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Mon 30 April - Sat 5 MayGreASeit’s electrifying!Box Office 01604 6�4811www.royalandderngate.co.uk

Until 14 May The Comedy of errorsroyal Shakespeare TheatreBox office 0844 800 1110www.rsc.org.uk

Wed � MayeqUUSThe Castle, Wellingborough.Box office 01933 ��9 0��www.thecastle.org.uk

Tue 8 - Sat 1� May BeTTe And JOAnThe hilarious backstage story of the making of What ever Happened To Baby Jane?Box Office 01604 6�4811www.royalandderngate.co.uk

Tue 8 - Sat 1� May THe KInG And IBack for one week only!The Curve, Leicester.Box office 0116 �4� 3595www.curveonline.co.uk

Wed 9 MayHOrMOnAL HOUSeWIveSThe Castle, Wellingborough.Box office 01933 ��9 0��www.thecastle.org.uk

14 May - 19 MayTHe FOrSyTe SAGAThe Little Theatre, LeicesterBox office 0116 �77 4635www.thelittletheatre.net

WOW TAKES A LOOK AT SOME OF THE LATEST THEATRICAL HIGHLIGHTS

TUe 8 - SAT 1� MAy2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the cult classic movie What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? Telling the story behind the film, Anton Burge’s new play Bette And Joan, starring renowned actresses Anita Dobson and Greta Scacchi, comes to Royal & Derngate from Tuesday 8 to Saturday 12 May.

After the overwhelming success of the production in London’s West End, Anita Dobson (recently seen in BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing) and Greta Scacchi (fresh from appearing on stage in David Williamson’s new play, Nothing Personal, in Sydney, Australia) reprise their roles in this national tour of Bette And Joan.

Legendary Hollywood divas Bette Davis and Joan Crawford only worked together once, on the gothic horror What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? However, such was the explosive nature of the film and the stories surrounding the making of it, plus the critical and public reaction, that fifty years later, the picture is now regarded as a cult masterpiece – one that continues to fascinate, not only for what went on in front of the camera, but also behind it.

Set over the course of a

Bette And Joan

single day, during the ‘Baby Jane’ shoot, Bette And Joan chronicles what happens to the two actresses as they prepare to face the cameras and, ultimately, each other, and what goes on when the cameras stop.

It is a play that deals with celebrity and ego, exploring how Hollywood deals with age and women, and shows the two superstars at not only their most courageous but also most vulnerable, as they weigh up the battle of what is the greater – art or stardom? Part monologue, part dialogue, the

BeTTe And JOAn can be seen on the Royal stage in Northampton from Tuesday 8 to Saturday 12 May, at 7.45pm with matinees at 2.30pm on Thursday and Saturday. Tickets – priced from £25.50 to £9.50 – can be booked by calling Box Office on 01604 624811 or online at www.royalandderngate.co.uk.

audience is privy to the women at their most intimate as they dress, make up and discuss their lives, loves and losses, and, of course, each other...

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TUE 8 - SAT 12 MAY Following its creation and hugely successful run at Curve in Christmas 2010, we proudly welcome home our spectacular production of The King and I, directed by Paul Kerryson, for one week only, as part of its UK tour. The heart-warming story of the British governess brought to the court of Siam to tutor the King’s many children is told using one of the most

The King and I

beautiful scores ever written with sweeping melodies such as The March of the Siamese Children, Shall We Dance, I Whistle A Happy Tune, Hello Young Lovers and the unforgettable Getting To Know You.

THE KING AND I is at the Curve, Leicester, 8 - 12 May.Booking office 0116 242 3595.www.curveonline.co.uk

MOn 21 – SAT 26 MAY“Murder, greed, corruption, ex-ploitation, adultery and treach-ery…all those things we hold near and dear to our hearts”…so begins the international award winning musical, Chicago. Com-ing to De Montfort Hall for one week only, it will be starring Ali Bastian as Roxie Hart, Ste-fan Booth as Billy Flynn, Tu-pele Dorgu as Velma Kelly, and Bernie Nolan as Matron ‘Mama’ Morton.

Based on real life events back in the roaring 1920s, night-club singer Roxie Hart shoots her lover and along with cell block rival, double-murderess Velma Kelly, they fight to keep from death row with the help of smooth talking lawyer, Billy Flynn.

Created by the musical thea-

Chicago

tre talents of John Kander, Fred Ebb and legendary choreogra-pher Bob Fosse, Chicago’s sexy, sassy score includes All That Jazz and Razzle Dazzle. With six Tony, two Olivier, one Grammy, two Bafta and six Academy Awards, Chicago truly is: “The sharpest, slickest show on the block.” The Times

A nightclub singer, a double-murderess, a smooth-talking lawyer and a cell block of sin: it would be a crime to miss it.

ChICAgO in on at De Montfort Hall Mon Mon 21 – Sat 26 May.Box Office: 0116 233 3111.www.demontforthall.co.uk


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Tue 15 - Sat 19 MayAn Inspector CallsAcclaimed production of chilling classic thrillerBox Office 0160� 62�811www.royalandderngate.co.uk.

Tue 15th - Sat 19th MayWOnderful TOWnConnie fisher helps recreate the bright lights of 1930s new York CityTheatre royal, nottingham Box Office 0115 989 5555www.trch.co.uk

fri 18 May - Sat 30 JuneThe BACChAePart of the festival Of Chaos trilogy.euripides’ Greek tragedyBox Office 0160� 62�811www.royalandderngate.co.uk

Mon 21 – Sat 26 May ChICAGOde Montfort hallBox Office: 0116 233 3111www.demontforthall.co.uk

Tues 22 - Sat 26 MaySWeeT ChArITYThe little Theatre, leicesterBox office 0116 277 �635www.thelittletheatre.net

fri 25 May - Sat 26 MayGreAT exPeCTATIOnSBy Charles dickens, presented by Baroque Theatre Company The lighthouse TheatreBox Office 01536 �1�1�1www.lighthousetheatre.co.uk

fri 25 May - Sat 30 JuneBlOOd WeddInGPart of the festival Of Chaos trilogy. A family feud re-ignited.Box Office 0160� 62�811www.royalandderngate.co.uk

Tue 29th May - Sat 9th JuneSOuTh PACIfICTheatre royal, nottingham Box Office 0115 989 5555www.trch.co.uk

frI 18 MAY - SAT 30 June A new version of Euripides’ Greek tragedy, The Bacchae takes audiences into the underbelly of a modern city built on money and greed, where a riotous underground world is emerging. Through song and ritual, Dionysus unleashes the sexuality of a cult of female

The Bacchae

Bacchae, not only to seek revenge on the city above that he thinks has forgotten him, but to remind us that his spirit lies within us all and we ignore him at our peril. This devastating yet surprisingly comic tale plunges audiences into an atmospheric world of dancing, drinking and laughter on the one hand… and

The BACChAe is part of The Festival Of Chaos which forms part of the London 2012 Festival. Call Royal & Derngate Box Office on 01604 624811 or visit www.royalandderngate.co.uk

murder, violence and retribution on the other.

Tue 29 MAY - SAT 9 JuneThis breathtaking and lavish Lincoln Center Theater production reinvented Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic musical. It swept the 2008 Tony Awards, played for two years to sold-out houses on Broadway and was televised across America. This smash hit musical has now enchanted UK audiences, receiving huge critical acclaim and sold out houses at London’s Barbican, before embarking on a record breaking sold out UK Tour.

With a cast and a live orchestra of 50, this international landmark production, brought to you by the producers of West Side Story and Guys and Dolls comes to Nottingham for 2 weeks only.

Metropolitan Opera Director

South Pacific

and Winner of Tony Award for Best Director, Bartlett Sher, directs a stellar cast which includes Samantha Womack (Eastenders) and British Musical Theatre stars Matthew Cammelle, Alex Ferns and Daniel Koek. Considered one of the finest musicals ever written, the score includes Some

SOuTh PACIfICTuesday 29 May – Saturday 9 JuneWebsite and online booking: www.trch.co.ukBox office: 0115 989 5555

Enchanted Evening, I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair and There is Nothin’ Like a Dame.



RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 31 Poetry and music combine in a brand new version of Federico García Lorca’s haunting masterpiece, Blood Wedding, where in a close-knit community in rural Spain, a long-term feud between two warring households simmers under the burning sun. A desperate mother reluctantly agrees to her son’s choice in bride, but on the day of the wedding her worst fears are realised when

Blood Wedding

the bride disappears with a former lover. The flames of the family feud are re-ignited, and the fleeing couple are cornered in the depths of a mysterious forest.

BLOOD WEDDing is part of The Festival Of Chaos which forms part of the London 2012 Festival.Call Royal & Derngate Box Office on 01604 624811 or visit www.royalandderngate.co.uk

WED 16 - SAT 19 MAYInspired by the world of the Mujra dancers, who for generations have entertained the rich and powerful with a spellbinding mix of dance and song, Wah! Wah! Girls is performed to classic Bollywood tracks and new music, telling a passionate and playful story of love against the odds. Set against the vibrant background of the East End in 2012, these unstoppable girls uncover deep secrets and create unexpected

Wah! Wah! girls

dreams.Wah! Wah! Girls is a

special collaboration between Sadler’s Wells, Theatre Royal Stratford East and Kneehigh, in association with Hall for Cornwall, celebrating London’s diversity and spirit in its Olympic year. Let the pleasure begin! Wah! Wah!

WAH! WAH! GIRLS is at the Curve, Leicester, 16-19 May.Booking office 0116 242 3595.www.curveonline.co.uk

FRi 20 – SUn 22 JULYMickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and a host of Disney friends are performing in their very own magic show live on stage at Capital FM Arena Nottingham in Disney Live! presents Mickey’s Magic Show.

This fantastic production will see your favourite Disney characters including; Donald Duck, Goofy, Alice in Wonderland, the Mad Hatter and Disney Princesses, Jasmine, Belle, Snow White and Cinderella, right here in Nottingham between Friday 20 and Sunday 22 July 2012.

Mickey, Minnie and a host of Disney friends will come together with world-class magicians to perform magic from legendary Disney films right before your eyes.

Disney Live!

See the Fairy Godmother transform Cinderella’s rags into a beautiful ball gown in a split second, the spectacular levitation of Aladdin’s Princess Jasmine and the enchanted dancing brooms of Fantasia.

So join Donald and Goofy, Alice and the Mad Hatter and many more, for a one-of-a-kind stage show you’ll never forget.

Price: £16.50 - £23.00 (plus booking fee)You can book through our Ticket Hotline on 08444 124 624, online or you can call into the CApiTAL FM AREnANottingham Box Office, Bolero Square, The Lace Market Nottingham, NG1 1LA, Open 9am - 9pm seven days a week.www.capitalfmarena.com



WOW FINDS OUT WHERE THE LAUGHS ARE THIS MONTH

Friday 25 MayFollowing a total sell-out and huge critical acclaim at last year’s Edinburgh Festival, double British Comedy Award nominee Isy Suttie brings her one-woman-musical-cyber-love-story Pearl and Dave to The Y theatre on Friday 25th May.

Comedy Heart to Heart

Well known as Dobby in Peep Show, Isy plays all the characters in this romantic tale dripping with hopes, heartbreak

isy suttie is at The Y, Leicester, Friday, May 25, 8pm£12 / £10 (conc)Box Office: 0116 255 7066 or on-line: www.ytheatre.co.uk

and emoticons J. We follow our two protagonists Pearl and Dave as they live out their dreams in the flighty grotto of

tuesday 22 May The award-winning comedian, actor/screenwriter of Grandma’s House and presenter of Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Popworld, Simon Amstell returns with a brand new stand-up tour.

Intensely vulnerable and painfully honest, Amstell

doing something!

attempts again to heal himself in public, following 2009’s critically acclaimed Do Nothing.

siMOn aMstell is at the Royal & Derngate, Guildhall Road, NorthamptonNN1 1DP. Call 01604 624811www.royalandderngate.co.uk

cyber-space. Set to music, the show is interspersed with vignettes from Isy’s own love life as she mirrors her two subjects in her quest for ‘The One’.

Isy’s musical comedy has been compared to Victoria Wood and John Hegley but she very much carves her own furrow of funny, leftfield, sometimes haunting and moving songs. Her characters are finely constructed – sometimes naturalistic, sometimes fantastical – as she weaves together stand up, music and characters.

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WOW LOOKS AT WHAT THE BIG TOP HAS IN STORE THIS MAY...

The Netherlands National Circus comes to Towcester Racecourse

THUR 10 - SUN 13 MAYAfter a record breaking 2011 Uk tour a brand new edition of the Netherlands National Circus is coming to town! Featuring - nice and funny - Clown ANGELO, princess of Balance DESIRÉE, the FLYING ACES triple-level aerial daredevils, springboard acrobats the CRETZU TROUPE, stylish elegance with CAROLINE on the swinging trapeze, DAVID ROBERT defying gravity on the rola-rola, unique unicyclists THE JACKSON FAMILY and a full International supporting company in a dazzling show for all the family.

The Netherlands National Circus has been the pride of Holland since it was

established in 1948. Touring under a purpose-built Big Top, the Circus’s public facilities are more like a portable Theatre than a circus, and the performance standard maintains the high level you’d expect from a respected National institution.

There are no animals, and innovation and quality are at the top of the agenda for the international company of human performers.

The NETHERLANDS NATIONAL CIRCUS performs at TOWCESTER RACECOURSEEveryday from THURS 10TH MAY Until SUN 13TH MAY. PRICES: Adults £12 - £24/child £10 - £18.

SHOWTIMES:-Thurs - 7pm Only, Fri - 4.45pm & 7.30pm, Sat - 2pm, 4.45pm & 7.30pm, Sun - 1pm & 3.30pmBOx OffICE: 0844 4155 228Early bookers discount available on www.netherlandscircus.eu

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If you only go to 30 gigs this month… with DJ Fontana

Tue 1st May IMelDa MayTheatre Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

Thurs 10 May

Sun 6th MayRauNDS MuSIC FeSTIvalSaxon Hall Raunds THe DIaMOND JubIlee SHOW:We’ll MeeT agaIN + MaRIlyN HIll SMITHRoyal & Derngate, Northampton

Mon 7th May 10CCDe Montfort Hall, leicester

Wed 9th May THaT’ll be THe DayDe Montfort Hall, leicester

Thu 10th May baSeMeNT JaxxO2 academy leicester THe RaTpaCk IS baCkRoyal & Derngate, Northampton

Fri 11th May THe DIaMOND JubIlee SHOW:We’ll MeeT agaINThe Core at Corby Cube THe pIRaNHa bROTHeRSThe Criterion leicester She Will Rock youThe Musician leicester

Sat 12th May HaNNaH alDRIDgekettering arts Centre,

SuNDay 20 MayBBC Folk Award-winner The Im-agined Village returns to Royal & Derngate, Northampton on Sun-day 20 May, with its sensational re-invention of traditional music by an outstanding cast of musi-cians. This latest tour coincides with the launch of their new al-bum Bending The Dark.

Formed in 2007 The Imag-ined Village has gathered to-gether an array of brilliant and challenging voices, and set them in a musical framework that honours the past while updating it with breathtaking confidence. On stage for the latest tour will be an amazing cast including

The Imagined village

Eliza Carthy, Martin Carthy and Jackie Oates, backed by a band featuring Simon Emmerson, Johnny Kalsi, Ali Friend, Andy Gangadeen, Simon Richmond, Sheema Mukherjee and Barney Morse Brown.

Fusing together an eclec-tic combination of traditional music, electronica, ambient ef-fects, fiddles, squeezebox and exceptional voices, this concert interweaves the best of the British folk heritage with other cultures and contemporary sounds, to produce a thrilling live show which is one of the highlights of the musical calen-dar.

The Imagined Village are at the Royal & Derngate on Sunday 20 May at 7.30pm. Box Office 01604 624811 or online atwww.royalandderngate.co.uk

Among the new material au-diences will hear is Bending The Dark – a special Olympics com-position by Sheema Mukherjee, commissioned by the PRS, ex-ploring the impact of the Olym-pics on diverse communities in the UK. This lively and exciting piece provides a showcase for many of the different elements of The Imagined Village, and provides a fitting title for the new album.

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Wed 16th May The Pink Floyd Tribute Show: BriT FlOydde Montfort Hall leicester rOry ElliS + ATTilA THESTOckBrOkErThe criterion leicester

Fri 18th May The World’s No 1 Tribute To kasabian: kAzABiANrangers Football club corby rEBEl rEBElThe Musician leicester

Sat 1�th May THE JAckiE GENErATiONThe y Theatre leicester SEx PiSTOlS ExPEriENcEThe Soundhouse leicester

Tue 22nd May i drEAM iN cOlOurThe Firebug leicester

Thu 24th May JAkE & ElWOOdThe core at corby cube PETE MOrTONThe Musician, leicester NATiONAl yOuTH JAzz OrcHESTrA (NyJO)royal & derngate NorthamptonSHivA SHAkTiPeepul centre, leicester Mick ridGWAy’S MOJOHANdThe coach & Horses lubenham AdMirAl FAllOWThe Soundhouse leicester MMG EAST MidlANdSBATTlE OF THE BANdS 2012 SEMi FiNAlThe Shed, leicester

Sun 27th May AliASESThe Soundhouse leicester vElvET ENGiNEracehorse inn Northampton

TuESdAy 8 MAyHewerdine is an English songwriter and lead singer of indie legends the Bible. Williams is a slide guitar wizard from Statsboro, Georgia, USA. Their plan was to record an album using vintage mics and equipment live in just 5 days. After

Guitar Heaven

a day and a half they realised they had finished. Recorded in the order you hear on the record, the aim was to capture the sound of two guitarists and singers from completely different backgrounds working together in harmony. The result was even better than they had

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hoped for. Hewerdine has had his songs recorded by such artists as Eddi Reader, kd Lang, Jerry Douglas, Kris Drever, Heidi Talbot. Over the course of 17 albums Williams has secured a peerless reputation as a songwriter as well as being recognised as one of the world’s best guitarists. Listen to their cover of Petshop Boys Rent and you will hear perfectly what an exciting mix raw American acoustic slide guitar and English literate pop can achieve.

The album is being released in April 2012 on Reveal (Joan As Policewoman, LAU etc) and Boo and Brooks will be touring from April to June 2012.

SATurdAy 12 MAy We are delighted to announce that Grammy Award winning Rock n Roll Icon Duane Eddy is set to visit the area for a re-gional exclusive to promote his latest Album.

A true pioneer of Guitar in every sense of the word, Duane Eddy is responsible for such massive hits as “Peter Gunn”, “Shazam”, “Rebel Rouser”, “Be-cause they’re Young”, Movin n Groovin and many more.

Inducted into the Rock n Roll hall of fame in 1994, The Amer-ican Guitar Legend has influ-enced generations of budding guitarists, some of who have gone on to become household names including George Harri-son, Paul McCartney, Ry Cood-

Guitar hero

er, Jeff Lynne & John Fogerty. All of who played on Duane’s 1987 album, simply titled “Du-ane Eddy”

Special guest at the event will be the wonderful Nell Bryden. Currently on Tour with Chris Rea, she is described as (The Blond Bombshell from Brooklyn). Her style is heavily

duANE Eddy is at MArkETHArBOrOuGH lEiSurEcENTrE, Northampton Road, market Harborough, LE16 9HF on Saturday May 12th. For tickets call the box office on 01858 446 662 or go online to www.madhatter-concerts.co.uk

influenced by old American folk, right through to the melting pot of classic Jazz and Blues. Cur-rently being championed by the likes of the great Bob Harris, she is riding high, with no less than six of her singles featuring on the BBC Radio 2 play list.

The last album “What dose it Take” was released to much ac-claim in 2009. Here new album “Beyond The Wire” is due for release later this year.

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TUESDAY 22 MAY Gary Numan is set to release a new DVD, Machine Music: The Best Of Gary Numan on 11 June, 2012.

This limited edition DVD will bring together for the first time promos and some TV appearances from right across his career, including the pioneering videos made for tracks such as ‘We Are Glass’ and ‘I Die: You Die’, right up to more recent promos ‘The Fall’ (from the 2011 Dead Son Rising album) and the Battles collaboration ‘My Machines.’

The DVD will initially be sold on the Machine Music Tour which runs from late May into early June and will feature a one-off set, based around Gary Numan’s singles over the last 33 years, and material from the recent Dead Son Rising album.

Gary Numan

Leicester O2 Academywww.ticketweb.co.uk

SATURDAY 19 MAYElvis Costello will bring the Spec-tacular Spinning Songbook to the U.K. An overture of five un-interrupted rock and roll tunes announces Elvis Costello and the Imposters to the stage, after which members of the audience are invited to spin the gigantic vaudevillian contraption and se-lect the next song.

Fortune may deliver such hits such as “Oliver’s Army”, “Everyday I Write The Book” and “Watching The Detectives” or land on a “Jackpot” selection such as “Time” and “Girl”, de-manding a sequence of songs, each containing these words.

Such career highlights as “Shipbuilding” or “God Give Me Strength” can spin into view alongside hidden gems from the Costello songbook like,

Elvis Costello

“Town Cryer” or tunes by The Rolling Stones, Johnny Cash and, of course, Bob Dylan’s “This Wheel’s On Fire”.

“The Revolver Tour” arrives following an acclaimed run U.S. dates during the Spring and Summer of 2011. The tour was extended three times, due to

ElviS COSTEllOSat 19th May Website and online booking: www.trch.co.ukBox office: 0115 989 5555

popular demand, drawing over 10,000 attendees in New York City alone and received rave no-tices from coast to coast.

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BIG COUNTRY Wed 2o JuneO2 Academy Leicesterwww.ticketweb.co.uk

Big Country

WedNesdaY 20 JUNeLegendary 80’s rockers Big Country follow on from their UK tour of ‘The Crossing’ with three extra live dates. Due to popular demand, the band will play O2 Academy Leicester (20th), O2 Academy Oxford (21st) and The Forum Hertfordshire, Hatfield in June before they cross the Solent to play the Isle of Wight Festival 2012 on Saturday 23rd June.

Big Country, who formed in November 1981, recently celebrated their 30th anni-

versary by performing their classic 1983 album ‘The Crossing’ l ive in its entirety with a full UK tour in Febru-ary this year. ‘The Crossing’, an international best seller, sold over 2 mill ion copies in the UK, spawning 3 Top Ten anthemic hits, ‘Fields of Fire’, ‘ In A Big Country’ and ‘Chance’.

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WOW TAKES A LOOK AT THE DANCE, CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY

Tue 1 - SaT 5 MayOne of the most popular dance productions ever staged in the UK, Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! returns to the Theatre Royal to celebrate its 20th anniversary .

This delicious theatrical feast has family-sized helpings of Matthew Bourne’s trademark wit, pathos and magical fantasy. Nutcracker! follows Clara’s bittersweet journey from a hilariously bleak Christmas Eve at Dr. Dross’ Orphanage, through a shimmering, ice-skating winter wonderland

Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker!

to the scrumptious candy kingdom of Sweetieland.

Tchaikovsky’s glorious score and Anthony Ward’s unforgettable sets and costumes combine with sizzling choreography to create a fresh and charmingly irreverent interpretation of the traditional favourite.

MaTTheW BOurNe’SNuTcracker! Tue 1st May - Sat 5th May. Website and online booking: www.trch.co.ukBox office: 0115 989 5555

ThurSday 17 May Ballet Central returns to The Core at Corby Cube on Thursday 17 May. This year’s tour offers an unrivalled opportunity to see new works by renowned choreographers as well as much-loved dance pieces performed live in local theatres. The annual tour of this unique student ballet company is a chance to sample the dynamism, skill and variety of dance today by some of the best new dance talent.

The varied programme offers something for all dance

Ballet central

enthusiasts with works ranging from Classical Ballet, to vibrant Contemporary pieces and Jazz and Spanish dances, and includes a new ballet,

BalleT ceNTral is at The Core at Corby Cube on Thursday 17 MayBox Office: 01536 470 470.www.thecorecorby.com

Circle of 5, echoing the themes and ideals of the Olympics, created by Mikaela Polley from Rambert Dance Company. This new piece has been granted the Inspire Mark by the London 2012 Inspire Programme.

The Classical and Neo-Classical works in the programme include Pas de Trois from Le Corsair, Christopher Gable’s Celebration, and David Fielding’s Six Chamber Dances. New Contemporary works include Code by Sharon Watson who is Artistic Director of Phoenix Dance Theatre and

And then their hopes soared… created by CSB’s Director Sara Matthews. For Jazz and Spanish Dance fans there’s a chance to see Phil Aidan’s Tangoesgue and Sherrill Wexler’s Encuentros and to round off the programme there’s a revival of Matthew Hart’s 2009 narrative ballet Whodunnit?

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Tue 29 May - SaT 2 June Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace have dazzled television audiences for six series of the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing with their stunning Tango routines. Now they have created their own live show - Midnight Tango – a breathtaking evening bringing all the drama, sensuality and el-egance of this most exciting of dance forms to life.

Vincent and Flavia’s mes-merising choreography and fiery chemistry command the floor with explosive tango rou-

Midnight Tango

MidnighT TangO in at De Montfort Hall Mon Tue 29 May – Sat 2 June.Box Office: 0116 233 3111.www.demontforthall.co.uk

Tue 29 & Wed 30 MayAs part of the 25th anniversary celebrations of his dance com-pany New Adventures, Britain’s favourite choreographer Mat-thew Bourne presents a triple bill of the acclaimed early works that launched his career.

Best known now for lavish large scale works such Nut-cracker!, Bourne is revisiting Spitfire, Town and Country and The Infernal Galop in this triple bill, three of the early works that cemented his reputation for wit, style and sheer enter-tainment.

Spitfire was Bourne’s first hit in 1988. Both a celebration of masculine vanity and an affectionate comment on the preening grandeur of the classical male dancer.

Town and Country explores

Bourne again!

notions of national character from a bygone era through the evocative music of Edward Elgar, Noel Coward and Percy Grainger.

The Infernal Galop was in-spired by icons of France in the 1930s and 1940s such as Edith Piaf, Tino Rossi and Jacques Tati. This is France as seen by the up-tight English imagination.

MaTTheW BOurne’S early advenTureS book tickets by calling Box Office on 01604 624811 or online at www.royalandderngate.co.uk.

tines, gravity-defying moves and feather-light footwork.

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!

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Afternoon tea with the Queen! - Whatever should one wear?

ith any excuse to party the WOW team take a cheeky look at a few options that could see

us through to summer, with either the Diamond Jubilee in mind, Ladies Day at the races, Summer Ball, or the end of year Prom, and of course not forgetting any 2012 Olympic celebration parties!

For the next few months FUN is definitely top of the WOW agenda!


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1. Blue Pleat Maxi Dress, £150, Alexon.2. Vintage 1960’s black tutu netted cocktail dress, £110, Its Vintage Darling.3. GIVENCHY peplum waist dress, £1059 farfetch.com4. From left to right: Dress from £18, Shoes from £5. Dress from £18, Shoes from £8 all by F&F at Tesco.5. Boutique spot prom dress, £89, M&Co6. Sequin Clutch Bag, £28, Next7. Mesh Insert Prom Dress, £49, Littlewoods.com8. ASOS PROP Spot, £50, ASOS.com9. RAUL, Ted Baker10. Marks & Spencer11. Diamond Jubilee - womenswear, Eat Cake T-shirt £15, M&Co12. Strappy Sequin Dress £199., Next13. Team GB Briefs (Set of 2), £10, Next14. Dress £25, Shoes £14, F&F at Tesco15. Vintage style 1950s Queens Diamond Jubilee brooch, £10, Its Vintage Darling16. House of Bath17. Jubilee Tea Pot Trinket Holder, £15, Marks & Spencer18. Red or Dead Geri, £100 Red or Dead at Schuh19. Sequin Heart Pill Box,£32, Accessorize20. House of Bath

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

Getting down to earth

If you have any beauty questions you would like to ask our expert, please write to: Kara @ Beauty Manor, C/O WOW, 50 St. Mary’s Road, Market Harborough, LE16 7DU.

We are pleased to announce we are launching the BareMineral Skincare Range this month.

Launched back in September by bareMinerals this exciting

new range contains Rare Mineral Active Soil Complex, which is made of 72 minerals that have a positive effect on the negativity of our skin, giving your skin brighter, younger, clearer, smoother, softer and smaller pores, up to 8 weeks.

Helping to fight free radicals and protect our skin from environmental damage this skincare has very powerful anti oxidants to fight the damage. 90% of ageing is caused by the environmental damage, which

Beauty ManOr is above Browns Hairdressing, Manor House, High Street, Market Harborough, LE16 7NL. Also at 3 Red Lion Square, Stamford, PE9 2AJ.To book an appointment telephone 0844 999 4365www.thebeautymanor.co.uk

leaves 10% for natural ageing. So this is perfect to prevent ageing as it fights and protects our skin in every way.

One particular product that caught my eye is the Pure Transformation Night Treatment, which is a powder that is applied on top of your night cream. With the product being a powder this is minerals in it’s purest form. 88% in 8 weeks sees a collagen increase, 35% increase in skin cell turnover and 32% reduction in the diameter of pores.

READY is the new launch this month from bareMinerals. Having always created loose

powered make up, READY is the compact make up still mineral! The make up is not compromised in anyway there are no talc or fillers in them to make them compact. It contains SeaNutritive Complex which is minerals from the sea.

Kara x

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ART AND CULTURE NEAR YOU...

Myths and Legends

Myths and legends have inspired artists at many points in time. Renaissance painters were fascinated by the classical world and often chose their subjects from the Greek and Roman myths, whilst the Pre- Raphaelites were intrigued by the Arthurian legends, as can be seen in Edward Burne Jones’ drawing ‘Sir Lancelot at the Chapel of the Holy Grail’, included in this exhibition.

The exhibition also includes some of the museum’s fine

collection of Italian masters such as Antonio Molinari who painted the turbulent and emotion filled ‘The Abduction of Helen’. The work of Luca Giordano and Francesco Bassano II can also be seen.

The Gardens of Adonis by John Reinhard Weguelin continues the tradition of Greek myths as inspiration into the 20th century as it shows the followers of Adonis casting plants into the sea.

Other European myths

The exhibition is at NOrthaMptON MuseuM aNdart GaLLery, Guildhall Road, Northampton NN1 3RF, opening hours are 10am-5pm Tuesday to Saturday and 2pm-5pm on Sundays. Entry is free.

feature also such as the Pied Piper of Hamelin, the Dun Cow and the Cheval Mallet, a French story about an evil horse that abducts unwary travellers this is represented by ‘Horse and Rider V’ by Dame Elisabeth Frink’.

Traditional Japanese and Chinese stories also take centre stage in this exhibition with the exquisite ivory dragon sculpture used to illustrate the stories of Ryujin the legendary dragon god of the sea and beautiful Japanese guardian lions.

Many more stories are told in this exhibition through the museum’s collection so come along and enjoy some tales you may know and discover some you may not.

To promote your event in the East Midlands’ leading guide to what’s on and where to go, email [email protected] or call 01858 439 999

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Friday, May 4The avengers

Friday, May 11dark Shadows Girl in ProgressSteve Jobs: The Lost interview

WedneSday, May 16The dictator

Friday, May 18BattleshipWhat to expect When you’re expecting The Samaritan

Friday, May 25Men in Black iii

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

Fri 11 – Thu 17 May Based on the acclaimed novel by Paul Torday, Salmon Fishing in the yemen is a delightful, light comedy from director Lasse halstrom (Chocolat, Cider house rules).

Ewan McGregor is Dr alfred Jones, a fisheries expert who is approached to help realise a sheik’s vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert. aided by harriet (Emily Blunt) a Pr girl who signs him up and a Kristin Scott Thomas as the British government spokeswoman who is charged with making it happen, the trio embark on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible, possible.

hallstrom’s film is a charming adventure where theories and doubts are swept aside by a belief in the unattainable.

Fishy Tales from the desert

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Salmon Fishing in the yemen. Tickets £4.50/£3.70 concs – baby comes FrEE. SaLMOnFiShinG in The yeMen(12a)Fri 11 – Thu 17 May. Forum Cinema, Weston Favell Centre, Northampton. For screening times, please call 01604 837 300

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WOW LOOKS AT WHAT’S GOING ON...

SUNDAY 24 JUNEBlaston and District Agricultural Show Society gets ready for the 55th Blaston Show with the main objective of raising money for a variety of local charities. The main beneficiary will be Leicestershire charity LOROS. Last year over £4,500 was donated to a variety of local charities.

There will be many displays from terrier racing to classic cars,

Blaston Show 2012 Plans Revealed

classic and vintage tractors, show jumping and many other attrac-tions across the showground, such as children’s fair rides, trade stands, rural crafts, cookery dis-plays, a licensed bar and food out-lets, a modern farming display, dog showing and hound showing. Also numerous equine events includ-ing Equifest and BSPA qualifiers for hunters, cobs, riding, coloured horses and ponies, and mountain

Bookings for all classes are now taking place. For full information, visit the website www.blastonshow.co.uk

and moorland ponies. This will be the second year with a full range of cattle showing classes and the usual sheep and goat showing will also be present.

The Society’s Chairman, Rupert West, commented: “Our aim is to raise the bar in what we can offer at Blaston Show every year. The development of all sec-tions of the Show is part of our on-going strategy to meet our

charitable objectives and make this annual event even stronger”.

The 55th Show will take place on the Blaston Road showground which is located near to Slawston in Leicestershire. Entry is just £10 per car.

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Sunday 3rd June The whole nation has been counting down to the Diamond Jubilee celebration, which sees Queen Elizabeth II reach her 60th year on the throne.

The Big Lunch is a very simple idea from the Eden Project. The aim is to get as many people as possible across the whole of the UK to have lunch with their neighbours in a simple act of community, friendship and fun. This year The Big Lunch is part of the official programme of events supported by Buckingham Palace over the long weekend in June to celebrate The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. The Big Jubilee Lunch will take place on Sunday 3rd June 2012.

Big Lunches can be big or small and take place in the street,

The Big Jubilee Lunch

garden, park or community venue – anywhere people can get together and share lunch and conversation.

www.thebiglunch.com



WOW BUSINESS... SPONSORED BY

There are various changes to both of these areas but they are very specific to individuals so will not affect the majority. We advise on individual cases where they arise.

To provide a more competitive Corporate Tax system in the UK, the main rate of Corporation

Tax will be reduced for the financial year beginning 1 April 2012 from 26% to 24%. The main rate of Corporation Tax will be further reduced to 23% from April 2013, and to 22% from April 2014. As a result, the UK will have the lowest main corporation tax rate in the G7 and the fourth lowest in the G20. We await next year’s budget for any supportive measures to be introduced for smaller companies.

As announced last year, from 1 April 2012 the rate of tax credits for small/medium enterprises will increase from 200% to 225%. The limit of the SME payment credit PAYE liability will be removed and the removal of the minimum limit of £10000 of expenditure will mean more companies will be

eligible for this valuable relief. There will be further

incentives announced for the creative sector which is mainly electronic and video gaming industries.

Businesses obtain tax relief on their purchases of plant and machinery, long-life assets and integral features using Annual Investment or Written Down Allowances. The AIA is to be reduced to £25,000 from £100,000 and the Written Down Allowance to 18% from 20% and the special rate from 10% to 8% with effect from 1 April 2012 for companies and 6 April 2012 for unincorporated businesses. This is a loss of a hugely valuable relief.

From 2013 the government will extend the 100% FYA for businesses purchasing low emission cars for a further 2 years to 31 March 2015. The CO2 threshold will be reduced from 110 to 95 and business lease cars will no longer be eligible. A hugely valuable relief being further restricted.

An incentive provided by HMRC to renovate derelict or unused properties and bring them back into use. BPRA gives an

initial allowance of 100% for expenditure on converting or renovating .This scheme will be extended for a further 5 years.

The Government will consult on introducing a voluntary simplified cash basis of accounting for unincorporated businesses up to the VAT registration threshold. It will also consult on a simplified expenses system for business use of cars, motorcycles and use of a home as an office. Finally, the Government will also consult on proposals to introduce a disincorporation relief. The consultation will look at the potential demand for such a relief as well as the practicalities of how it would work.

The VAT registration and deregistration thresholds will be changed. The taxable turnover threshold, which determines whether a person must be registered for VAT, will be increased from £73,000 to £77,000.

A major change announced will be that all building materials and construction services supplied in the course of an approved alteration to a listed

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building will become subject to VAT. This will affect many individuals in our area.

In the area of closing anomalies other changes will be made which will undoubtedly increase the amount of VAT collected. These include VAT being extended to the use of self storage to align with other forms of storage; application of VAT to hairdressers chairs; static holiday caravans; and further hot foods because most hot food is subject to VAT.

Budget Day...



Vacancies

With an estimated 30,000 readers, your next staff member could be reading WOW.To advertise your job vacancies in the East Midlands’ fastest-growing guide

to what’s on, email [email protected]

Do you have good telephone manner?Do you have a good sense of humour?

Do you have what it takes to to join our sales team?WOW What’s On Where currently has vacancies for

to work in our Market Harborough office up to 16 hours a week. If you have the WOW Factor would like to find out

more, email your CV to [email protected]. No agencies.

The essential guide to what’s on in the Midlands The essential guide to what’s on in the Midlands

WOW What’s On Where is currently looking for

to deliver magazines throughout Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland.

Applicants must have own vehicle and clean driving licence.

To find out more, email your details to [email protected] agencies.



WOW TAKES A LOOK AT THE LATEST DEALS ON WHEELS

Par excellence

What A decent car. Okay, the overly long handbrake is clumsy and there are a few squeaks from the dashboard plastics, but in every other respect this executive car from France is excellent.

Looks-wise, the 508 is a handsome saloon, no doubt about it. The stylish exterior de-

sign is elegant and full of ‘French chic’, equally at home in Paris or London. The car has a solidity that reflects the aspirations of sophistication, robustness and high quality. At the front, the 508 illustrates the development of the marque’s latest stylistic codes, with a single grille rendered in a ‘floating’ style and piercing head-

lamps with LED tubes visible both by day and by night. Similarly, at the rear, three red ‘claws’ mask three rows of LEDs.

The interior of the car com-bines hi-tech with the use of high quality materials. Excep-tional room, a very generous boot, and good standard speci-fication provide interior comfort

and convenience of a very high level. The simple and smart style of the fascia, the materi-als chosen, the thorough finish, the durability and the technolo-gies deployed (colour ‘head-up display’, four-zone air condition-ing, ‘keyless’ entry and start-up) add to the ambience of the passenger compartment.

POSITIVE• Looks• Safety• Efficiency• Pulling power

NEGATIVE• Handbrake

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Max speed: 130 mph0-62 Mph: 9.8 secsCOMbined Mpg: 58.8engine: 1997 cc 4 cylinder turbo dieselMax. pOWer (bhp): 140 at 4000 rpmMax. tOrque (lb/ft): 236 at 2000 rpmCO2: 125 g/kmpriCe: £21,050 on the road

Behind the wheel, the steer-ing is accurate, the 0-62 mph time of 9.8 seconds feels fine and with a maximum speed of 130 mph this 1997cc oil-burner has plenty of go. The Active HDi model, on test here, deliv-ers 140 bhp at 4000 rpm and with 236 lb/ft of max torque it makes a good towing saloon. It has a maximum braked trailer weight of 1775 kg, so it’ll pull quite a load.

Returning an average MPG of 58.8 this version of the 508 is very economical too. The en-gine, as with all 508 engines, benefits from the latest technol-ogy including Peugeot’s e-HDi stop and start system. This is the first of a new generation of stop and start systems which offers improved driveability and economy enhancements of up to 15 percent.

The Peugeot 508 not only looks credible for business, it will also serve as an excellent main family car. It’ll seat four adults comfortably or five at a

push. It’s a very safe car as well and has been given an overall five star Euro NCAP rating.

With its high quality of build, decent design and efficient product performance, the 508 will be appreciated by all who drive it and the individual re-sponsible for the cost of owner-ship, be they the owner or the business they represent.

The comfort of the sur-roundings, the features that are available as standard and the dynamic driving experience are all virtues that will help retain a high level of desire in the 508, for the journey ahead. .

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There is no cash alternative or alternative prize. Only one entry per person. Winners must adhere to the rules set out by prize providers, which may be obtained by contacting them directly. Minimum age 16. WOW Publishing reserves the right to withdraw or alter the prize at any time.

WOW has teamed up with The Leicester O2 Academy to give away a pair of tickets to his concert on May 22.

For your chance to win, simply apply to ‘Gary Numan Competition’ and follow the instructions at the foot of the page.

WOW has teamed up with The Leicester O2 Academy to give away a pair of tickets to his concert on Wednesday 20 June. 14’s and over welcome, under 14’s must be accompanied by an adult

For your chance to win, simply apply to ‘Big Country Competition’ and follow the

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WOW has teamed up with The Capital FM Arena Nottingham to give away a Family Ticket to Disney LIVE! Mickey’s Magic Show.

Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and a host of Disney friends are performing in their very own magic show live on stage at the Capital FM Arena Nottingham July 20th – 22nd as Disney Live! present Mickey’s Magic Show.

Mickey, Minnie and Disney favourites including Alice in Wonderland, the Mad Hatter & Disney princesses Jasmine, Belle, Snow White and Cinderella will come together with world-class illusionists

to perform magic from legendary Disney films. With fantastic special effects and

much loved Disney characters this is a spectacular family show not to be missed!

For your chance to win a family ticket (two adults and two children or one adult and three children), on Friday 20th July at 4:30pm) simply apply to ‘Disney Live! Competition’ and follow the instructions at the foot of the page.

Disney LIVE! Mickey’s Magic Show will be at the Capital FM Arena Nottingham on 20th July to 22nd July 2012. Tickets are on sale now priced from £16.50 and can be purchased online www.capitalfmarena.com or by calling 08444 124 624.

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