WHEN two theatre societies, RDS (Ruislip Dramatic Society) and the Argosy Players, were both granted a licence to perform Calendar Girls – Tim Firth’s comedy about a village WI’s fundraising take on the classic Pirelli calendar – it was clear there could be challenges ahead.Read
Hands up who doesn’t like opera? Thought so – and no doubt you’re all put off by the thought of pompous, over-long productions, images which persist despite all the worthy efforts to popularise the genre over the past couple of decades.Read
ONE of Hillingdon’s top community theatre groups, the Argosy Players, is bringing its annual pantomime to Ruislip, and by popular demand this year it will run for two weeks.Read
Hands up who doesn’t like opera? Thought so – and no doubt you’re all put off by the thought of pompous, over-long productions ,images which persist despite all the worthy efforts to popularise the genre over the past couple of decades.Read
WHEN Amy Perry heard she had a place at the prestigious Arts Educational School, in Chiswick, she was over the moon. But she could not stop to celebrate for long as she faced the mammoth task of raising the fees – £13,000 for each year.Read
The Importance of Being Earnest is at The Theatre Royal Windsor until Saturday July 7. Contact the box office on 01753 853888 or www.theatreroyalwindsor.co.uk.
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In a fast-moving, often breathtaking, sequence of 'party pieces' the talented performers combine grace, skill, strength and comedy to create a feast of visual delights.Read
PLYING their trade in the heart of London for blockbuster stage show Les Miserables in the early noughties, six members of the cast nearing the end of their stage run decided that they wanted to go it alone.Read
THE huge success of the rock ‘n’ roll musical Dreamboats and Petticoats has spawned a galaxy of simliar shows in the last couple of years, with production companies eager to cater for the surge in interest in the pop music of half a century ago.Read
It's A Wonderful Life, at The Theatre Royal, WindsorCAN there be anybody in the country who hasn’t seen that heart-warming old 1940s film It’s A Wonderful Life?Read