Theatre – Page 23 – Ipswich24 Magazine

Comedy, line dancing and a Steps reunion

28/08/2011

World premiere of Rhinestone Mondays at the Mercury Theatre Colchester Shaun Williamson (EastEnders, Extras), Faye Tozer & Ian ‘H’ Watkins (from Steps) and Lyn Paul (New Seekers,) star in a brand new romantic comedy written by Joe Graham and directed by Phil Wilmott, with a classic country music soundtrack. Rhinestone Mondays opens at the Mercury…

Billy Ocean: A Caribbean “King”

11/07/2011

Billy Ocean, Jocelyn Brown, Soul ll Soul and the Gibson Brothers all performed in Christchurch Park on Saturday 9th July in a Club Classic Concert as part of this year’s Ip-Art. There may not have been as big a crowd as you would expect for such a great line up, however the audience were all…

Dinnerladies: Second Helpings – Mercury Theatre, Colchester

21/06/2011

Review of the 2011 “all new” stage show of the tv series.

Second Helpings for dinnerladies

19/06/2011

If you missed the recent performances of dinnerladies at The New Wolsey, do not dispear….. They’re back! The catering staff of BBC TV’s hit sitcom return to the Mercury Theatre, Colchester for second helpings from Monday 20th to Saturday 25th June following last year’s hugely successful World Premiere of dinnerladies. This new production features many…

We’ve Fallen for this Superb Play

17/05/2011

If you only see one play this year, then this is it! Fallen in Love is a new play written and directed by Joanna Carrick, that tells the story of Anne Boleyn and her brother George. The story begins in 1519 when Anne and George are still teenagers and they are attending Wolsey’s great summit…

Review: A Passionate Woman

04/05/2011

A Passionate Woman – By Kay Mellor A Passionate Woman tells the story of Betty, a fifty something married mother, who locks herself away in the attic of her suburban on the morning of her son’s wedding day. Despite the pleas from both her husband and her son to come down and join the…