10 Dec 2022
Beauty and The Beast,
Theatre Severn
December 10th to January 8th (See Brochure)
So the fields have turned to concrete and the water into stone. Deeply ensconced in the worst winter we have had for years, Shrewsbury panto goers were warmed by the hilarity and genius of this year’s Pantomime, Beauty and The Beast. It appears laughter is as good as the central heating that we all used to be able...
23 May 2022
Steeleye Span
Theatre Severn
23/May/22
It seems true that if you change a broom head and then the broom handle you still have the same broom. Well, operating under much the same maxim, no matter how many times Steeleye Span change their personnel, as they do often, they still produce that inimitable sound of what is now considered to be classic Folk Rock. Classic Steeleye Span.
Take the amazing...
13 May 2022
Walker Theatre
Theatre Severn
Bob Drury’s Viva Neil Diamond Unplugged
13: May: 2022
Well, I’ll start by giving you a smile. As I sat in the Foyer there was only about seven people sitting waiting and I thought “Oh Dear, Poor Fella,” The joke was on me! Totally misreading my ticket I manged to arrive a full forty-five minutes before the start of his 8pm show. Lesson for Owen J. Lewis? Read your...
19 Aug 2020
The Basin Stone
Gareth Scott
Bandcamp.com/Releases
Shrewsbury has always shown an interest in the work of Kimber’s Men. They have been known here ever since those fun days during Shrewsbury Folk Festival when crammed into the Bird In Hand they would sing the night away with their infectious and powerful shanties. So it is always interesting to see what they are up to and if there is any news I...
31 Jan 2018
Teechers
Walker Theatre
Wednesday 31st January 2018
Back in the Nineteen-Eighties things were changing, Music, Fashion, Art etc. However there was a quieter revolution happening in theatre and playwrighting in general. Amongst all this new drama along with Willy Russell and Alan Bennet we see rising to the top very quickly, John Godber and The Hull Truck Theatre Company. Godber and his...