Thanks to Bryan sitting in for me yesterday, today we heard that the world is going Ga Ga! Pete popped by with his sporting weekend and his predictions and there’s also the theatre listing along with news from the West End and Broadway
BUSINESS
Cineworld hopes 3D will boost takings, Oo La La French Connection records a rise in sales since Easter, Refreshing cider has boosted sales for Magners and Bulmers brewer C&C. Mothercare is shutting up shop on the high st
LOCAL SPORT
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Evening Echo
ESSEX Spartans American football team continued their unbeaten start to the season with a dominant performance to sweep aside Milton Keynes Pathfinders 35-6. The Pathfinders came into the match topping the division, but were no match for the Billericay-based Spartans, who were facing the Pathfinders for the first time in their history.
Anyone interested in finding out more about the team should visit www.essexspartans.co.uk
FOOTBALL
Evening Echo, By Chris Phillips
JULIAN Dicks has left Grays Athletic by mutual consent, insisting he is keen to manage at a higher level. Grays finished 10th in Ryman Division One North last season having previously dropped three divisions due to financial problems. And Dicks is now keen to advance his coaching career by climbing back up the leagues.
PETE’s WEEKEND OF SPORT
Football – last day of the Premier League season, all games at 4pm on sunday, Blackpool, Wigan, Birmingham, Wolves and Blackburn fighting to avoid the last 2 relegation spots.
Play-offs – League 1 tonight and League 2 tomorrow night
Saturday – Conference play-off final, AFC Wimbledon vs Luton at City of Manchester stadium at 3pm, also Women’s FA Cup Final, Arsenal vs Bristol Academy at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry
F1 – Spanish grand prix in Catalunya, Qualifying at 1pm on Saturday and the race at 1pm on Sunday
Rugby Union – European Cup finals – Amlin Challenge Cup tonight, Harlequins vs Stade Francais, 7.45pm. Tomorrow, Heineken Cup final, Leinster vs Northampton at 17:00, both at the Millennium Stadium in cardiff.
Tennis – from Sunday, it’s the french open from Roland Garros
Golf – World Match Play Championship in Marbella from today, the number 1 spot could be up for grabs again
Boxing – James De Gale vs George Groves this Saturday night at the O2 Arena, should also have been Nathan Cleverly bs Juergen Braehmer but the German retired with a wound to his eye, so he will now fight Tony Bellow instead
Cricket – Essex playing Surrey at the Whitgift School in Croydon, and also tomorrow is the last ever game for Shane Warne, in the IPL
Olympics – some people starting to have money taken out for tickets, they’ve only taken cheques and postal orders so far but will start withdrawing money by the end of the week. Also, torch route revealed, Friday 6th July in Chelmsford.
Football – last day of the Premier League season, all games at 4pm on Sunday, Blackpool, Wigan, Birmingham, Wolves and Blackburn fighting to avoid the last 2 relegation spots.
Play-offs – League 1 tonight and League 2 tomorrow night
Saturday – Conference play-off final, AFC Wimbledon vs Luton at City of Manchester stadium at 3pm, also Women’s FA Cup Final, Arsenal vs Bristol Academy at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry
F1 – Spanish grand prix in Catalunya, Qualifying at 1pm on Saturday and the race at 1pm on Sunday
Rugby Union – European Cup finals – Amlin Challenge Cup tonight, Harlequins vs Stade Francais, 7.45pm. Tomorrow, Heineken Cup final, Leinster vs Northampton at 17:00, both at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
Tennis – from Sunday, it’s the french open from Roland Garros
Golf – World Match Play Championship in Marbella from today, the number 1 spot could be up for grabs again
Boxing – James De Gale vs George Groves this Saturday night at the O2 Arena, should also have been Nathan Cleverly bs Juergen Braehmer but the German retired with a wound to his eye, so he will now fight Tony Bellow instead
Cricket – Essex playing Surrey at the Whitgift School in Croydon, and also tomorrow is the last ever game for Shane Warne, in the IPL
Olympics – some people starting to have money taken out for tickets, they’ve only taken cheques and postal orders so far but will start withdrawing money by the end of the week. Also, torch route revealed, Friday 6th July in Chelmsford.
PETE’S PREDICTIONS
Blackpoool and Wigan – relegation
AFC Wimbledon to win the conference play off final
Arsenal to win womens FA Cup
F1 – 1st Vettel, 2nd Alonso, 3rd Hamilton
Heineken Cup Leinster to win.
THEATRE NEWS
The Rocky Horror Show at Queen’s Theatre until the 11th June with performances at 2.30, 5pm 8pm and 9pm (depending on the day)
Tickets: £14.00-23.00 Box Office: 01708 443333
Anything Goes: Basildon Operatic Society at Towngate Theatre until 21st May at 2.30 and 7.30pm
Tickets: £12.50 – 15 Box Office: 01268 465465
Who Killed Agatha Christie? at Civic Theatre – Until Saturday 21st May at 7.45 and 2.30
Ian Dickens directs Tudor Gates’s psycho-drama about a vitriolic theatre critic and a deranged writer. Starring Neil Roberts and Mark Noble.
Tickets £7-16.50 Box Office: 01245 606505
THE STAGE NEWS
WEST END
West End box office returns were down 6% in the first quarter of this year, according to figures released by the Society of London Theatre.
Performances from new shows including Shrek the Musical, Betty Blue Eyes and The Wizard of Oz will be showcased, also Billy Elliot – the Musical, Wicked and Jersey Boys performers will be appearing. West End Live is taking place in Trafalgar Square for the first time on June 18 and 19. Around 500,000 visitors are expected to attend the event. Entry is free of charge.
BROADWAY
A triple-bill of one-act comedies by the all-star team of Woody Allen, Ethan Coen and Elaine May is headed for Broadway. Collectively titled Relatively Speaking, the plays will begin previews on an unspecified date in September and open in October at a theater to be announced, directed by John Turturro. No casting or creative team members have been announced.
On May 15, Daniel Radcliffe was named Favorite Actor in a Musical (How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying) and Favorite Onstage Pair (with John Larroquette) at the gala Audience Choice Awards
