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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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Youth theatre is taking on new role as local community hub
Croydon Council has this month granted Croydon Youth Theatre Organisation – CYTO to its friends – a long lease of its premises in South Norwood with a Community Asset Transfer. The asset transfer effectively hands over the responsibility for the … Continue reading
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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Royal Academy takes right steps with schools dance show
More than 100 pupils drawn from Riddlesdown Collegiate, Orchard Park High, Cheam High, Coombe Wood and Hayes schools last week came together, perform and share their passion for dance at Step Around Town Croydon 2023, organised by the Royal Academy … Continue reading
Musical open house brings crowds flocking back to Fairfield
CROYDON COMMENTARY: There’s been widespread praise for the performers and performances at the Fairfield Halls for the Borough of Culture opening event, which LEWIS WHITE thoroughly enjoyed I went to the Sunday session of the Oratorio of Hope at the … Continue reading
‘The Nijinsky of India’ is celebrated in museum exhibition
An extraordinary life which began in Bangalore and ended in Croydon is remembered and celebrated in an exhibition about dancer Ram Gopal currently running at the Museum of Croydon. Entitled “I saw a god dance”, the exhibition highlights Gopal’s contribution … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Dance, History, Museum of Croydon
Tagged Apsara Arts, Museum of Croydon, Norbury, Ram Gopal
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Younger Generation open auditions, Purley, Feb 26, Mar 26
Younger Generation, the charity theatre group for nine- to 18-year-olds who enjoy performing have two open audition dates coming up. The auditions could lead to the youngsters becoming part of the cast for a show to be performed at the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Ashcroft Theatre, Dance, Fairfield Halls, Music, Purley
Tagged Ashcroft Theatre, Fairfield Halls, Purley, Younger Generation Theatre Group
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Troup is making a song and dance of its return to the Ashcroft
The Younger Generation Theatre Group is seeking new members to join its cast for its upcoming shows. YG couldn’t perform during the pandemic years and according to one of their organisers, “During that time a lot of our core cast … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Ashcroft Theatre, Dance, Music, Theatre
Tagged Ashcroft Theatre, Purley, Younger Generation Theate Group
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Wallington 10-year-old is face of campaign to get us dancing
A 10-year-old from Wallington has been chosen as one of the faces of a national campaign, backed by some of the stars of BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, to get the whole of the country dancing. Elijah Caraccio is one of … Continue reading
There’s A Bit Of A Do going on in Croydon’s Front Room
There is going to be A Bit of A Do in Croydon later this month. Ahead of Croydon’s turn as London’s Borough of Culture (details of which we await with bated breath), the Drunken Chorus Theatre Company sets out its … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Comedy, Dance, Music, The Front Room, The Wreck, Theatre
Tagged A Bit Of A Do, Drunken Chorus, Fairfield Halls, The Front Room, The Fun House, The Oval Tavern, The Wreck
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St Paul’s Jubilee Barn Dance, South Croydon, Oct 1
Posted in Church and religions, Dance, Music, South Croydon
Tagged South Croydon, St Paul's Croham Road
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Carnival returns to London Road with free festival of music
In its 11th year, Carnival returns on London Road this Sunday, celebrating local communities and culture in what someone at the council has described as “Croydon’s summer of fun”. London Road will host the party from noon to 5pm on … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Broad Green, Dance, Music
Tagged Broad Green, Croydon Carnival, London Road
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Founder of Secret Cinema makes bid to move in to Allders
EXCLUSIVE: The old department store could be about to get a new lease of life with ‘immersive’ performances of movies such as Dirty Dancing, Blade Runner or Guardians of the Galaxy. By STEVEN DOWNES Fabien Riggall, the man who has … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Allders, Art, Business, Cinema, CPO, Croydon Council, Dance, Music, Planning, Secret Cinema, Theatre, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Allders, Conservative, Croydon Council, Fabian Riggall, Hammersfield, Hammerson, London Borough of Croydon, Secret Cinema, Tory, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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Carshalton’s parks, ponds and pubs offer festival fresh hope
Acts, dates and venues have been released for the first Carshalton Festival, a week of arts and entertainment taking place at venues in and around the parks, ponds and pubs of Carshalton village. The Carshalton Festival runs from Monday, June … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Church and religions, Cryer Theatre, Dance, Music, Outside Croydon, Poetry, Sutton Council, Theatre
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Riesco Gallery reopens with all the colours of Kathakali
After a long closure, mostly due to the covid pandemic lockdown, the Riesco Gallery at the Museum of Croydon has reopened with Life Behind The Costume, an exhibition celebrating Kathakali, a form of drama through dance that originated in Kerala, … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Dance, History, Museum of Croydon, Riesco Collection
Tagged Croydon Clocktower, Kathakali, Kerala, Museum of Croydon, Riesco Gallery
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A chance to cause Bedlam with Strictly Come Morris Dancing
An appeal has gone out for locals to sign up for a version of Strictly Come Dancing that has some same-sex couples and can sometimes make a deafening noise, and is promising to put on a grand show that’s all … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Dance, Pubs
Tagged Croydon Night of Dance, Wild Hunt Bedlam Morris dancers
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Stanley Halls has taken arts and crafts online during pandemic
MARY LITCHFIELD reports on how a South Norwood arts venue has managed to extend its reach of workshops over the past year At the Stanley Halls, the “new normal” has seen the South Norwood arts venue have to make significant … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Dance, South Norwood, Stanley Halls, Theatre
Tagged coronavirus, Covid-19, Mary Litchfield, Stanley Arts, Stanley Halls
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Ofcom rejects 3,000 complaints over Croydon #BLM comedian
Ofcom has rejected thousands of complaints about Croydon comedian Nabil Abdulrashid and his routine in the final of Britain’s Got Talent earlier this month. In the televised final, Abdulrashid placed just outside the top three acts, with 13.9 per cent … Continue reading
Reader offer: 10% off tickets for musical Eunice at Stanley Halls
Posted in Art, Dance, Music, Stanley Halls, Theatre
Tagged South Norwood, Stanley Halls
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In Company’s musical theatre workshop, Oct 26-30
Posted in CYTO, Dance, Music, Theatre
Tagged Croydon Youth Theatre Organisation, CYTO, South Norwood
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Half-term musical theatre workshops, CYTO, Oct 26-30
Posted in Art, CYTO, Dance, Music, Theatre
Tagged Croydon Youth Theatre Organisation, CYTO, South Norwood
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Council backs down over plans to license 15,000-people rave
Croydon Council has dropped its application for a licence to stage a rave, potentially with as many as 15,000 people, on Purley Way playing fields. The council had submitted the licence application to the local licensing body – Croydon Council … Continue reading
Posted in Addington, Addington Residents' Association, Art, Borough of Culture 2023, Crime, Croham Hurst, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Dance, Music, Paula Murray, Purley Way, Waddon
Tagged Addington Park, Addington Village, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Paula Murray, Waddon
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