GILBERT AND SULLIVAN PRODUCTIONS PRESENT: CAROLS AND MINCE PIES
Fresh from the sell-out success of their first Gilbert and Sullivan show, Pirates of Penzance, in September, GASP (Gilbert and Sullivan Productions) are delighted to present an afternoon of Carols and Mince Pies at 14:30 on 11th December. A fundraiser...
Read moreDetailsWHAT THEATRE IS COMING UP ACROSS THE ISLAND THIS DECEMBER?
Here is a preview of all the theatrical performances coming up across the Island in December. Is it me, or has 2022 gone really quickly? It’s the last theatre column of the year, but there are still plenty of treats...
Read moreDetailsTHEATRETRAIN BACK WITH ANOTHER EXCITING PERFORMANCE OF A WORLD OF COLOUR THIS DECEMBER
The talented students of TheatreTrain are back, this time with a very different production which showcases the huge variety of skills and experience which the students have been developing this term. While a traditional show demands specific performance techniques and...
Read moreDetailsLETTICE AND LOVEAGE – REVIEW OF BEMBRIDGE LITTLE THEATRE COMPANY’S LATEST PRODUCTION
This review is written by Rob Bingham and Bryony Bishop. Bembridge Little Theatre Company's latest production of Peter Shaffer's Lettice and Lovage is an unlikely story of 2 women, both opposite in character, attitude and imagination, that form a friendship...
Read moreDetailsHAMLET REVIEW – NO WONDER THEY HAVE COMPLETED 2 SUCCESSFUL SELL OUT RUNS
Adlib Theatre's production of Hamlet went down well after 2 successful runs and sell-out performances both indoors and outdoors. If you didn't manage to go catch one of the performances here's a comprehensive review of the play written by Rosie...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT NOVEMBER THEATRE PREVIEW
Yes, it’s November, and Ad Lib Theatre is asking us to Remember, Remember…the return of Hamlet on the 5th. There are bound to be fireworks at the court of Elsinore, where we are celebrating the marriage of the recently widowed...
Read moreDetails“A THOROUGHLY ENJOYABLE AND ENTERTAINING EVENING” – MAUREEN SULLIVAN REVIEWS WIFE AFTER DEATH
The presence onstage of an open coffin does not in itself suggest a hilarious comedy, yet there were laughs aplenty in this production of Wife After Death. The script is a little slow in places, which in other hands could...
Read moreDetailsAD LIB THEATRE TO BRING HAMLET TO RYDE SCHOOL THIS NOVEMBER
After selling out with a waiting list for their open-air performances in June, Ad Lib Theatre are bringing their production of Hamlet back for Round 2, at a brand new indoor Island venue. Something is rotten in the state of...
Read moreDetailsTHE SAVOYARDS TO STAGE GUYS AND DOLLS AT SHANKLIN THEATRE LATER THIS MONTH
The Island Savoyards are marking their 50th anniversary by staging the Broadway Classic Guys and Dolls at Shanklin Theatre in 2022. Earlier this year, the company brought Disney’s Hunchback of Notre Dame to Shanklin Theatre. This gothic and powerful retelling...
Read moreDetailsFULL HOUSES ENJOY THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE AT BEMBRIDGE
Not a single person more could have been crammed onto the stage at Bembridge Village Hall for GASP’s inaugural production of Pirates of Penzance. Performed by a cast from a range of theatrical and musical backgrounds, and playing to full houses, it...
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