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Interview: Vicki Michelle

Interview: Vicki Michelle

2:14pm Friday 29th August 2008

TWENTY-FIVE years after ’Allo ‘Allo! first hit our screens the hilarious comedy is back — and it is coming to a stage near you soon. We spoke to the original sexy French waitress, actress Vicki Michelle.

Interview: Arlene Phillips

Interview: Arlene Phillips

2:09pm Friday 29th August 2008

THE original dance musical, Flashdance, is coming to Manchester next week, and who better to choreograph it than dance’s queen of mean Arlene Phillips.

Interview: Scott Wright

Interview: Scott Wright

2:21pm Tuesday 26th August 2008

HE SHOT to fame as Coronation Street stripper Sam Kingston. Now actor Scott Wright is running acting classes — and he’s convinced he's going to find a star. We spoke to him.

Review: High School Musical Mania @ Thwaites Empire Theatre, Blackburn

A CLASS ACT:  Little Voices pupils starred in a High School Musical Mania show

12:37pm Tuesday 19th August 2008

PUPILS of Little Voices wowed the crowds with their performance of High School Musical Mania.

Interview: Jane Horrocks

1:38pm Friday 8th August 2008

RAWTENSTALL'S Jane Horrocks is one of Britain’s best known actresses but somehow manages a low-key life outside her work and garners little attention when she is out and about with her family and she admits, that’s exactly how she likes it.

Interview: Paul Henry

Interview: Paul Henry

2:01pm Friday 25th July 2008

Paul Henry, best known for his role as Benny in Crossroads, is starring in Ray Cooney’s celebrated farce Run For Your Wife at Blackpool Grand Theatre. And he’s still playing for the laughs.

Review: Afrika! Afrika! @ Trafford Centre, Manchester

Review: Afrika! Afrika! @ Trafford Centre, Manchester

1:56pm Friday 25th July 2008

I HAVE seen many shows over the years but I can honestly say that I have never seen a show like Afrika! Afrika!

Interview: Charles Ross of One-Man Star Wars Trilogy

Interview: Charles Ross of One-Man Star Wars Trilogy

5:24pm Tuesday 22nd July 2008

ONE man's misspent youth is another's springboard to stardom. We spoke to Canadian actor Charles Ross who spent much of his childhood in a galaxy far, far away, watching Star Wars videos.

Review: The Taming of the Shrew @ Worden Park, Leyland

Pictured left to right: Brigid Lohrey who plays the Shrew and David Beck who plays Petruchio

4:33pm Friday 11th July 2008

Sun shining, birds singing, home-cooked food and Shakespeare- these were definitely the right ingredients for a perfect evening.

Review: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat @ Grand Theatre, Blackpool

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11:52am Wednesday 9th July 2008

A modern take on one of the country’s most popular musicals had the Grand Theatre on its feet on Tuesday.

Interview: Tony Benn

INTERVIEW: Former MP Tony Benn with Citizen reporter, Nazia Parveen

11:09am Monday 30th June 2008

Britain’s foremost socialist, Tony Benn, shared his forthright views with Citizen reporter, Nazia Parveen, following a conference in Preston.

Interview: Paul Daniels

PAUL AND DEBBIE:“She gets more applause than me”

1:02pm Friday 27th June 2008

PAUL Daniels is in a mischievous mood when I call.

Interview: Craig Chalmers

Craig Chalmers

12:46pm Friday 27th June 2008

Craig Chalmers thought his chances of a leading stage role had disappeared when he was voted off TV’s search for Joseph. But now he’s touring the country in his dream role.

Interview: Frazer Hines

ARRESTING STUFF: Frazer as a police sergeant questions vicar Jeffrey Holland in See How They Run

12:30pm Friday 20th June 2008

THE cast for the classic farce See How They Run which comes to Blackpool's Grand Theatre next week reads like a who's who of comedy actors.

Review: Sinatra @ Palace Theatre, Manchester

11:00pm Thursday 19th June 2008

OL BLUE Eyes is ol black n'white eyes for most of the Sinatra Show at the Palace Theatre, Manchester until Sunday, June 8.

The Revenger's Tragedy @ Royal Exchange, Manchester

10:53pm Tuesday 17th June 2008

JUST in case you're in any doubt what to expect, the programme for the Revenger's Tragedy has a blood splattered look about it and depicts a sombre looking Stephen Tompkinson cuddling up to a skeleton.

Dr Korczak's Example @ Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester

10:57pm Friday 13th June 2008

It is difficult to believe that Dr Korczak's Example, a play about the treatment of Jews in World War II, by the award winning David Greig, is based on a true story.

If I Were You @ Library Theatre, Manchester

10:56pm Friday 13th June 2008

IF only life were this simple.

Interview: Michael Portillo

Michael Portillo

4:13pm Friday 6th June 2008

Michael Portillo, who appears in an 'Audience With' show in Preston on June 14, has had a truly fascinating life.

Interview: Sally Morgan

10:50am Friday 6th June 2008

SALLY Morgan isn't your average TV psychic. She doesn't have a dodgy haircut or a mystical look in her eye.

Interview: Rupert Hill

3:26pm Friday 30th May 2008

He was Corrie's favourite Baldwin until he left the soap in a dramatic exit earlier this year. Rupert Hill - who played Jamie Baldwin - speaks about life after The Street.

Interview: Julie Buckfield

DARE TO BARE: Julie and Lucy Rusedski in the comedy The Naked Truth

3:23pm Friday 30th May 2008

REHEARSING for comedy The Naked Truth has allowed actress Julie Buckfield to add "pole-dancing" to her impressive CV.

Bruce Springsteen @ Old Trafford Football Ground, Manchester

11:02pm Thursday 29th May 2008

THE greatest live show in the world came to Old Trafford football ground last night - and it didn't disappoint.

Review: Jethro Tull, King George's Hall, Blackburn

2:13pm Friday 16th May 2008

FOR a band to still be playing to sold out houses after 40 years on the road, they must be doing something right.

Tim Vine @ Mechanics, Burnley

4:18pm Friday 2nd May 2008

"WELCOME to The Mechanics," said comedian Tim Vine opening his stand-up show at the Burnley Theatre.

Interview: Neil Fitzmaurice

STAGE STRUCK: Neil in rehearsals for On the Legde with former Brookside star Louis Emmerich

4:19pm Friday 25th April 2008

NEIL Fitzmaurice has taken a lunch break from rehearsals from Alan Bleasdale's On the Ledge which opens at the Liverpool Empire tonight.

Interview: Zaraah Abrahams

4:16pm Friday 25th April 2008

DANCING On Ice contender Zaraah Abrahams is doing things in reverse on her journey to stardom.

John Bishop @ King George's Hall, Blackburn

2:53pm Wednesday 23rd April 2008

IT is always interesting to catch a comedian on the way up.

Interview: Emma Robbins of Sheila's Wheels

GIRL POWER: Dark-haired Emma with her fellow Sheilas Carly Romain and Cathi Ogden

2:45pm Wednesday 23rd April 2008

IT's the TV advert that's become a phenomenon.

Chris Difford and Boo Hewerdine @ Mechanics, Burnley

9:00am Sunday 20th April 2008

TAKE two guitars, three voices and a bucket load of talent and you have the recipe for a great night out.


National News

Todd inquest to ignore private life

Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Michael Todd was found dead

Updated 11:02am Saturday 30th August 2008

The inquest into the death of Greater Manchester Chief Constable Michael Todd will not delve into his private life and reported affairs, the coroner for the hearing has confirmed.


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