Packed Festival of Firsts 2013 as line-up of events is unveiled

A PACKED programme of events has now been announced for this year’s Wirral Festival of Firsts.Read

The 39 Steps staged at Floral Pavilion

LOCAL actors donned their 1930s costumes to help out with the publicity for the Floral Pavilion's production of The 39 Steps.Read

Coral frontman James Skelly tells Jade Wright about his new venture

CORAL albums are like sunny British summers – we all look forward to them, but they rarely appear these days.Read

Hidden past of a comic legend

BEBINGTON Dramatic Society are presenting Eric Chappell’s brand new comedy Wife After Death this week at the Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight.Read

Fiddler comes to Port Sunlight

TEVYE, played by Barry Prescott, with his wife and five daughters, prepare for Rock Ferry Operatic Society's next production at The Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight.Read

Zombies rising again in Wirral

ST Albans can claim to be the home of many a cultural institution – one of which is heading for Wirral this weekend.Read

Memories under the hammer

FORT Perch Rock in New Brighton hosts an auction of all things Merseybeat on Sunday afternoon.Read

Where the neon lights are bright

A WIRRAL music group is set to dazzle audiences with the bright lights and unforgettable sounds of Broadway at a special show in New Brighton.Read

Daintees’ Martin Stephenson performs at Floral Pavilion this Sunday

MARTIN Stephenson heads for Wirral this weekend with an acclaimed 30-year career as a singer and songwriter already under his belt.Read

A vision of chuckliness

THERE’s something spooky going on at the theatre and it’s up to the Chuckle Brothers to sort it out.Read

Spiritualist medium Colin Fry is at the Floral Pavilion this Friday

HE is known in some circles as the People’s Medium and remains a regular face on TV screens in Britain and beyond.Read

REVIEW: James and the Giant Peach at the Floral Pavilion

SHOCKING I know, but I am not massively familiar with James and the Giant Peach. Read

Russian Cossack dancers poised to perform at New Brighton’s Floral Pavilion

TRADITIONAL costumes, 40 world-class performers and 1,000 litres of vodka – it could only be the Russian Cossacks dancing.Read

Young actors prepare for Leverhulme Drama Festival Youth Week at the Gladstone Theatre

GLADSTONE Theatre Trust welcomes young actors from across Merseyside next week as The Leverhulme Drama Festival Youth Week gets under way for 2013.Read

Band of the Week: Gates Of Purgatory

WELCOME to our brand new Band Of The Week feature. Wirral bands: this is YOUR chance to tell our readers all about you. We also want to hear all your latest news, new releases and gig dates. Visit www.wirralnews.co.uk/ bands or email wirralcommunities@trinitymirror.comRead

Hoylake bar to hold mini-Beatles festival

JUST weeks after Liverpool Council announced it would no longer be hosting the famous Mathew Street Festival, a Wirral bar is hosting an alternative event for fans of the Fab Four.Read

James And The Giant Peach coming to Wirral’s Floral Pavilion

ROALD Dahl fans in Wirral are in for a treat next month as the stage adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic book James And The Giant Peach comes to the Floral Pavilion.Read

Comedian Dave Spikey coming to Wirral’s Floral Pavilion

STAND-UP comedian Dave Spikey, who rose to fame in the television show Phoenix Nights, will be making an appearance in New Brighton this week.Read

Comic Dave Spikey shows his way with words

WITHOUT words, Dave Spikey’s career would have been challenging to say the least.Read

Nightlife: KISS tribute band Dressed To Kill to perform in Birkenhead

IT’S a hometown gig at Revolver on Saturday for one member of a tribute band not known for its subtlety.Read

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