Wet Wet Wet star Marti Pellow brings his devilish charm to Birmingham as Daryl Van Horne in The Witches of Eastwick. He talks to Cathy Spencer.
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Youth theatre all set to act up
Shropshire Youth Theatre (formerly Shrewsbury Youth Theatre) is putting on A Festival of One Act Plays at The Hive arts centre in Shrewsbury over the February half-term break.
Enjoy some Arabian nights at village hall
Residents in Shawbury will be entertained with an exotic tale of romance and action when ‘1001 Arabian Nights’ is performed by Shawbury Village Players drama group.
New theatre VIP revealed
The Earl of Wessex will give Shrewsbury’s new theatre the royal seal of approval after he accepted an invitation to open the £28 million building.
Free theatre scheme for young adults
Thousands of young people in Shropshire will now be able to attend theatrical productions at Oakengates for free from February 2009, as part of a government-funded nationwide scheme.
Panto was a brilliant night out
LETTERS: I didn’t even really want to go as the thought of having to climb Bridgnorth theatre’s dark steep steps on a cold night in order to sit for a few hours watching amateurs perform some rubbish adaptation of a pantomime seemed distinctly less appealing than a night in the pub.
Nolan sister set to hit town stage
Nolan sister Maureen Nolan is to tread the boards at Shrewsbury’s new theatre in the lead role in Blood Brothers.
P.S. It’s Paul Squire
Paul Squire was once a big name on British television, with shows on ITV and BBC1. As he stars as Professor Crackpot in the pantomime Beauty and the Beast at Oakengates, he tells Andrew Owen why he’s quite happy not being famous.
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