Founded in 1934 the award-winning Circle Players perform three plays a year (February, June and October) at the Aldridge youth theatre. Play on! is the second production of the season. Written by Rick Abbot, this comedy tells the story of an amateur theatre group, who are trying to “put on” an original murder mystery play, … Continue reading Play On! – The Circle Players
Back to the 80’s – Birmingham Youth Theatre
The award-winning Birmingham Youth Theatre perform two shows a year at the Old Rep Theatre Birmingham. Back to the 80's is the first production of the season. This “awesome musical” was written by Neil Gooding, original musical adaptation made by Scott Copeman, and later re-orchestrated and rearranged in 2003 by Brett Foster. Set in the … Continue reading Back to the 80’s – Birmingham Youth Theatre
Sister Act – QBMTS
Who doesn't love Sister Act? When Quarry Bank Musical Theatre Society invited us along to their production of the hit show we couldn't wait. The musical based on the hit 1992 film featuring Whoopi Goldberg as the iconic Deloris Van Cartier, features original music by Tony and Oscar award winner Alan Menken. With lyrics by … Continue reading Sister Act – QBMTS
84 Charing Cross Road
84 Charing Cross Road production images (Photos: Richard Hubert Smith) We currently live in a digital world, where most of us communicate with each other using email or social media. 84 Charing Cross road transports us back to a time when correspondence involved detailed descriptive written accounts of everyday events and plans and hopes for … Continue reading 84 Charing Cross Road
Legally Blonde
I've seen Legally Blonde (the film) more times than I can remember. I've been waiting for the perfect opportunity to catch the show on stage. With music and lyrics by Laurence O' Keefe and Nell Benjamin, and a book by Heather Hach, Legally Blonde the musical is based on the novel by A. Brown and … Continue reading Legally Blonde
Our House – Youth Onstage
Youth Onstage theatre company, formed in 2002, perform two productions each year. Our House staged at the Old Rep Theatre is their first production of the season. Based on the music of Madness with a book by Tim Firth, Our House tells the story of Joe Casey. Set in North London on the night of … Continue reading Our House – Youth Onstage
Crazy For You
Originally written in 1930 by George and Ira Gershwin titled “Girl Crazy”, this light-hearted piece of musical theatre was revamped and renamed by Ken Ludwig in 1992 and went on to win the Tony Award for best musical the same year. The story tells of Bobby Childs a banker who dreams of performing on … Continue reading Crazy For You
The Thrill of Love
Ruth Ellis is infamous for being the last woman in the United Kingdom to be hanged in 1955. Ellis received the death penalty for killing her lover, racing car driver David Blakley. The sad and emotional play A Thrill of Love, by Amanda Whittington, tells the events leading up to the death of Ellis from … Continue reading The Thrill of Love
West Side Story – The TAB Operatic Society
Set in the West Side of New York in 1957, this musical drama is based on William Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy Romeo and Juliet. The feuding houses of the Montagues and Capulets replaced by the Puerto Rican gang of the Sharks and the Polish American gang the Jets, who battle for respect and control of the … Continue reading West Side Story – The TAB Operatic Society
The Winslow Boy
As readers of this blog are now aware my husband and I are massive fans of classic black and white movies. Based on true events, The Winslow Boy is amongst my husband’s top five movies of all time. So tickets for this production made the perfect Christmas present for him. We also decided to try … Continue reading The Winslow Boy
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