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ATTHEW Kelly makes his debut at the Manchester Exchange Theatre this week in a new translation of an Italian comedy.

The TV star will take a starring role in Mirandolina, translated by Ranjit Bolt, which includes music and songs specially composed for the new version at the Royal Exchange.

The play follows Mirandolina, a feisty independent woman in 1920s Italy who inherits her father's inn and is immediately surrounded by men falling at her feet including a coarse count and a sex-starved servant.

Sick of the attention from her own male fan club she sets about trying to convince a fourth guest, Ripafratta who is a self confessed misogynist, to fall in love with her.

The witty comedy is filled with love, laughter and Mediterranean passion to brighten those typical British summer evenings.

The show runs until Saturday, August 5 and, to book tickets, e-mail box.office@royalexchnage.co.uk or call the box office on 0161 8339 833.

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ORONATION Street stars Bradley Walsh and his on screen ex-wife Debra Stevenson will be joining forces to help raise money for the North West Air Ambulance.

The pair will feature in the Music and Laughter in the Air show, which will help to raise vital funds for the north west's only air ambulance.

Joining them on stage will be soul sensations The Drifters, who will be performing their greatest hits along with songs from The Four Tops, the Temptations and many more.

Housewives' favourite Bradley, who plays Danny Baldwin, will have the audience rolling in the aisles with his stand up routine and will be joined by Debra, who plays Frankie Baldwin, as compere for the evening.

The North West Air Ambulance runs solely on donations from individuals and groups across the region and serves from Cheshire right up to Cumbria and costs £1.3 million each year to run.

The show will be on at the Liverpool Empire on Tuesday, July 11, with tickets costing £25 or £18 for concessions and are available from Ticketmaster on 0870 606 353 or directly from the Liverpool Empire box office.