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Ribchestersinger-songwrit- er Rick Guard is bringing the West End to the Ribble Valley torecruitwannabestarsfor :


his new musical. And the first night perform-' - ance of “Stop the Train”, now the subject of a television documentary, will be shown at The Grand, Clitheroe, in August in front of a who’s who list ofLondon’s entertainment movers and shakers/, u Rick said: “It would mean


the world to me for, an un­ known from Lancashire to..’ achieve their dream of acting, singingordaneingontheWest - End stage - and this is their big _ chance.”


- \ 1 “Instead of going to Man­


chester or London,■ we’ve de- . cided to hold the auditions in Lancashire and invest our time in the local community.; . “There’s a tremendous :


pool of talent in Lancashire and I’m convinced we can find . the right people for the right parts.


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.. “The musical has been five - years in the making and it is a; tremendously exciting chal-. lenge.”


' , - Headded:“Ifyou‘believe•


it is in you, come and show us- at the auditions, because this could be a chance in a lifetime.: “We want to find the next


WestEndstar-in Lancashire.” • Guard, a.contemporary;


jazz singer, composed and performed ITheTruth About" Love” for the film of the same


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-name, starring Dougray Scott, and landed a giant hit with his


-debut single “Stop it, I Like It”. The former Runshaw Col­


lege student also played’for the QueenandworkedwithLionel Richie on his world tour. ■ - Guard added: “We have


: got investors and agents from .LondoncomingupfortheClit- -


: heroe premiere and we’ve had ■ • advice from Richard Jay Alex­ ander, the original producer


- of “Les Miserables” and “Miss . Saigon” on Broadway. >• “I went to Miami to meet Richard and when he told me


-■ that he thought the show con­ tained some of the best new songs he’d heard in theatre in the last 20 years, it’s been d if-" ficultnottogetexcited.'


’ “The plan is to tour the play • after. Clitheroe and then to take it to London’s West End.” TDirected by Owen Phillips,


and produced by Clitheroe- - based Ribcaged Productions, “Stop the Train” is a dark com-


- edy, the tale of passengers on: a busy commuter train, who meet a mysterious stranger


• who changes their lives. . : ... “The idea came from m y ’, daily commute from Bright- v


on to London, when every day


'hundreds of people would get onthetrainandnobody would : utter a word. “They’d hide-behind a


newspaper or look at their mo­ bile phone for an hour. ' “They were the same folk


who I’d see every day and I thought: ?I know you, but I


’don’t know anything about you.’


. . • “There was no human in­ teraction,buteverysingleper- son on that train would have . their own hopes, secrets and ■


, problems - and the play ex­ plores that.” Guard, who has co-writ­


ten “Stop the Train” with Phil Rice, added: “We’re not going out to slate anybody at the au-


. dition, we’ll just be honest and give that person the chance to shine.” : • -.. • If you are aged 17 to 70


- and are interested in singing, acting or dancing, then visit: www.stopthetrainmusical. com to arrange an audition.


-Casting auditions are expect-' ed to held at The Grand, Clit­ heroe, from February 24th to -


-28th. For more information phone 07527 780 454.


From the left, Will Melvin (violin), Kimon Parry (clarinet) andTonylng- ham(piano).


Clitheroe Concerts Soci­ ety’s first concert of 2014 was a complete success, with superb playing by the. Kimwilton clarinet trio. An all-20th Century pro­


gramme was played by three superb.musicians, whose playing made perfect sense out of sometimes unfamiliar music by well-known com-


. posers. - The concert started with


Milhaud’s suite for clarinet, violin and piano, which has a framework of classic cham­ ber music although clearly influenced by Brazilian mu­ sic and jazz. It even culmi­ nates with a jazzy cowboy tune! . Ravel’s sonata N0.2 for


violin and piano followed. Ravel wasdeeplyinfluenced ■ by Impressionism and al-


. thoughwritingthisworklat- / er, the style still influenced


Saturday 22nd February 2014 Performed by


BOOTLEG BARLOW THE UK’S PREMIERE


GARY BARLOW TRIBUTE SHOW ‘ft’s like looking iathe mirror!^-,Gary Barlow.'


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- Tuesday 28th Feb acoustic , - open mic with Phil Knight . ‘ '


from 8pm. - Saturday 22nd Feb from 4pm.


■ Local.Girl, Carrie Gawthorp | “ is holding a skill share


TRIBUTE NIGHT: THE TERRACE ROOM Includes: Three Course Dinner, Live Tribute, DJ & Dancing to 1am


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I International charity night for*:? >7 poverty in Africa, Helping to i-i raise awareness for - HIV and Aids. ;. '


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Face Painting,- karaoke, games, .' raffle,’fancy dress.and free- - -


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Every Sunday open stage with -Mark Duckworth. -


him. Following a traditional­ ly classical first movement, the middle movement was melancholy, borrowing bito-. nality from the blues; where


■ each instrument plays’ in a different key. v


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, The brilliant final move­ ment tests the violinist’s


-skills to the extreme, ending in a relentlessly blazing end.


Photo: KEN GEDDES


; This was superbly played by violinist Will Melvin and pi-


. • anist Anthony Ingham. The first work after the interval was a total contrast - “Five-


• Bagatelles for Clarinet and Piano” by Gerald Finzi. The trio - Kimon Parry


(clarinet), Will Melvin (vio­ lin) and Tony Ingham (piano) - were given prolonged ap-


- plause and “astounding mu­ sicianship”, “incredible”, “superb”, “amazing” were on


• everybody’s lips. The society was also praised for bringing


■ -such a talented trio to Clit­ heroe to play an adventurous and even risky programme- ofmusic.


KEN GEDDES


• The society’s next concert will be given by th e Cata- leya Woodwind Quintet on Marchsth and will take place in CRGS Sixth Form Centre, York Street, Clitheroe, com­ mencing at 7-30 pm. Tickets can be purchased in advance (£14) at the TIC office at the


-Platform Gallery or online at www.clitheroeconcerts.


: org, where more details of the concert and the rest of the. season may be found. Tickets will also be available at the door. For information ring 01200 423474.


Eminent historian’s Windsor Castle talk


As part of its roof fund ap- ■ peal.SamlesburyHallishost-


ing an evening with eminent' historian Dr Steven Brindle, who will give an enlighten- - ing talk on Friday, February


21st, about the restoration of Windsor Castle’ Dr Brindle works for Eng­


lish Heritage on the presen­ tation of its monuments to the public. As an inspector of ancient monuments in


■ the Crown Buildings Team,' hewas closely involved in the


postfirerestorationofWind- sor Castle in the 1990s. . Laterhediscoveredlsam-


unrecognised and under im- threat of demolition


bard Kingdom Brunei’s ear­ liest iron bridge, previously--


- : Dr Brindle has published : numerous books and articles


, - andiscurrentlyworkingona new book to be published in 2016 by the Royal Collection on the new history of Wind- sor Castle.


. A local man, having stud-


. ied at QEGS and Rossall School, Dr Brindle read his­ tory at Keble College, Oxford, and went on to study for his doctorate. While at Oxford he cap­ tained the team that won


: University Challenge in , the original series hosted


- - by Bamber Gascoigne. His .- mother, and relations still - live in Blackburn, so he is a -frequent visitor to the area. • Tickets are £25 and may


and negotiated its salvage for - eventual reconstruction.


-be purchased from Samles- bury Hall on 01254 812010.


GRAND ENTERTAINMENT


Goodness gracious great balls of fire... this is a ‘killer’ show!


The Jerry Lee Lewis Story will see a whole lotta shakin’ goirT on atThe Grand


byTonyDewhurst www.thegrandvenue.co.uk Boxoffice: 01200 421599


Rock and Roll fans are in for atreatonSaturdaynight (February 15th) as the man they call “The Killer” strides into town.


Jerry Lee Lewis - played by the ever-popular musical maestro Peter Gill- will final­ ly make his bowatTheGrand following a postponement of his previous show early in November. Accompanied by a full band, the concert has been issued with a comedy “health warning” - such is the pace and bravura of Pe­ ter Gill’s incredible interpre­


tation of Lewis. Gill,who’sotherstarshows


include Let The Good Times Roll, Golden Age of Musical


Satire, and An Evening with the humour of Bob Newhart & Tpm Lehrer, which has played at The Grand before, has been described as “Sim­ ply phenomenal” and has even been endorsed by Jerry Lee Lewis’ son. Jerry Lee, who is now in


. his 70s and is the recognised “Last Man Standing” of rock ‘n’ roll’s original greats, has held the nickname of “Killer” for most of his life. Originally this showheld the title “Killer - The Jerry Lee Lewis Story”. Peter said: “We decided


to drop the nickname just in case it proves to be prophet­ ic! In all seriousness though, Jerry Lee Lewis, in his hey­ day, was the most exciting performer of all time. “What I do is the best that


I am able to recreate his dy­ namism. That might involve


standing on my stool to play the piano,jumping around a bit and leaping off the piano. It just proves that there is n ot . enough excitement in today’s music world!” It was over 40 years ago


that Jerry Lee first made- headlines with hits such as Great Balls of Fire, Breath- ., less, High School Confiden­ tial, Wild One and Whole Lotta Shakin’ - at the time it- was called “The Devil’s Music” and people were warned that ■ by listening to him their souls would go to hell. Today, The: Jerry Lee Lewis Story holds no such warning for your af­ terlife! There are tickets remain­


ing for The Jerry. Lee Lewis Story, priced £15 advance, pleased call the Box Office on 0120042x599 or buy directat: www.thegrandvenue.co.uk


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AT THE GRAND VENUE CLITHEROE -1.


DUB / DANCE DREADZONE Y ( t \ . W . ■'W * FRI 21 FEB DOORS 7PM


STAGE 7.45PM n c a h v


ROCK


SKY VALLEY MISTRESS.


Dreadzone flew into the commercial domain with their unique, genre


! + JERAMIAH FERRARI busting dub, folk, electronic dance, back in ‘96. The band, formed by ex


Big Audio Dynamite member Greg Roberts, are an intrinsic part of UK dance heritage. Support comes from the superb Jeramiah Ferrari who


played a captivating set supporting Zion Train last year.


- One of Lancashire’s hardest


working bands on the rock ‘n’ roll scene, Sky Valley Mistress area


+ ENGLISH OUTBACK female fronted three-piece with an + GOOD FOXY SAT 22 FEB s .


DOORS 7PM : £ 4 ADV / £5 OTD...


ALTERNATIVE V I AM KLOOT’S: JOHN BRAMWELL


FRI 28 FEB DOORS 7PM £15 ADV


JAZZ . .. LUNCHTIME LIVE


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FRIDAYS - V •• 12PM - 2PM ~ , £5 / £3 (AFFINITY)


Advanced booking . recommended -


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-urgent sound and a blossoming stagecraft. Their well reviewed debut EP'The Best Thing You’ve Never : - Heard’ will please fans of Queens of the Stone Age.


The lead singer and guitarist of one of Manchester's best-loved bands, I Am Kloot. This intimate ‘evening with' is a contrast to the band's ever more expansive shows and provides


. the audience with the opportunity to . get up close and personal to one of.v modern music’s most prolific and gifted song-writers.


FEB 14 Henry Botham Trio FEB 21 CDF Sharp (Frank Flynn)


FEB 28 Eric Ainsworth Quartet . with Lyn Fairbanks


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MAR 14 Mark Lewis Trio with Lyn : Fairbanks w -


MAR 21 Freddie Garner Quartet Please note - a booking fee of £ 1.5 0 now applies per transaction.


Busy week ahead at The Grand


Peter Gill in full swing as the inimitable Jerry Lee Lewis NOW SELLING FOR j i i i


FAMILY FAMILY FUN NIGHT: C H IN E S E NEW YEAR PARTY FRI14 FEB / 4.30PM / £ 4 ADV


, ROCK/ POP


JERRY LEE LEWIS STORY SAT 15 FEB / 7PM / £15 ADV


SOUL HEAVEN IN THE AFTERNOON SUN 23 FEB / 3PM / £6


BLUES


CHANTEL MCGREGOR . SAT 1 MAR /7PM / £12 ADV / £14 OTD


THEATRE BROADCAST ENCORE: WAR HORSE


- SUN 2 MAR,/ 2PM & 7PM / £12.50 ADV


ROCK/POP BUZZCOCKS FRI 7 MAR / 7PM / £ 2 0 ADV


WORLD . BASSEKOU KOUYATE &


NGONI BA "WED 12 MAR / 7PM / £18 ADV


FOLK OYSTERBAND SAT 15 MAR / 7PM / £17.50 ADV


"ACOUSTIC/ROCK . . FROM THE JAM ACOUSTIC


,Feat. SIMON TOWNSHEND :WED IS MAR / 7PM / £15 ADV •


. ACOUSTIC


ANDY MCKEE FRI 21 MAR / 7PM / £18.50 ADV


BLUES/ROCK ' DR FEELGOOD SAT 2 2 MAR /.7PM / £16 ADV


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ROCK/POP T.REXTASY SAT 5 APR / 7PM / £16 ADV


SKA


THE SELECTER SAT 12 APR / 7PM / £16.50 ADV'


POP / PUNK TOYAH SAT 19 APR / 7PM / £ 2 0 ADV '


ALTERNATIVE


: THE LOTTERY WINNERS FRI 2 5 APR /7PM / £ 5 ADV / £ 6 OTD '


ACOUSTIC ACOUSTIC VILLAGE: THE GREN BARTLEY BAND + SWEENEY


ASTRAY+.GUESTS SAT 26 APR /7PM / £8.50 ADV / U18s FREE


These are just some of our shows. Please- see our website-tor full schedule.


The Chinese New Year is the theme of the next Family Fun Night at The Grand tomorrow evening (Friday, February 14th). There are still tickets re­ maining, priced at £4 advance including food (doors 4-30 to 6-30 pm and booking highly recommended). • Lunchtime Live returns to the Grand tomorrow (noon to 2 pm) with the Henry Botham Trio. Pianist Henry is fronting a newproject that features the trumpet of Jamie Brownfield and Hugh Lawrence on drums. They perform classic New Or­ leans material with a mixture ofDixieland, blues and second line parade music. Standards, spirituals and swing. Admis­ sion is £5/£3 members. • An exciting line-up ofyoung rock bands is in store on Sat­ urday February 22nd at The Grand. Headliners Sky Valley Mistress - a powerful trio from Blackburn - will be supported by Good Foxy, The Lebrels and English Outback (£4 advance, £5 on the door).


JAZZ. ■ : • .


GET THE BLESSING SAT 29 MAR / 7PM:/ £14 ADV


FOLK / DANCE SALSA CELTICA SUN 3 0 MAR / 7PM / £17.50 ADV


FAMILY-THEATRE RIBCAGED: .. THE BEAR WHO PAINTS


SAT 5 APR /11AM / £12 / £ 6 U18s -■


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