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1. 1. Hunt for bands to ape Arctic Monkeys

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 08 February 2006 MANCHESTER record label Fat Northerner Records has landed a '75,000 windfall to help local bands follow in the footsteps of chart-toppers the Arctic Monkeys.

2. 2. Argonauts' a hit and myth affair

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 17 February 2006 FROM the company who brought the wonderfully entertaining and inventive production World Cup Final 1966 to The Lowry not long ago comes another improbably epic production, Jason And The Argonauts. It runs until Saturday.

3. 3. False perception, my old China

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 03 February 2006 HOMAGE or racism? The question posed by a new exhibition from Canadian artist Karen Tam as she looks at the growth of Chinoiserie in the West.

4. 4. Dutch Elm disease spreads to Lowry

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 15 February 2006 WHO killed Diana? Did NASA fabricate the moon landings? Was Rod Hull pushed? You may discover the answers when the Perrier Award-nominated show, Dutch Elm Conservatoire, arrives at The Lowry tonight.

5. 5. Dara determined to have last laugh

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 10 February 2006 IRISH comedian Dara O'Briain is charm personified, a teddy bear of a man far removed from the sharp-tongued satirist as seen on TV. He plays here again tonight.

6. 6. Jethro's night at the Opera

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 28 February 2006 WHEN Jethro, the Cornish comic who plays the city on Sunday, proudly reveals he's performed live in front of some two million people over the past decade, it's hard to believe him when he then says he actually hates being recognised.

7. 7. Murphy's law at Exchange

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 28 February 2006 WRITTEN when he was 25, Tom Murphy's A Whistle In The Dark has been hailed in some quarters as one of the most electrifying plays penned in the 20th century.

8. 8. Craig makes a date at the Apollo

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 03 February 2006 BRITISH R&B star Craig David will finish his world tour with an emotional return to home shores, and he will play to Manchester fans at the Apollo on April 28.

9. 9. Love burns in Candlesticks

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 10 February 2006 TWO Triangles Theatre Company present Candlesticks in the city until Saturday. Written by Deborah Freeman and directed by Helen Parry, it's at the Royal Northern College of Music and stars Mary Ann Coburn, Darren Langford, Joanne Venet and Maggie Walker.

10. 10. Get a grip with Ben

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 09 February 2006 VETERAN comic Ben Elton will follow the run of his hit show, Tonight's The Night, with one of his own in the city. He bring his Get A Grip tour to the Palace Theatre on Saturday.

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