Wayne’s child catcher ends May 17th
May 4, 2008
As Chitty Chitty Bang Bang settles in to its final English date in
Sleep played the same part at the Palladium opposite Jason Donovan before reviving the role on tour. For each performance he undergoes a make- up transformation taking twenty five minutes.
Although on tour his exits is much gentler as he is hoisted in a net which disappears in to the wings, in the orginal production at the Palladium he was swung out over the audience before ascending through the roof of the auditorium eight times a week.
No announcement has been made, so far, as to who will play the child catcher in Sunderland from May 19th to June 7th, before the tour moves to
Dads Army keeps on marching?
May 4, 2008
Don’t Panic! A hilarious treat is in store for the whole family with the welcome return of one of the most popular and revered British comedies of all time, Dad’s Army.
This new production includes Leslie Grantham (Dirty Den, EastEnders) and promisies to continue to bring life to the misadventures of our Home Guard platoon in their fictional South Coast town of Walmington-on-Sea.
The original BBC TV series first screened in 1968 soon became a comedy classic, running for nearly ten years and is often repeated with its timeless humour.
This production offers a unique opportunity to see the lost episodes after the originals were erased by the BBC. So unless you saw them back in 1969 now’s your chance.
While this tour has been on the road for some time and stops off at the Theatre Royal between May 27th to 31st Grantham has confirmed there may be a further tour containing other episodes and he has already been asked to continue playing Private Walker.
Regions Young Talent Take Over Royal
May 4, 2008
FRESH from a sell out festival season in 2007, Theatre Royal Newcastle is once again home to the National Theatre’s New Connections Festival from Thursday 8 – Sunday 11 May 2008.
Nine young theatre companies from across the region (and one specially invited company from Milan, Italy) will perform a range of exciting new plays written by some of the country’s finest playwrights including; Bryony Lavery, Timberlake Wertenbaker and E4’s Skins writer, Jack Thorne.
The festival weekend will be hosted by Chris Price (The Suggestibles) with a very special guest appearance from Chris Rankin, Harry Potter’s Percy Weasley.
New Connections, produced by the National Theatre and supported by Bank of America, commissions new plays for and about young people, for performance by schools and youth theatres from all over the UK and Ireland. Read more
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