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Grand day out on St George’s Hall’s Minton tiles

THE CITY’S St George’s Hall will celebrate 1,000 days since its royal re-opening by unveiling its masterpiece Minton tiles.Read

Casting Write Now for new one-act play festival for Liverpool

THE organisers of a new one-act play festival for Liverpool are calling for actors and crew to help make it a success.Read

Gypsy the Opera Singer takes centre stage at Southport Theatre

SOUTHPORT Theatre will host the first UK concert by up-and-coming local talent Gypsy the Opera Singer.Read

Introducing Tom, Dick and Harry, Southport Dramatic Club’s latest production at the Little Theatre

SOUTHPORT Dramatic Club returns to the Little Theatre this month with the side-splitting comedy, ‘Tom Dick and Harry’.Read

X Factor stars head to Southport for Pop Factory Live

X FACTOR fans are in for a treat, as two of this year’s finalists are set to perform in Southport.Read

Ormskirk Theatre Company launch this year’s panto, ‘I’m Sleeping Beauty – Get Me Out of Here!’

ORMSKIRK Theatre Company is back with a brand new panto for 2009: ‘I’m Sleeping Beauty – Get Me Out of Here!’Read

What’s on – 25.11.09

LIVERPOOLRead

Former Brookie actor Phil Olivier reveals all about his new show Never Forget

WHEN Phil Olivier was growing up in Liverpool he had dreams of being an architect or a lawyer. That was until the acting bug bit the teenager who won his first major role, as Tinhead in Brookside, at 16 – and dreams of designing buildings or representing defendants went out of the window.Read

NICE09 Icelandic festival launches this week

THERE’S a chance to discover hidden cultural gems from the Nordic countries this week.Read

What’s on – 18.11.09

LIVERPOOLRead

Exhibition on vanished world of Imperial China will open at Merseyside Maritime Museum

THE vanished world of Imperial China will be the subject of an exhibition at the Merseyside Maritime Museum in February.Read

Nerf Championships 2009 competition

This is the chance for lucky readers between the ages 10-13 years and friend to get blasting with some heavy-duty Nerf blasters and take part in Hasbro’s Nerf Championships!Read

Festive race day for all the family at Aintree Racecourse

AINTREE Racecourse looks set to start the festive period on Sunday, November 22 with a winter warming race day that will see Father Christmas pay a visit to the famous course with his real reindeer.Read

Feast of literary fun at Sefton Celebrates Writing Festival

BOOKWORMS and budding writers are getting stuck into the Sefton Celebrates Writing Festival this week.Read

Catch Rumors at Southport Arts Centre

SEFTON Theatre Company make a welcome return to Southport Arts Centre this month with their latest production, Rumors, by Neil Simon.Read

English Youth Ballet take centre stage at Southport Theatre with The Nutcracker

ENGLISH Youth Ballet will present a dazzling, colourful and appealing interpretation of the famous Nutcracker ballet at Southport Theatre from December 1-2.Read