AT THE REGENT CENTRE
Sylvia Anderson: My FAB Years 4th February 2010
British TV, film and entertainment pioneer, Sylvia Anderson, and internationally acclaimed composer and record producer David Courtney, have joined forces to produce a unique, entertaining live show centered around Sylvia’s long awaited biography entitled My FAB Years.
Jess Conrad - The Swinging Sixties 5th February 2010
Let Showcase take you back to the golden days of Rock & Roll, starring the 60's icon, the living legend JESS CONRAD.
Simon Boccanegra 6th February 2010
Four decades into a legendary Met career, tenor Plácido Domingo makes history singing the title role in Verdi’s gripping political thriller, which is written for a baritone.
Cantabile: From Madrigal to McCartney 7th February 2010
Cantabile have established an unrivalled reputation throughout Europe and beyond for harmony singing of the highest quality combined with a unique and very British sense of humour.
Bouncers - Arena Theatre 11th - 12th February 2010
Bursting with imagination and wit and presented by just five actors, Bouncers is an outrageous and hilarious parody of the disco scene in the 1980's. The four brutish bouncers of the title plus one, portray over 20 characters as we are invited for a night out on the town. We see them as giggly girls and lads on the make preparing for the big night out as we follow their progress to the disco floor. Not suitable for young children as contains language that some may find offensive
Errol Kennedy's Imagination 13th February 2010
Errol Kennedy was one of the three original members of the 80s soul/funk band, Imagination. Their first hit single, Body Talk, spent 18 weeks in the UK charts. It was quickly followed by two more chart toppers, In and Out of Love and Flashback. Their Body Talk album went platinum and their next single, Just An Illusion, reached No. 2 in the chart. During the 1980s they performed before Princess Diana at The Albert Hall and for Princess Grace in Monaco. Though the band split in 1987 Errol Kennedy continued to tour with Odyssey, Shalamar and Rose Royce. Now his own band will perform all those Imagination hits and the music from other classic soul/funk stars
Summer of Love - New Amen Corner 14th February 2010
The ultimate Psychedelic 60’s show Turn on; Tune In (A musical trip that changed the world)The Summer of Love show is full of some of the world’s greatest pop songs ever written and will surely take you back to those kaleidoscope days of the psychedelic 60’s.
The Bohemians (Queen Tribute) 19th February 2010
This fantastic presentation is the favourite tribute band of the Queen Official Fan Club and is not just endorsed by them but, as you will see from the attached poster, is highly regarded by Queen members Roger Taylor and Brian May. Having seen them, Kate Moss booked them for her wedding!
Phil Cool 20th February 2010
After watching the new Phil Cool show you won’t realise that two hours plus has flown by, because you will have been spellbound by a rich diversity of his original material delivered in Phil’s unique style.
Beware, you might just bust a gut when his Billy Connolly tries to teach you of the perils of using too many profanities by slipping into the entire cast of Dad’s army. Well, no doubt you’ll all have your favourites, Phil’s happens to be his Paul McCartney bringing John Lennon back to life by means of a tape recorder.
The Crucible 23rd - 26th February 2010
Following their sell out success last year with Jamaica Inn, Director John King and his talented cast pull out all of the stops for one of the most powerful plays in American literature. The Crucible is an absolute classic that won the Best Play Tony award in 1953 for Arthur Miller. It is set around the infamous Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts during 1692. The plot highlights the hysteria that hit the New England colonies and was viewed as a veiled condemnation of the anti communist witch hunt conducted by the notorious Senator Joseph McCarthy during the 50s. This is a gripping historical tale of puritanical purges and is a warning to contemporary society of the dangers of authoritarian bigotry. The lies of a malicious young servant girl are enough to arouse a whole town against 19 innocent people. The ensuing trial is an edge of the seat affair in which a one way trip to the gallows looks like the inevitable verdict.
Marty Wilde 27th February 2010
This icon to the British rock and roll movement gives an electric performance which celebrates the glory and brilliance of an era that would inspire the British youth-culture across two decades and shape the future of the British music scene. The performance includes songs from Marty's own library of hits, 'Teenager in Love', 'Jesamine', 'Bad Boy', 'Rubber Ball', 'Sea of Love' and many more.
An audience with Tony Benn 28th February 2010
Tony Benn was born in London in 1925 and retired from the House of Commons in May 2001, after fifty years in Parliament, the longest serving Labour MP in the history of the party, which he joined in 1942.
He was a Cabinet minister in the Wilson and Callaghan governments from 1964 - 79, as Minister of Technology, Secretary of State for both Industry and Energy and President of the Council of European Energy ministers in 1977.
An elected member of the National Executive Committee of the Labour party from 1959 - 1994, he was Chairman of the Party in 1971/2.
His published Diaries in seven volumes cover the period from 1942-1990, and the next volume ' Free at Last' from 1990 - 2001
The holder of seven honorary Doctorates from British and American universities, he has just been appointed as a Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics and is a regular broadcaster.