What’s on in Wirral – from Wednesday, June 29

Jun 29 2011 by Lorna Hughes, Birkenhead News

MUSICAL COMEDY

Life will be performed at the Little Theatre, Birkenhead, from Wednesday, June 29 to July 2. The new production by Active Drama’s Brian McCann tells the life story of Veronica Shuttle (Charlie Griffiths). Tickets are £8/6 from 652 0100. The Wednesday night performance is in aid of Claire House.

ALTERNATIVE RADIO

play at the Dee View Inn, Heswall this (June 29) and every Wednesday from 8pm.

RATTLEBUS are

playing at the Swinging Arm, Birkenhead on Thursday, June 30. Admission is free. The group’s second album Did You Mean Rattlebish? will be released next week on Pink Moon Records.

FORMER STARS OF

iconic show The Comedians will perform together at the Floral Pavilion Theatre on Saturday, July 2 at 7.30pm. Stan Boardman, Mick Miller and Johnnie Casson will share their observations on modern living and political correctness. Tickets are £17 from 666 0000 or www.floralpavilion.com

ANDREW BEAIZLEY,

assistant director of Music at St Saviour's in Oxton, is playing an organ concert at the church on Saturday, July 2 at 7.30pm. Admission is free.

A POLISH FOLK

ensemble will perform a selection of traditional songs and music at the next Sunday Serenades event this Sunday, July 3 at the Williamson Art Gallery from 3pm. The concert will support the Polish art exhibition at the Williamson. Admission is free but donations are welcome.

JOHN O’CONNELL,

instrumental folk bank Accoustica and group Accord are appearing in a summer charity concert at Christ Church, Port Sunlight on Tuesday, July 5 at 7.30pm. The concert is in aid of Alzheimer’s Research and Parkgate Pony Sanctuary. Tickets are £6.50 from Port Sunlight Museum. Call 334 4588.

MIKE BYRNE & THE

Sunrockers will be playing the music of Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly and more at a rock ‘n roll show at Heswall British Legion on Wednesday, July 6 at 8pm. The event starts at 8pm and admission is £2.50 – pay on the door.

THE WALLASEY CHOIR

will perform at Moreton Methodist Church at 7.30pm on Friday, July 8 in a concert for Help for Heroes. A quartet from the Western Approaches choir will also sing songs from the 1940s. Tickets (including refreshments) are £5.

JIMMY RAE AND THE

Firewalkers, Reckless Elbow, The Harmonettes and Caroline England will perform at Hoylake Sailing Club in aid of Claire House on Saturday, July 9 at 7.30pm. Tickets are £6.50 from Hoylake Sailing Club, John Chapman Insurance, Hoylake, and LAM Music in West Kirby. The concert is part of the Wirral Festival of Firsts.

FIRST THURSDAY

returns to Linghams Bookshop, Heswall on Thursday, July 7 at 7.30pm. This month’s programme includes Changi Poems 1944 – An anthology by British prisoners of war introduced and read by Peggy Poole and Chas Raws and an opportunity to read one of your own poems. Admission is £4.