Regent Centre Review by Janine Pulford This brilliantly written farcical play treated the audience to some of Oscar Wilde’s wittiest lines. The actors delivered with clear diction and the costumes were excellent, but somehow the overall performance lacked lustre. The redeeming character was Merryman the butler, who stole the show. His funny walk, wobbly hands,…
By Laurence Jones As a stage show, Carnaby Street should be taken at face value. If you go into the theatre hoping to see a masterpiece of musical theatre, you will be disappointed. Carnaby Street is fun, entertaining and largely forgettable fluff. The musical knows its audience and knows what they want – a few solid…
Review by Russell Harness The Curry Garden in Ringwood, not only creates award winning Indian cuisine, but it is also a Bangladeshi restaurant, offering a wide array of dishes where the master chefs create each and every dish to perfection. My wife Claire and I visited one evening and received a very warm welcome from…
By Janine Pulford Recently I enjoyed a holistic Thay OM Dermosense Body Treatment and a Collin facial at Professional Beauty Care in West Parley. These treatments are currently available at the salon for the remarkably low price of £45 as a combined package and are incredibly good value. The body treatment takes an hour-and-a-half and…
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’.
Nestling just outside Wimborne, on a quiet country lane, you will find the beautifully presented Horns Inn with the new landlady Lori at the helm. Claire and I were invited there to sample some of the wholesome freshly cooked culinary delights they have to offer. Being a Wednesday night we arrived early to find a…
Who They Were; What They Did; How They Lived By Sue Newman Published by Amberley Publishing 2010 Review by Sylvia Minns The author, Sue Newman, has written other books on the history of the ancient town of Christchurch and its inhabitants and therefore has a good understanding of the past lives of those who lived…
By Jackie Edwards Published by Natula Publications 2010 Review by Sylvia Minns The town of Bournemouth, set on the cliffs of southern England amidst pine trees, was founded in 1810 and quickly became a popular seaside holiday town from early Victorian times. The importance of Bournemouth as a resort became evident when affluent gentry and…
Written by members of the Bournemouth Natural Science Society Published by Wessex Books 2009 Foreword by Chris Packham and a further mention from Dr Simon Cripps (Chief Executive Dorset Wildlife Trust) Edited by Ray Chapman Bsc (Hons) Sponsored by The Bournemouth Natural Science Society and Dorset Wildlife Trust Review by Sylvia Minns This book supersedes…
By Jessica Fellows Published by Collins 15 September 2011 Foreword by the series creator Julian Fellows Photography by Nick Briggs Review by Sylvia Minns The book is written by Jessica Fellows, an author and freelance journalist in her own right, with a foreword by Julian Fellows. Julian Fellows created Downton Abbey which is now hailed as…
