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| Tue 6th to 17th Jul 2010 |
| A most fantasmagorical stage musical. With a cast orchestra and crew of 100 (including ten dogs), sensational sets and stunning special effects, this action-packed adventure is the story of the magical car, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. | | |
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Round Table, and featuring a bevy of beuatiful show girls,
not to mention cows, killer rabbits and french people,
Monty Python's Spamalot 'raises silliness to an art form'. |
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Abba Mania |
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| Sun 3rd October 2010 |
| Abba Mania has been delighting audiences and selling out UK theatres since it's formation in 1999. In 2009, the show continues to conquer the world fresh from a smash hit tour of the Southern Hemisphere. |
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 | |  | | |  | Ariadne Auf Naxos |  | | Welsh National Opera | | Wed 3rd Nov 2010 | | Vienna’s richest man is putting on a party at his home & has asked two rival theatre companies to stage a performance each. One company will perform the serious opera ‘Ariadne auf Naxos’. The other will perform a comedy. Tensions mount... | | |
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| Thu 13th & 14th January 2011 |
| Performed by the Russian State Ballet and Orchestra of Siberia.
Formed in 1981, the Russian State Ballet of Siberia has quickly established itself as one of Russia's leading ballet companies.
The greatest romantic ballet of all! This is an immortal love story filled with magic, emotion and beauty. From the opulence and splendour of the magnificent court room to the exhilarating lake scenes where swans play in perfect formation, Tchaikovsky's hauntingly beautiful music creates a truly unforgettable experience.
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| Raymond Gubbay Ballett presents The Nutcracker at the Liverpool Empire theatre. One of Tchaikovsky's best-loved and most famous works. |
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80's Mania |
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| Wed 26th January 2011 |
| 80's Mania is a feel good, fantasy concert celebrating the chart topping smash hits from the heroes of pop of the 1980's. Duran Duran, The Human League, Kim Wilde, Culture Club, Madonna, Wham, Nena, Toni Basil, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Kraftwerk, Trio, Dead or Alive, Madness, are just some of the legends you will see authentically re-created “live” on stage! |
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| Thurs 12th & 13th Aug 2011 |
| The multi-award winning comedian and star of '8 Out of 10 Cats', 'Live at the Apollo', and 'XFM' embarks on his a live national tour with this exciting and hilarious show, that will have audiences begging for more. |
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sell-out Phenomenon comes to Liverpool. Since 2002 over
11 million theatregoers in 17 counties have thrilled to
this awe-inspiring production from Queen, Ben Elton and
Robert DeNiro. A musical, set in the future, that boasts
the scale & spectacle that marked Queen's legendary
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| | also see - ONE NIGHT OF QUEEN - liverpool empire - 5 dec 2010 |
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