Let’s not forget the Wardrobe Department. As Maureen says, “the costumes maketh the play…”
Tag: Jason Harris
RAISING THE CURTAIN #6: “I’m Putting Together a Team” by Olly Fry
The emphasis here is on the word ‘Team’. Our amateur theatre production teams on the Island, are indeed Premier Division. Olly Fy introduces us to an all-star team, where the motto of ‘One for all, and all for one” really does apply.
REVIEW: ‘The Pied Piper of Hamelin’ – Shorwell Drama Club
This pantomime kicks of my own festive season of theatre, with so many productions planned on the Isle of Wight we are very lucky to have a packed theatre schedule from December right through until February. Whether you fancy taking the family to a larger production or one of the community events there is something…
REVIEW: Jesus Chris Superstar – Ventnor Theatre Group
When I first heard Ventnor Theatre Group were staging this show, I had mixed feelings – it is my favourite Lloyd-Webber/Rice musical so I was delighted – but the score is notoriously difficult to perform, so I wondered how they would ever find a cast to really do it justice. I need not have worried…
REVIEW: Voices Over Passchendaele
Olly’s performance was the foundation on which this play stood, and his performance was extremely strong: he was convincing, likeable and thoroughly commendable.
REVIEW – ‘Fresh Start’ – Origins Theatre
Sometimes, there’s a play that causes a writer’s block for all the right reasons. ‘Fresh Start’ was one such play, posing question after question and leaving the audience to answer them.
REVIEW: ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ – Carisbrooke Castle
… played at every turn for laughs, this production was truly a breath of fresh air on a warm summer’s night, made all the more enjoyable by the setting …
REVIEW – “Nightmare” by Norman Robbins – Bembridge Little Theatre Club
This was another hugely entertaining evening, courtesy of the talent of BLTC. Even the weather seemed appropriate in a way that the director could not have foreseen: the first scene of the play was set in unseasonably hot weather, followed by a terrifying thunderstorm in scene two. The first performances did indeed take place on…
REVIEW: Curtain Up – Bembridge Little Theatre Club
All in all, if you missed ‘Curtain Up’, you missed a gem: I must confess this was the first BLTC show I have seen – but it won’t be the last!
AWARD: ‘BEST PLAY’ NODA 2016 – Enchanted April – Bembridge Little Theatre Club
“Now, as this is not by any means the first time that male buttocks have been glimpsed at Bembridge…”
