DANNY BAKER: GOOD TIME CHARLIE'S BACK

(Crewe Lyceum, May 31)

AS DANNY Baker says..."My fellow Vaudevillians,

"Following the extraordinary success of the Cradle To Grave tour I was asked to reconsider my initial statement that I would never undertake such a venture again.

"The applause of the public can be a seductive narcotic and weaker souls than I would be tempted to repeat the thrills harvested during that ‘uproarious whirligig of joy’ simply to bolster their already outsized egos.

"After much reflection I have decided that I cannot allow such rampant narcissism to cloud my judgment. I said ‘one farewell’ tour’ and I meant ‘one farewell tour’. There will be no more.

"Therefore I am pleased to announce that, to mark this momentous decision, I will be embarking on a nationwide, high-principled, peppy series of one-night-stands calling at dozens of theatres around the country starting in May 2018."

Join Danny for an evening of startling, high kicking, fresh and eruptive entertainment as it will certainly be your last chance! Raise the curtain, pour the drinks and play the music because here we go again…

n Tickets cost £26 (concessions £23.50) and for more, call 01270 368 242.

SKAMPA QUARTET

(Theatr Clwyd, Mold, Jun 3)

The Skampa Quartet, originally from from the Czech Republic, have toured worldwide for over 20 years and have an outstanding reputation, playing in all the major concert halls and festivals throughout Europe, north America and Asia.

With regular broadcasts from venues including Wigmore Hall, St John’s Smith Square and LSO St Luke’s in London, the Skampa are

performing partners with leading musicians including pianists Melvyn Tan and Kathryn Stott and violinist Janine Jansen.

A carefully chosen programme, featuring core works from the repertoire, includes Schubert’s landmark Death and the Maiden, one of the most popular and much-loved pieces in the entire chamber music canon.

The Times newspaper said: "Visits by the Skampa Quartet have become red-letter dates in London’s chamber music season.2

The programme includes

SCHUBERT – String Quartet No.14 in D minor ‘Death and the Maiden’

MOZART – Quartet in C K.465 ‘Dissonance’

n Tickets are £17 for adults, £15 for children, students and senior citizens. For more details, head to www.theatrclwyd.com or call 01352 701521.