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Haunted - review
8:22am Wednesday 10th March 2010
Haunted, Richmond Theatre The curtain came down to wolf whistles and rapturous applause last night as Edna O’Brien’s Haunted starring Brenda Blethyn and Niall Buggy opened at Richmond Theatre.
Double header at Landor
5:44pm Tuesday 9th March 2010
Visitors to the Landor Theatre next week are in for a double dose of comedy fun as members of the Player-Playwrights put on back-to-back performances of two original plays, both written by Eddie Coleman.
Getting on famously
11:39am Tuesday 9th March 2010
My Fifteen Minutes, running at the New Wimbledon Studio from March 17-20, asks how ordinary people, their principles, and their relationships are affected by the prospect of becoming famous.
Winning over the Shakespeare snobs
9:00am Sunday 7th March 2010
As far as some people are concerned, Shakespeare is Shakespeare and shouldn't be messed with, but even they are being won over by Trestle Theatre and Moon Fool's re-imagining of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Learning to Relax
9:20am Saturday 6th March 2010
Croydon-born playwright Robert Farrar returns to his routes on Friday when he premieres his new gay comedy, Relax, at Warehouse Theatre. GRAHAM MOODY talks to him about the star James Holmes (from BBC sitcom Miranda), the difficulties of attracting straight people to a gay play and being grilled by Morecambe and Wise as a 15-year-old.
Prepare to be Haunted at Richmond Theatre
2:43pm Friday 5th March 2010
Last year, Irish actor Niall Buggy jumped at the chance to star in Edna O’Brien’s Haunted alongside Brenda Blethyn in a production that received rave reviews upon its opening at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.
Richmond Upon Thames Performing Arts Festival - Review
12:40pm Friday 5th March 2010
Junior section On the 26th and 27th of February at St Luke’s in the Avenue local boys and girls moved and entertained an audience of parents and fellow participants in the 76th Annual Junior Vocal Section of the Richmond upon Thames Performing Arts Festival. They were also singing for the experienced singer and adjudicator, Jacquelyn Fugelle who was generous in her praise and advice to the youngsters. At the end of the Vocal Section the award for Young Singer of the Year was made to Dominic Novak of Hanwell, and the runner up prize was awarded to Richmond resident, Laura Bithell. The Kirkland Cup for best show song out of five classes was awarded to Isabel Wroe Wright, a newcomer to the Festival. Julia Solomon and Anastasiya Gorodilova made a welcome return to the Festival and won the Junior and Intermediate Challenge Cups respectively. James Eustace won the Boy’s Challenge as well as the A.T. Stewart Cup and Prize for English Song. Sisters, Sophie and Annabel Marr gave a polished performance to win the Junior Duet Cup. Susannah Hardwick from Wimbledon defended her title to the Girl’s Solo Challenge Cup for the second year running and Charlie Clifford from St James’s School in Twickenham won the Boy’s Solo Challenge Cup. Oakfield School returned to defend their title to the Ensemble Cup for their age group and a small ensemble from St Paul’s Girl’s School were impressive in their choice of programme which earned them the Ensemble Cup for those aged 21 and under. Senior section The Senior Vocal Section of the Richmond upon Thames Performing Arts Festival was a smaller affair this year consisting for the most part of a stalwart band of regulars.
Thames Philharmonic Choir - review
12:30pm Friday 5th March 2010
Thames Philharmonic Choir, All Saints' Church, Kingston Kingston Parish church was the venue for a delightful concert last Saturday, 27th February, given by Thames Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, under the direction of John Bate.
Ayckbourn to be funny
10:05am Thursday 4th March 2010
Alan Ayckbourn has done a lot of good things for theatre and his Norman Conquests trilogy is one of his greatest achievement.
The Secret of Sherlock Holmes - review
4:35pm Wednesday 3rd March 2010
The Secret of Sherlock Holmes, Richmond Theatre Arthur Conan Doyle’s most celebrated literary creation – Sherlock Holmes steps out from the dusty pages in Jeremy Paul’s jewel of a play at Richmond Theatre.
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