Tag Archives: Michael Hall

Suburban spy drama is coming to Selsdon Hall this week

Posted on April 28, 2024 by insidecroydon

In 1960s suburbia, Barbara and Bob Jackson are living an idyllic life with their daughter Julie. But when they are visited by the security services, they are informed that their best friends and neighbours, the Canadian Krogers, may not be … Continue reading →

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Wandle Park to be transformed into a summertime Wonderland

Posted on July 18, 2023 by insidecroydon

Something a little weird and a bit wonderful will be appearing around the bandstand in Wandle Park next week. In its 80th year, CODA, the Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association, is performing Alice Through Wonderland, an innovative production of Lewis … Continue reading →

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Genius at work: Ayckbourn committee comedy hits the Marx

Posted on April 21, 2023 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Plucky CODA bring The 39 Steps to the stage in Carshalton

Posted on October 4, 2022 by insidecroydon

CODA, the Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association, will be staging their new production in Sutton, with The 39 Steps at the CryerArts Centre in Carshalton this November. Using Patrick Barlow’s adaptation from John Buchan’s famous thriller novel and the Hitchcock … Continue reading →

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Jane Austen’s favourite given a night out on the Wandle

Posted on July 29, 2022 by insidecroydon

DRAMA IN THE PARKS: It’s been a busy week for our veteran arts correspondent, BELLA BARTOCK, as she’s been out and about with the return of local AmDrams’ summer productions, starting with CODA’s Pride and Prejudice Anticipating that getting her … Continue reading →

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Youthful promise in latest Shakespeare staged in Wandle Park

Posted on July 26, 2018 by insidecroydon

Our culture correspondent BELLA BARTOCK went to see how the star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet manage under Croydon’s moon-lit sky I was joined for the evening at East Croydon by my friend, Claudia de Boozy, who winced when I mentioned … Continue reading →

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Gravity’s up for another award thanks to Croydon’s Hall

Posted on March 10, 2014 by insidecroydon

After winning seven Oscars, you’d think that there was nothing left for Gravity to win. But you’d be wrong. Because director Miguel Vestibulo, better known in Croydon as Michael Hall, has managed to be nominated – again – with his … Continue reading →

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