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Travel facts

Devise : £ GBP.

Visas:
Generally tourists from Europe, USA and the Commonwealth do not require Visas for UK holidays. Check out: www.ukvisas.gov.uk
Getting there:
Flights into Manchester are serviced by busses to the centre (Picadilly)
Getting around:
Manchester , "Trams". Buy a Day saver Card which is also valid for Manchester buses.
For Tickets:www.gmpte.com
Tipping:
10-15% is normal in cabs and restaurants (where a service charge is usually included in your bill).

Theatre

Disney`s High School Musical Monday 23rd June to Saturday 5th July 2008 - 7pm (Friday`s 5pm & 8pm)
Palace Theatre Bus: Stops opposite the Theatre
Oxford Street, Manchester Tel. 0161 245 6600
Disney`s High School Music on stage 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. So "get`cha head in the game" and go totally wild for Disney?s High School Musical. 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, and a place in each others hearts. There are additional shows on Friday 27th June at 5pm, Sat 28th June at 2.30pm, Friday 4th July at 5pm and Saturday 5th July at 2.30pm. No Sunday show!
Fiddler On The Roof
The Palace Bus: Stops opposite the Theatre
Oxford Street, Manchester Tel. 0161 245 6600
Fiddler on the Roof is the `must see` production of one of the best loved musicals of all time. This spectacular stage show went on to become a smash-hit Oscar-winning film and features some of the most memorable songs in musical history, including Tradition, Matchmaker, Sunrise, Sunset and the unforgettable If I Were A Rich Man. Now is your chance to see this fantastic production in Manchester.
Waiting For Godot
The Library Theatre Bus:Central Library Station
Central Library , St Peter`s Square, Manchester, M2 5PD 1163
Waiting For Godot, which is said to have inspired Tom Stoppard`s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, which the Library Theatre mounted to wide acclaim and full houses last season, changed the face of modern theatre. Vladimir and Estragon meet up on an isolated country road for an appointment with the mysterious Godot. But Godot displays few signs of showing up, so Vladimir and Estragon are left to their own devices while they wait for him to put in an appearance. A compassionate and rich statement on the vagaries of the human condition, Samuel Beckett?s masterpiece is full of humour, comic irony, and music-hall jokes. It has not been seen on the Library Theatre stage since 1971, and is long overdue for a revival.
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
Palace Theatre Bus: Stops opposite the Theatre
Oxford Street, Manchester Tel. 0161 245 6600
Joseph is nothing short of a phenomenon, one of the most endearing shows of all time. Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber`s sparkling family musical has been a hit all over the world and continues to enjoy huge success across the country with standing ovations at every performance. With the liveliest, most energetic company of actors, singers and dancers, Joseph is brimming with non-stop action, laughter and infectious fun that will delight both the young and young at heart. Retelling the Biblical story of Jacob`s favourite son, Joseph, his eleven brothers and the coat of many colours, this magical musical is full of unforgettable songs including Close Ev?ry Door To Me, One More Angel and Any Dream Will Do which was voted the Broadway Song of the Year. Running Time: 2 hours 5 minutes including a single 20 minute interval.

Cinema

27 Dresses
Odeon Cinema Manchester Bus: Piccadilly gardens.
The Printworks 27 Withy Grove Manchester Tel. 0871 22 44 007
Ever had that feeling of being always the bridesmaid and never the bride? Well for Jane (Katherine Heigl - `Knocked Up`) she has 27 bridesmaid`s dresses to her name. After her younger sister proposes to man Jane is secretly in love with, she begins to re,examine her `always the bridesmaid` attitude. Kevin (James Marsden - `X Men`)a budding journalist tries to help Jane change her attitude and get a great story at the same time! If you loved `The Wedding Singer`, `27 Dresses` won`t disappoint! `27 Dresses` - Showing at ODEON.
Drillbit Taylor
Odeon Cinema Manchester Bus: Piccadilly gardens.
The Printworks 27 Withy Grove Manchester Tel. 0871 22 44 007
Would you hire Drillbit Taylor to be your bodyguard? After passing the interview stage, Drillbit Taylor (Owen Wilson -Wedding Crashers) is now entrusted with protecting three schoolboys from the high school bully. After being passed off as one of the teachers, Drillbit falls in love with the English Teacher, and soon his bodyguard duties are second on the list! But what is Drillbit hiding? Will he teach his `clients` to defend themselves? If you loved `Superbad` and `40 year old Virgin` you`ll love `Drillbit Taylor` Drillbit Taylor -showing at ODEON.
Juno
Odeon Cinema Manchester Bus: Piccadilly gardens.
The Printworks 27 Withy Grove Manchester Tel. 0871 22 44 007
Juno is a self-assured teenager - but her confidence takes a knock when she finds herself pregnant. But she does what any normal girl would do - she sets out to find adoptive parents for her soon-to-be-born baby.

Exhibitions

Cory Arcangel: a couple thousand short films about Glenn Gould
The Castlefield Gallery Train/Bus: Deansgate Station
2 Hewitt Street, Knott Mill, Manchester, M15 4GB 0161 832 8034
08 February 2008 to 23 March 2008
Castlefield Gallery is pleased to present a solo show by Cory Arcangel. For his multi-screen installation a couple thousand short films about Glenn Gould, Arcangel has arranged selected sections of Johann Sebastian Bach`s 1741 composition The Goldberg Variations (BWV 988) for the massed ranks of hundreds of online amateur instrumentalists. Given the popularity of video sharing websites, the web is now home to countless homemade videos of people showing off their instrumental skills. To produce a couple thousand short films about Glenn Gould, Arcangel has taken numerous examples of these videos and re-edited them note by note into sections from Bach`s composition, each screen carrying a separate melodic line. The piece, which will be accompanied by other works by Arcangel, is commissioned by Film and Video Umbrella in collaboration with Castlefield Gallery, Manchester, Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, Sunderland and Spacex Gallery, Exeter. Supported by Arts Council England.

Music

Girls Aloud 2008.
The MEN Arena Bus/Rail: Victoria Station
M.E.N. Arena, Victoria Station, Manchester M3 1AR 0870 190 8000
31st May and 1st June 2008.
1: Cheryl, Nicola, Kimberley, Nadine and local lass Sarah return to Manchester following their hugely successful The Sound Of Girls Aloud show at the Arena last year. 2: The new album, Tangled Up, produced by long-standing collaborators Xenomania, sees the girls return with a pack of brand new hits including Sexy! No No No and Call The Shots. 3: The girls fifth album follows their 2003 debut Sound Of The Underground, 2004`s What Will The Neighbours Say, 2005`s Chemistry and 2006`s The Sound Of Girls Aloud. 4: During the course of these albums, Girls Aloud have enjoyed a fantastic level of success with their singles with their latest, Sexy! No No No, becoming their sixteenth top ten single! 5: The girls have secured a place in the Guinness World Records book for the most top ten hits in a row in the UK by a female group.
Celine Dion Live 2008.
The MEN Arena Bus/Rail: Victoria Station
M.E.N. Arena, Victoria Station, Manchester M3 1AR 0870 190 8000
Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd May 2008.
Get the low down on the biggest selling female artist of all time with the M.E.N Arena`s top five Celine Dion facts: 1: This will be the first opportunity for her Manchester fans to enjoy Celine perform at the M.E.N Arena for over 10 years following sell-out shows in October 1995 and November 1996. 2: Dion has sold over 180 million albums and opens her 2008 worldwide tour on 14 February 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa, giving a benefit concert for the Nelson Mandela Children`s Fund. 3: December 2007 marks the end of a remarkable journey of five consecutive years of sold-out performances at Ceasars Palace, Las Vegas, playing to nearly 3 million people. 4: Taking Chances World Tour 2008 promises to be another spectacular live concert event where Celine will perform her biggest hits, along with songs from her new English album Taking Chances. 5: Taking Chances is her first English studio album in over three years and marks the beginning of a new era in Celine`s extraordinary career.