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Sheffield Arena date for rock legends KISS: AUDIO INTERVIEW

by RICHARD SMITH

Rock legends KISS are set rock South Yorkshire when they kick off the UK leg of their Sonic Boom Over Europe: From the Beginning To the Boom Tour. at the Sheffield Arena. Tickets, priced £40 (subject to booking fee) are now on sale www.sheffieldarena.co.uk, in person from the Arena Bo ...Read on

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Theatre group aims to score a Bullseye by CHAZ GRAVES MALTBY Musical Theatre Group has a doggy dilemma—they need a pooch with star quality to act as faithful friend for villain Bill Sykes in their version of smash hit musical Oliver! <
Review: Avatar by MICHAEL UPTON Avatar (12A). Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Sigourney Weaver. Running time: 161 minutes. Sci-fi fantasy/adventure. Star rating: **** (out of five).
Theatre group celebrates first birthday by AMY PARKES A YOUTH theatre group is celebrating its first birthday by inviting new members to audition for this year’s production. Steps Productions, launched by Ash White last Janua
Review: The Tivoli at Plug by MICHAEL UPTON The Tivoli's last visit to The Plug could best be described as a disaster. No vocal track during the first song and poor sound quality throughout—it was about as bad as things could
REVIEW: Snow White, Sheffield Lyceum until January 10 by TOM SHARPE MARY, Joseph, baby Jesus, the Three Kings and all those shepherds are all well and good, but when you are seven years old Snow White, Nurse Nellie, Muddles and the seven dwarves can be as much a
Death knell sounded for Doncaster cinema by MICHELE VINCENT Dearne Valley film lovers have been dealt a blow after a group which campaigned for a cinema to be classified as a listed building has lost its battle with the bulldozers.
He's behind you... by AMY PARKES DONNING their best big wigs, bloomers and ball gowns Rotherham General Hospital staff are busy preparing for this year's panto. The Hospital Players have been warming up their vocal chords
The curse lives on... by AMY PARKES DENE managed to sell 3,000 copies of his debut novel without an agent or celebrity status and is launching his second book this week. He was overwhelmed by the success o
Ash review: Size is not important..feel the music quality by MICHAEL UPTON I HATE to say this, but I'm not sure Ash’s music is made for stadiums. The idea of the Northern Irish three-piece splashing out on huge light shows and stunts just seems wrong wh
Comedy legend Barry Cryer at Civic by CHARLIE GRAVES A TIMELESS comedy legend comes to Rotherham Civic Theatre tonightas Barry Cryer brings his new show—Still Alive With Colin Sell—to the Civic at 7.30pm. An outstanding en
Has the X-Factor lost its WOW factor? VOTE by CHARLIE GRAVES SOME people are under the mistaken impression that The X Factor is a talent show. It isn’t. If it was, the numpties, no-hopers and the downright clinically insane would never get a lo
Disney professional spectacular - REVIEW by AMY PARKES WHEN the nights draw in and you are forced to retrieve your winter coat from the back of your wardrobe, you know that some form of cheering up is in order. And there is not
Motown stalwarts head for South Yorkshire by AMY PARKES DANCE floor divas are coming to Doncaster next month as part of the 50th anniversary of Motown. Doncaster Dome has been chosen as the only venue outside of London to host some of Motown's b
Thomas Rotherham students' Christmas treat by AMY PARKES STUDENTS at a Rotherham college are gearing up to deliver their version of a festive favourite. Ten teenagers, from Thomas Rotherham College, will perform Charles Dickens' timeless classic A Chri
Rotherham rapper makes his message clear by PHIL TURNER Rapper Guy Lawther—aka G-Dott—is sending out a powerful message to other teenagers after signing up to a music label. The 19-year-old MC from Kimberworth Park says he found a tal
Young and old to perform at brass band concert by MICHAEL UPTON Young musicians are out to hit all the right notes this weekend at a concert to raise funds for two Rotherham brass bands. Rotherham Schools Music Service is hosting a concert, dubbed Championshi
FILM REVIEW: DORIAN GRAY by MICHAEL UPTON AFTER Dracula was sexed-up into Van Helsing and The Mummy was rebooted by Brendan Fraser and co, Frankenstein must be due for an unwelcome remake. But for now, fans of cree
COULD YOU BE SOUTH YORKSHIRE'S NEXT ROCK SUPERSTAR? by MICHAEL UPTON STUDIO time, a single release and a support slot at one of South Yorkshire's top music venues are all up for grabs in a new talent contest. The competition, named Ballot of the B
TOE-TAPPING TRIUMPH by AMY PARKES WOW! Rotherham Teachers Student Academy certainly know how to put on a show and their latest offering of High School Musical 2 met the exceptionally high standards I have come to expect.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: ASH by MICHAEL UPTON ASH are out to make it a November to remember for Rotherham music fans when they stop off in the town as part of their nationwide A to Z tour. Bass player Mark Hamilton spoke to Michael
ROM-COM WITH A DIFFERENCE IS SUMMER SMASHER by MICHAEL UPTON THAT good ol' cinematic favourite, the romantic comedy, has taken something of a kicking in recent years, with many a trip to the flicks ruined by a useless, derivative plot or terrible,
ASH SET TO ROCK ROTHERHAM by MICHAEL UPTON ASH, the Indie band once riding the crest of the Britpop wave, hope that enjoying fresh live success could be as easy as ABC. The rockers, who hit No 1 with their album 1977
COLOURFUL SPECTACULAR by CHARLIE GRAVES I DON'T know how long it takes to put together a production like this. But I suspect that most of the youngsters taking part haven't had much spare time over the past few mo
ENERGETIC by PHIL TURNER LUCIANO Pavarotti was responsible for turning a single operatic aria into a legendary musical moment. And that was just the 1990 World Cup! Renowned producer Ellen Kent

Theatre group aims to score a Bullseye

by CHAZ GRAVES

MALTBY Musical Theatre Group has a doggy dilemma—they need a pooch with star quality to act as faithful friend for villain Bill Sykes in their version of smash hit musical Oliver!

Review: Avatar

by MICHAEL UPTON

Avatar (12A).
Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Sigourney Weaver.
Running time: 161 minutes.
Sci-fi fantasy/adventure.
Star rating: **** (out of five).

Theatre group celebrates first birthday

by AMY PARKES

A YOUTH theatre group is celebrating its first birthday by inviting new members to audition for this year’s production.

Steps Productions, launched by Ash White last Janua

Review: The Tivoli at Plug

by MICHAEL UPTON

The Tivoli's last visit to The Plug could best be described as a disaster.
No vocal track during the first song and poor sound quality throughout—it was about as bad as things could

REVIEW: Snow White, Sheffield Lyceum until January 10

by TOM SHARPE

MARY, Joseph, baby Jesus, the Three Kings and all those shepherds are all well and good, but when you are seven years old Snow White, Nurse Nellie, Muddles and the seven dwarves can be as much a

Death knell sounded for Doncaster cinema

by MICHELE VINCENT

Dearne Valley film lovers have been dealt a blow after a group which campaigned for a cinema to be classified as a listed building has lost its battle with the bulldozers.

He's behind you...

by AMY PARKES

DONNING their best big wigs, bloomers and ball gowns Rotherham General Hospital staff are busy preparing for this year's panto.
The Hospital Players have been warming up their vocal chords

The curse lives on...

by AMY PARKES

DENE managed to sell 3,000 copies of his debut novel without an agent or celebrity status and is launching his second book this week.

He was overwhelmed by the success o

Ash review: Size is not important..feel the music quality

by MICHAEL UPTON

I HATE to say this, but I'm not sure Ash’s music is made for stadiums.

The idea of the Northern Irish three-piece splashing out on huge light shows and stunts just seems wrong wh

Comedy legend Barry Cryer at Civic

by CHARLIE GRAVES

A TIMELESS comedy legend comes to Rotherham Civic Theatre tonightas Barry Cryer brings his new show—Still Alive With Colin Sell—to the Civic at 7.30pm.

An outstanding en

Has the X-Factor lost its WOW factor? VOTE

by CHARLIE GRAVES

SOME people are under the mistaken impression that The X Factor is a talent show. It isn’t.
If it was, the numpties, no-hopers and the downright clinically insane would never get a lo

Disney professional spectacular - REVIEW

by AMY PARKES

WHEN the nights draw in and you are forced to retrieve your winter coat from the back of your wardrobe, you know that some form of cheering up is in order.
And there is not

Motown stalwarts head for South Yorkshire

by AMY PARKES
DANCE floor divas are coming to Doncaster next month as part of the 50th anniversary of Motown.
Doncaster Dome has been chosen as the only venue outside of London to host some of Motown's b

Thomas Rotherham students' Christmas treat

by AMY PARKES
STUDENTS at a Rotherham college are gearing up to deliver their version of a festive favourite.
Ten teenagers, from Thomas Rotherham College, will perform Charles Dickens' timeless classic A Chri

Rotherham rapper makes his message clear

by PHIL TURNER
Rapper Guy Lawther—aka G-Dott—is sending out a powerful message to other teenagers after signing up to a music label.
The 19-year-old MC from Kimberworth Park says he found a tal

Young and old to perform at brass band concert

by MICHAEL UPTON
Young musicians are out to hit all the right notes this weekend at a concert to raise funds for two Rotherham brass bands.
Rotherham Schools Music Service is hosting a concert, dubbed Championshi

FILM REVIEW: DORIAN GRAY

by MICHAEL UPTON

AFTER Dracula was sexed-up into Van Helsing and The Mummy was rebooted by Brendan Fraser and co, Frankenstein must be due for an unwelcome remake.
But for now, fans of cree

COULD YOU BE SOUTH YORKSHIRE'S NEXT ROCK SUPERSTAR?

by MICHAEL UPTON
STUDIO time, a single release and a support slot at one of South Yorkshire's top music venues are all up for grabs in a new talent contest.
The competition, named Ballot of the B

TOE-TAPPING TRIUMPH

by AMY PARKES
WOW! Rotherham Teachers Student Academy certainly know how to put on a show and their latest offering of High School Musical 2 met the exceptionally high standards I have come to expect.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: ASH

by MICHAEL UPTON

ASH are out to make it a November to remember for Rotherham music fans when they stop off in the town as part of their nationwide A to Z tour. Bass player Mark Hamilton spoke to Michael

ROM-COM WITH A DIFFERENCE IS SUMMER SMASHER

by MICHAEL UPTON

THAT good ol' cinematic favourite, the romantic comedy, has taken something of a kicking in recent years, with many a trip to the flicks ruined by a useless, derivative plot or terrible,

ASH SET TO ROCK ROTHERHAM

by MICHAEL UPTON

ASH, the Indie band once riding the crest of the Britpop wave, hope that enjoying fresh live success could be as easy as ABC.
The rockers, who hit No 1 with their album 1977

COLOURFUL SPECTACULAR

by CHARLIE GRAVES

I DON'T know how long it takes to put together a production like this.
But I suspect that most of the youngsters taking part haven't had much spare time over the past few mo

ENERGETIC

by PHIL TURNER

LUCIANO Pavarotti was responsible for turning a single operatic aria into a legendary musical moment.
And that was just the 1990 World Cup!
Renowned producer Ellen Kent