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Sex in the city of all secrets

RUISLIP Dramatic Society's latest production takes a look at the permissive society of the early 1970s, through the pen of one of Britain's best-known and best-loved playwrights. Read

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This dream will do

He may not have won BBC TV’s Any Dream Will Do, but Craig Chalmers is triumphant in a sizzling production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, at Windsor this week. Read

Standing up for rights - and laughs

Funnyman Lee Hurst was best known for appearing on the popular TV sports quiz, They Think It's All Over - until he hit the headlines last year after attacking an audience member for recording his routine. Read

President of Foot followers

Eccentric he may be, but Paul Foot has built up a legion of loyal followers, or connoisseurs as he prefers to call them. Read

Back in the limelight - Laurene and her talented crew

Reaching the age of 40 is a major milestone for most people and a cause for celebration - that is, unless you happen to work in the entertainment industry, when being 'over the hill' can signify the death of your career. Read

Emotional journey

Shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War, and following the 'Kristallnacht' atrocities against German Jews, the British government was persuaded to offer temporary sanctuary to 10,000 Jewish children. Read

Return to Oklahoma

Oklahoma! - the first and arguably best musical penned by Rodgers and Hammerstein - will be brought to life by the Pastiche Musical Theatre Company next week. Read

Chinese warriors launch two years of free theatre

Shaolin warriors from the Chinese State Circus took part in a children's workshop at the Beck Theatre last week, to launch a scheme offering free theatre tickets. Read

Grist to the Mills

Bob Mills pioneered alternative comedy in the late 1980s - taking the stand-up scene by storm - before becoming a television presenter and acclaimed writer. Read

Kristallnacht - aftermath of an atrocity

Following a night of chaos in November 1938 - Kristallnacht - when synagogues and Jewish businesses throughout Germany were destroyed by the rising Nazi party, the British government offered refuge to 10,000 Jewish children. Read

Amateur theatre given the professional touch

Normally when you are sent to review an amateur production of a classic work, you can't help but make comparisons with the professional versions. Read

Sam Kane's flushed with success

Television actor and pantomime regular Sam Kane is a lone male starring with four 'loose' women in touring musical, Hot Flush! Read

Keep your wits about you

Comedian Bennett Arron hit the headlines in 2006 when he stole the identity of former home secretary Charles Clarke - after being a victim of ID theft himself. Read

The night of the broken glass

Arthur Miller was a prominent Jewish-American playwright and a winner of the Pullitzer Prize, but is probably equally well known for having married Marilyn Monroe in 1956. Read

Apocalypse in the asylum

beck theatre, hayes january 23 Fortune favours the bold, as the saying goes, and those who braved The Circus of Horrors: Apocalypse in the Asylum were rewarded with a spectacular show. Read

Win tickets to the circus

Candelabra-balancing knotted contortionists, plate-spinning oriental divas and a sumptuous lion dance performance are just a few of the spectacular sights to be seen at The Chinese State Circus, which comes to the Beck Theatre later this month. Read

Brilliant production of a timeless classic

Eastcote arts critic Kate longhurst reviews Oliver! at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Read

Melodrama spoiled attempt to bring plays back to the Beck

'Don't look now' were the first words spoken in this play and unfortunately it proved to be very good advice for the audience. Read

Prunella's secret - she prefers the stage

Prunella Scales will always be remembered by the British public as Basil Fawlty's long-suffering wife Sybil in the BBC sitcom Fawlty Towers, and more recently as the forever complaining Dotty Turnbull in the Tesco adverts. Read

The best pantomime I've seen? Oh yes it was!

Sleeping Beauty, this year's pantomime by Argosy Players, has to rank as one of the best and most enjoyable pantomimes I have seen! Read

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