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In The Mood at Portsmouth Guildhall
Red lipstick, dancing shoes and even a retro car were the order of the day at Portsmouth Guildhall as vocal trio The Three Belles put on their 1940s nostalgic evening, In The Mood.
Classical highlights for city’s celebrations
The Winchester Festival will begin on July 6 with a performance of Bach’s mighty Mass in B minor in the city’s historic cathedral.
Life is a drag as nightclub needs a new act
It may be May outside but it’s coming up to Halloween at the Kings Theatre, Southsea next week as Raining Men takes to the stage.
Summer’s highlights at city theatre
Summer is nearly here, and this year is a big celebration with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee just weeks away and the Olympics starting in July.
Choirs performances
The harmonic sound of voices singing together will fill the air in Portsmouth this weekend as two choirs are putting on performances.
Titchfield’s theory celebrated with new play
Shakespeare’s lost years have always been something of a hot topic for historians. For several years in his life there’s hardly any information on him, and then suddenly he’s being written about in London as an actor.
A Marvellous Year for Plums at Chichester Festival Theatre
Peter Cook’s saying ‘I have learned from my mistakes – and I am sure I can repeat them exactly’ comes to mind in this cleverly woven retelling of the Suez crisis.
Boys at the Nuffield Theatre, Southampton
The Nuffield continues its enterprising partnership with Headlong in Ella Hickson’s new play.
A bit of nostalgia
A taste of a bygone era is being offered up in the heart of Portsmouth next week.
Award-winning play goes on tour
Set in a Hampshire stable, the tale of a youth blinding six horses with a metal spike is based on a true story, and is being performed at The Berry Theatre, Hedge End on May 18.
Ghostly performance
Hayling Island Amateur Dramatic Society is performing a classic novel, adapted to the stage, with Terry Pratchett’s Maskerade.
Festivities bring performers from all over the world
Michael Pennington, Dame Harriet Walker and the London Cellophonic Orchestra are just a few of the performers at this years Chichester Festivities, running from June 24 until July 14.
Startling realities of evacuation
In the nine months before the Second World War began almost 10,000 German Jewish children arrived in Britain unaccompanied on what became known as Kindertransport (Children’s transport).
Ella’s play premieres in Southampton
Ella Hickson has been causing quite a stir since her debut play in 2008, Eight, won a Fringe First, The Carol Tambor Best Of Edinburgh Award and was nominated for an Evening Standard Award.
New play and a new stage
Many people dream of getting away from the stresses of modern life – and that’s exactly what actors Sarah Hadland and Dean Lennox Kelly are doing as they star in a new play, Canvas, at Chichester Festival Theatre from May 18-June 16.
Martin Roscoe at Portsmouth Central Library
What a rare treat to hear an international-class pianist play the Steinway bought for Portsmouth in 1988 by public subscription.
Pickpocket play
It’s London in 1745. A 12-year-old boy, Smith, is fast on his feet as he pickpockets his way through the city.
World premiere of award-winning playwright’s latest drama opens
Aworld premiere is taking place at the Nuffield Theatre, Southampton on May 16, as Ella Hickson’s new play, Boys, opens (until May 26) .
Grisly killings are relived
In 1949 John George Haigh was hanged for the murder of at least six people, whose blood he claimed to have drunk before disposing of their bodies in acid. His story, serialised in the News of the World, caused a national sensation.
Girls’ night out
A play of weight gain and weight loss, mood swings and PMS, men and wine is arriving at the Kings Theatre, Southsea next Friday.
Fictitious flood causes Dickens of scene in play
At first glance, the Phoenix Players’ new production of A Christmas Carol may seem like a slightly belated look at the festive season.
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Anthony Andrews returns to roots
To celebrate Chichester Festival Theatre’s 50th anniversary, this season features plays and faces from its past.
Oliver! at the Mayflower Theatre
Arriving at the Mayflower Theatre for a month long stint, Cameron Mackintosh’s Oliver! pick-pocketed and oompah-pah-pahed the Southampton audience back to Dickensian London.
Artistic director from the past returns
Having spent six years working in one place, it can become easy to have fond memories of your time there.
Last chance for theatre tour before renovation
Visitors to the New Theatre Royal from May 4-6 could be involved in a unique experience at the theatre, with an interactive trip using iPod films and live performers.
Quiz question inspires new war-themed play
With underground bases across the country and secret agents, the Second World War has hidden tales and stories that are like something out of an Ian Fleming novel.
Looby Loo - No Strings Attached at The New Apollo, The Florence Arms, Southsea
‘The reviewers didn’t understand us, saying we always gave wooden performances,’ said indignant puppet Looby Loo to Andy Pandy.
Calamity Jane by South Downe Musical Society at Kings Theatre, Southsea
The issue with presenting a show like Calamity Jane is that the title role is so associated with one actress that it takes a great deal of talent for somebody to make the role their own, rather than come off as a Doris Day clone.
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Thursday 24 May 2012
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