Studio One at Pavilion Dance, Bournemouth
4 April 2013
Review by Mark Beechey
Studio One’s ‘Strictly Musicals’ in aid of Julia’s House Hospice was performed to a full house and included well know excerpts from musicals such as ‘42nd Street’, ‘Dreamboats and Petticoats’ and ‘Matilda’.
14 March – Bournemouth Pavilion Review by Janine Pulford Directed by award-winning opera producer Ellen Kent, Puccini’s ‘Tosca’ was brought to the stage in Bournemouth and what a treat it was. Faultlessly performed, it also offered jaw-dropping backdrops and opulent costumes. These combined with the wonderful voices of Maria Tonina as Tosca, Sorin Lupu as…
Review by Janine Pulford Dad’s Army performed by the Regent Rep was one of the funniest productions I have seen in a while. Playing to a full house, the three episodes of the classic BBC TV comedy series were re-enacted with a cast of 25 and a full brass ensemble on stage, adding to the…
Lighthouse Theatre, Poole 16 February 2013 Review by Laurence Jones. I was fortunate enough to get tickets for the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s ‘Hollywood Blockbusters’ concert, conducted by Pete Harrison. No stranger to film scores, I was impressed by brilliant renditions from films including ‘Lawrence Of Arabia’, ‘Indiana Jones’ and ‘Schindlers List’, that easily matched the…