Stage Struck with Something Wicked. . . at Swindon’s Wyvern Theatre on May 15-17

5:54pm Friday 9th May 2008

Wicked musical By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes - in the shape of a new show by Stage Struck to mark the theatre company's silver anniversary. Jane Marie Osborne is the director. She said: "With this being our 25th anniversary show we have decided to combine some new selections with a couple of old favourites." Something Wicked... includes comedy sketches alongside songs from shows such as Wicked, Hairspray, The Producers, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, High School Musical and more. The show is on Thursday and Friday at 7.30pm and next Saturday (May 17) at 2pm and 7pm. Tickets are £10 from 01793 524481. From Swindon Advertiser

wadams with Music Hall Shadows at Ellendune Centre in Wroughton from May 16 to 17

5:50pm Friday 9th May 2008

Step back in time Around 20 youngsters from the junior section of a performing arts groups are bringing a piece of British history to life by recreating the days of Vaudeville. Songs in the style of The Old Kent Road and Come And Make Eyes At Me are the backdrop for Wroughton Amateur Dramatic Society's show, called Music Hall Shadows. The show is both written and directed by Jean Leo and runs at the Ellendune Centre in Wroughton, near Swindon, next Friday and Saturday (may 16 and 17). Tickets are £8 from 01793 813847 or 813307. From Swindon Advertiser

Summer Youth Project auditions on May 11 at Swindon’s Wyvern Theatre

5:48pm Friday 9th May 2008

Youngsters from all over the county will be descending on Swindon tomorrow to audition for this year's Summer Youth Project. From Swindon Advertiser

London Assurance

3:48pm Wednesday 7th May 2008

The Times has this play as one of its top five theatrical events, and both the Guardian and NWN reviewed it ecstatically. From The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald

	Theatre Royal Bath: Equus
	3:41pm Wed 7 May 08
	A sickening crime and a deeply disturbed teenage boy lie at the heart of Peter Shaffer's intense drama. From The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald

	The 39 Steps
	3:06pm Wed 7 May 08
	Monday, May 12 until Saturday, May 17, Theatre Royal Bath. Maria Aitken’s critically acclaimed West End and Broadway production of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935 spy thriller, The 39 Steps, tours to Bath next week. From Wiltshire Times

	Shakespeare on the Beach Makes Waves Across the Pond
	9:38am Wed 7 May 08
	After Hamlet by the Lake, it's Shakespeare on the Beach. The latest venture by Bath Spa University's Full Tilt Theatre Company promises to be its boldest and most original yet. From The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald

	Comic Potential at the Bouverie Hall
	9:11am Wed 7 May 08
	Thursday night sees the opening of the latest amateur drama production in Pewsey. From The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald

	What The Butler Saw
	3:25pm Wed 7 May 08
	Until May 24, Salisbury Playhouse. Salisbury Playhouse completes the Spring/Summer season with Joe Orton’s What the Butler Saw, which is directed by Philip Wilson, the Playhouse’s artistic director. From Wiltshire Times

	REVIEW: Equus
	3:41pm Wed 7 May 08
	Until Saturday May 10, Theatre Royal Bath. A play that leaves you speechless has to be a play worth seeing, and Peter Shaffer’s Equus (the Latin word for horse) is one that will both haunt and shock you. From Wiltshire Times

	Art in everyday surroundings
	3:48pm Wed 7 May 08
	Intervention/Decoration, Friday May 9 until June 21, Various venues, Frome. Foreground, Frome’s newest arts organisation, is launching its inaugural exhibition, Intervention/Decoration, on Friday. From Wiltshire Times

	Marriage of intelligent dialogue and delightful music
	10:37am Tue 6 May 08
	WHAT better way to raise money for an operatic production than putting on an operatic production? From The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald

	Players rise to challenge of the perfick rural idyll
	6:00am Thu 1 May 08
	An amateur dramatic society faces a massive challenge in tackling the stage version of a hit TV series. From The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald

Unsentimental wit with painful wisdom

6:00am Thursday 1st May 2008

Pygmalion By George Bernard Shaw Theatre Royal Bath Forget the sugary glamour of My Fair Lady. This is Shaw at his sharpest, clearest and least sentimental. From The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald

Sister act revels in a musical full of Hoboken nunsense

6:00am Thursday 1st May 2008

Wootton Bassett Light Operatic Society's Spring production, Nunsense, provided four fun-filled evenings at the Memorial Hall last week. From The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald

	REVIEW: Pygmalion
	4:29pm Wed 30 Apr 08
	Until Saturday May 3, Theatre Royal Bath. The Peter Hall company gave theatregoers another chance to see the original 1916 version of George Bernard Shaw’s comedy this week before it opens in the West End. From Wiltshire Times

	Plastic fantastic
	4:32pm Wed 30 Apr 08
	THE third Cloth Road Arts Week, which celebrates the work of local artists, gets under way tomorrow. From Wiltshire Times

Bristol Hippodrome: A musical that's got the lot

6:00am Thursday 24th April 2008

With a song list as well loved as and comforting as your favourite jumper, you know you are in pretty safe hands with a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, and this production was no exception. From The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald

	REVIEW: She Stoops to Conquer
	12:20pm Wed 23 Apr 08
	Until Saturday April 26, Theatre Royal Bath. BY 21st century standards, 18th century comedy can seem be a little laboured, but the central joke in Goldsmith’s enduring romp is timeless. From Wiltshire Times

	Art with a heart
	1:40pm Wed 23 Apr 08
	THE third Cloth Road Arts Week takes place next month, celebrating the work of local artists. In the weeks before the event, beginning May 3, we are featuring those who taking part. From Wiltshire Times

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