Eddi Reader is perhaps Scotland’s greatest living female voice and will celebrate her 40th year on stage with a 40 Years Live concert tour.
From her earliest years playing the folk clubs of western Scotland and learning how to street sing across Europe (like her hero Edith Piaf ) Eddi’s path soon led her to a professional career in music as a backing singer for Eurythmics and Gang of Four. Her band Fairground Attraction had huge international success and number one hits with Perfect and debut album First of a Million Kisses which stormed the charts in the late 1980s.
Throughout her successful solo career, Eddi has released consistently great works, including highly acclaimed albums such as The Songs of Robert Burns and last years Cavalier. She has won Brit Awards, been awarded four honorary degrees, an MBE, sung to millions on some of the world’s greatest concert and festival stages and collaborated with a host of stars across a myriad of genres including folk, jazz, pop, world, punk and even classical work with various orchestras.
In 2019 Eddi was invited to be a special guest with Jools Holland’s Rhythm & Blues Orchestra for an extensive tour, she released her Starlight EP, played sold out headline shows and recorded a programme for BBC Radio’s Classic Scottish Album series about her Robert Burns recordings and appeared on BBC Television’s Songs of Praise and as part of Billy Connolly’s Made In Scotland series.
The 40 Years Live concerts promise to be something special, as with any Eddi Reader concert, the magic is being made in the moment, no two concerts ever the same.
"Flawless, not just perfect, world class." R2 Magazine
"Timeless and universal." The Scotsman
"A voice that floats like honey." Acoustic
" Eddi has the rare ability to tell personal and often intimate stories, but to leave them open to everyone." Record Collector
"One of my favourite singers of all time." Jools Holland
This is the new rescheduled date from Tuesday 29 September 2020.
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It has been a while, but the multi-award-winning Welsh comedian is back, with a brand new live show. In a seven-year break from stand-up, a lot has happened to Rhod Gilbert. Almost all of it s**t. And just when he thought he’d hit rock bottom, he met a bloke... called John.
This show sees Rhod as funny as ever, but like never before. Raw, personal and brutally honest; no more lies, no more nonsense. Tour extended due to phenomenal demand.
As seen on Rhod Gilbert’s Work Experience, Would I Lie to You?, Taskmaster, Qi, The Apprentice: You’re Fired, Live at The Apollo, Have I Got News for You?, and much more…
"Darkly hilarious. Gilbert's most satisfying show for a decade. It's good to have him back." Times
"Volcanic, high octane humour. Uproariously funny." Guardian
"Britain's crossest comic roars back in style. Hilarious tour-de-force." Telegraph
This is the new rescheduled date from Sunday 14 March 2021 (previously Sunday 25 October 2020).
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Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott released their new album Manchester Calling in Spring 2020 and will be out on tour in 2021.
Their fourth studio album, boasts all the hallmarks of Heaton’s beautifully bittersweet song writing, effortlessly catchy melodies allied with an everyman’s biting exasperation at the modern world alongside some truly heartfelt love songs.
Paul Heaton, one of the UK’s most successful songwriters with some 15 million album sales under his belt, first came to public attention in the early 80s as front man of Hull-based indie poppers The Housemartins (the same group that spawned Norman 'Fatboy Slim' Cook), best known for their third single Happy Hour and their number one acapella Isley Bros cover Caravan Of Love.
In 1988 Heaton formed The Beautiful South, who released 10 hugely successful albums, Jacqui Abbott was lead vocalist in The Beautiful South from 1994 to 2000 and she sang many of their signature hits including Rotterdam, Perfect 10, Don’t Marry Her and Dream A Little Dream. The Beautiful South called it a day in 2007 citing musical similarities. Since then, the pair have released a number of albums together.
Singing sensation Russell Watson performs an intimate concert of career highlights, including Caruso, O Sole Mio, Il Gladiatore, Nessun Dorma, You Are So Beautiful, Someone to Remember Me and Where My Heart Will Take Me.
Russell will be joined on stage by his live band and choir to celebrate 20 years since his debut album The Voice was released.
This is the new rescheduled date and time from Tuesday 2 March 2021.
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Riverdance: The New 25th Anniversary Show is a powerful and stirring reinvention of this beloved family favourite, celebrated the world over for its Grammy Award-winning music and the thrilling energy and passion of its Irish and international dance. Composer Bill Whelan has rerecorded his mesmerising soundtrack while producer Moya Doherty and director John McColgan have completely reimagined the ground-breaking show with innovative and spectacular lighting, projection, stage and costume designs and many of the cast for this rescheduled tour are so young that they were not even born in the year that the show first opened; 1995 at the Point Theatre in Dublin!The 25th Anniversary show catapults Riverdance into the 21st century and will completely immerse audiences in the extraordinary and elemental power of its music and dance. The reaction from the UK audiences in the handful of shows that did run before the tour was curtailed was unbelievable.
Now - just a little more than twenty-five years on! - both new and devoted fans of all ages will once again fall in love with the magic of Riverdance – the original, the best.
It is Riverdance, but not as you have ever seen it before.
These are the new rescheduled dates -
Tuesday 19 May 2020 rescheduled to Sunday 31 October 2021
Wednesday 20 May 2020 rescheduled to Monday 1 November 2021 (both matinee and evening show)
Thursday 21 May 2020 rescheduled to Tuesday 2 November 2021
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When an evil fairy curse causes the Princess to prick her finger on a spinning wheel and fall into an enchanted sleep, can anyone rescue her from the magical slumber before it is too late?
Coronation Street's Wendi Peters will be starring in the panto and we welcome back Leicester's favourite dame Martin Ballard to the show, with more star casting to be announced.
So, join us for a proper family pantomime jam-packed with songs, dancing, silliness and lots of slapstick.
Guaranteed great fun for young and old alike, book early to get the best seats.
These are the new dates for Sleeping Beauty which has been rescheduled from December 2020 and January 2021.
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These are the new dates, performance times are 1pm and 5pm:
Saturday 12 December 2020 rescheduled to Saturday 11 December 2021
Saturday 19 December 2020 rescheduled to Saturday 18 December 2021
Sunday 20 December 2020 rescheduled to Sunday 19 December 2021
Monday 21 December 2020 rescheduled to Tuesday 21 December 2021
Tuesday 22 December 2020 rescheduled to Wednesday 22 December 2021
Wednesday 23 December 2020 rescheduled to Thursday 23 December 2021
Thursday 24 December 2020 rescheduled to Friday 24 December 2021
Saturday 26 December 2020 rescheduled to Sunday 26 December 2021
Sunday 27 December 2020 rescheduled to Monday 27 December 2021
Monday 28 December 2020 rescheduled to Tuesday 28 December 2021
Tuesday 29 December 2020 rescheduled to Thursday 30 December 2021
Wednesday 30 December 2020 rescheduled to Wednesday 29 December 2021
Thursday 31 December 2020 rescheduled to Friday 31 December 2021
Saturday 2 January 2021 rescheduled to Sunday 2 January 2022
Sunday 3 January 2021 rescheduled to Monday 3 January 2022
It has just been announced that Sam Bailey will be appearing as Mrs Potts in the Disney tour of Beauty And The Beast, which unfortunately means she is no longer available to appear in Sleeping Beauty.
Sam Bailey said: “I will miss the audiences at the De Montfort Hall so much this Christmas, I have enjoyed appearing in the pantomime there so much over the last four years, it’s like my second home, but I just couldn’t resist the opportunity of playing Mrs Potts in the tour of Beauty And The Beast, a role I have always longed to play. I’m sure I won’t be able to have quite as much fun on stage as I do with the team at the De Montfort Hall though! I thank the staff at Imagine Theatre and De Montfort Hall for being so understanding and supportive of me.”
Steve Boden, Imagine Theatre’s Managing Director, said: “Sam has been a part of the Leicester pantomime family for a few years now and although she will be sorely missed we absolutely couldn’t have stood in her way of taking on this amazing role and opportunity. We fully support Sam in her decision, we wish her all the very best with the tour of Beauty And The Beast and hope to work with her again at some point in the future.”
More star casting will be announced following Sam's departure - watch this space for the latest news.
Join the nation’s favourite ballroom couple on their brand new tour.
Showtime is a glittering celebration that pays tribute to some of the world's greatest icons of entertainment as Anton and Erin present world class dance inspired by an array of classic performers including Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Charlie Chaplin, Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones, Liza Minelli, Elton John and many more.
With stunning costumes, fabulous live vocals and a high energy West End dance ensemble.
Get ready for Anton and Erin... it's showtime!
This is the new rescheduled date from Friday 12 March 2021.
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After nine sell out UK tours, over 600,000 tickets sold, and countless television and live performances Diversity have announced one of their biggest UK tours to date including two dates at London Palladium for spring 2021.
Last year marked 10 years since Diversity took the nation by storm when they won the third series of Britain’s Got Talent. Over the past 10 years thanks to the overwhelming support of their fans and the British public they have continued to wow audiences around the world with their innovative live tours and performances. They celebrated this incredible achievement with a critically acclaimed sell out 48 show UK tour, Born Ready.
This tour is set to be even bigger, and as Diversity promised their fans on the Born Ready tour, they will continue the legacy of Diversity and never let anyone tell them they cannot achieve something. To take them into the new decade of Diversity, Ashley has created a new show, Connected, which centres around the world of social media, the internet, and the digital era we now live in, but more importantly how this connects us all.
Creator and choreographer Ashley Banjo said of the forthcoming tour, "Every year that goes by, and every time we get to create a new touring show, I cannot believe we are still lucky enough to get to do this. But even after all this time, we are still growing, and this new decade and new chapter for Diversity is sure to be something even more special than the last. I truly do believe that we are all connected in mores ways than one and I cannot wait to bring this to life on stage."
Ashley Banjo has returned to the judging panel for his third series on ITV’s primetime show Dancing on Ice, the final airs this Sunday on ITV with fellow Diversity member Perri Kiely competing for the winner’s trophy. Ashley has also hosted, choreographed and starred in the BAFTA nominated The Real Full Monty (2017-2019) and International Emmy Award, Broadcast Award, and Royal Television Society award winning The Real Full Monty: Ladies Night (2018) and (2019). Ashley’s show Flirty Dancing on Channel 4 completed it second hit series last December.
Fellow Diversity member Jordan Banjo is currently hosting the second series of BBC 1’s primetime show The Greatest Dancer.
Diversity continue to inspire the next generation of dancers and cannot wait to launch their online dance classes 20DV and return to Butlins this summer to showcase their 20DV experience dance academies.
These are the new rescheduled dates -
Monday 17 May 2021 rescheduled to Monday 21 March 2022
Tuesday 18 May 2021 rescheduled to Tuesday 22 March 2022
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Following on from their sell-out tour with their highly entertaining and innovative Remembering The Movies, Aljaz and Janette, will be returning with their brand new show Remembering The Oscars. Get ready to celebrate the Oscar winning songs in this exhilarating new dance spectacular with Strictly’s favourite couple, Aljaz and Janette.
Whether you are Wishing On A Star, Swinging On A Star or merely dancing in the City of Stars, this incredible production will take you from Disney family favourites, through to the Golden Ages of Hollywood and Bollywood, with songs from Lady Gaga, Adele, Prince, Queen, Eminem, Celine Dion and Barbra Streisand, as well as classics from legendary songwriters such as Burt Bacharach, John Barry, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Irving Berlin and many more.
With a cast of amazing dancers and musicians and stunning stage designs, costumes and huge LED screen this dazzling spectacular will be a night to remember.
Don’t worry if you can’t attend the Oscars this year, this show promises you the next best thing!
This is the new rescheduled date from Sunday 25 April 2021.
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Strictly Come Dancing and The Greatest Dancer reigning champion Oti Mabuse is creating a show like no other in 2021.
Prepare for a night of electrifying choreography as Oti is joined by some of the world’s greatest dancers and the West End’s finest singers and musicians.
I Am Here is a whirlwind celebration of the influences and inspirations that took her on a journey from growing up in South Africa to following her dream. From mesmerising jives and pumping sambas to South Africa’s exhilarating kwaito, this is an explosive night of dance and music that will set your heart racing.
This is the new rescheduled date from Friday 14 May 2021.
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Statement from Oti Mabuse:
"We have made the difficult decision to postpone my I Am Here tour until 2022. I would have loved to tour my first ever solo show this year but, as we can't be certain yet that we could present the show safely in the current climate, and the months of preperation that are needed ahead of it, it felt right to push it back to ensure that we can put on the best show possible for you.
I'm so grateful to the theatres and box office staff who are working extremely hard to reschedule so many productions, so please do support your local theatre once they open up again!
Thank you to everyone who has booked tickets, I promise that I Am Here will be worth the wait, and i'm so excited to show you next year what i've been working on".
Friendsical is an original and unique new parody musical inspired by the gang in Friends, the iconic TV show.
When Ross's wife leaves him for another woman, he fears he will never find love again. But then Rachel runs back into his life... will he end up with his one true love?
With original new songs such as (He's her) Lobster!, Richard's Moustache and You're Over Me, When Were You Under Me?, the gang take on naked Thursdays, a power cut, and a dinosaur convention! What could possibly go wrong?
Friendsical will feature a surprise guest star.
This is the new rescheduled performance replacing Friday 4 and Saturday 5 June 2021.
All tickets, including pre-booked venue parking, will need to be exchanged for this new date and we will be in touch with all bookers to confirm the process for swapping your tickets. If you need to contact us to discuss your booking please email dmh-office@leicester.gov.uk