Music – An Evening with Ian Paice – Thursday 4 October (8pm)
Ian Paice is a founder member of rock legends Deep Purple and is regarded as one of the most influential rock drummers of all time. On this very special evening Ian will be joined by his great friend Nicko McBrain of Iron Maiden who takes on the role of presenter and interviewer. As well as performing solos, Ian will discuss an astonishing career which spans fifty years at the very top of rock.
Ticket price: £25
Location: Parr Hall
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Music – Bob Drury’s Viva Neil Diamond – Thursday 4 October (7.30pm)
Prepare to be blown away by an outstanding tribute show that has delighted audiences right across the world. Bob Drury has been hailed as “one of the world’s finest vocal tributes to Neil Diamond”, and he’s heading to town this month with all the singer’s greatest hits, including Cracklin’ Rosie, America and Sweet Caroline.
Ticket price: £16
Location: Pyramid
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Comedy – Comedy Store – Saturday 6 October (8pm)
Roll up, roll up! Sell-out comedy is returning to Pyramid this month to present the very best names in live stand-up, thanks to our friends at The Comedy Store. But hurry – this show sells out fast!
Ticket price: £14
Location: Pyramid
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Music – Paul Young – 35 Years of No Parlez Tour – Tuesday 9 October (7.30pm)
Firm favourite 80s crooner Paul Young is back on tour, performing his much-loved album No Parlez, in celebration of 35 years since its release. No Parlez was Paul’s debut album; it reached Number 1 in the UK charts in 1983, where it stayed for five weeks, fast becoming triple platinum. The album also produced Paul’s first UK Number 1 single – a cover of Marvin Gaye’s Wherever I Lay My Hat.
Ticket price: £30/£42.50
Location: Parr Hall
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Theatre – Ventoux – Saturday 13 October (7.30pm)
Relive one the most thrilling battles in sports history with Ventoux. This 2Magpies Theatre production explores the bitter rivalry between sports legends Lance Armstrong and Marco Pantani in their quest to be named ultimate champion. Ventoux charts the parallel lives of these two men who overcame great adversity in tandem and the mountain which cast them in opposing directions.
Ticket price: £14/£12
Location: Pyramid
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Music – Echo & the Bunnymen – The Stars, the Ocean and the Moon – Sunday 14 October (7pm)
Cult 80s rock band Echo & the Bunnymen are now touring their new album The Stars, the Ocean and the Moon, with a date at Parr Hall. This album sees the band return to their peerless back catalogue to reinterpret thirteen of their most beloved songs “with strings and things”. Audiences will hear future classics The Somnambulist and How Far? alongside tracks from their four-decade spanning archive.
Ticket price: £75 VIP/£39.50/£29.50/£19.50
Location: Parr Hall
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Music – Fleetwood Bac & Too Petty – Friday 19 October (7.30pm)
Relive the magic of one of the world’s best-selling bands with this fantastic tribute. Hailed by The Times as one of the UK’s top five tribute acts, this spellbinding show will recreate Fleetwood Mac’s best hits in full glory. Fleetwood Bac, endorsed by Mick Fleetwood himself, are the only Mac tribute to authentically replicate the classicRumours line-up. Special guests Too Petty are a worthy tribute to the legendary and sadly-missed Tom Petty.
Ticket price: £18
Location: Parr Hall
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Music – Magic of Motown – Saturday 20 October (8pm)
Get ready for a magical event celebrating the golden age of music as the show-stopping spectacular that is Magic of Motown steams into town. This promises to be an unforgettable night of live music, delivering hit after hit. Audiences will be taken back to a time gone by, to experience the Magic of Motown in all its glory, complete with dazzling dance moves and glittering costume changes.
Ticket price: £27/£25/1 in 10 free
Location: Parr Hall
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Theatre – The Railway Children – Encore Productions – Thursday 25 October (8pm)
See this classic novel brought to life in a brilliant new stage show by Encore Productions. This popular story, made famous by the iconic 1970 film starring Jenny Agutter and Bernard Cribbins, delivers a compelling coming of age story and an uplifting theatrical experience for all ages that is packed with intrigue and adventure.
Ticket price: £14/£12
Location: Pyramid
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Dance – Flawless – Chase the Dream: The Reboot – Friday 26 October (7.30pm)
Make way for one of the biggest dance acts of this generation as Flawless take to the Parr Hall stage. Britain’s Got Talent stars Flawless promise bigger and more jaw-dropping routines than ever before as they tour the length and breadth of the UK with the spellbinding Chase the Dream: The Reboot.
Ticket price: £25/£20 groups of 10 or more
Location: Parr Hall
EXHIBITIONS
Manchester artist Hannah Leighton-Boyce has been commissioned by Warrington Contemporary Arts Festival to present a solo exhibition. Hannah’s impressive sculptural works range from site-specific and ephemeral actions, to drawing, sound and installation.
Ticket price: Free
Location: Warrington Museum & Art Gallery
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Art – Warrington Art Treasures: The National Picture – Until Saturday 2 March 2019 – All Day
This is the third in a series of exhibitions celebrating landmark events in the history of the oldest public museum in the North West. Warrington Museum & Art Gallery is joining forces with National Museums Liverpool by borrowing three fantastic works – Enrico Coleman’s Oxen Drawing a Block of Stone to the Studio of John Warrington Wood and Sir Luke Fildes’ A Portrait of Fanny Fildes and The Widower.
Ticket price: Free
Location: Warrington Museum & Art Gallery
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Display – Warrington Herstories – Until Saturday 26 January 2019 (All Day)
Warrington Herstories tells the tales of 21 women with connections to the town – women who have made astounding achievements, shown insurmountable compassion to others or simply dared to be different. From writers to poets, social and political campaigners to natural historians, entertainers, doctors and even the odd criminal, these feisty females rivalled their male counterparts to contradict the widely-held perception that “it’s a man’s world”.
Ticket price: Free
Location: Warrington Museum & Art Gallery
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EVENTS
Workshop Clay hand/torso workshop with Debs Podmore – Saturday 13 October 2018 (10am-12.15pm)
Be inspired by the beautiful sculptures of John “Warrington” Wood as ceramics artist Debs Podmore hosts the first of two workshops working with clay. Join Debs as she looks at the human form and creates small sculptures of different parts of the body, such as hands or part of the torso.
Ticket price: Free (booking required)
Location: Warrington Museum & Art Gallery
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Workshop – Clay tile face workshop with Debs Podmore – Saturday 13 October 2018 (1.15pm-3.30pm)
Join ceramics artist Debs Podmore as she conducts the second of her two workshops on clay. Inspired by the sculptures of John “Warrington” Wood, this workshop will look at making relief tile panels inspired by the human face. Participants will get the chance to roll slabs of clay to make the tiles and then work directly on the clay to form facial features.
Ticket price: Free
Location: Warrington Museum & Art Gallery
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