Theatre & Arts
| 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 |
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | 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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