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Cirque Surreal: Voyagers Theatre Début....

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In April of this year Cirque Surreal: Voyagers was staged at The Lowry , Salford for 5 days of performance over the Easter holiday period. This one off rendition of Cirque Surreal, the first in 8 years, was particularly significant as it was the first time it was presented on stage to theatre audiences. World class artists from across continents were brought together under the guiding eye of creative director Phillip Gandey , who set about adapting this narrative driven circus for stage. Cirque Surreal was met with critical acclaim from audiences and critics alike showing the contemporary nature and versatility of this truly unique take on circus art. Reviews can be read here - Manchester Evening News , Salford Online , The Public Reviews . This picture blog is designed to give you an impression of the show in both rehearsal and final stages. Above is Creative Director Phillip Gandey and the show technicians arranging the lighting in the Lyric Theatre st...

Do you really want to see me live? Culture Club, Lady Gaga, Destiny's Child and more....

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That’s right and you probably haven’t heard it here first but the one and only Culture Club have announced their first tour in 15 years! We here at the Lady Boy s are unabashedly excited about seeing Boy George , Roy Hay, Mikey Craig and Jon Moss (yes, the complete original line-up) grace the stage during their 15 day 11 stop December tour. The tour was rather cheekily revealed by George of the androgynous Boy variety himself in this video in which he and the fellow band members sing the chorus to ‘Karma Chameleon’ before the lead singer throws up the peace sign saying “see you in December”. If this wasn't selling point enough the band are also going to be joined by another more synthpoppy arm of the new romantic music scene of the 80's Alison Moyet , the female component of Yazoo . Tickets go on sale today May 23rd and the tour dates are here , no word yet on price but it's safe to say it will be worth forking out for. I hear early Christmas presents are all t...