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• All the Fun of the Fair: Hippodrome

  ... as grieving widower and funfair owner Levi Lee, who is attempting to keep his wayward son on the rails while simultaneously trying ... slow start, the show soon gathered momentum and became a great night's entertainment. And unlike many musicals that have based their ...

• Theatre interview: Brenda Blethyn in Haunted at the Theatre Royal Bath

  ... and admiration inspired by Brenda Blethyn. And it is well deserved – her endearing, bubbly charm is backed up with an acting ... Murray. I had sent him stuff before that I had thought was great but he wasn’t that enamoured with, so he probably thought this was ...

• Theatre interview: Juliet and her Romeo at Bristol Old Vic

  ... The role of Shakespeare’s tragic teenage heroine Juliet is one of the most coveted in the acting profession. For centuries, eager ... this theatre, is sensational and to be in this play is a great privilege. “I work all the time and I enjoy acting whatever ...

• Theatre interview: Les Dennis in High School Musical 2 at the Bristol Hippodrome

  ... and appeared in Extras with Ricky Gervais. Now Les Dennis is the “token oldie” in High School Musical 2. Natalie Hale finds out ... the Russ Abbott Madhouse. “That series was really great for me,” says Les. “Not only was it a lot of fun and got me ...

• High School Musical 2: Hippodrome

  ... idea of sitting back in your seat and taking it easy. This is an all-action musical and the action starts right from curtain up and ... – from getting fidgety. We all thought it was great fun and the closing scene, where the cast showered the audience with ...

• Theatre interview: Jonathan Ansell in Whistle Down The Wind

  ... to the dark side for his musical theatre debut. Gone is the blonde quiff, the baby-faced charm and spotless attire. In its place is ... “Being in one of Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s great works is wonderful. I saw this show when it was on tour about eight years ...

• Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: Bristol Hippodrome

  ... scale venues all over the UK, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is back. And this week it sailed into Bristol as part of its brand new UK ... spies kidnap Grandpa Potts, believing him to be the great inventor behind the car, and the Childcatcher gets his evil mitts on ... bags of energy. Edward Peel and Kim Ismay have camp fun with the roles of the villainous Baron and Baroness Bomburst, while Dean ...

• Theatre interview: Around The World In Eighty Days at the Theatre Royal Bath

  ... in Around The World In Eighty Days The Egg Theatre is inviting adventurous youngsters to go on a journey of a lifetime in a ... like Calcutta, Bombay and New York. “It’s a great tool which makes the show that bit more interesting and exciting.” ...

• Hansel and Gretel: Bristol Old Vic

  ... Kneehigh Theatre’s production of Hansel and Gretel is on another level. The show is original, intelligent and funny and was ... brings a hefty log crashing down a roving rodent  - to great applause. There are, in fact, no end of animals meeting grisly ...

• Theatre interview: Gemma Bissix in Sleeping Beauty at the Theatre Royal Bath

  ... wait,” laughs the glamorous actress and model, who is sure to attract the dads to the panto. “Sleeping Beauty is a ... this production is going to be a really special one with a great cast, brilliant costumes and lots of audience participation. And a very ...