Maureen Sullivan is a regular contributor to Island Echo’s coverage of the Arts on the Isle of Wight. Maureen has been actively involved in the Island’s amateur dramatics scene for several years, appearing in many different roles and guises with several theatre companies. In her free time, Maureen also writes and reviews at iwtheatre.org.
Catch Maureen’s column each month for the latest theatre and art happenings... First up this year is ‘Dick Whittington’, brought to Bembridge Village Hall by The Wight Island Players from 19th-21st January. Keeping the pantomime season going and providing just the tonic needed in that rather flat post-festive season, this traditional show is sure to be fun for all the family. Follow the exploits of Dick Whittington and his famous cat in a show full of fun, song and silly jokes. To book tickets, email [email protected] or phone 07969036550. In ‘You’re in Room 8’, a married couple get lost en route to a posh hotel and find a rundown guest house. It doesn’t go well! And in ‘All By Myself’, a castaway is shipwrecked on a desert island – but how deserted is it, really? Find out by booking tickets at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/pepperpots/getting-away-from-it-all-comedy-double-bill/e-eexzzq or call 10983 730019/638117. The Pepperpots are ‘Getting Away from it All’ from 26th -28th January at Niton Village Hall. Laugh away the January blues with 2 one-act plays. Trips away don’t always go to plan… 
And looking forward to early February, the Apollo Players present ‘Bedroom Farce’, one of Alan Ayckbourn’s most renowned plays. Trevor and Susannah, whose marriage is on the rocks, inflict their miseries on their nearest and dearest: three couples whose own relationships are tenuous at best. Tickets are available at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/apollotheatre/bedroom-farce/e-pxzxlx or call 01983 210010. So cheer yourself up in this post-festive month by treating yourself to one of these theatrical delights! See you in February!
