ASPIRING young performers in the Leighton and Aylesbury Vale area are being invited to audition for parts in the sensational musical South Pacific which comes to The Waterside Theatre this spring.

Described as “24 for grown-ups”, Homeland has already won a Golden Globe and critical acclaim. As the show begins in Britain on Channel 4, its main star Damian Lewis talks to Shereen Low about portraying a US marine sergeant suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and why he really wants to play Don Draper from Mad Men.

On a Saga holiday with a difference, Lauren Taylor discovers the joys of a safari in the famed Okavango Delta.

t hunger. The Rider’s gonna come out. And when he does, he’ll destroy whoever’s got it coming.”

LEIGHTON Buzzard Music’s next concert is on February 25 at the town’s Lake Street Theatre starting at 8pm.

GET on your blue suede shoes. The Atlantics are bringing their 1950s rock’n’ roll party to the Royal British Legion in Thrift Road, Heath & Reach on Saturday, February 25.

BLEAK but brilliant TYRANNOSAUR (18: Studio Canal) is so harrowing at times that it’s not for the faint-hearted.

THE audience gave Save The Last Dance For Me a big thumbs up when it opened at Aylesbury’s Waterside Theatre this week.

MILTON Keynes Theatre has swapped pantos after bagging everyone’s favourite TV personality Louie Spence (ITV’s Dancing on Ice, Sky TV’s Pineapple Dance Studio and Louie Spence’s Showbusiness) as their star for the 2012 winter production.

A SWEETIE-induced sugar rush left ballet fans at Milton Keynes Theatre on a high following the opening night of Matthew Bourne’s sumptuous production of Nutcracker!

TAMING of the Shrew at its bawdiest comes to Milton Keynes Theatre on March 6. The RSC has taken Shakespeare’s battle of the sexes and come up with a high-octane romp that is sassy, sexy and surprisingly inventive.

SATURDAY

KNOWN for his excellent song-writing abilities and rich soulful vocals, Marcus Malone is a heavyweight on the Blues-Rock live circuit. Backed by a fantastic band, he returns to the Limelight on Friday, February 17, playing songs from his back catalogue and latest album Let the Sunshine In.

Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close

EARLY spring sees the welcome return of snowdrops and early daffodils.

With activity holidays surging in popularity, David Wilcock heads to Turkey to learn how to sail.

SPARE a thought for unloved and lonely pets this Valentine’s Day.

Beware, young Harry Potter fans – the boy who lived now finds himself in much darker territory.

FAIRTRADE Leighton Buzzard has been busy this week making preparations for pancake day (February 21). In Waitrose, Waterborne Walk, Leighton, volunteers helped customers buy Fairtrade goods to make pancakes with.

Chris Isaak, “Beyond The Sun” (Wicked Game Records) - Californian singer and guitarist Chris Isaak’s work has always seemed to resemble a particularly moody throwback to the golden era of rock’n’roll in the mid fifties, so it was perhaps inevitable that he would one day record this affectionate homage to the trailblazing musical output of the legendary Sun Records, the early home of a string of visionary artists such as Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash to name but a few. The contents of this genuine “labour of love” were recorded at the historic Sun Studios in Memphis itself , including covers of many of the songs which captured Isaak’s heart during his formative years as a performer , led by gems such as “Ring Of Fire, “ “ Can’t Help Falling In Love” and the under appreciated Carl Perkins’ “ Dixie Fried.”