5 of the best
Your guide to events you must not miss this week
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Victoria Theatre, Halifax, Saturday March 4 at 7.30pm
Now in its 20th year Vampires Rock starring Steve Steinman returns to the Victoria Theatre Halifax with an incredible cast of singers, dancers and musicians. A tongue-in-cheek and laugh-out-loud storyline, it’s a show like no other. Featuring more than 25 of the greatest classic rock anthems of all time and original songs from Steve’s number one rock album Take A Leap Of Faith you are guaranteed a night to remember.
Tickets: 01422 351158
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Victoria Theatre, Halifax, Sunday March 5 at 7pm
More than a dozen instruments can be found in the repertoire of Slovenian trio Širom, aka Iztok
Koren, Samo Kutin and
Ana Kravanja. Their style
Steve Steinman's Vampires Rock Ghost Train Antidote: Širom and ADRA Ensemble
is original and stylistically homogeneous that oscillates between a folk sounds and contemporary acoustic rock style meditations.
Andy Abbott is an artist, musician and writer who lives in West Yorkshire. ADRA is the name under which he releases improvised or more experimental work.
Tickets: 01422 351158
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Victoria Theatre, Halifax, Wednesday March 8 at 7.30pm
BBC Radio’s multi awardwinning antidote to panel games returns to the stage in 2023 with its sell-out touring show. Join Jack Dee, Rory Bremner, Pippa Evans, Milton Jones, and Marcus Brigstocke for an unmissable evening of inspired nonsense.
With musical accompaniment from Colin Sell.
Ticket: 01422 351158
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Viaduct Theatre, Dean Clough, Haliifax, Thursday March 2 at
I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue Howerd’s End
7.30pm
Following his appearance at the Viaduct Theatre in Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope, Mark Farrelly presents his much-acclaimed twohanded play exploring the life of a comedy genius. Frankie Howerd was one of Britain’s most loved comedians for half a century. But he had a secret – Dennis. Howerd's End takes you to the heart of Frankie and Dennis’ clandestine relationship, which lasted from the 1950s until Frankie’s death in 1992. It also affords a glorious opportunity to encounter Frankie the comedian in full-flight stand-up mode.
Packed with laughter, but unafraid of truth, Howerd's End portrays two humans’ journey through closeness, love and grief.
Tickets: 01422 849227 5
Viaduct Theatre, Dean Clough, Halifax, Friday March 3 at 7.30pm
A funny and poignant play which marks the recent demolition of the iconic cooling towers at Ferrybridge Power Station, in the words of those who lived and worked beneath them.
Scripted by award-winning playwright Garry Lyons and based on stories collected from the local community in Ferrybridge and Knottingley, Blow Down is a hilarious, gritty and thoughtprovoking show with music about a typical postindustrial Yorkshire town. From the raucous Seventies to recession and decline in the 2000s, it tells the tale of the area through the experiences of people who have lived there.
Tickets: 01422 849227