Girl on the Train
Castle Players, Lytchett Matravers Village Hall
‘The Killing of Sister George’ may seem tame in this day and age, but in 1964 the play, written by Frank Marcus, was highly controversial. Followed by the film in 1968, directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Beryl Reid, it was the first mainstream depiction of a lesbian relationship and consequently received an X rating.
Instead of having to take cartons and foil to banks in car parks, residents can now put them in their home recycling bins.
Local theatre company ImpAct is to stage the Tom Kempinski play in April at theatres in Ferndown and Winton.
A new version of The Nativity involving cast members for whom English is a second, third or fourth language will be performed at Corpus Christi Parish Hall in Bournemouth in December.
The production by all male theatre company The Lord Chamberlain’s Men is to be staged at Durlston Country Park on 27 June.
There will be fairytales for both children and adults at this atmospheric fire-lit theatre on Saturday 10 July.
Telephone theatre something different for all those who are missing going to live theatre during the lockdown.
John Newcombe has been showing films since 1952 – and at 82 years young he’s still going strong, working regular shifts at Lighthouse, Poole’s centre for the arts. Could he be Britain’s oldest working cinema projectionist?
Marilyn Barber reviews Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers, a gripping story of fraternal twins, separated as babies, who subsequently meet up not knowing they are brothers