Category Archives: Comedy

Livingstone’s having a laugh in Croydon: May 17

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

It’s a good job Ken Livingstone says he will not seek elected office again, because he would never again be able to refute suggestions that he’s a right comedian after this Friday night in Croydon. The former Mayor of London … Continue reading →

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When Croydon’s first couple were actually a laughing matter

Posted on May 11, 2013 by

Local comedian ANTHONY MILLER says that the success of Purley comedy couple Terry and June was no joke A running gag of this website is a reference to the borough’s first couple as Terry and June. There is something of … Continue reading →

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Playwriting Festival lives on after Warehouse closure

Posted on April 27, 2013 by

The International Playwriting Festival which for the past 26 years has been staged at the Warehouse Theatre has found a new producer and a new home. Warehouse Phoenix, a company formed by members and friends of the Warehouse Theatre in … Continue reading →

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Benched: Council still can’t get borough’s greats’ names right

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

It is almost a year since Inside Croydon highlighted another botched PR effort by our council, the staging of a “public vote” on leading figures from Croydon’s past (and present), to provide three subjects for a “portrait bench” on a … Continue reading →

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Ooo errr, missus: Music Hall jokes return to Streatham

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

Up the A23 in Streatham, the bill-writer for the South London Press must have been on a Frankie Howerd fan club weekend.

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“Favoured” Halls, £4.5m debts and the commercial interests

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

Using the Fairfield Halls’ trustees’ own annual reports and accounts since 2010, together with official council documents, SEAN CREIGHTON examines what is going on at the town’s arts venue, ahead of £25m of public money being spent to refurbish it … Continue reading →

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Fairfield’s future needs to engage with Croydon public

Posted on March 30, 2013 by

Tired. Poorly managed. Poorly used. Under-funded. Under-appreciated. The Fairfield Halls, half a century old, might symbolise the faded grandeur of Croydon itself. With mounting concern over the council’s arts policy, or absence of it after the axing of the Mela … Continue reading →

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Hall brothers progress to the final of mini-movie competition

Posted on March 11, 2013 by

Local actor and film maker Michael Hall and his brother Charlie have both made it into the final five UK entries in Empire Magazine‘s “Done in 60 Seconds” movie competition. Michael Hall qualified thanks to votes from friends, family and … Continue reading →

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Fairfield in discussions over cinema use of new studio threatre

Posted on February 27, 2013 by

Supporters of two of the borough’s neglected arts venues, the David Lean Cinema and the Warehouse Theatre, are expected to be very concerned that management at Fairfield Halls have been holding meetings with cinema operators over the possible use of … Continue reading →

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Mini-movie-maker makes the final of One-minute Oscars

Posted on February 24, 2013 by

Croydon’s mini-movie-maker, Michael Hall, has done it again. Hall, the sometime stand-up comedian and leading light in the borough’s top am-dram group, CODA, has made it to the short-list of 20 finalists in Empire magazine’s annual “Done in 60 Seconds” … Continue reading →

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No wooden performances, but carpenter was star of the show

Posted on February 22, 2013 by

A farce in Croydon involving someone called “Gavin”? The lure of the greasepaint and the smell of the crowd proved irresistible for our arts correspondent, BELLA BARTOCK Farce requires great timing, precise pace and some well-functioning doors. In the case … Continue reading →

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Failing Fairfield Halls is limping along on borrowed time

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Long gone are the days when the Fairfield Halls could attract some of the biggest acts in the world, such as the Rolling Stones or the Beatles, says DAVID CALLAM. These days, the only beetles at the arts … Continue reading →

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Royal Russell Players produce a dark comedy

Posted on January 27, 2013 by

The Royal Russell Players will be staging One O’Clock from the House by Frank Vickery next month. They say that the play is “a light comedy, which revolves around the funeral of an elderly father”, and while that might not … Continue reading →

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Pick of posts of 2012: Allders, comics and sinking ships

Posted on January 1, 2013 by

Yesterday, we listed our 20 most-read posts of 2012. We also asked some of our readers and contributors for a more subjective selection and to choose their favourite articles from the past 12 months. Here’s some of their answers: If … Continue reading →

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Getting down with the Hood as New Addington does panto

Posted on December 13, 2012 by

BELLA BARTOCK missed out on her central London concert last weekend. She could not resist the New Addington pantomime (and no, that’s not a reference to Councillor Tony Pearson) Croydon is now the IT place for us inner London sophisticates … Continue reading →

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