Quaytickets

Adrian Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds Martin Harris Centre Sat 9 Oct 10 £15 They play punk songs on folk instruments. Not as a gag, but because they really like the noise. They think the songs are better than people remember.

Thai Brides and Teacakes The Met, Bury Sat 4 Sep 10 £10 Thai Brides and Teacakes is a satirical commentary on the changing ethnic composition of modern Britain.

J Strauss' Die Fledermaus Haigh Hall Fri 29 Oct 10 £18.50

Desperate to be Doris Oldham Coliseum Wed 27 Oct 10 - Sat 30 Oct 10 £11.50 - £18.50 An outrageous homage to musical icon Doris Day

Doctor Faustus Royal Exchange Theatre Wed 8 Sep 10 - Sat 9 Oct 10 £9 - £30 Christopher Marlowe's STUNNING and SAVAGE tragedy

Forkbeard Fantasy: The Colour of Nonsense greenroom Fri 29 Oct 10 £6 *£6 tickets available until Monday 25 October, £9 thereafter* With Forkbeard’s famed mix of visual trickery, film and outlandish story-lines, The Colour of Nonsense is an exuberant satire on an art and theatre world always in search of ‘the new’.

Revolution 29 National Cycling Centre Sat 23 Oct 10 £15 - £16.50 A family night out designed, since its conception, to deliver first class racing and entertainment, from the world’s best cyclists with a strong presence from the UK’s many World, Olympic and Commonwealth Champions.

One Man Lord of the Rings Barnfield Theatre Thu 9 Sep 10 £15.50 Charles Ross recreates the enchanting world of Middle-earth, armed with nothing more than a pair of elbow pads and his outrageous imagination.