ART: Two for the price of one in Joyous Machines as the works of Jean Tinguely, one of the most radical, inventive and subversive sculptors of the mid 20th-century are exhibited next to British artist Michael Landy’s, above, responses to them. The films are particularly worth a look.Tate Liverpool until January 10, tickets £6 (concs £4.50), 0151 702 7400.
THEATRE: An extra who wants to be the star stumbles into a thoroughly mixed-up plot with lots of life, love and starring role. With Extraordinary, theatre company The Detonators have blended dance, theatre, design, music and humour.Rose Theatre, Ormskirk, tickets £8.50 (£6.50 concs), 01695 584480.
TALK: Aged 24, Alistair Humphries left England to cycle around the world in a journey that would take him more than four years to complete. He comes to the Shell Chester Literature Festival to share insights from his book, Round the World by Bike.University of Chester, tickets £7.50, 0845 241 7868.
