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Category Archives: Theatre Workshop Coulsdon
Bruising drama that delivers a punch against the patriarchy
KEN TOWL goes 12 rounds with the latest must-see play to be staged at the Coulsdon Community Centre. Photos by STEVE NORTH Director Anya Destiney has not made things easy for herself. The Sweet Science of Bruising makes big demands. … Continue reading
The Sweet Science of Bruising, TW Coulsdon, from Mar 21
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T For ticket bookings for The Sweet Science of Bruising and more information about Theatre Workshop Coulsdon, visit their … Continue reading
Women are boxing clever to punch through the glass ceiling
It’s Victorian London, 1869. At the Angel Amphitheatre, four women are preparing for the battle of their lives. Polly Stokes has always been a fighter, ever since she was abandoned on a doorstep in Blackburn. Irish-born Mattie Blackwell lives on … Continue reading
The Sweet Science will be landing a blow for women’s cause
KEN TOWL got a behind-the-scenes preview of the next production from Coulsdon’s acclaimed theatre group, which he says will be a real knock-out In December, when I went to the Coulsdon Community Centre, I saw a great performance of My … Continue reading
By George! She’s Got it! My Fair Lady’s a triumph for Scorziello
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW: The classic Lerner and Loewe musical can be a challenge to stage even for the biggest theatre companies on the West End or Broadway. In Coulsdon this week, the local community centre is staging ‘a lavish, fast-paced show… … Continue reading
Now wouldn’t that be loverly?! My Fair Lady comes to Coulsdon
Some of the best-known and most-loved show tunes ever written are about to be dusted off and performed with suitable gusto, as My Fair Lady is brought to the stage of the Coulsdon Community Centre this December. Possibly one of … Continue reading
There’s a revolution going on in a wooded glade in Coulsdon
‘Man is the only creature that consumes without producing’ wrote George Orwell 80 years ago, but as the Theatre Workshop Coulsdon has shown once more, they certainly know how to produce compelling drama. KEN TOWL was at the opening night … Continue reading
Animal Farm in pictures: impressive staging of Orwell classic
STEVE NORTH’s images capture some of the drama, and the impressive set design, for Theatre Workshop Coulsdon’s production of Animal Farm
Some are more equal than others: Coulsdon celebrates Orwell
This summer sees the 80th anniversary of the publication of Animal Farm, George Orwell’s famous fable. To celebrate, Theatre Workshop Coulsdon will be performing an adaptation of the story in the open air at the Coulsdon Manor Hotel on evenings … Continue reading
Star performance by Scorziello brings true anarchy to Coulsdon
Our veteran theatre critic, BELLA BARTOCK, slips into her kitten heels and puts on her pearls for a big night out in Coulsdon, where the performances on stage were truly electric I was quite taken by surprise when the doorbell … Continue reading
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Tagged Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Adam Ribeiro, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Community Centre, Dario Fo, Hannah Montgomery, Indianna Scorziello, Joe Wilson, Lauren Edmonds, Metropolitan Police, The Maniac, Theatre Workshop Coulsdon, TWC, Zack Hall
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Anarchy in Coulsdon: Theatre Workshop is now taking the Fo
Coulsdon might not be the first place you’d think of for an outbreak of 1970s agitprop, but thanks to the always excellent Theatre Workshop Coulsdon, that’s exactly what’s coming to town next month. The Dario Fo farce Accidental Death of … Continue reading
It really is a wonderful life played out on stage in Coulsdon
A Croydon theatre group has again delivered a Christmas show to warm the cockles of everyone’s hearts, writes KEN TOWL There’s only one thing as Christmassy as A Christmas Carol (last year’s wintry offering from Theatre Workshop Coulsdon) and that … Continue reading
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Coulsdon theatre troupe quick to sign up for Capra’s classic
It could prove to be Croydon’s hottest ticket this Christmas, with seats selling fast even before Theatre Workshop Coulsdon confirmed performance dates for their production of It’s A Wonderful Life. One of the all-time great Christmas movies, directed by Frank … Continue reading
Get down with the Hood and summer adventure in the woods
ALLISON MACKENZIE has been to Coulsdon Manor to revel with the latest version of Robin Hood and his band of Merrie Men, and women If you go down to the woods today – you’ll be sure of a big surprise… … Continue reading
The Adventures of Robin Hood, Coulsdon Manor, from July 24
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The Adventures of Robin Hood, Coulsdon Manor, from July 24
The Theatre Workshop Coulsdon summer production is almost ready – coming to a wooded glade somewhere near you with an ancient tale of heroes, daring deeds and fair redistribution of wealth… Good King Richard is dead, and the throne is … Continue reading
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Coulsdon’s cast goes out to sea to deliver a complex catch
The latest play being performed this week on stage at the Coulsdon Community Centre is not to be missed, says KEN TOWL The orca is, in many ways, not what it seems. Also known as the killer whale, it is … Continue reading
Bleak, dark and challenging – TWC’s Orca is a play with bite
Theatre Workshop Coulsdon’s latest production, Orca, opens next weekend, and if you’ve followed TWC down the years, you’ll know this ambitious group like to ring the changes from their usual, lighthearted and irreverent fare, with the occasional more serious piece. … Continue reading
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Tagged Matt Grinter, Orca, Richard Lloyd, Theatre Workshop Coulsdon
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Theatre Workshop Coulsdon production of Orca, Apr 20-27
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