Last updated at 11:37, Thursday, 02 February 2012

FOLLOWING its five-star sell-out run at the Edinburgh Festival, John Osborne’s debut storytelling hour arrives at Rosehill Theatre in Whitehaven next week.

In 2002, John won a competition on John Peel’s Radio One show. His prize was a box of records that took eight years to listen to.

This show, John Peel’s Shed, is an ode to radio, those records and anyone who’s ever sought solace in wireless.

For tickets for the February 9 show, costing £15 (or £7.50 if 26 or under), telephone 01946 692422 or visit rosehilltheatre.co.uk.

KESWICK’S Theatre by the Lake presents David Harrower’s breathtaking first play, Knives in Hens, the story of an unsettling love triangle, which opens tomorrow (Friday) and runs until February 18.

At the heart of this enthralling tale is a young woman. Tongue-tied, superstitious and under the thumb of her husband, she knows the names only of the things that surround her – fields, trees, horses.

But she wants to know more and to give names to things that have never had them before, including her own feelings. When she meets the lonely and locally loathed Miller, words bind them together and unlock something powerful inside her.

Tickets cost between £5 and £19.50. To book tickets call 017687 74411 or visit www.theatrebythelake.com.

WHITEHAVEN’S 62nd Musical Festival is set to take place in May and organisers asking for participants to apply.

The festival will take place at Whitehaven Civic Hall between Wednesday, May 9 and Saturday, May 12.

Children and adults will have the opportunity to showcase their talents, whether that is sing, play instrumental pieces or take part in the verse speaking classes.

For more information about how to apply, contact Frank Flinn at 01946 592063 or email frank.flinn@sky.com.

BILL Shaw will deliver a talk on his six months on a remote island this week.

Mr Shaw presents A Summer on St Kilda at Seascale Methodist Church hall on Wednesday, February 8 at 7.30pm.

All are welcome and admission is £1.50, including refreshments.

TO mark the 2012 Olympic and Para-Olympic Games being held in the UK, The Beacon Museum in Whitehaven is to host in its Harbour Gallery an exhibition entitled Fun and Games, highlighting the history and continued popularity of local traditional sports.

The exhibition will run from June 30 until September 1 and will be free entry.

Incorporated into the exhibition will be a short history of the Para-Games which were first held after the Rome Olympics in 1960.

Anyone who has any sporting memorabilia, photographs or trophies that could be displayed during the exhibition is asked to contact The Beacon on 01946 592302.

TICKETS are still available for The Lightning Seeds’ gig at Whitehaven Civic Hall on Thursday, February 9.

Telephone 01946 514960 or visit www.civichall.org.uk.

First published at 11:09, Thursday, 02 February 2012
Published by http://www.whitehavennews.co.uk