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Behind the velvet drapes of an Ellen Kent opera

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:35:05 +0000

Ellen Kent talks to Melanie Dakin about her extravagant staging of La Traviata

Break away from the sofa/bed for a good night out

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:29:16 +0000

Want some light relief as well as a bit of thought-provoking drama to start the weekend?

Serving up Ayckbourn

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:02:35 +0000

Family mealtimes can be fraught affairs and none more so than in Alan Ayckbourn’s Time Of My Life where a birthday gathering is challenged by questionable food, bad manners and dark secrets. Wheathampstead Dramatic Society serves up this delightfully warm and intriguing dish at the Memorial Hall, Marford Road, Wheathampstead from February 16-18.

Tweet, tweet, love

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:51:42 +0000

Luca Silvestrini talks to Melanie Dakin about his latest dance piece, LOL, which looks into the world of social networking

Drunk on life

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:47:11 +0000

Bryony Kimmings presents her one-woman show about the effects of alcohol on creativity

The secret of the Motown sound

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:30:25 +0000

Enjoy the supreme music live on stage at Watford Colosseum, writes Melanie Dakin

There's nothing like a Dame...

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:12:54 +0000

Pianist Kev Orkian recalls his pantomime duet with Dame Edna Everage ahead of his Howlin’ Comedy Club gig

9:11 caught in motion

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:54:09 +0000

For one night only Trestle presents Falling Man, a dance piece inspired by the image of a man falling from the Twin Towers. Melanie Dakin reports

Abbey demonstrates the art of oppression

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:19:08 +0000

The fate of political prisoners from military coups and uprisings may never be known meaning loved ones of the missing might never find rest.

Rising to the role of Fairy Queen

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:37:10 +0000

Debbie Southorn tells Melanie Dakin about starring in Iolanthe and her family’s long history with the ALGSS