Nutty boys Madness will headline the 8,000 capacity Newark Festival which takes place from Friday 14th to Sunday 16th June 2013 at Riverside Park, Tolney Lane, Newark, in Nottinghamshire. The show will take place on the Saturday night with Suggs and co.s appearance at Newark one of only nine outdoor concerts Madness will be performing in 2013. The Saturday event ... Read More »
As a fan of ace trio Hot Club of Cowtown, (writes Terry Kelly), I seized the chance to see in the Fox and Crown on January 11, another (local) western swing trio I’d wanted to catch for a while: Rip Roaring Success. And the evening was just that. The line-up, to use their own (website) description was: “Wild Lucy Williams ... Read More »
Tom Gribby Theatre Arts is a fresh, forward-thinking children’s theatre school for children aged 7 and upwards. No previous experience is required! There is an emphasis on providing expert teaching in all areas of performing arts (drama, singing and dance), aiming to increase confidence, self-reliance and recognise and encourage ambition. Tom, with a wealth of experience and knowledge of the ... Read More »
The new season brochure for the Palace Theatre, Newark has been launched and once again is showing the theatre’s commitment to bringing the best in live entertainment to the local community. Highlights include: A Viennese Strauss Gala (Sunday 20th January, 7.30pm – please note date change since programme print), which features some of the great operettas from the Strauss family, ... Read More »
SIGHTED AT THE NAV IN NEWARK: JUST DAN Talented musician Dan Spendlow spends his day-job at the Nottingham Building Society in Newark’s Market Square I happened into The Navigation on Newark’s Quayside on a quiet Sunday night. It was nine o’clock. Just a few select customers were lounging at the bar. Then, there he was, checking the mike and his ... Read More »
The Palace Theatre, Newark will host Ballet Theatre UK’s production of A Christmas Carol on 27th November and within the company will be three young dancers from the Gemma Shaw School of Dancing, based in Brant Broughton. The three ballet dancers have been offered the opportunity to join the professional company for this one very special performance as part of ... Read More »
There can’t be many kids raised on Sussex council estate who end up as classical concert guitarists being feted in Paraguay – in fact it’s safe to say that Richard Durrant is a one-off, writes Graham Keal. But what we do know is that the 4p each way fare on the Corporation bus from Brighton to Hove for his boyhood ... Read More »
The clatter of dancing shoes and the brims of a dozen or more stetsons enliven Farndon’s Rose and Crown pub on Thursday nights now as members of the pub’s recently-established Country Dancing class polish up their line dancing steps with a view to displaying their skills at the UK’s foremost line dance festival. Rose and Crown landlord Stuart Birch said: ... Read More »
Maverick concert guitarist Richard Durrant brings his show The No 26 Bus to Paraguay to South Clifton Village Hall on Saturday, playing music by everyone from Los Paraguayos to Dajango Reinhardt and Debussy, and celebrating the life and music of Paraguayan composer Augustin Barrios. The show is autobiographical too, telling the inspiring tale of how a young boy who took ... Read More »
Sublime sounds are not what you would expect to emanate from a musical instrument that looks like a giant pumpkin with a mast, but around 75 people at South Clifton Village Hall were treated to exactly these sights and sounds in the first of three Village Ventures concerts on Saturday (September 22), writes Graham Keal. Virtuoso Senegalese kora maestro Doudou ... Read More »
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