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Scunthorpe Telegraph Thursday, November 22 - Wednesday, November 28, 2012

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Thursday, November 22 - Wednesday, November 28, 2012 Scunthorpe Telegraph

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WHATS ON MEETS LENNY HENRY

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TOP 10 THINGS TO DO
The fair opens at 10am and will run until noon.

Barrow Methodist Church will hold its annual Christmas craft fair on Saturday, November 24. The event will take place at the Methodist Church School Room on High Street, from 11am to 2pm. It will include a tombola, raffle, books, cakes and handicrafts and a hot two-course lunch will be available for 5 from 11.30am to 1.30pm. Admission is free.

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IN TOWN: Author and raconteur Gervase Phinn

Performer, writer, director and theatre producer Gavin Robertson returns to Barton-Upon-Humbers Ropery Hall later this month in his new solo show, Robertsons Crusoe. Gavin, who last performed 2010: A Space Oddity at Ropery Hall in March 2010, will appear on Friday, November 23, combining the classic Crusoe story with that of a hitman, an Alzheimers sufferer and a single white man who share their experiences of being alone coupled with an exploration of the Big Bang Theory. Tickets for the show, which starts at 7.30pm, cost 10 in advance or 12 on the door and can be booked through www.roperyhall.co.uk, by phoning 01652 660380, or in person at the craft gallery. A tribute to guitar legend Jimi Hendrix is due to be performed in Scunthorpe. The show, featuring Hendrix impersonator John Campbell, will come to the Plowright Theatre on Saturday, November 24. Tickets for Are You Experienced? cost 16.50 and can be purchased by visiting the Plowright box office or contacting 0844 854 2776. A Northern Soul and Motown Night will be held at the Ashby Mill Road Club, on Modder Street in Ashby. The event runs from 7.30pm to 1am on Saturday, with no entry after 10.30pm. Tickets cost 2 on door. For more details, contact 01724 349397. Brigg and District Flower Society is holding a Christmas-themed floral display in the Angel Suite in the town centre. Sparkling Christmas takes place at 7.15pm on Tuesday, November 27 and will also include a demonstration from floral expert Rosalind Driffield. For further details, call 01652 650158. Roman history will be the flavour of the week in Scunthorpe. North Lincolnshire Museum will host the event, organised by Scunthorpe Museum Society, at 7.15pm on Monday, November 26. Roman Mosaics of North Lincolnshire will focus on some of the most intricate historical artwork to have been discovered in the region. Call 01724 869440.

Lennys on song with hit show

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S A star of comedy, Lenny Henry has impersonated many a celebrity in his career having dressed up as Beyonce, Snoop Dogg and Michael Jackson. But speaking to us, he was chilled at home, in his beige slippers, tracksuit bottoms and t-shirt, preparing for his two-month nationwide tour. The closing performance is in Scunthorpe at the towns Plowright Theatre on Wednesday, November 28. Ive been to Scunthorpe before and Ive always enjoyed it, said Lenny. My show is stand-up comedy about music. I always do about 10 minutes singing in the show and the last section is a laugh about music. I always show off and sing. I talk about Leona Lewis being a tree and say that Freddie Mercury dead has more charisma than One Direction. On the same theme, Lenny said he loved the celebrations for the Queens jubilee but he is concerned about what will happen if the Queen celebrates another, as he believes the entertainment line-up would have to change. He said: What are we going to do in 30 years time if the Queen has another jubilee? Will we be opening up the tomb of Pete Townshend? Or if Wills and Kate throw a party for the first birth of their child, are we going to dig up the graveyard? Music is something which Lenny is passionate about and is central to his background having listened to Prince and Marvin Gaye for many years.

CINEMA
Career of a comedy legend
He made a triumphant television debut in 1975, when he won the New Faces talent competition at the age of 18. He anchored the Saturday morning childrens show, Tiswas, from 1978 to 1980, using the show to develop his comic persona. But Lenny did not just stick to childrens entertainment. He appeared on The Black and White Minstrel Show for five years and then joined the hugely popular sketch show, Three of a Kind, alongside Tracey Ullman. Lenny teamed up with the Comic Strip in 1980, when he met comedienne Dawn French, who would later become his wife. By 1984, Lenny was ready for his own show and the Lenny Henry Show ran for a decade, becoming hugely popular with audiences. A return to his stand-up roots followed, with Lenny embarking on the Live and Unleashed shows, bringing him to the attention of Hollywood. Lenny took the lead in the Hollywood film, True Identity, with mixed results. But the BBC sitcom, Chef, followed and it was a big success for Lenny, who also wrote and produced the show. Critical acclaim followed in 1999, when Lenny acted in the straight role of Ian George in the BBC comprehensive school drama, Hope and Glory. He revived his sketch show persona with the show, Lenny Henry in Pieces, in 2000. Lenny was also famous one of the founding figures of Comic Relief. He has won numerous awards throughout his career, including BBC British Personality of the Year and the Edric Connor Inspiration to Black People Award. with what youre doing you make a mind map of the scenes. And to give something back for his personal rewards reaped from comedy and acting, Lenny ploughs his energy into charitable projects including Comic Relief. Commercially Lenny has helped hotel chain Premier Inn promote its 50,000 rooms, although he admits he does not know if he will be staying at the Scunthorpe Inn. Although he spends time with his tour manager, sound and tech guys, having meals and drinks in the hotel bars, he misses home. So after Scunthorpe, Lenny is looking forward to spending Christmas relaxing before he heads back into rehearsals. For more information, visit www.lennyhenrylive.com and follow him on Twitter @ITISLENNYHENRY

Listings shown for Vue Cinema, Scunthorpe, Friday, November 23-Thursday, November 29
(Robert Pattinson). Soon after, best friend Jacob (Taylor Lautner) confesses to Bella that he has imprinted on their half-mortal, half-vampire offspring, Renesmee (Mackenzie Foy). Once the young mother recovers from the shock and accepts Jacob as her daughters protector, Bella and Edward settle into domestic bliss. Alas, their joy is short-lived. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (12A) Sat-Tues and Thurs (11.50 Sat/Sun only), 1.30, (2.30 subtitled/audio described Sun), 4.30, 5.30, 7.15, (8.30 subtitled/audio described Tues), Fri/Wed only 1.45, 2.45, 4.30, 5.30, 7.15, 8.30, Fri only 10.10pm.

SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

School teacher Pat Solitano (Bradley Cooper) returns home to discover his wife Nikki (Brea Bee) in the shower with another member of the faculty. He batters his wifes lover to a bloody pulp and is banished to a psychiatric facility for eight months as part of his plea bargain. He returns home to Philadelphia to live to with his father Pat Sr (Robert De Niro) and mother Dolores (Jacki Weaver), who want their boy to find some stability. However, Pat is determined to overcome his wifes restraining order and win her back. Silver Linings Playbook (15) 3.00, 5.50, 8.45.

Lenny Henry is one of the countrys best-loved comedians. The star is back on form and back in Scunthorpe as part of his Pop Life: A One Man Comedy Show About Music. Reporter SELINA MAYCOCK spoke to him
Since I was 16, I was a soul boy who went to soul discos and northern soul, he said. I was a DJ on Radio 1 for four to eight years and moved on to Capital radio. I used to hang around with DJs who used to buy records, so when I was in the shop I would buy records that were tipped to be the best and when I got home and played it they were rubbish. Now I buy music online and its very dangerous because you click and buy something and you end up buying it 14 times. Over the last eight years, music has been more important to me than it used to be. They say youre supposed to play Mozart to babies in the womb to make them more intellectual. If you play them some of my comedy material it would make them stay in. Lenny has had a versatile career from stand-up comedy shows to charity work and Shakespearean acting and he loves performing on the small screen. There should be a campaign started in Scunthorpe to bring Lenny Henry back to do a TV show, he said. Every year, from when I was 16 until 2008, I loved making up stuff for other people. Theres a lot of talk about the BBC at the moment but Id love to have the BBC behind me. When youre talking about the BBC they have been behind the comedies like Steptoe & Son, The Vicar of Dibley, The Young Ones and The Lenny Henry Show. Theres a weird crisis at the moment but they will get out of it. Its an excellent place to work for comedy. When we asked Lenny which one he prefers singing, comedy or acting his response was: Its like saying whos your favourite kid? and answering hes a pain...but I like that one. But when pressed, he said: Stand-up its the best Ive ever been being engaged like that and talking to the audience and getting into the spirit with music. Im enjoying it and thats the most

SKYFALL
With James Bond (Daniel Craig) reportedly killed in action, section chief M (Dame Judi Dench) pens an obituary as a political storm rages around her. A database of MI6 assets has fallen into the wrong hands, compromising undercover agents around the world. This dereliction of duty puts M and the departments Chief Of Staff, Bill Tanner (Rory Kinnear), in the firing line and they are summoned to Westminster before a committee including the new Chairman of the Intelligence And Security Committee, Mallory (Ralph Fiennes), and ambitious rival Clair Dowar (Helen McCrory). Skyfall (12A) Daily (Sat/Sun only 12.45), 4.00, 7.30, Fri/Sat only 9.45, Mon-Thurs 1.10, 4.20, 7.30.

GAMBIT
Mild-mannered art curator Harry Deane (Colin Firth) grows tired of the constant bullying of his obscenely wealthy boss, Lord Lionel Shabandar (Alan Rickman). So he concocts an elaborate swindle to teach his employer a lesson. With the help of loyal friend and forger The Major (Tom Courtenay), Harry travels to Texas to befriend rodeo queen PJ Puznowski (Cameron Diaz). Harry asks the blonde beauty to pose as the owner of a priceless Monet called Haystacks At Dusk, which Shabandar is desperate to acquire as a companion canvas to the other Haystacks in his private collection. The masterpiece is actually a fake painted by The Major but Harry is convinced he can pull the wool over Shabandars greedy eyes. Gambit (12A) Daily 1.15, 3.30, 5.45, 8.00; Fri late 10.15pm.

Comic writer and raconteur Gervase Phinn is set to perform at the Plowright Theatre in Scunthorpe. The show, on Sunday, November 25, will see Gervase mix tales of life as a schools inspector in Yorkshire with elements on the theme of Christmas. It will include a variety of anecdotes, poems and readings and is part of a national tour. The performance will begin at 7.30pm and tickets, priced 17, are available on 0844 8542776 or www.scunthorpetheatres.co.uk Paintings by Lincs Artists will be on display at The Angel Suite in Brigg for one day only. View the paintings and meet some of the artists on Saturday, November 24 between 10am and 3pm. A charity coffee evening at Holy Souls Church Hall in Scunthorpe will raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. It will be held on Friday, November 23 at 7pm and will also include bingo and a raffle. Admission is 2. Call 01724 271531. St Peters Christmas Bazaar will be held at St Peters Church on Saturday, November 24. Father Christmas will be on hand to meet children. There will also be stalls with Christmas gifts, crafts and refreshments. There will also be a childrens Christmas card competition and tombola.

HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA
Hotel Transylvania is a five-star resort run by Dracula (voiced by Adam Sandler), which is situated far from the eyes of pesky humans. Monsters flock to the hotel for their holidays and Dracula invites some of his favourite guests to celebrate the 118th birthday of his daughter, Mavis (Selena Gomez). A wayward tourist called Jonathan (Adam Samberg) stumbles upon the hotel and Dracula has to hide the human interloper from his guests. Hotel Transylvania (U) Sat/Sun 10.45;

NATIVITY 2: DANGER IN THE MANGER!

St Bernadettes primary school is in dire straits and headmistress Mrs Bevans (Pam Ferris) is at the end of her tether. She can barely contain her relief when supply teacher Donald Peterson (David Tennant) arrives to take charge of the excitable tykes. One disastrous lesson with hyperactive classroom assistant Mr Poppy (Wootton) is enough to convince Mr Peterson that he has made a terrible mistake. If you can work with him until Christmas, I ll make you headmaster in January, Mrs Bevans promises Donald. So Mr Peterson persists, helping Mr Poppy to audition the children for a national choir competition. Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger Daily (11.50 Sat/Sun only), 2.00, 4.40, 7.15.

DR SEUSS THE LORAX

Twelve-year-old Ted Wiggins (voiced by Zac Efron) lives in the carefully controlled utopia of Thneed-ville. Town mayor Aloysius OHare (Rob Riggle) provides the residents with all they need including blissful sunshine - everything except for real plants, which are manufactured in a factory. Ted pines for the girl next door, Audrey (Taylor Swift), who tells him, What I want to see more than anything in the whole world is a real-life tree growing in my backyard. So the smitten lad seeks out a hermit called the Once-ler (Ed Helms). KIDS AM: Lorax 2D (U), Sat/Sun 10.30; Lorax 3D (PG) Sat/Sun 11.00.

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They say youre supposed to play Mozart to babies in the womb to make them more intellectual. If you play them some of my comedy material it would make them stay in

important thing. And Lenny has already won judges over with his awardwinning performance as Othello in the classic Shakespeare play. He crowned his theatrical debut as the Moor with the Milton Shulman Award for outstanding newcomer at the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards. But when performing Shakespeare, Lenny is not silly enough to think he can get away with a laugh or two should he forget his lines. He said: Shakespeare is not like panto, its for intellects. The text you have to get right and theres no ad-libbing with Shakespeare. Othello was brilliant. It was lots of late nights learning lines and falling asleep with a glass of wine on the table. Some people helped me with learning lines but, to be honest, once youre on stage and youre being shown where to stand, what to look like with movement ideas, you start to equate certain lines

MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPES MOST WANTED

Alex (voiced by Ben Stiller), Marty (Chris Rock), Melman (David Schwimmer) and Gloria (Jada Pinkett Smith) hanker for a return to New Yorks Central Park Zoo. They leave Africa and head first to Monte Carlo to reunite with the penguins, where the gang has a close encounter with tenacious animal control officer Captain Chantel DuBois (Frances McDormand) and her scooter-riding cronies. Madagascar (PG) Sat/Sun 10.10, 11.00, 12.30.

RUBY SPARKS
Calvin Weir-Fields (Paul Dano) wrote his first novel at the age of 19. The book was embraced by critics as a modern masterpiece and he has coasted along on the adulation, unable to find the words for a follow-up, or a girl who loves him and not his celebrity. During a regular visit to psychiatrist Dr Rosenthal (Elliott Gould), Calvin confides that a beautiful girl is haunting his dreams and the shrink suggests that it may be therapeutic to commit these nocturnal imaginings to paper. So Calvin follows Dr Rosenthals guidance and churns out volumes about the girl. Senior Screen: Ruby Sparks (12A) Tues 1.00.

LENNY HENRY

Plowright Theatre November 28

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 2

Part 2 begins with Bella (Kristen Stewart) reawakening as a vampire. She sees and hears everything, contentedly falling back into the arms of lover Edward Cullen