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theirs. In fact, she’ll be welcoming any questions about word origins, usage irritations, the dreaded impact of Americanization, and the very future of our language in her very own ‘word surgery’.
See The Secret Life of Words on March 18 at 2.30pm. For tickets visit
lichfieldgarrick.com
TIMELESS CLASSIC COMEDY
It was 1977, the year of skin-tight polyester, the Queen’s Silver Jubilee and Saturday Night Fever. The Sex Pistols were storming up the charts, skateboarding was the latest craze and Angela Rippon danced with Morecambe & Wise.
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And at Hampstead Theatre in London, Mike Leigh and his cast were putting the finishing touches to Abigail’s Party, ferocious black comedy and landmark of 20th century theatre.
In her suburban living room, Beverly prepares for the arrival of her guests. She and husband Laurence will play host to neighbours Angela, Tony and Sue. As the alcohol flows and the ‘nibbles’ are handed around, Mike Leigh’s ruthless, achingly funny examination of 1970s British life begins...
See it at Warwick Arts Centre from March 14 - 18. For tickets visit
warwickartscentre.co.uk
LINGUISTICALLY SPEAKING
Take a journey into the curious, unexpected, and downright surreal origins of the words we use every day with Susie Dent at Lichfield’s Garrick Theatre.
Susie will retell the adventures that lie hidden within such words as lasagne and bugbear and explain such oddities as the silent h in ghost and the mysterious disappearance of kempt, gormful, and ruly (and yes, you really can be gruntled). She will look to the lexicon of the past to fill some of today’s linguistic gaps – such as the frenzied fit of tidying we all do just as guests are about to descend (that’s a scurryfunge).
Alongside such forgotten stories you will hear Susie’s selection of the funniest moments from her 25 years on Countdown and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.
Each event will include some of Susie’s favourite words from the towns and regions she visits, and she’ll be asking the audience for
LIVE24-SEVEN.COM A CELEBRATION OF KATE BUSH
Howl with the Hounds of Love and dance on the moors with Wuthering Heights! She’s not there - but you are.
Whether you’ve been a fan for decades or recently joined the shoal via the Stranger Things phenomenon, there has never been a better time to release your inner Bush and celebrate at this joyful, unique and mind-blowing show.
Following its sold-out, critically acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe runs, two Soho Theatre seasons and 2020-2022 UK tours this smash-hit, award-winning show, An Evening Without Kate Bush, comes to the Warwick Arts Centre on March 19. Sarah-Louise Young and co- creator Russell Lucas pay glorious homage to the music, fans, and mythology of one of the most influential voices in British music.
For tickets visit
warwickartscentre.co.uk
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