If you are struggling for ideas of things to do, here is a quick guide to what is going on right on your doorstep this week.
5. Storyfest
Storyfest Deepings Community Centre, April 23 and 24 Part of the Deepings Literary Festival, Storyfest is two days of workshops and fun activities for children. Look out for character drawing with Ellie Sandall, story writing with Mark Grist, crafts, story telling a dance party and meet the author on the Saturday. The highlights on the Sunday include Hocus Pocus Theatre group bringing Like A Tree to Storyfest.
6. Be Bop A Lula
Be Bop a Lula The Cresset, April 24 West End smash hit theatre show Be Bop a Lula presents a slice of rock’n’roll history featuring the music of four giants of rock’n’roll – Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Billy Fury and Buddy Holly. . .
7. Dead Lies
Dead Lies New Theatre, April 26-30 A fast-moving, hard-hitting political English thriller from number one best selling crime novelist Hilary Bonner. The action takes place during a fiercely fought election campaign of Peter George (Jeremy Edwards) , a politician who promises a new kind of politics beyond sleaze and spin.
8. Matt Forde
Matt Forde (Clowns To The Left Of Me, Jokers To The Right) Key Theatre, tonight (Thursday) The UK’s leading political comedian Matt Forde (Spitting Image, Have I Got News For You ,The Last Leg) brings his biggest tour to date to Peterborough.