There’s an interesting variety of shows coming up at the Albany Theatre, with ballet, musicals and even psychology! Dance company Ballet Theatre UK visits on 13 March, with the world premiere of their production of Hans Christian Andersen’s popular story ‘The Little Mermaid’. The ballet explores the nature of longing, the lasting consequences of making …
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A madhouse at the Criterion
The warning signs were there: the blood-spattered programme, with its ‘parental advisory’; the menacing stewards; the panic alarm on the desk. But that was scant preparation for what followed. Anthony Horowitz’s Mindgame, the latest Criterion Theatre production, was a visceral examination of good, evil, psychiatry, and the boundaries between sanity and madness. Hack writer Styler …
Schools news
HEARSALL PRIMARY Hearsall Primary School’s Parent Teacher Association were delighted to be able to present a giant cheque to the Headteacher, Mrs Emma Billington, recently (pictured, right). The cheque, for £7000, was presented by Chair of the Friends of Hearsall, Rachel Barker along with some pupils from the school, in a Friday afternoon assembly. The …
WI open meeting
Yes ‘open meeting’ means non-members and even men are welcome too! This month’s meeting takes place at 7.30pm on Thursday 13 March at St. Barbara’s Church Hall. This will be an opportunity to meet Joe Elliott MBE (pictured, right). Joe is a well known Coventry businessman, Chair of Trustees at the Coventry Transport Museum and …
Teen romance gets steamy
Off the back of the commercial success of her debut novel “Wicked Games”, Earlsdon based author Kelly Lawrence has launched a new novel. Set in Coventry and aimed at older teenagers, “Unconditional” is the story of Ashley, an A grade college student who falls in love with a boy from the “wrong side of …
Private libraries galore
Last month we printed a letter from Mrs A D Atkin of Armorial Road enquiring about the privately owned lending library which used to be on Earlsdon Avenue North from the 1950s to the 1970s. We have had several responses about that and similar libraries in the area. Mrs Brannigan wrote to say that her …
Dear ECHO
GUM REMOVAL I was interested to read of Councillor Andrews’s commendable efforts to improve the cleanliness of our streets by urging the council to invest more in equipment to remove chewing gum from the pavements. It struck me however as a low key issue compared with other issues, particularly the general state of our pavements. …
Music round-up
ECHO’s area is very well served for live music, with more than a dozen venues hosting performances to suit many tastes. Here are some upcoming highlights. There’s another assortment of tribute acts at the Arches, starting on 7 March with a journey back in time to the original 1970s punk era, as the Sex Pistols …
Marathon stitch project gets a new home
You may remember that some time ago, ECHO ran a feature on the Marathon Stitch Project organised by the Phoenix Stitchers, a local group of needlework enthusiasts. The idea behind the project was to invite local people to get involved with creating a large hanging that would be displayed in various places across the city …
Mummy MoT
Catherine Flamson, founder of local fitness company “Fabulously Fit Mums” is launching a brand new service this spring. The “Mummy MOT” is a holistic and bespoke post natal check for new mums to help optimise the body’s recovery following the birth of a baby. Catherine explains: “Most new mums have weakness in the muscles of …