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Blithe Spirit, by Noël Coward, directed by Tom Sainsbury

This Noël Coward comedy classic tells the story of suave novelist Charles Condomine and his second wife, Ruth. They invite local medium, Madam Arcati, to conduct a séance to inspire him for his next novel. The evening doesn't go as planned, and the sceptical Charles is reunited with the ghost of his first wife, Elvira. Only he can see Elvira and she doesn't take kindly to Ruth having usurped her. Attempts by Madame Arcati fail to return her to the “other world”, and Elvira’s spirit transforms the lives of Charles and Ruth forever.

Production dates:
29 April - 3 May 2025, 7.45pm
Matinée, 3 May, 3pm

Blithe Spirit, by Noël Coward, directed by Tom Sainsbury

This Noël Coward comedy classic tells the story of suave novelist Charles Condomine and his second wife, Ruth. They invite local medium, Madam Arcati, to conduct a séance to inspire him for his next novel. The evening doesn't go as planned, and the sceptical Charles is reunited with the ghost of his first wife, Elvira. Only he can see Elvira and she doesn't take kindly to Ruth having usurped her. Attempts by Madame Arcati fail to return her to the “other world”, and Elvira’s spirit transforms the lives of Charles and Ruth forever.

Production dates:
29 April - 3 May 2025, 7.45pm
Matinée, 3 May, 3pm

Blithe Spirit, by Noël Coward, directed by Tom Sainsbury

This Noël Coward comedy classic tells the story of suave novelist Charles Condomine and his second wife, Ruth. They invite local medium, Madam Arcati, to conduct a séance to inspire him for his next novel. The evening doesn't go as planned, and the sceptical Charles is reunited with the ghost of his first wife, Elvira. Only he can see Elvira and she doesn't take kindly to Ruth having usurped her. Attempts by Madame Arcati fail to return her to the “other world”, and Elvira’s spirit transforms the lives of Charles and Ruth forever.

Production dates:
29 April - 3 May 2025, 7.45pm
Matinée, 3 May, 3pm

Blithe Spirit, by Noël Coward, directed by Tom Sainsbury

This Noël Coward comedy classic tells the story of suave novelist Charles Condomine and his second wife, Ruth. They invite local medium, Madam Arcati, to conduct a séance to inspire him for his next novel. The evening doesn't go as planned, and the sceptical Charles is reunited with the ghost of his first wife, Elvira. Only he can see Elvira and she doesn't take kindly to Ruth having usurped her. Attempts by Madame Arcati fail to return her to the “other world”, and Elvira’s spirit transforms the lives of Charles and Ruth forever.

Production dates:
29 April - 3 May 2025, 7.45pm
Matinée, 3 May, 3pm

Walk in the park

WHILE THE SUN SHINES, written by Terence Rattigan and directed by: Stuart Watson

Mary Wallace Theatre, Saturday 15 to Saturday 22 March 2025

London in the Blitz, and love is fleeting: time to make hay…

Bobby, the young Earl of Harpenden, has begged for leave from the Royal Navy to marry his fiancée, Lady Elizabeth. But on the eve of the wedding a beefy American airman and an impulsive Free French lieutenant also fall head over heels for the bride-to-be.

Terence Rattigan's buoyant, giddy farce was a West End hit, playing for over 1,100 performances after it opened in 1943. While the Sun Shines offers a glimpse of how the thrill of love flourished even as the bombs fell.

WHILE THE SUN SHINES, written by Terence Rattigan and directed by: Stuart Watson

Mary Wallace Theatre, Saturday 15 to Saturday 22 March 2025

London in the Blitz, and love is fleeting: time to make hay…

Bobby, the young Earl of Harpenden, has begged for leave from the Royal Navy to marry his fiancée, Lady Elizabeth. But on the eve of the wedding a beefy American airman and an impulsive Free French lieutenant also fall head over heels for the bride-to-be.

Terence Rattigan's buoyant, giddy farce was a West End hit, playing for over 1,100 performances after it opened in 1943. While the Sun Shines offers a glimpse of how the thrill of love flourished even as the bombs fell.

Angelo Debarre with his quartet at Cosmopolite Scene, Oslo, during Djangofestivalen on 25 January 2025.
On the stage: Angelo Debarre (guitar), Marius Apostol (violin), Georges Hassan-Ways (rhythm guitar), William Brunard (double bass).

Oslo [Norway]
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Performance by Olli Soikkeli Trio at Cosmopolite Scene, Oslo, during Djangofestivalen on 25 January 2025.
On the stage: Olli Soikkeli (guitar), Joonas Tuuri (double bass), Marian Petrescu (piano), Costel Nițescu (violin).

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Performance by Olli Soikkeli Trio at Cosmopolite Scene, Oslo, during Djangofestivalen on 25 January 2025.
On the stage: Olli Soikkeli (guitar), Joonas Tuuri (double bass), Marian Petrescu (piano), Costel Nițescu (violin).

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Performance by Florin Niculescu Quartet at Cosmopolite Scene, Oslo, during Djangofestivalen on 24 January 2025.
On the stage: Florin Niculescu (violin), Yves Brouqui (guitar), Bruno Rousselet (double bass), Yoann Serra (drums).

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Performance by Dario Napoli Trio at Cosmopolite Scene, Oslo, during Djangofestivalen on 24 January 2025.
On the stage: Dario Napoli (guitar), Benji Winterstein (rhythm guitar), Tonino De Sensi (double bass).

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IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE

Adapted by Mary Elliott Nelson. Directed by Lois Savill and Kate Lawrence.

Production dates: 17-21 December, 7.45pm. Matinee, 21 December, 3pm

“Every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings…”

Christmas Eve, 1946, Bedford Falls. Down-on-his-luck banker George Bailey feels life has passed him by, and he's at the end of his rope.

But when George's guardian angel pays him a visit, he's amazed to discover what life in his beloved town would be like without him. Maybe it's a wonderful life, after all?

Based on the critically acclaimed Frank Capra movie, Mary Elliott Nelson's reimagining is a joyful story of love, hope and community.

IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE

Adapted by Mary Elliott Nelson. Directed by Lois Savill and Kate Lawrence.

Production dates: 17-21 December, 7.45pm. Matinee, 21 December, 3pm

“Every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings…”

Christmas Eve, 1946, Bedford Falls. Down-on-his-luck banker George Bailey feels life has passed him by, and he's at the end of his rope.

But when George's guardian angel pays him a visit, he's amazed to discover what life in his beloved town would be like without him. Maybe it's a wonderful life, after all?

Based on the critically acclaimed Frank Capra movie, Mary Elliott Nelson's reimagining is a joyful story of love, hope and community.

IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE

Adapted by Mary Elliott Nelson. Directed by Lois Savill and Kate Lawrence.

Production dates: 17-21 December, 7.45pm. Matinee, 21 December, 3pm

“Every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings…”

Christmas Eve, 1946, Bedford Falls. Down-on-his-luck banker George Bailey feels life has passed him by, and he's at the end of his rope.

But when George's guardian angel pays him a visit, he's amazed to discover what life in his beloved town would be like without him. Maybe it's a wonderful life, after all?

Based on the critically acclaimed Frank Capra movie, Mary Elliott Nelson's reimagining is a joyful story of love, hope and community.

geese Fly across the sun

Shakespeare in Love

Based on the Screenplay by Marc Norman & Tom Stoppard, adapted for the stage by Lee Hall

Directed by Jodi Rilot and Barney Hart-Dyke

MainStage, Putney Arts Theatre: 12-16 November, 7.45pm
16 November, 3pm

Young Will Shakespeare has writer's block... the deadline for his new play is fast approaching but he's in desperate need of inspiration. That is, until he finds his muse – the courtly Viola de Lesseps. This beautiful young woman is Will’s greatest admirer and will stop at nothing (including breaking the law) to appear in his next play, disguising herself as boy-player Thomas Kemp. Against a bustling background of mistaken identity, ruthless scheming and backstage theatrics, Will’s love for Viola quickly blossoms and inspires him to write his greatest masterpiece.

The story is, at heart, a romantic comedy but it is also about the glorious world of show-business - nothing much changes in theatre and that London's Bankside in 1593 was much like commercial theatre today. Money men assert their power, scripts get rewritten, egos have to be massaged, rivalries develop and last-minute crises intervene. Yet, by the magic that is theatre - somehow Shakespeare manages to turn the distinctly unpromising Romeo and Ethel the Pirate’s Daughter into the masterpiece that is Romeo and Juliet.

Shakespeare in Love

Based on the Screenplay by Marc Norman & Tom Stoppard, adapted for the stage by Lee Hall

Directed by Jodi Rilot and Barney Hart-Dyke

MainStage, Putney Arts Theatre: 12-16 November, 7.45pm
16 November, 3pm

Young Will Shakespeare has writer's block... the deadline for his new play is fast approaching but he's in desperate need of inspiration. That is, until he finds his muse – the courtly Viola de Lesseps. This beautiful young woman is Will’s greatest admirer and will stop at nothing (including breaking the law) to appear in his next play, disguising herself as boy-player Thomas Kemp. Against a bustling background of mistaken identity, ruthless scheming and backstage theatrics, Will’s love for Viola quickly blossoms and inspires him to write his greatest masterpiece.

The story is, at heart, a romantic comedy but it is also about the glorious world of show-business - nothing much changes in theatre and that London's Bankside in 1593 was much like commercial theatre today. Money men assert their power, scripts get rewritten, egos have to be massaged, rivalries develop and last-minute crises intervene. Yet, by the magic that is theatre - somehow Shakespeare manages to turn the distinctly unpromising Romeo and Ethel the Pirate’s Daughter into the masterpiece that is Romeo and Juliet.

Shakespeare in Love

Based on the Screenplay by Marc Norman & Tom Stoppard, adapted for the stage by Lee Hall

Directed by Jodi Rilot and Barney Hart-Dyke

MainStage, Putney Arts Theatre: 12-16 November, 7.45pm
16 November, 3pm

Young Will Shakespeare has writer's block... the deadline for his new play is fast approaching but he's in desperate need of inspiration. That is, until he finds his muse – the courtly Viola de Lesseps. This beautiful young woman is Will’s greatest admirer and will stop at nothing (including breaking the law) to appear in his next play, disguising herself as boy-player Thomas Kemp. Against a bustling background of mistaken identity, ruthless scheming and backstage theatrics, Will’s love for Viola quickly blossoms and inspires him to write his greatest masterpiece.

The story is, at heart, a romantic comedy but it is also about the glorious world of show-business - nothing much changes in theatre and that London's Bankside in 1593 was much like commercial theatre today. Money men assert their power, scripts get rewritten, egos have to be massaged, rivalries develop and last-minute crises intervene. Yet, by the magic that is theatre - somehow Shakespeare manages to turn the distinctly unpromising Romeo and Ethel the Pirate’s Daughter into the masterpiece that is Romeo and Juliet.