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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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
 | NEWS | | 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 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 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 |
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