Is making a deal with the devil such a bad decision? Taking the risk of exchanging your unborn child for a favour that will save your life? The Criterion’s December performance of “Rumpelstiltskin” saw the premiere amateur performance of the musical adaptation of the famous Grimm’s Tale commissioned by the egg, Theatre Royal Bath in …
Category: Theatre
Tonight: Joe O’Donnell’s Shkayla
Shkayla
Review: Tarantara! Tarantara! at Criterion Theatre, Earlsdon, Coventry
Barbara Goulden heads along to Earlsdon to see a Gilbert and Sullivan inspired evening Source: Review: Tarantara! Tarantara! at Criterion Theatre, Earlsdon, Coventry
Coventry landmark Albany Theatre announces exciting plans for its future
Theatre will be a huge part of the 2021 UK City of Culture bid Source: Coventry landmark Albany Theatre announces exciting plans for its future
Founder member of Earlsdon’s Criterion Theatre has died
Geoff Bennett was involved with over 150 plays at the theatre over a 50-year period Source: Founder member of Earlsdon’s Criterion Theatre has died
Ham is Cast
The community opera group looking for someone to play Ham in Noyes Fludde (see item posted yesterday) have informed us that they have now cast the part.
Community Opera Still Looking for a HAM
With just a few weeks to go before the start of an ambitious new arts festival, the organisers of a community opera are looking for someone to play ‘Ham’ for a production of Benjamin Britten’s ‘Noyes Fludde’. The opera, which has welcomed members of the community between the ages of 8 to 80 into its …
Festival site map – Coventry Godiva Festival
A map of the Godiva Festival site has just been published. Source: Festival site map – Coventry Godiva Festival
Coventry weather: Forecasters warn of severe thunderstorms on Friday night – Coventry Telegraph
Some bad news for revellers going to the Godiva Festival at the weekend. Heavy storms are expected between 7pm on Friday through to noon on Saturday Source: Coventry weather: Forecasters warn of severe thunderstorms on Friday night – Coventry Telegraph
Pirouettes and prairies
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 …