From the Jam features Bruce Foxton from the original Jam line up. He also spent 15 years playing bass with Stiff Little Fingers. Bruce is joined by Russell Hastings on lead vocal and guitar. From The Jam have gained a reputation for the kind of incendiary ‘live’ performances that sealed the reputation of The Jam all those years ago. Audiences can expect to hear classic The Jam hits such as Down In The Tube Station At Midnight, Going Underground, Town Called Malice and The Modern World as well as some live favourites and songs from Bruce’s solo career.

Fleetwood Bac were the world's first Fleetwood Mac tribute show. The classic Mac sound, the look, the mystical atmosphere and that infamous on-stage chemistry are all portrayed with the passion and energy that got them the ultimate seal of approval from the real Fleetwood Mac members including Mick 'Big Daddy' Fleetwood and original Mac guitarist Peter Green!

Count Arthur Strong is Charles Dickens in 'A Christmas Carol'. Arthur delivers the Charles Dickens story and follows this with his own adaptation of the most classic of festive tales, a Christmas carol. Due to public pressure, Count Arthur Strong extends his fond farewell to you, for a ‘once in a lifetime’ limited run. As he takes on, one of the literary greats, the famous Charles Dickens, and then goes on to present his one-man interpretation of A Christmas Carol. ‘If you miss it, you weren’t there!’

Mark Watson's 12-year-old son has just got a phone. His 70-year-old dad has been through the most frightening experience of his life. Both a dad and a kid himself, around the midpoint of his life, the Taskmaster star and multiple award-winner - now also famous as one-third of YouTube cult sensation No More Jockeys - returns. He'll consider the search for meaning that we're all on, with or without Google. There'll be a lot of jokes, and a show that's different every night...

Performing to sell out venues for over 20 years, 'The Upbeat Beatles' have more than earned their reputation as the finest tribute to the music of the Beatles. Paying homage to the greatest band in history, 'The Upbeat Beatles' take you through the whole of the Beatles' career; from the early days of 'Beatlemania' (She Loves You, I Want To Hold Your Hand) across the Atlantic to conquer the USA (Help!, Ticket To Ride), through the 'Summer of Love' and Psychedelia (Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Strawberry Fields Forever) then finally down the 'Long and Winding Road' to the end of the 1960's, for the Beatles' final live performance as a group (Get Back, Come Together). With authentic instruments, costume changes, multimedia, and featuring an ensemble cast of professional musicians with West End experience, this is a two-hour spectacular show not to be missed, for Beatles fans new and old!

The Kevin Bloody Wilson show is not just a concert performance; for most, it’s a full on event and an opportunity to tick from your bucket-list, a chance to see Australia’s most unique international comedy legend. In the more than 30 years since his first album (Hey Santa Claus, Living Next Door to Alan) Kev’s concerts continues to sellout around the globe. Selling upward of 4 million units and being nominated for Australian of the Year have helped cement his place as, in the words of Billy Connolly, ‘The world’s funniest Australian’.

Arctic Numpties are Yorkshire's very own tribute to the Arctic Monkeys, with roots to the very same places as the original band. The 'Numpties' give audiences the ultimate Arctic Monkeys experience, exactly replicating the Sheffield icons' sound, look, guitars and excessive use of hair gel. Covering everyone's favourites from all six albums, the Arctic Numpties are a must see tribute band for any Monkeys fan. The band were originally founded by 17 year olds Ben Curry and Jack Walker in 2019. The pair originally started playing Monkeys songs together in their bedrooms before forming the lineup later that year with Tom Smart and Nathan Mabey. Ben plays guitar and keys, as well as fronting the band on vocals, imitating Alex Turner. Jack is lead guitarist of the band, their very own Jamie Cook. Tom, other wise known as 'Sheepy' is on the drums, with likeness to Matt Helders, he helps with backing vocals along with Nick O'Malley, or Nathan who plays the bass.

Chris McCausland is hitting the road again with another masterclass in stand-up comedy that has literally been yonks in the making.

A message from Jason Manford. Hello there, Jason here, thanks for stopping by. I've been wondering for while now, why is local stand up comedy not high up on the list of what people think about doing when looking for a great night out. So where do we go? The local pub for a few drinks? Cinema? Maybe a meal with a loved one or a cheeky midweek quiz with some mates. Some people still go out clubbing at one of those city centre discotheques! (shudders). Even ten-pin bowling is considered higher up than comedy! How can that be? How can throwing a massive rock at ten wooden things be more fun than sitting in a dark room with your friends or partner, drink in hand, watching someone funny tell jokes that make you all laugh from your belly for hours and hours and give you something to talk about all the next day? Well let me tell you this: There is a circuit of brilliant comics in this country who thrive in the live arena and want to make you laugh on a regular basis, so I'm going to tell you who they are. My plan is this: I'm going to carefully select some of my favourite comedians from the circuit and send them to a town near you. Simple! Keep on laughing folks, and remember, there's nothing like live!

AC/DC, arguably the greatest rock band of all time, are brought to life by Live/Wire with the true passion you would expect from professional musicians who share your love of this legendary live act. They deliver a critically acclaimed High Voltage two hour rock ’n’ roll set with not only cannons and a full bank of Marshall amps but a journey that takes fans from one of the best-selling albums of all time Back in Black through to the 2020 release PWR UP, with a healthy dose of the classics from the Bon Scott era. In a brand new show Live/Wire combines the vocal power of Podge Blacksmith as Brian Johnson, the virtuoso talent of Simon Davies as Angus Young and metronome-like accuracy of Dan Mosley as Malcolm Young. The line-up is completed by Eddie Clark as long time bassist Cliff Williams and James Last providing the Phil Rudd like groove from behind the kit. Now in their twenty-fifty year, Live/Wire put you right in the middle of a live experience comparable to that only AC/DC themselves produce.

It's the night out not to be missed - wowing crowds since 2014, and now touring the country - Oh What A Nite! is a different style of tribute show to any other you have seen or heard of before. This tribute to Frankie Valli tells the story of how the band reached the dizzying heights of television appearances, fame and fortune - plus host Leye D Johns brings a light-hearted flavour to proceedings, ensuring audiences leave with a big smile on their face.

Join the multi award winning star of Celebrity Gogglebox as he talks family and fatherhood in this highly anticipated debut tour. As seen on Jonathan Ross Comedy Club (ITV1), Rhod Gilbert’s Growing Pains (Comedy Central) and Mo Gilligan’s Black British & Funny (Channel 4).

This fine tribute to the Roses includes all the classics including ‘Waterfall’ ‘Made of Stone’ ‘This is the One’ and of course ‘I am the Resurrection.’ From the clothes and instruments to the swagger and stage mannerisms, the band’s attention to detail is spot on, while the musical accuracy is second to none. ‘I can’t believe it’s not butter, the second best Stone Roses in the world’ said Stone Roses bass player Mani. Sorted!

Coming straight out of Newport The GLC are officially Britain’s biggest rap group. Known for classics like “Guns don’t kill people rappers do”, The GLC started almost by accident around the turn of the century with Eggsy’s impromptu rap about his tracksuit over a serious piece of music Rhys was working on in the studio. Adam Hussain, Billy Webb, Mystkal, the Maggot, 2hats and Mike Balls convinced Rhys to record the rap. Fuelled by Lambrini, fags, Chicken Tikka Massala and weed they all took to the mic and The GLC’s first album “Don’t Blame the Chain” was born. And so it began, the journey which has so far seen The GLC rise to the top of the charts, perform around the world and at every major festival in the Western Hemisphere and make millions of people laugh along the way. Now many years since that first rap about Eggsy’s tracksuit, the boys are still keeping it real in the rap game and hold the title of the most successful UK rap act ever. To date The GLC have released 18 albums… and amazingly none of them have died yet. You knows it! GLC (Live) plus special guests

The Persian Comedy Powerhouse performs his critically acclaimed new show NAMASTE where Omid peacefully bows to his inner anger and unleashes a torrent of comedic vitriol upon the current state of this dangerously messed up planet. No government gets a green card. No tyrant avoids a take down. No audience member leaves the theatre with an ounce of laughter left in them... You have been warned.

Georgie Carroll is back with her brand-new show, Infectious. An undeniable live comedy powerhouse and a natural storyteller, she’s razor sharp and riotous. Nurse turned comedian, Georgie Carroll is not only brilliantly funny, she is unstoppable on the comedy circuit having performed her smash hit award winning show Sista Flo 2.0 for three solid years of sold out seasons. Don’t miss her brand-new show!

heres no greaterbushwhacked thrill than when reading a book or watching a show, and something happens and you HAVE to know what happens next. That draw in, the must-see-the-next-twist aspect of all writing. This is perhaps most true in writing for young audiences who have more than enough distractions in everyday life to pull them away from page, screen or stage. So how do we get attention. When weve got it, how do we demand that we keep it? Daniel Dockery, whos written for young adults for nearly two decades for television, film, theatre and books, will take you through the key steps of creating thrilling rides and cliff hanger moments. How to lure viewers in and keep readers hooked. How TV differs from film, how stage and page can vary massively. The art of pace, twists that work and those that dont and finally hell show you just what makes the perfect cliff hanger its. well, come along and find out! About Daniel Daniel Dockery has written storylines and scripts for one of the UKsmost popular tv series, Hollyoaks, including award winning storiesabout anorexia, young LGBT relationships and criminally exploitedchildren. As well as working on Coronation Streets award winning50th anniversary, hes developed and storied several feature filmsstarring Robert De Niro, Dave Bautista and Olga Kurylenko. He has also written theatre pieces, staged in Manchester schools where he has taught drama when not writing. This is a Pay What You Decide event, which means you make your donation on the day at the end of the session. However, this is a limited capacity session, and we recommend you book your seat for free in advance.

We are all made up of stories. Some we have lived through, some we dream about, some are pure flights of imagination. In this creative writing workshop you will have a chance to set these stories free. We will be demystifying the process of writing a poem or a short piece of flash fiction and letting our ideas flow. Writing can be a form of therapy, comfort, anger and clarity. Instead of bottling up all those emotions inside of you, you are releasing them onto paper. And that can only be a good thing. You will get plenty of time to write. Along the way Reshma will give you tips on what to look out for, how to improve. About Reshma Ruia Reshma has written two novels, Something Black in the Lentil Soup, and Still Lives, winner of the 2023 Diverse Book Readers Choice Award and longlisted for the 2023 Peoples Book Award. She has also published a poetry collection, A Dinner Party in the Home Counties, winner of the 2019 Word Masala Award and a short story collection, Mrs Pinto Drives to Happiness, shortlisted for the 2022 Eastern Eye ACTA Award. Her work has appeared in anthologies and journals both national and international, and commissioned by the BBC, University of Cumbria and Manchester Literature Festival. She is the co-founder of The Whole Kahani a writers collective of British South Asian writers and is a trustee on the Board of Manchester City of Literature. Website: www.reshmaruia.com Still Lives:https://renardpress.com/books/still-lives/ Mrs Pinto Drives to Happiness:https://www.dahliapublishing.co.uk/product/mrs-pinto-drives-to-happiness

This session is aimed at all aspiring writers, at all phases of the process, from planning the book they want to write, to already being underway. Discussing models and structures of creating a narrative, Gareth hopes to provide those in attendance with ways to plan their writing, to find a process which works best for them and enables the completion of the projects they have in mind. Especially focussed on genre fiction (horror, fantasy and science fiction), but applicable to all types of writing, Gareth will talk though his processes, with discussion on narrative frameworks, the multiple drafts of a novel, editing and preparing the work for submissions to agents and publishers and, importantly, how writing a book can be balanced with competing responsibilities. About the Author Gareth Wood is a Birmingham-born writer of horror and fantasy novels, his most recent book, 'At Night, White Bracken', was published by Stairwell Books in November 2024. Seeking to create genre fiction with a distinctly working-class voice, Gareth's novels feature characters, perspectives and situations faithful to his own background, and to those people and places who have and continue to influence his writing.