Waterburner, won the Absolute Radio’s "One Last Dream" competition to open the festival.
The band formed in 1993 and secured a record deal, but never made it big.
There was plenty of humour in the script which lifted what could have been some very depressing moments and this was delivered well by the capable cast who all played their parts superbly.
The semi-autobiographical Situation Comedy is deeply entrenched in seventies, "Whoops Vicar, Where's My Knickers!" scenarios. That would leave most people fleeing in their droves but what one tends to forget is this is a quality script with line after line of gilt-edged comedy.
The three actors in the play complimented each other nicely. Emily Catlin was the star turn with a real comedic touch. Neil Gray kept the energy running as the rather neurotic young man wondering why he had certain objects in the box although having seen Neil last year, we are starting to wonder if "neurotic young man" is his only schtick.
THE wonderful thing about Thurrock Courts Players is that they are now such a settled side. The only way ensembles can work is that the team are able to gel over a long period of time. There must also be an opportunity for players to share out the major roles. TCP do it naturally and seamlessly.
STARTS tonight. Over the next seven nights, there will be eleven different plays performed as part of the festival. Tonight Thurrock Youth Theatre, Blitzed Theatre Company and the Thurrock Court Players take to the stage with three one act plays.
John has been gigging around the borough, even more than ever as the song has become a firm favourite among the locals in The Ship in East Tilbury and the White Horse in Fobbing.
Buzzy and the Slueys new collaboration. Once again we are indebted that the Grime Nation are picking up the camera and editing their films. It is also good to hear that artists like Young Reyes are collaborating with video makers such as Smivadee to take it to the next level.
WE MET Gary a couple of months ago after he had a display of his poems at the Thameside Theatre. We then asked Gary if he would be happy to re-enact a poem once a month in a series of locations.
The Hed Kandi Arena brings a touch of glamour to Essex, with leading club DJs, live musicians, and the kind of awe-inspiring production that has made Hed Kandi the global leader in dance music.
The Stanford-le-Hope band teamed up with Linford sound engineer Andy Spurrell to record the track, Geeza, which will go on sale on iTunes next month.
All the money raised from sales of the track will be donated to the Meningitis Trust, in honour of Stanford-le-Hope man and More Tea Vicar fan Andrew Burroughs.
John is really excited about the song and feels he could have a sleeper on his hands. We caught up with him at The Ship, East Tilbury as he performed the number.
