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1. FILM: Sing-a-long-a-Sound of Music - Lowry, Sunday
Rochdale Observer, Friday 25 May 2007ALONG with that other perennial family favourite The Wizard of Oz, The Sound of Music has firmly established itself in the hearts of musical lovers everywhere.
2. THEATRE: Danny The Champion Of The World - Lowry, from Tuesday
Rochdale Observer, Friday 25 May 2007THE Birmingham Stage Company, responsible for the acclaimed productions of The Jungle Book and Horrible Histories, returns to Manchester with a hugely entertaining adaptation of Roald Dahl's Danny the Champion of the World.
3. CLASSICAL: Vladimir Ashkenazy - Bridgewater Hall, Tuesday
Rochdale Observer, Friday 25 May 2007LEGENDARY pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy opens his UK tour in Manchester on Tuesday with a programme of music by Chopin.
4. INDIE: Manic Street Preachers - Apollo, Sunday
Rochdale Observer, Friday 25 May 2007ON PAPER, the Manic Street Preachers have always sounded like a wonderful, electrifying rock 'n' roll proposal: a Welsh working-class rock band who welded the bombast of Guns 'n' Roses with social politics, steely rebellion and a fierce sense of bookish intelligence.
5. Jail term tale is told
Rochdale Observer, Friday 25 May 2007THEATRE: Someone Who'll Watch Over Me - Library Theatre, on now
6. Scouts honoured
Rochdale Observer, Friday 25 May 2007AS SCOUTS past and present prepare to mark the movement's 100th birthday, Angela Kelly explores its appeal to today's young adventurers
7. A breath of fresh aria
Rochdale Observer, Friday 25 May 2007NOT too long ago only rare operatic offerings like Nessun Dorma hit the Top Ten - and then only in a World Cup year.
8. POP: Pet Shop Boys - Apollo, Monday
Rochdale Observer, Friday 25 May 2007IN NEED of some pop Midas touch? Of late the answer to any despairing pop artist's prayers has been the Pet Shop Boys.
9. COMEDY: Sue Perkins - Waterside Arts Centre, tonight (Friday)
Rochdale Observer, Friday 25 May 2007BEST known for her TV work but also an occasional panellist on Radio 4's Just a Minute and a constant force of wit, Sue Perkins returns with her second solo show - The Disappointing Second Show - which deals with the many ways life has fallen short and let us all down.
10. Horse about at hall
Rochdale Observer, Friday 25 May 2007MAKE the most of the Spring Bank Holiday weekend with a visit to the wealth of leisure venues offering something for all the family around Greater Manchester and Cheshire.