Another one of my interests is going to the theatre at the
Theatre Royal Norwich with my
family. The most recent performances I have seen include:
Peter Pan and The Search For The Lost Boys - Local Youth
Theatre Group.
Relatively Speaking - by Alan Ayckbourn - staring Peter
Bowles (star of the hit comedy To The Manor Born).
And Then There Were None - by Agatha Christe - staring
Gerald Harper, Alex Ferns, Chloe Newsome,
Mark Wynter, Denis
Lill (Mr Rose in
ITV's The
Royal), Jennifer Wilson and Peter Byrne.
Treasure Island - a play based on the classic book.
Hobson's Choice - starring John Savidant.
The Deep Blue Sea - starring Greta Scacchi and Simon
Williams.
Titanic: The Musical - Norfolk & Norwich Amateur Operatic
Society
Dick Whittington - the Pantomime for 2007/08 with former
Doctor Who stars
Colin Baker and
Terry Molloy.
The Comedy Of Errors - a Royal Shakespeare Company
production.
42nd Street - the amateur dramatic production.
Cinderella - the Theatre Royal pantomime for 2006/07.
Heroes - starring Christopher Timothy, Art Malik &
Michael Jayston.
To Kill A Mockingbird - starring Duncan Preston (star of
Victoria Wood and spoof soap Acorn Antiques).
Strangers On A Train - staring Alex Ferns and former
Doctor Who star
Colin Baker.
Festen - the stage version of the acclaimed film.
Peter Pan - the Theatre Royal pantomime for 2005/06.
Round The
Horne ...Revisited 2 - based on the classic BBC Radio series.
Framed - a thriller set in Norfolk, with Thomas Craig & Lucy
Benjamin.
Allo Allo - a charity performance at Norwich's
Maddermarket Theatre.
The Witches - great family entertainment!
The Jungle Book - a play based on the classic book.
Rebecca - with Nigel Havers, based on the classic novel.
Miss Saigon - the touring version of the top West End show.
Sleeping Beauty - the Christmas Pantomime 2004/05.
Round The
Horne ...Revisited - based on the classic BBC Radio series.
Annie - starring Lesley Joseph.
Kiss Me Kate - a local amateur production.
Quartet - starring Stephanie Cole, Angela Thorne, Alec
McGowen & Sir Donald Sinden.
Tess of the D'Ubervilles - starring Paul Shane.
Mack & Mabel - Norfolk & Norwich Amateur Operatic Society at
Theatre Royal Norwich.
Sinbad the Sailor - Local Youth Theatre Group.
Jesus Christ Superstar - written by Andrew Lloyd-Webber.
Dick Whittington & His Cat - the pantomime for 2000/01. It
starred Paul Shane, Faith Brown &
Anglia TV's
Helen McDermott. I thought the show was very good and fun for all the family.
Bedside Manners - this starred
Arthur Bostrom and Kim Hartman from
the hit TV comedy Allo Allo. Tim Brooke-Taylor (from The Goodies) was also very
funny and entertaining in this play.
Pirates of Penzance - a very entertaining version of the
Gilbert & Sullivan classic.
A Christmas Carol - this was directed by Roy Marsden. This
production also starred Eric Richard, who played Sgt Bob Cryer in the hit TV
drama The Bill.
Mother Goose - the pantomime for 2001/02. This features Helen
McDermott & B C from Anglia TV.
The Hobbit - directed by Roy Marsden from the classic book.
South Pacific - an amateur production of the timeless
musical.
I hope to see more performances at the Theatre Royal in the
near future, so watch this space for more information about new performances I
have seen at the Theatre Royal.