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Last updated 9 August 2012
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Review: Great Expectations, at Theatre by the Lake, Keswick

IT is Charles Dickens’ 200th birthday this year so it’s fitting that Theatre by the Lake at Keswick marks the event.

Last updated 9 August 2012
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It’s ‘all for one – and one for all’ at Gosforth

IT’S a case of “one for all – and all for one” in Gosforth this week as the community comes together for an exciting new theatre production.

Last updated 9 August 2012
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Iron Ore Rally rocks Egremont

Last updated 9 August 2012
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Diary dates

Last updated 2 August 2012
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Review: Roma and the Flannalettes at Theatre by the Lake, Keswick

PERUSING my programme before the play, the blurb told me it was set in a women’s refuge in an ex-pit village in South Yorkshire. My heart sank a little – Saturday night-out and gritty social realism aren’t necessarily the perfect combo.

Last updated 2 August 2012
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Colin and his band rev up for Iron Ore Rally

THE annual Iron Ore Rally, which is set to rock Egremont this weekend, will be particularly special for one resident of the town.

Last updated 2 August 2012
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Maryport rocks to the Blues

MARYPORT Blues Festival 2012 was a resounding triumph.

Last updated 2 August 2012
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A dazzling display of song and dance

A SHOW packed with dazzling dance, song and acting has been performed in Whitehaven Civic Hall.

Last updated 2 August 2012
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Local area inspires Gareth’s new exhibit

THE new arts centre at Florence Mine, Egremont, is the venue for a four-day exhibition of paintings and photographs this weekend.

Last updated 2 August 2012
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Review: The Jungle Book, at Whitehaven Civic Hall

I’M not sure what was my favourite part of Rosehill Youth Theatre’s production of The Jungle Book.

Last updated 30 July 2012
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Beacon seeks artists

THE Beacon’s popular Christmas Show is looking for Cumbrian artists who would like to exhibit their work.

Last updated 26 July 2012
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The boys are back in town

ONE of rock music’s most recognisable names promise a performance not to be missed at Carlisle’s Sands Centre next month.

Last updated 26 July 2012
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Rare oil paintings go on display for the first time

A HOST of seldom seen local oil paintings has gone on display.

Last updated 26 July 2012
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Dance teacher Karen catches up with her star pupils

WHITEHAVEN dance teacher Karen Starkey has enjoyed a catch-up with two of her most successful former pupils.

Last updated 26 July 2012
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Best Cock Rock ever!!!

ORGANISERS of this year’s Cockermouth Rock Festival promised the best ever – and they didn’t disappoint.

Last updated 26 July 2012
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Last updated 19 July 2012
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Contrasting plays conclude theatre’s summer season

TWO dramas from two very different eras are the final two shows in Keswick Theatre by the Lake’s popular Summer Season.

Last updated 19 July 2012
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Review: Miss Havisham’s Expectations, at Rosehill Theatre, Whitehaven

GREAT Expectations is the story of Pip, an orphan who is bequeathed a mysterious fortune.

Last updated 19 July 2012
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