Bucks Free Press: Theatre news and reviews in High Wycombe, Beaconsfield & Buckinghamshire

Experienced Phantom talks about his stage career

5:19pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

EARL Carpenter has just finished playing the Phantom in the 25th anniversary national tour of The Phantom of the Opera, and he is bringing his love for the musical to the Wycombe Swan.

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First World Problems come to the Swan

11:50am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

COMEDIAN Jason Manford is coming to the Wycombe Swan this July for two nights.

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Review: The Birmingham Royal Ballet at Wycombe Swan

9:55am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

WITHIN one minute of the opening act of the Birmingham Royal Ballet’s programme, you know you are in for a real treat.

The Swan selected for split-tour ballet

12:20pm Saturday 18th May 2013

THE Wycombe Swan is one of just four theatres which the Birmingham Royal Ballet is bringing its southern tour to. The company splits in two each year with half going south and half going north so it can present its work to the widest possible audience. Orchestra Director John Beadle gives his take on making sure everything is alright on the night.

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Chesham girl lands West End lead role

1:30pm Friday 17th May 2013

LANDING the role of Lina Lamont in the hit West End show Singin' in the Rain was a dream come true for High Wycombe born Zara Warren.

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Toyah Willcox: 'I was in a dressing room alone with Jimmy Savile'

11:50am Friday 10th May 2013

TOYAH Willcox would not divulge if she was a feminist or not. But she was able to tell me all her about her current show, Hormonal Housewives, which she is said is most definitely not a feminist show, and which has been making women (and even a few men) laugh up and down the country.

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Signdance brings the story of the love of seven dolls to life

10:10am Monday 29th April 2013

A DANCE company who's collaborations are designed and led by a deaf and disabled artistic team are gearing up for their next show.

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Loose Woman: 'Birds of a Feather is set to return to our screens'

11:00am Friday 26th April 2013

LINDA Robson has been nicknamed 'Baggy Mouth' by Loose Women fans, as she is well known for her honesty and willingness to talk about everything including her husband's waxing. But Linda is quite happy with this nickname and she was a pleasure to talk to about her current tour with the stage version of Birds of a Feather. The show is likely to return to our screens this autumn too, she said.

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High Society cast visit the Swan ahead of show

11:10am Saturday 20th April 2013

FOUR cast members of the hit musical, High Society, visited the Wycombe Swan last week to promote the timeless classic.

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Review: Carnaby Street The Muscial at Wycombe Swan Theatre

10:51am Wednesday 17th April 2013

A BRAND-NEW musical swung into Wycombe last night, celebrating the sounds and styles of the 60s in a kaleidoscopic, fast-paced and ambitious show.

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