WORK WORK WORK. First the plug. Rich and Famous aka David Van Day and Sue Moxley are appearing at Henry's on the Romford Road, Aveley on Friday October 21st. Tickets can be purchased at the venue. Part of the proceeds will go towards Sue's favourite animal charity.
MORE THAN 1500 costumes from a range of Royal Opera House productions will be on sale in a massive clearout of works no longer in the repertory. The sale takes place this Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 5pm.
The Welcome Performance will be a one-off double bill showcasing both opera and ballet: Gianni Schicchi and Rubies. Giannia Schicchi is one of three short operas from Il trittico composed by Giaccomo Puccini. It is the amusing tale of a family obsessed with the last will and testament of a recently deceased wealthy aristocrat from Florence. Can they discover the whereabouts of the will or is it already in the hands of the lawyer? Has all the money really been left to a monastery?
SINCE FIRDAY, art:ifact has been pleased to present Here and Now, a solo exhibition showcasing art works by Indian artist, Somu Desai. The exhibition will be on view at the gallery until Saturday 24th September, 2011.
SON OF STANFORD (see that is the parochial bit over with!) Scroobius Pip's new album Distraction Pieces has just been released. Here is the video for the first track. Good to see Lenny Bruce name checked and with that in mind, parental advisory lyrics.
WE INTERVIEWED Suck My Deformity a few weeks ago. We are pleased that they are a growing number of groups in the borough who are putting up their own videos. Spread the Disease was filmed at Creation Studios on the Brentwood Road.
art:ifact is pleased to present Here and Now, a solo exhibition showcasing art works by Indian artist, Somu Desai. Everyone will have the opportunity to meet Somu on Friday 16th September 2011 from 4pm to 7pm at the Thameside Complex Gallery in Grays.
AN amazing film will be shown at the Thameside Theatre in Grays next week. Life In A Day is a historic global experiment to create a user-generated feature film shot in a single day.
THERE IS always something interesting going on in the alcove at the Thameside Theatre in Grays. This week we visited local photographer Jacquelyne Green who had a wide variety of photos on in her exhibition.
THE ROYAL OPERA House are officially launching a "Volunteer Pool" at the Royal Opera House in Purfleet. Joining their pool means that you will to eligible to volunteer for all our upcoming events and opportunities as well as accessing a number of benefits, including: Get togethers’ with other ROH volunteers and ROH staff (twice yearly)
Liam, Harry, Zayn, Louis and Niall will meet fans who purchase copies of the band’s new book, Dare to Dream, from the Lakeside WH Smith store. Fans must collect a wristband when they buy their book in order to join the queue on the day to meet the boys. Wristbands will be available from 9am on Friday 9th September and availability will be limited.
WHEN we interviewed young film-maker James Kavanagh a few weeks ago, he said he was a busy young man. Well he was right as he has just published his latest project. Grays-based James directed "In Your Arms" at a variety of locations around the borough including the Civic Hall at Blackshots.
ONE OF the reasons that Sunrise of the Sage might make it, is that they seem very well organised. That is hardly the most glowing rock and roll recommendation but you do see so many bands who seem to have no focus or plan.
Former Palmer's College student, James is largely self taught, working from his bedroom studio in Grays. YT caught up with James to see what he is working on at the moment and what the future holds for him.
Join Katy Ashworth, the star of CBeebies, for an afternoon of simple fun and play. You will learn the raisin face, explore the magic suitcase, join in with the story making and help do some giant make-believe baking!
Katy Ashworth’s brand new live production is coming to Grays during the October half term and is aimed specifically for children aged between 2 and 6 years. There will be plenty of singing, plenty of noise, plenty of audience participation and most importantly, plenty of FUN!
