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Femme Fatale Needed!

Due to unforeseen circumstances, someone has had to drop out of New Forest Players' summer production of Dick Barton Special Agent. This leaves the part of Marta Heartburn currently uncast. It's a wonderful opportunity for someone who fancies themselves as a femme fatale. The part involves three really good songs and lots of double entendre! Call the director Tim Schuler for further details on 07960 686138.

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Reviews

Practice To Deceive

FOR lovers of Crime Drama, the performance of Norman Robbins’ play, ‘Practice to Deceive,’ at the Barrington Theatre in Ferndown this week is a real treat. In the tradition of thriller style plays, this one does not disappoint.

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

FOR those of a youthful middle age or attitude, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest has a certain sentiment; from the Oscar-winning film to the counterculture book written by Ken Kesey. Divorcing these elements from the play is difficult because of the emotional and didactic impact made, therefore any comparisons with Castle Players’ production within this review are purely accidental yet unavoidable and I extend my apologies in advance.

Local Affairs

RICHARD Harris’ play, Local Affairs, is a comedic insight into a day in the lives of three urban couples on a 1980’s housing estate. It is a difficult play to stage, given the need to portray bedroom, living room and kitchen in all three houses and the goings on therein. Impeccable timing of entrances and exits is required by the actors to ensure the pace of the piece doesn’t flag.

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News

Kindur - The Adventurous Life Of Icelandic Sheep

Submitted by linda on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 16:25

Motion capture technology, an interactive stage and digital projections allow children from five upwards to join in the seasonal migration of Icelandic sheep across volcanoes, waterfalls and glaciers underneath the Northern Lights. Summoned on stage when the woolly heart badges glow red to join three dancers playing sheep, the pressure-sensitive floor and backdrop conjure a world of myth and legend around children’s movement, peopled by elves, trolls and plenty of fantastical, colourful surprises along the way.

New Chief Executive At Mayflower Theatre

Submitted by linda on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 12:45

The Board of The Mayflower Theatre announced today that Michael Ockwell has been appointed as the new Chief Executive. Michael takes over the post in November from Dennis Hall who has been Chief Executive for the past 26 years and is retiring on 31st October 2012.

Performers Needed For Ragtime

Submitted by linda on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 15:10

Amateur group Milton Musical Society is presenting the award-winning musical RAGTIME in April 2013 to coincide with the 150th Anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address which heralded ‘a new birth of freedom’.

 

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