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John Slim's amateur stage Directory of leading amateur companies. If you want details about becoming an affiliate contact John Slim. john.slim@behindthearras.com
Plenty more book's on the shelve's upstair's. Whats Beanz meanz , , , asparaguz? In praise of Pete, the king of the caffs Fellas missing out to misses Action man in disguise Every inch a lady . . . sort of A senior moment . . . in colour . . . and two tone . . . French widows and delightful prospects Welcome to the arras, cobber Wheeling in a time bomb!!! AMATEUR REVIEWS A-Z Index of affiliate reviews The Exorcism, Hall Green Little Theatre Cinderella, Spotlight Youth Productions, Brownhills College Theatre In Two Minds, The Nonentities, Rose Theatre, Kidderminster Picasso's Women Part 2, Stage 2, The Crescent Studio Picasso's Women Part 1, Stage 2, The Crescent Studio The Pied Piper, Aldridge Youth Theatre Arsenic & Old Lace, Grange Players, Grange Playhouse, Walsall Shockheaded Peter, Stage 2, The Crescent Studio The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe Highbury Players, Sutton Coldfield Peter Pan, Limelight, The Rose Theatre, Kidderminster Christmas Cabaret, Wolverhampton Grand Glee Choir, Newhampton Arts Centre The Wind in The Willows, Dudley Little Theatre Arrangements for Murder, The Swan Theatre Amateur Company, Worcester The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Nonentities, Rose Theatre, Kidderminster
Paul Marston Reviewing amateur and professional stage and the CBSO
Nonentities putting minds together to thrill Hall Green put the frighteners on Being told just the once at The Grange Piping hot in Aldridge Dinner date for The Nonentities Standing in for a stand in for Sid . . . On the twlfth day of . . . opera Kicking up a bit of a stink in Lapworth Past reviews |
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In the spotlight with Roger Clarke roger.clarke@behindthearras.com
THEATRE REVIEWS (If a review is not found try Other reviews) LATEST Romeo & Juliet, Shakespeare4Kidz, Wolverhampton Grand Brendan Cole - Live and Unjudged, New Alexandra Theatre Cinderella, Birmingham Hippodrome The Snowman, Birmingham Rep, The ICC Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Wolverhampton Grand Rose Cottage, Old Joint Stock Theatre Grease, The New Alexandra Theatre
Christian Clarke Reviewing theatre and comedy
Birmingham Hippodrome closes for four weeks next summer to replace its 30-year-old stage and has now launched an appeal to find the money to pay the £1.13 million bill. With the new Top Hat musical heading off to the West End we have been looking at the film that inspired the new show.
Christopher Timothy brings Seasonal Greetings Peter set to kick up a stink Let's Do It, Anton and Erin, SYmphony Hall Strictly Come Dancing Live, Birmingham NIA The Sound of Musicals, Symphony Hall Last Night at the Christmas Proms, London Concert Orchestra, Symphony Hall.
SPOKEN WORD with Gary Longden gary.longden@behindthearras.com January 2012 Latest reviews Black Country Night Out, Cafe Metro, Bilston Mouth & Voices, Boars Head Gallery, Kidderminster SWAN, Newhampton Inn, Wolverhampton Decadent Delights, Parole Parlate, Worcester Smoke & Mirrors, Malvern Hit The Ode, end of year special, Victoria Pub, Birminghma John Edgar - Breton Tales after Dark, Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton Word Up, The Drum, Aston |
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Mystery and terror reign in the walls of a malevolent weekend cottage in Hall Green's production of The Exorcism More | |||||||
| Everyone is In Two Minds with Richard Harris's tense drama from The Nonentities at The Rose Theatre in Kidderminster More |
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Brendan Cole brought his entertaining live and unjudged show to The New Alexandra Theatre More | |||||||
| Stage 2 explore the lives, loves and lusts of Pablo Picasso in their excellent Picasso's Women Parts 1 and 2 at The Crescent Studio More |
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German childrens' 19th century favourite, Shockheaded Peter shocks and delights in the hands of Stage 2 in The Crescent Studio More | |||||||
| Brian Conley stars in a glittering traditional panto at Birmingham Hippodrome making sure Cinderella gets to her ball on time More |
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Birmingham Rep's charming version of The Snowman has drifted back (oh. come on, it is panto time) into Birmingham at the ICC More | |||||||
| Snow White is having a hard time with her wicked queen stepmother at Wolverhampton Grand in a real Christmas cracker of a panto More |
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Grease might be into middle age these days but it can still get them bopping with the best of 'em with its tale of teen love rocking on at the Alex More | |||||||
| A Christmas Carol is turned into a family musical at Lichfield Garrick with ghosts, Scrooge, ice skating and a snowstorm to boot More |
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They are arranging a murder in Worcester in the Swan Theatre Amateur Company's festive whodunit More | |||||||
| A spectacular, if somewhat chilly, Cinderella finds her Prince Charming at Malvern's Forum Theatre with Russia's Imperial Ice stars More |
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Sleeping Beauty awakens to find her prince at Sutton Arts Theatre in Sutton Coldfield in their seasonal show More | |||||||
| Dreamboats and Petticoats has them up in the aisles bopping in sedate Malvern as it sails on around the country More |
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Birmingham Hippodrome has launched its appeal to find £1.13 million to replace the huge stage which is showing its age after 30 years of constant use. Roger Clarke has been looking beyond the footlights More | |||||||
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