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Dateline: 25th July, 2010 News from the Midlands
"Make or break" season at Lincoln Theatre RoyalLincoln Theatre Royal has announced its new season which runs until February, promising "a variety of high-quality, live theatre for everyone". The programme at the theatre which reopened in March after extensive refurbishment includes drama, musicals, ballet, opera and children's theatre. The management has tried to build an educational and entertaining programme for the youth of Lincolnshire and beyond, with plays from the curriculum suitable for key stage 1 to degree level. Chief executive and artistic director Ian Dickens says, "This season needs your support more than ever. It will make or break our future as Lincoln's number one entertainment venue." As part of the season the theatre's repertory company will stage Brandon Thomas's farce Charley's Aunt from September 8th to 11th; Peter Gordon's Murdered to Death starring Norman Pace, Victor Spinetti, Sandra Dickinson, Michelle Hardwick and Chloe Newsome from September 14th to 18th; Who Killed Agatha Christie? from September 21st to 25th; and A Christmas Carol from November 28th until December 11th. Canon and Ball will feature as the Chinese policemen in the panto Aladdin from December 16th until January 16th. The cast also includes Robin Askwith, Michelle Hardwick and Rob McVeigh. Chris Moreno directs.
Buxton in good voice with two more festivalsBuxton is to continue attracting people to the north Derbyshire town with two more major events - only days after the end of this year's festival and festival fringe. Next Saturday (July 31st) the 17th international Gilbert and Sullivan Festival gets under way. Over the next three weeks there will be 28 fully staged productions and more than 70 fringe events, creating what Buxton Opera House describes as "the world's biggest celebration of Gilbert and Sullivan which combines the very best performing groups in a competitive format, alongside top professional companies". The festival includes three productions from the G & S Opera Company, Iolanthe, The Mikado and The Yeomen of the Guard; Opera della Luna with HMS Pinafore; and many amateur companies including five-times festival winners Derby G & S who will be performing The Mikado and New Lyric Opera Company Belfast who will tackle The Pirates of Penzance. There will also be a full programme of daytime recitals, concerts and talks in the Octagon next to the Opera House and a nightly festival club in the Pavilion Gardens café. The Gilbert and Sullivan Festival runs until Saturday, August 21st. Meanwhile the Buxton Puppet Festival will be held for the eighth time and will feature a selection of performances for all ages. Co-produced by Buxton Opera House and Funny Wonders, the programme includes Stories on a Shoestring on Tuesday (July 27th), Sleeping Beauty and Jack and the Beanstalk on Wednesday, Idolrich theatreRotto Productions' Forest of Fables, based on some of Aesop's Fables, on Thursday, Chicken Licken on Friday and The Worm That Squirmed on Saturday. Children will be able to create their own puppets in workshops throughout the week
Operettas reach High PeakAmerican director Pamela Bilik is to direct two full-scale operettas in Derbyshire's High Peak. Pamela Bilik Theatricals UK is a not-for-profit organisation set up to provide opportunities for children and young people from every background to participate in high-quality drama and music-making. HMS Pinafore, performed by youngsters aged 10 to 18, will be staged at the Art Theatre, New Mills on Friday and Saturday (July 30th and 31st) while performers aged 16 to 30 will present Iolanthe at the Playhouse, Chapel-en-le-Frith on Friday and Saturday, August 6th and 7th. Anyone wanting to take part in Iolanthe should attend rehearsals next Sunday (August 1st). Further details as well as how to book tickets for the shows can be found at www.pbtheatricals.co.uk.
Conference discusses black British theatre directionsThe national centre for black British arts and culture, The Drum, will be holding a conference on Saturday (July 31st) on New Directions in Black British Theatre. It will debate current trends in black theatre; the role of directors, producers and venues nationally and regionally; and whether black theatre is locked into a ghetto mentality, as some commentators have suggested, in terms of its language and subject matter. The conference will be held at The Drum, Potters Lane, Aston, Birmingham. Tickets cost £9 for organisations and £5 for individuals. Book online at www.the-drum.org.uk.
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