The Wyvern and Arts centre listings, reviews, productions and events from the Swindon Advertiser
Get involved! Send photos, video, news & views. Text SWINDON NEWS to 80360 or email us
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Artist set to make a splash with her work
9:20am Friday 10th February 2012
WORKS of art by one of the town’s artists will soon be hanging on walls across the country.
Plenty to talk about
4:01pm Thursday 9th February 2012
THE radio presenter who introduced millions to World Music is coming to tell his story at the Arts Centre in Swindon.
Shakespeare in the pub
3:59pm Thursday 9th February 2012
THE well-known theatre group Shakespeare Live is performing the anthology A Many Splendoured Thing at the GW pub tomorrow.
Change the record
3:58pm Thursday 9th February 2012
A BOX of records from a much-loved radio show led to an acclaimed show which comes to Swindon next week.
Opera for lovers
3:56pm Thursday 9th February 2012
CLASSIC Lehar operetta The Merry Widow is heading for the Wyvern Theatre on Monday.
Pupils inspired by blast from the past
11:50am Thursday 9th February 2012
AN exhibition of artwork by 130 school pupils, inspired by a collection of photographs showing Swindon’s past, will open tomorrow.
Visual art in the frame at film festival
10:24am Thursday 9th February 2012
THIS year’s Swindon Film Festival will showcase visual art as well as screening some top movies.
Frenetic fun
9:37am Thursday 9th February 2012
Unleash your inner Einstein at the Wyvern, from Monday 27 to Tuesday 28 February, with the amazing Science Museum Live On Tour.
Students show off their talent
11:40pm Wednesday 8th February 2012
STUDENTS from Swindon College showed off their brush skills when they rubbed shoulders with industry experts.
All aboard the Deadwood Stage for Purton's cowboy pantomime
9:58am Wednesday 8th February 2012
Yee Ha! Mosey on down to Way Out Western 2, a new panto, in Purton this week.
Broadway dreams
5:22pm Tuesday 7th February 2012
Back To Broadway is a new musical starring Gina Price.
Group is going the whole hog
3:45pm Tuesday 7th February 2012
Theatre company Whole Hog Productions is holding auditions on Friday for actresses to be part of its latest production, Jane Eyre.
One to think about
3:53pm Thursday 2nd February 2012
A FORMER London’s Burning star who accompanied his desperately ill ex-wife to Switzerland’s Dignitas clinic is coming to Swindon to talk about the experience.
Outlook is bright at Swindon Arts Centre
3:55pm Thursday 2nd February 2012
February may be a traditionally glum month, but after a lick of paint and a revamp, the Swindon Arts Centre promises some fun this month.
Roll up roll up... for a week of variety
3:57pm Thursday 2nd February 2012
FLYING Russians, kin of Jerry Lee Lewis, alternative comedy and Broadway showtunes – the Wyvern Theatre boasts them all over the coming days.
Win tickets to the clever comedian Chris Addison at Swindon's Wyvern Theatre
3:50pm Thursday 2nd February 2012
CHRIS Addison brings his intelligent and impassioned brand of stand-up to the Wyvern Theatre next Thursday, February 9. – and we’ve got three pairs of tickets to give away.
Go the whole hog with three drama treats in one at a Swindon college
9:33am Thursday 2nd February 2012
Power of three from some of Swindon’s up and coming talent is on show tonight .
Love is fishy business
9:31am Thursday 2nd February 2012
Comedian Richard Herring brings his broken heart to Swindon’s Wyvern Theatre tomorrow.
Comic tales from abroad
2:50pm Friday 27th January 2012
Canadian comic Glenn Wool is harking back to the old tradition of a grand tour with his latest show which he brings to Swindon this week.
Intelligent humour from Glenn
3:32pm Thursday 26th January 2012
CANADIAN comic Glenn Wool plays MECA in Regent Circus on Wednesday.
Tuneful cast hamalot in Spamalot
11:28am Wednesday 25th January 2012
AND now for something completely different...well not completely different if you’ve ever seen a Monty Python sketch or been to a musical.
Ghostly tale brought to agreeably sinister life
5:27pm Tuesday 24th January 2012
THERE were many empty seats at the Wyvern during this performance, which was a shame as each one represented a theatregoer missing out on a treat.
Thanks heavens for understudy of sassy nun
11:41am Friday 13th January 2012
HEAVEN’S above! If God was looking down on the opening night of this UK tour of Sister Act - the night when critics and VIP guests had been mustered to give their verdict on a much-anticipated show - He sure as hell was in a mischievous mood.
Cracker goes off with a bang
4:28pm Tuesday 13th December 2011
As always, my Christmas started with the Kentwood Christmas Cracker.
No twist in shocking tale
5:39pm Friday 25th November 2011
What a brave company and director to take on this iconic story of A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess.
Actors make right moves in Chess - The Musical
12:56pm Tuesday 8th November 2011
Chess is an ambitious production for an amateur company. Director of Theatre Ink, Barry Austin, has my admiration for even giving it a go.
Memorable night of life, laughter – and Al Pacino
12:38pm Tuesday 8th November 2011
Rob Brydon Wyvern Theatre BEING a massive Gavin & Stacey fan, I was interested to see how Rob Brydon would fair on his lonesome at the Wyvern last night as part of his In Conversation stand-up tour.
Girl talk sparing no blushes
12:24pm Thursday 3rd November 2011
I HAVE a dilemma: how do I review The Vagina Monologues for a respectable family newspaper such as this, given that every line, every breath, every gasp is about... well, ermm, let’s just say, lady parts?
Show with high feel-good factor
5:20pm Tuesday 25th October 2011
crazy for you by salos Wyvern Theatre, Swindon until Saturday. Tickets £14-£19 price. Call 01793 524481 to book.
S.A.L.O.S Anniversary Production Review
12:00pm Monday 24th October 2011
REVIEW of the SALOS 60th anniversary production of 'Crazy For You'.
Blown away by talent of the future
3:28pm Tuesday 11th October 2011
I joined an audience of mums, dads, aunties, uncles, friends and those who just went along to the Arts Centre on Saturday evening to hear these wonderful Kentwood kids perform their annual concert under the direction of principal Sheila Harrod.
Job well done by top cast
4:23pm Tuesday 4th October 2011
Letter To the General, Swindon Arts Centre, Old Town.
All of a doo-dah over Neil's comedy at Swindon's Arts Centre
3:56pm Wednesday 14th September 2011
With wit and talent, Neil Innes did it again. The audience was treated to a one man show of depth, humour and feeling. His ability to get people to respond to him is amazing.
Chiller Thriller is luke warm at Swindon's Wyvern Theatre
3:27pm Wednesday 14th September 2011
The Black Veil Wyvern Theatre, Swindon CHARLES Dickens was a master of the dark and mysterious, skillfully painting his shadier characters into sinister, foreboding settings.
Dancers bring a taste of the exotic
12:27pm Tuesday 13th September 2011
SWINDON Indian Association raised thousands of pounds with their moves when they took to the stage for Prospect Hospice.
Hot, steamy and dirtier than ever
12:52pm Thursday 8th September 2011
IT’S been 24 years (yes, 24) since Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey mamboed onto our screens in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing, and there can’t be many women who haven’t settled down with a bottle of pink fizz and a bag of Maltesers to sigh, cry and cheer as Baby is dragged out of her corner.
Frock 'n' roll fun at the Wyvern Theatre in Swindon
4:44pm Wednesday 27th July 2011
The musical inspired by a series of compilation CDs has waltzed into the Wyvern Theatre this week and it is already proving to be a rock ‘n’ roll success.
Full-bodied opera
3:21pm Tuesday 26th July 2011
The Beggar’s Opera is known to be the first ever musical – it was written by John Gay in 1728.
Local Information
Enter your postcode, town or place name
