YEOVIL Youth Theatre’s “Grease” was chock-a-block with energy from the word go. As the fact packed programme informed us: “The watchword with a production like “Grease” is FUN” – and fun it certainly was. As one of the few people there with a bus pass, it was a treat to witness the eager anticipation and…

VERDI’s great opera was brought to the Pavilion for one night only by the Chisinau National Opera and Philharmonic Orchestra in a new production directed by Ellen Kent. Perhaps the most popular of all Verdi’s operas, Aida is the tragic story of a beautiful Ethiopian slave girl and her love for the Egyptian battle hero…

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, leader Amyn Merchant Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, Chorus Master Gavin Carr Conductor: Kees Bakels Elizabeth Watts, Soprano, Jennifer Johnston, Contralto Joshua Ellicott, Tenor David Stout, Bass Mozart Don Giovanni Overture Mozart Symphony No.38 “Prague” Mozart Requiem Amsterdam-born Kees Bakels, the BSO’s former Chief Guest Conductor, has remained a regular visitor to Poole since…

THE Swan in Yeovil is rather like the Menier Chocolate factory in Southwark, London: a safe bet for high quality work; whatever they choose to produce, the standard of acting, direction and overall production value will be top-notch, and Disposing of the Body is no exception. Written by Hugh Whitemore, whose work for television, stage…

PAGODA paid their third visit to Shaftesbury at the weekend playing music in their typically eclectic style – hard to define but delightful to listen to. The linchpin of the ensemble is accordionist Paul Hutchinson who immediately established a warm rapport with his audience, MC-ing the proceedings in a suitably relaxed, informal style. The other…