As I sat waiting for the curtain to rise on the evening’s entertainment, I realized that although I am a huge fan of the TV’s Poirot and Miss Marple mysteries, I had never seen a stage version of nor even read an Agatha Christie novel. No, I have not seen The Mouse Trap either! I [...]
All is not well in Nottingham!
The wicked Sheriff is growing rich on the many taxes that he is forcing the poor townsfolk to pay and he is just about to become even richer. Pip and Penny, recently orphaned and heirs to vast fortunes have been entrusted into his care and he is hatching a horrible [...]
It is always wonderful to get home after a holiday however great the trip. One feels the need to be British again! To come home, slightly jet lagged as I did to a triple bill of Coward at the wonderful Nomads theatre was particularly sweet. His writing sparkles with wit and humour and some very [...]
Autumn term has begun.
There are spaces in Saturday classes:
7 to 9 years at 9.30am,
9 to 11 years at 1.30pm
and 11 to 13 years at 11.15am.
All classes last for 90 minutes. The 10 week term fee is £85.
All participants in Saturday classes get to perform in the Main House summer show.
Come and try a class [...]
It is an encouraging sign of the health of a dramatic society that they should be able and willing to subscribe to new and “different” works. Already this year, Nomads have produced The History of Mr Polly and now, being even more adventurous, comes an original musical, Gold Star Agency, written by local musician, John [...]
Three short comic plays for the price of one ticket!
A top notch cast perform a wonderful trio of classic Coward comedies which encompass vaudeville, social satire, physical humour and pastiche.
Here is wit, music and fun.‘
Tonight at 8.30 is a cycle of ten one act plays which were originally played over three evenings. Not all of [...]
Directed by Stephen Whittock and running from Tuesday 22 to Saturday 26 November.
The villagers in Chipping Cleghorn, including Jane Marple, are agog with curiosity over an advertisement in the local paper:
A murder is announced and will take place on October 13th, at Little Paddocks at 6.30pm. Friends accept this, the only intimation.
A childish practical joke? [...]
Coming up (at the Theatre):
Babes in the Wood
A Pantomime by TLC Creative
Director Jeff Wightwick
Production Dates: 12 – 22 January 2012
Auditions: Sunday 21 August 12 noon – 6pm and Thursday 25 August 6pm – 10pm.
All are welcome to attend; membership of The Nomads is only required if you are successful in getting a [...]
Laughter does something special to people and we laughed a LOT through the Friday evening performance of Cranford. Mrs Gaskell has a brilliant way of making us look at ourselves and for our rejection of people for ”bad• manners. In the case of Mr Holbrook, having eaten peas from a knife was never again acceptable [...]
( First Night)
It was a wobbly start, giving credence to the final theatrical rush conveyed by the script.
A beautifully sung solo by the Wardrobe Lady (Tracey Gillard) and the choral piece filled the stage with promise of liveliness and energy that became a feature of the show as it progressed.
Opening night is always [...]
