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Lifestyle and Leisure
Brits winner Adele left speechless
The organisers of the Brits have apologised to Adele after she was unceremoniously forced to cut short her acceptance speech for the top gong at this year’s awards.
Award winning musical
Broadway’s longest running show The Phantom of the Opera is heading to Leeds in August.
Shipshape in Bristol
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Angus, Thongs and Even More Snogging
Ryan McBride’s production of Leeds born Louise Rennison’s witty tale of teenage dilemma makes its debut at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. Angus, Thongs and even more Snogging is about typical young teenage girls who hang out with their mates, chatting about boys and trying to work out where they have got to on the snog-o-meter which ranges from holding hands to the full monty.
The beat on the street
EIGHT dancers brought together by a France-based Spaniard are bringing their first ever UK tour to the region.
Big events line up across clubland
Solo singers Helen Marie and Darren Sweeney have come up with a new duo project, which is to be known as American Heartbeat.
Fine young times with Jools and Roland
BOOGIE-woogie piano master Jools Holland is set to take his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra on the road once again for what has now become one of the UK’s most popular annual tours.
Meet my pal Brecht...
FOR Sue Pomeroy, I, Bertolt Brecht is like introducing audiences to a good friend.
Less ghostly than ghastly
WHETHER or not young Daniel Radcliffe has the longevity, talent or the chops to survive beyond Harry Potter remains to be seen.
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Paul McCartney - Kisses on the bottom
The title of this album is nothing saucy, it’s actually a line from a song by Fats Waller which Paul McCartney covers on this well-crafted nostalgic collection.
Godot’s worth the wait
AN ALL-BLACK British production of Samuel Beckett’s surrealist masterpiece Waiting for Godot will give audiences at the West Yorkshire Playhouse a fresh take on the classic play about humanity and friendship, says actor Guy Burgess.
Off to see the wizard!
AUDIENCES will be transported to the magical world of Oz during a spectacular production by Wakefield Little Theatre.
Sports star inspires fundraising night
News of two major fundraising events in our area dominate this week. The Motor Neurone Disease Society is set to benefit from an event at Lee Moor Club on March 9.
Way-ay Dolly!
IF you thought you had to fly to Nashville for a bona fide Dolly Parton experience, look no further than Theatre Royal Wakefield when Queen of Country tribute act Andrea Pattinson rolls into town next month.
Phantom of the Opera ready to haunt Leeds
BROADWAY’S longest running show The Phantom of the Opera is heading for Leeds in August.
Musical’s blonde ambition!
GET ready to paint the town pink – the award-winning musical Legally Blonde is coming to Sheffield Lyceum.
New season springs to life
CONTEMPORARY artists will explore what happens when man-made and natural worlds collide during The Hepworth Wakefield’s first spring exhibition.
Children mark end of their art exhibition
SOUTH Elmsall youngsters have helped mark the end of a exhibition of their work at a new art gallery.
Harking back to simpler time
FILMS – in their golden age – used to rely almost solely on two things: a good story and solid acting.
Gary’s in the frame at gallery
A STRIKING exhibition by one of Britain’s leading contemporary artists is being premiered at Leeds Art Gallery this week.
Duelling duo set for piano battle!
Ace pianists Craig Michael and Rob Russell have launched their Duelling Pianos at the clubland sector and the B&S Social Club in Featherstone is due a visit from this ivory tickling pair this weekend.
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Queen teen puckers up
PUCKER up your pout and hold onto your gym knickers because director Ryan McBryde is bringing the internationally popular adventures of a teenage heroine to West Yorkshire Playhouse.
Snap-happy pupils compete
PHOTOGRAPHY students at Leeds College of Art are competing for a chance to showcase their room in a new city hotel.
Sculpture gift sitting pretty
SPANISH artist Jaume Plensa has donated two of his works to Yorkshire Sculpture Park after his first major UK exhibition ended last Sunday.
W.E. are not very amused
I CAN honestly say that I have never walked out of the cinema until last weekend.
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Weather for Wakefield
Wednesday 22 February 2012
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