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Nov 24, 20193 min read
Flint Street Nativity, CADS - Westcliff Theatre, Clacton
Tim Firth's 2006 stage version of the Flint Street Nativity is based up on the 1999 television comedy and this was a very appropriate...
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TheatreLife
Nov 13, 20193 min read
Bonnie & Clyde, Springers AOD - Cramphorn Theatre, Chelmsford
Bonnie and Clyde comes from the world of modern musicals and debuted on Broadway in December 2011 – so in Musical Theatre history – still...
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TheatreLife
Nov 6, 20193 min read
Cinderella, LODS - Palace Theatre, Southend
Guest Reviewer : Gerald Hines “Cinderella” is a lesser known musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Derived from a tv film which originally...
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TheatreLife
Nov 5, 20193 min read
42nd Street – CYGAMS, Civic Theatre, Chelmsford.
What an exuberant and energetic performance we saw tonight at the opening night of Chelmsford Young Generations production of 42nd...
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TheatreLife
Oct 25, 20192 min read
Disco Inferno – Brentwood Operatic Society, Brentwood Theatre.
Disco Inferno is a jukebox musical which is based loosely upon the tale of Faust. It's an opportunity to relish the retro and dive right...
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TheatreLife
Oct 23, 20193 min read
Sister Act, WAOS - Witham Public Hall
Guest Reviewer: Christine Davidson In these difficult times it so good to be able to go and see such an uplifting show as Sister Act....
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TheatreLife
Oct 12, 20192 min read
Little Shop of Horrors, IMOG
Guest Reviewer - Michelle Jacobs From the moment one enters the auditorium, bedecked in trailing ivy leaves, bathed in a verdant light...
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TheatreLife
Oct 5, 20192 min read
One Man, Two Guv'nors - The Queens Theatre, Hornchurch
Guest Reviewer: Michelle Jacobs Hornchurch and Derby Theatre co-production of One Man, Two Guvnors is for the cast and audience to appear...
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TheatreLife
Oct 4, 20192 min read
One Man, Two Guv'nors - The Reject Theatre Company, The Brentwood Theatre
This Richard Bean comedy is a firm favourite with amateur and professional groups alike. With a large cast of characters and a huge part...
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TheatreLife
Oct 3, 20192 min read
Oliver – Mercury Theatre, Colchester
Photo by Pamela Raith This latest Made in Colchester production as a community theatre performance in association with Colchester...
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TheatreLife
Sep 26, 20193 min read
Drinking Habits, Blackmore Player – Blackmore Village Hall
Drinking habits is a play by Tom Smith which tells the story of the convent of the Sisters of perpetual Sewing with a big secret! This is...
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TheatreLife
Sep 24, 20192 min read
Evita, CAODS – Civic Theatre, Chelmsford
Evita started its life in 1976 as a Rock Opera Concept Album by a young Andrew Lloyd-Weber and Tim Rice. In 1978 it opened in the West...
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TheatreLife
Sep 6, 20192 min read
Come From Away – Phoenix Theatre, Charing Cross Road, London
Come From Away, Phoenix Theatre, Charing Cross Road, London
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TheatreLife
Jul 4, 20192 min read
Lilies on the Land by the Lions part, Chelmsford Theatre Workshop - The Old Court Theatre, Chelmsfor
Guest Reviewer: Michelle Jacobs In the 80th anniversary year of the beginning of the Second World War and the 75th commemoration of...
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TheatreLife
Jun 28, 20192 min read
Bugsy Malone, Shenfield Operatic Society - Queens Theatre, Hornchurch
Guest Reviewer: Michelle Jacobs When one thinks of Alan Parker's classic gangster parody, 'Bugsy Malone' one thinks of child actors...
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TheatreLife
Jun 14, 20192 min read
Made in Dagenham, Blackmore Players – Blackmore Village Hall
It’s no secret, I love ‘Made in Dagenham’ and so this was always going to be an exciting evening for us. On arrival in the hall, the...
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TheatreLife
Jun 12, 20192 min read
Grease, Springers AOD - Civic Theatre, Chelmsford
When one thinks of Grease we all picture the film with John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John, leather jackets, slicked back hair, pink lady...
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TheatreLife
May 22, 20192 min read
Annie, Sudbury Musicals Society - The Quay Theatre, Sudbury
Guest Reviewer - Chris Brown When I think of the musical Annie, my immediate thoughts are of an over saccharine sweet story-line and...
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TheatreLife
May 3, 20192 min read
Shakers – The Reject Theatre Company, Headgate Theatre Colchester
This play, similar in concept to Bouncers also by John Godber, is presented by four actresses who take the roles of four waitresses, each...
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TheatreLife
May 2, 20193 min read
Rent (School Edition) – CYGAMS, Cramphorn Theatre, Chelmsford
A simple but stunning set made from scaffolding with an upper level reached by a staircase either side, was the perfect backdrop to this...
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