Things to do this week: Watch Shrek the musical, improve your cooking skills and more
TEMPT the taste buds with a festive foodie gift, fire your imagination at a fairy-tale musical and gallop along to the International Horse Show.
See
Shrek and Donkey embark on their gallant quest to save Princess Fiona from a fire-breathing dragon (and a handsome prince) in the latest tour of Shrek The Musical.
Back by popular demand, the fairy tale opens at Edinburgh Playhouse on Tuesday. Call The Midwife’s Laura Main stars as Princess Fiona, with feisty Lord Farquaad and a band of mythical misfits in tow.
It visits the Palace Theatre in Manchester from January 16 and tours until 2019.
Tickets are priced from £18.50. Book at shrekthemusical.co.uk.
Rothwell performs acoustic version of ‘Freedom'
Listen to
If you fancy an alternative to endless carols and Christmas musak, then tune into a new voice for 2018.
Bristol singer songwriter Rothwell is a big hit with DJ Annie Mac and supported Justin Bieber on his UK arena tour.
We think her latest single Freedom, out now, is right on track to the top 40.
Her powerful vocals tell the tale of teenagers on a journey through innocence, self-destruction and love.
Listen and enjoy at officialrothwell.com.
Try
Family foodies will love a Greatest British Cookery School voucher from The Independent Cookery Schools Association.
Choose from a half-day, full-day or residential courses to spend at more than 25 ICSA-accredited schools.
Whether a beginner or seasoned cook, they’ll soon be whipping up a storm with the likes of Rosemary Shrager and Caroline Waldegrave.
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Get your equestrian fix at Olympia Grand Hall. The London International Horse Show is back in the capital from Tuesday until December 18, where the world’s best riders compete in FEI World Cup events show jumping, dressage and carriage driving.
Watch a dramatic display from the Mounted Branch of the Metropolitan Police, see a challenge for the Injured Jockeys Fund and browse the best equestrian goods at the Shopping Village.
Tickets start at £20. See olympiahorseshow.com.
