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Drinking Habits, Blackmore Player – Blackmore Village Hall
Drinking habits is a play by Tom Smith which tells the story of the convent of the Sisters of perpetual Sewing with a big secret! This is...

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Sep 26, 20193 min read
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Evita, CAODS – Civic Theatre, Chelmsford
Evita started its life in 1976 as a Rock Opera Concept Album by a young Andrew Lloyd-Weber and Tim Rice. In 1978 it opened in the West...

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Sep 24, 20192 min read
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Come From Away – Phoenix Theatre, Charing Cross Road, London
Come From Away, Phoenix Theatre, Charing Cross Road, London

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Sep 6, 20192 min read
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Lilies on the Land by the Lions part, Chelmsford Theatre Workshop - The Old Court Theatre, Chelmsfor
Guest Reviewer: Michelle Jacobs In the 80th anniversary year of the beginning of the Second World War and the 75th commemoration of...

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Jul 4, 20192 min read
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Bugsy Malone, Shenfield Operatic Society - Queens Theatre, Hornchurch
Guest Reviewer: Michelle Jacobs When one thinks of Alan Parker's classic gangster parody, 'Bugsy Malone' one thinks of child actors...

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Jun 28, 20192 min read
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Made in Dagenham, Blackmore Players – Blackmore Village Hall
It’s no secret, I love ‘Made in Dagenham’ and so this was always going to be an exciting evening for us. On arrival in the hall, the...

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Jun 14, 20192 min read
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Grease, Springers AOD - Civic Theatre, Chelmsford
When one thinks of Grease we all picture the film with John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John, leather jackets, slicked back hair, pink lady...

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Jun 12, 20192 min read
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Annie, Sudbury Musicals Society - The Quay Theatre, Sudbury
Guest Reviewer - Chris Brown When I think of the musical Annie, my immediate thoughts are of an over saccharine sweet story-line and...

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May 22, 20192 min read
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Shakers – The Reject Theatre Company, Headgate Theatre Colchester
This play, similar in concept to Bouncers also by John Godber, is presented by four actresses who take the roles of four waitresses, each...

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May 3, 20192 min read
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Rent (School Edition) – CYGAMS, Cramphorn Theatre, Chelmsford
A simple but stunning set made from scaffolding with an upper level reached by a staircase either side, was the perfect backdrop to this...

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May 2, 20193 min read
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The Hired Man - The Queens Church, Hornchurch
Based on the Melvyn Bragg play The Hired Man, it tells of northern working class life in bleak Cumbria in the early twentieth and the...

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Apr 30, 20192 min read
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Bonnie & Clyde - SODS, Palace Theatre, Southend
I was quite excited to see this production as I had listened to the soundtrack but had yet to see it performed. Telling the story of...

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Mar 28, 20193 min read
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Ain't Misbehavin' – Mercury Theatre, Colchester
Wow! Just wow! I am struggling to find a more cohesive description for the show I saw tonight. I admit I knew a few of Fats Waller's...

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Mar 20, 20192 min read
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Kiss Me Quickstep, The Queens Theatre – Hornchurch
Being a Strictly Fan and having friends who compete on the amateur Ballroom Championship circuit I was interested to see what Amanda...

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Mar 2, 20192 min read
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My Fair Lady – CAODS, Civic Theatre, Chelmsford
My Fair Lady is a traditional musical which has been performed over and over again by so many societies. As an award winning society it...

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Feb 26, 20192 min read
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Thoroughly Modern Millie, WOW! - Witham Public Hall
Guest Reviewer - Christine Davidson WOW never fails to deliver strong performances and their latest show is no exception. Directed by...

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Feb 18, 20193 min read
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The Mousetrap, The Mercury Theatre, Colchester
As one of Agatha Christie’s longest running and probably best known plays it is credit to the writer herself that after over 66 years it...

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Feb 18, 20192 min read
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Aladdin, IMOG – Ingatestone Musical and Operetta Group
Guest Reviewer - Michael Gray Burns Night, and a late entry in the Panto stakes – a good traditional Aladdin from IMOG in Ingatestone...

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Jan 26, 20192 min read
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Jack & the Beanstalk - The Queens Theatre, Hornchurch.
This is a charming traditional pantomime which certainly gives us all the ‘Fun of the Fair’. Set in a fairground with a cast of nine...

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Dec 1, 20182 min read
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Jack and the Beanstalk – Mercury Theatre, Colchester
This Pantomime has heralded in the beginning of Christmas for many and as our first major panto of the season we were sure as always that...

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Nov 30, 20182 min read
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