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  NADIYA & KAI: ONCE UPON A TIME   Nadiya & Kai Announce UK Dates for ‘Once Upon A Time’ Nadiya Bychkova and Kai Widdrington have announced they are to tour the UK throughout Spring 2023 with their brand-new dance spectacular ‘Once Upon A Time’. Starring together on their own headline tour for the first time, ballroom superstars Nadiya and Kai’s new dance production is a fairytale like no other, with the couple having created a stunning show that showcases their incredible journeys and shines a spotlight on their love affair with dance.   The show will also celebrate Nadiya and Kai’s wonderful relationship on and off the dance floor. The couple will share with audiences across the country their inspirations and aspirations, whilst also telling the story of their remarkable journey from childhood dancers to ballroom and Latin champions - and, of course, becoming TV stars.   From the producers of smash hit dance shows Here Come The Boys, Rip It Up The 60s and Remembering The Osca

  TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR 50 HOURS OF FREEDOM WITH  DANEZ SMITH   Contact and  Manchester International Festival  are bringing three local, non-binary artists together to  create a brand new piece of work! During  a lock-in at the Contact building , our local, non-binary trio will be given a brief from  award-winning international artist ,  Danez Smith . Their new work premieres on  Friday 14 July on International  Non-Binary People’s Day .  Join us for the performance, followed by  a live reading from Danez  and a  post-show discussion with Keisha Thompson  to spill all those juicy secrets from their time in the Contact castle! DATES Friday 14 July, 6PM   PRICE £20 Full Price | £15 Under 35s | £10 Concessions WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? BOOK NOW! CONTACT Oxford Road, Manchester M15 6JA. Box office: 01612740600 contactmcr.com

.                   BRENDA BLETHYN WELCOMES BACK DAVID LEON FOR A THIRTEENTH SERIES OF THE HIT ITV CRIME DRAMA VERA   Award-winning actress Brenda Blethyn will return for a thirteenth series as DCI Vera Stanhope, alongside actor and director David Leon who makes a welcome return as Joe Ashworth.   Inspired by the award-winning author Ann Cleeves, VERA has become a much-loved and acclaimed series, with its compelling storylines and captivating performances. Over the years, the drama has consistently pulled in impressive viewing figures, with an average 6.0 million viewers tuning in for the last series,  including viewing across all devices.   In 2021 Brenda Blethyn received the Rose d’Or Lifetime Achievement Award for her starring role as Vera, ITV’s longest-running female detective, and her many other defining roles throughout her career. Brenda is also the recipient of several accolades including two Oscar nominations, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA and a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best

                                                                                                                                      A Complicité co-production with Barbican London, Belgrade Theatre Coventry, Bristol Old Vic,  Comédie de Genève,  Holland Festival, Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, L'Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe, The Lowry, The National Theatre of Iceland, Oxford Playhouse, Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen and Theatre Royal Plymouth   Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead (c) Marc Brenner Drive Your Plow Over The Bones of the Dead The Lowry, Salford Tuesday 25 th  to Saturday 29 th  April I'm a huge fan of this company!   Award-winning, international touring company Complicité’s new production  Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead ,  conceived and directed by their Artistic Director and Co-Founder Simon McBurney, comes to Salford next month. The piece is based on Nobel Prize-Winner Olga Tokarczuk’s genre-defying novel of the same name.   Drive Yo

Oldham Coliseum Theatre   < news@info.coliseum. If we’re going out, we’re doing it our way. Friday 31 March, 7.30pm Tickets: £10 Spend one last night with us as we celebrate all things Coliseum with script-in-hand performances of scenes and songs from your favourite productions of the past decade, comedy, PANTOMIME, and appearances from some very special guests.      The Coliseum’s team of expert theatre professionals have crafted this one-night-only event in just two short weeks giving you – our audience – a final opportunity to embrace the Coli and everything it means to Oldham, Greater Manchester and beyond. Full line up to be announced. Book your tickets for Encore here View this email in your browser Join us online: Stay in touch: Oldham Coliseum Theatre Fairbottom Street Oldham, OL1 3SW coliseum.org.uk 0161 624 2829 Oldham Coliseum Theatre is a Registered Charity, No: 508829. Oldham Coliseum Theatre Ltd Reg No: 1415547 Copyright © 2023 Oldham Coliseum Theatre, All rights reser