Adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, My Fair Lady is the story of phonetician Henry Higgins who slips into the Covent Garden flower market to record the voices of its sellers, he cracks that he could make a grubby flower girl sound like a duchess. The grubby flower girl, Eliza, takes him up on the…
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REVIEW: ‘Made in Dagenham’ – The Island Savoyards
Revolutionary spirit was alive and well at Shanklin Theatre last night for The Island Savoyards’ production of the 2014 musical Made in Dagenham, directed by Anthony Wright with Andrew Woodford as Musical Director. Based on the events of the 1968 Ford sewing machinists’ strike, the musical was the creation of David Arnold, Richard Thomas and Richard Bean,…
REVIEW: ‘Cinderella’ – The Wight Strollers
It would be hard to contemplate a February Half term without the annual Wight Strollers pantomime. It has become such a fixed point in the year for so many theatre goers (young and old) that no February would be complete without an injection of Strollers magic. I think before I begin my review it’s important to appreciate the…
REVIEW: Jack and the Beanstalk – The Wight Strollers
“This show was quite possibly one of the best pantomimes I’ve ever seen…”
REVIEW: The Wizard of Oz -The Island Savoyards
by Rita Boffin
[ARCHIVE] REVIEW: Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – The Wight Strollers
A Technicolored Extravaganza… On Saturday, I was lucky enough to watch the Wight Strollers production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. It’s no secret that I’m slightly critical when it comes to this particular musical. After all, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat has held a special place in my heart ever since I…
[ARCHIVE] REVIEW: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – The Wight Strollers
So Yesterday I was lucky enough to get to watch The Wight Strollers Annual Pantomime, which this year was ‘Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs’. The show was, as usual, in aid of local charities and was an absolute belter. Allow me now to review it for you. The show started with the continually excellent…
