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Can't Pay? Won't Pay! 31
January - 23 February "A glorious madcap caper" Fast-paced and frenetic Can't Pay? Won't Pay! is a sure-fire hit comedy about frustrated housewives, phantom pregnancies, disguised policemen and disapproving husbands. The Shopping Revolution is here as the smart women of the world decide they can't take it any more and rebel against all that's wrong with modern living. And their husbands could be first in the firing line! Audio Described performance: Thursday 13 January Tickets from £5.00 to £17.95 box office: 0161 624 2829 Passengers Wednesday 6th February After the huge success of ‘Hip Hoperatic’ Peshkar are thrilled to invite you to their new production of ‘Passengers’. By Tajinder Singh Hayer - Inspired by the Streets of Oldham. A woman waits to take her mother's ashes back to India. A bus driver smokes away his soul in the gap between shifts. A delivery man carries the world's most valuable product. An immigrant traces his journey here. Two lovers go their separate ways. The stories of one day in Oldham as people start, carry on and end their journeys; all coming to the realisations - nothing ever stands still. One Night Only! Tickets £5 (£4 concessions) 'What the Dickens!' Thursday 7 February - 7.30pm Adapted from the works of Charles Dickens. With original music from Greg Oldfield. From the darkly comic to the delightfully absurd What the Dickens! has it all. Tongue in Cheek brings some of Dickens' most colourful women to life and unites through love, loss and donkeys! David Copperfield, Martin Chuzzlewit, Pip and his Great Expectations... Behaind every great man there is a woman... Suitable 13+ Tickets £8.00 (Concessions £5.00) box office: 0161 624 2829 Scribbler and Spouse Friday 8 February - 8.00pm A New Play by award winning lames Robson writer of Mail Order Bride. inside the soaps, the award ceremonies, the First Nights... Scribbler's been there, done it, and survived the hangovers. Now he's ready to spill the beans. Come behind the curtain, behind the camera, and get the inside story. oh and the spouse may blurt out a few secrets too. This fiercely funny play will give you access- all-areas,
warts-and-all tour of the drama industry. Tickets £8.00 (Concessions £5.00) box office: 0161 624 2829 William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing 28 February - 1 March Teeming with glamorous young things, hilarious clowns and serious men of state, this production also emphasises the real meat of the text with its threatening atmosphere of humiliation, murder and revenge. Expect an evening of inventive and innovative theatre, unexpected laughter, respect for the text and outrageous liberties in equal measure. Red Shift's excursions into the classic repertoire have won awards internationally and are always eagerly anticipated. Much Ado About Nothing will excite Shakespeare enthusiasts and newcomers alike. Tickets Prices box office: 0161 624 2829
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