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Review: Little Shop of Horrors, Acton Amateur Operatic Society

Review: Little Shop of Horrors, Acton Amateur Operatic Society

By Claire Faulkner
Acton Amateur Operatic Society has celebrated its 50-year anniversary performance at The Lyceum Theatre with ‘Little Shop of Horrors.

October 15, 2016
Review: “It’s a Wonderful Life” at Crewe Lyceum

Review: “It’s a Wonderful Life” at Crewe Lyceum

By Claire Faulkner
Most people will be familiar with the 1946 Frank Capra film ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’.

And I’ll admit that it is probably one of my favourite Christmas films of all time.

December 4, 2015
Review: Frazey Ford sparkles at Words and Music Festival

Review: Frazey Ford sparkles at Words and Music Festival

Canadian Frazey Ford proved a brilliant headline act for the opening night of the Nantwich Words and Music Festival.

Nantwichnews writer Sara Royle went along to watch.

October 13, 2015
Review: Nantwich Players, “Entertaining Angels”

Review: Nantwich Players, “Entertaining Angels”

By Claire Faulkner
Nantwich Players latest production is the wonderful and thoughtful comedy ‘Entertaining Angels’.

Written by Richard Everett and directed by Garth Jones, this production once again highlights the skill and dedication which The Players put into each play.

May 12, 2015
Review: Night of hilarity with “Avenue Q” at Crewe Lyceum

Review: Night of hilarity with “Avenue Q” at Crewe Lyceum

By Claire Faulkner Avenue Q is a musical with a difference. If you can remember Sesame Street and The Muppetts, imagine this crossed with the humour of a modern sitcom!

May 21, 2014
Judicial review bid over Cheshire East Council housing ruling

Judicial review bid over Cheshire East Council housing ruling

A controversial planning decision which could open the gates for housing developers in Nantwich, is to be challenged in the courts. Cheshire East Council has announced it is to fight a decision by a planning inspector which ruled in April the authority does not have a 5-year supply of housing land.

May 20, 2014
Review: “New Jersey Nights” at Lyceum Theatre in Crewe

Review: “New Jersey Nights” at Lyceum Theatre in Crewe

By Claire Faulkner The audience was promised a night to remember. One full of sounds, songs and music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons at The Lyceum Theatre.

April 3, 2014
Review: “Private Peaceful” by Nantwich Players Youth Theatre

Review: “Private Peaceful” by Nantwich Players Youth Theatre

By Claire Faulkner Michael Morpugo’s ‘Private Peaceful’ is a deeply poignant and emotional novel. So when I heard Nantwich Players Youth Theatre was staging the production, I wondered whether it would work with such a young cast.

April 1, 2014
Review: “Very Best in Stand Up” serves up another Nantwich treat

Review: “Very Best in Stand Up” serves up another Nantwich treat

Four funnymen served up a delicious dish of original humour at the latest Very Best in Stand Up comedy night. A packed Nantwich Civic Hall witnessed a classic evening of comedy which many will remember for a whole host of reasons!

March 8, 2014
Review: Nantwich Bookworms’ view of “Blue Boy”, Rakesh Satyal

Review: Nantwich Bookworms’ view of “Blue Boy”, Rakesh Satyal

By Joy Cassidy Blue Boy is a tale of a young Hindu boy in America, trying to find his way through the confusion and turmoil of puberty as he transcends from boyhood to adulthood. A fairly straightforward and common synopsis, right?

March 7, 2014
Review: “Boeing Boeing” at the Lyceum Theatre, Crewe

Review: “Boeing Boeing” at the Lyceum Theatre, Crewe

By Claire Faulkner talking Scarlet returned to Crewe Lyceum this week with “Boeing Boeing”  their fabulous funny production about one man trying to cope with three fiancees.

February 22, 2014
Review: Curtain Call stages”Stepping Out” show at Nantwich Players

Review: Curtain Call stages”Stepping Out” show at Nantwich Players

By Claire Faulkner The joy of watching Curtain Call Productions  is you know you’re going to get first class choreography and a top performance. “Stepping Out” at Nantwich Players theatre delivers that and much more.

December 19, 2013
Review: Nantwich Bookworms read Mark Haddon’s “The Red House”

Review: Nantwich Bookworms read Mark Haddon’s “The Red House”

By Joy Cassidy Mark Haddon’s best known first novel for adults, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (2003) was well-rated by the bookclub, but his second A Spot of Bother (2006) less so.

August 10, 2013