Review: Reduced Shakespeare Company
Wendy Cook reviews the Complete Works of Shakespeare at The Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds.
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Review: Vicar of Dibley
When it comes to a stage production of a well-loved TV classic such as The Vicar of Dibley any company are instantly on dodgy ground as comparisons are drawn with the original, this is not so with the Two Rivers Theatre Company adaptation. Drawing on three episodes from the award-winning series, producer Kay Friars has…
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Brightly coloured and packed full of fun, the New Wolsey Theatre in the venue for this latest performance of Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Gondoliers. The tale, tells the story of two gondoliers and three wives… But who is married to royalty? Set in Venice two gondoliers marry, however unbeknown to the newly weds, one of…
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Palm Wine & Stout tells the moving story of Taiye; born of a white mother and African father as he travels to Africa to meet his father and to learn more about his African heritage. With his half brother Femi as their guide, Taiye and his mother Jane, experience all that this vast country has…
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Tom – A Story of Tom Jones is a musical based on the early life of Super Star Tom Jones, or as he was known back then, Tommy Woodward. Tom Jones’ route to fame and fortune was not an easy one, as Tommy with his band the Senators played the pubs and working men’s clubs…
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Opening night of Jesus Christ Superstar at the Ipswich Regent and local theatre company Ipswich Operatic and Dramatic Society pulled off another excellent show before a very appreciative audience. Although not a full house, considering the capacity of the Regent there was a relatively small number of empty seats, a triumph in itself especially on…
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Miss Nightingale has returned to the New Wolsey Theatre this Spring, with a few script rewrites and a couple of cast changes, this war time musical still retains it’s magic. It’s 1942 and the country is in the grip of war. Nurse Maggie Brown dreams of becoming a star of the stage, and, with the…
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It’s post war Britain, and although the war may be over, food is still being rationed and meet is scarce. So when the members of the Town Council of the little town of Shepardsford decide to hold a private function to mark the forthcoming marriage of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip, there one big problem…
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The Deben Players have brought lots of pantomime fun to the stage at the Seckford Theatre. Woodbridge this Christmas with their production of Cinderella. Written and directed by the talented Andy Kimber, this show features many original musical numbers and is full of fun and frolics from the start. Everyone is familiar with the story…
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The festive panto offering at the Ipswich Regent this year is Peter Pan, JM Barrie’s tale of the boy who never grew up. In recent year’s the Regent productions have featured stars of the small screen and this year is no exeception with Pan, played by Disney Art Attack presenter Lloyd Warbey, former star of…
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