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Comedy satire brings Croydon Labour vote fraud to the stage
You’ve seen Inside Croydon: The Movie (and if you haven’t, why not?). Now comes a comedy satire on stage, which the playwrights say they have based on Inside Croydon’s reporting, which was “incredibly insightful” and “a source of comedic and … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Comedy, Croydon East, David Evans, Inside Croydon, Theatre
Tagged Croydon, Croydon East, Labour, London, Paratroopers, The Lion and Unicorn Theatre
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From Grimaldi to Chaplin: Bult’s mission to record clown faces
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: Unique collection showing the history of clowning was the work of an Addiscombe man, as DAVID MORGAN explains From his home at 26 Canning Road during the 1930s, Stan Bult set about recording and reviving the art of … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Comedy, David Morgan, History
Tagged Canning Road, Charlie Chaplin, Clowns International, David Morgan, Joseph Grimaldi, Stan Bult
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Sign up NOW! to be part of the Croydonites Fringe Festival
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Posted in Advertisement features, Art, Comedy, Croydonites Festival, Theatre
Tagged Croydon, Croydonites, Croydonites Festival, Theatre
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Sign up TODAY! to take part in Croydonites Fringe Festival
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Posted in Advertisement features, Art, Comedy, Croydonites Festival, Theatre
Tagged Croydon, Croydonites, Croydonites Festival, Theatre
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Hurley rises to David Bowie’s challenge at her Edinburgh show
“It was my nemesis, I hated Croydon with a real vengeance. “It represented everything I didn’t want in my life, everything I wanted to get away from. “I think it’s the most derogatory thing I can say about somebody or … Continue reading
Sign up to take part in this year’s Croydonites Fringe Festival
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Posted in Advertisement features, Art, Comedy, Croydonites Festival, Theatre
Tagged Croydon, Croydonites, Croydonites Festival, Theatre
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Panto: Dick Whittington, All Saints Sanderstead, Jan 6-13
Posted in Activities, Comedy, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Dramatic Club, Theatre
Tagged Dick Whittington, Panto, pantomime, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Dramatic Club
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Christmas-time comedy tour hopes to raise funds for Gaza
Human Appeal, a Manchester-based charity, has announced the lineup for its annual Comedy Takeover Tour, set to take place in 17 venues across 10 cities from December 15. That includes a performance in Croydon on Boxing Day. This year’s tour … Continue reading
Britain’s Got Talent auditions come to London next month
The nation’s favourite talent show is coming to south London next month looking for a talented act to take the crown of our 17th series. Britain’s Got Talent is holding open auditions where Londoners are invited to present their unique … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Comedy, Dance, Music, Poetry, Theatre
Tagged Britain's Got Talent, Kia Oval, Simon Cowell, The Oval
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Taking Liberty with the arts in a way that celebrates us all
KEN TOWL takes hope, and much joy, from last week’s Liberty Festival, where deaf, disabled and neurodivergent artists injected some much-needed culture into the borough. Photos by PAUL FULLER The Liberty Festival, which landed in Croydon last weekend, represented the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Ashcroft Theatre, Borough of Culture 2023, Comedy, Dance, Fairfield Halls, Ken Towl, Music, Poetry
Tagged Aaron Simmonds, Ashcroft Theatre, Borough of Culture, Croydon, Drunken Chorus, Fairfield Halls, Francesca Martinez, giraffes, Inner Vision Orchestra, Ken Towl, Liberty Festival, Steve Day
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Panto producers seek new talents for Aladdin at the Ashcroft
UK Productions and Fairfield Halls are on the hunt for local talent for this year’s Croydon pantomime Aladdin to be staged at the Ashcroft Theatre. Auditions for the Principal Ensemble are taking place at Fairfield Halls on Friday July 7 … Continue reading
Posted in Ashcroft Theatre, Comedy, Dance, Education, Fairfield Halls, Music, Schools
Tagged Aladdin, Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon, Davood Ghadami, Fairfield Halls, Kiera-Nicole Brennan
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Aladdin promises a magic carpet ride at the Ashcroft Theatre
EastEnders and Holby City star Davood Ghadami and children’s TV favourite and former BRIT School pupil Kiera-Nicole Brennan head the cast announced this week for the biggest show of the year at the Fairfield Halls – the panto, which for … Continue reading
Posted in Ashcroft Theatre, Comedy, Dance, Fairfield Halls, Music, Theatre
Tagged Aladdin, Ashcroft Theatre, Brit School, Davood Ghadami, Fairfield Halls, Kiera-Nicole Brennan, Panto
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Croydon is made a national laughing stock, Part 94. And Part 95
No sooner had the nation’s best-selling satirical magazine had a good laugh (again) at Croydon’s expense after featuring the latest example of the council’s bungled handling of vast amounts of public money, than the borough has popped up again in … Continue reading
Perry makes late bid to bring the laughter back to Croydon
EXCLUSIVE: In a special gesture on a special day, Conservative politician Jason Perry wants to give Croydon’s long-suffering residents something to laugh about with a new stand-up act, ‘I wanna tell you a Tory’ Jason Perry, the Mayor of Croydon, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Comedy, Croydon Council, Inside Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry
Tagged April 1, Bernard Manning, Jim Davidson, Les Dennis, Max Bygraves, Mayor Jason Perry
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Fairfield Halls offers some Easter movie magic for just £2
A money-saving cinema club, offering films on the big screen for just £2 per ticket, is coming to the Fairfield Halls this Easter, as the borough’s arts centre looks to offer fun and entertainment on a budget for hard-pressed Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Ashcroft Theatre, Cinema, Comedy, Fairfield Halls
Tagged Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon, Easter, Fairfield Halls, Family Film Club
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Comedy night with Paul Sinha, Warlingham rugby club, Mar 31
Posted in Comedy, Sanderstead, Warlingham RFC
Tagged Hamsey Green, Paul Sinha, Sanderstead, Warlingham, Warlingham RFC
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Strike Benefit gig, Camberwell New Road, Jan 27
Posted in Activities, Comedy, Music
Tagged Attila the Stockbroker, Janine Booth, Mark Thomas
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Mermaids, actors flying and fairy dust make panto a must-see
In the first review of this year’s Fairfield Halls pantomime, The Further Adventures of Peter Pan, which opened on Saturday, six-year-old South Croydon schoolgirl NAOMI TOWNSEND gives it a resounding five stars I was really excited about going to watch … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Fairfield Halls
Tagged Captain Hook, Croydon pantomime, Fairfield Halls, Naomi Townsend, Panto, pantomime, Peter Pan, South Croydon
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Human Appeal’s Comedy Takeover is coming to Croydon
Human Appeal, the humanitarian aid charity, has launched its annual Comedy Takeover, which will take place in 12 cities across the country from December 15 to 31, including several London dates and, on December 28, at the Grand Sapphire Hotel … Continue reading
