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John Slim's

amateur stage

john.slim@behindthearras.com

 

AMATEUR REVIEWS

(reviews remain for two weeks after a show ends before heading off into the archive and immortality . . . sort of)

London Suite. Fellowship Players. Grange Playhouse. Walsall.

Strangers on a Train. Hall Green Little Theatre

An Enemy of the People. Lichfield Players, Lichfield Garrick.

Cash on Delivery. Highbury Theatre Centre.

Rattle of a simple man. The Nonentities. Rose Theatre, Kidderminster

Aladdin. Spotlight Youth Productions. Brownhills Community College

NEWS

Amadeus strikes a chord at Leamington Spa's Loft who also reveal a distinguished patron.

The horrors of Hagley . . .

Men needed for a Wallop

Less than a week to book a singing slot at Birmingham Town Hall

Crossed Keys boogie on down

Swan going for a Burton. 

Disco fever hits Worcester

A family affair finale in Walsall.

Lady Mayoress goes missing in Moseley

A seasonal job in Evesham

A different view from the Crescent's bridge 

Fairies have got the nac . . .

FEATURES

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Who is the man who can fit decades into minutes in Dudley?

A question of murder as Angela Lanyon plans another festive demise . . . 

SMALL THOUGHTS 

Actors of all trades - except ice of course

Critic should come with a health warning

Dudes who make the arias hilarious.

Sitting comfortably? Then we'll begin . . .

Sarnies, coffee, spade and woollies - oh and don't forget the pen . . .

AMATEUR ARCHIVE

Past reviews

 

WHAT'S ON - some of the things on stage now or coming shortly
 

 

 

In the spotlight

Curtain up at the theatre

with Roger Clarke

roger.clarke@behindthearras.com

 

NEWS

Couple find cupid has his own orchestra - the CBSO. More

Birmingham Royal Ballet scoops top dance award. with the CBSO taking the music crown  More

Chance to see being the boardings at the RSC. More

Sleeping Beauty marks start of Hippodrome celebrations. More

Hippodrome earns green award. More

RSC wants schools to stand up for Shakespeare. More

Birmingham Royal Ballet start celebrations. More

Birmingham Rep programme for 2010

The RSC gives a chance to four craft apprentices. More

THEATRE REVIEWS

Edward Fox. Lichfield Garrick

Snow White on Ice. Alexandra Theatre

Macbeth. Wolverhampton Grand

The Holly and the Ivy, Lichfield Garrick

Ringside. Birmingham Town Hall

WHAT'S ON - some of the things on stage now or coming shortly 

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

Morecambe. Duchess Theatre

Performing arts

Beyond the Barricades. Wolverhampton Grand.

Anton & Erin - Steppin' Out. Symphony Hall

 

ARCHIVES

Theatre reviews

Performance reviews

Features and news

 

PUBS & CLUBS

 with Gary Longden

gary.longden@behindthearras.com


NEWS & REVIEWS

Poetry at the Cafe

Measure for Measure, Custard Factory.

An evening of Rhymes
Rogueplay's Measure for measure is a star at the Custard Factory


What's on

Reviews
Archive

The Director's Chair

Listings, theatre details and links to videos and podcasts

Snow White glides on to the stage of the Alexandra Theatre in this elegant, dramatic production of the fairy tale classic  by the renowned Russian Ice Stars. More

News and features

Matthew Bourne's stunning retelling of Swan Lake, lauded as a modern classic of ballet, returns to Birmingham Hippodrome for just one week next month. More
Sleeping Beauty returns to the  Hippodrome to open the 20th anniversary celebrations of the arrival of the Birmingham Royal Ballet. More
THE RSC brings Shakespeare alive and now it is helping teachers inspire their pupils with an active toolkit which helps bring the words off the page. More
Sing-along-a-Sullivan, and Gilbert as well of course, with an all night blast through the full repertoire of songs from all the operettas all in a good cause. More

Is the Nanny State making children on stage too costly liability for amateur productions? Many amateur groups are reluctantly banning youngsters rather than incur the costs and bureaucracy of putting a child on stage. John Slim investigates. Nanny's nonsense game and a cow with wings.

David Edgar's première of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's real-life detective story leads the 2010 programme at Birmingham Rep. More

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