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Stars line up for Buxton Festival

bustling: Visitors will be flocking to Buxton Opera House to see the festival and touring productions later this month

Friday, July 03, 2009

By Nigel Powlson

DERBYSHIRE'S biggest arts extravaganza gets under way next Friday hoping to attract a record number of visitors.

The 19-day Buxton Festival runs from July 10 to 28 featuring a high-quality programme of opera, music and literature as well as a...

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Little-known pieces in a perfect setting

key figures: Stephen Medcalf and, right, leading lady Mary Plazas in a previous production.

Friday, July 03, 2009

BUXTON Festival has founded its reputation for excellence on uncovering lost or hidden gems from the world of opera and turning them into hits....

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Doddy makes a Christmas date

Friday, July 03, 2009

KEN Dodd is back in Nottingham this Christmas. The Christmas Happiness Show will be live on stage at the Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, at 7pm...

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Enjoy Bard in great outdoors

Friday, July 03, 2009

SHAKESPEARE'S Globe company are returning to the picturesque outdoor setting of the Pavilion Gardens, Buxton, this weekend. From tonight until...

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Bragg looks forward to meeting his readership

eRA ENDS: Bragg's South Bank Show is ending.

Friday, July 03, 2009

WHEN ITV's flagship arts programme The South Bank Show ends its three-decade run early next year, it will mark the end of an era for its...

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Have fun with Bard's baddie (with video)

BITTER MAN: Andy Barrow as Richard III in Oddsocks Productions' outdoor performance on the Cathedral Green.

Thursday, July 02, 2009

IF you like your Shakespeare served straight and think there's no place for comedy noses and squirting blood in the Bard's work, then Oddsocks'...

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Inside story on Old BIg 'Ead

Clough

Friday, June 26, 2009

BRIAN Clough inspired a fierce loyalty among his players but they all knew that if they let him down they would be shown the door. "If you didn't...

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Caribbean island love story

Caribbean island love story

Friday, June 26, 2009

NOTTINGHAM Playhouse's latest show is certainly daring to be different. The Playhouse's Theatre Company presents Once On This Island, a musical...

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A Midsummer Night's panto

A Midsummer Night's panto

Friday, June 26, 2009

A PANTOMIME in the summer? Unusual to say the least, but that's what Hilton Amateur Theatrical Society (affectionately known as HATS) are...

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Neil's city panto role (with video)

Neil Morrissey at the panto launch

Thursday, June 25, 2009

IT'S the height of summer – but TV favourite Neil Morrissey is already looking forward to spending Christmas in Derby. The star of...

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