By Alice Fowler Owen Wingrave is Benjamin Britten’s ‘ghost opera’: a heart-rending tale of a young man who refuses to submit to the straitjacket of familial traditions and expectations. Written…
By Alice Fowler Live outdoor theatre, much missed by theatre-goers this summer, is set to return to Guildford for the August Bank Holiday weekend. Over five days, the award-winning Guildford…
By Alice Fowler The Guildford Shakespeare Company has launched a new well-being programme, Everyday Miracles, to reduce social isolation during lockdown. The new six-week course of online content is intended…
by Alice Fowler With live entertainment in scarce supply, two local theatre companies – Guildford Shakespeare Company and Guildford Fringe – are stepping in to fill the gap. GSC has…
By Alice Fowler Guildford’s local opera house, Grange Park Opera, has discovered an unstaged work by major British composer, Sir John Tavener. One of the most acclaimed British composers of…
By Alice Fowler To help leaven lockdown boredom, and keep memories of happier times alive, the Guildford Shakespeare Company is offering a wealth of curated content to be enjoyed at…
By Alice Fowler Not for nothing is Macbeth one of Shakespeare’s best-known plays. It is the shortest, for one thing, its language rich and vivid. Its themes, meanwhile – ambition,…
By Alice Fowler ‘Do you think because I am poor, plain and little, I have no soul?’ asks Jane Eyre, in Blackeyed Theatre’s new version of Charlotte Bronte’s masterpiece, showing…
By Alice Fowler Take a riotous blend of song, dance and cringe-worthy puns, add a local radio star – and you have, of course, a local pantomime. For generations, this…
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