My Big Fraught Wedding
Worse still the Priest who is marrying them the next day has been dragged along on the stag
Worse still the Priest who is marrying them the next day has been dragged along on the stag
Director Mike Jones is delighted with the way rehearsals are progressing and pays credit to his hard working cast. ” This play is wonderfully written and gives the cast every
BIG BROTHER star, Brian Belo has quit the Thameside pantomine. The reality TV star had been missing from the pantomime Aladdin since the latter part of last week.
One of the highlights of the show is the singing of Slave of the Ring, Shona Damms. Shona is not only affable as a TOWIE-alike slave but can really belt out a number. But the real glue that sticks the panto together is former EastEnders star, Dean Gaffney. One thought he would be a little detached but he really really warms into the role of Wishee Washee and is the star of the second half.
The cast of Aladdin enjoyed a whirlwind shopping trip around Thurrock on Saturday. They visited Sainsburys Chafford Hundred, where they shopped for chocolates, helped pack shopping bags and entertained the crowds before they were whisked off in a golden limo to Partyman World in Lakeside and then into Lakeside itself! They met lots of people along the way and posed for photos with the shoppers and did some shopping for themselves – Widow Twankey could not believe all the goodies she found and has already asked for a return visit!
If you were to young to catch this wonderful film on the big screen the first time around then here is a opportunity to view Spielberg’s masterpiece as it should be seen. Energy a community youth group are hosting the event and raising funds for Little Havens as well Curtain up at 7.30 at its [...]
he show is in its 35th year and Vera continues to put her heart and soul into the show.
From very young ones just learning their first pieces to artists such as Charlotte Dawson who have now appeared on much bigger stages. They all get to appear.
THE cast of Aladdin recently enjoyed a visit to Orsett Hall’s lovely Garden Restaurant as a special treat. They were very impressed with the ambience and fantastic menu and thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Widow Twankey was a big fan of the deserts and booked to come back for a special Champagne Afternoon Tea with the Genie during a break from Panto performances.
The 2011/2012 pantomime at the Thameside Theatre, Grays is Aladdin starring Dean Gaffney (from EastEnders and I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here) as Wishee Washee and Brian Belo (Winner of Big Brother 8 and Presenter of Big Brother’s Little Brother) as the Genie and Wain Douglas as Widow Twankey! It runs for 53 performances between Wednesday 7 December 2011 to Wednesday 7 January 2012.
WELL they packed it out and they packed it out by giving people a show full of warmth and emotion. And they packed it out by producing a show that was naturally inclusive as well as entertaining. The audience played its part as well by really entering into the spirit of things and warmly applauding every act.
THE MASSED ranks of the Thurrock Arts Council gathered at the Thameside theatre on Saturday to celebrate fifty years of the council. A great mix of diverse groups performed on the stage in a delightful display in front of the mayor, cllr Charles Curtis as well as a large number of dignitaries.
THE TILBURY Tightrope is being performed on Saturday and Sunday at the Cruise Terminal at the Port of Tilbury. YT popped in on Friday to speak to the director Stuart Mullins about how rehearsals were going but also where they go from here.
Vampires at the Thameside! When night falls and the moon slides behind the dark threatening clouds and you hear a wolf howl in the distance do you dare venture out? This is the time when the Vampires come out. Oh no it isn’t though! Not the ones from Uberwald, oh no! These fiends can stand [...]
THE ENERGY from the audience was enough to shake the room on what was a very very entertaining evening at the Thameside Theatre. TRUST are now ten years old and so they were in great mood to celebrate.
The connection with the discoveries of a Saxon settlement at Mucking was highlighted by Jonathan Catton, Thurrock Council’s Heritage and Museum officer as he welcomed visitors to the performance. “I am sure this poem was recited in the timber halls on the Mucking site and I can envisage some drinking from the fabulous glass beakers which were discovered in the graves on the site.
THURROCK Youth Theatre took their play “Downfall Of An Uprising” to Brentwood Drama Festival last week and won the Youth section. Of the eight individual awards presented last Saturday, five of them went to TYT members, Michael Harris, JamesBurgess, Ben Ward, AlexLawler and Judi Cordingley.
In the second half we see a very moving, yet exciting portrayal of The Big O, with expertly arranged narrative to set the scene for the audience, and take you on a melancholy journey through Roy’s eventful life. Featuring all the classic hits including Pretty Woman, I Drove all Night, and In Dreams. Finish the night dancing in the aisles!
“What makes this a new direction for the group is that it will be the first time it has produced a musical where there is a great demand for young actors and because of its popularity a chance for local children to get involved” explain group chairman, Gary Sullivan. “Oliver is a great musical and we are looking for two teams of local young actors to fill the roles of Orphans and Urchins as well as the coveted roles of Oliver and the crafty cockney Artful Dodger.”
It’s Our Theatre ….young people creating theatre in unexpected places Art reflects life in this fascinating new production on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th October, as young people from Thurrock, many of whom have never previously engaged with the arts, create a performance for young people and families in the dramatic surroundings of the Cruise Liner Terminal at the Port of Tilbury.
The Thameside Theatre will be filled with the sounds of some very cool jazz on Saturday 13 August when past members of the former Thurrock Youth Jazz Orchestra (TYJO) will be reuniting to perform a special one-off concert. This will be the first time in almost four years that the musicians have come together to play which will be led by former musical director and one of the leading jazz saxophonists in the country, Zak Barrett.
Thurrock’s Operatic, under the artistic direction of Ann Sullivan bring together the songs, the dance routines and over 100 costumes to tell this tale for a one day pit stop performances at the Thameside on Sunday 24th July. With local singers taking to the stage alongside a line up of experienced dancers there’s a mix of ballads, tap dance routines, romantic love songs, and comic duets that Irving Berlin was worldly know for. Songs from the classic musical Annie Get Your Guns, as well as songs perforemed by the legendary Al Jolson mingle with the sparked colour of glitz and glamorous costumes.
Locals were united by music, dance and an air of excitement as some of the biggest stars in bhangra dance and music took to the stage in their town. Organiser and local business woman, Meena Mitra has a passion for music and dance and believes that big stars should be available to local communities as it helps unite the community. She believes that ‘music brings people together.’
Full list of winners at the Thurrock Drama Festival 2011. A fantastic week of drama that continues to show that Thurrock Arts are alive and well and continuing to flourish.
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