The Island Savoyards invite you to 'Be Our Guest' - their gala concert celebrating 50 glorious years. The cast will be joined on Shanklin Theatre stage by a large orchestra for this special performance; featuring favourite numbers from Gilbert and...

Is it June already? We’re halfway through the year – but the good news is it’s summer, and there are plenty of theatrical treats coming up…. The Island Savoyards are celebrating! Believe it or not, it’s 50 years since the...

The Apollo Youth Theatre are preparing to perform the hard-hitting production 'His Name is Zak'. Growing up and finding out who you are is hard enough for many teenagers, but for Zak, it was harder than most. Different viewpoints of...

I have attended performances of the iconic Noel Coward comedy a few times, but Bembridge Little Theatre Club’s version is definitely the best I have seen. Charles Condomine’s decision to hold a séance as research goes horribly wrong when the...

After such a range of shows last month, can May measure up? You bet – just look at what’s coming up on Island stages this month… First up, Bembridge Little Theatre Club brings you the world famous Noel Coward comedy...

A packed Trinity Theatre waited expectantly as the first strains of music wafted through the air and the house lights faded – the atmosphere was already created, and as two young ladies in 1940s attire appeared to have – on...

The Hunchback of Notre Dame was the first show of the year for The Island Savoyards and what a technical, exciting, visceral and emotional triumph it was.  Many will be familiar with the Disney animated feature, on which this musical is...

I was privileged to be invited to the press night for this show – and what a show! If you already have a ticket, you’re in for a treat. If not – why not? One potential problem with musical theatre...

I am sure we all remember the scariest moment in any relationship… meeting the inlaws for the first time! Well, ‘normal’ boy Lucas Beineke (played by Fred Valvona) is in for a shock when he visits the parents of his...

Another great show coming up on the Island in just a few days is ‘The Shadow Factory’ staged by CAODS, based at Trinity Theatre in Cowes. Director Gwen Stevens tells us that the company started rehearsing their latest production at...