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Until 6th April MR WHATNOTRoyal & Derngate Theatre, Northampton

8 - 13 AprilBORN IN THE GARDENSThe Little Theatre, Leicester.Bristol 1979, Margaret Thatcher is P.M., Britain is changing. Maud and her younger son Maurice (Mo) live in the family’s mock tudor house.Mo is an antiquarian bookseller and trad-jazz enthusiast, happy to live at home play his drums and encourage his mother’s eccentricities. Maud’s other children Hedley and Queenie arrive for their father’s funeral and to discuss the future.Hedley, a Labour MP wants his mother to move to a modern “duplex” in London, and Queenie who lives in Los Angeles wants her twin brother Mo to join her in California, but Maud and Mo are happy in their dilapidated house with their broken TV; are they ready for change?www.thelittletheatre.net

10 -11 April RAPUNZEL At the Deco, Northampton.Don’t miss all the ‘hair-raising’ fun Easter 2013 as Enchanted Entertainment present this fantastic pantomime version of Rapunzel. Starring CITV’s

WOW TAKES A LOOK AT SOME OF THE LATEST THEATRICAL HIGHLIGHTS

TUE 9 - SAT 13 APRIL Cole Porter’s timeless classic High Society brings the glories of Hollywood’s Golden Age to Royal & Derngate from Tues-day 9 to Saturday 13 April, in a dazzling new production from the acclaimed producers of The King and I.

Adapted from the hit 1956 film starring screen legends Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly and Frank Sinatra, High Society fizzes with a host of beautiful ballads including True Love, You’re Sensational and the un-forgettable Well, Did You Evah! This uplifting, sparkling show proves Porter’s classic musical style and effervescent wit will never go out of fashion.

Wealthy socialite Tracy Lord (Sophie Bould, Royal & Dern-gate’s The Go-Between) is in the midst of planning a lavish summer wedding when her ex-husband, jazz musician Dexter Haven arrives to disrupt the proceedings in an attempt to try and win her back. In a fur-ther twist, charming reporter Mike Connor, sent to cover the wedding, falls instantly for Tra-cy, and she for him. As the nup-tials draw closer, Tracy must choose between her three very different suitors.

The role of Haven, played by Bing Crosby in the movie, is taken by Michael Praed, star of Robin of Sherwood and The Secret Adventures of Jules Ver-

High Society

ne. Daniel Boys, of Any Dream Will Do fame, plays Mike Con-nor, and founder member of Fascinating Aïda Marilyn Cutts is Tracy’s mother Margaret Lord. The high-class cast also includes West End favourites Teddy Kempner, Craig Pinder, Kieron Crook and Alex Young.

Royal & Derngate are stag-ing a themed evening of vin-tage Hollywood glamour for the show’s first night in North-

ampton on Tuesday 9 April. Audiences are encouraged to look their most de-lovely for the red carpet, and a special cocktail has been devised for the show’s run by the theatre’s café, Eat & Drink.

Royal & DerngateNorthamptonTo Book, call the Box Office on 01604 624811 or online at www.royalandderngate.co.uk.

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WED 3 - SAT 6 APRKnown to all as ‘Piaf’, the spar-row who rose from the streets of Paris to the international stage, French chanteuse Edith Gassion’s life and career is as unique as her extraordinary singing voice.

Her music, a reflection of her life itself, passionately retells the love, loss and sorrow she experienced, and the fierce emotion and heartache she endured until her untimely death 50 years ago. The show features Piaf’s greatest songs, such as La Vie en Rose, Hymne à l’amour and Non Je Ne Regrette Rien.

Following her acclaimed performance in Curve’s 2012 autumn season production of Entertaining Mr Sloane, Julia Hills will be joining the cast of Piaf and will play the role of Toine.

MON 29 APR - SAT 4 MAYAlan Bennett’s brilliantly witty, perceptive tale of an unruly handful of senior schoolboys, preparing for places at either Oxford or Cambridge under the tutelage of their somewhat eccentric history teacher, was a

PIAF

The History Boys

sensation when it first opened at the National Theatre in 2004. An unusual approach to their studies is questioned when a new, young, history teacher joins the staff with strong views of his own. The play is thought-provoking, challenging, moving and, at times, hilarious.

THE HISTORY BOYS is at The Little Theatre, Dover Street, Leicester, LE1 6PWEmail: [email protected]: 0116 254 2266Fax: 0116 255 0326Box Office: 0116 255 130. Warning: This play may contain some strong language

Frances Ruffelle stars in PIAF at Leicester’s Curve Theatre from Wed 3 - Sat 6 Apr.Ticket Office on 0116 242 3595www.curveonline.co.uk

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Jenny Jones, CBeebies Andrew Crawford and Blue Peter legend Peter Duncan. Packed with great songs, amazing dance routines and plenty of laughter for all the family!www.thedeco.co.uk

Tue 16th - Sat 20th AprilBLOOD BROTHERSComes to the Theatre Royal Nottingham. Written by Willy Russell, Blood Brothers tells the moving tale of twins who, separated at birth, grow up on opposite sides of the tracks, only to meet again with fateful consequences. The superb score includes Bright New Day, Marilyn Monroe and the emotionally charged hit Tell Me It’s Not True.www.trch.co.uk

Fri 26 April - Sat 18 MayTHE KITE RUNNERNottingham Playhouse. Based on Khaled Hosseini’s hugely popular international best-selling novel, The Kite Runner now makes its European stage premiere at the Playhouse. This haunting tale of friendship spans cultures and continents and follows one man’s journey to confront his past and find redemption. Afghanistan is a divided country on the verge of war and childhood friends, Amir and Hassan are about to be torn apart. It’s a beautiful afternoon in Kabul and the skies are full of the excitement and joy of a kite flying tournament. But neither of the boys can foresee what will happen to Hassan that afternoon, an event that is to shatter their lives.www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk

WEDNESDAY 3 APRILThe internationally acclaimed Shaolin Warriors are return-ing to the UK with a brand new show, Return of the Mas-ter before embarking on a world tour. This breathtaking theatrical Kung Fu Show con-tinues the story of the war-rior, and vividly depicts the rarely-seen Kung Fu masters’ feats of agility strength and skill, using Buddhist Medita-tion and their rigorous martial arts training. The show is an extravaganza, with gorgeous scenery, atmospheric music, beautiful lights, and hundreds of costumes.

A fully choreographed spectacular production that features 22 professionally trained Kung Fu Masters; au-diences will be amazed and

Be prepared for an irreverent, fast-paced romp through the Bard’s plays when the Reduced Shakespeare Company bring their brand new production The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) (re-vised) to the midlands this April as part of their UK national tour.

The Reduced Shakespeare Company is a three-man come-dy troupe that takes long, seri-ous subjects and reduces them to short, sharp comedies. Join these madcap men in tights as they weave their wicked way through all of Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories and Trag-edies in one wild ride that will leave you breathless and help-less with laughter. All 37 Plays

Shaolin Warriors

Reduced Shakespeare Company

thrilled by their death defying Kung Fu disciplines such as qigong, animal imitation box-ing, drunken boxing, and fight-ing with over 20 kinds of dan-gerous traditional weapons.

This show is a must see for family audiences and mar-tial arts experts enthusiasts alike who have been excited

in 97 Minutes! Now revised for 2013 with the same recycled jokes – just put in a different order.

Warning! This show is a high-speed roller-coaster type con-densation of all of Shakespeare’s plays, and is not recommended for people with heart ailments, bladder problems, inner-ear disorders, outer-ear disorders, Shakespearean scholars, de-grees in Elizabethan history and/or people inclined to motion sick-

APR 09 - Loughborough Town Hall.www.loughboroughtownhall.co.ukAPR 13 - Wellingborough, The Castle.www.thecastle.org.ukAPR 19 - Nottingham Playhouse.www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk

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FRI 19 APRIL - SAT 11 MAYRoyal & Derngate’s Made In Northampton season continues with the third of its Comedy Gold productions, when Shake-speare’s best-loved comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream takes to the Royal stage, from Friday 19 April to Saturday 11 May.

Perfect both as an introduc-tion to Shakespeare and for sea-soned Shakespeare audiences, A Midsummer Night’s Dream offers a feast of humour and magic. This new production sets the action in Edwardian England, but mischief is afoot and the usual divides of upstairs/down-stairs have been turned upside down. Worlds real and unreal collide, passion and madness

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

erupt, love and magic work their potent charms and love at first sight proves real for some but makes an ass of others.

Under the thrilling and en-ergetic direction of Gary Sefton (who directed A Christmas Carol, Diary Of A Nobody and Travels With My Aunt for North-ampton’s Royal & Derngate) the winning combination of Shake-speare’s lyrical text and some of his funniest characters make this rich, vivid production a real treat for all ages.

Taking the role of the fairy queen Titania is Amy Robbins, best-known as Dr Jill Weath-erill in ITV series The Royal and fresh from starring in the West End as Mrs Johnston in Blood

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM is at the Royal & Derngate from Friday 19 April to Saturday 11 May.Box Office on 01604 624811 or online at www.royalandderngate.co.uk.

TUE 30 APRIL - SAT 4 MAYOne of BBC TV’s most popular and fondly remembered sit-coms, Birds Of A Feather, ran for almost 10 years until 1998. Set in Chigwell, it chronicled the misadventures of Sharon Theo-dopolopoudos and Tracy Stubbs (Pauline Quirke and Linda Rob-son) and their man-eating neigh-bour, Dorien Green (Northamp-ton’s own Lesley Joseph).

Join Pauline, Linda and Lesley as they recreate their adored

The girls are back!

characters from Birds Of A Feather on stage in a show cre-ated especially for the theatre by The Comedy Theatre Company, producers of the highly suc-cessful tour of Victoria Wood’s dinnerladies and Keeping Up Ap-pearances.

BIRDS OF A FEATHER is at Royal & Derngate from Tuesday 30 April to Saturday 4 May, at 7.30pmBox Office: 01604 624811 or www.royalandderngate.co.uk.

Brothers. Playing the mischie-vous Puck is Colin Ryan, from CBBC’s Leonardo, and Joseph Alessi, last seen on the Royal stage in the hugely successful Brief Encounter, plays the part of Bottom.

FRI 12 - SAT 27 APRAcclaimed for its epic, nostalgic, funny story and rousing, romantic, award-winning score, The Hired Man is arguably the finest new British musical of the last thirty years.

Set against the backdrop of the Cumbrian lakes in the early years of the twentieth century, it tells the timeless, moving story of a young married couple and their struggle to carve a living from the land, just as the traditional rhythms of English country life are being swept away by the gathering storm of war in Europe. It’s haunting, thrilling, stirring stuff.

The Hired Man is based on the much-loved novel by Melvyn Bragg, and brought to life by

The Hired Man

the heartbreakingly-beautiful music of Howard Goodall, the EMMY, BRIT and BAFTA award-winning composer of stage musicals. Goodall’s credits including the recent West End hit Love Story, and film and TV scores including themes for Blackadder, The Vicar of Dibley, Mr Bean and QI.

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pril sees the return of Ceri Dupree to Leicester’s Curve in a sensational production of Hot Stuff. WOW were

lucky enough to get this exclusive interview.

Who did you most want to be when you were growing up?

My early inspiration was Danny La Rue when I saw him on television. I always loved the more flamboyant characters in show business such as Boy George and Liberace, the show men as it were, but Danny Lar Rue was my greatest influence.

What was your inspiration for wanting to get into showbiz, living at home in Swansea?

As a kid my inspiration was my father, he was an entertainer and cabaret singer. When I was growing up in Swansea there was a comedian called Ryan Davies, who wasn’t very well known outside of Wales, but was a household name here. My father new him and we used to see him in pantomime every year in what was then my local theatre in my home town of Swansea, the Grand Theatre. That gave me the inspiration to become a performer.

When was the first time you appeared on stage?

The first time I ever went on stage was when I was probably about 14 and it was at a school concert. The majority of people played the violin or recorder, sang a song or recited poetry but I got up and did an impression of Mrs Thatcher. I didn’t dress up as her, but had a wig and a handbag and it went down rather well.

And when did you first appear in drag?

When I was in school, we did a pantomime and I played one of the ugly sisters – I must have been around 15, I think.

WOW’s Derek Hammond heads to the Curve and gains and audience with the UK’s Queen of Theatre, the outrageous Ceri Dupree.

HOT STUFF: Curve, LeicesterDates: Sat 20 April – Sun 26 MayPerformance Times: Mon – Fri evenings at 7.30pm; Sat 4pm and 8pm; Wed 15 May at 2.15pm; Sun 19 and 26 May at 4pm; Fri 24 May at 5pm and 9pmTickets: £18.75 - £35.00, with discounted tickets available (Previews £15)Ticket Office: 0116 242 3595Website and Online Booking: www.curveonline.co.ukTwitter: @CurveLeicester

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How come it’s usually women who get to have most of the fun when it comes to dressing up, making up and glamorously transforming themselves?

It’s because they are women. If you look at the Oscars for instance or any red carpet events, what do the men wear? They wear black suits, black ties – there’s only so much you can do with on a variation of that. A man could wear a black sequined dickie bow or sequined suit – but it’s basically black and white. It’s the women that have all the colour. Women wear makeup, shoes, the glitzy dresses, the jewellery and obviously they have the best deal. It’s as simple as that really.

You’ve performed all over the world and at some fabulously glam venues, but when did you first get the vibe that you were on the road to success?

I don’t think you ever get that vibe that you are on the road to success. I think the more shows you do, the better you get and you start to think ‘I can do this’. I would never have been so conceited to say that 20 odd years ago, but after 30 years I can say yes I know what I’m doing when it comes to female impersonation and I’ve done my apprenticeship – so I think I can say that now.

You clearly love the old-school Hollywood stars and stage divas – Marilyn, Cher, Shirley Bassey... even the Queen – but who are the more modern stars you’ve deemed worthy of joining your repertoire?

Lady Gaga for obvious reasons, she’s a prime target for sending up because she is a complete parody of herself anyway, so she is great. I’ve also started working on Adele, although - dare I say it - she’s a little boring, but I do quite like her. Another new character is the woman from Dragon’s Den, Hilary Devey – she’s fantastic. She’s quite outrageous as a character, flamboyant with big shoulder pads, so I’m working on her as well. And I suppose Amy Winehouse is another.

What do you think has set you apart from the rest of the so-called ‘drag scene’?

It’s my life, I work at it 24 hours and I don’t ever switch off - I love it. I never do it in a misogynistic way, I don’t ever degrade women. I do sail near the wind, it’s not Mother Theresa, but it’s not cheap and tacky either. I like to think I do it in a classy, upmarket, professional way. I work at what I do constantly, 365 days a year and never take my eye off the ball, always striving to get things right. I’ve never missed a performance in 30 years, I’m never late and I beat myself up over it.

What’s the most you’ve ever spent on a costume? And was it, by any chance, for your favourite of all the women you impersonate?

What’s the most I’ve spent? Some of my pantomime costumes can cost a fortune, the finale costumes in particular. I think the most recent one was about £5,000 this year, it was red and a hell of a lot of feathers. We’re just having a costume made now, the feathers alone have cost £850, so when it is done it will be in the thousands. I’ve never spent more than £7,000 on a costume, but sometimes they can cost as little as £350 – it depends on the character and what materials you are putting on it. The most expensive one in Hot Stuff is probably be the Dolly Parton one which is encrusted in Swarovski crystals. Only today I had a delivery of orange feathers– you cannot get into my dining room now, it’s like an explosion on an ostrich farm!

You were last in Leicester as the star of Hot Stuff, which went down a storm, and the Leicester Mercury has described your show as “Slick and saucy, rude and risque, fun and fantastic.” We’re looking forward to seeing you again!

Thank you very much! I agree whole heartedly.

What would you do if you were invisible for a day?

I know what I would like to say but you probably can’t print that. It would probably involve a trip to the rugby! I don’t really know, probably go around to all these banks, the offices of the rich bankers and kick the feet from under them! All of those that got us in this mess. That’s what I would love to do.

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WOW FINDS OUT WHERE THE LAUGHS ARE THIS MONTH

Fri 5th Apr COMEDY ALLSTARS: PAUL F TAYLOR, ROB ROUSE, SEAN PERCIVAL. Lings Forum Leisure Centre NorthamptonJUST THE TONICLoughborough Town Hall

Sat 6th Apr ONE NIGHT WITH JOAN : JOAN COLLINS. Royal & Derngate Northampton

Thu 11th Apr BIGGER, LOUDER, HARDER, LONGER!!: THE NEW FOUR POOFS AND A PIANOThe Y Theatre Leicester

Fri 12th Apr FUNHOUSE COMEDY CLUB: MARKUS BIRDMAN, MANDY MUDEN, BEN SCHOFIELD, SPIKY MIKE. Market Harborough Leisure Centre

Sun 21st Apr BACK IN THE GAME: MICKY FLANAGAN. De Montfort Hall LeicesterSARA PASCOE, TONY HENDRIKS, JESSICA FOSTEKEW, CRISPIN FLINTOFF. The Picturedrome Northampton

Wed 24th Apr 10 DAYS THAT SHOOK THE KITCHEN. Kettering Arts Centre

Thu 25th Apr RICH HALL De Montfort Hall Leicester

FRI 5 & FRI 19 APRILOne of Britain’s finest comedi-ans and broadcasters, Marcus Brigstocke will be hitting the road this Spring with his hotly anticipated new show The Brig Society which sees him restructuring every aspect of life in Britain today through the medium of jokes!

Marcus Brigstocke’s talent was noted early on in his ca-reer in 1996 when he won the BBC New Comedian Award at the Edinburgh Festival. He is now regarded as a major com-edy, writing and acting talent, performing stand up nationally to sell out audiences both on tour and on the well trodden comedy circuit.

Marcus is the master of sa-tirical comedy and has proved

Marcus Brigstocke

to be blisteringly funny over a wide range of topics including; Climate Change, Religious Ex-tremism, Immigration, Loans Companies, The Special Rela-tionship, Compensation Culture, Women’s Magazines, The EU and David Blaine, not to mention his own personal battle against his middle class roots.

APRIL 5The Castle, WellingboroughBox Office: 01933 270 007 www.thecastle.org.ukAPRIL 19Bedford Corn ExchangeBox Office: 01234 26951www.bedfordcornexchange.co.uk

MONDAY 8 APRILBritain may be staring into the bottom of an empty pint glass, but don’t lose hope – Al Murray The Pub Landlord is back to fill it up again, with a brand new show of epic proportions.

Following a phenomenally successful 2012 Autumn tour, Britain’s most irrepressible innkeeper will be serving up his

Al Murray

premier brew of ale-inspired acumen and bar-room buffoon-ery as part of his hilarious new show THE ONLY WAY IS EPIC at a theatre near you this Spring.

This monumental new live stand-up show from the multi-award-winning comedian, di-rectly follows the nationwide success of the Guv’s twice ex-tended Barrel of Fun tour, and is

Box Office 01509 231914 www.loughboroughtownhall.co.uk

Marcus has notched up an impressive list of TV credits including his role as team captain on Argumental (Dave), and host of The Late Edition and I’ve Never Seen Star Wars (BBC4). Other appearances include; Have I Got News For You (BBC1), QI (BBC2), Sorry I’ve Got No Head (BBC1), The Late Edition (BBC4), and the 11 O’Clock Show (Channel 4).

sure to sell-out fast. It’s not just a tour… it’s a National pep talk, Get your orders in now!

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Tue 2nd Apr MICHELE WELBORNThe Old White Hart Northampton

Wed 3rd Apr KING CHARLES + STORY BOOKSO2 Academy Leicester

Thu 4th Apr TWO TIME POLKAThe Donkey LeicesterTHE ATARISVault RugbyTHE PLATFORMCharles Bradlaugh Northampton

Fri 5th Apr WE ARE MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT: FORMAL WARNING + THE TENNYSONS + RAPTUSOUND + TITAN + LED BY WOLVESO2 Academy Leicester ASTROID BOYS + TINY SKITZThe Soundhouse Leicester

Fri 5th AprSATELLITE EMPIRE EP LAUNCH: SATELLITE EMPIRE + SPECIAL GUESTS The Shed Leicester Sat 6th AprJAMES TAYLOR QUARTET (JTQ) The Donkey LeicesterFOOD FIGHTERZ + THIS IS NIRVANA

Madness frontman Suggs brings his hilarious and mov-ing one man tour de force My Life Story to The Core at Corby Cube on Wednesday 24 April.

As he turns fifty, a loud crash in the singer’s bathroom heralds the sudden death of his beloved cat. This tragedy pro-pels him on a reflective journey through his own highs and lows, and triggers a personal quest to discover what happened to the father he never knew. Accom-panied by a lone pianist, Suggs combines narrative, anecdote and song to reveal his life story in an uproarious – and at times

From Madness to gladness

deeply affecting – stand-up memoir.

He recalls his tough child-hood on the mean streets of Soho in the days of platform boots, tank tops, cheesecloth and big hair; his sudden fame at the age of eighteen as lead singer of Madness and the sud-den collapse of the band just a few years later. With a wife and two small children to support he determines to rebuild his career through music production, solo albums, televi-sion, theatre, film and radio – despite numer-ous hilarious set-backs. The epic tale is interspersed with

SUGGS: MY LIFE STORY www.suggslive.comApril 24th CORBY THE CORE01536 470 470www.thecorecorby.com.April 25th DERBY ASSEMBLY ROOMS 01332 255 800www.derbylive.co.ukMay 7th LEICESTER DE MONFORT HALL 0116 233 3111www.demontforthall.co.ukMay 8th NOTTINGHAM THEATRE ROYAL 0115 989 5555www.trch.co.ukMay 14thPETERBOROUGH CRESSET 01733 265 705

a selection of Madness’ best loved and most celebrated an-thems. Their inventive music and lyrics, heard anew in the context in which they were writ-ten, often become unexpectedly poignant, as Suggs stumbles and plummets through the trap door of failure, before bounc-ing back to catch the passing

trapeze of showbusiness success.

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The Musician LeicesterGREAT DIVIDE The Picturedrome NorthamptonLIMEHOUSE LIZZY Melton TheatreMelton Mowbray

Sun 7th AprSNOWBLIND BLACK SABBATH TRIBUTE King Billy Northampton

Mon 8th AprFUZZY LIGHTS + SARAH AND THE EX The Cookie Jar Leicester

Tue 9th AprTITANIC JAZZ BAND The Donkey Leicester

Wed 10th AprDRENGE The Cookie Jar Leicester

Thu 11th AprCHAS & DAVE The Lighthouse TheatreKettering

Fri 12th AprTIME TO BREATHE Moulton College Northampton BATS The Firebug LeicesterTHE SYD LAWRENCE ORCHESTRA The Deco Northampton

Sat 13th AprMICK RIDGWAY’S MOJOHAND The Coach & HorsesLubenhamPOTBELLY FOLK FESTIVAL - SPRING SPECIAL: LUCY WARD + JEZ HELLARD + HADRIAN’S UNION + FRUMENTY + MORE Kettering Arts CentreACOUSTIC SET: THE RIFLES O2 Academy LeicesterDETHONATOR The Soundhouse Leicester

Sat 13th AprGREAT DIVIDE Hungry Horse Northampton

One of the UK’s most successful rock groups the band achieved six No.1 albums in the UK, as well as hitting the top spot in the US. Responsible for some of the

Simple Minds

most enduring anthems in rock music, hear songs from their extensive back catalogue including Alive and Kicking, Don’t You (Forget About Me) and Waterfront.

Friday 5th April: LEICESTER, DE MONTFORT HALLwww.demontforthall.co.ukSaturday 6th April: WOLVERHAMPTON, CIVIC HALLwww.wolvescivic.co.ukFriday 12th April: NOTTINGHAM, ROYAL CONCERT HALLwww.trch.co.uk

SUNDAY 28TH APRILFormed on Canvey Island in Es-sex in the early 1970s Dr Feel-good remains one of the most popular and exciting live rhythm and blues acts in the world.

The raw and uncompromis-ing style of their performance resulted in the album Stupidity that immediately went to the number one position in the U.K. charts.

Dr. Feelgood have also en-joyed global success with a string of hit singles including Roxette, Back in the Night, Milk and Alcohol, Down at the Doc-tors, She Does it Right, Going Back Home and See You Later Alligator - which gave the group their first gold record.

The current line up features the rhythm section Kevin Mor-ris on drums and Phil Mitchell

Dr Feelgood

on bass, both 29 years in the band and Steve Walwyn on gui-tar who has been with the band for 23 years.

Vocalist Robert Kane (for-merly of the Animals) is the most recent addition – joining in 1999 after the tragic death of Lee Brilleaux.

DR FEELGOODStamford Corn ExchangeSunday 28th April01780 766455www.drfeelgood.org

The band continues to tour extensively throughout the World.

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or call 01858 439 999

Sun 14th AprBROTHER + JOEL WILDGOOSE The Musician LeicesterSCHEHERAZADE: ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (RPO), ALEXANDER SHELLEY Royal & Derngate TheatreNorthampton

Mon 15th AprFOSSIL COLLECTIVE The Musician Leicester

Tue 16th AprTOY HEARTS The Musician LeicesterCATHRYN CRAIG + BRIAN WILLOUGHBY The Old White HartNorthampton

Wed 17th AprMASKED INTRUDER The Firebug Leicester

Thu 18th AprTHE PLATFORM Charles BradlaughNorthampton

Fri 19th AprALY BAIN & PHIL CUNNINGHAM Uppingham Theatre

Sat 20th AprGRAND OPENING: ACODA (FORMERLY THIS OCEAN BETWEEN) The Zombie Hut CorbyNORTHAMPTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Spinney Hill TheatreNorthampton

Sun 21st AprWILD WILLY BARRETT’S FRENCH CONNECTION The Musician Leicester

Mon 22nd AprSWEET BABOO The Firebug LeicesterTHE BEX MARSHALL BAND The Musician LeicesterSPEAKEASY SESSIONS O Bar Leicester

FRIDAY 26TH APRILT.Rextasy have now been performing around the world for over 20 years, a career that ironically out lives Marc’s very own T.Rex. The band is now accepted as the world’s only official live tribute band dedicated to Marc Bolan & T.Rex, and the only band endorsed and approved by Marc Bolan’s family, estate, original ex-

T-Rextasy

members of T.Rex, and Bolan’s catalogue management. Truly a rock’n’roll concert for all ages - If you would like to know exactly what a Marc Bolan concert was like in the 1970s, this show is for you!

Box Office: 01908 280800 www.stables.orgwww.trextasy.com

TUESDAY 30TH APRILChris Wood has been nominated for BBC Folk Award 12 times and received 6 awards from just 3 albums. Joan Armatrading was so taken with Chris’s writing she invited him as special guest onto her 50 date UK tour.

During the Armatrading tour, he’s travelled the country, eavesdropping on conversations from pound shops to tea rooms, army recruiting centres to hotel saunas collecting ‘the poetry of recession’. His response is, None The Wiser, a fourth solo album.

Justin Mitchell (Keyboards/Trumpet) and Felix Krish (Bass) join Chris as he sings humble hymns and sweeping statements. From Alzheimers to William Blake, Wood lovingly takes the pulse of his homeland

Chris Wood

and this could be his best album yet.

Box Office: 01908 280800 www.stables.orgwww.chriswoodmusic.co.uk

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Tue 23rd AprMY EXTRAORDINARY The Shed Leicester

Wed 24th AprADAM ANT & THE GOOD THE MAD & THE LOVELY POSSEO2 Academy Leicester

Thu 25th AprI AM KLOOT O2 Academy LeicesterTO THE BONES O2 Academy Leicester

Fri 26th AprLUCY SPRAGGAN O2 Academy LeicesterMARK MORRISSThe Firebug LeicesterSWEET BABOO The Lamplighter NorthamptonGREAT DIVIDE The Old Bank NorthamptonTHE ILLEGAL EAGLES Royal & Derngate Theatre

Sat 27th AprBOOT LED ZEPPELIN The Zombie Hut CorbyFIORI MUSICALI - ITALIAN BAROQUE CONCERTOSThe Castle Wellingborough

Sat 27th AprRETURN TO ENERGISER TOUR:ENTER SHIKARI New Roadmender NorthamptonTHAT’LL BE THE DAY Royal & Derngate TheatreNorthampton

Sun 28th AprTHE MOONLIGHTS The Donkey Leicester

Mon 29th AprSHARKS Vault Rugby

Tue 30th AprWHILE SHE SLEEPS O2 Academy LeicesterWILLIE NILE + DAVID SINCLAIR TRIO The Musician Leicester

Music at Dingley, which began in 1986 as a summer school for musically talented youngsters, has been offering a wide range of musical events to local and region-al audiences for over 25 years. A very high standard of perform-ance has been maintained and in its unrivalled setting overlooking the Welland Valley, Music at Din-gley occupies a unique position in the musical life of Leicestershire and Northamptonshire.

Concerts are held throughout the year in Dingley’s Norman church – which boasts particular-ly good acoustics and forthcom-ing events are :-

Sunday 21st April – 4.30pmEnsembles from Chethams School of MusicBrahms Clarinet Quintet, Beethoven Septet

Music at Dingley

Saturday 4th May – 7.30pmAdam Walker (flute) and James Baillieu (piano)Schubert variations, Copland vocalize, Martinu Sonata for Flute and Piano, Poulenc Sonata for Flute & Piano

Friday 28th June – 7.30pmChoir of Clare College, Cam-bridgeStabat Mater music for Pas-siontide, Plainchants inter-spersed with music by Byrd, Bach, Bruckner, Tallis, Stainer, Finzi and organ duets by Mo-zart and Tomkins.

Friday 26th July – 7.30pmCity of London Chamber Or-chestraHaydn Symphonies no, 76 and 77, Mozart Concerto for Flute and Harp

further information about any of the above and Friends membershipwww.musicatdingley.org.uke.mail: [email protected] phone Janet Marchand: 01536 515087Tickets and booking enquiries 0116 233 3111 - De Montfort Hall

THURSDAY 18TH APRILAward-winning Welsh rock/metal band, formed in 2001, their debut album, Casually Dressed & Deep in Conver-sation (2003). Achieved both a gold certification and three top twenty singles in their home country, and is often acclaimed as one of the land-mark punk records of the 2000s.

Other successful albums include “Tales Don’t Tell Themselves” and “Welcome Home Armageddon”. Key songs include “Streetcar”, “History” and “Into Oblivion (Reunion)”.

Preceded by single Best Friends And Hospital Beds, Funeral For A Friend’s sixth album Conduit is out now, coinciding with an extensive tour of the UK.

Funeral for a Friend

Sunday 28th July – 12.30pmMusic for a Summer SundayThomas Hull (clarinet), Sarah Butcher (cello), Tim Horton (piano)Beethoven Piano Trio, Beethoven Piano Sonata No, 24, Brahms Clarinet Trio

Saturday 16th November – 7.30pmOpera Minima’s Magic Flute

Saturday 7th December – 7.30pmChoir of Grays Inn Chapel – Advent programme

Funeral for a FriendO2 Academy 2 LeicesterThu 18 Aprwww.o2academyleicester.co.uk

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MONDAY 1ST APRILKing of the Travellers

WEDNESDAY 3RD APRILDark Skies

THURSDAY 4TH APRIL009 Re: CyborgHome

FRIDAY 5TH APRILA Late QuartetA Tale of Two SyriasAll Things to All MenErased, The ExpatriateMahmut & MeryemPapadopoulos and SonsSnitchSpike IslandSpring BreakersThursday Till Sunday

SATURDAY 6TH APRILThe Burning Bright

TUESDAY 9TH APRILMugabe: Villain Or Hero

FRIDAY 12TH APRIL First PositionFlying BlindKochadaiyaanNautanki Saala!OblivionScary Movie 5Simon KillerThe GatekeepersThe Place Beyond the Pines

WEDNESDAY 17TH APRILOlympus Has Fallen

FRIDAY 19TH APRILBaitEvil DeadF*ck for ForestMe and YouPromised Land

THURSDAY 25TH APRILLucky DI Unlucky Story

FRIDAY 26TH APRILI Love New YearIn the FogIron Man 3ScarecrowThe ABCs of DeathThe Look of LoveThe Lords of SalemWhite Elephant

SATURDAY 27TH APRILRacing is Life: The Beryl Burton Story

WOW’S JAZ COX LOOKS AT SOME OF THE NEWEST CINEMA RELEASES

FRI 26 – MON 29 APRILTrance is the much-anticipated thriller from Danny Boyle, director of Trainspotting and the Academy-Award-winning Slumdog Millionaire. Simon (McAvoy) is an art auctioneer who gets caught up in a major heist: the only problem is, having been hit on the head, he can’t remember where the stolen painting is. Trying to retrieve the information by using a hypnotherapist (Dawson), little does he realise she is being used by a criminal gang to lead them to the art. A high-octane, genre-bending thrill ride, Trance harnesses the immersive, hypnotic power of film to explore ideas of identity, perception and madness.

Trance

TRANCE: Fri 26 – Mon 29 April (+Parent & Baby Screening 10.30am Mon 29 April 2013) Forum Cinema, Weston Favell Centre, NorthamptonFor screening times, please call 01604 837 300CERTIFICATE: 15GENRE: ThrillerDIRECTOR: Danny BoyleSTARS: James McAvoy, Vincent Cassel, Rosario DawsonRUNNING TIME: 1hr 41mins

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Blinded by the colour blast in last months issue of WOW the fashion team decides to tone it down a bit by focussing on nearly all things black and white!

eam WOW look at how to wear black and white. If you have a

prom to go to, a wedding to plan, a party, or just feel the need to make a simple day wear statement, this could be the look for you! Inspiration could be taken from last months Oscars or even a good old fashioned movie! - What a great excuse to dig out some old films!

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MAKE SURE YOU’RE BEAUTY, NOT THE BEAST...

Cutting edge

Shaping the nation

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Your Body Coach GUARAN-TEES to transform your body! You can drop a dress size in 28 days guaranteed or your money back! Now we can all get that swimsuit body just in time for the summer hols!

Joanna Bloore Personal Trainer and Weight Loss Specialist can be reached on 07772 650370 or email [email protected]’s next group personal training camp starts on 22nd April.

After three years in business in Market Harborough, Wain-wrights hair salon enjoys a reputation that’s second to none, and spreading fast. A move to classy new premises has turned heads in town – the perfect cue for a new summer look of your own – and the great idea of offering their services in the evening has proven a win-ner with clients new and old.

You’ll love the relaxed, spa-cious new salon, which benefits from a prime location just off the High Street, and is full of atmos-phere with its olde worlde spiral staircase. Salon owner Sophie Williamson says the new extend-ed hours – open until 8 o’clock on Tuesdays and Thursdays and 10 o’clock on Wednesdays – can fit in with the diaries and lifestyles of

Keeping in perfect shape is not easy - far easier in fact to have a secret nibble or the odd biscuit, and as for chocolate... well most of us come to a point in life when we feel we’ve let things go a bit and the occasional diet fad or the odd visit to the gym just won’t cut it anymore. That’s when it’s time to grit your teeth and admit you need the help of a personal trainer. Okay, it’s going to be tough but nothing worth having ever came easy.

WAINWRIGHTS, The Courtyard, Bennett’s Place, 31a High Street, Market Harborough, Leicestershire LE16 7NLTel: 01858 440 576

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WOW LOOKS AT MAKING THE BEST OF WHAT WE’VE GOT...

A healthy Diet and exercise plan are important, but your mood and mind play a big part in a complete healthy you. A healthy mind is what leads you to a healthy body - and a much happier life.

“2th dental practise will help you create the fresh, natural smile. They listen, while you talk! 2th dental practise advise regu-lar teeth brushing and cleaning between teeth helps to keep your teeth and gums healthy, and helps to prevent tooth de-cay and gum disease. Other

Healthy Mind & Body

things that may help include: mouthwashes, tongue cleaning, and eating a healthy diet, which includes limiting sugary drinks and foods. If you smoke, stop-ping smoking will improve oral hygiene and recommend you have a dental check-up at least once a year. Teeth whitening is also an option and will also help to give your teeth a fresh and a healthy glow.

Pilates and yoga are fantas-tic for both the mind and body. Look and feel great and step into spring with some Pilates

with Christine. She will help you improve your body shape and posture to enable you to look slimmer. New Body Pilates, a mat based exercise aims to give you a healthy back, long lean toned muscles and relieve stress.

If you feel you need for some indoor training and per-haps a dip in the pool after your work out, Montsaye Fit-ness centre in Rothwell offers a full fitness suite with a vast

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range of equipment to fulfil all fitness needs. They also have a dance studio, Pool and various classes.

If you like to boogie, and smile while you work out, Lindsey will add some fun into getting you in shape with her weekly zumba classes where you can step into a party atmosphere at either of her Rothwell venues. Lindsey uses simpler moves with light hand weights, where you’ll feel yourself toning and having fun all at the same time. The new yoga core classes, combine yoga with Pilates strengthening the core with some easy wind down relaxation at the end of the class. It’s the best fun you can have in a work out!

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WOW TAKES A LOOK AT THE DANCE, CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY

Let’s Dance

Follow Let’s Dance International Festival on: Twitter: @LetsDanceFestFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/LetsDanceFestivalWebsite: www.ldif.co.uk

MONDAY 29 APRIL - SATURDAY 25 MAYWelcome, year three and Let’s Dance International Fes-tival (LDIF) is going from strength to strength, bringing the best in international dance that reflects the cos-mopolitan nature of Leicester. This year’s LDIF cele-brates International Day of Dance with a programme from Guadeloupe, Iran, India, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Turkey, UK and Brazil; where the artists have focused on traditional styles and updated them to reflect contemporary culture by marrying ba-

sic structures, identity and dance styles. This year LDIF has introduced a new strand with Se-

rious About Dance: A Black British Dance Think Tank that looks at dance practice, unpacking the history of British Black

dance. It unearths a hidden political history, a new dance aesthetic which had a place here and abroad, the role of race and identity and a vision for the future as the cultural landscape economically challenges the arts infrastructure. Speakers for the conference include Hilary Carty, Paul Gilroy, Bob Ramdhanie, Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp OBE and Sue Harrison, all engaged in a dialogue that sits alongside work which illustrates the diversity to be found in Black dance today.

LDIF brings some of the best of British dance with Jean Abreu’s intimate new solo work BLOOD followed by Oguike Dance, led by one of the UK’s most inventive choreographers Henri Oquike, presenting V4: Seasons, a programme of three works, drawn from the evoca-tive world of baroque music, with its characteristic theatricality and rhythmic energies. The six dancers bring to life Vivaldi’s seasons, contrasting with the pure vocal lines in Stabat Mater, and ending with a reworking of Oguike’s clever and inventive “White Space”, a dance version which even Scarlatti himself could not imagine bettered!

Zumbi, based on Zumbi Dos Palmares (the greatest Brazilian slave leader), will set your heart racing and imagination flowing with this magical dance piece. A mix of Brazilian cultures charged with an African undercurrent, they use dance, music, aerial skills, circus technique, capoeira and contemporary art in a spectacular explosion of energy and talent! LDIF brings three weeks of energy, fun and international performances of quality to Leicester with artists from around the world. This year we launch on 29 April with a dance party, Roc Kidz Crew, Stix, DJ Kayper and Akala, so instead of just sitting back and watching, get up and Let’s Dance!


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Matthew Bourne’s SLEEPING BEAUTY sees the choreog-rapher return to the music of Tchaikovsky to complete the trio of the composer’s ballet master-works that started in 1992 with Nutcracker! and, most famously, in 1995, with the international hit Swan Lake.

Perrault’s timeless fairy tale, about a young girl cursed to sleep for one hundred years, was turned into a legendary ballet by Tchaikovsky and choreographer, Marius Petipa, in 1890. Bourne takes this date as his starting point, setting the Christening of Aurora, the story’s heroine, in the year of the ballet’s first per-formance; the height of the Fin-de-Siecle period when fairies, vampires and decadent opulence fed the gothic imagination. As Au-rora grows into a young woman,

Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty

we move forwards in time to the more rigid, uptight Edwardian era; a mythical golden age of long Summer afternoons, croquet on the lawn and new dance crazes. Years later, awakening from her century long slumber, Aurora finds herself in the modern day; a world more mysterious and

MON 22ND - SAT 27TH APRILVincent Simone and Flavia Cacace have dazzled television audiences for seven series of the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing with their stunning Tango routines. And now they’re

Midnight Tango

back by incredible popular demand with Midnight Tango - a breathtaking evening bringing all the drama, sensuality and elegance of this most exciting of dance forms to life.

Set in a late night bar in downtown Buenos Aires and featuring some of the finest Tango dancers in the world and live music, Midnight Tango, takes you on a journey into a heart of this intoxicating city. As danger and excitement, joy and jealousy, pain and passion all combine - this is a spectacular and explosive evening not to be missed!

Midnight Tango is at Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall Nottingham Mon 22nd April - Sat 27th April www.trch.co.uk

wonderful than any Fairy story!Matthew Bourne’s haunting

new scenario is a gothic tale for all ages; the traditional tale of good vs. evil and rebirth is turned upside-down, creating a super-natural love story, across the decades, that even the passage of time itself cannot hinder.

Britain’s most popular dance showman works again with three of his regular collaborators and New Adventures Associ-ate Artists; The Tony and Olivier Award-winning designers Lez Brotherston (Set and Costumes), Paule Constable (Lighting) and Paul Groothuis (Sound Design) who created the acclaimed sur-round-sound for last years hit production of Cinderella.

NOTTINGHAM.Theatre RoyalTues, 02 to Sat 06 AprilBox Office: 0115 989 5555www.trch.co.ukLEICESTER. CurveTue, 09 to Sat 13 AprilBox Office: 0116 242 3595 www.curveonline.co.uk

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WOW LOOKS AT WHAT’S GOING ON...

SUNDAY 28 APRILThe point-to-point race season at Dingley continues with the Fernie meeting on Sunday 28th April, by when we all hope that the Spring sunshine will have replaced the endless winter rains!

Dingley are delighted to welcome back the Fitzwilliam (Milton) Hunt for a second season, to host their point-to-point at the track on Saturday 18th May. Plans are already at an advanced stage for this day, and the lure of a well-supported East Anglian area fixture at a Midlands Area course will again bring a large contingent of both equine and human followers from further afield to experience the unique atmosphere that racing at Dingley can generate in its

A Day at the Races

natural amphitheatre setting.A number of further

investments have been made to the racing and viewing facilities at the course in the last year or so to ensure that runners, riders and their connections can benefit from improved racing conditions and some of the best facilities in amateur racing. The renovation of the principal ‘Rod Millington’ racecourse building is now complete, with improved jockeys changing rooms, toilets and washing facilities; together with a refurbished medical room. Externally the work to the winners enclosure is now complete, which provides considerably more space and improved viewing facilities. The first fence has been completely rebuilt, and a number of other fences have been refurbished which,

Visit www.dingleyraces.co.uk, or follow it on Facebook for more information about any of the Dingley meetings.

when combined with the 2012 alterations to the on-course watering arrangements, will help to ensure that Dingley is able to provide some of the very best facilities and racing conditions of any course in the country for the runners at all three meetings throughout the season. Specialist work is also planned for the turf to ensure optimum conditions.

Philip Cowen, one of the organisers at Dingley, remarked “We are delighted that the Fitzwilliam are remaining at Dingley in 2013 and 2014, and their decision reflects the substantial investments which we have made in improving all of the facilities at Dingley in recent seasons. Our new website and much-improved winners enclosure are the latest in a long line of changes in the last

few years, which have all been designed for the benefit of both spectators and the equestrian stars of the sport.

We look forward to welcoming runners from the Midlands, Eastern and Yorkshire circuits throughout the season, with the Fitzwilliam meeting adding an exciting occasion as a finale”.

The setting at Dingley is almost unrivalled in the Country, with the racecourse laid-out in the natural bowl at the foot of the car parks to provide the very best viewing of virtually any racetrack in the Country.

To promote your event in the East Midlands’ fastest-growing guide to what’s going on and where to be seen, email [email protected]

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FROM SATURDAY 20 APRILIn Stitches, a new costume exhibition at the Royal Shake-speare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, will celebrate and share the fascinating costume making skills of the Company.

Visitors will have an exclu-sive chance to see rarely dis-played costumes from RSC productions produced over the last 60 years. The 35 hand-crafted costumes were all made in Stratford and worn by some of the country’s best loved actors including Judi Dench, Derek Jacobi, Ian McKel-len, Antony Sher, Juliet Steven-son, Patrick Stewart and David Tennant, , amongst others.

Costumes from the RSC’s unique Collection and Cos-tume Store, which houses over 30,000 items, will be on display in the theatre’s PAC-CAR Room as part of Into the Wild, the first part of the ex-hibition, which opens on Sat-urday 20th April to coincide with Stratford’s Shakespeare Birthday celebrations. It will also show how designers and makers through the years have responded to themes of nature in Shakespeare’s work such as David Tennant’s cos-tume from the 1996 As You Like It and Judi Dench’s 1976 costume from The Comedy of Errors, which incorporates a beautiful butterfly motif.

Every costume illustrates the skills and craftsmanship that go into each piece, such as tailoring, dyeing, printing, leatherwork, beading, cor-setry, millinery, mask-making and jewellery making. All of these skills, plus new tech-niques developed in response to contemporary fabrics and designs, are used on a daily

In Stitches

basis in the RSC’s Costume Department in Stratford.

Alistair McArthur, RSC Head of Costume, said,

‘We know from our theatre tours and open days that peo-ple love to know how we create our costumes. From the indus-trial strength magnets we use for quick changes, to the tech-niques used to distress fabric, boots and shoes, people often imagine that costumes are held together with a bulldog clip, but nothing is further from the truth. All of our costumes are made exceptionally well as they can be on stage day after day for well over 100 perform-ances. The skill and expertise that goes into making them is extraordinary and it’s wonder-ful that we can share these skills through In Stitches.’

Royal Shakespeare TheatreWatersideStratford-upon-AvonWarwickshireCV37 6BBwww.rsc.org.uk

Touchstone costume from As You Like It, 1996, worn by David Tennant

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IDEAS TO MAKE YOUR HOME A WOW HOME.

Busy times ahead...

It’s been a long wait, but at last there are positive signs that spring has sprung – or is at least in the process of springing! It’s time to throw open your windows and let in some fresh air, and to venture out into the garden for the first time in months. There’s no excuse for putting it off any longer – now is the time to spring clean and spruce up your interiors, to get planting and improving your garden in preparation for a fabulous summer!

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the fireplace for months, there’s finally now a chance to sit back and take stock of your interior spaces – and the most common ‘legacy’ element in any home is the centrepiece fireplace itself. If you’re thinking of finally doing away with a feature last revamped in the 70s or 80s, one option is a new fireplace in natural stone, slate or granite to add some natural warmth to your living space. Harborough Stone offer an extensive range of fireplaces, and will even create a fireplace to your own design and specification.

Another recommended method of creating an entirely fresh feeling in your living room is brilliantly effective, and represents outstanding value for money in its impact. Did you know it’s possible to have your removable sofa covers and suitable soft furnishings professionally dyed to a shade of your own choice?

Great news if you’re thinking of changing your colour schemes or if your covers are just faded and in need of a facelift. Established in the 1990s, Blue Mill dye house in Leicester can perfectly match your covers to a colour sample.

Given the chance to start afresh this springtime, who can honestly say they would design their kitchen layout exactly as it is now? And what about that tired, temporary-feeling conservatory? David Ronald specialises in creating beautiful

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kitchens and has over 20 years experience in the building trade, with custom extensions and garage conversions a speciality – all at highly competitive prices.

Meanwhile, maybe what your garage needs isn’t a new home office conversion, but simply a fresh, spic-and-span new door with no rot, no creaking hinges or sticking mechanism!

Garage Doors Leicester Ltd offer a comprehensive range of garage doors from all the major manufacturers – up-and-over, sectional, roller or side-hinged. Leicester Mercury business award-winners Sanjay, Jeff and Brian will not be beaten on price, and offer you over 60 years home improvement experience between them.

Finally, it’s back into the garden to dream about the ultimate feelgood makeover for spring – a custom-landscaped garden that’s guaranteed low maintenance! That’s the speciality of Leicester Landscape and Paving Centre, stars of the Chelsea Flower Show a few years back, who bring creative design and high-quality construction

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garden to dream about the ultimate feelgood makeover for spring – a custom-landscaped garden that’s guaranteed low maintenance! That’s the speciality of Leicester Landscape and Paving Centre, stars of the Chelsea Flower Show a few years back, who bring creative design and high-quality construction

direct to your back door! See Tony Marriott and his team,

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WOW TAKES A LOOK AT THE LATEST DEALS ON WHEELS

Car of the Year 2013

The vote for “Car of the Year” is one of the oldest and most renowned in Europe. The best new cars have been given prizes annually since 1964. The panel of judges, consisting of 58 automotive journalists from 22 countries, had nominated eight candidates beforehand that would enter the final run. They were tested and compared and evaluated during the last few

months under a broad range of criteria, such as fuel efficiency, comfort, safety, driving properties, functionality, design and technological progress. In the 50th round of the traditional competition, the new Golf came out on top before its seven competitors, garnering a total score of 414 in the final vote – the one in second place lagged behind with a score of 212

less. Two Volkswagen models have received the coveted prize before: the Golf in 1992 and the Polo in 2010.

The most successful car in Europe has been further perfected in its seventh generation. The new Golf scored high not only with its quality, comfort, low fuel consumption and emission values as well as its excellent drive properties but also in the most vital area of safety. The best example for it is the standard Automatic Post-Collision Braking System that slows the vehicle down automatically after a bad accident so as to reduce the

remaining kinetic energy, thus avoiding more subsequent collisions. Numerous safety and assist systems have been added, such as the standard electronic XDS differential lock, the preventive passenger protection system and the Lane Assist. Together, they offer a maximum of safety and comfort at an affordable price.The top result in the “Car of the Year” competition was preceded by numerous awards at home and abroad: “Best cars of 2013,” “Auto Trophy 2012,” “Auto der Vernunft (Car of Reason)” and the British “Top Gear – All the car you’ll ever need” Award.

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WOW has a pairs of tickets to give away to see Hot Stuff on Thursday 2 May at 7.30pm. For your chance to win these exclusive tickets to this faaaaaabulous evening, just follow the instructions at the foot of the page. Good luck!

SAT 20 APRIL – SUN 26 MAYHot Stuff has come of age and will not be doing so gracefully. This Spring, Ceri Dupree returns to Curve in a sensational production of Leicester’s favourite musical, directed by Paul Kerryson, with musical direction by Julian Kelly and choreography by David Needham.

Lucy Fur is back, and she’s looking for an impressionable soul willing to make a Faustian pact. This devilishly outrageous ride through the disco decades - featuring classic 70s and 80s hits including Dancing Queen, I Will Survive, Spirit in the Sky, Fame and Donna Summer’s sizzling title number - really is guaranteed to have audiences dancing in the aisles.

Renowned international cabaret and musical theatre performer Ceri Dupree will reprise the role of Lucy Fur. Ceri’s numerous theatre credits include Hello Dolly, Frank-n-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show and the Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz (Leicester

Haymarket). He has performed extensively in cabaret at venues including the Cafe de Paris, Ronnie Scott’s and Madame JoJo’s. Ceri also tours regularly with his solo shows.

Paul Kerryson’s work at Curve includes Piaf, Hello Dolly; Entertaining Mr Sloane; Buried Child; The Lieutenant of Inishmore; The Pillowman; 42nd Street; Gypsy; The King and I (also UK tour); and The Light in the Piazza (European premiere). He has also directed productions

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for the Chichester Festival Theatre, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Dublin Gaiety Theatre, the Library Theatre, Manchester and Tokyo Broadcasting Company collaborating with many innovative artists and companies.

Devised by Maggie Norris and Paul Kerryson, Hot Stuff

was first produced at the Leicester Haymarket Theatre in 1992 and has gone on to thrill audiences in the city and beyond ever since. Packed with even more energy, spectacle and flair than ever before, Hot Stuff’s 21st anniversary celebrations promise to be an unforgettable birthday party..

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