What’s on in Wirral – from Wednesday, April 25

Apr 25 2012 by Lorna Hughes, Birkenhead News

AGATHA CHRISTIE

thriller Murder on the Nile will be performed at the Floral Pavilion Theatre, New Brighton until Saturday (April 28). The all-star cast includes Kate O’Mara, Dennis Lill, 1960s pop idol Mark Wynter, Footballers’ Wives star Susie Amy and former Coronation Street actress Chloe Newsome. Standard adult tickets are £20. Call the box office on 666 0000 or buy at www.floralpavilion.com

WIRRAL’S 100th

Meridian Theatre is crossing the River Mersey to perform The Circus in Lime Street in the courtroom of St George’s Hall, Liverpool from April 26 to 28. The show is about the petty criminal who was wrongly convicted for the Cameo Murders. Tickets are £10/7 concessions from 229 1029 or online at www.ticketweb.co.uk

NEW BRIGHTON’S MY

Kingdom bar (formerly the Late Lounge) will be swapping music for football and comedy on Thursday (April 26) for an Evening with Howard Kendall and Frankie Allen. Compere for the night is Roger Devonside. The show starts at 8pm. Tickets are £13 with a £1.50 booking fee and include a champagne reception and cold buffet. Call the Floral Pavilion box office on 666 0000 or buy at www.floralpavilion.com

A SPRING CHARITY

concert in aid of Age UK Wirral is taking place at Christ Church, Port Sunlight on Friday, April 27 at 7.30pm. The line-up includes the Peggy McKnight Singers, instrumental folk group Acoustica, the Great Sutton Male Voice Choir and a surprise guest. Tickets are £7.50 (including refreshments) from Port Sunlight Museum or call 334 4588.

THE PORT SUNLIGHT

Orchestra will say a fond farewell to conductor Eric Jennings at a special Heswall Hall concert on Saturday, April 28. The programme includes Rossini's Overture Semiramide and a selection from the Sound of Music. Tickets are £9 from Linghams Bookshop in Heswall, Allisters Opticians, Neston or from 336 7835.

WIRRAL SYMPHONY

Orchestra is presenting an Italian-themed concert on Saturday, May 5. The programme for Italia! includes Verdi's Force of Destiny overture and Respighi's The Fountains of Rome. The concert takes place at Hoylake Chapel on Station Road. Tickets are available from the Floral Pavilion box office on 666 0000.

COMING SOON

GEORGE MICHAEL

tribute act Rob Lamberti is returning to the Red Door in West Kirby on Thursday, May 31 at 9pm. Tickets are £5 from www.rspromotickets.co.uk.

To add your event to our listings, e-mail lorna.hughes@liverpool.com

SOLD OUT

ALL TICKETS FOR

Wirral on Film at the Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight had been sold as the News went to press. The event, on Wednesday, May 2, is the second showing of news and documentary clips collected by the North West Film Archive at Manchester Metropolitan University. For information on other shows at the Gladstone, call the box office on 643 8757.