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The Damn Truth

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  THE DAMN TRUTH SUMMER 2023 UK TOUR TICKETS ON SALE AT 9AM GMT TUESDAY FEBURARY 28 FROM  THEGIGCARTEL.COM “The Damn Truth’s ‘This Is Who We Are Now’ single is a powerful statement with a chorus bigger than a bus and a guitar solo that absolutely soars.”                                                    – Classic Rock Prior to their upcoming guest slot with   Glenn Hughes  in the UK this October, celebrated Montreal rock’n’roll band  The Damn Truth  are pleased to announce they will embark on an  8-date UK Tour  in  July and August 2023 , including a special performance at  Steelhouse Festival  on  Saturday 29th July .   Tickets go on sale at  9am GMT  on  Tuesday February 28th  via  TheGigcartel.com .  The band consisting of  Lee-La Baum  (vocals, guitar),  Tom Shemer  (guitar),  PY Letellier  (bass) and  Dave Traina  (drums) will play  London O2 Islington Academy ( July 21),  Shoreham Ropetackle  (July 22),  Leicester Musician ( July 25),  Buckley Tivoli  (July 27),  Leek Foxlowe Ar

Passenger filming for television

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  BAFTA-WINNING WUNMI MOSAKU LEADS THE CAST OF  PASSENGER  IN NORTHERN SISTER’S SIX-PART DARKLY COMIC THRILLER FOR ITVX  Filming has begun in Cornholme, North of Manchester, and casting is announced on the brand new 6 x 60 darkly comic thriller,  Passenger , produced by the award-winning SISTER ( This Is Going To Hurt ,  Chernobyl ,  Landscapers ) in association with Northern Sister for ITVX  and ITV1, and commissioned by ITV’s Head of Drama, Polly Hill.     BritBox International are co-production partners. Written by debut screenwriter Andrew Buchan,, best known for acting roles  on  Broadchurch, The Honourable Woman , and  Better ,  Passenger  will be an ITVX premiere and will also air on ITV1. The drama will be available in BritBox international markets at a later date.   Bafta-winning actress Wunmi Mosaku ( Loki ,  Damilola ,  Our Loved Boy)  will take the role of Former Met Police Detective Riya Ajunwa whilst David Threlfall ( Shameless ,  Funny Woman ) stars as Jim Bracknell.  Fu

Kym Marsh to star in Take That musical GREATEST DAYS

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  STAR OF STAGE AND SCREEN KYM MARSH & DAUGHTER EMILIE CUNLIFFE TO STAR AS RACHEL AND YOUNG RACHEL IN THE OFFICIAL TAKE THAT MUSICAL GREATEST DAYS UK AND IRELAND TOUR FROM 6 MAY 2023   Producer Adam Kenwright is delighted to announce English singer, actress and TV presenter Kym Marsh and her daughter Emilie Cunliffe will star as Rachel and Young Rachel respectively in The Official Take That Musical  GREATEST DAYS , with a book by award-winning playwright Tim Firth.  The musical will embark on a major UK and Ireland tour from 6 May 2023 and will coincide with the summer 2023 release of the official movie version of this smash-hit musical, starring Aisling Bea and Jayde Adams. Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Take That’s first ever UK number 1 single  Pray ,  GREATEST DAYS  features more than 15 record-breaking Take That songs alongside a heart-warming and hilarious story of love, loss and laughter from the award-winning writer Tim Firth ( Calendar Girls, Kinky Boo

Hey Duggee at The Lowry!!

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  Your little ones will love this!     SQUIRRELS! ISN’T IT TIME FOR…  HEY DUGGEE’S  FIRST  LIVE  UK TOUR   The Lowry, Salford Friday 24 th  to Sunday 26 th  March   Fans of the smash hit CBeebies series  HEY DUGGEE  are delighting in the ‘joyous’ all-new interactive stage show that comes to  The Lowry, Salford  next month.   Duggee, the Squirrels and some of their friends star in the musical play   Hey Duggee The Live Theatre Show , which is packed with non-stop fun, laughs, music, singing and dancing!   This is the first-ever stage adaptation of the hugely popular CBeebies series, which brings Duggee and friends to life through extraordinary puppetry and storytelling – and it’s coming to The Lowry  from Friday March 24 to Sunday March 26.   Hey Duggee The Live Theatre Show  has been adapted for the stage by Vikki Stone ( #zoologicalsociety  – Royal And Derngate,  Romeo And Duet  – ITV) and Matthew Xia ( The Wiz  ­– Hope Mill Theatre, artistic director Actors Touring Company). Matthew

Manchester Guitar Festival at Stoller Hall

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  Love the guitar? This may be right for you!     THE STOLLER HALL ANNOUNCES FULL LINE OF NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED ARTISTS FOR ITS SECOND   MANCHESTER GUITAR FESTIVAL   FRIDAY 19 - SUNDAY 21 MAY 2022     ·           Internationally acclaimed and two-time Grammy Nominee Eric Bibb   ·           The best in Flamenco dance and music with  Espíritu Flamenco featuring acclaimed Flamenco guitarist Miguel Pérez, dancer and choreographer Andrés Peña and cantaor (singer)  Miguel Rosendo   ·           Aquarelle Guitar Quartet-  one of the world’s leading guitar quartets – originally formed at the RNCM   ·           Chetham’s Guitar Choir and Guitar Academy for budding young performers   ·           Many participatory workshops and master-classes for all abilities led by leading professional players expert in their field   ·           Pop up performances throughout the Festival     After a hugely successful first year, The Stoller Hall is thrilled to announce that the   Manchester