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King’s Lynn June Highlights

The King’s Lynn Corn Exchange always has an exciting and eclectic mix of live entertainment, here are a few highlights for June… 

Barry Steele is widely recognised as one of the world’s leading vocalists playing homage to legend Roy Orbison. He has stunned audiences across the globe with his uncanny similarity and ability to authentically revive the exquisite toe-tapping sound of this music giant. Barry Steele is quite simply unmissable, as he takes you on this specially produced musical journey in time, in which he celebrate the musical legacy of The Big O and The Traveling Wilburys.

The show also features chart busting hits originally performed made famous by Jerry lee Lewis, Del Shannon & The Spencer Davies Group all backed by a big screen and phenomenally talented musicians culminating in an incredible fusion of ‘60s solid gold classics and ‘80s contemporary musical genius all on one stage. He will be here for the 10 year anniversary tour on Saturday 3 June, 7.30pm. 

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We all want to meet people from history. The trouble is everyone is dead!

It’s time to prepare yourselves from the West End Smash Hit Production Horrible Histories: The Best Of Barmy Britain live on stage on Sunday 4 June (2pm & 4pm), featuring all your favourite characters from Britain’s barmy past! 

BSC’s Founder and actor/manager, Neal Foster, will be joined in this two-handed show by actress Laura Dalgleish. Between them they’ll be playing more than sixteen characters in this one hour romp through the barmiest bits of British history when the audience will  meet battling Boudicca, horrible Henry Vlll, gunpowder Guy, dastardly Dick Turpin, gruesome murderers, Burke and Hare and party queen Victoria!

Could you beat battling Boudicca? Will King John be a martyr for the Magna Carta? Will you lose your heart or your head to Henry VIII? Can Parliament survive gunpowder Guy? Light up your life with the great fire of London! Stand and deliver to dastardly Dick Turpin? Escape the clutches of Burke and Hare and move to the groove with party Queen Victoria!

It’s the history of Britain with the nasty bits left in!

Islands In The Stream is a show that celebrates the Queen & King of country, Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers… Leave your 9 to 5 worries at the door and get ready for a night in the company of Country Music Royalty on Thursday 8 June, 7.30pm. 

This thigh-slapping stage show brings together the beloved glamour and personality of Dolly, along with Kenny’s charisma and energy with hit after hit including: Jolene, Ruby, 9 to 5, Lucille, Here You Come Again, The Gambler, I Will Always Love You, Coward of the Country, plus the smash hit Islands in the Stream.

Enjoy a superb score and supreme musicianship as we bring the house down with the ultimate tribute to two country music legends.

Based on the life and music of The Small Faces, The Mod Musical: All Or Nothing is paying us a visit on Friday 9 and Saturday 10 June (Nightly at 7.30pm, with Sat Matinee 2.30pm).

In 1964, a new phenomenon exploded onto the dingy British streets. It was the essence of all that was cool. It was Mod. Mods stuck two fingers up at the class-ridden society and its dull redundant culture. They were working-class free spirits who rode sexy streamlined Italian Vespas or Lambrettas.  The sharpest Mod of all was known as a ‘FACE’.

The Small Faces encapsulated all that is Mod, a unique blend of taste and testosterone, neat, clothes obsessed and street-wise. But these cult sophisticates shared another passion, their dedication to Rhythm ‘n’ Blues. This quintessentially British ‘Mod’ Musical celebrates the unique sound of the iconic ‘60s Mod band, The Small Faces.

Featuring the music of the Small Faces, including an arsenal of brilliant hits like Whatcha Gonna Do About It, Lazy Sunday, Tin Soldier, Sha La La La Lee, Itchycoo Park and of course All Or Nothing. 

If you’re a fan of one of X Factor’s finest exports you’re sure to L.O.V.E. The Little Mix Experience.

Four hugely talented girls pay tribute to one of the UK’s finest Girl-Bands. With breath-taking dance moves, replica costumes and some of the finest vocals in the UK, this is a high-energy show from beginning to end, packed with all of Little Mix’s greatest hits and suitable for all ages!

Featuring songs such as DNA, Wings, Salute, Black Magic, Love Me Like You, Secret Love Song and many more.

They look like Little Mix, They Sound like Little Mix, they are “The Little Mix Experience” and they will be here on Sunday 11 June, 5pm, so come along to join in the fun!

Using stories and other things that are secret, Count Arthur Strong: The Sound of Mucus, showbiz legend, pays tribute to one of the best musicals he can remember. Uniquely recreating the salient and poignant moments for your enjoyment. Plus something else. Don’t miss this amazing event.

This tour will be the biggest Arthur has ever embarked upon with nearly 70 dates being planned. Not only that but it will at last see him return to his spiritual home, The London Palladium. The Palladium has always featured heavily in Count Arthur’s recollections of the heyday of Variety. In 2006 he even set his sights on putting his life to music on variety’s most famous stage in Count Arthur Strong The Musical?, something he may well yet achieve. But if you can’t make the Palladium the next place to see him will be at King’s Lynn Corn Exchange on Wednesday 14 June, 8pm, I’m sure he’ll be just as excited to be performing here too! Note: Suitable for children if accompanied by an adult. 

The ’60s group Manfred Mann is now considered, more than ever, one of the finest and most respected bands from that era. Their numerous hits were R&B based with an undercurrent of jazz – a very unusual but winning combination of playing style and substance. 

As a result, their records have a timeless quality and, some 55 years on, The Manfreds, with original front man, Paul Jones, will be performing many of their hits, including Do Wah Diddy Diddy, one of the most popular and instantly recognisable songs of the ‘60s, and still the biggest audience pleaser at their concerts, along with a mix of Jazz and Blues covers from their new album Makin’ Tracks, and they’ll be here on Thursday 15 June,  7.30pm. 

Paul Jones, with his unique harmonica sound, will be joined by Mike Hugg on keyboards, Tom McGuinness on guitar, Rob Townsend on drums, Marcus Cliffe on bass, and Simon Currie on saxophone/ flute.

 

From the makers of Peppa Pig comes this BAFTA award-winning television animation Ben & Hollys Little Kindom live on stage on Saturday 17th (1pm & 4pm) and Sunday 18th (10am & 1pm) June

Holly is a young Fairy Princess, who is still learning how to fly and her magic doesn’t always go quite according to plan. Her best friend, Ben the Elf, doesn’t have wings and he doesn’t do magic, but he runs very fast and flies on the back of Gaston the Ladybird. They live in the Little Kingdom, a tiny land where flowers and grass rise high above them and every day is an adventure.

Join Ben and Holly, and their friends on this exciting, enchanting and magical musical adventure packed full of games, songs and laughter. This beautiful story of elves, princesses and childhood innocence will delight all the family!

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]For more information on these shows, any other shows at King Lynn Corn Exchange, or to book please visit: www.kingslynncornexchange.co.uk.[/box]
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