WOW What's On Where Issue 50

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Circle of LifeWOW’s guide to life’s ups and downs.Special feature inside.

BoomFlattering Fashions for expectant mums.WOW takes a look at maternity style. WOW gig guide

What’s on near you.

Win A romantic meal for two

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THE WIND IN THE WILLOWSUntil 19 Janwww.birmingham-rep.co.uk

Tue 29th Jan - Sat 2nd FebA Very Old Man With Enormous Wings: Curve, LeicesterSleeping BeautyMilton Keynes Theatre

Thu 31st JanThe King & the Corpse: Sheema MukherjeeBlack Bottom Club, Northampton

Fri 1st Feb - Sat 23rd FebOne For The RoadRoyal & Derngate Theatre, Northampton

Sat 2nd FebFarm BoyStantonbury Campus Theatre, Milton Keynes

Sun 3rd Feb - Mon 4th FebThe Gruffalo’s ChildLoughborough Town Hall

Mon 4th Feb - Sat 9th FebThe Faaaabulous Ceri Dupree Show. Curve, Leicester

Tue 5th FebBoogie NightsRoyal & Derngate, Northampton

Tue 5th Feb - Sat 9th FebThe Anastasia FileHarborough Theatre, Market HarboroughThe Ladykillers (Touring)Curve, Leicester

WOW TAKES A LOOK AT SOME OF THE LATEST THEATRICAL HIGHLIGHTS

FRI 1 - SAT 23 FEBRUARYOne of Willy Russell’s funni-est and most poignant plays, One for the Road is directed by Royal & Derngate’s Lau-rie Sansom, as his last pro-duction before he leaves to head up the National Theatre of Scotland. This hilarious play takes to the Royal stage from Friday 1 to Saturday 23 February, featuring cast of well-known faces, comprising Michelle Butterly, Con O’Neill, Nicola Stephenson and Mat-thew Wait.

One For The Road is a hi-lariously observant ‘80s com-edy by one of the country’s most acclaimed writers, re-sponsible for such well-loved classics as Educating Rita and Shirley Valentine, as well as the hugely popular musical Blood Brothers.

The play finds Dennis, on the eve of his birthday, mak-ing a desperate attempt to ditch the trappings of his newly acquired middle class life. Imprisoned on Phase Two of a new housing estate and surrounded by Tupperware parties, Richard Clayderman fans and garden gnomes,

One For The Road

Dennis yearns for his youth of road trips and music festivals. Once neighbours Roger and Jane arrive to help celebrate his birthday it is not long be-fore he reaches breaking point. As the day spirals out of control, it becomes clear that the mindless vandalism inflict-ed on the estate may not be down to local teenagers after all, and his wife and friends

ONE FOR THE ROAD can be seen at Royal & Derngate from Friday 1 to Saturday 23 February, and tickets, priced from £13 to £28 can be booked by calling Box Office on 01604 624811 or online at www.royalandderngate.co.uk.

may not be quite what they seem. Dennis must attempt a break for freedom.

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TUE 15 & SAT 19 JANUARYWhen beautiful, fawn-like Laura du Lay arrives in the remote county of Northum-berlandhamptonshire to take up her position as confiden-tial secretary to the reclusive Forbes Murdston, she uncov-ers a tangled web of murder, love and mistaken identity. She has ignored for as long as she can the unsettling rumours that surround her new employer, his ominous manservant Klaus and the ancient mansion. But Murd-ston’s violent mood-swings can only signify one thing...

Cooped is directed by Cal McCrystal, comedy director of the National Theatre’s recent hit One Man Two Guv’nors, and director of the forthcoming Alan Ayckbourn revival Mr Whatnot at Royal & Derngate. Cooped

A comedy classic

was created by Spymonkey in collaboration with McCrystal in 2001, and toured internationally following a sensational recep-tion across the UK. Time Out called it, ‘A beautifully crafted melodrama packed with physi-cal humour, silliness and exqui-site performances from start to finish’, and The Stage declared, ‘It is simply not possible to have more fun at the theatre than this. The End’.

Spymonkey bring COOPED to Royal & Derngate from Tuesday 15 to Saturday 19 January, Tickets are priced between £33.50 and £10, and can be booked at the Box Office on 01604 624811 or online at www.royalandderngate.co.uk. The show is recommended for ages 14 and above.



Sun 10th FebBolshoi Ballet Recorded Live: Don QuixoteHarborough Theatre, Market Harborough

Mon 11th Feb - Sat 16th FebDriving Miss Daisy (touring)Belgrade Theatre, Coventry

Tue 12th Feb - Sat 16th FebSteptoe & SonCurve, LeicesterGoodnight Mister Tom (Touring)Milton Keynes Theatre

Wed 13th Feb - Thu 14th FebThe Gruffalo’s Child (Touring)Royal & Derngate Theatre

Thu 14th FebValentine’s Comedy BurlesqueThe Musician, LeicesterThe Faaaabulous Ceri Dupree Show: Ceri DupreeLoughborough Town Hall

Fri 15th FebRussian Winter: Coull QuartetEmbrace Arts, Leicester

Tue 19th FebDave’s Leicester Comedy Festival: Circus Of HorrorsDe Montfort Hall, Leicester

Tue 19th Feb - Sat 23rd FebJoseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Touring)Royal & Derngate Theatre

Wed 20th FebRoyal Opera House: Live: Harborough Theatre, Market Harborough

Thu 21st FebThe Parsnip Tales: Parsnips Youth TheatreHarborough Theatre, Market Harborough

Thu 21st Feb - Sat 23rd FebHigh School MusicalStantonbury Campus Theatre, Milton Keynes

MON 21 - SAT 26 JANUARYDonna Summer is playing on the stereo. Dishes of cheese and pineapple are on the coffee table…the social get-together from hell is about to begin. Beverly, and estate agent husband Laurence, have invited round new neighbours Tony and Ange and nervous divorcee

29 JANUARY – 2 FEBRUARYThe National Theatre’s smash-hit comedy, now a West End and Broadway sensation, comes to Nottingham with a cast including Rufus Hound as Francis Henshall.

Richard Bean’s award-win-ning play is a glorious celebra-tion of British comedy: a unique, laugh-out-loud mix of satire, songs, slapstick and glittering one-liners.

Fired from his skiffle band, Francis Henshall becomes mind-er to Roscoe Crabbe... but Roscoe is really Rachel, posing as her own dead brother... who’s been killed by her boyfriend Stanley Stubbers. Francis spots the chance of an extra meal ticket and takes a job with one Stanley Stubbers. To prevent discovery Francis must keep his two gu-vnors apart. Simple.

Abigail’s Party

One Man, Two Guvnors

Sue, twitchy about the party her fifteen-year-old daughter, Abigail, is throwing over the road. As Beverly plies the guests with alcohol, cigarettes, Demis Roussos and nibbles, this horribly compelling evening descends into drunkenness and debauchery. Comedy, drama and tragedy combine into an

ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Theatre Royal Nottingham.Website and online booking: www.trch.co.ukBox Office: 0115 989 5555

ABIGAIL’S PARTY is at the Nottingham Royal Centre, Theatre Square, Nottingham, NG1 5ND. Call the Box office: 0115 989 5555. Tickets: £27.50 - £14 plus concessionsWebsite and online booking: www.trch.co.uk

iconic piece of theatre. This ruthlessly accurate

and painfully funny observation of the pretensions of suburbia comedy became an instant classic when it first appeared as a BBC Play For Today in 1977, the year of the Queen’s Silver Jubilee.

Hannah Waterman, Martin Marquez, Samuel James, Katie Lightfoot and Emily Raymond star in Abigail’s Party, one of the most popular plays ever written.


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In defiance of their families and in secrecy from their closest friends, hopeful young lives burn amidst a celestial and cataclysmic backdrop. Sun and moon shine down on star-crossed lovers as they hide their passion and sexuality from their warring families and their closest friends. Misadventure, family pride, and ancient quarrels abort and bury the

TUE 30 APRIL - SAT 4 MAYFrom the company that brought you the dazzling ‘Disney’s Beauty and the Beast’ and the fabulous ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ comes a funny, vibrant, rip-roaring show with a fabulous score by the great Cole Porter. ‘Anything Goes’ promises to be another crowd-pleaser for Kettering audiences. The humorous intricacies of the plot, combined with well-loved songs like “I get a kick out of you”, “It’s Delovely” and “Blow Gabriel Blow”, and of course the title song “Anything Goes”, will have you chuckling and toe-tapping along. Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter, Book by Guy Bolton, P.G.Wodehouse, Howard Lindsay & Russell Crouse.

Romeo & Juliet

Anything Goes

most joyous of beginnings, the most hopeful of love stories as Romeo and Juliet, driven apart, find their world becoming a constricting, single mausoleum of fate and death.

ROMEO & JULIET Thu 21 Feb The Core at Corby CubeTue 16 & Wed 17 AprDe Montfort Hall, Leicester

ANYTHING GOES is at the Lighthouse TheatreKettering Conference CentreThurston Drive, KetteringNN15 6PB Tuesday 30th April to Saturday 4th May.‘EARLY BIRD’ TICKET OFFER – ALL seats £10 if booked between 1st and 31st January 2013. NO OTHER OFFERS FOR THIS SHOW.From February 1st Tickets £12 (Tuesday evening and Saturday Matinee) and £14 (Wednesday to Saturday evenings)For tickets, call the Box Office: 01536 414141 or Email: [email protected]

24 JANUARY - 23 FEBRUARY Tara Fitzgerald to make RSC debut in Lucy Bailey’s The Winter’s Tale

Leontes has everything a man could want: power, wealth, a loving family and friends. But he is not at peace. Inside he harbours a bitter jealousy that drives him to destroy all he holds dear.

Many years later in a distant country a journey begins that may ultimately heal his pain and reu-nite his family in Shakespeare’s

The Winter’s Tale

uplifting tale of reconciliation and forgiveness.

THE WINTER’S TALE is at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre24 January - 23 February. Ticket Hotline 0844 800 1110Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm.www.rsc.org.ukThis production will tour the UK from March 2013 and will be at Milton Keynes Theatre 13 - 16 March and Theatre Royal Nottingham 26 - 30 March


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THE GIGS, THE GROUPS, THE GOSS...

If you only go to 30 gigs this month… with DJ Fontana

JANUARY

Sat 5 JanOne Night in Vienna Theatre Royal Nottingham

Thurs 10 JanPaul Carrack 7.30pm Theatre Royal Nottingham

Sat 12 Motown’s Greatest Hits – How Sweet It Is Theatre Royal Nottingham

Thu 17th Jan Up Close And Personal: Peter Andre + The Risk + Sam GrayDe Montfort Hall Leicester

Fri 18th Jan Lets Play...David Bowie!The Donkey Leicester

Sat 19th Jan The SmythsThe Met Lounge Peterborough

Tues 22 Jan. Ronan Keating Theatre Royal Nottingham

Fri 25th Jan New Generation SuperstarsO2 Academy Leicester

Sat 26th Jan Sacconi QuartetUppingham School Lets Hang OnStamford Corn Exchange To promote your event in WOW,

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Viennese whirls

Royal & Derngate hosts One NIGHT IN VIENNA on Saturday 19 January at 7.30pm, with tickets priced from £30 to £16. To book, call the Box Office on 01604 624811 or visit www.royalandderngate.co.uk

SATURDAY 19 JANUARY Irrepressible showman and conductor Rainer Hersch leads the Johann Strauss Orches-tra on a light-hearted journey through a sparkling assort-ment of song and dance, from the classic works of the Strauss family including The Blue Danube Waltz, Radetzky

March, Thunder and Lightning Polka and Songs of Love Waltz, to timeless dance music from Tchaikovsky and Lehar.

The Orchestra will be ac-companied by the graceful Johann Strauss Dancers in glorious period costume, giving

Northampton audiences a taste of a traditional Viennese new year. Completing the line-up for this glittering concert is star soprano Charlotte Ellett, whose credits include engagements with the Halle Orchestra and Glyndebourne Festival Opera, and an Associate Artist role at Welsh National Opera.

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Sun 27th Jan Janina Fialkowska, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO), Fabien GabelRoyal & Derngate Theatre NorthamptonSpecial BrewThe Donkey Leicester

FEBRUARY

Fri 1st Feb Eternal Light: Oakham School Chamber ChoirOakham School Chapel The Total Stone Roses + OaysisThe Met Lounge PeterboroughThe Classic Rock ShowDe Montfort Hall LeicesterEast Park Reggae CollectiveO2 Academy Leicester

Wed 6th Feb The Meat Loaf Story: Steve SteinmanRoyal & Derngate NorthamptonOne Night in Vienna: The Johann Strauss Orchestra, The Johann Strauss DancersDe Montfort Hall Leicester

Thu 7th Feb The Billy Fury Years 30th Anniversary Special: Royal & Derngate NorthamptonFairport Convention + Fake ThackrayDe Montfort Hall Leicester

Fri 8th Feb The ParadimesO2 Academy Leicester

Sat 9th Feb The FortunesStamford Corn Exchange Hank Wangford & The Lost CowboysThe Donkey LeicesterEskimo DanceO2 Academy Leicester

Mon 11th Feb Dead Wolf Club + The Wayward Charm + Madame FadeO2 Academy Leicester

FRIDAY 8 FEBRUARYJoin long established star of the West End and Broadway, Ruthie Henshall, when she appears at The Castle, Wellingborough on Fri 8 Feb, 7.30pm. An Intimate Evening With Ruthie Henshall is a unique opportunity to spend an intimate evening with one of the world’s best loved and most captivating performers; not to be missed by fans of musical theatre.

Ruthie Henshall and her band will take audiences on a musical journey through her ex-traordinary career, from work-ing with Lionel Bart to playing in Chicago on Broadway and from starring in Les Misérables to receiving her Olivier award.

This brand new and personal show is a chance to hear Ruthie’s story in her own words as well

Ruthie Henshall

as some of the defining songs of her life, onstage and off. The evening draws from a broad range of genres, right through from the great American song-book to contemporary tunes sig-nificant to Ruthie now.

Tickets for this unforgettable evening are priced £20 (£18) and can be purchased by calling the Box Office on 01933 270 007 or online at www.thecastle.org.uk

SATURDAY 16 FEBRUARY Many people sing, play guitar and tell stories but not many have supported Steve Martin, Robin Williams or played a guitar duet with Brian May of Queen, Richard Digance has.

Richard is also a BAFTA Nominated entertainer and received The Gold Award from The British Academy of Composers and Songwriters in 2003 and is featured in The Virgin Anthology of Songwriters.It was Dennis Norden on the ITV programme ‘30 years of Comedy’ who said that Richard Digance trod a unique and dangerous path, telling stories like no other without taking the obvious tried and tested gag route. It’s on stage Richard is most comfortable, giving two hours of original material with

Richard Digance

just a guitar, no support acts, no gimmicks, just one man with a treasure chest of stories collected over 40 years in the music and entertainment industry.

RICHARD DIGANCE is at Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre, Broad Street, Stamford Saturday 16th February. For tickets call 01780 766455.

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FRI 15 – SUN 17 FEB The Castle have the perfect Valentine’s weekend for jazz! From Fri 15 – Sun 17 Feb, The Castle will be filled with fantastic jazz bands set to entertain as part of the popular Valentines Jazz Festival!

Starting the weekend in style will be Basin St to Basie and Beyond on Fri 15 Feb 8pm, starring Tad Newton’s Jazzfriends. Their performance also features very special guest Alan Barnes on clarinet and sax.

The Hot Club of Cambridge continue the weekend on Sat 16 Feb, 12.30pm with special guest Andy Aitchison. They perform great gypsy jazz in the style of Django Reinhart and Stephane Grappelli.

Featuring members of

Valentines Jazz

the Chris Barber Band in a joyful evening of the best in Traditional and Dixieland jazz are Richard Exall’s Shooting Stars performing on Sat 16 Feb, 8pm.

Closing the festival will be Colin Kingwell’s Jazz Bandits on Sun 17 Feb, 12.30pm. They are Britain’s premier and accomplished exponents of the great sounds of classic New Orleans jazz and guaranteed to entertain!

Tickets to each performance are £12.50 (£10.50), with a special Valentines Jazz Season Ticket for £40 for all 4 performances. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Box Office on 01933 270 007 or online at www.thecastle.org.uk.

Tue 12th Feb 35th Anniversary Rumours Tour: Rumours Of Fleetwood MacRoyal & Derngate NorthamptonPaloma Faith + JosephineDe Montfort Hall Leicester

Wed 13th Feb CashO2 Academy Leicester

Fri 15th Feb Molls & MollteasersThe Picturedrome NorthamptonThe SoldiersRoyal & Derngate Northampton

Sat 16th Feb Battle Of The Bands 2013 County FinalNew Roadmender Northampton

Mon 18th Feb Thy Art Is MurderO2 Academy Leicester

Tue 19th Feb DelphicO2 Academy Leicester

Thu 21st Feb Joe BrownDe Montfort Hall Leicester

Fri 22nd Feb Complete MadnessStamford Corn Exchange

Fri 22nd Feb Mr Cat & the JackalThe Donkey Leicester

Mon 25th Feb The EnemyO2 Academy Leicester

Wed 27th Feb BirdO2 Academy Leicester

Mon 28 Little MixTheatre Royal Nottingham

SUNDAY 27 JANUARYFrench conductor Fabien Gabel makes his Northampton début leading the Royal Philharmonic Or-chestra in Janina Fialkowska Plays Chopin, a concert featuring three of the Romantic era’s most distin-guished composers.

Brahms’ darkly powerful Tragic Overture introduces Cho-pin’s Piano Concerto No.2. Per-formed by Canadian pianist Janina Fialkowska, it is a work of variety, containing lyrical melodies, elabo-rate ornamentation and Polish folk music influences. Finally, the audi-ence is transported to the country-side to revel in the glorious musical landscape of Beethoven’s ‘Pasto-ral’ Symphony, its popular ‘storm’ movement surrounded by music of sunny grace and rustic charm.

Janina Fialkowska is interna-tionally renowned for her interpre-

Janina Fialkowska Plays Chopin

tations of the classical and roman-tic repertoire, and the piano works of Chopin in particular. Her highly-praised recordings include the 24 Chopin Études, and three CDs released during the 2010 Chopin anniversary year to huge acclaim. 2010 also saw the world premiere of a Chopin-inspired piano concer-to written for Fialkowska by John Burge, and her celebrated period instrument debut playing Chopin’s

JANINA FIALKOWSKA Plays Chopin at Royal & Derngate on Sunday 27 January at 7.30pm, with tickets priced from £32.50 to £14, and a family ticket £68. To book, call the Box Office on 01604 624811, or visit www.royalandderngate.co.uk.

E Minor Concerto on an historic Pleyel 1848 piano with the Tafel-musik Orchestra in Toronto.

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Enjoy the wit and wisdom of WOW (and some of our illustrious friends!), here to help you turn some of life’s potential stumbling blocks into stepping stones!

o matter who you are, where you’re from or how much

you earn, there are certain decisions and potential obstacles that everyone out

there in WOWland will have to negotiate in the same key phases of our lives.

Here’s a few little pointers we’d like to share!

As soon as you’re home from hospital, Mum insists that you look your best, with only the finest accessories for under-ones. And so to the tiny, giant step of day nursery... “Hugs can do great amounts

of good, especially for children.”

Learning isn’t all done in the classroom – awareness, a sense of balance and life skills can be learned through yoga or even messy play!

“If someone had told me I

would be Pope one day, I would have studied harder.”

For some, the corporate

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environment suits; others find their own path through self-employment, starting their own business, or working from home to earn extra income.

“The hardest thing in the world to understand is the

income tax.”

Hair, teeth, hip, thighs, eyes, skin... And women like to look their best, too!

“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful

lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you

are never alone.”

According to a survey by parship.co.uk, two-thirds of UK singles have now tried online dating. Some relationships just

click instantly!“I require three things in a

man: he must be handsome, ruthless, and stupid.”

Confidence and wellbeing are the new ‘vital statistics’, a holistic ‘mind and body’ approach potentially the key to weight loss and rejuvenation.“What’s invisible to us is also

crucial for our own well-being.”



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Cake, ring, car, old, new, seating plan, disco, borrowed, blue... and a wedding photographer to make sure you don’t forget anything!

“Everyone wants to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will

take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.” Go to the theatre. Bowling.

Night school. Hawaii. To the



dogs. Bake a cake. Eat out. Hire a canalboat. Learn to fly...

“Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a

lack of imagination.”

Now is the time to consider your income post retirement – and the provision of suitable care for loved ones who are already there!

“Inside every old person is a young person wondering what

happened.”

“Death is just life’s next big adventure.”


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What better way is there to enter a new year!

he WOW fashion team congratulate Kate and Will on the news of Kate’s pregnancy. WOW takes a look at what

is available on the high street to maintain a comfortable and stylish wardrobe that is not necessarily maternity wear, but will look good on those of you who have, or are planning your very own baby bump!

Editor’s favourite non maternity wear for the early growing stages, and again once the baby is born, are a variety of styles from White Stuff which guarantee comfort and style.


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1. Matalan.

2. Large Bird Print Bird Scarf,

White Stuff

3. Black Sl Vest Emb Skull, River

Island

4. Gilet, Bonmarché

5. Floral peplum top, M&Co

6. Wrap belted coat , M&Co

7. You Me Oui Tee , Marks &

Spencer

8. White Stuff

9. I love you bracelet, River

Island

10. Bonmarché

11. River Island

12. Navy Jeggings £29.50, Marks

& Spencer

13. Heart Bracelet, White Stuff

14. Brown Wrap Cardigan, La

Redoute

15. Spring Summer florals, EAST.

16. Grey Spot Jersey Dress.

White Stuff

17. Leather camel jacket, La

Redoute

18. Knitwear bird tunic navy,

Marks & Spencer

19. Little Love Monster £3.50,

Marks & Spencer

20. Avril Gau Wedge Heel Boots,

La Redoute

21. Heart Bracelet £82.50 by

Larissa Landinez, Boticca

22. ‘Lace up Suede Brogue,

White Stuff

23. beige ankle boots, La

Redoute

24. Ruskin, Radley

25. Bali Kimono, River Island

007 FACT

Very shaken and stirred that Britain’s most famous spy in Skyfall swaps his trademark vodka Martini for a Heineken beer!

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MAKE SURE YOU’RE BEAUTY, NOT THE BEAST...

Happy New Year!

vanced leaps and bounds from this huge machine with loads of attachments to the most ma-chine which is now a duo ma-chine combining two facials.

Hydradermie 2 has 3 bene-fits that everyone wants to get out of their facial. Increased Hy-dration, extreme deep cleans-ing and increasing skin cell renewal.

Your skin is left feeling smooth, clean and very hy-drated.

If you really want to take your Hydradermie 2 do an-other level then why not try Hydradermie 2 Age Logic, this is a more intense facials with a more intense focus for the eyes, neck and face. Using spe-cific gels, serums and masks this just intensifies your facial by 100%.

So next time you need a facial, especially after this cold

weather, why not try the Hy-dradermie 2 Age Logic Facials.

Also guys don’t forget Valen-tine’s Day is coming up so if you want to treat your loved one then just contact the salon and we will assist you anyway we can. A Gift Voucher is always the answer.

Happy Valentine’s Day

Kara x

If you have any beauty questions you would like to ask our expert, please write to: Kara @ Beauty Manor, C/O WOW, 50 St. Mary’s Road, Market Harborough, LE16 7DU.

BEAUTY MANOR is above Browns Hairdressing, Manor House, High Street, Market Harborough, LE16 7NL. Also at 3 Red Lion Square, Stamford, PE9 2AJ.To book an appointment telephone 0844 999 4365www.thebeautymanor.co.uk

...and the snow hasn’t affected things too much, it does look pret-ty though!

It’s been a busy start in the salon already, with every treat-ment possible but there is one treatment that is always my best treatment- Guinot Hydra-dermie 2.

This facial electrical treat-ment is where advanced facials first began, with over 35 years experience in skincare and fa-cial, the Hydradermie 2 is ad-

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Based in the heart of Market Harborough, Head Candy hair salon, formerly situated on Ab-bey Street has recently relocat-ed to 26 Church Street Market Harborough.

There’s some history behind the hair as this historical build-ing was built in 1624 when it was once a famous inn. With interesting cellars, a secret passage way to the church, and original features. The inn was said to accommodate King Charles 1st and many of his sol-diers prior to his defeat at the battle of Naseby in 1645.

This would explain the pres-ence of the resident ghost at the premises. The occasional sighting of a figure of a man dressed in a large hat and long coat, unexplainable cold spots and objects moving have been noted from time to time.

The 1950’s saw the start of the building trading as a hair salon and has since then fash-ioned hair through the ages to

Turning Heads

this present day.Now beautifully restored

and modernised by current business owner Leah, Head Candy hairdressing offers a high standard of professional hairdressing services for both female and male clientele. The ambience is relaxed and friend-ly and offers traditional styles through to contemporary hair.

Head Candy promises to provide a relaxed oasis and

HEAD CANDY26 Church StreetMarket HarboroughLeicestershireLE16 7AA01858 464395www.headcandyhairdressing.co.ukOpen Monday to Saturday.

calming atmosphere. The stylists regularly attend train-ing workshops with top Brit-ish hairdressers at the Wella studios in London, keeping up to date with knowledge and inspiration to create beauti-ful classic haircuts through

to adventurous contemporary styling.

Head Candy also offer per-manent hair straightening and are specialists in wedding hair and hair up for proms.

The best quality hair products from Wella’s System Profes-sional and Sebastian will main-tain your look between visits. Bookings by appointment only or feel free to drop in, have a look around, meet the team and dis-cuss a fresh new look.

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WOW TAKES A LOOK AT THE DANCE, CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY

MON 21 – SAT 26 JANMoscow City Ballet brings two of the most famous ballets of all time to Royal & Derngate, stag-ing The Sleeping Beauty from Monday 21 to Wednesday 23 January, and The Nutcracker from Thursday 24 to Saturday 26 January.

Tchaikovsky’s inspired bal-

Moscow City Ballet

lets are at the very heart of Rus-sian culture, and the Moscow City Ballet and Orchestra are famed for their spirited chore-ography and outstanding virtuo-so performances. The Sleeping Beauty, the evergreen tale of the love of a handsome prince and beautiful princess based on the story by the Brothers

Grimm, is a glamorous jewel in their repertoire.

Set on Christmas Eve, The Nutcracker has become a win-tertime staple, climaxing with the enchanting Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy with its distinctive and evocative melody line played on the celesta. Artistic Director Victor Smirnov-Govolanov’s ver-

sion of the ballet is infused with an invigorating freshness that is sure to delight.

With beautiful costumes and sets, consummate skill, and the magical ingredient of Russian soul, this world-class company provides the perfect start to the New Year, and the ideal introduc-tion to ballet for children.

MOSCOW CITY BALLET perform The Sleeping Beauty at Royal & Derngate between Monday 21 and Wednesday 23 January at 7.30pm, with a 2.30pm matinee on Wednesday. The Nutcracker is staged from Thursday 24 to Saturday 26 January, with a 2.30pm matinee on Saturday. Tickets are priced from £34 to £17.50, and can be booked at the Box Office on 01604 624811 or online at www.royalandderngate.co.uk.

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Anton & Erin Go To Hollywood comes to Royal & Derngate on Thursday 17 and Friday 18 January at 7.30pm, with tickets priced at £41, £37.50 and £35.50. To book call the Box Office on 01604 624811 or visit www.royalandderngate.co.uk.

THUR 17 & FRI 18 JANUARYStrictly Come Dancing stars Anton du Beke and Erin Boag bring some vintage Tinsel-town glamour to Royal & Derngate when their dazzling new show Anton & Erin Go to Hollywood comes to town on Thursday 17 and Friday 18 January.

The UK’s favourite dance duo pay tribute to the Golden Years of the MGM musicals, with sassy tunes, sensational choreography and sparkling costumes to conjure up all the fizz and razzmatazz of glamorous Hollywood.

Anton and Erin will be joined by singer Lance El-lington, superb guest dancers and a 25-piece orchestra con-ducted by Richard Balcombe. The exhilarating programme will include Strike Up the Band, Everything’s Coming Up Roses (from Gypsy), Ah Yes, I Remember It Well (Gigi), Almost Like Being in Love

Anton & Erin (Brigadoon), Steppin’ Out With My Baby (Easter Parade) and That’s Entertainment.

Professional partners for over seventeen years, An-ton and Erin were chosen in 2004 to star in the first se-ries of Strictly Come Dancing and have appeared in every series since then, partner-ing celebrities including Ju-lian Clary, Jerry Hall, Lesley Garrett and the incompara-ble Ann Widdecombe. Their many television and stage ap-pearances have established a legion of loyal fans across the country, and Anton & Erin Go To Hollywood will be their fifth national tour..

WEDS 6 & FRI 15 FEBGet ready for The Lock In - the UK’s top Folk & Hip-Hop

The Lock In

dance extravaganza – where some of the UK’s oldest forms of dance are brought bang up

THE LOCK IN is at Loughborough Town Hall Weds 6 Feb www.loughboroughtownhall.co.ukand at The Stables, Milton Keynes on Fri 15 Feb. www.stables.org

to date as they collide with some of the youngest in an exciting new dance show. The Lock In does for English folk dance what Riverdance did for Irish dance and Diversity did for street dance, bringing some lesser-known forms of dance into the mainstream. Fast-paced and innovative, the show brings together some of the UK’s top clog, sword and Morris dancers with their counterparts from the worlds of B-boying, popping and krump.

To promote your event in the East Midlands’ fastest-growing guide to what’s

going on and where to

be seen, call Sarah Clarke

on 01858 410 777

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WOW FINDS OUT WHERE THE LAUGHS ARE THIS MONTH

If you only go to 20 comedy gigs this month… with DJ Fontana

Fri 18th Jan Jim TavareUppingham Theatre

Fri 25th Jan JethroThe Lighthouse Theatre KetteringScreaming Blue Murder Comedy Club: Rob Heeney, Loretta Maine, Paul KerensaRoyal & Derngate Theatre Northampton

Thu 31st Jan Hoodwinker: Pete FirmanThe Core Theatre at Corby Cube CorbyThe Comedy Club : Danny Buckler, Pierre Hollins, Junior SimpsonNorthampton Saints Rugby Club

Fri 1st Feb Funhouse Comedy Club: Ali Cook, Shazia Mirza, David Whitney, Scott BennettMarket Harborough Leisure Centre

Fri 8th Feb JigsawUppingham Theatre Screaming Blue Murder Comedy Club: Alan Francis, Robert White, Debra-Jane ApplebyRoyal & Derngate NorthamptonDave’s Leicester Comedy Festival: On The Road: Milton Jones

THURSDAY 31 JANUARYFollowing a sensational run in BBC1�s hit show The Magicians, Pete Firman brings an all-new box of tricks to The Core at Corby Cube on Thursday 31 January with Hoodwinker.

The Middlesbrough boy’s trademark blend of comedy and jaw-dropping magic has thrilled audiences on three previous

Pete Firman

national tours, and Firman’s appearances on The Magicians have won him an even larger following. His tricks on the programme included pulling a wriggling maggot from his eye and making a donkey vanish from Weymouth Beach, leading the Daily Telegraph to appoint him ‘The new poster-boy for British comedy magic’.

To book tickets for PETE FIRMAN – HOODWINKER at The Core at Corby Cube on Thursday 31 January, call the Ticket Line on 01536 470 470 or visit www.thecorecorby.com. Tickets are priced at £15.50, concessions £13.50, and the show starts at 7.30pm.

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SUNDAY 10 FEBRUARYIt’s the finest of British Comedy with not one but five Award Winning Comedy Giants heading the bill with his hugely appealing style and seemingly effortless talent as seen on They Think It’s All

Mek Mi Laugh

Over (BBC) and Paramount City (BBC) just to name a few will be Curtis Walker, alongside two confident and razor sharp comedians as seen on Michael McIntyre Roadshow BBC 1 the woman with issues Zoe Lyons and Asian comic Imran Yusuf, arguably one of the most

Royal & Derngate, Guildhall Road, Northampton, NN1 1DP. Doors open at 7.00pm show time 8.00pmprompt, suitable for 18 years and over. Tickets are priced at just £12.50 from the Box Office:01604 624811 or book on line via www.royalandderngate.co.uk .

WEDNESDAY 27 FEBRUARYAfter walking the wall in the West Bank, becoming Guinness World Record holder for political protests and chasing arms dealers around the country Mark Thomas turns his attention to matters closer to home with a show about his father. First commissioned by the Royal Opera House, Bravo Figaro is the true tale of a self-employed builder’s love of opera, degenerative illness and how to

WEDNESDAY 20 FEBRUARYFast-paced and intelligent humour from the Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning stand-up and TV regular.

Bravo Figaro Russell Kane:

put opera on in a bungalow in Bournemouth. It is about love, death and the search for peace in an imperfect world, with some gags thrown in for luck and told by one of the finest storytellers in the country.

RUSSELL KANE is at De Montfort Hall as part of the Leicester Comedy Festival on March 20.Also at Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham on 1st March and Warwick Arts Centre, Coventryon 3rd March.

dynamic original and creative comics will be Steve Gribbin, and your resident host with a super

confident playful personality and oozing charisma as seen on Get me the Producer (Ch4) and Funny Business (BBC2) will be Rudi Lickwood.

MARK THOMAS is at The Stables, on Wed 27 Feb at, 8:00pm. For tickets call 01908 280800 or go online at www.stables.org

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ART AND CULTURE NEAR YOU...

2 FEBRUARY – 17 MARCH‘Reincarnated Rubbish’, a solo exhibition of work by creative recycling artist Val Hunt, retrieves those everyday things we throw away and presents them in a new and fascinating dimension.

Drinks can metal, foil take-a-way containers, computer parts and even babies’ dummies have been fashioned into eye-catching creations.

Val says” Experimenting is

Trash is turned into treasure.

the key when working with any sort of artistic material. I love finding new ways of reworking recycling material to make it into a creditable craft piece and give it a new meaning.”

Val’s work is incredibly intricate and visually stunning, yet still proves accessible with an underlying sense of humour.

Despite her use of manufactured materials much of her inspiration comes

The exhibition will be on display at Northampton Museum & Art Gallery from the 2nd February – 17th March. Opening times are Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 5pm and Sundays 2pm – 5pm. Admission is free Northampton Museum and Art Gallery, Guildhall Road, Northampton NN1 1DP.Telephone: 01604 838 111

from natural forms, botanical, aquatic, animals and birds.

A life-sized model of The Queen with her corgi, made from all sorts of ‘rubbish’, (including gallery leaflets) is one of the exhibits. This has become quite an exhibition mascot.

‘Reincarnated Rubbish’ is full of witty, humorous and thought provoking constructions. The aim of the exhibition is to whet the appetite, inspire and encourage everyone to

experience the fun of creative recycling.

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FRIDAY 11TH JANUARYAmerican Mary (18)Jiro Dreams Of Sushi (U)Les Misérables (12a)The Lookout (15)May I Kill U? (15)Midnight Son (18)What Richard Did (15)

FRIDAY 18TH JANUARYBallroom Dancer Django Unchained Everyday Monsters Inc 3d (U)The SessionsV/H/S (18)The Wee Man

FRIDAY 25TH JANUARYHollow (15)The King Of Pigs (Dwae-Ji-Ui Wang)The Last Stand (15)The Liability (15)Lincoln (12a)Movie 43 (15)Won’t Back Down (12)Zero Dark Thirty (15)

FRI 1ST FEBRUARY Bullet to the HeadFlightBullhead FRI 8TH FEBRUARYWreck-It RalphA Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan IIIHitchcockNoI Give It a YearAntiviralWarm Bodies WED 13TH FEBRUARYBeautiful Creatures

THU 14TH FEBRUARYThis Is 40Run for Your WifeA Good Day to Die Hard

FRI 15TH FEBRUARYSammy’s Great EscapeReign of Assassins FRI 22ND FEBRUARYCloud AtlasHansel and Gretel: Witch HuntersMamaDark SkiesThe Guilt TripTo The Wonder

WOW’S JAZ COX LOOKS AT SOME OF THE NEWEST CINEMA RELEASES

FRI 22 – THU 28 FEBIn 1959 Alfred Hitchcock is looking for a new project to direct after his huge success with North by Northwest. Wanting to push the boundaries of the thriller genre, he is inspired by a new, uncompromising novel ‘Psycho’. However, encountering problems with funders, censors and the studios, he finds support from his devoted wife, Alma.

Hitchcock unfolds against the backdrop of the making of his seminal film Psycho and tells the story of one of the most influential film makers of the last century.

HITCHCOCK: Fri 22 – Thu 28 Feb 2013 ( +10.30am Tue 26 & Thu 28 Feb 2013) Forum Cinema, Weston Favell Centre, NorthamptonFor screening times, please call 01604 837 300CERTIFICATE: 12AGENRE: DramaDIRECTOR: Sacha GervasiSTARS: Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson, Toni ColletteRUNNING TIME: 1hr 38mins

Hitchcock

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...AND READER OFFERS FROM WOW WHAT’S ON WHERE.

To enter our Valentines Day Competition, send an email to [email protected]. or post your entries with the title ‘Love Hothorpe Hall’ along with your name, address, phone number and email

address to WOW What’s On Where, 50 St Mary’s Road, Market Harborough LE16 7DU

There is no cash alternative or alternative prize. Only one entry per person. Winners must adhere to the rules set out by prize providers, which may be obtained by contacting them directly. Minimum age 16. WOW Magazine reserves the right to withdraw or alter the prize at any time.

Hothorpe Hall, is a stunning and romantic venue situated on the border of rural Northants and Leicestershire.

We are able to offer two lucky WOW readers the opportunity to spend Valentine’s Night, Thursday 14th February, dining over a romantic candle lit three course meal (worth £19.95 per person).

Enjoy your Valentine’s Day in the romantic setting of Hothorpe Hall over a lovely three course meal. Each dish will be designed with romance in mind and will be served in a candle lit dining room accompanied by a pianist.

The bar will be open in the lounge area for you to relax in prior to and after dinner.

The staff Hothorpe Hall at shall look forward to giving you a warm Valentines welcome. All entries must be in by 10 Feb and the lucky in love couple, will be notified by email / telephone on the 12 Feb 2013. Please include yours and your partners name in all entries.

Good luck with your entry.


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