I’m sitting here at my computer while being mesmerised by the spinning letters at the top of the Broadbent Theatre website. What a wonderful piece of 1990’s technology. It’s been spinning for over thirteen years now and is probably ready for…
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FollowNot the back end of the horse!
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The first Cinderella rehearsal took place this afternoon. Most of the cast were there and it was a real pleasure to hear the script come to life with all the real voices rather than the ones in my head. On…
Cinderella is cast!
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Like I said in my previous post, Julie and I are delighted with the number and quality of people that showed up to audition. We can now reveal who’ll be doing what and it looks like this… Cinderella …
LRP Panto Journey Begins
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It’s that time of year again and our panto journey has begun. Directors, Julie and Patrick met members to read and audition for a third time last Sunday. We consider ourselves very lucky in that we have now been inundated…
LRP announce their 2012/13 panto is to be Cinderella
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Lindsey Rural Players at The Broadbent Theatre have announced that their next panto will be CINDERELLA by Tony Frayn. This traditional family panto will be performed towards the end of January and the beginning of February 2013. After a sucessful…
Joyce Grenfell tribute comes to Wickenby
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Airship Productions Present “It’s Joyful Joyce!” A Tribute to Joyce Grenfell with Rebecca Grace. A fantastic new and original one-woman theatre production A star of stage, screen and radio for 40 years, writer and entertainer Joyce Grenfell was one of…
Sleeping Beauty is ready for its opening night
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Sleeping Beauty has become a much loved traditional pantomime. The audience are invited to join in the celebrations of the birth of the Royal Princess Catherine and witness the evil Fairy Gravia cast her spell stating that the Princess would prick…
The Movement Theatre Company return to the Broadbent with Twelfth Night
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In the cold winter of 1602, the century seemed to be refusing to start. The old Queen was dying but still not dead, and despite dozens of dalliances with the men of her court she had produced no heir. Religious…
New! Film Night at the Broadbent Theatre
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Something brand new is happening at the Broadbent: We’re turning the venue into a cinema for one night a month! We shall be opening with a Jim Broadbent film from 1999: The Young Victoria. The Young Victoria tells the story…
LRP’s 2012 Panto will be Sleeping Beauty
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Lindsey Rural Players have announced that the 2012 pantomime at the Broadbent Theatre will be “Sleeping Beauty” by Alan Stoney. The panto which opens at the end of January and runs until February 11th will be directed by Juliana Hogg…