LEISURE: Castaways congratulated by Downton Abbey creator
Posted: 31st May 2019
OSCAR-winning screenwriter and Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes has congratulated the Yeovil-based Castaway Theatre Group on its musical production of The Wind in the Willows. Lord Fellowes and his wife attended the opening night of the production at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil on Thursday (May 30, 2019) and he said he was delighted to watch a talented group. The…
LEISURE: Castaways are all set for The Wind in the Willows
Posted: 30th May 2019
THE Yeovil-based Castaway Theatre Group is set to take to the stage with its fantastic musical show of The Wind in the Willows. Opening night is on Thursday (May 30, 2019) and the show will run through until Saturday (June 1, 201) at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil. This riotous comedy follows the impulsive Mr Toad whose insatiable need for speed lands him in serious…
LEISURE: Moving on up with Heather Small of M People at Flashback Festival
Posted: 21st May 2019
THE amazing Heather Small – the voice of hit band M People – will headline the Flashback Music Festival later this month at the Yeovil Showground. Flashback will be held in the open air at the showground site off Dorchester Road on Saturday, May 25, and will feature a host of fantastic bands including Filta, Scott, The Britpop Boys, Snakebyte, Foo Fakers and Jack…
LEISURE: Full steam ahead for Abbey Hill Steam Rally
Posted: 2nd May 2019
FINAL preparations are being made for the annual Abbey Hill Steam Rally which will be held at the Yeovil Showground over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend from May 3-6. Thousands of people are expected to visit the Steam Rally over the weekend which promises something for everyone. Organisers have been delighted to confirm that the Sentinel Drivers Club will be in…
LEISURE: Caught in the Net with the Civic Players
Posted: 2nd May 2019
THE Yeovil-based Civic Players group is pleased to announce that tickets are now on sale for its forthcoming production, Caught in the Net, a farce by Ray Cooney. It will be performed at the Swan Theatre in Yeovil from Wednesday, May 22, through to Saturday, May 25, nightly at 7.45pm. The two tickets for £15 offer is available on the Saturday night, otherwise tickets…
LEISURE: Anita Dobson’s Miss Hannigan meets Castaways’ young Miss Hannigan
Posted: 2nd May 2019
IT was very much a case of Miss Hannigan Senior meeting Miss Hannigan Junior when a young member of the Yeovil-based Castaway Theatre Group went to watch Annie the Musical at the Bristol Hippodrome. Rosie Horsey, aged 11, of Long Sutton Primary School, recently went to watch the show and pick-up some tips as she will be playing the role of nasty-but-rather-amusing…
LEISURE: It’s a little scary, but I’m sure he will love it – says Castaways founder
Posted: 2nd May 2019
OSCAR-winning screenwriter and Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes will be coming to the Octagon Theatre this month to watch the Yeovil-based Castaway Theatre Group on stage. The Castaways, a youth group of talented stage performers, are putting the finishing touches to their forthcoming musical show of Wind in the Willows – based on the classic Kenneth Grahame book…
LEISURE: Ticket prices and bar tokens for Yeovil Beer Festival
Posted: 26th April 2019
TICKETS for this weekend’s Yeovil Beer Festival – to be staged on April 26-27 at the Westland Entertainment Venue – are available. The opening session of the beer festival will be held on Friday, April 26, from 6pm to 11pm and tickets will cost £6. The afternoon session on Saturday, April 27, will run from midday to 5pm and tickets will cost £8. The evening session on…
LEISURE: Useful information ahead of this weekend's Yeovil Beer Festival
Posted: 26th April 2019
ORGANISERS are busily preparing for this weekend's annual Yeovil Beer Festival which will take place at the Westland Entertainment Venue. The festival runs from Friday (April 26) evening through to all day and night on Saturday (April 27) with loads of different beers and ciders for people to sample. Here are just a few of the most frequently asked questions that the…
LEISURE: Listen very carefully, I shall say this only once – ‘Allo ‘Allo is a hit at the Octagon
Posted: 18th April 2019
THE much-loved war-time TV comedy ‘Allo ‘Allo has been recreated at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil – thanks to the Project Play team. Following on from the team’s successful run of The Vicar of Dibley last year, it has returned to once again bring laughs aplenty to audiences at the Octagon. Project Play producer has put together three different casts for the show which…
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