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DANNY ROBINS' EVENTS GUIDE: 9TH DECEMBER 2010
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|09:15 UK time, Thursday, 9 December 2010
Come on, let's be honest, as you go about your business in adult life you're constantly suppressing a deep, barely-controllable impulse, held since childhood - you might be having important meetings, making deals, buying houses and driving a car but what you really want to do more than anything else is throw food.
On Saturday 18th, the wait is over. The Future Gallery in London's Leicester Square is holding a charity food fight to raise money for Age UK.
The evening starts in a what is promised to be a spotless hall with a cupcake covered Christmas tree, where you will be having a 'civilised drink' (yes you do get to take the edge off before you start lobbing stuff) and then when everyone is ready, the fun begins.
On two long tables you'll find a selection of eminently throwable foodstuffs, such as mashed potato, custard and Brussels sprouts (surely you could do a bit of damage with them?). Food fights will continue every half an hour with the food being replenished each time. Presumably it will all stop when the grub runs out or somebody flips after getting a mis-timed sprout in the eye, gets really angry and spoils it for everyone.
Just £5 covers admission and all the food you can throw. It's going to charity too remember.
Might be worth bringing a change of clothes...
Panto
Stop - panto time! As MC Hammer would have said if he'd ever appeared as a Dame.
It is that time of year when we like to/are forced to shout "he's behind you" and "Oh no it's not, oh yes it is" at a succession of soap stars and I'm a Celebrity cast offs. There seems to be some sort of deal actually where people leave the I'm a Celebrity jungle and then head straight into panto - wonder which one is more terrifying...?
I have to confess to actually being a big fan of panto. I go and see at least one every year. I love the old-fashionedness of it all.
I sometimes think the best pantos are the ones without any TV stars but if you want some celeb action then you can catch Paul Daniels and Debbie McGee in Jack and The Beanstalk at the Harlequin Theatre in Redhill. Shane Lynch (the one with the shaved eyebrow from Boyzone) in Sleeping Beauty at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford, John Challis - Boycie off of Only Fools and Horses - is in Peter Pan at Stockport's Plaza Theatre, Charlie Dimmock from Ground Force is in Cinderella at Windsor Theatre Royal along with some 'magical miniature horses' and Neil Morrissey, the voice of Bob the Builder is Wishy Washy in Aladdin at Derby Assembly Rooms.
Amazingly, they're even wheeling out Joan Collins for a panto turn this year. Quite a coup for Birmingham Hippodrome, whose wage bill must rival Man City's - as well as Joan, they've got Julian Clary, Nigel Havers and Keith Harris with Orville and Cuddles - the double whammy.
An even bigger draw than Joan though is of course The Hoff. Yes you must have heard, the hirsute swimming-trunked legend that is David Hasslehoff is giving his Captain Hook in Peter Pan this year. He's at the New Wimbledon Theatre, along with Louie Spence from Pineapple Dance Studios - what a combo.
And for a non-celeb, non-Christmassy alternative to panto, the ever reliable Northern Stage are doing a production of Alan Bennett's adaptation of The Wind in the Willows in Newcastle. I saw some great Christmas shows there when I was a kid.
https://www.northernstage.co.uk/Look here to find your local panto.
Corrie Fest
Coronation Street, the world's longest running soap opera celebrates its 50th birthday tonight with a special live episode featuring a tram crash. Personally, I'm not a Corrie-watcher but I'm sure plenty of you are and you might be interested to know about a special day of events happening in Manchester at the weekend to celebrate Corrie's half century.
Corrie Fest is being held on Sun 12th at the Lass O'Gowrie pub in central Manchester, which won Best Pub at the Manchester Food and Drink Awards last year and keeps a fine selection of ales.
It's a day of celebrations and various members of the crew and hopefully some cast will be going down there (star guests are promised!). So far, they've got the producer a director and a casting director but with any luck a few more impressive names will confirm too. Actress Rachel Halliwell is doing a one woman show called Deirdre and Me and there'll be screenings, talks, ale and, of course, hotpot.
Tickets are £9.95 (all proceeds go to charity) and for that you get 13 hours of Corrie lovin' - it starts at 10am and runs till 11pm. Expect scary fans a plenty...
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