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The Frogs, 16th to 18th March, 19:30
Presented by St Gabriel's School. Marc Ives' new musical adaption
of Aristophanes' Classical comedy. The great theatrical impresario
Andrea Lourdes-Webster has despaired the lack of talent on earth,
and is to go down to Tartarus to find someone with a bit of
substance. She is set to encounter the Lord of the Underworld and
his wife, the chorus of frogs and variety of other characters,
before being presented with the choice of taking either Shakespeare
of Elvis back to the Upper World.
Arabian Nights, 16th April, 11:30
Scheherazade, the greatest of all storytellers presents three
fabulous tales from her Arabian Nights: A tale from the desert; a
tale from the bed of the ocean; and a tale straight from a donkey’s
mouth. This show drips with lavish colours and textures. Using
puppets, props and storytelling, and accompanied by an original
soundtrack, Theatre of Widdershins will transport you to a mystical
land. Suitable for children aged 4 years plus and their families.
Loving April, 5th May, 19:30
A powerful love story about two young people by Carnegie Medal and
Guardian Children's Fiction award winning writer Melvin Burgess.
April lives in a small, rural community in the 1920s with her
mother. Finding it difficult to fit in with the people in her
village, she prefers to spend her time among the wild swans on the
nearby riverbank. April is profoundly deaf and struggles to speak,
but when Barbara Piggot arrives from London with her son Tony, away
from their world of privilege and power, it is April who teaches
them how to survive.
Scurrilous, 20th to 22nd May, 19:30
A Class Act production. David Slade's brand new play charts the
lives and loves of five friends from the care free days of their
youth, through to the more troubling times of injury and recovery,
broken dreams and new found joys. Scurrilous is a
love story set in Birmingham and Afghanistan. While unafraid to
tackle difficult subjects, the play also contains music, humour and
exciting dance. A Class Act are the only community group in Newbury
that consistently puts on original performances of all ages, for the
whole family.
Elmer The Elephant, 3rd June, 11:30
Elmer was not an ordinary elephant. Elmer was red and yellow and
green and blue. In fact Elmer was every colour of the rainbow! But
Elmer didn't want to be different, he wanted to be just like all the
other elephants. Join Blunderbus as they whisk you away to a land of
fantasy and make believe with this bewitching, new musical
adaptation of David McKee's Elmer The Elephant
written especially for 4-7 year olds and their adults. Told with
breathtaking puppets, original music and stunning scenery, this
heart-warming and funny story will thrill all who experience it.
For more details
see the Arlington Arts Centre web site at www.arlingtonarts.co.uk.