WHAT’S ON IN YOUR COUNT Y LIVING DANGEROUSLY
Named by the Guinness Book of Records as ‘the world’s greatest living explorer’, Sir Ranulph Fiennes has spent his life in pursuit of extreme adventure, risking life and limb in some of the most ambitious private expeditions ever undertaken.
This month he pays a visit to Malvern to talk about these expeditions, offering a personal journey through his life, from his early years to the present day. Both light-hearted and strikingly poignant, Living Dangerously spans Sir Ranulph’s childhood and school misdemeanours, his army life and early expeditions, right through the Transglobe Expedition to his current Global Reach Challenge – his goal to become the first person in the world to cross both polar ice caps and climb the highest mountain on each of the seven continents.
See him at the Forum Theatre on Tuesday, December 7. For tickets visit
www.malvern-theatres.co.uk
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Touching, funny and utterly original, Freckle Productions’ delightful adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s Stick Man can be seen in Birmingham this month.
What starts off as a morning jog becomes quite the misadventure for Stick Man: a dog wants to play fetch with him, a swan builds a nest with him, and he even ends up on a fire! How will Stick Man ever get back to the family tree?
This award-winning production, from the team behind Zog, Tiddler and other Terrific Tales, and Tabby McTat features a trio of top actors and is packed full of puppetry, songs, live music and funky moves and cab see at Birmingham Town Hall from December 26 to January 9.
For tickets visit
bmusic.co.uk/events/stick-man- live-on-stage
AUSSIE POP ROYALTY
Jason Donovan pays a visit to Birmingham this month as part of his mammoth 52 date tour, which marks the 30th anniversary of his hugely successful debut album ‘Ten Good Reasons’.
His ‘Even More Good Reasons’ tour will see Jason singing his greatest pop hits along with his favourite songs from his career in musicals, all accompanied by a full live band. Songs will include the chart-toppers ‘Too Many Broken Hearts’, ‘Especially For You’ and ‘Any Dream Will Do’ and for the first time ever, Jason will be performing a selection of songs from the musicals he has starred in. These will include songs from ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat’, ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ and ‘Priscilla Queen of the Desert’.
Jason commented: “Having not done my own live shows for a while I can’t wait to get out there again amongst my fans and deliver a new
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energetic show that is both personal, creative and reflective ... some- thing that is both nostalgic and just a bloody good night out.”
See him at Birmingham Symphony Hall on Thursday, December 2. For tickets visit
bmusic.co.uk/events/jason-donovan-even- more-good-reasons
CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE
Without doubt one of the most exciting bands to come out of Great Britain in the past 50 years.
Without doubt one of the most exciting bands to come out of Great Britain in the past 50 years. With their unique blend of perfect pop rock'n'roll, outrageous flamboyance and no less than 23 Top 20 singles, Slade have become a firm favourite in the hearts of pop fans all over the world and never more so than at Christmas. They are appearing at the Asylum in Birmingham on Saturday, December 18 when their festive anthem Merry Christmas Everybody is sure to get the crowds singing.
Led by founder member Dave Hill, Slade is still one of the most exciting bands on the road, and their stage performance is a dynamic, powerful and exhilarating roller-coaster ride of pure unadulterated rock'n'roll.
For tickets visit
www.gigantic.com/slade-tickets
SCOTTISH ROCK LEGENDS Another classic rock outfit, Big Country, are also playing the region this month.
Formed in the 80s and quickly establishing a massive following (who can forget In a Big Country, Fields of Fire and Look Away), this Scottish five piece are still going strong and are playing at the Empire in Coventry on Thursday, December 2 as part of their Wonderland tour.
For tickets visit
www.hmvempire.com/big-country
Big Country
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