New year, new season begins here!

Ok, I'm going try something new this year... I hereby promise to make at least a weekly update every Friday. Things got a bit manic at the end there, what with the Big Top Festival and everything! I'm still in the process of catching up (after the summer break of course!) but promise to post a review and pictures shortly. This will be just a brief one today though. I need to point you to the new season page on the website. We have a few things booked in already including The Hot Dots, Gonzo Moose's new show and Publick Transport to name just three! Make sure you check out the full listings.

The first show is next Wednesday 16th... So & So Circus Theatre present The Hot Dots. Curtain goes up at 7.30pm, as usual, and tickets are £5 for students and £6 for adults. Reserve yours today by calling me on 01793 773981.

Festival updates

There are only 15 more days to go until the first ever Big Top Festival! Make sure you get hold of your tickets before they sell out... festival passes are available from only £22!

Click on the swishy new flyer on the right to enlarge. They have been especially designed by none other than Callum Barrett from CB Design... hasn't he done an amazing job? We're really grateful to him for taking the time out to work on us for this exciting project.

Detailed on the inside pages are all the high profile events, but makes ure you check out the back page for the full line-up. There are so many shows you just won't want to miss!

Also, make sure you stop by the website for information on all the participating performers... there's so much going on and it's all on your doorstop!

Is it June already?

Oh my... what, really? Where did that time go? Planning the best festival ever is where it went! Well, OK... perhaps not the best festival ever. Reading '96 was a pretty good one... but can I go as so far as to say the best festival in a school ever?

Check out the Big Top Festival website for lots of new updates and the finalised line-up. There is so much to go and see over the weekend and you can do it all for only £22 for a festival pass! Now... can we say the best value festival ever? Oh yeah! Except maybe the free ones... they're pretty good value. But then normally have the big cheeses supporting them, like Radio 1.

Anyway... back to the Big Top. Check it out and get yourself a ticket! I can personally recommend The Little Prince, the Music Evening and DO NOT MISS Circomedia! See? If you're coming to see at least those three shows, you may as well buy a festival pass and come and see it all!

Swindon College presents

Make sure you get down to Swindon College for the Performing Arts course last ever show!

Shout Productions presents 'The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe', 23rd- 25th June.

See their website for more details.

Swindon Shuffle Heats - Line-up Change

The line-up has slightly changed for tonight:

Monday May 18th:
The Frosted Teacakes
Plastic Fiction
Let the Games Begin
The Debuts

Monday 1st June
Dark Sparkz
With Open arms
Unfortunate Hero
Beyond Chaos

Swindon Shuffle Heats at Bradon Forest

Swindon Shuffle 2009 is the UK's biggest unsigned music festival, boasting 60 bands on 11 stages over 4 days!

The heats have already started and two of them are being held at the Bradon Forest Theatre! Come on down on Monday 18th May and Monday 1st June, and for just £1 a ticket you can see a sneak at some of the amazing bands that could be playing at the festival.

See www.swindonshuffle.co.uk for more information or click the poster below to enlarge.

Monday May 18th:
The Frosted Teacakes
Plastic Fiction
Let the Games Begin
The Debuts
Dark Sparkz

Monday 1st June
Child of D
With Open arms
Unfortunate Hero
Beyond Chaos

Alternative Fairytales

Tonight is the opening night for Alternative Fairytales; a collection of short stories devised and performed by our Key Stage 3 Drama Club. The students have been working on the production for a few months and have polished their pieces to perfection.

The club has students ranging from years 7 to 9, but they have also had the assistance of a few GCSE drama students!

There will be three tales per evening and the show starts at 7.30 pm. Tickets are, as usual, £4 for adults and £3 for students.

Click here for more information.

Theatreworks Showcase

Mike at Theatreworks has just done a Showcase on our lovely venue. Make sure you check it out... and the rest of the website. There is lots of information about local theatre and arts activities and it's a great resource to bookmark. It is also a good idea to add yourself to their mailing list to make sure you receive up to the minute information on all the latest events.

Radio 1 Big Weekend - Fringe Event

As you are all probably aware, Radio 1's Big Weekend is coming to Swindon on 9th and 10th May. Free tickets have already been allocated but you can attend the FREE fringe events that have been organised to run alongside the event.

Let's hope the sun shines!

(Click on the picture to enlarge)

The Dacoits

The Dacoits have just been booked as our special guest band on the Friday Music night of the Big Top Festival.

They will be performing during the special black tie event, and will also be the guest judges for the Battle of the Bands final!

Check them out on Myspace.