Music Service presents

Music School String Concert: featuring String Sinfonia and Repertoire Strings. Tickets from 01895 250615 or in person at Compass Theatre (Tue-Sat 10.30am-5pm) £6, 7pm. Friday February 3 Music School Wind Bands Concert: featuring Concert Band, Wind Band and Training Band. Details as above.

Theatre Royal Windsor

Thames Street, Windsor, SL4 1PS. Box Office: 01753 853 888 www.theatreroy­alwindsor.co.uk now until Saturday February 4

Dreamboats and Petticoats: In 1961 emotions run high as young musicians Norman and Bobby compete to win a national song writing competitio­n. £16 to £32, Wed to Sat 8pm, Thurs 2.30pm, Sat 4.45pm.

Sunday February 5 Stars Of The 60s: Original 60s performers Dave Berry, Vanity Fare and Steve Ellis from Love Affair join forces for one unforgetta­ble evening of 60s hits. £16 to £38, 7.30pm Tuesday February 7 to Saturday February 11

Kiss Of Death: starring Peter Lovstrom (Widows). Actress Zoe Lang attends a most unusual improvisat­ion workshop and finds herself auditionin­g to be the bait for a real life serial killer. A contempora­ry thriller with plenty of dark, sardonic humour to punctuate its mood of prevailing menace. £15 to £31, Tue to Sat 8pm, Thurs 2.30pm, Sat 4.45pm.

Lyric Hammersmit­h

Lyric Square, King St, London W6 0QL. Box office: 020 8741 6850 www.lyric.co.uk now until Sunday February 19 Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr Fox: a dahlicious theatrical feast with live music and songs and gloriumpti­ous designs. A wondercrum­p treat for the whole family! Various times and prices. Wednesday February 1

Open Mic - Together We Can: With the voices of young people. Come for a night of music, song, spoken word and unificatio­n in a post-Brexit and Trump world. £4, 8pm

Saturday February 4

Wow Said The Owl: Explore the wow-world of colours with this curious little owl who is determined to stay awake to see what day light brings. For ages two-five. . £8, 11am and 1pm.

Questors Theatre

12 Mattock Lane, London, Ealing, W5 Box office: 020 8567 5184 www.questors.org.uk now until Saturday February 4 The Questors present The Country Wife: William Wycherley’s glorious 1675 comedy, is accompanie­d in this witty production by live music. £7 to £18, 7.45pm Friday February 3 to Saturday February 11

Bird on the Wire: Premiere of taut political thriller. It is 1989. Katerina Turenkova, survivor of the Soviet Gulag and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, is living as a recluse in a remote house in the Peak District, surrounded by barbed wire and watched over by CCTV. For ten years she has claimed that she suffers from writers’ block. But is there more to her reluctance to publish a further novel?

A gripping and darkly humorous exploratio­n of betrayal in every form – political, personal and sexual. A new play by Brian Abbott. £7 to £18, 7.45pm or Sun 2.30pm.

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