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IYAF - Festival with an international flavour

Young Zulu Warriors will perform at the IYAF

7:00am Friday 3rd July 2009

The International Youth Arts Festival (IYAF) kicks off this week as the best local and international young performers take over arts venues throughout the Royal Borough. The opening event of the inaugural festival is a YouthTakeover music night at the Rose Theatre on Friday and this will be followed by the festival’s flagship production, Pendragon. The show opens at the Rose on Wednesday with a gala performance for which IYAF patron Prince Edward will be in attendance.

IYAF - Youth given a chance to shine

Young dancers will hit the rose stage

7:30am Friday 3rd July 2009

The inaugural International Youth Arts Festival (IYAF) will take over Kingston in July as the best in local, national and international talent performs at venues including the Rose Theatre, the Arthur Cotterell Theatre and Kingston Grammar School.

Noddy comes to Leatherhead

Noddy is coming to Leatherhead and Epsom

4:21pm Thursday 2nd July 2009

Children’s favourite Noddy and his chums roll into the Leatherhead Theatre this week with a brand-spanking new show set to delight kids of all ages.

Budding stars at Epsom - for One Night Only

12:37pm Thursday 2nd July 2009

Epsom entertainment lovers will get the chance to take in the best local talent this week when the Epsom Playhouse Youth Theatre Workshop bring their spectacular cocktail of music, song and dance ‘One Night Only’ to the venue.

Hill prepares to deceive audiences

Michelle Collins and Rupert Hill in Deceptions

11:41am Thursday 2nd July 2009

Two former soap stars are appearing at Richmond Theatre next week in Deceptions, a new play by Paul Wheeler. Michelle Collins, best known for playing Cindy Beale in EastEnders, is joined in the two-hander by Rupert Hill, who played Coronation Street’s Jamie Baldwin.

Modernised classic to launch Abbeyfest

Passion play: Romeo, played by Martin McCreadie, and Juliet, Rebbeca Pitt, share a moment

12:51pm Wednesday 1st July 2009

Abbeyfest launches with a bang on Monday as the 57-day long festivities get under way with a classic tale given a very modern twist.

Edinburgh previews come to Theatre503

Marcus Brigstocke will trial his new show at Theatre503 this week

12:00pm Wednesday 1st July 2009

Having spent the past 12 months working on new shows for this year's Edinburgh Festival, the time has come for comedians and theatre companies alike to finally unveil their creations. Over the course of the next two weeks many of them will be doing just that at Theatre503. Here's a short rundown of what you can expect this week...

TTC celebrates 10 years at Hampton Hill Playhouse

4:10pm Saturday 27th June 2009

Over the past decade, Teddington Theatre Club (TTC) has staged many award-winning productions at the Hampton Hill Playhouse and the club is celebrating the tenth anniversary of its home with another chip off the old block – a revival of Noel Coward’s Relative Values, writes Will Gore.

Stars to sparkle at Richmond Theatre

We're Going on a Bear Hunt at Richmond Theatre

5:00am Friday 26th June 2009

Richmond Theatre has put the finishing touches to its autumn and winter programme and RT2 can reveal what the rest of the year has in store for theatre lovers.

Ricardo's Mime field

Changing the world: Ricardo Gaete

8:10am Thursday 25th June 2009

Contemporary artist Ricardo Gaete has set himself a simple task - to use the medium of art to help the public wake up from "the state of emotional and intellectual idleness which rules our age". Easy then.


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