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This year Brighton Dome is proud to welcome the Kiev Classical Ballet and Orchestra for their Brighton debut, with a double bill of two children’s favourites: Peter and the Wolf and The Carnival of the Animals.
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There will be no pantomime in Brighton this year. Fairytale fans need not fret, however, as the Theatre Royal is putting on a production of one of the most enduring fantasy stories of all time. The change of tack follows the disappointment of last year’s pantomime, Cinderella, which featured Kim and Aggie. In response to criticism and a slump in ticket sales, the Theatre Royal is dropping the celebrities and putting on a fully professional production using West End performers, and has hired multiple Olivier Award-nominated star Tim Flavin as director.
Latest 7 spoke to Flavin, who will also be ‘following the yellow brick road’ as Scarecrow, before he embarks upon the rehearsals ahead.
‘‘I’m a traditionalist… I’m going to deliver the best piece of musical theatre that I possibly can’’
We began by asking him how he felt his production would differ from panto. “I’m not trying to compete with Pantomime… I’m a traditionalist, so I’m going to deliver the best piece of musical theatre that I possibly can and let other people do panto and provide that choice”.
“Last year the panto didn’t do as well as they had hoped. That’s the diplomatic way of putting it. This year we are determined to do better by producing a show of a better performing quality”.
Earlier this year, Roy Hutchins and Tony Haase (aka Roy & Tony’s Club) performed a season of six fortnightly comedy theatre music shows at the Open House, offering completely new material each time.
The Latest’s very own critic Candy McNamara wrote: “A properly intimate cosy club… with Hutchins as the pedantic slightly uptight foil to Haase’s exuberantly manic flights of fancy, in a sort of updated Pete and Pete, where they grow up and become self aware.
A show that celebrates old fashioned British cabaret has come to Worthing. The Best of British Variety Tour 2008 has been entertaining audiences at seaside resorts up and down the country during what has been a very British summer – with perfect weather for spending the evenings inside a theatre.
Among those appearing in Worthing is Jimmy Cricket, the much-loved comedian. Jimmy told Latest 7 it would be like a pantomime with something for all ages – and definitely suitable for children. He said: “I think it is going to be an eclectic mix. It is a family show. It is like a panto. All the humour’s basically clean. All the youngsters will be there, right through to granny and grandad.” Read the rest of this article »
Our new programme for thelatest.tv sees Juice FM presenter Guy Lloyd investigate all manner of things. He starts off with chart-topping band The Hoosiers who were mega-successful a couple of years ago, were dropped by their major label and have become fashionably independent. Their chart-topping album cost £1 million to record, their new album £100 and we reckon it's just as good. We have exclusive footage of this new record. Guy does crazy-golfing with them, checks out their sound-check and witnesses the fans' adoration of the band at Audio in Brighton. In future shows Guy will be doing waxing, Dot Cotton, air guitar and needs your suggestions for more crazy things (or people) to do. Send to bill@thelatest.co.uk
AOH Special: It’s Festival time in Brighton & Hove, which means the Artists Open Houses have opened their doors for another year! Maps of all the trails can be picked up across the city. We love nothing better than browsing and buying arts and crafts, and there is so much going on throughout May that we’ve made it easier by bringing the Artists Open Houses to you! We have 11 special programmes, featuring artists in their own houses. So here’s your chance to go ‘through the keyhole’ so to speak as we visit the artists in their own environment.
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