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Continue reading →: Mayor of West Yorkshire joins Leeds Conservatoire in welcoming BYMT to its new Leeds home.Supporters and friends of British Youth Music Theatre came together for a special evening to mark the performing arts organisation’s move to Leeds. Long-term collaborator Leeds Conservatoire hosted the event in their Rooftop Bar. Guests included Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin and Leeds Children’s Mayor Esosa Ehioghae. The evening…
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Continue reading →: Rushil Ranjan and Abi Sampa named as Royal Albert Hall’s new associate artists.Qawwali music pioneers Rushil Ranjan and Abi Sampa have been announced as the Royal Albert Hall’s new associate artists. The composers and performers, who sold out the Hall with their groundbreaking Orchestral Qawwali Project last year, will create new commissions, and curate and produce a series of shows, including major…
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Continue reading →: The Last Laugh by Paul Hendy.As far as press nights go this will be one that will stay with me. The Noel Coward Theatre in The West End was almost a full house for the press night of The Last Laugh. It’s very rare to see an almost full auditorium of famous faces from the…
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Continue reading →: Cruel Intentions at New Wimbledon Theatre.Based on the 90’s cult classic film, Cruel Intentions the musical is filled with toe-tapping 90’s bangers. It should be a show that leaves you feeling good, a little nostalgic and energized. However, in this instance, it falls flat. The problems begin with the book which does not translate seamlessly…
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Continue reading →: The PEA and the Princess-Polka Theatre.The story of the Princess and the Pea is well known. An unknown girl turns up at the Palace and the Queen tests the girl to examine her credentials using a bed topped with soft mattresses under which is a single pea; only a true Prince will feel the pea…
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Continue reading →: It Runs in The Family by Ray Cooney.The Mill Theatre in Sonning presents its latest production It Runs in the Family by Ray Cooney a comedy farce set in the Doctor’s common room. The Mill offers a two-course dinner and theatre experience. The restaurant has currently been refurbished and now offers table service instead of the self-service…
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Continue reading →: The Wind in the Willows presented by ENCORE Youth Theatre.The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame is one of those novels that is part of most children’s library as they are growing up or they are familiar with the characters. Mole (Tim Corrie) and Rat (Wolfie Jones) are relishing the earth waking up to the Spring and everything…
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Continue reading →: The Sound of Music is presented by The Alresford Community Theatre Society.Perin’s School Hall in Alresford, Hampshire came alive last night as The Alresford Community Theatre Society as they presented the first night’s performance of The Sound of Music. Casting a community production will always contain a cast of mixed abilities and experienced actors, some possibly never stepping on a stage…
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Continue reading →: Interview with Chris Fung.Chris Fung is a bundle of energetic enthusiasm on a wintery Monday evening. As he Zooms me from his home in Woking, Surrey I can see that despite his zest, he is tired. No fear however, as he comes equipped with “a belly full of fried chicken, a head full…
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Continue reading →: Boxville at Polka TheatreWhat child doesn’t enjoy playing with a cardboard box, letting their imagination take them on adventures far and wide in trains, boats cars? The choice is endless.Designer Sam Wilde and Director Ian Nicholson use their trademark sustainable cardboard puppet style to create Boxville, a land made entirely from sustainable cardboard.…


















