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Celebrate the Chinese Year of the Dragon at the Charter Theatre tomorrow

26th, January 2012 by

  The Jilin Song and Dance Troupe and the Beijing Normal University Performance Troupe will celebrate Chinese New Year with a performance at the Charter Theatre tomorrow. The Jilin Song and Dance Troupe will entertain the audience with a show of traditional dance, folk music, singing and theatricality. The Beijing Normal University Performance Troupe fuse toegher martial arts, poetry, music, song and dance. Together these [...]

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Founder of Project Korova, Sam Buist (right)

Project Korova celebrates first birthday with three special shows

1st, October 2011 by

Arts organisation Project Korova is celebrating its birthday this month with a series of three special events. Comedy Mike, a new professional comedy night, will be launched on Sunday 30 October at the Adelphi. This will be accompanied by the first birthday of Organised Mike, an evening of music, comedy, poetry, and magic, and  finally a 10 minute playwriting competition called PresTen. Comedy Mike will [...]

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Laura Lindsay and Alison Flevill in All Because of Molly

Theatre Review: All Because Of Molly, New Continental

16th, September 2011 by

The infrastructure investments the Continental have made this year in lighting, seating and curtaining have greatly improved its amenity for theatrical performers and audiences alike.  This has allowed the venue to present with confidence an autumn season of five (but there may be more) plays from September through to December from a variety of regionally based theatre groups. First in the series is All Because [...]

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Tringe: Theatre Review – Dev’s Army

27th, July 2011 by

Elysion Productions describe their debut play Dev’s Army as “A rich, dark comedy in the grand Irish tradition – instantly recognisable characters and oozing charm” The scene is the Irish coast in 1940 and three members of the local security force tell stories, indulge in self delusion and allow old their old rivalries to surface. As a one act, hour long play with a cast [...]

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Romeo Is Dead

Tringe: Theatre Review – Romeo Is Dead

23rd, July 2011 by

“This is what you came to see. The music has stopped. The stage is still. This is important. Very important. You’re not allowed to see it. Not Yet. We wanted to make something. Make something for you. When you leave this place, you will carry it with you”. From the moment that Flight of the Valkyries opens the show, Romeo is Dead is a brilliant [...]

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Video: Your Name Here Theatre Showcase

13th, April 2011 by

Last night the Continental paid host to Thunder Road Theatre‘s ‘Your Name Here’, a showcase of theatre in the north west. The diverse range of acts competed for audience votes in a series of five minute shorts, ranging from monologues to two-handers and physical theatre to comedy. The eventual winner was Laura Lindsey, with her hilarious monologue on trying to lose weight winning over the [...]

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Hatch – A workshop for playwrights in Preston (Video)

23rd, March 2011 by

Last night I attended the Hatch Pilot Night, a chance for playwrights in Preston to showcase a work in progress. The evening saw four productions that showcased a diverse body of work, one of which will be performed in its entirety at the Tringe Festival. Below is some video I shot. You can also find out more about Hatch here, as well as finding them [...]

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Review: Of Mice and Men at the New Continental

17th, March 2011 by

“Now what do you suppose is eating them two?” is the final line delivered in Steinbeck’s 1937 classic. Though we never hear it in the Black Box Theatre Company’s adaptation of the Great Depression-era short story, fans of the book will recognise its resonance echoing all the way through this powerful production. Mike Lockley’s weary and cynical George Milton plays paternal friend to Ed Barry’s [...]

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Rid the World – Theatre at the Continental tonight

4th, March 2011 by

Events surrounding the 1911 Liverpool Transport Strike will be vividly brought back to life at The Continental tonight. Based on a work by Manchester’s Trevor Griffiths, author of Comedians, and adapted by acclaimed playwright Rob Johnston, Rid the World is the latest in a series of touring small scale theatre productions to come to the venue this year. As well as two plays at The Continental last [...]

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Theatre company announce Preston performances after awards success

28th, February 2011 by

The team behind the successful Tales from the Blackjack are returning to Preston after having gained acclaim across the the UK. Thunder Road Theatre will perform their take on Jekyll & Hyde this June, before also making an appearance at this year’s Tringe. Featuring MEN Award winner Alex Moran and Christopher Ward, ‘Hyde’ promises to be a physical blend of high energy and contemporary storytelling. Alex Moran [...]

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Founder of Project Korova, Sam Buist (right)

Hatch – Developing theatre writing in Preston

4th, February 2011 by

The arts development initiative Project Korova are holding an event for those involved in writing and theatre at Equator Cafe this Tuesday evening. Hatch is designed to give a supportive network of actors and directors to playwrights in the area who want to publicise their work. The aim of the initiative is to support both new and experienced playwrights to develop their work through open [...]

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Tales from the Blackjack – The future

27th, May 2010 by

Those theatre-goers among you will remember our review of Tales of the Blackjack, an excellent one man show performed by local actor Alex Moran. It centres around a blackjack dealer, interacting with various customers, revealing dark secrets as each character’s personal life bleeds into their gambling life. I caught up with Alex this afternoon

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Review: The Double-Headed Penny Farthing @ Adelphi

26th, July 2009 by

The Preston Tringe Festival continued with the opening night of The Double-Headed Penny Farthing, a Sherlock Holmes adventure, by Robert Black. It was a short but sweet whizz through a mystery that Holmes and Watson are able to solve from the comfort of their flat in Baker Street.

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