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Category Archives: Theatre
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
Croydon Youth Theatre seeks volunteers for its refurb project
Posted in Art, CYTO, South Norwood, Theatre
Tagged Croydon Youth Theatre Organisation, CYTO, South Norwood
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£1.5m being spent on our Borough of not-very-much Culture
We are now well into the third month of Croydon’s year as the Borough of Culture. Waddyamean, you haven’t seen any publicity or signs of anything special being staged? Neither have we, so we sent KEN TOWL off to see … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Borough of Culture 2023, Business, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Ken Towl, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Museum of Croydon, Music, Sadiq Khan, Theatre
Tagged Borough of Culture, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Four Communications, Grey Label, Heritage Music Trail, Jo Gumb, Katharine Glass, Ken Towl, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Oliver Lewis, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Stanley Halls, Stormzy, White Label
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Recognition at last: Coleridge-Taylor gets placed centre stage
The people behind Croydon’s Borough of Culture did not invite Inside Croydon to the press night for the prestigious new production at the Fairfield Halls. KEN TOWL got in anyway At last, we can see where some of the Mayor … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Borough of Culture 2023, Fairfield Halls, Ken Towl, Mayor Jason Perry, Music, Talawa Theatre Company, Theatre
Tagged Borough of Culture, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Ken Towl, London, Mayor Jason Perry, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Talawa Theatre Company, This is Croydon
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Brighton Beach Memoirs, Courtyard Theatre, Jul 3-8
Posted in Chipstead, Courtyard Theatre, Theatre
Tagged Brighton Beach Memoirs, Chipstead, Chipstead Players, Courtyard Theatre, Neil Simon
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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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Bazaar & Rummage by Sue Townsend, Sanderstead, May 11-13
Posted in Sanderstead, Theatre
Tagged Sanderstead, Sue Townsend, The Parlour Players
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Drama, choir and production classes at CYTO, South Norwood
Posted in Art, CYTO, Education, Music, Theatre
Tagged Croydon Youth Theatre Organisation, CYTO
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Genius at work: Ayckbourn committee comedy hits the Marx
BELLA BARTOCK’s visit to the CODA production in Selsdon of Ten Times Table brings back many happy memories I don’t know about the Massacre of the Pendon Twelve. By the time we got to an hour before curtain-up of CODA’s … Continue reading
Posted in Art, CODA, Theatre
Tagged Alan Ayckbourn, Ayckbourn, CODA, Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association, Michael Hall, Selsdon, Selsdon Hall, Ten Times Table
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Politicians struggle to be heard over iftar’s soup slurping
KEN TOWL broke a Ramadan fast with two out of Croydon’s three MPs and two Mayors (one all togged up). He just couldn’t really hear much of what they had to say The acoustics aren’t great in the Braithwaite Hall, … Continue reading
Posted in Alisa Flemming, Braithwaite Hall, Chris Philp MP, Church and religions, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Faiths Together In Croydon, Ken Towl, Mayor Jason Perry, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Alisa Flemming, Braithwaite Hall, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Iftar, Ken Towl, Labour, Mayor Jason Perry, Ramadan, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tory
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Year of Culture set to begin with an Oratorio of Hopelessness
CROYDON IN CRISIS: If, like us, you have been scouring the listings pages to find what’s planned for Croydon’s year as London’s Borough of Culture, you’re likely to be disappointed. But some of the PR deals surrounding the event have … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Stranack, Art, Borough of Culture 2023, Community associations, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Jo Negrini, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Music, Oliver Lewis, Sadiq Khan, Theatre, Tony Newman
Tagged Andy Stranack, Borough of Culture, Boxpark, Caterina Loriggio, Conservative, Croydon, Desmond Dekker, Fairfield Halls, Four Communications, Jo Negrini, Justine Simons, Kristian Aspinall, Labour, London, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Oliver Lewis, Tony Newman, Tory, White Label
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CODA table an amendment to Ayckbourn’s council satire
So you’ve just received your Council Tax bill and you want to get an idea of what all that money is paying for? You really want to know how local councils work..? Then you’d best get along to Selsdon Hall … Continue reading
Scorziello steals the show as Coulsdon drama gamble pays off
The latest play being staged by Coulsdon’s high-achieving amdram group succeeds in its huge ambition, says KEN TOWL The people at Theatre Workshop Coulsdon are ambitious. Instead of the relatively light and broadly mainstream fare of amateur theatre, in Machinal, … Continue reading
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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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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Cherry Orchard Garden Centre could be offered CAT reprieve
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The cash-strapped council’s efforts to reduce its operating costs could see up to seven public-owned assets transferred to community groups, including a much-loved garden centre in the town centre that was under threat of closure. EXCLUSIVE by … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Charity, Community associations, Croydon Council, CYTO, Mayor Jason Perry
Tagged Cherry Orchard Garden Centre, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Harlow Hall, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, Norbury, Sanderstead Rec, Shirley Community Centre, South Norwood, Tory, Waterside Centre
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It’s long overdue that Hurlstone’s music is heard once again
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: In the year when Croydon is London’s Borough of Culture, DAVID MORGAN suggests it presents an opportunity to revive some of the music of a once-admired composer Searching through some old press cuttings, I came across one from … Continue reading
