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Celebrity chef Brian Turner shares his kitchen tips

12:06pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

Brian Turner CBE is the godfather of Ready, Steady, Cook.

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Comedy review: Laughing Boy Comedy at The Woodville, Gravesend, 16/5/13

10:32am Monday 20th May 2013

THE Woodville in Gravesend played host to its monthly Laughing Boy Comedy night on Thursday evening and there were some impressive acts on the bill.

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Chelsea Flower Show tips from expert George Long

10:50am Thursday 16th May 2013

THE RHS Chelsea Flower show is just around the corner (Tuesday, May 21 to Friday, May 25) and will doubtless plant some gardening seeds in your mind.

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The Saturdays, Amelia Lily and Brainiac for Summer Live at Bluewater

10:31am Tuesday 14th May 2013

NOT content with being one of the most impressive shopping centres in the country, Bluewater is throwing itself into entertainment too.

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Wrestling champ Extreme Dean aims to be a double champion in Gravesend

1:48pm Friday 10th May 2013

All Star British Superslam wrestling champion Extreme Dean Allmark talks to News Shopper about being extreme, getting injured and how he stays in shape.

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Humorous and compassionate play about the secret world of closed lunatic asylums comes to Deptford

10:45am Thursday 9th May 2013

A DARKLY comic glimpse into the secret world of Britain’s closed lunatic asylums comes to The Albany next week.

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Star-studded Greenwich show tops comedy picks for the next month

1:47pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

News Shopper digs out the best comedy gigs in the next month, including a behemoth fundraiser at the O2 featuring Michael McIntyre, Lee Evans, Noel Fielding and many, many more.

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Pair of Queens will rule Greenwich Theatre

1:21pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

SOME people’s lives are dominated by a strong woman, so spare a thought for Lazarus Theatre Company which is currently juggling two.

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Multi-million selling artists to perform Musical classics in Greenwich

10:03am Tuesday 7th May 2013

MUSICAL theatre’s greatest hits will be sung by a line-up of multi-million selling stars in Greenwich.

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West Wickham Operatic Society brings The Sound of Music to Bromley

3:02pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

IF The Sound of Music is one of your favourite things then you are in luck because it is coming to The Churchill Theatre.

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The Rocky Horror Show rolls into Bromley's Churchill Theatre with a "naughty night out" experience

6:14pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

HORROR, comedy, and timeless musical classics are rolling into Bromley for an experience that is more like a “night out” than going to the theatre.

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Close up magic mesmerises intimate Bromley audience

5:14pm Friday 3rd May 2013

MYSTIFYING tricks by Magic Circle members boggled an intimate audience in Bromley.

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Ex-Man City star looks to score with Rat Pack

2:12pm Friday 3rd May 2013

A RAT Pack singer headed for Dartford is used to big crowds – Sammy Davis Jnr impersonator Jim Whitley was once Manchester City’s Young Player of the Year.

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Music Hall will raise money for Alzheimer's charity

4:20pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

A RAUCOUS night of old-style music hall and risqué entertainment will raise money for an Alzheimer’s charity.

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Celebrity Chef Lesley Waters shares her kitchen tips

1:04pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

A FAMILIAR face from TV, Lesley Waters has appeared on shows like Ready, Steady, Cook and This Morning. A former head tutor at Leith’s School of Food and Wine, she is executive chef for the new Ready, Steady, Cook Live show which heads to Bromley in October. Here she reveals her kitchen advice for News Shopper readers.

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Lewisham mum's gritty first play to debut at Brockley Jack

11:46am Thursday 2nd May 2013

RIPE language flew through the air as I walked up the stairs to the studio room above Brockley Jack Theatre.

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Bradley Walsh set to star in Dartford pantomime

9:03am Wednesday 1st May 2013

THE Orchard Theatre in Dartford has won the chase to bag big-name television presenter and actor Bradley Walsh for the panto season.

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Shaolin Warriors bring death-defying kung fu stunts to Dartford

11:08am Wednesday 1st May 2013

BREATHTAKING feats of agility, strength and skill will dazzle as the Shaolin Warriors martial arts show comes to The Orchard Theatre in Dartford on Sunday, May 19.

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Coronation Street star Beverley Callard discusses the cobbles, theatre and fitness ahead of Bromley show

12:43pm Friday 26th April 2013

ON PAPER Beverley Callard’s latest role – matriarchal and out of control – should be a cinch after 20-odd years on Coronation Street as Liz McDonald.