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Horror Show in Wimbledon that is worth taking a Punt on
OPENING NIGHT: DIANA ECCLESTON takes the tram to travel back in time. Or, at least, to do the Time Warp at the Rocky Horror Show’s latest incarnation at the New Wimbledon Theatre Whoever would have guessed, when the Rocky Horror … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Comedy, Dance, Diana Eccleston, Music, Theatre
Tagged Diana Eccleston, New Wimbledon Theatre, Rocky Horror Show
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Last Tango in Wimbledon might be Strictly for dance fans
OPENING NIGHT: DIANA ECCLESTON has waltzed back to Wimbledon for the latest TV-linked stage show being performed there this week Fans of Strictly Come Dancing need to quickstep over to New Wimbledon Theatre this week, where two of the show’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Diana Eccleston, New Wimbledon Theatre, Strictly Come Dancing
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Fairytale ending for Harman’s musical directorial debut
DIANA ECCLESTON catches up with a former leading light in local amdrams who is now the driving force behind a stunning staging of Shrek When Nigel Harman was cast as Simon Cowell in I Can’t Sing, the spoof X Factor … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Dance, Diana Eccleston, Music, Theatre
Tagged Diana Eccleston, New Wimbledon Theatre, Nigel Harman
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Little orphan Annie with Strictly judge is not a drag
DIANA ECCLESTON waltzed over to Wimbledon to witness a fab-u-lous musical performance I don’t actually approve of men taking women’s plum roles on stage – as David Suchet has done with Lady Bracknell – since there are so few decent … Continue reading
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Tagged Craig Revel Horwood, Diana Eccleston, New Theatre Wimbledon
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A Wilde night in a pub that felt a little bit like hard labour
OPENING NIGHT: DIANA ECCLESTON reviews a tour de force at The Spread Eagle Theatre on Katharine Street I’ve always been a huge fan of Oscar Wilde. What’s not to love? His elegant flair for fashion and words, the brilliant plays … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Diana Eccleston, Spread Eagle Theatre, Theatre
Tagged Diana Eccleston, Oscar Wilde, The Spread Eagle Theatre
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Dirty Rotten musical sounds so off-key with modern times
The things Inside Croydon’s correspondents will do for our loyal reader. DIANA ECCLESTON walked out of this show when last she saw it. This time, she stayed till the bitter end Croydon gets a cheeky little namecheck during this musical. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Comedy, Diana Eccleston, Music, Theatre
Tagged Diana Eccleston, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, New Wimbledon Theatre
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Jason and his Aussie-nauts arrive on stage in Wimbledon
The New Wimbledon Theatre, a tram ride away, is staging a star-spangled musical again, with Jason Donovan leading the cast in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. The flamboyant show had DIANA ECCLESTON shed a tear This amazing musical is all … Continue reading
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Tagged Diana Eccleston, Jason Donovan, New Wimbledon Theatre, Theatre
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Overwhelming verdict in favour of Twelve Angry Men
DIANA ECCLESTON reviews the stage classic’s latest, riveting production, performed by Jason Merrells and a top cast at the Ashcroft Theatre this week Written in the 1950s. American. You might be forgiven for thinking that Reginald Rose’s Twelve Angry Men … Continue reading
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Tagged Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon, Diana Eccleston, Fairfield Halls, Twelve Angry Men
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