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BBC Radio Lancashire interview about first play 150 150 mhamer

BBC Radio Lancashire interview about first play

New #theatre show about a #comedy double act on their last night in the spotlight called #NoMoreFiffingandFaffing on @ThwaitesEmpire. The very funny @jimmy__cricket, @ColinMeredith52 who's been in lots of TV shows chat 2 @Gillylancs on @BBCLancashire?➡️https://www.bbc.co.uk/radiolancashire – at BBC Radio Lancashire

Jimmy Cricket has been interviewed on BBC Radio Lancashire about the staging of his first play later this month.

The famous comedian was accompanied by fellow actor Colin Meredith to talk about No more Fiffing and Faffing, which will be performed at the Blackburn Empire Theatre on Sunday 16 September at 7.30pm.

Appearing with Jimmy and Colin, who has had several notable appearances in ITV’s Coronation Street over the years, will be Jonathan Young from The Bachelors.

Tickets cost £10. You can also book by telephoning 01254 685 500. The theatre’s email address is boxoffice@blackburnempire.com.

Listen to Jimmy and Colin chatting to BBC Radio Lancashire presenter John Gillmore here (the interview starts at 1.50.20)

Read more about the play and book online 

Jimmy Cricket's new play is called No more Fiffing and Faffing

Tickets are selling fast for Jimmy Cricket’s first play 150 150 mhamer

Tickets are selling fast for Jimmy Cricket’s first play

Tickets for the world premiere of Jimmy Cricket’s first play are selling fast.

No more Fiffing and Faffing will be staged at the Blackburn Empire Theatre on Sunday 16 September at 7.30pm.

Join comedy double act Joe Fiffen and Jerry Faffen on their last night in showbusiness. As well as their classic sketches, they’ll be settling some old scores in the dressing room.

Appearing with famous comedian Jimmy will be Jonathan Young from The Bachelors, and actor Colin Meredith, who has had several notable appearances in ITV’s Coronation Street over the years.

Tickets cost £10. You can also book by telephoning 01254 685 500. The theatre’s email address is boxoffice@blackburnempire.com

Read more about the play and book online here.

Mike Johnson tweeted: "No more Fiffing and Faffing written by and starring @jimmy__cricket with Jonathan Young and Colin Meredith @ThwaitesEmpire - tickets going fast don't miss out book https://blackburnempire.com/event/no-more-fiffing-faffing/ … or phone 01254 685 500."

Jimmy and his wife May have just returned from a European cruise.

Northern Irish entertainer Jimmy was performing on the Magellan – a ship belonging to Cruise and Maritime Voyages – which sailed along the coasts of France, Portugal and Spain.

Earlier on the cruise, they visited the cathedral at Santiago de Compostela, the resting place for the relics of the apostle St James and the finishing point for a popular pilgrimage route, the Camino de Santiago (the Way of St James).

And later they went to the National Pantheon (Panteão Nacional) in Lisbon, in which important Portuguese personalities – including Eusébio – are buried. Eusébio da Silva Ferreira is considered by many as one of the greatest footballers of all time.

On their return, Jimmy posted on social media (see photo below): “Back on dry land and my thanks to one of the newer Cruise ? Companies for looking after us so well, here with fellow artist onboard Gary with his family!”

Jimmy Cricket tweeted: "Back on dry land and my thanks to one of the newer Cruise ? Companies @CMVoyages for looking after us so well, here with fellow artist onboard Gary with his family!"

Settling some old scores in the dressing room… 150 150 mhamer

Settling some old scores in the dressing room…

Jimmy Cricket's new play is called No more Fiffen and Faffen

The world premiere of Jimmy Cricket’s play is now just two months away.

No more Fiffing and Faffing will be staged for the first time at the Blackburn Empire Theatre on Sunday 16 September at 7.30pm.

Join comedy double act Joe Fiffen and Jerry Faffen on their last night in showbusiness. As well as their classic sketches, they’ll be settling some old scores in the dressing room.

Appearing with famous comedian Jimmy will be Jonathan Young from The Bachelors, and actor Colin Meredith, who has had several notable appearances in ITV’s Coronation Street over the years.

Read more about the play and book online here.

Tickets cost £10. You can also book by telephoning 01254 685 500. The theatre’s email address is boxoffice@blackburnempire.com

No more Fiffing and Faffing – the poster 150 150 mhamer

No more Fiffing and Faffing – the poster

Jimmy Cricket's new play is called No more Fiffen and Faffen

Here’s the poster publicising Jimmy Cricket’s forthcoming play, No more Fiffing and Faffing.

It will be staged for the first time at the Blackburn Empire Theatre on Sunday 16 September at 7.30pm.

Appearing with famous comedian Jimmy will be Jonathan Young from The Bachelors, and actor Colin Meredith, who has had several notable appearances in ITV’s Coronation Street over the years.

Read more about the play and book online here.

Tickets cost £10. You can also book by telephoning 01254 685 500. The theatre’s email address is boxoffice@blackburnempire.com

Jimmy, 72, has previously written three musicals, Let’s Hear It For The Wee Man, Maloney’s Big Moment and Give Me One Good Season.

Blackburn theatre to host Jimmy Cricket’s new play 150 150 mhamer

Blackburn theatre to host Jimmy Cricket’s new play

Jimmy Cricket performing previously at the Thwaites Empire Theatre in Blackburn

Jimmy performing previously at the Blackburn Empire Theatre

Jimmy Cricket’s new play will get its world premiere in the Lancashire town of Blackburn later this year.

No more Fiffing and Faffing takes place at the Blackburn Empire Theatre on Sunday 16 September at 7.30pm.

Read more about the play and book online here.

Tickets cost £10. You can also book by telephoning 01254 685 500. The theatre’s email address is boxoffice@blackburnempire.com

Famous comedian Jimmy, 72, has previously written three musicals, Let’s Hear It For The Wee Man, Maloney’s Big Moment and Give Me One Good Season.

 

Rochdale restaurant hosts wedding events 150 150 mhamer

Rochdale restaurant hosts wedding events

Jimmy Cricket with the wedding couple

Comic Jimmy with the happy couple, Jo and Phil (who are also pictured below right)

Jimmy Cricket has attended the wedding of a friend who worked on one of his musicals.

Wedding couple Joe and Phil

Phil Reynolds got married to Jo in late July with the service taking place at Manchester Cathedral during the afternoon, and both the wedding breakfast and evening celebration hosted by Crimble Hall in Rochdale.

Phil, who is based in Heywood in the borough of Rochdale, and Jimmy have come to know one another well over the past few years.

They worked together on one of Jimmy’s musicals,  Maloney’s Big Moment, with Phil taking on the role of musical director for the inaugural performance of the show at the Thwaites Empire Theatre, Blackburn in 2013.

This was after Jimmy had bumped into Phil at an event where the choir he was leading at the time consisted of carers based in the Rochdale area.

Since then, they have continued to keep in touch and Jimmy and Mrs Cricket were delighted to accept Phil’s wedding invitation.

Jimmy, 70, said: “It was nice to be able to wish the happy couple in person many good wishes for their life ahead together.”

Jimmy Cricket answers Blackburn theatre’s SOS 150 150 mhamer

Jimmy Cricket answers Blackburn theatre’s SOS

Jimmy Cricket performing at the Thwaites Empire Theatre in Blackburn

Jimmy Cricket came to the rescue of a theatre in Blackburn after its ceiling collapsed!

The Thwaites Empire Theatre was forced to cancel all shows for a couple of weeks when plasterboard fell into the lighting rigging over the stage.

It is a venue where comic Jimmy, 70, has appeared on several occasions in the past. It has even premièred two of the three musicals he has written over the years, entitled Let’s hear it for the wee man and Maloney’s Big Moment.

Jimmy Cricket with musical director Mike Berry

So when the director, Mike Berry, sent Jimmy an SOS to see if he would help the theatre to get back on its feet after the accident, the Northern Irish entertainer jumped at the chance.

He appeared in what was dubbed ‘restoration fortnight’ where the theatre continued to keep closed its main auditorium for repair works to be completed to the ceiling, but set up a small performance area in the main bar and foyer area.

This meant it could still present shows and continue to function, even though it had to postpone all those scheduled to appear on the main stage.

Jimmy kicked off this fortnight with a bit of stand-up (pictured top), before participating in a question-and-answer session with the audience under the stewardship of Mike Berry (seen with the comedian above right).

At the end of the night, Jimmy was asked by Mike to become an honorary patron of the theatre, which he was pleased to accept!