LEE MEAD

(Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, Apr 27)

It's BEEN ten years since Lee Mead first donned the coat in the West End production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

Join Lee and his amazing band as he takes you through the last ten years of his life. Featuring songs from the classic shows he has starred in, such as The Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Legally Blonde, Wicked and many more. Including songs from from his previous albums, and his brand new album, Lee Mead: Ten Years.

So come along for a fantastic evening of songs and stories and you never know Lee might don the coat once more.

nTickets cost £24.50 although there is a meet and greet ticket available for £51.50. For more details, call 01743 281 281.

BRIAN CONLEY

Still The Greatest Entertainer – In His Price Range

(Crewe Lyceum, May 8)

The MULTI- TALENTED and irrepressible Brian Conley returns to the stage with his brand new show – Still The Greatest Entertainer – In His Price Range!

Featuring brand new comedy, sketches and songs alongside some of his best-known material from stage and screen. Hurry along and book to see why Brian Conley remains one of this country’s most loved entertainers.

And with a stint on the BBC's Jewel in the Crown Strictly last year, Conley has added more strings to his already impressive bow.

nTickets cost £25.50 with a running time of two hours and 15 minutes with the support act featured in the first half.

PETER WELFORD: DIALOGUES

(Theatr Clywd, Mold, Apr 28-Jun 9)

Peter Welford intends his art to be seen as a mirror… These paintings are not comforting salon pictures, but rather meant as a form of journalism. Their themes are provocative and sometimes political, not soliloquies but dialogues with the viewer. The allegorical nature of many of the subjects, and the veiled symbolism which lies within each painting, makes that dialogue the more rewarding.

Welford’s technique is miniaturist and layered. Frustrated by the limitation of abstractionism and the stagnation of much contemporary art, he has revived the technique of the early renaissance Flemish and German schools, of which he has made a meticulous study. The extraordinary technical possibilities of this demanding medium – oil and egg tempera on panel, built up painstakingly in layers – produces a finely-finished surface where brushstrokes are eliminated and colours achieve a glowing inner depth.