Clanger contributor, Priya Gill chatted to Playwright and Actress Ambreen Razia, about her one woman show Diary of a Hounslow Girl, which comes to The Place Theatre next Tuesday. How did you get your start in acting? I went to the University of West London which isn’t. When I came out of University, I was expecting…
By Paula Walker The Sharnbrook Mill Theatre The Ladykillers Monday 13 to Saturday 18 March at 7.30pm Tickets: £7 to £11 With a brand new sparkling script (adapted from the celebrated Ealing film by Father Ted writer, Graham Lineman), The Ladykillers is a black comedy, in which a band of hapless criminals face their worst…
The Quarry Theatre Comedy Festival runs from 31st March – 1st April and has something for every sense of humour. Here’s a selection of what you can see. Full programme available to download from quarrytheatre.org.uk The Cutlery Crew present: Banging Fun Stuff Friday 31 March at 7pm Tickets: £10 (Concessions £9) Age guidance: 13+ The…
Want to know what some of the best Bedfordians think are the best bits of Bedford? Then look no further! In the first of our new monthly features, we’ve grilled award-winning illustrator David Litchfield about his work and what his favourite bits of Bedford are… Author and illustrator, David Litchfield is no stranger to the…
The Place Theatre – www.theplacebedford.org.uk Highlights from their February schedule include; Rhodri Miles presents Burton Friday 10 February at 7:30pm Burton vividly presents the life of the great Welsh actor in his own words, from humble beginnings to Hollywood mega-stardom. Beautiful women (not least, Liz Taylor), alcohol, wealth, stage and screen are the threads woven into this…
2 – 3.30pm, 3rd December Adults £6 – Concessions/Children/Students £3 Community theatre group Librarian Theatre returns to Bedford Central Library this winter with a new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic story A Christmas Carol; using puppetry and audience interaction to bring the timeless tale to life. The production re-imagines the character of Ebenezer Scrooge, who is visited by ghosts of…
Saturday 12th November at 7pm. Tickets £10 (£8 concessions) Harpur Suite, Bedford Corn Exhcange An original one-man play, written and performed by Michael Prior, creating the characters of Oliver Cromwell and King Charles I, two very different men. It is almost like a conversation, each man pushing the action forward, telling his own side…
Stand-up comedy with no talking, drama with no acting and punch lines with no words. Four years ago, the Boy with Tape on his Face (aka Sam Willis), performed at Bedford School Theatre. Theatre Manger, James Pharaoh, always gives us his top tips, and in 2012, he was singing Tape Face’s praises. Of course we arranged…
We have rounded up lots of fun ideas to entertain your little ones (and you!) this half term! Some of these have a cost however alot are FREE! Hopefully you won’t be hearing the chimes of ‘I’m Bored’ this coming week! Enjoy!! Spooktacular Half Term Fun at Waterstones 24th – 29th October Activities all week,…
By Stephen Roffe Neil Gore’s new play, tells the true story of two unlikely friends who volunteered to join the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War. The play was commissioned by the International Brigades Memorial Trust and has been developed by Townsend Productions at the Place Theatre in Bedford. Daredevil Rides to Jarama is…