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241. MUSIC: Kate Nash, Apollo, Tuesday 4
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 27 February 2008FROM Lily Allen to Amy Winehouse, 2007 was the year when British female pop performers shrugged off their previously cartoonish personas and emerged as feisty, vibrant three-dimensional women.
242. MUSIC: Alicia Keys, MEN Arena, Tuesday 26th
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 20 February 2008A FEW years ago, the American music press tried desperately to engineer a rivalry between Alicia Keys and Beyonce Knowles, dubbing it ‘the battle of the soul divas’.
243. COMEDY: Stewart Lee, Lowry, Friday 22nd
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 20 February 2008BELOVED of students of the nineties everywhere thanks to his cult double act Fist of Fun (alongside Richard Herring), comedian Stewart Lee has a CV as diverse as they come.
244. MUSICALS: The Wedding Singer, Palace Theatre, from Friday 22nd
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 20 February 2008ONE of 1998’s most unlikely cinema hits was the Eighties-set romantic comedy The Wedding Singer.
245. Vietnamese history told through art
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 20 February 2008MANCHESTER Art Gallery’s latest show combines some searing social commentary with visual poetry.
246. Funding fiasco averted?
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 20 February 2008DRASTIC cuts to Arts Council funding left many creatives fearing they wouldn’t survive. Helen Clifton found out how Manchester fared...
247. Float away with family fun this weekend
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 20 February 2008THE Imperial War Museum North is holding an Animal and War Tour this weekend. The interactive event will give children the chance to learn about the role and experiences of animals during times of war.
248. DANCE: The Nutcracker, Lowry, from Tuesday 26th
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 20 February 2008HOT on the heels of a hugely successful season at Sadler’s Wells, Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! is heading to the Lowry.
249. DRAMA: Rafta Rafta, Lowry, from Tuesday 19 Feb
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 13 February 2008A HEARTWARMING new comedy set in Oldham is heading to the Lowry direct from the National Theatre in London.
250. Sniff out operatic fun
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 13 February 2008THERE’S a free family fun day for all young opera fans at The Lowry on Saturday, as visiting company Opera North marks European Opera Day.