EVENTS
Fire In The North Sky // 9 Oct Level 42 // 12 Oct
Commissioned in association with Mac Birmingham and Beyond the Border Storytelling Festival with support from Sage Gateshead . Be transported by songs , adventure and the stories of Kalevala – Finland ’ s national epic and cultural treasure . Travel to the extremes of the Finnish landscape – the vast forests and lakes , the harshness of winter , the intoxicating summers . Experience authentic creation myths , tales of Finland ’ s epic heroes and journey with them to the dark river of the underworld . Leading UK storyteller Nick Hennessey and three virtuoso Finnish musicians make these 2,000- year-old traditional stories come alive with a touch of offbeat fun , enchantment and music that moves between dancing flutes , intoxicating rhythms and hauntingly beautiful sung melodies .
7.30pm . Price : £ 12 Theatre Royal Margate , Addington Street , Margate CT9 1PW www . theatreroyalmargate . com / 01843 292795
Following on from the very successful Sirens shows of 2014 and 2015 , Level 42 will be hitting the road once again in October 2016 for a tour of the UK in support of their new Sirens II EP . Starting in Llandudno on the 3rd October the tour will play a further 19 shows , culminating at London ’ s Eventim Apollo on 29th October and will see the band play a host of their greatest hits as well as new material from the Sirens II EP . To date the band have released 14 studio albums , seven live albums , the Sirens EP and six compilation albums , had 18 top-40 singles , including “ Lessons in Love ”, “ Something About You ”, and “ Leaving Me Now ”.
7.30pm . Price : £ 28 Margate Winter Gardens , Fort Crescent , Margate CT9 1HX www . margatewintergardens . co . uk / 01843 292795
The Below Stairs Tour – A Servant ' s Life // 12 Oct
Chicago // 10-15 Oct
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“ Murder , greed , corruption , exploitation , adultery and treachery … all those things we hold near and dear to our hearts ”… so begins the international award-winning Broadway and West End musical , CHICAGO , which comes to The Churchill Theatre for one week only . Starring Jessie Wallace ( EastEnders ), one of Britain ’ s most loved soap stars , as Matron ‘ Mama ’ Morton , West End and Celebrity Big Brother star John Partridge ( EastEnders , Cats , A Chorus Line , Miss Saigon , Starlight Express ) as Billy Flynn , and Dancing on Ice winner and Coronation Street star Hayley Tamaddon ( Emmerdale , Grease , Mamma Mia !) as Roxie Hart . Based on real life events back in the roaring 1920s , nightclub singer Roxie Hart shoots her lover and along with cell block rival , double-murderess Velma Kelly , they fight to keep from death row with the help of smooth talking lawyer , Billy Flynn .
7.30pm ( Thursday and Saturday matinees 2.30pm ). Price : from £ 28.50 The Churchill Theatre , High Street , Bromley BR1 1HA www . churchilltheatre . co . uk / 020 3285 6000
The discreet running of a large household in the 1930s took military precision . Visit restricted areas below the stairs to learn how the Castle servants made this seem effortless . Must be booked in advance .
11.30am . Price : £ 5 ( in addition to entry fee ). Leeds Castle , Maidstone ME17 1PL www . leeds-castle . com / 01622 765400
Austentatious // 13 Oct
Austentatious is saddling the horses for a Grand Tour ! Join the all-star cast as they improvise a brand new Jane Austen work before your very eyes , based on a single audience suggestion . Previous ‘ lost ’ masterpieces have included Sixth Sense & Sensibility , Double 0 Darcy and Mansfield Shark . No two shows are ever the same ! Performed in period costume with live musical accompaniment , Austentatious is a Regency treat . Hold on to your bonnets : this hilarious show is not to be missed ( swooning guaranteed ).
7.30pm . Price : £ 14 Hazlitt Theatre , Earl Street , Maidstone ME14 1PL www . hazlitttheatre . com / 01622 758611
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