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Show celebrates Beatles and blues

12:42pm Thursday 18th March 2010

PHIL Bates and Mik Kaminski will appear with special guest Tina McBain of The Eleanor Rigby Experience, at Pershore’s Number 8 in the Beatles, Blues & Blue Violin Tour.

Four hours of Bach’s telling of the passion

12:44pm Thursday 18th March 2010

GLOUCESTER Choral Society presents a performance of J S Bach’s St Matthew Passion at the city’s cathedral on Saturday.

Memories of the Infirmary

12:41pm Thursday 18th March 2010

BASED on true stories from nurses, doctors and patients at the old Worcester Royal Infirmary, Nursing Lives is full of visual inventiveness, live music, song and 1940s dance.

A mate of Elvis at the pub

12:44pm Thursday 18th March 2010

THE Granville at Barford is hosting a second comedy night following on the success of the venue’s first sell-out night in January.

High-energy folk evening

12:36pm Thursday 18th March 2010

AN evening of high-energy folk can be heard at The Lamb in West Malvern on Saturday. Flutatious brings together flutes, fiddles, drums, guitars and pianos to create a 21st Century sound. Flatworld will support with music from Eastern Europe and beyond. Admission is £5 and music starts at about 8pm.

Orchestra play town hall

12:36pm Thursday 18th March 2010

Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra with play at Cheltenham Town Hall on Sunday. The concert opens at 3.30pm with two pieces from Walton’s Henry V suite, from the Laurence Olivier film. Tickets cost £12, students £6, under-16s free, from 08445 762210.

Straitjackets at the ready

12:37pm Thursday 18th March 2010

THE Straitjackets will perform at No 1 Shakespeare Street in Stratford on Sunday. The music starts at 8pm and entry is £6.

The poster boy of folk music

12:38pm Thursday 18th March 2010

‘THE poster boy of folk’ Seth Lakeman – pictured – will perform at Stroud’s Subscription Rooms next month. Seth and his band will showcase his fourth album Hearts and Minds on April 19. Having performed at sold-out shows and festivals across the world, Seth’s unmistakable vocals and captivating brand of indie-folk rock see him continue to hold a firm place in the heart of his loyal following, as well as attracting new audiences. The show starts at 7.30pm and tickets cost £16. To book, call the box office on 01453 760900 or e-mail subscription.rooms@stroud.gov.uk.

Ensemble’s centre stage

12:38pm Thursday 18th March 2010

ONE of the finest chamber ensembles in the country is set to perform at Evesham Arts Centre.

Laughter on the open road

12:33pm Thursday 18th March 2010

HULL Truck Theatre is bringing Men of the World to Worcester. The comedy about three bus drivers takes the audience to the Rhine Valley via the Channel Tunnel. Critics have called it a “funny, poignant, fascinating play that explores the old holidaymakers’ concerns with swelling feet, sitting over the coach wheel, food, flatulence, drinking and sex.” Men of the World is at the Swan Theatre until Saturday. Tickets cost £13.50 from 01905 611427.

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