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28 • Visit us @ www.ChampNews.com WK The Champion • Wednesday 19 June 2013Heritage group aim tobring history to lifeBy Danielle ThompsonBURSCOUGH Heritage Groupwill be bringing the history of thelocal area to life over theweekend.Free entertainment atBurscough Wharf will includemorris dancing, clog dancing,ukulele and accordion playing,heritage displays and crafts forfamilies to try, along withtraditional and modern boatsbrightening the canalside.Colin Wareing from theBurscough Heritage group said:“This week is Burscough Heritageweek and local primary schoolpupils are being entertained andeducated about the history andheritage of Burscough and theLeeds and Liverpool Canal bymembers of the BurscoughHeritage group who haveorganised the week based aroundBurscough Wharf.”The heritage weekend starts at10.30am until the early eveningGill Draper from BurscoughHeritage Group with EmilyStrype from St John’s CatholicPrimary School dressed as aVictorian barge woman andcanal girl.on Saturday, June 22 andSunday, June 23 at BurscoughWharf.For more information contactColin on 07931 356204.FREE FUNCTION ROOMAvailable for private parties and celebrationsGRANDSTAND BAR@ SOUTHPORT FOOTBALL CLUBFor details call 01704 533422 or 07976 555782SPORTS BAR OPEN ALL WEEK1111038Barcelona date for EdgeHill performance lecturerReport by Henry JamesRESEARCH by an Edge HillUniversity lecturer on the ageingdrag queen will be unveiled at aconference in Barcelona in July.Senior lecturer in performance,Mark Edward has been asked topresent his latest practice asresearch investigation on theprivate lives of drag queens at theInternational Federation forTheatre Research Conference.Mark explores what happensbehind the glitz and glamour asdrag performers get older andbecome more vulnerable.He explained: “It is an issue I feelvery strongly about. There is a lot ofwork around youth in performancebut very little about the ageingperformer, especially drag queens.“I have a lot of friends in thisbusiness who seem to reassess lifechoices as they get older.“My research explores the social,political and cultural issues intoageing in non–heterosexualcontexts and personalrelationships.”His work, ‘Council House MovieStar’, illustrates this. It is aperformance showing the weirdand wonderful characteristics ofthe everyday life of Gale Force, anageing drag queen and failed childstar of Omo washing powder in herrun–down council house.Mark added: “I want people to seeMark Edward as Gale ForceCode NAthe private life of Gale Force, to geta glimpse of what it’s like behindclosed doors, away from the brightlights, and to have a betterunderstanding of the issues facingageing, gay performers.“Gale’s working–class rootsexpose a real vulnerability which Iwant to explore.“I was a drag queen myself in the1980s and although I’m out of thegame I have seen a lot of changes.The night time economy haschanged because of the new pubculture and many UK drag queenshave sought work abroad.“For those who try to findemployment in differentprofessions they find their skillsaren’t up to date so they return totheir art form. Personalrelationships crumble because ofthe unsociable hours they work.Precarious“Drag queens have a precariousrelationship within contemporarygay culture.”Mark, who has recently carried outextensive research on ageingperformers, has himself been at thereceiving end of negativecomments. “I’m getting oldermyself and in a way my research is anarrative about myself.“Ageing performers are on thereceiving end of comments aboutbeing past it, lacking stamina, plusthere are visible signs of ageing youhave to contend with.“There is a lot of discriminationand sustaining a performancecareer is very challenging once youhit 35. I argue that older performershave just as much to offer as theyounger generation. They can bringsomething different to the stage.”FREEBOILERSpecialistsin all interiorand exteriorcosmeticvehicle repairsNon-faultaccident repairsand claimmanagementwith courtesy carprovidedInsurance WorkBumper ScuffsPanel DamagePaintwork RepairsAlloy WheelRefurbishmentInterior TrimRepairs15% OFFfor allcustomersFree Boiler ReplacementIf you are a Homeowner or Tenant in privaterented accomodation and you receive oneof the following:Child Tax Credit, State Pension Credit,Working Tax Credit, Income Related Support,Job Seekers Allowance, Employment Support.You May QualifyNO ChargeNO Installation CostsNO Hidden FeesNO HassleTo find out if you are eligible Text:BOILER to 66777 or register onlineat www.greenercommunities.co.ukTexts are charged at your standard message rate.1119557Telephone 0151 548 7333Mobile 07707 090 309Bradman Road, Kirkby Industrial Estatewww.totalcarcosmetics.comPut us intoyour Sat NavL33 7UR1118682Freephone: 0800 5668 189Email: boiler@greenercommunities.co.uk
The Champion • Wednesday 19 June 2013WKVisit us @ www.ChampNews.com • 29Ormskirk TheatreCompany to perform ontop floor of Disraeli’sReport byHenry JamesBRUSH up your Shakespeare, thesong says but the members of theOrmskirk Theatre Company havebeen brushing up more thanShakespeare recently.They have been hard at workdecorating the top floor of Disraeli’s inChurch Street, Ormskirk – the site oftheir new performance space.A brand new studio theatre willreplace the Lollipop Lounge. It hasfresh paint, new curtains, sound andlighting.Pat Baker from Ormskirk TheatreCompany said: “Many ‘thanks’ aredue to Sue, the manager of Disraeli’sfor all her help and support while OTChave been busy all hours of the dayand night to get the place ready fortheir opening performance.”Upstairs at Disraeli’s opens its doorson July 3, when the new 60 seat studiotheatre will stage The Anastasia File, adrama being staged over four nightsby the Company.The play is set to the backdrop of theaftermath of the Russian Revolution:w hen Tsar Nicholas and the Imperialfamily are massacred in 1917,THE smash hit West End show Ghost theMusical, based on the Academy Awardwinning film, is coming to the LiverpoolEmpire in February 2014.GHOST the Musical has been seen by over500,000 people and has been nominated forfive Olivier Awards and three Tony Awards.Adapted from the Oscar winning moviethat captured the hearts and imaginationsof a generation back in the 90s, Ghost theMusical is a timeless fantasy about thepower of love. Sam is trapped as a ghostCast photo for The Anastasia Filebetween this world and the next trying tocommunicate with girlfriend Molly througha phoney psychic in the hope of saving herfrom his murderer. Ghost the Musical is arollercoaster ride of romance and comedywith staging, which producers are calling‘dazzling and state–of–the–art’.Oscar winning Bruce Joel Rubin adaptedhis original screenplay for the stageproduction. Rubin won an Oscar for BestOriginal Screenplay for the movie, whichstarred Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Tonyrumours abound that one member ofthe family survived the slaughter.When a young girl is rescued from acanal in Berlin three years later, heractions arouse suspicion. Can it reallybe that the Princess Anastasiasurvived? The play, based on a truestory, is the first of many OrmskirkTheatre Company are planning tostage at Upstairs at Disraeli’s. Therewill be a new production at thebeginning of each month.Their schedule for the latter half of2013 has just been announced. Inaddition to The Anastasia File, thecompany are also planning Heaven,Earth and a Horse of Wood (a comedybased around the Trojan Horselegend) and several interactivemurder mystery evenings. And to capit all, they are still planning to stageRemember, a concert tocommemorate Remembrance Day inNovember (last year’s concert wasnominated Best Concert in the NorthWest of England) and a traditionalpanto with an Ormskirk twist, SnowWhite and the Seven Super Heroes! atOrmskirk Civic Hall.Tickets for The Anastasia File are onsale now at Brighouse Wolff, AughtonStreet; at Disraeli’s, in Church Street;and online atwww.ormskirktheatrecompany.co.ukMEMBERS of the HoghtonPlayers have been busy over thelast few months rehearsing fortheir forthcoming concert inhonour of the Queen’sdiamond anniversary of hercoronation. This is particularlyrelevant for the Society as theHoghton Players is, like theQueen, now entering its 61styear.This special anniversaryconcert marks a departure forthe Hoghton Players from itsusual Gilbert and Sullivanrepertoire. Instead, the Societywill be performing numbersfrom English operettas, such asThe Arcadians and Flora Dora.While these light operas arerarely heard these days, theyinclude some very finemelodies that are sure to haveaudiences humming as theyleave. Songs such as Arcady isEver Young, All Down Piccadillyand Back your Fancy were realhits in their day.West End show Ghost The Musical coming to Liverpool next yearGardens open aspart of NationalGarden SchemePEOPLE are invited to follow the NationalGarden Scheme yellow signs to BarrowNook Lane, Bickerstaffe this Saturday (June22) and Sunday (June 23) from 1pm–5pm.Three stunning gardens are being open tothe public to raise funds for charitiessupported by the National Garden Scheme,which include Macmillan Nurses, MarieCurie and many others such as this year’sguest charity which is Parkinson’s UK.The gardens are: Barrow Nook Farm apeaceful country garden filled with rosesand perennials; 18 Barrow Nook Lane asmall diverse garden with herbaceousborders and raised vegetable beds; 26Barrow Nook Lane, a low maintenancebachelor pad which is featured in nextweek’s Amateur Gardener Magazine.Cream Teas are available and combinedentry fee is £3.50 per adult. Children go free.Tell us what you think!editor@champnews.comENTERTAINMENTFUNCTION SUITESDISCOUNTEDRATE FORFRIDAY HIREFunction RoomFOR HIRENON MEMBERS& BUSINESSALWAYS WELCOMEBirthdays • Weddings • AnniversariesFunerals • Special Events etc• Catering Available• Large Car Park• Fully Licensed Bar• Wheelchair Access• Available to Non-MembersSpecial DiscountsavailableTELEPHONE01695 422688 or 07907 465 512for detailsNEW MEMBERS ALWAYS WELCOMESnooker Room, Bowls, DartsAll live football and major sporting events shownDays out and live entertainment nights1120049Goldwyn and Whoopi Goldberg.The show stars Stewart Clarke as SamWheat, Rebecca Trehearn as Molly Jensenand Wendy Mae Brown as Oda Mae Brown.Stewart Clarke’s stage credits includeLoserville at the Garrick Theatre, SweeneyTodd at the Rose Theatre, Songs For a NewWorld at the Bridewell Theatre and Paradeat the Lowry. Stewart’s screen creditsinclude the feature film Easy Virtue.GHOST the Musical is directed by the Tonyaward winning Matthew Warchus (Matilda,EVENTS - OUT & ABOUTPlayers to markthe Queen’scoronationReport by Ron EllisWoodlands Animal SanctuaryThe second half of the concertwill focus on Edward German’sever popular Merrie England.This is still performed byoperatic societies today andgiven that it is set during thereign of the first QueenElizabeth, the Society thought itwould form a fitting tribute toour second Queen Elizabeth, inthis very special year. Stirringnumbers such as The Yeomen ofEngland and Long LiveElizabeth are sure to resonateas much today as they did whenthey were first written.The concert is conducted byIan Dunning and John Hilton isnarrator and compere for theevening. The Hoghton Playershas a well–deserved reputationfor the quality of its choralsinging, so audiences arepromised an extremelyenjoyable and entertainingevening.This Evening of Light Operawill be performed in HolyTrinity Church Hall, HoghtonStreet, Southport on Saturday,June 29, beginning at 7.30pm.For more information call01772 815508.Art) and has music and lyrics by Grammyaward winning Dave Stewart (Eurythmics)and Glen Ballard and features the iconicsong Unchained Melody.Dave Stewart is recognised as one of themost respected and accomplished talents inthe music industry today. Stewart’s careerspans more than 25 years and more than100 million album sales.Tickets are on general sale fromWednesday, June 19.editorial@champnews.comSUMMER EXTRAVAGANZASaturday 22nd June11am – 4pmAinsdale Methodist Churchand Ainsdale GreenArchery ActivitiesKids Games & ActivitiesStalls GaloreFerret RacingMeet Merlin theMiniature Shetland PonyDonkey RidesFREE ENTRYHug a HuskyFace PaintingFun Dog ShowBouncy Castle & SlideSpider ClimbingFrame withClimbing WallAll profits raised will go directly to Woodlands Animal Sanctuary for running costs. All events and attractions are subject to change before or on the event day.www.animalsanctuary.org.uk • 01704 823293 · info@animalsanctuary.org.uk1119823
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