Five things to do next week 18-24 March 2024

Lancashire Post

Assistant editor Iain Lynn with his entertainments guide to five things to do next week in and around Lancashire

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00:05 Hello, we're back with another edition of Five Things to Do, our weekly

00:08 entertainment guide to make sure you don't miss a thing.

00:11 And unusually, we're starting this week with politics, but in a good way.

00:15 Because Chorley is the destination for the aptly named Matt Chorley,

00:19 who draws on two decades of reporting from Westminster and two centuries of

00:23 history to deliver his hilarious guide to winning and losing at the polls.

00:28 Times radio presenter and Have I Got News for You regular is back with his third

00:32 stand up tour, ready to focus group the audience and compile his own manifesto,

00:36 guaranteed to gain the keys to number 10.

00:39 That's all at the Chorley Theatre on the 18th of March, and tickets are 23 pounds each.

00:46 Lancaster next for more comedy as Paul Foot arrives at the Dukes Theatre with his

00:50 Dissolve show.

00:51 In the year 2022, something momentous changed for Paul, and in this show,

00:55 he will reveal how he discovered the secret of life on the outskirts of Lancaster.

01:00 Inevitably, he does get distracted by King Tutankhamun, the House of Lords,

01:04 Sir Cliff Richard, the vicious lollipop ladies, and what Jesus might have achieved

01:09 if he'd been a plumber.

01:10 That one's on the 21st of March, and tickets will cost you 17 pounds.

01:15 Some live music now at the Burnley Mechanics Theatre, and it's a big name,

01:18 as Tony Christie celebrates 50 or more years in showbiz.

01:22 The legendary crooner continues to entertain audiences around the world,

01:25 with incredible showmanship, an unmistakable powerful vocal that has

01:29 captivated generation after generation, and a set that packs a punch.

01:34 All the classic hits will be there, and of course, one of the biggest-selling

01:36 singles of the past two decades, Is This the Way to Amarillo.

01:41 Thursday 21st for that one, and tickets are 32 pounds.

01:44 More comedy next, this time at the Atkinson Theatre in Southport for Count

01:48 Arthur Strong's Farewell Tour, Part 1.

01:51 Count Arthur Strong has decided to gradually phase his Farewell Tour over a

01:55 yet-to-be-specified number of parts, because, he says, there's a likelihood

01:59 of people doing cold turkey in theatres over him.

02:02 Join Arthur for this never-to-be-forgotten start to his Farewell Tour,

02:05 called And It's Good Night From Him.

02:08 Thursday 21st for that one, and tickets are 23 pounds.

02:13 Lastly, we go full circle back to the Chorley Theatre for an evening with

02:16 musician and music journalist and local lad, John Robb, in a show called

02:20 Do You Believe in the Power of Rock and Roll?

02:23 John Robb talks about life in music, his best-selling Art of Darkness book,

02:27 being the first person to interview Nirvana, inventing the word Britpop,

02:32 and adventures on the post-punk front line.

02:34 Really interesting sounding night for anyone interested in music, and you can

02:37 catch him on Saturday 23rd March, and tickets are 12 pounds.

02:42 Politics, punk and pranksters this week.

02:44 Join me next week for another Five Things to Do, but in the meantime,

02:47 take care and have a great week.

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