Dancing in the Streets

After wowing audiences all over the and spending three years in London's West End, Dancing in the Streets is back!

With a full supporting company of singers, dancers experience the energy, the excitement, the emotion and the electricity of Motown in Ivor Novello Award winning production celebrating classic music from the heart of the Motor City - Detroit!

Motown was a prominent force in breaking down barriers around the world and equally as important, was responsible for producing some of the world's most influential and enduring songs of the 20th century.

Together this troupe will certainly have you dancing in the aisles as they take you through the Motown repertoire, with classic hits including a selection of the following: I Heard It Through The Grapevine, Baby Love, My Girl, Dancing in the Streets, Shop Around, I'll Be There, Signed Sealed Delivered I'm Yours, Please Mr Postman, Reach Out I'll Be There, Stop In the Name of Love, Up Tight (everything's alright), Tears of a Clown, Tracks of My Tears

Made famous by artists such as: The Four Tops, The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Gladys Knight & The Pips, The Commodores, Lionel Richie, The Supremes, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas. All we need is music . sweet, sweet music.

See Dancing in the Streets on Thurs 22 & 23 May at Wycombe Swan, St Mary Street, High Wycombe, Bucks, HP11 2XE. 7.30pm. Adm: £17-£19. Info: 01494 512 000.

Thurs 1 - 17 May
MUGENKYO 2008
The Taiko Drummers are not just drumming but real theatre. Great choreographed movement this is a spectacular modern show not to be missed. Venue: The Queens Theatre, Barnstaple. 7.45pm - 01271 324 242; (Fri 2) Coade Hall, Blandford - 01258 484 623; (Sat 3) Sallis Benney Theatre, Brighton - 01273 709 709; (Sun 4) Kings Theatre, Southsea - 0239 282 8282; (Mon 5) Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth; (Wed 7) Campus West Centre, Welwyn Garden City - 01707 357 117; (Thurs 8) Corn Exchange, Cambridge - 01223 357 851; (Sat 10) Palace Theatre, Newark - 01636 655 755; (Mon 12) Assembly Rooms, Ludlow - 01584 878 141; (Tues 13) Oakengates Theatre, Telford - 01952 382 382; (Wed 14) The Met, Bury - 0161 761 2216; (Thurs 15) Town Hall Theatre, Hartlepool - 01429 890 000; (Fri 16 & 17) The Square Chapel, Hallifax - 01422 349 422. Adm: £9, £10, £15, £16, £17 - £42.

Thurs 8 May
BEYOND THE BARRICADE
Beyond the Barricade, the most successful and popular touring show of it's kind, bringing you all the great songs and moments of the West End musicals.This 'brand new production' features the music from all the great shows and movies of the festive season sung by a cast of past principal performers from Les Miserables. It will also include all the great family favourites! Venue: Wycombe Swan, St Mary Street, High Wycombe, Bucks, HP11 2XE. Adm: £16.50-£18.50. Info: 01494 512 000 / www.wycombeswan.co.uk

Fri 9 May
THAT'LL BE THE DAY
The award-winning entertainment show is back with a brand new production in a unique mixture of 50s, 60s and 70s Rock & Roll and pop hits. With over 100 songs mixed with great comedy, this show never fails to entertain audiences again and again. A great Party Night Out. Venue: Wycombe Swan, St Mary Street, High Wycombe, Bucks, HP11 2XE. 7.30pm. Adm: £17.50 - £19.50. Info: 01494 512 000.

Sat 28 Jun - 19 Jul
ONCE UPON A TIME AT THE ADELPHI
With a toe-tapping score and a host of exuberant characters this romantic musical journey is set in 1930s 'Golden Age' of the Adelphi amidst the diamonds and decadence as the Hollywood elite arrive on luxury liners for their first taste of England. Venue: Liverpool Playhouse, Williamson Square, Liverpool. 7.30pm, mats 1.30pm. Adm: £9 - £22. Info: 0151 709 4776 / www.everymanplayhouse.com

Thurs 8 May
THE MOTOWN SHOW
High-energy recreation from the 60s and 70s Motown era celebrating two of the finest groups: The Four Tops and The Temptation, along with other legendary artists. Along with an 8-piece band and fantastic choreography this show is packed with all those great hits of the era. Venue: Ashcroft Theatre, Fairfield Hall, Park Lane, Croydon CR9 1DG. 7.45pm. Adm: £17.50. Info: 0208 688 9291.

Fri 13 - 15 Jun
TERJE VIGEN: THE MUSICAL
A multimedia musical based on Henrik Ibsen's poem 'Terje Vigen'. Based on a real character and events in 1809 during the Napoleonic Wars. Venue: Arts Theatre, 6-7 Great Newport Street, London WC2H 7JB (travel-tube: Leicester Square). £30, conc £25. Info: 0844 847 1608.

Mon 23 June – 5 Jul 08
DISNEY'S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
This stage version follows the much-loved story of the movie, featuring all your favourite characters and songs, together with two brand new numbers performed by the country’s hottest dancers and an electrifying live band. Watch the twists and turns of the lovable schoolmates – Troy, super-popular captain of the basketball team, and Gabriella, super-smart transfer student and a genius in science class – as they surf the tricky tides of peer pressure and canteen cliques to follow their dreams and score the leads in the big school show. Venue: Manchester Palace, Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 6FT. 7pm, 5pm & 8pm. Info: 0844 847 2277.