Theatre

Covid brings down the curtain early on week-long show at South Mill Arts

The Revellers Society was supposed to run for seven nights but it fell victim to an unfavourable review – of Covid tiers!

West End actor looks back at the loves of his life ahead of Stortford show

Peter Land, married to star choreographer Dame Gillian Lynne for 38 years, speaks ahead of his appearance in The Revellers Society at South Mill Arts.

No panto this year, so Revel in a new-style show at South Mill Arts for Christmas

'Decadent and bawdy' cabaret-style show in Stortford features panto staples of comedy, song, dance and audience participation.

Brace yourself – magician Tom's got a host of new tricks up his sleeve

How can a magician put on a live show when the dreaded coronavirus keeps getting in the way? Tom Brace has come up with the answer.

Open-air theatre production sails into Gibberd Garden

The Harlow beauty spot will be hosting matinee and evening performances of Three Men in a Boat on the last Saturday in August.

Bishop's Stortford Musical Theatre Company postpones its big Rhodes show in November

The award-winning group has decided "with incredibly heavy hearts" to mothball Kipps, the updated Half A Sixpence musical, until November 2021.

How to watch dozens of West End shows from your sofa

Never mind the front row, you can catch these shows from your front room as theatres make their productions available online.

Bishop's Stortford Musical Theatre Company's brace of awards for Jekyll & Hyde

Fellow Stortford am dram group Water Lane wins NODA East award for its paddle steamer set for Murder on the Nile.

Water Lane stage Agatha Christie's bestselling murder mystery at Rhodes

A year on from its award-winning Murder on the Nile at Rhodes, the Bishop's Stortford am dram company is putting on And Then There Were None.

It Must Be Love: Madness musical Our House hits Stortford for the first time

Award-winning BSMTC Youth, who last year wowed audiences with Hairspray, are staging the heart-warming, coming-of-age musical at Rhodes this week.

Circus Fantasia rolls into Stortford for five performances this weekend

Family show includes musical clowns, magic and illusion, motorbike madness and mischief and mayhem from Alex the Fireman in a heated big top.

Stortford trio among four women contesting playwriting festival final Write Here! Write Now!

Hilary Austin, Lucy Gray and Cat Quigley competing with Sarah Wragg at Hertford Theatre for chance to have winning play professionally developed.

Rhodes audience Braced for Tom's half term magic show for all the family

Former Leventhorpe and Phoenix Theatre student brings his acclaimed Edinburgh Festival Fringe show to Stortford for lunchtime performance.

Our first steps on the path to performing in Strictly Stortford

Indie reporter Hollie Ryder and husband Rob are one of 10 couples being coached for a cha-cha-charity dance contest show at Rhodes in June.

One beast of a team and one beauty of a show

Reviewer Paul Winspear is blown away by the community spirit of Little Hadham Panto Group's latest annual village hall production.

Short play festival Write Here Write Now returns to Rhodes

Ten short-listed works in the annual competition showcasing local amateur playwrights will be staged at Stortford's theatre over two nights.

Rhodes panto review: Sleeping Beauty audience in dreamland

'A gem of a family show. It has most, if not all, of the elements of a traditional panto and yet seems to transcend the genre.'

Harlow Playhouse hopes its panto will be a giant hit with audiences

Jack and the Beanstalk, featuring a professional cast and live musicians, opens on Friday November 29 for a five-week run.

Birchwood pupil joins Birds of a Feather star's drama school

Lily Martin will be taking up a place at the Pauline Quirke Full-Time Academy for the Performing Arts in London

Herts and Essex High becomes Rydell High as school stages Grease

Mocked-up American diner will be selling hot dogs, fries and shakes before all four performances, featuring 120-plus students.

World Cup hero, music hall legend and TV comedy great headline Rhodes' new season

Spring brings drama productions and comedy shows on Rhodes' own stage plus West End musicals, London ballets and Hollywood movies on its big screen.

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Theatre

Covid brings down the curtain early on week-long show at South Mill Arts

West End actor looks back at the loves of his life ahead of Stortford show

West End actor looks back at the loves of his life ahead of Stortford show

No panto this year, so Revel in a new-style show at South Mill Arts for Christmas

No panto this year, so Revel in a new-style show at South Mill Arts for Christmas

Brace yourself – magician Tom's got a host of new tricks up his sleeve

Brace yourself – magician Tom's got a host of new tricks up his sleeve

Open-air theatre production sails into Gibberd Garden

Open-air theatre production sails into Gibberd Garden

Bishop's Stortford Musical Theatre Company postpones its big Rhodes show in November

Bishop's Stortford Musical Theatre Company postpones its big Rhodes show in November

How to watch dozens of West End shows from your sofa

How to watch dozens of West End shows from your sofa

Bishop's Stortford Musical Theatre Company's brace of awards for Jekyll & Hyde

Bishop's Stortford Musical Theatre Company's brace of awards for Jekyll & Hyde

Water Lane stage Agatha Christie's bestselling murder mystery at Rhodes

Water Lane stage Agatha Christie's bestselling murder mystery at Rhodes

It Must Be Love: Madness musical Our House hits Stortford for the first time

It Must Be Love: Madness musical Our House hits Stortford for the first time

Circus Fantasia rolls into Stortford for five performances this weekend

Circus Fantasia rolls into Stortford for five performances this weekend

Stortford trio among four women contesting playwriting festival final Write Here! Write Now!

Stortford trio among four women contesting playwriting festival final Write Here! Write Now!

Rhodes audience Braced for Tom's half term magic show for all the family

Rhodes audience Braced for Tom's half term magic show for all the family

Our first steps on the path to performing in Strictly Stortford

Our first steps on the path to performing in Strictly Stortford

One beast of a team and one beauty of a show

One beast of a team and one beauty of a show

Short play festival Write Here Write Now returns to Rhodes

Short play festival Write Here Write Now returns to Rhodes

Rhodes panto review: Sleeping Beauty audience in dreamland

Rhodes panto review: Sleeping Beauty audience in dreamland

Harlow Playhouse hopes its panto will be a giant hit with audiences

Harlow Playhouse hopes its panto will be a giant hit with audiences

Birchwood pupil joins Birds of a Feather star's drama school

Birchwood pupil joins Birds of a Feather star's drama school

Herts and Essex High becomes Rydell High as school stages Grease

Herts and Essex High becomes Rydell High as school stages Grease

World Cup hero, music hall legend and TV comedy great headline Rhodes' new season

World Cup hero, music hall legend and TV comedy great headline Rhodes' new season

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