It is a very special year for the New Vic as it is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the current building. This event is being commemorated by the return of some of the biggest hits from the past four decades and one of these is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic The Hound of the Baskervilles which has had an update for the 2026 season. The Sherlock aficionado will recognise most […]
After a thorough miserable, wet and long winter it's only natural to look forward to the summer and hopefully much better weather! Now is the time to plan your days and nights out and there is nothing better than watching your favourite bands and artists from yester year in the great British outdoors. Brit Fest is a key, must see event for thousands of folk. They descend on Ashley Hall […]
Has anyone ever greeted you with the question “How you doin’?” Then it is likely that you have just met one of the millions of fans worldwide of the iconic comedy series Friends that had an unbelievable ten seasons that can still be seen on a variety of platforms. And if you ever wished that you could be a member of the audience at a recording of one of the […]
Fawlty Towers is one of the most iconic and much loved sit com of our lifetime. Originally broadcast on BBC2, the two series of six episodes ran between 1975 - 1979 and was inspired by a stay at the Gleneagles Hotel in Torquay in 1970 when co-writer John Cleese stayed there with members of the Monty Python crew. Stand out characters were Basil Fawlty and his wife Sybil, Polly the […]
Teechers has been around for many years and has been adapted to meet the cultural norms of the different iterations. However, the play remains at heart a beautifully and very comically observed glance at the problems that have plagued and continue to plague the state education system in our country. Fairly uniquely, the drama unfolds as a play within a play as three students enact the scenario of a year […]
The annual dance festival organised by the Regent Theatre has become a lovely way of starting the new year of stage productions. Having hit the magic milestone of 25 years of celebrating the dance talent of the region, the performers in 026 Dance have once again risen to the challenge and entertained their audience to send them home full of the joy that a beautifully presented set of performances can […]
Billy Joel is a true musical icon. He's sold 160million records worldwide. He has penned the music and lyrics to many a million seller. Chart hits like Uptown Girl, An Innocent Man, My Life, We Didn't Stop the Fire and many, many more. This coming Saturday you can hear all those hits and more performed by what many think, is the UK's number one Billy Joel tribute act, Gaz Jenkins. […]
Now I don't know about you but I do love a classic and they can't get anymore classic than Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskerviles. From Saturday 14th February to Saturday 14th March 2026 the New Vic Theatre will be transformed into the bleak and atmospheric moors of Devon. Sherlock Holmes and his trusty sidekick Dr. Watson are sent to the area to investigate the killing of […]
Friends! The Musical Parody has hit the shores of the UK following a massively successful run in New York and Las Vegas. This slice of American funniness come to the rolling hills close the the Staffordshire Moorlands. Yes you can watch all your favourite characters at The Buxton Opera House from the 10th to the 14th of February. Could you be any more excited? Recently I managed to catch up […]
We all love the music of our heroes. Sometimes as the years go by and musical legends age, we miss the opportunity of seeing our idols at the height of their popularity. That's where tribute acts come in. They fill a void left by the absence of our musical legends touring. Tribure acts can often imitate our musical icons when they were at the top of their game and hitting […]
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