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Stewart-Lee

Cliché-free Stew hits Boyling point

STEWART Lee is over the hill. He's 41, you see, and the rage that once drove his supercharged comedy vehicle has all but dried up, leaving little more than an empty husk of a man who bears a striking resemblance to a portly Terry Christian.

If you think you’ve had a bad winter, think how your garden must feel

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I DON’T know about you but it feels as though this winter has dragged on forever. Maybe it’s the dreadful weather that has been bringing us down or the dull light levels that have kept us in the dark for so long, longing for a bit of sunshine but at last we can see light at the end of the tunnel as March appears on the horizon.

Auditions for Playhouse's Wizard Of Oz

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SCORES of young dancers pirouetted into The Playhouse to audition for parts in the theatre’s forthcoming production of The Wizard Of Oz.

Mills is the man for JRs comedy comeback

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LAUGHTER is coming back to Bishop’s Stortford with the return of the popular comedy nights at Water Lane bar JRs – and a cult celebrity star will be first to headline.On Wednesday March 3,

‘Billy’ cast ready to raise the roof at Playhouse

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ONE of the most uplifting stories of modern times will be brought to life in The Playhouse Studio next week when Harlow's acclaimed inclusive performing arts group Razed Roof stage a dazzling new production of Billy Elliot.

Mike Gayle at Essex Book Festival

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POPULAR wisdom says we should never put off until tomorrow what we can get done today, but – as novelist and former agony uncle Mike Gayle knows – it’s tough putting that into

William joins cast of Les Miserables

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THE talented young protégé of a Harlow performing arts school has landed his second starring role in a West End musical.



Movies


Alice In Wonderland

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COMBINING a unique aesthetic conjured from his twisted imagination with dark humour and heartfelt emotion, Tim Burton has remained a visionary in a sea of profit-driven conformity.

The Crazies

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A COSY Midwestern town, population 1,260 and rapidly depleting, is the pleasantly green and tranquil setting for this bloodthirsty apocalypse.

From Paris With Love

PARIS: The city of romantic overtures, fine cuisine, sartorial elegance, and crunching car chases along the Avenue des Champs-Elysees.

The Lovely Bones

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THERE is life after death in Peter Jackson’s visually stunning interpretation of the bestseller by Alice Sebold.





List of Venues

ADDRESSES, phone numbers and email addresses of venues in and around Harlow.

Fashion

Get shirty

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WHEREVER I turn this week, all I see is one big denim shirt. It teases me several times a day, floating indifferently along on the languid frame of yet another passer-by, and even taunting me from behind the shop windows I am forced to encounter on my daily commute.


Recipes

Chilli crab cakes

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Hi welcome back. I hope you enjoyed the beetroot cake. This week I’m going with a recipe that’s for the grown up’s, it can be enjoyed as a delicious lunch or tasty starter... Chilli

Chocolate Beetroot Cake

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AFTER many years of being asked for certain recipes, ideas for dinner parties or just general cooking times, I felt it was time to put my cooking experience to good use and put back to the community with tried and tested recipes for you to do.



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