Post about theatre in Swindon
August 2018 The Summer Youth Project do Oliver! Summer Youth Project Oliver WOW! I’ve been to several summer youth project performances now and they’ve never failed to delight. But – last night, I saw them perform Oliver and it blew my socks off. The case were rewarded with a standing
13th July 2018 Event: This is our town Prime Theatre wins major support for new Swindon history play called This is our town. Prime Theatre has been awarded a Heritage Lottery Fund grant of £27,000 for an exciting new performance project based on Swindon’s people & places at the turn
29th April 2018 Uncelebrated Journey Swindon’s talent – telling Swindon’s Story Earlier this week I attended a press launch of the above named-event. This one-off, set-to-be-spectacular event is the brainchild of the new and current, High Sheriff of Wiltshire, Nicky Alberry. Uncelebrated journey celebrates Swindon and its journey by celebrating
21st March 2018 [jetpack_subscription_form] Birdsong Not to be confused with The Birdie Song, BIRDSONG started out in 1993 as a war novel and family saga written by English author Sebastian Faulks. It’s also been televised by Auntie – aka the BBC. Birdsong on tour, marking the 100th anniversary of the end of
23 January 2018 [jetpack_subscription_form] Some Mothers do ‘ave ’em or a Comedy of Errors! ‘This is going to be interesting’ I thought. ‘How on earth are they going to translate a much-loved show that featured broad, large-scale physical comedy (think the nativity play and the roller skating scene) to a
19th January 2018 [jetpack_subscription_form] The Phoenix Players Well dear listeners. Earlier this week, Swindon Old Town Rotary kindly invited me along to one of their breakfast meetings to talk to them about this here blog and related matters. They are a jolly friendly bunch of people so despite public speaking
5th December 2017 [jetpack_subscription_form] Wyvern Theatre Peter Pan Panto time Well listeners it’s that time of year again. Oh no it isn’t! Oh yes it is! If Christmas is coming then the Panto is here. Like all good theatres up and down the land, the Wyvern Theatre stages (see
26th September 2017 [jetpack_subscription_form] Dreamboats and Petticoats Rock ‘n roll is here to stay, It will never die It was meant to be that way, Though I don’t know why… So sang Danny and the Juniors back in 1958/59. Well the last few weeks at the Wyvern Theatre have been the living
[jetpack_subscription_form] 26th August 2017 The Wyvern Theatre Summer Youth Project 2017 go on a Summer Holiday Gosh! This is a blast from my past and no mistake. The film ‘ Summer Holiday’ was released waaaaaaaaay back in 1963 and starred a fresh-faced Cliff Richard. In that year I was a
28th July 2017 [jetpack_subscription_form] Gatecrash Theatre Swindon A Midsummer Night’s Dream ‘A story of order and disorder, reality and appearance and love and marriage. Theseus, Duke of Athens, and Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons are to be married and great celebrations are planned.’ So last night entailed two new experiences. One
