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vmwclitheroeadvertiS8nco.uk Thursday,Novembers,2014 Thursday, November 6,2014 www.clitheroeadvertiser co uk CLITHEROEADVERnSER&TIMES 1 VALLEYENTERTAINMENT A F ly in th e By JulieMag e e ' .


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AclassicfarcebyDerekBen- field-“AFIyintheOintment”


9 -isthenextproductionby RATS which is being staged in Rochester Village Hall this month.


^Ahe play concerns a Govern­ ment Minister, no party ref­ erences are made, almost caught “in flagrante” with his mistress in her seaside bun­ galow. Naturally enough, he is involved in a twisted tale of mistaken identities, dou-


9 ble entendres, and slapstick which will keep the audience tickled all night! Of course, the good wife


appears to demand explana­ tions, but is then caught in her


- i f "5° love triangle. Lovelorn doctor, randy


policewoman, nosey pizza delivery boy combine with


Dave Procter as the two timing politician, half-obscured by theflowers on offer to his wife Anne Lang by Peter Rabbitts as her suitor, (s)


husband wife and girl friend to confuse everyone, including themselves, and the audience too, probably! This is a script with defi­ nite overtones of Joe Orton’s


“What the Butler Saw” and Alan Bennett’s “Habeas Cor­ pus”, anotherplay performed by the RATS twice. The author, Derek Ben- field had another, successful


■Flare Path’ to light up stage


A group o f airmen and their wives arehoping to spend pre­ cious time together in a small


/efjp'jtel next to an airfield in Lin­ colnshire in 1942. • However th e tensions


of war and the arrival of a strangerchangethehoped-for


: weekend as the plot of “Flare Path” unfolds. Written by Terence Ratti-


gan, this play was a huge suc­ cess in the West End in 2011, with Sheridan Smith and Si­


enna Miller in .the leading roles. Although written some 70 years ago, its underlying themes of courage, friendship and support, humour and sad­ ness remain as true today in the time of war, as they were then: Local drama group Stage


Two Downham will present “Flare Path” at Downham Vil­


lage Hall from Wednesday No- vemberigth to Saturday the 22nd, at 7-30 pm nightly, in


recognition of this important year and the ongoing times of war. It is a thought-provoking play about ordinary people during a war, who are unsure whether there will be “another day”, but who are never with­ out hope. Tickets can be bought from


the Tourist InformationCen- tre at the Platform Gallery in Station Road, Clitheroe (Tel. 01200 425566) or booked by ringing 07833 203495.


The cast of StageTwo Downham’s production of‘Hare Path’, by Terence Rattigan. Pictured are, from the left, the


men, Kenny Entwistle, Barney Cullen, ChrisBowers.SteveCooke.TomGarner.LeoBurkeandRobert Crane, and the ladies, Sylvia Cullen (standing), Geraldine Heyworth, Andrea Cawley and Lesley Haworth.


career as an actor. The BBC Sunday night long running programme “The Brothers” saw Derek as the transport' foreman. More recently/he was Hetty Wainthrop’s (Patri­ cia Routledge) long suffering • husband in “HettyWainthrop Investigates”, a series set in North Lancashire. ' The play guarantees the


audience a good belly laugh and the cast features David Procter as the philanderer, Caroline Hindle as his mis­ tress, Anne Lang as the sus­ picious wife, Will Thomas as


- the blackmailing pizza deliv­ ery boy, Susan Cronshaw in the unlikely, but hilarious, role of the policewoman with a mission and Peter Rabbitts as a lovesick GP. Robin Simmons is the pro­


ducer of this’chaos and invites people to the village hall on Thursday, Friday or Saturday November 13 th, 14th and 15 th. Tickets as always from 01254 878530.


to Salute our forces


This is the time ofyear when we remember the fallen, the


• troops who have given their . lives in conflicts down the : ages, and this year will have a particular poignancy, be­ ing the centenary of the start ofWWi.. But we must also think


of the wounded servicemen and women and those who have fallen on hard times af­ ter serving their country. “Salute” is a not-for-prof­


it organisation that has ap­ plied for charitable status, which has been established by ex-military service per­ sonnel and their families, to assist serving military and ex-military service person­ nel and their families re­ siding in the North West of England. It promotes the wellbe­


ing of all serving military and ex-military service mil­ itary personnel and their families. A local firm, First Call Directory, has teamed


up with Salute to present a concert on Friday, Novem- ber7th, at Mount Carmel RC High School, in Accrington,


' to raise funds for their val­ uable work. With a story of the Arctic Convoys of WWII (voyages that Sir Winston Churchill called “The Worst Journey in the World”) and songs about the military that' date from 1700 to the present day, it should be a night to re­ member. The concert has ar-


eady gained the support of the mayors of Ribble Val­ ley, Hyndburn and Darwen plus Media Village, Altham, East Lancs Chamber of Commerce and Lancashire County Council. Tickets, which include a Pie and Peas supper (vegetarian option available) are just £12 and available from 7 New Row, Altham BB5 5UJ (Cheques payable to SALUTE) or from theBoxOfficeatAccrington Town Hall on 01254 380293.


Skating spectacular experience brings characters to life from 18 much-loved stories By Katie Hammond


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A level of excitement reaching feverpitchwasalmosttangible inthecaracoupleofweeksago asmyfriendandlsetouttosee the latest Disney On Ice offering at Manchester's Phones4U arena with ourrespectivefive and seven-year-old charges.


“ io o Years Of Magic” prom­ ised the audience to “bring to life characters from 18 beloved Disney stories and experience a skating spectacular you’ll re­ member for life”. It was a prom­ ise that was definitely delivered upon, and with extra bells and whistles for good measure. ChoreographedbytheEmmy


award winning Sarah Kawahara, the show’s mission was to take audiences on “an unforgetta­ ble, imaginative journey down a


ever, the show was enhanced by elaboratesets and beautiful cos­ tumes, the attention to detail be­ ing totally as you would expect from a Disney production. The ever-memorable score


which accompanied the show was, to most parents in the au­ dience, as familiar as the best known nursery rhymes (1, for one, having lived with these songsasthesoundtracktodaily life for the past three years). Scenic moments throughout


thecast of Disney’s 100 Years Of Magic’, (s)


Disney stories” in a spectacular show specially created for the looyear birthday celebrations. From the moment the first


- memory lane of classic and new lovable character skated on to


the ice, we were enthralled and enchanted, the old favourites were rolled out one after an­ other, starting with Mickey and Minnie, then characters


from Mulan, The Lion King, Pinocchio, Finding Nemo, The


Incredibles,Toy Story andmany, many more. As professional and sleek as


theshowwerethoughtfiillyand amazingly executed, with head designer David Potts, who has created scenery for Broadway shows and countless films, mak­ ing the castle the central feature of the set as he felt it the one iconic Disney image that “tran­ scends the years and becomes the show’s unifying theme”. Throughout the show, the


characters were borne on set via spectacular floats, and more than a ioo scenic elements pieced the production together,


from the infamous whale from Pinocchio (36 ft long and 12 ft wide), to a parade of motorized floats representingAsia, Europe, Russia, and Central America in a the “It’s A Small World” segment, including more than 33 intricate and detailed moving dolls. Let’s not kid ourselves, at


over £100 for an average family” _ week night ticket, Disney’s an­ nual ice extravaganza does not come cheap and before we had been to the show ourselves, I was sceptical that this sugar coated Princess-fest could offer any kindofva]ueformoney(andthat wasasidefromthemerchandise @ fortune I could foresee spending on the way in). 1 have got to say that it was


worth every penny - not just to see our little ones eyes lit up andenjoyingeveiysecondofthC^ show, but also for the sheer ef­ fort', time and thought that has gone into making every minute of this production one to re­ member for life.


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