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May 2008
Tue 13th May - Sat 17th May Today
Thoroughly Modern Millie

Concordia Theatre, Hinckley
Tue 13th May - Sat 17th May Today
Doctor Dolittle

Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre
Tue 13th May - Sat 17th May Today
How To Tell The Monsters From The Misfits

Birmingham Rep: The Door
Tue 13th May - Thu 22nd May Today
MAY AT BIRMINGHAM ALEXANDRA

Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
Tue 13th May - Sat 24th May Today
LEICESTER EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL: WEEK ONE

Venues In and Around Leicester
Tue 13th May - Thu 15th May Today
REEL CINEMAS LOUGHBOROUGH

Reel Cinemas Loughborough
Tue 13th May - Wed 14th May Today
Bahok

Birmingham Rep
7.30pm
Tue 13th May Today
Anthony King and Charlie Chuck *HO3C*

The Swan in the Rushes
8.30pm
Tue 13th May - Sat 17th May Today
Blue Remembered Hills

Sparkenhoe Ark Theatre, Leicester
Tue 13th May Today
Sheila Stewart: Storytelling *HO3C*

Loughborough Town Hall
7.30pm
Tue 13th May - Fri 30th May Today
MAY AT DERBY GUILDHALL THEATRE

Guildhall Theatre, Derby
Tue 13th May - Sat 31st May Today
MAY AT DERBY ASSEMBLY ROOMS

Derby Assembly Rooms
Tue 13th May - Mon 19th May Today
Michael Wortly Exhibition *HO3C*

Shepshed Library
9.00am
Wed 14th May When Did You Last See Your Father? *HO3C*
Quorn Village Hall
2.15pm
Wed 14th May - Fri 30th May MAY AT NOTTINGHAM ROYAL CONCERT HALL
Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
Wed 14th May - Sat 17th May Skirmishes
Little Theatre
7.30pm
Wed 14th May Brainiac Live
De Montfort Hall
Wed 14th May - Sat 24th May MAY AT WARWICK ARTS CENTRE
Warwick Arts Centre
Wed 14th May The Lady Of Burma *HO3C*
Loughborough Town Hall
7.30pm
Wed 14th May La Decision Doypak *HO3C*
Drama Studio, Loughborough University
Thu 15th May May Lunchtime Concert *HO3C*
Emmanuel Church, Loughborough
12.45pm
Thu 15th May ShooShoo Baby in Delicious! *HO3C*
Thrussington Village Hall
7.30pm
Thu 15th May NanoWhat?
Granby Street Car Park, Loughborough
10.00am
Thu 15th May Chas and Dave *HO3C*
Loughborough Town Hall
7.30pm
Thu 15th May Maceo Parker
De Montfort Hall
8.00pm
Thu 15th May The Millennium Eagle Jazz Band *HO3C*
The Priory, Nanpantan
8.30pm
Fri 16th May - Sun 18th May CBeebies at the Theatre
Nottingham Theatre Royal
Fri 16th May Mark Knopfler
NEC Arena
Fri 16th May - Sat 31st May Breaking the Silence
Nottingham Playhouse
Fri 16th May Strictly Big Band *HO3C*
Charnwood Club, Loughborough
8.00pm
Fri 16th May Bottle Rocket Comedy Club *HO3C*
Loughborough Town Hall
9.00pm
Fri 16th May David Essex: Happy Ever After
De Montfort Hall
7.30pm
Fri 16th May - Sun 15th Jun Protest *HO3C*
Charnwood Museum
Fri 16th May Folk at the Pack: Kai Dase *HO3C*
Old Pack Horse Inn
8.30pm
Fri 16th May Grow Your Own (PG)
Palace Community Centre, Ibstock
7.30pm
Sat 17th May Philharmonia Orchestra: Vaughan Williams Day
Richard Attenborough Centre
2.00pm
Sat 17th May Leicester Philharmonic Choir: Mozart in May
De Montfort Hall
7.30pm
Sat 17th May Here and Now
NEC Arena
Sat 17th May The Helix Ensemble: Sphere of Influence *HO3C*
All Saints Parish Church, Loughborough
7.30pm
Sat 17th May Shayne Ward
Trent FM Arena Nottingham
Sat 17th May Shepshed Singers Concert *HO3C*
United Reformed Church, Loughborough
7.30pm
Sat 17th May Ska-Amanga *HO3C*
The Royal Oak, Loughborough
9.00pm
Sat 17th May The Chicago Teddy Bears
Venture Theatre, Ashby
Sat 17th May Leicestershire Sinfonia
Richard Attenborough Centre
7.30pm
Sat 17th May Dawson Smith And The Dissenters *HO3C*
The Swan in the Rushes
9.00pm
Sat 17th May Picnic In The Park 2008 *HO3C*
Queen's Park
12.00pm
Sat 17th May Open Mic At The Pack *HO3C*
Loughborough Pack Horse Inn
8.00pm
Sun 18th May Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies *HO3C*
The Swan in the Rushes
8.00pm
Sun 18th May Organ Recital
Mountsorrel Methodist Church
8.00pm
Sun 18th May Ken Dodd
De Montfort Hall
7.00pm
Mon 19th May - Sun 25th May God Only Knows
Little Theatre
7.30pm
Mon 19th May Westlife: Back Home Tour 2008
Trent FM Arena Nottingham
7.30pm
Mon 19th May The Fureys and Davey Arthur *HO3C*
Loughborough Town Hall
7.30pm
Mon 19th May Paul Weller SOLD OUT
De Montfort Hall
Tue 20th May Girls Aloud
Trent FM Arena Nottingham
Tue 20th May Wesak (Buddha Day)
Worldwide
Tue 20th May - Mon 21st Apr The Kirov Ballet: Jewels
Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre
Tue 20th May Personal Space
Richard Attenborough Centre
2.00pm
Tue 20th May - Sat 24th May Hello Dolly!
Nottingham Theatre Royal
7.30pm
Tue 20th May Doghouse Acoustic Bash for Oxfam
Palace Community Centre, Ibstock
8.30pm
Wed 21st May - Sat 24th May Zameen
Birmingham Rep: The Door
7.45pm
Wed 21st May Journey South
De Montfort Hall
Thu 22nd May - Sat 24th May Wendy Morton Academy of Dance
Concordia Theatre, Hinckley
Thu 22nd May The Kirov Ballet: Gala Programme
Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre
Thu 22nd May - Sat 24th May Crazy Capers, Dodgy Deals
Kirby Muxloe Village Hall
Thu 22nd May Vin Garbutt
Nottingham Playhouse
8.00pm
Thu 22nd May The Zombies and The Yardbirds
De Montfort Hall
Thu 22nd May C`mon Everybody *HO3C*
Loughborough Town Hall
8.00pm
Thu 22nd May Knighton Chamber Orchestra
Richard Attenborough Centre
7.30pm
Thu 22nd May Dave Rance`s Rockin` Chair Band *HO3C*
The Priory, Nanpantan
8.30pm
Fri 23rd May Philharmonia Orchestra
De Montfort Hall
7.30pm
Fri 23rd May The Hallé
Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
7.30pm
Fri 23rd May Declaration of the Bab
Worldwide
Fri 23rd May - Sat 24th May The Kirov Ballet: Don Quixote
Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre
7.30pm
Fri 23rd May - Sun 25th May GLASTONBUDGET 2008 *HO3C*
Turnpost Farm, Wymeswold
Fri 23rd May - Sat 24th May Elmer the Patchwork Elephant
Nottingham Theatre Royal
Fri 23rd May Folk at the Pack: Come All Ye *HO3C*
Old Pack Horse Inn
8.30pm
Fri 23rd May French Market *HO3C*
Loughborough Market Place
Sat 24th May - Wed 28th May His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Trent FM Arena Nottingham
Sat 24th May The Cecilian Singers of Leicester
St Martin`s Church, Stamford
7.30pm
Sun 25th May The Cecilian Singers of Leicester
St Mary de Castro Church, Leicester
8.00pm
Sun 25th May - Sat 31st May LEICESTER EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL: WEEK TWO
Venues In and Around Leicester
Sun 25th May Babies` Ball
De Montfort Hall
Mon 26th May - Sat 7th Jun Disney`s High School Musical
Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre
Mon 26th May Hip Hop Inc
De Montfort Hall
7.00pm
Mon 26th May Streets Alive! 2008 *HO3C*
Loughborough Town Centre
12.00pm
Tue 27th May - Sat 31st May Wizard of Oz *HO3C*
Loughborough Town Hall
Tue 27th May The Picture of Dorian Gray *HO3C*
Loughborough Town Hall
12.00pm
Tue 27th May Doktor CocaColaMcDonalds & Paul F Taylor *HO3C*
The Swan in the Rushes
8.00pm
Wed 28th May - Sat 31st May Opera North
Nottingham Theatre Royal
Thu 29th May Ascension of Bahaullah
Worldwide
Thu 29th May Tolstoy: War and Peace
De Montfort Hall
12.30pm
Thu 29th May - Sat 21st Jun Our House
Birmingham Rep
Thu 29th May Tribute to Stephane Grappelli
The Priory, Nanpantan
8.30pm
Thu 29th May Debt-O-Nation *HO3C*
The Swan in the Rushes
8.00pm
Fri 30th May - Sat 31st May Mercury: Queen Tribute
Little Theatre
7.30pm
Fri 30th May - Sun 1st Jun LEICESTER CITY BLUES FESTIVAL 2008
De Montfort Hall
Fri 30th May Simon Amstell
Nottingham Playhouse
10.30pm
Fri 30th May John Williams
Palace Community Centre, Ibstock
8.00pm
Fri 30th May Fair Trade *HO3C*
The Swan in the Rushes
8.00pm
Sat 31st May Robin Williamson in Gems of Celtic Story
Richard Attenborough Centre
7.30pm
Sat 31st May RD Maw Band *HO3C*
The Swan in the Rushes
9.00pm
Sat 31st May The Elves and The Shoemaker
Palace Community Centre, Ibstock
10.30am
June 2008
Sun 1st Jun Binns Organ Recital: Henry Fairs
Albert Hall, Nottingham
2.45pm
Sun 1st Jun Janet Russell *HO3C*
The Swan in the Rushes
8.00pm
Mon 2nd Jun Philharmonia Orchestra
De Montfort Hall
7.30pm
Mon 2nd Jun Paul Merton and his Impro Chums
Nottingham Playhouse
8.00pm
Mon 2nd Jun - Sat 14th Jun Pack Up Your Troubles
Sparkenhoe Ark Theatre, Leicester
Tue 3rd Jun - Sat 7th Jun Laying The Ghost
Concordia Theatre, Hinckley
Tue 3rd Jun Boyzone
Trent FM Arena Nottingham
Tue 3rd Jun - Sat 14th Jun Doctor Dolittle
Nottingham Theatre Royal
7.30pm
Tue 3rd Jun The Call of the Loon Bird
Loughborough Town Hall
Wed 4th Jun - Sat 7th Jun Endgame
Lace Market Theatre
7.30pm
Wed 4th Jun - Sat 7th Jun The End of the Pier Show CANCELLED
Cope Auditorium, Loughborough University
Thu 5th Jun World Environment Day
Worldwide
Thu 5th Jun New English Contemporary Ballet
Nottingham Playhouse
7.30pm
Thu 5th Jun Shadowplay
Loughborough Town Hall
10.00am
Thu 5th Jun - Fri 6th Jun The Snail and the Whale
De Montfort Hall
Thu 5th Jun The John Dunmore Boogie Band
The Priory, Nanpantan
8.30pm
Fri 6th Jun - Sat 7th Jun Jane Bond is Blonde and Dangerous...
Nottingham Playhouse
8.00pm
Fri 6th Jun - Sat 7th Jun LEICESTER EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL 2007: WEEK THREE
Venues In and Around Leicester
Fri 6th Jun - Sun 8th Jun Playhouse Disney Live!
Trent FM Arena Nottingham
Fri 6th Jun Michael Morpurgo`s Aesop`s Fables
Loughborough Town Hall
1.00pm
Sat 7th Jun Leicester Bach Choir
St James the Greater Church, Leicester
7.30pm
Sat 7th Jun Jim Moray
Loughborough Town Hall
8.00pm
Sat 7th Jun Bardi Wind Orchestra: Blockbusters!
De Montfort Hall
7.30pm
Sat 7th Jun Ibstock Brick Brass Band In Concert
Palace Community Centre, Ibstock
7.30pm
Sat 7th Jun Artzone Workshops: Protest *HO3C*
Charnwood Museum
10.30am
Sun 8th Jun HINCKLEY CARNIVAL 2008
Hinckley Town Centre
Sun 8th Jun Keith Kendrick and Sylvia Needham
Loughborough Town Hall
2.00pm
Sun 8th Jun Grimethorpe Colliery Band
De Montfort Hall
3.00pm
Mon 9th Jun - Tue 10th Jun Shavuot
Worldwide
Mon 9th Jun - Sat 14th Jun Eurobeat: Almost Eurovision
Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre
Mon 9th Jun Petula Clark
De Montfort Hall
7.30pm
Tue 10th Jun - Sat 14th Jun See How They Run
Harborough Theatre
Tue 10th Jun Jonathan Lunn Dance Company
Nottingham Playhouse
8.00pm
Tue 10th Jun - Sun 29th Jun JUNE AT BIRMINGHAM ALEXANDRA
Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
Tue 10th Jun June Peters: Storytelling
Loughborough Town Hall
7.30pm
Thu 12th Jun Daniel Kitson
Nottingham Playhouse
8.00pm
Thu 12th Jun - Mon 23rd Jun Relatively Speaking
Venture Theatre, Ashby
Thu 12th Jun The Cross and the Switchblade
Loughborough Town Hall
7.30pm
Fri 13th Jun - Sun 15th Jun Big Session 2008
De Montfort Hall
Fri 13th Jun - Thu 19th Jun OAKHAM FESTIVAL 2008
Venues In and Around Oakham
Fri 13th Jun Henry Blofeld: An Evening with Blowers
Loughborough Town Hall
8.00pm
Fri 13th Jun Freddie Kofi
Nottingham Playhouse
8.00pm
Sat 14th Jun Deborah Frances-White
Nottingham Playhouse
8.00pm
Sat 14th Jun Legends of Motown
Loughborough Town Hall
8.00pm
Sat 14th Jun The Palace Summer Fair
Palace Community Centre, Ibstock
Sat 14th Jun Strictly Big Band
Charnwood Club, Loughborough
8.00pm
Sun 15th Jun - Sat 21st Jun Nude With Violin
Little Theatre
Sun 15th Jun Father`s Day
United Kingdom
Tue 17th Jun - Sat 28th Jun JUNE AT BIRMINGHAM HIPPODROME
Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre
Tue 17th Jun - Sat 21st Jun Back To The 80s
Concordia Theatre, Hinckley
Wed 18th Jun Songbirds of the Silver Screen
De Montfort Hall
7.30pm
Wed 18th Jun Sarah McQuaid
The Swan in the Rushes
7.00pm
Thu 19th Jun The 10th Anniversary Finale
Emmanuel Church, Loughborough
12.45pm
Thu 19th Jun Bob Fox
Nottingham Playhouse
8.00pm
Fri 20th Jun World Refugee Day
Worldwide
Fri 20th Jun - Sat 5th Jul Tom`s Midnight Garden
Nottingham Playhouse
Fri 20th Jun Bottle Rocket Comedy Club
Loughborough Town Hall
9.00pm
Fri 20th Jun Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (18)
Palace Community Centre, Ibstock
7.30pm
Sat 21st Jun Leicestershire Chorale
St Mary's Parish Church, Melton Mowbray
7.30pm
Sat 21st Jun Summer Solstice
Worldwide
Sat 21st Jun Fête de la Musique (World Music Day)
Worldwide
Sat 21st Jun University of Leicester Sinfonia
Fraser Noble Hall
7.30pm
Sat 21st Jun One Night of Queen
De Montfort Hall
7.30pm
Sat 21st Jun Dark Side Of The Wall
Palace Community Centre, Ibstock
7.30pm
Sat 21st Jun - Sun 22nd Jun Claybrooke Magna Midsummer Event
Claybrooke Magna Village Hall
10.00am
Sun 22nd Jun Last Night Of The Proms
Concordia Theatre, Hinckley
Sun 22nd Jun Organ Recital
Mountsorrel Methodist Church
8.00pm
Mon 23rd Jun Eric Clapton
Trent FM Arena Nottingham
Tue 24th Jun Tess of the D`Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
Loughborough Town Hall
12.00pm
Fri 27th Jun Musical Memories
Palace Community Centre, Ibstock
7.30pm
Sat 28th Jun Cantamici In Concert
Fraser Noble Hall
7.30pm
Sat 28th Jun Ben Holden Quartet
Venture Theatre, Ashby
Sat 28th Jun Stories Drummed to Polar Skies
Richard Attenborough Centre
7.30pm
Mon 30th Jun - Sat 5th Jul Don`t Dress for Dinner
Lace Market Theatre
7.30pm
Mon 30th Jun Guru Purnima
Worldwide
Mon 30th Jun - Sat 5th Jul See How They Run
Little Theatre
7.30pm
July 2008
Tue 1st Jul Dolly Parton
Trent FM Arena Nottingham
Thu 3rd Jul - Sat 5th Jul Birmingham Royal Ballet: Stravinsky: The Real Deal
Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre
Thu 3rd Jul - Sun 6th Jul The Full Monty: EXTRA PERFORMANCES
Loughborough Town Hall
Fri 4th Jul - Sat 5th Jul West End Experience
Hind Leys Community College
7.30pm
Sat 5th Jul Leicestershire Chorale: Over Hill, Over Dale
St Thomas of Canterbury, Church Frisby-on-the-Wreake
7.30pm
Sat 5th Jul Music for a Summer Evening
Beaumanor Hall, Woodhouse
7.15pm
Sat 5th Jul James Chadwick Trio
Richard Attenborough Centre
8.00pm
Sat 5th Jul Summer Strings
Whitwick Parish Church
7.30pm
Mon 7th Jul Mick Hucknall: Tribute to Bobby
De Montfort Hall
8.00pm
Wed 9th Jul Martyrdom of the Bab
Worldwide
Wed 9th Jul Meat Loaf: The Casa De Carne Tour
Trent FM Arena Nottingham
Thu 10th Jul Mary Poppins
Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre
Thu 10th Jul - Fri 11th Jul Scandalous!
Nottingham Playhouse
7.30pm
Fri 11th Jul Knighton Chamber Orchestra
Fraser Noble Hall
7.30pm
Sat 12th Jul - Sat 19th Jul Henry VI Part III: The Chaos
Birmingham Rep: The Door
Sat 12th Jul - Sun 13th Jul Offenbach`s Tales of Hoffman
Loughborough Town Hall
7.30pm
Sun 13th Jul Ulambana (Obon)
Worldwide
Mon 14th Jul - Sat 19th Jul Fent Festival
Lace Market Theatre
Tue 15th Jul Nottingham Symphony Orchestra
Southwell Minster
7.30pm
Tue 15th Jul - Sat 19th Jul Little Shop of Horrors
Nottingham Playhouse
Tue 15th Jul Indian Classical Vibes
Richard Attenborough Centre
7.30pm
Wed 16th Jul Rath Yatra
Worldwide
Thu 17th Jul Def Leppard and Whitesnake
Trent FM Arena Nottingham
Fri 18th Jul Asalha Puja Day (Dharma Day)
Worldwide
Fri 18th Jul Bottle Rocket Comedy Club
Loughborough Town Hall
9.00pm
Sat 19th Jul For You
Birmingham Rep
7.30pm
Wed 23rd Jul - Sat 2nd Aug Robin of Sherwood
Nottingham Theatre Royal
7.00pm
Tue 29th Jul Lailat al Miraj
Worldwide
Tue 29th Jul A Celebration of Arthur Miller
Loughborough Town Hall
12.00pm
Wed 30th Jul - Thu 31st Jul Barney Live! The Let`s Go Tour
Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
August 2008
Fri 1st Aug Lammas
Worldwide
Sat 2nd Aug Lughnasadh
Worldwide
Fri 8th Aug - Sun 10th Aug Summer Sundae Weekender
De Montfort Hall
Sun 10th Aug Tisha Bav
Worldwide
Fri 15th Aug Lailat al Baraah / Shab-i-Barat
Worldwide
Sat 16th Aug Raksha Bandhan
Worldwide
Sun 24th Aug Krishna Jayanti (Janmashtami)
Worldwide
Thu 28th Aug Paryushana-Parva
Worldwide
Fri 29th Aug - Sat 13th Sep Cabaret
Birmingham Rep
September 2008
Mon 1st Sep First Day of Ramadan
Worldwide
Wed 3rd Sep - Sat 6th Sep Lee Evans
Trent FM Arena Nottingham
Wed 3rd Sep Ganesh Chaturthi
Worldwide
Wed 3rd Sep Dashalakshani-Parva
Worldwide
Wed 3rd Sep - Sat 20th Sep Pornography
Birmingham Rep: The Door
Sat 6th Sep Paddy McGuinness - Plus You!
Loughborough Town Hall
8.00pm
Fri 12th Sep - Sat 27th Sep Vertigo
Nottingham Playhouse
Fri 12th Sep - Fri 14th Aug BIRMINGHAM ARTSFEST 2008
Venues Throughout Birmingham
Fri 12th Sep Al Martino
De Montfort Hall
7.30pm
Sun 21st Sep Autumn Equinox
Worldwide
Sun 21st Sep International Day of Peace
Worldwide
Tue 23rd Sep - Sat 27th Sep The Graduate
Cope Auditorium, Loughborough University
Thu 25th Sep Laylat al Qadr
Worldwide
Fri 26th Sep Bizet`s Carmen
De Montfort Hall
7.30pm
Mon 29th Sep - Tue 30th Sep Eid al-Fitr
Worldwide
Tue 30th Sep - Wed 1st Oct Rosh Hashanah
Worldwide
Tue 30th Sep First Day of Navratri
Worldwide
October 2008
Wed 1st Oct - Sun 5th Oct Finding Nemo
Trent FM Arena Nottingham
7.30pm
Mon 6th Oct