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12/09/2025
Our area is blessed with a very prolific and varied array of local am-dram companies and Woodbridge’s Company of Four is one of these. Last summer they presented South Pacific which was a stunning performance for an am-dram company, and even rivalled many professional performances with their very talented and able cast. Aladdin is the…
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Cinderella at the Ipswich Regent is the perfect accompaniment to your Christmas celebrations. Everyone knows the story of the poor down-trodden girl who desperately wants to go to the ball, the story has been told so many times. The skill in presenting the tale is to still be able to captivate and entertain the audience…
Read More about Review: Cinderella, Ipswich RegentEastern Angle’s Christmas show has built up a reputation for being different from the normal Festive offerings that usually grace the stages of theatres at this time of year, and their production of The Mystery of St Finnigan’s Elbow is no exception. Alicia Trumpington has been sent to St Finnigan’s, a convent boarding school in…
Read More about Review: The Mystery of St Finnigan’s ElbowThere’s nothing better than a traditional pantomime to get you in the festive mood, and the Mercury Theatre in Colchester hit the nail on the head with this year’s production of Cinderella. The action starts in Stoneybroke Hall where poor Cinderella is made to do all the chores by her step mother Baroness Evilla. Meanwhile…
Read More about Review: Cinderella, Mercury ColchesterNicky’s family is slightly dysfunctional. Her father is in a panic about turning 40, her elder brother has wed his Goth girlfriend in an unconventional ceremony, mum is stressed with her monotonous daily routine and auntie Sian has a new, much younger, boyfriend. And, to top it all the family are coming to terms with…
Read More about Review: This Is My Family, New WolseyBram Stoker’s Dracula has been told many times over the years, in film, theatre and radio productions, so to look for a different take on the classic story is always a challenge. This joint production by the Mercury Theatre, Colchester and the Fitzrovia Radio Hour take this challenge and producse a highly entertaining and hilarious…
Read More about Review: Dracula – Mercury, ColchesterMost people are familiar with William Shakespeare’s tragedy, Macbeth. It’s the piece that many of us learnt at school and probably one of his most famous works. A tale of political ambition, corruption and murder, Macbeth is not for the faint hearted and this production of ‘The Scottish Play’ at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester was…
Read More about Review: Macbeth, Mercury Theatre, ColchesterThe New Wolsey Youth Theatre’s productions are always something special. The theatre company is made up of some very talented and extremely hard working young actors and actresses who put their all into a performance and never disappoint. This is again true of their latest production, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Most of us grew up…
Read More about Review: Alice – Young Wolsey CompanyThe Two Rivers Theatre Company proudly presents An Evening With David Tristram with 3 One Act Plays at the Sir John Mills Theatre. This fun packed show sees the company tackle, not one, but three productions all written by David Tristram. First to take to the stage is The Extraordinary Revelations of Orca The Goldfish….
Read More about Review: An Evening With David TristramPrivate Peaceful tells the tale of Tommo, a young First World War solider who is awaiting execution by firing squad. During the night Tommo relives his short life, his childhood in rural Devon, meeting the love of his life Molly, his relationship with elder brother Charlie and an accident that caused the death of his…
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