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LIVE MUSIC

WESTON

Back Bar, High Street - call 01934 621370.

July 15: 360 SKAFUNKAPUNKREGGAEROCKERS. July 16: JESTER BONES.

The Raglan Arms, Upper Church Road - call 01934 624189.

July 16: PHIL KING. July 17: ASH MANDRAKE.

Scally’s, Carlton Street - call 01934 412541.

July 14: THE BUSINESS. July 16: TREVOR BURTON BAND.

The London Inn, High Street - call 01934 620387.

July 15: CLASSIC GOLD. July 17: JAM NIGHT.

July 18: OPEN STAGE with HARRISEN. July 20: ACOUSTIC NIGHT with RYAN INGLIS.

The London Oak, High Street - call 01934 614545.

July 19: ACOUSTIC NIGHT ft ADAM LIPINSKI.

The Bottle Bar, West Street - call 01934 424159.

July 14: OPEN MIC NIGHT.

Unwined, South Parade - call 01934 623456.

July 14: GAVIN COX.

The Brit Bar, High Street - call 01934 632629.

July 15: ROSHAMBO.

Kameleon, Oxford Street - call 07989 731722.

July 16: TRINKETS, COMBYNE ARVESTER. July 17: 2 GUYS AND 2 GUITARS.

Cheers Cider House, High Street - call 01934 621370.

July 14: HERE’S JOHNNY - ACOUSTIC NIGHT.

Nick’s Bar, Knightstone Road - call 01934 626153.

July 16: JD EXPERIENCE.

The Captain’s Cabin, Birnbeck Road - call 01934 620847.

July 17, 3pm: MANANA. July 24, 3pm: COSY JACKS. July 31, 3pm: JD EXPERIENCE.

BRISTOL

02 Academy, Frogmore Street - call 0117 927 9227 (advance ticket prices shown).

July 23, £5: TYLER MAE, CLEAR THE COAST, RUINS TO RISE. July 27, £15: PAJAMA CLUB. July 29, £10: ROOM 94. July 30, £5: MISS SKARLET, THAT SUNDAY FEELING. Aug 4, £30: SEAN PAUL, D DOUBLE E, Mz BRATT, CYNTHIA MARE. Aug 13, £7: ALL OUR GLORY, CALL BACK ACADEMY, A DAY OVER DUE.

The Thekla, The Grove, East Mud Dock - call 0117 929 3301 (advance ticket prices shown).

July 14, £3: FOE. July 20, £11: TWO GALLANTS, PEGGY SUE. July 21, £3: MAN WITHOUT COUNTRY. July 23, £20: ATHLETE, MY FIRST TOOTH. July 23, £3: CHELCEE GRIMES. July 26, £5: BABESHADOW. July 28, £3: THE BRONZE MEDAL. July 29, £8: EDDIE SPAGHETTI, HOWLIN’ LORD. Aug 5, £12.50: OFF! TRASH TALK. Aug 9, £16: MARK KOZELEK. Aug 10, £8: HOW TO DRESS WELL, GRIMES. Aug 11, £3: DIRTY GOODS.

The Fleece, St Thomas Street - call 0117 945 0996 (advance ticket prices shown).

July 14, £8: SHEELANAGIG, THE CROOKED FIDDLE BAND. July 15, £8: BLACKWOLF, ONE FOR THE FALLEN, HEAVEN ASUNDER, CRY HAVOC, AMOS. July 16, £8: BASE 11, WHITE KNUCKLE BRIDE, THE HELM, FALLING INTO DIFFERENCE, THE MINKE WHALES, LILY McAULEY. July 17, £5: SLOPPY JOE, TONIGHT WE RUN, WE BECOME HEROES, A BIT TOO FAR, THE FOLLOWING ANNONCEMENT, GENETIC, JOHARI, SHINY RAINBOW, CONTROL THE STORM, RASTA MAN TIME. July 19, £5: LITTLE INTENTIONS, YOUR 

BITTER PILL, WITHIN REASON, EVERYONE KNOWS, JOE REED. July 20, £8: VIVIAN GIRLS. July 21, £10: THE REASONING, ALSO EDEN. July 22, £8: VANADIUM, BETWEEN THE EMBERS, BLOODSTORM, TEMPLE CIRCUS, PICKPOCKETS LOVE TOURISTS. July 23, £6: ELECTRIC SOFT PARADE. July 23, £10: THE CASUALTIES, MORAL DILEMMA, OFFICER DOWN, THE DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS. July 24, £5: KRYOPHERE, VENTFLOW, FELL ON BLACK DAYS, BATS ABOUT BATS, MALICIOUS INTENT, ASHES TO ANGELS, HOLD TO THIS, HOSTILE THEORY, SKARF, SENSELESS.

THEATRE

WESTON

The Playhouse, High Street - call 01934 645544.

July 15: IN DREAMS. A spectacular celebration featuring accurate tributes to musical icons Roy Orbison, The Everly Brothers and Buddy Holly, all brought together to play alongside live band The Rockets.

July 20-23: OLIVER! Don’t miss this unmissable BSP Arts production of Lional Bart’s epic musical, featuring Arthur Byrne, a finalist in the TV search for an Oliver, as the Artful Dodger and Luke Harper in the title role.

July 27: BOB THE BUILDER. The Fixham Theatre is set for a grand re-opening. Local talent Dickie Oliver needs Bob’s help to fix the stage ready for his brand new musical. But when Spud decides that he wants to be the star of the show, the job doesn’t exactly go according to plan.

July 28: THE SEARCHERS. In a remarkable career now spanning five decades, The Searchers have contributed enormously in establishing the UK as the world’s leading nation in the music industry. Combined with anecdotes and reminiscences, this fully self-contained concert includes all of their famous hits plus album tracks, B-sides and

collector favourites.

July 29: WEST END GOES BALLROOM. Two of the nation’s favourite entertainment genres, the magic of the musicals and the passion of the ballroom, brought together in one exciting show. Enjoy the hits from the world’s most popular musicals performed by six West End singers as you marvel at a selection of jaw-dropping ballroom dances.

July 30: JOE PASQUALE. One of Britain’s favourite entertainers brings his latest chaotic stage show to town as part of his Pull My Finger Tour.

July 31: ROLL OUT THE BARREL. For over 10 years this hugely popular and uplifting show has been delighting audiences all over the UK with a wonderful mix of music and memories. It’s a feast of non-stop nostalgia featuring over 65 songs that you know and love.

Aug 3: AND FINALLY...PHIL COLLINS. Stars In Their Eyes finalist Pete Bultitude performs the ‘serious hits’ of Phil Collins backed by a 10-piece band and singers.

Aug 4: NEVER LET ME GO (film). Unsettling romantic drama partly filmed in the West Country, including Weston and Clevedon. It stars Keira Knightley, Carey Mulligan and Andrew Garfield.

Aug 5: THE BOOTLEG SHADOWS. For anyone who loves the sound of the 60’s, and enjoys a few laughs on the way, The Bootleg Shadows perform a unique tribute that has audiences humming the tunes long after they have left the theatre.

Aug 10-13: FAME - THE MUSICAL. Set in New York City’s celebrated High School of Performing Arts, this is the bittersweet but ultimately inspiring story of a diverse group of students committed to four years of gruelling artistic and acedemic work. This version features around 200 local performers.

Aug 17: GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA. Relive the spirit of the 1940s as Ray McVay leads the official Glenn Miller Orchestra, vocal group The Moonlight Serenaders and the Uptown Hall gang on a fantastic trip down memory lane.

BRISTOL

The Hippodrome, St Augustine’s Parade - call 0844 847 2325.

Until July 16: MIDNIGHT TANGO. Strictly Come Dancing stars Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace unveil their own live show. Set in a late night bar in downtown Buenos Aires and featuring some of the world’s finest Tango dancers, prepare for a journey into the heart of the intoxicating city. Watch as danger and excitement, joy and jealousy, pain and passion all combine in a spectacular and explosive evening.

July 19-Aug 6. LEGALLY BLONDE - THE MUSICAL. Based on the hit movie starring Reese Witherspoon, this critically acclaimed new musical follows the adventures of college sweetheart and homecoming queen Elle Woods, who doesn’t take no for an answer. So when her boyfriend, Warner, dumps her for someone serious, Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books, and heads for Harvard Law School.

July 24: The DRIFTERS. As one of the biggest selling bands of all time, The Drifters have collated a huge catalogue of over 50 hits, selling in excess of 214 million singles and 114 million albums across the world. This energetic show features the only legitimate Drifters line-up in the world, performing timeless classics and material from their new album, Five Decades and Moore.

Aug 12: ROY CHUBBY BROWN. Get ready for a barn-storming night of jokes, banter and hilarious mickey-taking from Britain’s most outrageous comedian.

Aug 13: SUPER TROUPER. A special concert presentation celebrating the music of ABBA in a respectful and enjoyable way, reviving special memories of when the Swedish supergroup ruled the airwaves.

Aug 14: ONE NIGHT AT THE PROMS. The UK’s finest musicians and singers from Covent Garden perform a very special two-hour concert including all the stirring and uplifting national musical favourites.

BATH

Theatre Royal, Sawclose: Box office - 01225 448844.

Until Aug 13: HENRY IV PART 1. Presented by The Peter Hall Company, Henry IV encompasses the entire panorama of English life and boasts a host of huge personalities. In Part 1, Prince Hal idles away his time in the Boar’s Head Tavern in the company of Falstaff and his cronies, to the despair of his father, the King. On the other side of the country, Henry Percy and his son Hotspur, are spearheading a plot to usurp the throne. The play ends on the battlefields, where all face death and it looks as if Falstaff has met his maker.

Until Aug 12: HENRY IV PART 2. By the start of Part 2, Falstaff, resurrected as an army captain, is attempting to recruit a regiment from the dregs of society. The transition of Prince Hal from wastrel to heir apparent begins, and on his father’s deathbed he promises redemption. In a devastating finale, Falstaff, greeting his old friend the new monarch, is rejected.

July 19-Aug 13. THIS HAPPY BREED. The Peter Hall Company presents Noël Coward’s compelling drama, set in the years between the wars. Focussing on one ordinary family, the Gibbons, he follows their joys and heartaches from the day they move into a comfortable suburban home in Clapham in 1919 to the day they move out again, 20 years later.

CINEMA

WESTON

The Odeon, The Centre: Telephone 0871 22 44 007.

Bridesmaids (15): Fri-Thurs 2.30pm, 5.30pm & 8.10pm. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2 3D (12A): Fri-Sun & Wed 11am, 2pm, 5.15pm & 8.30pm. Mon-Tue & Thurs 2pm, 5.15pm & 8.30pm. Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows 2 (12A):

Fri-Sat & Wed 11.45am, 3pm, 6.15pm & 9.30pm. Sun 10am, 1pm, 4.15pm & 7.30pm. Mon-Tue & Thurs 1pm, 4.15pm & 7.30pm. Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG): Sat & Sun 10.45am & 12.40pm. Transformers: Dark Of The Moon (12A): Fri-Thurs 1.30pm, 4.40pm and 7.50pm.

BURNHAM

Ritz Cinema, Victoria Street: For details, ring 01278 794123.

Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 3D (12A): Daily 5pm and 8pm. Fri 12.05am. Sat, Sun & Wed 2pm, 5pm & 8pm. Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 2D (12A): Daily 4pm & 7pm. Fri 12.30am, 4pm & 7pm. Sat, Sun & Wed 1pm, 4pm & 7pm. Silver screen: Thurs, Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides (12A) - doors 10.15am, film 10.30am. Bad Teacher (15) - doors 10.30am, film 10.45am.