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SERIOUSLY DEAD // 2 FEB
One ordinary day in the quiet little town of Olwinskirk, a chain of extraordinary events began to take place bringing the lives of Betty, Albert, Billy and the local undertaker, Tristan de Winter, to an uncomfortable crossroads. Albert Blunderstone has been hiding abroad for ten years after having committed a bank robbery with a small time crook called Nodger Wilson. On the day that he flies home to attend a funeral, he runs into Betty who used to be married to Nodger and in an attempt to find out what happened to his share of the dosh, he befriends Betty and her current husband Billy Blenkinsopp. The lives of Betty, Albert, Billy and the local undertaker Tristan de Winter become inextricably linked towards a path that is leading to The Pearly Gates and a disgruntled Guardian Angel named Thelma.
7.30pm. Price: £ 18- £ 22 Assembly Hall Theatre, Crescent Road, Tunbridge Wells TN1 2LU www. assemblyhalltheatre. co. uk / 01892 530613
RICHARD HERRING – THE BEST // 2 FEB
MOZART VS MACHINE // 3 FEB
Mozart vs Machine is a high-octane mash-up of Mozart opera, electronic sound and video, bringing some of history’ s most iconic artists together in a theatrical sci-fi-gameshow encounter.
Alone in his Manhattan research laboratory, Raymond Scott, the father of electronic music, is developing a machine to generate random musical patterns. When one of his devices accidentally tears a hole in the universe it distorts time and brings him face to face with classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. What follows is a fantastical journey through ideas of art and ownership, time and music shaken up through unexpected directions and random chance, culminating in a surreal, vaudevillian show trial. All with a little help from filmpioneer Georges Méliès, Lewis Carroll’ s logic games, and composers John Cage and J S Bach.
7pm. Price: £ 27 Quarterhouse, Mill Bay, Folkestone CT20 1BN www. quarterhouse. co. uk / 01303 760750
LOS PACAMINOS // 4 FEB
Richard Herring, King of the Edinburgh Fringe, Metro columnist and the UK’ s Podfather( RHLSTP, AIOTM) picks his favourite routines from his 12 one-man shows and crams them into 90 minutes for your delectation. From his deconstruction of the genealogy of Christ to him proving that racists are less racist than liberals, via some of the best knob jokes in the business. Will your favourite routine make the cut? A great introduction to this influential cult comedian for the newcomer and a welcome greatest hits for long-term fans.
7.30pm. Price: £ 15 Theatre Royal Margate, Addington Street, Margate CT9 1PW www. theatreroyalmargate. com / 01843 292795
Los Pacaminos is fronted by one of the UK ' s finest and best-loved vocalists – Paul Young and features Drew Barfield, Mark Pinder, Steve Greetham, Jamie Moses and Melvin Duffy( UK ' s premier pedal steel player). One of the UK’ s most popular live touring bands, Los Pacaminos play the very best in Tex Mex Border music from The Texas Tornadoes and Ry Cooder to Los Lobos and even Roy Orbsion. This is a tequilafuelled Tex Mex party night, as each venue becomes the perfect cantina setting for a great night ' s rocking with the cactus sharp, tequila filled, Stetson wearing, magnificent six, Los Pacaminos!
8pm. Price: from £ 18 The Astor Theatre, Stanhope Road, Deal CT14 6AB www. thastor. org / 01304 370220
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