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Written by James Graham from the novel by Mark Twain join Huck, an outcast teenager, and Jim, a runaway slave, as they flee down the Mississippi on their makeshift raft. Adventures grow wilder and stories taller as they journey through a young America, searching for freedoms without and freedoms within. Mark Twain’s all-time classic novel is brought crashing on to the stage by award-winning theatre company Shapeshifter. With live music and a charmingly funny script, Huck is a messy, raucous and uncouth epic for young, old and everyone in between. Contains issues of racism and slavery. Suitable for ages 8yrs +.

Bob Golding brings you sunshine with his hit show Morecambe having completed six weeks in London’s West End and a sell out run at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe. A fabulous celebration of the extraordinary life of Britain’s best loved comic Eric Morecambe who, alongside Ernie Wise, formed a comedy partnership that would last an astonishing forty-three years.

Soo-Jin Hong (violin), Soo-Kyung Hong (cello), and Jens Elvekjaer (piano). Pre-concert talk by Jens Elvekjaer at 18.45. The brilliant reviews which have followed this well-named Trio promise an unforgettable musical experience. The concert takes us on a journey through the development of the piano trio. A trio by Haydn is followed by Beethoven’s atmospheric Ghost Trio. The concert ends with Ravel’s ravishing Triowhich he completed at the beginning of the First World War.

Theatre by the Lake’s Storytree presents In the Fool’s Company Join Ian Douglas to find out what happened to Jack after the death of that giant? Did the goat ever get down out of the tree? and What do you find in the stomach of a whale? An evening of storytelling and music fit for anybody’s ear.

Achingly funny and heartwrenchingly real, this comedy by Geraldine Aron explores what life is like for Angela who has recently been deserted by her accountant husband for a younger woman. With her self-confidence at an all time low, Angela finds herself adrift in a sea of weird sexual encounters, sneaky solicitors and the spectre of poverty! Should she fight to keep her husband? Or should she sign the final papers and move on? Adult content.

To celebrate British Tourism Week, Whitehaven’s Tourist Information Centre is holding a special event to celebrate all that Copeland has to offer as a visitor destination. Throughout the day, the centre will play host to local producers including Mawsons of Bailey Ground, Seascale, Woodalls of Waberthwaite and Hartley’s Ice cream of Egremont, who will all have stalls at the centre. Local poet Janice M Robinson, featured in the current Whitehaven Guide’s Poetry Corner, will be showcasing her work which celebrates the heritage and culture of the Copeland area. Some of her poems will be on display in the Tourist Information Centre from Wednesday 17th March, and Janice will be on hand throughout the event on Friday 19th March to discuss her poems and for poetry readings. Refreshments will be available throughout the day. The highlight of the event is the “Celebrate Copeland – Prize Draw” with a host of wonderful prizes on offer donated from businesses throughout the borough of Copeland.

We are delighted to welcome the acclaimed and fast rising Elias String Quartet performing Purcell, Three Fantasias and Debussy’s Quartet in G minor, Op.10 and then, with Alice Neary, they will perform the Schubert Quintet.