Sarah Singleton looks at the top shows on offer in Swindon theatres this week

THE smash hit Broadway and West End musical, Legally Blonde, is running at Swindon’s Wyvern Theatre till Sunday.
Based on the popular film of the same name, it tells the story of beautiful and popular sorority sister Elle Woods, who loves to be pampered and is passionate about pink.

Unfortunately, she is dumped by her boyfriend Warner Huntingdon III for a more serious girlfriend – so she puts down the credit cards and picks up her books.

Packing up her trusty pooch, Bruiser, played by Hamish,  who stars opposite Vera, as manicurist Paulette’s dog Rufus, she bags herself a place at the prestigious Harvard Law School to try and win her boyfriend back. With the support of her new friends she learns that you can be both smart and fashionable, with much excitement along the way.
This all singing, all dancing romantic comedy, presented by Swindon’s premier musical theatre company SALOS,  is a fun-filled, feel-good pink fest.

Legally Blonde The Musical runs till Sunday, including a 2.30pm matinee on the Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are £16-23. To book, call 01793 524481 or visit www.swindontheatres.co.uk.

  • COMEDY powerhouse Paul Chowdhry brings his new stand-up show Live Innit to the Wyvern Theatre in Swindon on Wednesday. (25) Chowdhry enjoyed a 100-date sell-out tour in 2015 and has starred on Taskmaster, Live at the Apollo and Stand Up for the Week.

Tickets are £23.50. To book, call 01793 524481 or visit swindontheatres.co.uk.

  • THE unique sound of the Shadows is recreated at a concert by tribute act Into the Shadows at Swindon Arts Centre on Saturday.

The Shadows were Cliff Richard’s backing band from 1958 to 1968. They had 69 charted singles in the UK, and were the first backing band to become stars in their own right.

Tickets are £16.50, with concessions available. To book, call 01793 524481 or visit swindontheatres.co.uk.

THE unique sound of the Shadows is recreated at a concert by tribute act Into the Shadows at Swindon Arts Centre on Saturday.

The Shadows were Cliff Richard’s backing band from 1958 to 1968. They had 69 charted singles in the UK, and were the first backing band to become stars in their own right.

Tickets are £16.50, with concessions available. To book, call 01793 524481 or visit swindontheatres.co.uk.

  • CANADIAN comedian Craig Campbell will stomp into Swindon for a comedy night at Suju on Sunday.

Called Easy Tiger, the Craig Campbell World Tour, it follows his Edinburgh Fringe appearance.

The self-styled majestic mountain moose in a tiger-striped onesie, Campbell discusses life as a Canadian in Britain. He puzzles over British quirks, investigates the national psyche and wonders why coffee shops close at six.

The show is at 8pm and tickets are £15. Book at wegottickets.com.