What's On Guide: Commencing Tuesday, January 27 (From Bridgwater Mercury)

What's On Guide: Commencing Tuesday, January 27

2:20pm Friday 23rd January 2009 in News

TUESDAY JANUARY 27 6.30pm Holocaust Memorial Day at King Square, Bridgwater. Members of the Bridgwater Peace Group will mark the occasion by meeting to lay flowers at the King Square Peace Memorial. The Peace Group aims to promote non-violent means of conflict resolution and continues to campaign against the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. For more details, contact Phil Parratt on 07967-431685.

6.45pm Bridgwater Pantomime Society proudly presents Cinderella at the Bridgwater Town Hall. Expect fun, laughter and fantastic performances in the Pantomime Society's eagerly anticipated production of the classic fairytale Cinderella. Tickets are priced at £8 for adults, £6 for children. Tickets are available from the box office on 07939-926449.

8pm (FILM) Dean Spanley at the Strode Theatre, Street. To alleviate the dreary formality of the obligatory weekly visits to his curmudgeonly father Horatio, Edwardian gent Henslowe Fisk arranges for them to attend a lecture on reincarnation by an Indian guru. At the event, Fisk junior is intrigued by an oddball clergyman, Dean Spanley, who, when plied with a little of his favourite Hungarian tipple, reveals the most extraordinary tale of his own past life - as a dog! Tickets are priced at £6 or £5 for concessions. Tickets are available from the box office on 01458-442846.

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 28 7.15pm Bridgwater Pantomime Society proudly presents Cinderella at the Bridgwater Town Hall. Expect fun, laughter and fantastic performances in the Pantomime Society's eagerly anticipated production of the classic fairytale Cinderella. Tickets are priced at £8 for adults, £6 for children. Tickets are available from the box office on 07939-926449.

THURSDAY JANUARY 29 7.15pm Bridgwater Pantomime Society proudly presents Cinderella at the Bridgwater Town Hall. Expect fun, laughter and fantastic performances in the Pantomime Society's eagerly anticipated production of the classic fairytale Cinderella. Tickets are priced at £8 for adults, £6 for children. Tickets are available from the box office on 07939-926449.

7.45pm Candoco at the Brewhouse, Taunton. Candoco, the leading contemporary dance company of disabled and non-disabled dancers perform new works by choreographers Nigel Charnock and Hofesh Shechter. Tickets are priced between £10 and £15, with £1 off for people over 60 and £2 off for concessions. Tickets are available from the box office on 01823-283244.

FRIDAY JANUARY 30 7.15pm Bridgwater Pantomime Society proudly presents Cinderella at the Bridgwater Town Hall. Expect fun, laughter and fantastic performances in the Pantomime Society's eagerly anticipated production of the classic fairytale Cinderella. Tickets are priced at £8 for adults, £6 for children. Tickets are available from the box office on 07939-926449.

7.30pm Murder Mystery Evening at Rookery Manor in Edingworth. Join the Bridgwater Chamber of Commerce for an evening of fun, food, dancing and, of course, murder! Tickets are priced at £25 and are available on 0845-1222077 or e-mail admin@bridgwaterchamber.org.uk 8pm 4 Poofs and a Piano: More hairdressers than a barber shop at the Brewhouse, Taunton. 4 Poofs and a Piano have become a household name thanks to their appearance on the hugely popular, award-winning Friday Night with Jonathan Ross. In this, their first national tour, the boys are promising an eclectic mix of song and dance, from jaunty re-workings of classic covers to their own comic observations of life in the noughties. Tickets are priced at £15.50 and are available from the box office on 01823-283244.

8pm Young@Heart at the Strode Theatre, Street. This touching, humours, delightful film follows a chorus of 75 - 93-year olds as they rehearse a series of rock songs for a new show before an audience of a thousand. Winner of Audience Awards at serval major film festivals, Young@Heart is an unusual mix of observational documentary and musical theatre. In the mouths of these old people, the familiar lyrics of rock songs acquire whole new meanings and a new poignancy. Their performances explode many of the big taboos surrounding old age: sex, loss of youth, sickness and death. Tickets are priced at £6 and £5 for concessions and are available from the box office on 01458-442846.

SATURDAY JANUARY 31 2.15pm and 7.15pm Bridgwater Pantomime Society proudly presents Cinderella at the Bridgwater Town Hall. Expect fun, laughter and fantastic performances in the Pantomime Society's eagerly anticipated production of the classic fairytale Cinderella. Tickets are priced at £8 for adults, £6 for children. Tickets are available from the box office on 07939-926449.

7.30pm Route 66 at the Playhouse, Weston. Cruise down the world's most famous rod and experience the essence of Americana in a musical extravaganza featuring the best of American country and rock hits. Led by Dr and the Medics front-man Rev Dr Clive Jackson, this superb cast take you on a musical journey from the power ballads of Leanne Rhymes to the anthems of The Eagles, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi and many more. Tickets are priced at £16 and concessions £14. Tickets are available from the box office on 01934-645544.

7.45pm T-Rextasy at the Brewthouse, Taunton. The ultimate dedication to Marc Bolan. This amazing show is performed by one of the most highly-acclaimed tribute bands, and is a must for all glam-rock fans. Now in its 13th year of touring, the show will take you on a journey through all those fantastic hits - I Love To Boogie, Children of the Revolution, Metal Guru, Jeepster, Telegram Sam, the list is endless. Tickets are priced at £16 and are available from the box office on 01823-283244.

8pm Hearnshaw Barrett Duo at the Bridgwater Arts Centre. Jazz musicians have always taken popular tunes and made them their own. Following that great tradition, Charlie Hearnshaw and Andy Barrett present the results of their jazz investigations of George Gershwin and Burth Bacharach. The programme will include pieces by other great songwriters, one or two classical pieces plus some of the duo's own tunes. Tickets are priced at £8, £7 for concessions and £6 for members. Tickets are available from the box office on 01278-422700.

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 1 7.30pm Calamity Jane: The Musical at the Playhouse, Weston. Leah Bell leads a full company of gunslingers and cow-punchers to bring you a brand new, fully staged production of the classic musical featuring the popular songs The Deadwood Stage, Secret Love and the Black Hills of Dakota. Whip-Crack-Away down to Deadwood and join us in the Golden Garter Saloon for the rootinest, tootinest, rip-roarinest musical of all time. Tickets are priced at £14.50, concessions £13, children £10 and family tickets are priced at £40. Tickets are available from the box office on 01934-645544.

MONDAY FEBRUARY 2 8pm Brew Ha Ha! Comedy Club at the Brewhouse, Taunton. The Brewhouse has created a name for itself as the place to see quality live comedy in Taunton. Join the Brewhouse Bar on Monday evenings to catch performances from the best comedians and entertainers on the circuit. Admission is free. For more information, contact the venue on 01823-283244.