Stephen Dunstan, Author at Blackpool Social Club

26 Jul

Season of Independent Cinema at Stanley Park

Stephen Dunstan0 CommentsFilm, Local News

There is good news and bad news for fans of award winning independent cinema in the Blackpool area. The good news is that following support from Film Hub North West Central the sparky bunch at Aunty Social have arranged a season of screenings at Stanley Park Visitor Centre. The bad news is if you didn’t know about this already is the first film in the July-September season has been and gone. But don’t despair, there are still five other events to get yourself to. On 4 August at 7pm the LGBT drama Tangerine (Certificate 15) is showing at 7pm. Tangerine…

25 Jul

Seven days to get Switch On tickets

Stephen Dunstan0 CommentsLocal News

The burgeoning output on altblackpool at the moment will leave readers in no doubt it is wall to wall arts and culture at the minute. It can be easy to live in the moment and let future events take care of themselves. But if you want to go to the fabulous Illuminations Switch On concert on Friday 2 September take heed - urgent action is required! The show will be directed in part by Ashley Banjo choreographer and leader of the Britain’s Got Talent-winning dance group Diversity. The Vamps will also join the Switch-On party for the second year running,…

22 Jul

100 Chances to Win Lytham Festival Tickets

Stephen Dunstan0 CommentsLocal News

Life is hectic these days. So many places to go, people to see, things to do. What could be better than a bit of quality multi-tasking. There is a great opportunity to do this at Fleetwood Freeport this weekend, where retail therapy can give you a chance of Lytham Festival tickets. On Saturday and Sunday if you spend £20 in a single transaction at a Freeport outlet get yourself over to the Lytham Festival DJ Booth. Showing proof of purchase enables you to go in for a draw of one of 100 pairs of Lytham Festival tickets. Tickets will be…

21 Jul

Review: SWAP

Stephen Dunstan0 CommentsTheatre, Dance & Performance

The audience was dressed for the sweltering conditions outside, though it was pleasant inside the theatre. The lady in front of me had even brought a fan, and did a great job of keeping us both cool. With the elegant surroundings of the Grand Theatre it all felt very genteel. Until, that is, the death toll in Swap began to climb. The plot is essentially that a couple from Wimbledon and his brother go on a house swap holiday to a remote villa in Spain. They have barely arrived when they stumble on a body which tumbles from a broom…

19 Jul

Young Reviewers wanted for Lytham Festival

Stephen Dunstan0 CommentsLocal News

Do you read the reviews on altBlackpool, and think ‘I could do a better job than that’? Are you keen to get your hands on tickets to the biggest and best music and arts festival on the Fylde Coast? Are you old enough to have left high school but young enough to still be considered cool? Would you like your family and friends to see your reviews on the Lytham Festival blog? If the answer to all of these questions is yes, and you are available in the first week of August then we have some exciting news for you.…

14 Jul

Preview: SWAP

Stephen Dunstan0 CommentsTheatre, Dance & Performance

Readers of a certain age may remember a popular TV action programme of the 1970s. Return Of The Saint is perhaps most loved for its opening credits, a blend of rip roaring theme tune and a stick man precursor to Who Framed Roger Rabbit which you can access to this day at the bottom of this page. If you are older still you may have a Harry Hill-esque view on which is better, Return Of The Saint or the series it spawned from (‘The Saint’, as you might have surmised). So where am I going with this? Well almost 40…