U3A Theatre Group –
Leader - Julie Horseman (02380 862704) Chris Farleigh (023 8086 2882)
Recent Trips enjoyed
Nuffield Theatre -Oklahoma! Southampton Operatic Society
Enjoyable evening and one of the favorite of the Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals.
The Point – Colin Dexter –
An excellent evening – Poetry a bonus!
Theatre Trips to come
Mayflower Theatre
Sunday 10th February 7.30pm The Soweto Gospel Choir Tickets £24.80.
Mini Bus leaving St Winfrid’s Church at 6.45pm
Salisbury Playhouse
‘People At Sea’ By JB Priestley Tickets £10.00 2pm
Thursday 6th March“There’s two sorts o’ people on this ship- There’s the people who’ve had it all their own way up to now., then there’s people like us, who’ve never had a chance”
When an art-deco ocean liner catches fire in the Caribbean, passengers and crew are forced to abandon ship. However, faulty lifeboats and bad weather force twelve individuals to remain. As the ship lists and slowly sinks, tensions rise to the surface and the stricken passengers and crew are forced to pull together and pray to be rescued.
This new production is a rare opportunity to see this little-known thriller, by the author best known for An Inspector Calls, Dangerous Corner and I Have Been Here Before.
’Touched’ by Stephen Lowe. 10th April
“You can’t have it, duck, you know that, don’t you? I mean, there’s no way you can have it.
Not with him coming back like that.
I can understand how you feel, but there’ll be others, and it’ll be right then. They’ll be his”
Summer 1945. In the hundred days between victory in Europe and Victory in Japan, three sisters in a working-class suburb of Nottingham contemplate the challenges of peace after war. One of them falls in love with a Polish airman; another discovers she is pregnant, while her husband is still away. All face an uncertain future as families await the return of their menfolk. Thirty years after its first production by Richard Eyre, this humorous, compassionate and uplifting play is vividly revived for a new generation.
Totton Festival of Drama 13th – 15th March 7.30pm Hanger Farm Arts Centre
From the depths of emotion to howling with laughter, the Totton Festival of Drama has it all and you can experience it at the Hanger Farm Arts Centre, Aikman Lane, West Totton, from the 13th – 15th March 2008.
The Totton Festival is a Round One of the All England Theatre Festival, the only nationwide eliminating contest for one act plays. Showcasing the best of local drama groups from all over South Hampshire.
The annual festival, now in its 29th year, is now a fixture at The Hanger Farm Arts Centre, a beautifully converted 17th century barn. It makes the perfect venue by creating an excellent ambience for live theatre and a great atmosphere for the performers to tread the boards.
With two play per night the festival is such a great way for audiences to experience a wide variety of live theatre in a single evening”.
Recognising the quality of new writing the festival has encouraged, the Waterside Herald has donated a trophy to award the playwright for the ‘best original script’.
Groups and audience are also treated to the professional feedback from GODA Associate Adjudicator John Scowen who casts his experienced eye on the evening’s entertainment.
The three night festival starts at 7.30pm each evening and with tickets priced at only £6 (£5 Concessions) there really is no excuse not to book your tickets for what promises to be some first class entertainment.
For tickets please contact the Hanger Farm Arts Centre Box Office on 023 8066 7683. For more information on the festival please contact tottondrama@ntlworld.com or phone 0238086 2882
Salisbury City Hall
Thursday April the 24th 7.30pm The Big Ballet Tickets £17.00...
Back in 1993, Perm Media reported on female dance enthusiasts – each weighing more than 100 kilos – being enrolled to a new dance team. Now their grace and passion for dance wins audiences’ hearts at first glance, and forever. The Big Ballet breaks all common notions of what choreography should be like. They produce a “smashing cocktail” of hits, where the audience is presented with an unforgettable fantasy, accompanied by wonderful music that truly complements the magic of the dancers.
The Globe Theatre, London
June 19th 2.30pm The Merry Wives Of Windsor Tickets & Coach £30.00.
The Royal Albert Hall
November/December 3pm Christmas Concert
