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Stage Directions tickets for morecambe Win at Buxton opera house by Richard Lane orecambe, an Olivier Award-winning drama comedy, starring Bob Golding as Eric Morecambe is coming to Buxton Opera House on Thursday 22 to Saturday 24 May. Don’t miss this moving, often hilarious tale about one of Britain’s best-loved entertainers, 30 years after his sudden death in 1984. The one man play documents how Morecambe managed to affect the nation in such a positive way from his humble beginnings in Music Hall to his Christmas day special watched by millions. Morecambe and Wise attracted 28 million television viewers in their heyday, half of the population of the UK at the time. Directed by Paul Hendy this heart-warming, tear-jerking, laughter-inducing story sees Bob play around 50 different characters, which is some feat in itself. But aside from the Olivier Award, perhaps the biggest tribute comes from Morecambe’s own family, with Eric’s daughter Gail revealing to Bob after an impromptu visit, that she had come armed with tissues and used ‘every bloody one.’ Morecambe The Man what brought us sunshine takes place on Thursday 22 to Saturday 24 May. Tickets are priced at £16 and £18 and discounts are available. To buy tickets or for more information call the Box Office on 0845 127 2190 or buy online at www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk. M To win a pair of tickets for this fantastic show on May 22nd answer the following question: IN WHICH COUNTY IS THE TOWN OF MORECAMBE? Circle your choice: Lancashire Yorkshire Surrey Name........................................... Address........................................................................................................................................ .........................................................................................................................Daytime phone no................................................. Please send your entry to Leek Life Magazine, 18 Tape Street, Cheadle, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST10 1BD. Deadline: Tuesday 13th May 2014 26 Leek Life May/June 2014