Theatre Nights: The Jerseys, Nathan Carter, Emma Doran and more 

Mike Denver is at the Opera House this Sunday night with a high-energy show including special guests Brendan Shine, Effie Neill, and Jack Keogh.

On Monday (7pm start, note), Centre Stage School is here with Crescendo, a joyful celebration of dance, musical theatre, and even its own choir. Tickets are selling fast for this one, as they are for the legendary Imelda May, here on February 3 and 13 with her Raised On Songs And Stories show.

Meatloaf fans... there are only a few tickets left for that great tribute show, Heaven Can Wait, on Wednesday, February 4. And Nathan Carter is here next Thursday, February 5. The No 1 country singer who has outsold the likes of Beyoncé in Ireland, and even performed for the Pope, has just released a new album, Music Man.

021 427 0022 or www.corkoperahouse.ie for all bookings.

Tomorrow at the Everyman, The Jerseys Live celebrates the timeless music of the 100-million-selling album by Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons. This is far more than a tribute show – it recreates the authenticity of the sublime harmonies of the ’60s and ’70s, including Sherry, Walk Like a Man, Rag Doll, Let’s Hang On, Big Girls Don’t Cry, and more. Go along and positively wallow in nostalgia!

And there’s more nostalgia on Saturday night with the Ennio Morricone Experience – a band of acclaimed international artists bringing back those unforgettable themes from A Fistful of Dollars, The Good, The Bad And The Ugly, Cinema Paradiso and The Mission.

Emma Doran’s Emmaculate on Sunday night is already sold out, but they have managed to persuade her to fit in another show on October 9 next, so be quick.

And next Thursday, that wonderful new production of The Cunning Little Vixen from Irish National Opera, directed by Sophie Motley. What a week on offer!

Call 021 450 1673 or see www.everymancork.com.

The heart-warming Lovesong, continues at Cork Arts Theatre until Saturday, while next week brings Infinity, an award-winning three-hander from Hannah Moscovitch, directed by Julie Kelleher. What do you get when a mathematician, a musician, and a theoretical physicist endeavour to work out the problem of love?

That runs from February 5-14 at 8pm, plus matinees both Saturdays at 2.30pm. 021 450 5624 or www.corkartstheatre.com.

Lesly Martinez, from Venezuela, is at City Limits - The Cork Comedy Club this week

This Friday and Saturday at City Limits - The Cork Comedy Club host Paul Crowley welcomes Lesly Martinez and Micheal (The Barman) Roche.

A Cork-based Latina comedian from Venezuela, Lesly has a wonderful range of adventures and stories to share of Irish society, love, and the struggle to fit in – all delivered in her irresistible style.

Kerryman Micheal takes over the stage as soon as he steps onto it, with non-stop impressions and hilarious stories.

More info on www.thecomedyclub.ietarget="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> or 085 257 3480. Tickets in advance at www.tickets.ie, or on the door. Show 8.45pm.

Finally, don’t forget the 30th Festival of Youth Orchestras, at the National Concert Hall in Dublin on February 7, when young musicians from Cork will be heading up to join fellow artists from all over Ireland. Two shows, 1pm and 7.30pm, plus memories and experiences that will last a lifetime! Tickets from https://www.nch.ie/all-events-listing/iayo-30th-festival-of-youth-orchestras-feb26/.