THEATRE: The much anticipated new production of The Caretaker with Everyman old boy Jonathan Pryce playing Davies finally arrives at the Hope Street theatre. Press night isn’t until Wednesday so this is your chance to draw your own conclusions on Pinter’s play ahead of the reviews.The Everyman until October 31, tickets £10-£20.
TALK: Poet and playwright Carol Ann Duffy appears at the Chester Literature Festival. The University of Liverpool graduate was named Poet Laureate earlier this year – the first woman to hold the post in 400 years.Molloy Lecture Theatre, University of Chester, tickets £7.50, www.chesterfestivals.co.uk
THEATRE: In the era of romantic comedies with happy endings and perfect heroes, Chotto Ooki present a bitter take on the saccarine nature of love. One man and his wizened, chain-smoking heart drag themselves out of the mundane into a sugar-coated world.Rose Theatre, Ormskirk, tickets £8.50 (£6.50 concs), 01695 584480.
