The whole performance was a masterclass in basics: Entrance, know your lines, delivery, intonation, style, timing. The list goes on. It was also very very enjoyable.
Colin Tuppen and his team from the Tilbury Majorettes are typical. It has been Colin's labour of love for thirty years but even so, there he is, out there, raising funds for the Majorettes.
The demise of the company appears to see the curtain coming down on this chapter of the career of it’s owner, Kieran Woodbury, 28, who, since the age of eleven has had a series of imaginative schemes from travel agencies, shipping companies, theatre groups and television stations.
In these days of video games ,internet, facebook, myspace and a whole host of diversions it's somewhat of a challenge to capture a child’s imagination and get them involved in a group activity outside of school.
N AN era where life moves so fast, it is refreshing to step into the FAB (Folk, Acoustic and Blues) Club based at the White Hart in Grays and let life slow down.There is a warm, gentle feel to the club that has been running for decades.
Grace’s musical influences range from Faith Evans, Terri Walker, Fantasia Barrino, Mary J Blige, Whitney Houston, to Stevie Wonder, Amy Whinehouse, Brandy and Brian Mcknight, to name a few. In effect, Grace’s material mirrors a sound of neo-soul blended with a unique R&B feel, with commercial appeal. Her sound will hold your interest, to see what else she can “pull out the bag”.
LAST night was the first night of the Thurrock Thameside Musical Society's production of Guys and Dolls. Unfortunately the theatre lay two thirds empty. With the show on for another four nights, the signs are not good.
ONE of the key parts of the summer festival is for bands to get vital experience in front of a live audience. It can be the making of a young band as they start to get a real feel for things and believe that they could make a career of this.
Recognised as an international informative and entertaining "Topic-Expert" speaker, he was an active member of the Professional Speakers Association, Member of the International Federation of Public Speakers and a former Vice President of Toastmasters International.
"THEY are blinding pets" says Ian Biggs who houses over fifty ferrets at his Stanford-le-Hope sanctuary. It is clearly a labour of love for Ian and his stall at the East Tilbury Community Day attracted a host of interested admirers and an avalanche of questions.
