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Panto time
November 30, 2019
Thame Players are staging Dick Whittington as their ever-popular pantomime this year. It opens on Friday 6 December at the Players Theatre, Thame, and promises to be at least as much fun as previous pantomimes, if not more. Dick Whittington is one of the best-known and best-loved family pantomimes, based on the traditional story of […]
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Purdy in the Limelight
October 21, 2019
Queens Park Arts Centre presents another night of great live music at the start of November when Rebecca Poole – aka The Fabulous Purdy – appears at the Aylesbury centre’s Limelight Theatre. Rebecca Poole (pictured above) is a singer, songwriter also recognised under the artist name Purdy. Rebecca started her career singing for the Oxford Jazz company while […]
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The Voice of comedy
September 2, 2019
The Rise and Fall of Little Voice is an award-winning comedy by playwright Jim Cartwright – and it is coming to The Players Theatre, Thame, for five nights from Tuesday 10 September. The play tells the story of a shy, reclusive girl called Little Voice, who lives with Mari, her larger-than-life, out-of-control mother. Mari’s sole purpose in […]
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Mozart and more…
June 25, 2019
Thame Chamber Choir’s 20th anniversary year continues with a concert which celebrates achievements since its foundation in 1999. A highlight was its collaboration last year with the Coull string quartet, whose leader Roger Coull is well known to Thame audiences through his appearances as guest conductor with the Crendon Chamber Orchestra, and whose cellist, Nick […]
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Market ‘energised’
June 7, 2019
Aylesbury took part in the national ‘Love Your Local Market’ campaign, which ran from May 17-31. Foodie Friday Live provided tasters and cooking demonstrations and launched a fortnight of different market activities. These included performances by vintage vocal harmony trio The Bluebird Belles and The Mk Swing Dancers, who got people up and dancing. Famous […]
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Otway and Barrett back in the groove
April 7, 2019
A special edition of John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett’s debut album is about to hit the shelves to mark 2019’s Record Store Day. And there is nothing digital about this analogue achievement. It’s a unique enterprise from start to finish. This double LP collection contains a re-press from the original master tape of the […]
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