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Posted: 21 Jan 2012 01:06 AM PST

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They're rocking back into town

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 01:06 AM PST

Hot on the heels of the two sold-out opening gigs of their Irish and UK tour performed at Dublin's O2, Snow Patrol arrive in Belfast for the first of three consecutive homecoming shows at the Odyssey Arena on Monday. This is set to be another very busy

A classic play revisited and refreshed

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 01:06 AM PST

Marie Jones' award-winning Stones In His Pockets play is given a bit of a tweak in Indhu Rubasingham's production, which comes to the Grand Opera House hot from the Tricycle Theatre in London. Indhu and Marie have worked together on this new version of

Her Madge fails to capture hearts in royal romance

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 01:06 AM PST

Abbie Cornish, Andrea Riseborough, James D'Arcy, Oscar Isaac, Richard Coyle, James Fox, Judy Parfitt, Laurence Fox, Natalie Dormer, Director: Madonna Despite Lady Gaga's sustained attempts to usurp her as the Queen of Pop, Madonna remains a formidable

an eLECTRIFYING BIOPIC OF POWER AND TURMOIl

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 01:06 AM PST

During a turbulent and contentious term in power spanning almost 50 years, J Edgar Hoover was instrumental in the fight against mounting criminality on the streets of America. In 1924, he was appointed director of the Bureau of Investigation, which

New degree course at NUIG for students with passion for stage

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 01:03 AM PST

BA degree in Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies An exciting new four-year degree programme at NUI Galway is designed for students with a keen interest in all aspects of drama and performance. The BA degree in Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies is

Theatre: Review: Donna Disco at Live Theatre

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 01:01 AM PST

WE?RE handed a party popper, an envelope and a pair of oversize glasses before taking our seats to join Donna, the amiable and awkward star of this short play ? a sell-out at last year?s Edinburgh Fringe Festival ? by local writer Lee Mattinson. Our

Blanchett to leave Sydney Theatre Co (AAP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:59 AM PST

Actor Cate Blanchett and playwright husband Andrew Upton are to relinquish their roles as co-artistic directors and CEOs of Sydney Theatre Company (STC).The high-profile couple, who are credited with turning around the company's finances during their

Coventry theatre stages battle of the sexes in Ibsen adaptation

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:58 AM PST

INGMAR Bergman?s acclaimed adaptation of Ibsen?s famous play, The Doll?s House, can be seen at Coventry?s Belgrade Theatre from January 28. The updated version of a story first seen in 1879, still has so many resonances for modern audiences and centres

Naperville theater troupe presents Joseph

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:53 AM PST

Joel Hamilton knows about dreams. He knows about chasing them. He knows about living them. He even sings about them. So when he takes the stage this weekend in Naperville as the title character in Magical Starlight Theatres production of Joseph and the

Lovesong, Lyric Hammersmith, Seven magazine review

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:50 AM PST

Abi Morgan's new play, about the dignity of love, is infinitely more credible than The Iron Lady The year is 2038, and Gordon Brown, blind and stricken with dementia, sits alone in his home in Fife, banging his fists on his breakfast table and shrieking

Jersey Shore the Musical

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:48 AM PST

Sketch troupe 4 Days Late performs an original musical parody of the reality TV show in which the characters must learn to cope with loss of fame and perks.

Press Preview: Latin! Or Tobacco and Boys

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:43 AM PST

This play, with a cast of two, has three characters. The junior teacher, the senior teacher, and the schoolboys in their charge. The audience, unwittingly taking the part of the latter, is effectively drawn into the action of the piece as a result of

Preview: Celebration

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:43 AM PST

Joshua Philips is delighted by what he calls a 'fitting introduction to Pinter for anyone who has not yet seen any of his works' The works of Harold Pinter, one of a select few playwrights to have his own adjective, have been enjoying a run of success in

First Night: Sleeping Beauty

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:43 AM PST

Claire Harrill is both perplexed and amused by a performance of the the ballet Sleeping Beauty at the New Theatre I will confess at the start of this review that I am not a long time ballet-goer, nor am I an expert on the subject, but I nonetheless found

Wrap up for Oxford’s Pinter Winter

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:43 AM PST

Eleanor Wade examines the Pinter revival in student drama and beyond Maybe you like theatre, maybe you like Harold Pinter, maybe you just have eyes – however you've done it, you've probably realised that Oxford drama is positively Pinterrific this

Globe theatre hosts divisive Israeli c...

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:43 AM PST

400 years ago the Globe Theatre went up in flames during a performance of Henry the Eighth. More recently, the theatre has found itself under a different sort of fire for its decision to house controversial Israeli theatre company Habima Theatre. Habima

Waiting for Godot comes to Minehead's Regal Theatre

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:41 AM PST

WEST Somerset Community College touring company is to present Samuel Becket's famous play Waiting for Godot at the Regal Theatre in Minehead. The story explores the existence of man and his many foibles, relationships and the choices he has to make.

Community theatre: MCT opens shows of 'Tempest' on Friday

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:33 AM PST

Beginning with its first show Friday night, the Maricopa Community Theatre will perform a Shakespearian standard in a rather unconventional manner.

Cate Blanchett to leave Sydney Theatre Company (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:30 AM PST

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Oscar-winning Hollywood star Cate Blanchett and playwright husband Andrew Upton are to leave their roles as co-artistic directors of Australia's most prestigious theatre company.The high-profile couple, who are credited with

Review: Alfie (Bolton & Tour) ***

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:26 AM PST

Opening its new Spring season, the Octagon goes back to its roots with a revival of Bolton lad Bill Naughton's beady-eyed look at the Swinging Sixties.Alfie has appeared as a novel, a play and an iconic film, the latter, in the Oscar-nominated ...

Shakespeare's comedy farce is perfect for madcap Oddsocks

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:25 AM PST

IMAGINE a typical recording session of a 1950s television show – live audience, idiot boards, you get the idea – and then add in a good dollop of Shakespeare. And what do you have? Of course it can only be the latest production from Oddsocks Theatre

Whitworth's a jack of all theater trades

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:20 AM PST

In 12 years at the helm of Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Paul Whitworth made his mark as the ultimate actor/manager. He served as artistic director and gave legendary performances, from a Boy George-style Prince Hal in "Henry IV" to Hamm in "Endgame." When he

Class act commanded the stage from start

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:11 AM PST

Opening the show was compere for the evening Max Dickins. His energy and amiability are chiefly what I remember but there were some good laughs along the way. His stuff about Hartlepool was good and the banter with the audience was well handled. After

Regional awards recognise local stage achievement...

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:11 AM PST

Members of both the Frome Amateur Operatic Society (FAOS) and Midsomer Norton-based Merriman Theatre Group were delighted to hear that recent productions have been nominated in the prestigious National Operatic and Dramatic Association's Operatic Awards.

A fly-on-the-wall glimpse of life during Tudor...

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:11 AM PST

The court of England's most famous king was cultured, luxurious, glamorous – and no safe place for a lady. Henry Vlll's series of marriages has been a source of inspiration for playwrights and scriptwriters from Shakespeare onwards. On Wednesday,

GREAT BALLS OF FIRE

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:11 AM PST

Chew Valley's C.A.T.S. will be presenting Great Balls of Fire, a hysterical musical pantomime from Thursday, February 2 until Saturday, February 4, at Chew Magna Church Hall. At the end of a long hot summer, with tinderbox conditions in 1666, the plague

Comedy club returns to tickle funny bones at...

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:11 AM PST

This Wednesday sees the return of Travestees Comedy Club to Tor Leisure Centre in Glastonbury. Over the years, award-winning guitar-playing comedian Rob Deering has cemented his reputation as one of the country's finest stand-ups. He has taken six solo

Following in the footsteps of an extraordinary...

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:11 AM PST

Mountaineer and writer Stephen Venables has had an extraordinary life of adventure. Perhaps most famously it includes a lonesome, costly (in frozen toes) night near the top of Everest after succeeding as the first Briton to reach the summit without

Fairytale opera comes to life

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:11 AM PST

After last autumn's hugely popular screening of Tosca at Strode Theatre, the season of live and recorded opera and ballet from the Royal Opera House continues with Massenet's enchanting 1899 opera Cinderella (Cendrillon). This new Royal Opera production

Great Gran's Great Games

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:11 AM PST

Great Gran's Great Games is a Pied Piper theatre production written by Mike Kenny whose adaptation of The Railway Children recently gained popularity worldwide. Performance Details opening night: 21 Jan 2012 closing: 21 Jan 2012 show times: 11:00 &

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