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The life of DH Lawrence on stage at Kendal Brewery Arts

3:07pm Wednesday 8th February 2012

THE extraordinary life and career of one of the world’s most colourful literary characters is taking centre stage at the Brewery.

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Rising star brings comedic glow to winter audience

8:32am Monday 6th February 2012

Andrew Lawrence: The Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal Despite the wintry conditions, which saw cars slipping and sliding outside on Highgate, the Brewery’s Malt Room was still around half full for Saturday night’s show by comedian Andrew Lawrence.

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BBC cameraman Mark Smith focuses on fundraiser for Cumbria Wildlife Trust

8:00am Friday 27th January 2012

THE local support group of the Cumbria Wildlife Trust has persuaded Mark Smith, film cameraman on the BBC’s Frozen Planet series, to give a talk in aid of trust funds at Sedbergh School’s Queen's Hall on February 9 (7.30pm). The ace lensman is an ‘old boy’ of Sedbergh School (Evans House, 1974-1979) and will show film and stills in his highly anticipated Penguins and Polar Bears - the filming of Frozen Planet talk.

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Agatha’s Little Secret is revealed in Kirkby Lonsdale pantomime

12:20pm Wednesday 25th January 2012

INTRIGUES and goings on in a little town with a bridge over a river underpin a new tall tale being premiered next week.

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Downton Abbey plays a part in next chapter of Keswick literature festival

8:40am Tuesday 24th January 2012

THE elegant and dramatic world of Downton Abbey is playing a key role at one of the region’s leading literature festivals.

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Award-winning dance plays Lancaster University's Nufffield Theatre

8:10am Monday 16th January 2012

FOLLOWING the success of its 2011 tour, including a six-night run at the Edinburgh Fringe, award-winning UK contemporary dance company Protein Dance are back on the road, this time with its highly entertaining dance/theatre show, LOL (lots of love).

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Climber Dave Macleod gives talk at Rheged

10:40am Sunday 15th January 2012

DAVE Macleod is one of the foremost names in climbing.

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Comedian Andi Osho plays it for laughs at The Dukes

12:50pm Saturday 14th January 2012

AWARD-winning stand-up comedian Andi Osho takes her straight talking wit to The Dukes next month.

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Top class line-up for Brewery's spring season

8:10am Friday 13th January 2012

A TOP class line up of musicians, classic and contemporary theatre, and some of television’s biggest comics take centre stage in the Brewery’s new season.

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Glittering Lakes Players give Cinderella a sparkling new edge

9:00am Monday 9th January 2012

LAKES Players promise another glittering pantomime extravaganza, running from January 24-29 at the Lakes School.

The Sands Centre hosts Verdi’s La Traviata

3:00pm Sunday 8th January 2012

ELLEN Kent Productions returns to Carlisle's The Sands Centre on Sunday, March 4 (7.30pm) with the classic Verdi opera, La Traviata, starring international sopranos Rosa Lee Thomas and Elena Dee.

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Puss in (Space) Boots puts BATS on course for another hit

12:50pm Monday 2nd January 2012

A COMIC blast of intergalactic proportions is ready for lift off.

Theatre by the Lake has another cracking mix for 2012

8:50am Friday 23rd December 2011

THEATRE by the Lake has a fantastic mix of the classic, the contemporary, the uproarious and the challenging in its 2012 programme.

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Beasts and Beauties at Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal: Review

12:10pm Thursday 15th December 2011

BEASTS And Beauties was a magical and rich blend of finely-tuned storytelling and acting.

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Theatre by the Lake's Firework-Maker’s Daughter is an explosive festive adventure

6:20pm Tuesday 13th December 2011

The Firework-Maker’s Daughter

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John Ruskin School students team up with The Kinks' Ray Davies

10:00am Sunday 11th December 2011

SIX talented students from John Ruskin School share the spotlight in Ray Davies’ Child’s Play at Coniston Institute on Friday, December 16 (8pm).

The BFG is The Dukes Christmas cracker

2:30pm Saturday 10th December 2011

A TEAM largely from Kendal is helping a theatre mark its 40th Christmas this year.

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All singing all dancing Stagecoach students put on charity show

5:50pm Monday 5th December 2011

ANN-Marie White has been a drama coach since 1997.

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Young talents of Grange perform Snow White

5:00pm Sunday 27th November 2011

The talented young players of Grange and District Amateur Operatic Society stage Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on December 8/9/10 at the town’s Victoria Hall.