THE ever-inventive Show of Strength theatre company continues its occasional series of theatrical walks, drawing on the history of Bath or Bristol, with The Frankenstein Experience, exploring Bath’s connection to Frankenstein and his creator, Mary Shelley. The two hour-long show, which includes a one-hour walking tour and entry to Mary Shelley’s house in Bath, is…
ANTIC Disposition returns to Bath Abbey on 8th August with a Shakespeare’s ever-popular A Midsummer Night’s Dream, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the company creating visually striking productions in historic buildings and unusual non-theatre spaces. Building on the success of last year’s award-winning Romeo and Juliet, the production features nine professional actors – all with…
YEOVIL’S Swan Theatre welcomes a newcomer next week, when Amy McIntosh joins the talented company to play the role of Aurora (Rory to her friends) in Tatty Hennessy’s play A Hundred Words for Snow. Mark Payne directs the play, which had its premiere in London in 2018, and Amy is known to Yeovil audiences for…
SINGER-actor, chairman of the company, set mover … first-time director – John Clark certainly took on a lot of roles for Bath Opera’s summer tour of Verdi’s La Traviata. An experienced director of plays and musicals and regular performer, John has this year also tackled the challenge of directing one of the best-loved of all…
AFTER 20 years of providing the best seats in the house, the distinctive first floor foyer sofas and benches at Poole’s Lighthouse arts centre are being offered free to good homes, thanks to a generous donation from a wealthy patron of the arts. Thanks to what is described as “a significant personal donation” from businessman…
CERNE Abbas has long hosted one of the West Country’s most delightful music festivals, for years featuring the Gaudier Ensemble, but now scaled back to just two days, 19th and 20th July at the beautiful and historic St Mary’s Church, and nearby Ashton Farm. Still one of the musical jewels of the summer, the…
THE peripatetic Southern Cathedrals Festival comes to Salisbury this year, from Wednesday 16th to Saturday 19th July, with a programme of services and concerts that celebrate the beauty and power of choral and organ music. The annual festival brings together the choirs of Chichester, Salisbury and Winchester Cathedrals to present choral music at its finest….
THE talented Scottish violinist Colin Scobie is the July soloist with Concerts in the West, with recitals at Bridport, Ilminster and Crewkerne on Friday 11th and Saturday 12th July, playing works by Beethoven, Elgar and Schumann, accompanied by pianist Jâms Coleman. Born in Edinburgh in 1991, Scobie (pictured) is already established as one of the…
WHILE the rest of the world was reeling and retreating in shock at the images of planes crashing into the Twin Tours and the Pentagon, the residents of Gander in Newfoundland had little time for horrified reflection. Planes from all round the world who were in US airspace were diverted to the town airport, and…
THE clock at Strode Theatre will be turning the clock back almost 70 years next week, when the Street Theatre Company brings Evan Linder and Andrew Hobgood’s play 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche to the region for the first time. Set in New York State in 1956, The Susan B Anthony Society for the Sisters…