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1:49pm Thursday 4th February 2010

REVIEW: Panto at OK Corral, Wootton Bassett Light Opera Society

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Review: My Wonderful Day by Alan Ayckbourn at Theatre Royal Bath

11:30am Tuesday 2nd February 2010

A new Ackbourn drama is invariably something to savour and this one is a laugh-out-loud winner.

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Review: The History Boys by Alan Bennett, Theatre Royal Bath

11:54am Monday 1st February 2010

This is one of those plays you can see over and over again and draw something different from it each time.

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Review: New Year Seasonal Sauce, The Watermill, Bagnor

11:46am Monday 1st February 2010

I approached this reluctantly, having reviewed it in 2003 and loathed it.

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Review: Silly Cow at the Wharf Theatre, Devizes

8:48am Saturday 30th January 2010

Ben Elton grew very rich on the public's appreciation of his hectoring, in-your-face style of stand-up comedy.

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Review: Morecambe, Wyvern Theatre, Swindon

10:12am Wednesday 27th January 2010

Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise brought laughter and sunshine into the lives of countless fans, and won enviable status on the British entertainment scene, as kings of comedy.

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Review: Private Lives, by Noel Coward, Salisbury Playhouse

9:34am Wednesday 27th January 2010

Noel Coward’s delicious dialogue reflects exceptionally volatile relationships in Salisbury Playhouse production of Private Lives, superbly directed by Philip Wilson. The silences speak volumes, too!

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Review: London Mozart Players, Wiltshire Music Centre

9:27am Wednesday 27th January 2010

Carnival of the Animals it was billed, but it became more like a Carnival of Music.

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Review: LightGarden, The Pound, Corsham

9:30am Wednesday 27th January 2010

Two things drew me to LightGarden’s show on Saturday. One, its members David Moss and Masha Kaestner, were performing on their home turf in Corsham, although he hails from Yorkshire and she from Berlin of mixed Russian-German heritage.

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Review: Robin Hood and The Babes in the Wood, Trowbridge Players, The Arc Theatre

10:24am Wednesday 27th January 2010

With many pantomimes being offered by theatres at this time of year, competition for audiences is fierce; however, Trowbridge Players’ Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood completely deserved the packed house at Saturday’s matinee.

Review: Cinderella, Pewsey Vale Amateur Dramatic Society, Bouverie Hall, Pewsey

4:55pm Wednesday 20th January 2010

The first of two weekends of Pewsey drama group’s pantomime Cinderella was up to its usual high standard.

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Review: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Bristol Hippodrome

4:34pm Wednesday 20th January 2010

The trouble with watching a show based on such a well-loved film is that, subconsciously, you will always compare it to the original.

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Review: Celebration! Ray Dance and Judith Sharp, Swindon Arts Centre

4:58pm Wednesday 20th January 2010

A Silver Jubilee feast of musical theatre delighted audiences last weekend, when Ray Dance and Judith Sharp celebrated 25 years of shared song in which they have raised tens of thousands of pounds for charitable causes.

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Sharp satire on the tabloids

12:25pm Thursday 14th January 2010

PREVIEW: Silly Cow by Ben Elton,The Wharf Theatre, Devizes.

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Shakespeare company seeks good male singer

12:28pm Thursday 14th January 2010

Shakespeare Live which celebrated its 20th anniversary last year is looking ahead to this year’s production of Much Ado About Nothing, directed by David Sherratt, from July 5 to 10, with, hopefully, rather better weather than was experienced last year.