Wednesday, 7 March 2012
West Fest: The Mikado
West Fest: The Mikado: Saturday 17 March: 7:30pm - The Ryan Centre Take advantage of the Dumfries & Galloway Council Ride 4 Free scheme for this event!...
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
Tuesday, 7 February 2012
Northumberland Theatre Company
Tuesday March 6th 7:30pm - The Ryan Centre
4Words
Love, Life, Longing and Laughter..... 4 short new plays by Northern writers.. quirky, quixotic and quality!
Stranded by Val McDermid, adapted for the stage by NTC
Inspired by the short stories of Val McDermid (Wire in the Blood). 'Grit, sex, glamour, intrigue and unexpected turns. 'Stranded' will make you shudder and linger long in the mind.'
Not Some Kind of Sideshow by Noreen Rees
'A story of courage, hope and determination, friendship and family, and the power of the human spirit.'
Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit by Lee Mattinson
'A simple by sensational half hour of hope, hatred and heartbreaking honesty'
Boiling Point by Rachel Barnett
A whimsical view of 35 years of married life as seen through the rise and fall of four kettles!
Take advantage of the Dumfries & Galloway Council Ride 4 Free scheme for this event!!!!!
Free transportation - pick up points are in Wigtown, Kirkinner, Garlieston, Whithorn and Port William. Buy your ticket for the performance and book your bus ride by emailing westfestnews@gmail.com or phoning 07833 465494
4Words
Love, Life, Longing and Laughter..... 4 short new plays by Northern writers.. quirky, quixotic and quality!
Stranded by Val McDermid, adapted for the stage by NTC
Inspired by the short stories of Val McDermid (Wire in the Blood). 'Grit, sex, glamour, intrigue and unexpected turns. 'Stranded' will make you shudder and linger long in the mind.'
Not Some Kind of Sideshow by Noreen Rees
'A story of courage, hope and determination, friendship and family, and the power of the human spirit.'
Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit by Lee Mattinson
'A simple by sensational half hour of hope, hatred and heartbreaking honesty'
Boiling Point by Rachel Barnett
A whimsical view of 35 years of married life as seen through the rise and fall of four kettles!
Tickets £ 7/£5.50(conc)
Tickets available from The Ryan Centre 01776 703535
Suitable for Age 15+, contains some adult themes
The Mikado
Saturday 17 March: 7:30pm - The Ryan Centre
Take advantage of the Dumfries & Galloway Council Ride 4 Free scheme for this event!!!!!
Free transportation - pick up points are in Newton Stewart, Wigtown, Kirkinner, Garlieston, Whithorn and Port William. Buy your ticket for the performance and book your bus ride by emailing westfestnews@gmail.com or phoning 07833 465494
The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Edinburgh
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Saturday 17 March: 7:30pm
Tickets £12.50/£5 schoolchildren
Tickets available from The Ryan Centre 01776 703535
www.dumgal.gov.uk/ryancentre
Nice to think some of its enduring reputation is due in part
Next year marks the centenary of the death of a very remarkable Wigtownshire woman. Born in the house that became the Wigtown House Hotel, Bank Street, Wigtown, Helen Lenoir married Richard D’Oyley in 1888.
Arthur Sullivan of Gilbert & Sullivan was the best man. In 1901 she was left the Savoy Theatre and the Savoy Hotel in London and assumed full control of the family businesses including the famous D’Oyley Carte Opera Company that first presented all of Gilbert & Sullivan's work to the world. Helen went on to stage successful opera seasons in London establishing that the Gilbert and Sullivan operas could continue to be revived.
This year West Fest have organised a free coach through the Dumfries & Galloway Council Ride 4 Free scheme to take folk to and from Newton Stewart and the Machars to a major performance of Gilbert & Sullivan’s best loved light opera, the Mikado, in the Ryan Theatre, Stranraer. The Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Edinburgh, with a chorus of 40 and principals in full Japanese costume, bring the production after a highly successful run in the King's Theatre Edinburgh when it attracted among the largest audiences of the year.
Nice to think some of its enduring reputation is due in part
to a woman from Wigtown!
Next year marks the centenary of the death of a very remarkable Wigtownshire woman. Born in the house that became the Wigtown House Hotel, Bank Street, Wigtown, Helen Lenoir married Richard D’Oyley in 1888.
Arthur Sullivan of Gilbert & Sullivan was the best man. In 1901 she was left the Savoy Theatre and the Savoy Hotel in London and assumed full control of the family businesses including the famous D’Oyley Carte Opera Company that first presented all of Gilbert & Sullivan's work to the world. Helen went on to stage successful opera seasons in London establishing that the Gilbert and Sullivan operas could continue to be revived.
This year West Fest have organised a free coach through the Dumfries & Galloway Council Ride 4 Free scheme to take folk to and from Newton Stewart and the Machars to a major performance of Gilbert & Sullivan’s best loved light opera, the Mikado, in the Ryan Theatre, Stranraer. The Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Edinburgh, with a chorus of 40 and principals in full Japanese costume, bring the production after a highly successful run in the King's Theatre Edinburgh when it attracted among the largest audiences of the year.
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About WEST FEST
- West Fest
- South West Scotland, United Kingdom
- The aim of West Fest is to advance in Wigtownshire, the appreciation of, and education in, the arts by the provision of music, mime, dance, drama, paintings, sculpture, photography, film and creative writing by artists of a high standard. By fostering new ideas and ventures we aim to involve the community and provide greater interest in the arts, by bringing nationally and internationally known artists from Scotland, Europe and further afield