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| Battle of the Bands Lancaster
Music Library. 1 September 2005 - Humble Sam |
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| Sly & Robbie The
Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal. 1 July 2005 - Perksy Jobsworth |
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Dan Haywood's
New Hawks (of the Great Interior) An interdisciplinary
vision
of the high heather and elsewhere!
Folly, Lancaster. 16 April 2005 - satori |
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| Books |
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Photography
byJon Sparks. Books: 'Lancashire
Moods' and 'Portrait of Lancaster'. Calendars:
'Landscapes of North Lancashire and South Cumbria'
and 'Lancashire Landscapes'. Book Launch report,
Lancaster Tourist Information Centre, 6 June 2005 - Michael Nunn |
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Lancaster
Secular & Sacred: Two books by Dr Sharon
Lambert. Fumigating the Cat & Other Stories from
the Marsh History Group, and Monks, Martyrs
and Mayors: The History of Lancaster's
Roman Catholic Community
and Cathedral 1094 - 1991 - Michael Nunn |
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Vera Drake
(12A) Written and directed by Mike Leigh. The
Dukes, Lancaster
7 to 10 March 2005 - Michael Nunn |
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Lancashire on
Film: An evening of gems from the North
West Film Archives at Manchester Metropolitan University.
The Dukes, Lancaster.
27 February 2005 - Michael Nunn |
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| Concerts |
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Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra
play the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 1791) St Peter's
Cathedral, Balmoral Road, Lancaster
Thursday 20 October 2005 - Michael Nunn |
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English Concert directed by Andrew Manze
performs Baroque music by Vivaldi and Telemann.
Lancaster
International Concert Series, The Great Hall, University of
Lancaster. 10 March 2005 - Michael Nunn |
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The Northern
Chamber Orchestra
and the Lancaster
Singers perform Boyce, Handel and Bach. Lancaster
International Concert Series The Great Hall, University of
Lancaster. Thursday 16 February 2005 - Michael Nunn |
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| DJ Dance Nights |
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| Cheeky Business 23 December 2005 The
Gregson, Lancaster. Review by Matt Cooper |
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Sourpuss
Fifth Birthday Saturday 5 November 2005, Bentham
Town Hall
Review by Perksy Jobsworth Photos courtesy Sourpuss |
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| Exhibitions |
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Red Carpet:
The Final Year Art Degree Show. Peter
Scott Gallery, University of Lancaster.
4 - 23 June 2005 - Michael Nunn |
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‘Changing
Faces'. Photography by Paul Floyd Blake 13 January -
25 February 2005. Folly
Gallery, Lancaster. - Kate Dobson |
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| Interviews |
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STEVE TOMLIN local
actor, director and impresario talks to Michael Nunn
about
his next ‘Shakespeare in the Castle' venture, King Richard
III. 1/7/05 |
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| PROF. NIGEL WHITELEY of
Lancaster University's Department
of Art talks with Michael Nunn about rumours of closure. 19/6/05. |
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LAURA YATES
director of LUTG talks to Michael Nunn about working
on the recent production of Stags and Hens
by Willy Russell. 19/6/05 |
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| ROBERT SWAIN author
of Lancaster: A History and Celebration and other works,
talks to Michael Nunn about his literary output and forthcoming
book. 22/4/05 |
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Dara O'Briain
5 May 2005 - Sherry Currington |
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| Theatre
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| Dukes |
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| The
Accrington Pals by Peter Whelan The Dukes, Lancaster
Thursday 27 October Saturday 19 November 2005 - Michael Nunn |
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| Under
Milk Wood The Dukes, Lancaster Thursday 22 September
to Saturday 15 October 2005 - Michael Nunn |
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The Last Composition
- based on the life and work of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,
devised and performed by Shattering Images. The
Dukes Youth Arts Theatre. 27 May 2005 - Michael Nunn |
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Betrayal by
Harold Pinter. 11 March - 2 April 2005 - Michael Nunn |
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The Dennis Potter
Symposium 2005 Saturday 26 February 2005 - Leonie Pearce
& Dave Pearce |
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| Sisters, Such Devoted Sisters
(not) performed by Russell Barr, an Out
Of Joint production March 2005. A non-review by Michael
Nunn |
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Blue Remembered Hills by
Dennis Potter. Friday 4 to Saturday 26 February 2005
- Michael Nunn |
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Our Country's
Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker. Performed
by Ripley Productions (Ripley
St Thomas School)
The Dukes,
Moor Lane, Lancaster
Thursday 5 January 2005 - Michael Nunn |
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| Grand
Theatre |
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NORTH
and SOUTH A Musical Play by Harry Rycroft and Julian
Davies Based on the novel by Mrs Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
Performed by Lancaster Royal Grammar School (RLGS) and Lancaster
Girls' Grammar School (LGGS). 25 - 28 April 2005 - Michael Nunn
& John Burkinshaw
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Jane Eyre presented
by Lancaster
Footlights Club 19 - 23 April 2005 - Sarah Robin |
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The Golden
Door by David Ashton and Sparkleshark
by Philip Ridley. Lancaster
Footlights Club Youth Theatre Productions. 17 - 19 March 2005
- Michael Nunn |
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Lord of the
Flies by William Golding. Adapted for
stage by Nigel Williams,
and performed by Pilot
Theatre
Wed 19 to Fri 21 Jan 2005 - Michael Nunn |
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A DOLL'S HOUSE by Henrik Ibsen
Lancaster University Theatre Group
Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 March 2005 - Michael Nunn
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| Nuffield |
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Fittings Multimedia
Arts : The Last Freakshow. 2- 4 June 2005 - Sherry Currington |
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Schlock. Presented by Uninvited
Guests. Thursday 3 February 2005 - Michael Nunn |
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| Williamson
Park |
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| Brewery
Arts Centre, Kendal |
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| Lancaster
University Theatre Group |
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Stags &
Hens by Willy Russell. Princess Magrethe Hall, St Martin's
College, Lancaster. 15 - 17 June 2005. |
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1984
by George Orwell adapted by Robert Owens, Wilton E Hall Jr and
William A Miles Jr Performed by special arrangement with The Dramatic
Publishing Co. The
Sugar House, Lancaster. 6 - 8 June 2005 - Michael Nunn (This
review is dedicated to the George
Fox Six) |
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Les Liaisons
Dangereuses by Christopher Hampton. Performed
in association with Lancaster
University Fencing Club. The
Grand Theatre, 2 & 3 June 2005 - Michael Nunn |
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A Doll's House
by Henrik Ibsen. Gregson Centre,
Lancaster.
8 and 9 March 2005 - Michael Nunn |
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Frankenstein
- The Re-Creation
written and directed by Christopher Slater and Victoria
Mills The Grand Theatre,
Lancaster. 25 and 26 February 2005 - Michael Nunn |
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Interview with
Chris Slater and Vicky Mills about their forthcoming
adaptation and production of "Frankenstein - The Re-Creation"
23/2/05 - Michael Nunn |
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Amadeus by Peter
Shaffer. The
Nuffield, University of Lancaste. Tuesday 8 to Thursday 10
February 2005 - Michael Nunn |
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| St Martins |
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When Five Years
Pass By Federico García Lorca.
Performed by Year 2 Students, Black Box Studio. 2 to 5 March 2005
- Michael Nunn |
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Ten Tiny Fingers,
Nine Tiny Toes
by Sue Townsend Performed by final year Drama students.
Lancaster at The
Dukes,Lancaster. 19 to 22 January 2005 |
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The Changeling
by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley. Performed by
final year Drama students at The
Dukes,Lancaster.
26 to 29 January 2005 - Michael Nunn |
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Castle |
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| Other Theatre Venues |
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| Murder
in the Cathedral A rehearsed reading at St
Peter's Cathedral, Balmoral Road, Lancaster Friday 4 November
2005 at 7.30pm |
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OLEANNA by David
Mamet performed by Freerange
Theatre Company, The Black Box Theatre, St
Martin's College, Lancaster, and touring. 11 April 2005 -
Michael Nunn |
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FESTEN [A Celebration]
based on the Dogme film
and play by Thomas Vinterberg translated by David Eldridge and
adapted and directed by Dave Pearce. A Performance by 2nd Year
Acting Students,
University of Central Lancashire. At St
Peter’s Arts Centre, Preston. 14 - 16 April 2005 - Michael
Nunn |
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The
Vagina Monologues: Until the Violence Stops by
Eve Ensler. Performed by Women from the University of
Lancaster. The
Sugar House, Lancaster
14 to 16 February 2005 |
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| TV |
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The Lost World of Mitchell & Kenyon:
A revelation of unique 100-year old footage discovered in Blackburn
BBC2, 9pm, 14 January 2005 (part 1 of 3) - Michael Nunn
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| Other |
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| Entertaining
Polish Guests A review contrasting Lancaster's Water
Witch with The Gregson December 2005 |
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The Spotlight
Club: Kr!ss Foster, Carole Coates, Sam Barker, Ann Wilson and
Little Hero. Yorkshire House, Lancaster.
Friday 18 February 2005 |
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Clairvoyance
Night At The Farmers
Arms.
1 February 2005 - Clare Anna Edwards |
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THE GREEN AYRE CALENDAR July
2004 to July 2005 Published by The
Green Ayre Public House, 63 North Road, Lancaster,
price £2. Out on Wednesday 18 August 2004 - Michael Nunn |
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