BEER
Knutsford Beer Festival, Egerton Youth Club, Friday and Saturday
CRAFT beer fans will be heading to Knutsford at the weekend to sample from a selection of more than 40 ales from the north west and further afield.
Knutsford Beer Festival is hoping to stand out from the crowd with its new keg bar run by Mobberley Brewhouse.
It will feature modern beer styles from some of the UK’s newest and most progressive breweries like Wiper and True, Buxton Brewery, Track and Neon Raptor.
On top of that, Mobberley Brewhouse will be serving up Sofa Surfer, their new IPA made in collaboration with Manchester’s Shindigger brewery.
Serving beer from kegs is a method favoured by many craft brewers because it doesn’t need to be ‘conditioned’ in the barrel like a real ale.
But the festival will also feature 28 cask ales that will champion the north west’s real ale scene to cater for all beer lovers.
The casks will be cooled by Knutsford’s own Tatton Brewery for the perfect pint and the Tatton team are helping to set up and run the bar too.
Cider, small batch gin, wine and Prosecco will also be available.
A free shuttle bus will be running between Booths supermarket in Knutsford and Egerton Youth Club throughout the festival.
And we have teamed up with the event organisers to offer a 20 per cent discount on tickets for our readers.
Use code, KBFGuardian18, at knutsfordbeerfestival.org.uk
MUSICAL
Hairspray, Liverpool Empire, until Saturday
IT’S Baltimore, 1962 where Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart, is on a mission to follow her dreams and dance her way onto national TV.
Tracy’s audition makes her a star and soon she is using her new fame to fight for equality.
John Waters’s Hairspray originally began as a 1988 comedy film. It was then adapted for the stage, including Broadway, in 2002 where it won eight Tony awards.
Visit atgtickets.com/shows/hairspray/liverpool-empire
COMEDY
Michael McIntyre, Manchester Arena, until Saturday
BRITAIN’S biggest comedian brings his ‘Big World Tour’ to Manchester Arena from today, Thursday, until Saturday.
The 42-year-old is also at Liverpool Arena on April 27 and 28.
It is part of the BAFTA-winner’s extensive UK and Ireland shows as well as revisiting Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa and Norway and heading to America, Canada, Switzerland, Iceland, Sweden, Malta and the Netherlands for the first time.
In the UK, Michael has sold more than 1.5 million tickets, including a record-breaking 28 performances at London’s 02 Arena where he was awarded the keys to the venue in 2015, alongside Prince, Take That and One Direction.
Last year the comic won a BAFTA for Michael McIntyre’s Big Show on BBC One which averaged 6.5 million viewers.
His other TV accolades include hosting the Royal Variety Performance twice and Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow.
For tickets visit michaelmcintyre.co.uk
FAMILY
Tim Peake’s Spacecraft, Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester
ON June 18, 2016, Tim Peake returned to Earth in the Soyuz TMA-19M descent module.
Now, thanks to the Science Museum Group’s partnership with Samsung, you can join MOSI for a rare opportunity to get a close look at this historic spacecraft – complete with scorch marks from its re-entry through the atmosphere.
It is part of the museum’s space-themed activities and exhibits which run until May.
You can also experience what it was like for Tim making his descent from space using virtual reality.
Visit msimanchester.org.uk/whats-on
MUSICAL
Evita, Storyhouse, Chester, until Saturday
WITH more than 20 major awards to its credit, and an Oscar winning film version starring Madonna and Antonio Banderas, there is still no stopping Evita.
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s show tells the story of a woman’s meteoric rise to power at a time of extraordinary political unrest.
It follows Eva Peron, wife of former Argentine dictator Juan Peron, and her journey from humble beginnings through to extraordinary wealth, power and iconic status, which ultimately led her to be heralded as the ‘spiritual leader of the nation’ by the Argentine people.
Starring as Eva is Emma Hatton, who recently played Elphaba in Wicked.
Joining her is leading Italian performer Gian Marco Schiaretti as Che, whose previous theatre credits include the title role in Disney’s production of Tarzan.
Evita is at Storyhouse in Chester until Saturday.
For tickets visit storyhouse.com/event/evita
TRIBUTE
Absolute Bowie, Parr Hall, and Pinked Floyd, Pyramid, Warrington
WARRINGTON will be saluting two of the most influential and iconic music acts of all time on Saturday.
The Absolute Bowie show at Parr Hall will celebrate 50 years of David Bowie, marking his exceptional life and career right up until the singer’s death in 2016.
Meanwhile, Pinked Floyd are a seven-piece tribute band who have been playing Pink Floyd classics since 2014 complete with light and visuals. They will be performing at the neighbouring Pyramid venue.
Visit pyramidparrhall.com for more details
COMEDY
Grumpy Old Women, The Lowry, Salford Quays, Sunday
AFTER the hit BBC Two series and the bestselling handbook, The Grumpy Old Women have put their knobbly old feet up in glorious retirement, free at last to practise their extreme colouring-in, ukelele orchestra and novelty fudge-making.
But they are making an exception for this tour where they will set the world to rights with 90 minutes of chat on the many irritations of modern life and middle age.
Join in for 90 minutes of new ‘full-fat’, ‘batteries included’ comedy from the mistresses of grump.
Visit lowry.com
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