There is always a slightly bigger bounce in my step when I go to a production of Annie – the feel good musical that proved to me that an excellent piece of musical theatre can be so good for the soul. Make no bones about it, this production once again revived my faith in human nature and sent me home with a swelling heart and the unforgettable score winging its way around my brain. The story of red-haired Annie which […]
An encounter with Out Of The Blue - ELO's sixth studio album - changed John Rowen's musical life. After cutting his performing teeth in the pubs and clubs around Hull, he realised that his musical mission would be to create the finest celebration of Jeff Lynne's work with the help of a group of talented musicians. Twenty years later John claims that he is still learning and improving but the ELO Experience is acknowledged as one of the greatest homage […]
Jersey Boys first ran in London’s West End from 18 March 2008 to 26 March 2017 – nine amazing years – and, at the time, was the 6th longest musical running in the West End. The musical returned to the West End as the first show to play the reinstated Trafalgar Theatre from 14 April 2021 to 4 January 2024. Jersey Boys previously played three record-breaking UK and Ireland tours from 2014 to 2016, 2017 to 2019 and 2021 to […]
Welcome to the latest episode of A View from the Wings, the arts and entertainment podcast produce by Moorlands Radio. After a week's break Dave and Carol talk about what they've seen including the theatre shows, comedians and even Michael Ball! We have interviews with West End star Alex Bourne who stars in the latest production of Annie. Carol speaks to Simon Drakeford about Stoke Book Festival and Dave has the pleasure of speaks to the lead actors of Romeo […]
Nothing breaks your heart like losing your first love. And it hits even harder when it’s taken 40 years to find it. This first love feels like the last chance saloon. When Juliet meets Romeo across a crowded dance floor, sparks fly! Hearts race, desperate for resuscitation from a romance defibrillator. Dave Stringer talks to the two principle cast members Russell Kane and Natalie Casey about this adaptation of one of Shakespear's most famous works. You can watch it at […]
Carol chats to Simon Drakeford, Director of the Stoke Book Festival happening in Stoke-on-Trent from October 3rd to the 10th. Stoke book festival is an exciting new venture in the city aiming to put Stoke on the literary map as it hosts a huge variety of writers and activities linked to celebrating all things creative and inspiring. Workshops, performances and community events will delight readers and artists both local and national this October in celebration of the written word, learning […]
Dave and Carol are back featuring the great and the good of the Arts & Entertainment scene across North Staffordshire and South Cheshire. They review a recent Freddie Mercury tribute act and Romeo & Juliet whic is currently playing the New Vic Theatre. This week Dave interviews Lucy Beaumont ahead of her appearance at The Victoria Hall. Carol chats to Andrew Nicklin the Director of the Film Theatre Stoke. Oh and it's Panto preview time, oh yes it is! Dave […]
It was another fabulous night at the New Vic as the theatre brought their updated version of Shakespeare’s classic Romeo and Juliet to the stage. I am sure that there will be many purists of the Bard’s work will have entered the auditorium a little apprehensively as the pre-show publicity had proudly announced that the star-crossed lovers were not wet behind the ears teenagers but a pair of forty somethings who had been around the block a few times. In […]
Carol chats with Andrew Nicklin, Director of the Film Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent, about the move from the Staffordshire University site to it's new home at the Wade Institute in Hartshill and about the exciting autumn season ahead. Founded in 1974, the Film Theatre shows films which are different to mainstream cinemas although they also show a good blockbuster too. The Film Theatre is the leading independent cinema in the city and it prides itself on screening independent cinema, cult favourites, […]
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