5 things to do next week (19/5- 25/5)

5 things to do next week across Central Lancashire & the Fylde Coast

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00:00Hi, I'm digital reporter Amy Seddon and welcome to another edition of Five Things to Do Next Week

00:07across central Lancashire and the Fylde Coast. First up in Preston, a play called Death by Fatal

00:14Murder is on at Preston Playhouse between Wednesday May 21st and Saturday May 24th.

00:20Presented by Preston Drama Club, Death by Fatal Murder sees Inspector Pratt

00:26return to investigate a crime at Bagshot House for the third time. Audiences should expect an

00:31unexpected twist and frightening revelations. The show starts at 7.30pm each night and is

00:38expected to run until 10pm. Tickets are £12. In South Ribble, Music in the Park returns to Leyland

00:47on Sunday May 25th. Taking place at Warden Park between 2pm and 10pm, the event promises to be

00:54the party of the year. The line-up for 2025 includes Bewitched, Chesney Hawks, The Boomtown Rats,

01:02Chris Moyles who will be doing a DJ set, Roland Gift of Fine Young Cannibals fame, Denise Pearson

01:09from Five Star, Hugh and Cry, Rosala and Boomin. General admission is £55 per ticket and premium

01:18admission is £75 per ticket. Over on the Fylde Coast, Dear Evan Hansen is on at the Blackpool Grand

01:25Theatre between Tuesday May 20th and Saturday May 24th. This multi-award-winning musical phenomenon

01:33follows Evan, an anxious high school kid who wants nothing more than to fit in, and is packed with

01:39some of the biggest musical theatre songs of the last decade. The show starts at 7.30pm each day,

01:45with two 30pm matinees on Wednesday and Saturday as well. Tickets start from £27.50.

01:54The Blackpool Comedy Festival also kicks off on Saturday May 24th and runs until Monday June 1st.

02:01Developed in collaboration with Manfred's Comedy Club and supported by Blackpool Tourism Business

02:06Improvement District, the 2025 Festival is a true partnership between the town's venues, artists

02:12and creatives. Throughout the two weeks expect a diverse programme that combines headline comedy shows,

02:19street performances, workshops and family-friendly events. The two events next weekend will both take

02:26place for free in South Shore. Joyride on Saturday and Sunday Funday, of course, on the Sunday.

02:32Finally, in Liffin St Anne's, Irish Annie's is on at the Laughford Pavilion on Wednesday May 21st.

02:40Starring the iconic Ricky Tomlinson, Irish Annie's is a musical comedy by Asa Murphy,

02:46with live music by a live five-piece band called Shenanigans. Set in Irish Annie's pub, the musical

02:53celebrates the best of Irish culture, from the music through to the comedy. The show, which has an age

03:00guidance of 12 plus, runs between 7.30pm and 10.30pm. Tickets are still available, costing £28.50 each.

03:09So there are five top things to do next week, but whatever you're up to, have a good one.