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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

Dorcan Performing Arts Society pamper evening at the Holiday Inn in Swindon on Saturday May 10urday May 10
5:53pm Friday 9th May 2008
Tutors up on stage Dorcan Performing Arts Group will be strutting their stuff at a pamper evening to raise funds for their group from 7pm tonight. The group will be entertaining, with a special appearance from the three tutors of the group, at the Holiday Inn, Coate, in Swindon. The organisers are Lauren Timlin and Lauren Wilcox, DPAGS art award students. Entry is free.
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

Liam Leary and Riky Denham at the Polish Club in Swindon on May 10
5:44pm Friday 9th May 2008
Waltz into dance LIam Leary and Riky Denham are performing at a dance organised by the Moloney School of Irish Dancing tonight from 8pm. Organiser Patsy Moloney said: "There will be a waltzing competition for two silver cups and a display of Irish dancing.'' The dance is held at the Polish Club in Whitbourne Avenue, Swindon and tickets are £6 from 01793 642368.
From Swindon Advertiser

Glasvegas and A Silent FIlm at the 12 Bar in Swindon on May 11Glasvegas and A Silent FIlm at the 12 Bar in Swindon on May 11
5:37pm Fri 9 May 08
Tipped for the top Glasvegas are releasing their new single Geraldine next month on Columbia Records, and to promote the record the band are touring the UK and stopping off in Swindon tomorrow. The boys from Oxford have been recording their debut album in New York with producer Rich Costey, who has worked with Franz Ferdinand, Interpol and Muse. Glasvegas are heading for the 12 Bar, Westcott Place. They are also playing at the Glastonbury Festival and are hotly tipped as being the big thing this year.
From Swindon Advertiser

Mystery Jets at the 12 Bar in Swindon on May 14Mystery Jets at the 12 Bar in Swindon on May 14
5:34pm Fri 9 May 08
For the Harrisons forming a band was very much a family affair with singer Blaine and his dad Henry creating the Mystery Jets for a party on Eel Pie Island.
From Swindon Advertiser

Joe Satriani at Bristol’s Colston Hall on May 17Joe Satriani at Bristol’s Colston Hall on May 17
5:31pm Fri 9 May 08
Joe Satriani is one of the all time greats of the rock world influencing geanerations of guitarists, but he nearly became a footballer instead.
From Swindon Advertiser

NEWSNEWS
8:00am Thu 8 May 08
APOLOGIES to one of the young acts featured in the George Ward Rockfest recently - a technical error meant we left out all mention of rock band Overdose, who are frontman Chris Waylen, 13-year-old guitarists Jack Boddington and James King and drummer Jake Welford, who performed with guest bassist Tariq and pianist Rob.
From Wiltshire Times

COMING UPCOMING UP
8:00am Thu 8 May 08
ANDREW Bazeley plays blues the way they used to - raw acoustic blues, including songs from the likes of Robert Johnson, Charley Patton and Muddy Waters, played and sung in passionate, authentic style.
From Wiltshire Times

The Gig GuideThe Gig Guide
8:00am Thu 8 May 08
FRIDAY MAY 9 Yellowcake, The George, Woolley St, Bradford on Avon, 8.30pm.
From Wiltshire Times

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: EquusTheatre 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 StepsThe 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 PondShakespeare 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 HallComic 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 SawWhat 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: EquusREVIEW: 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 surroundingsArt 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 musicMarriage 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

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