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REVIEW: The Rocky Horror Show

SWEET TRANSVESTITE: Badella in full glory. Picture by Mike Farenden

10:51am Tuesday 9th February 2010

I’M no prude, but even I was surprised to see a man stride through the Malvern Theatres foyer in a tight red basque and black thong.

REVIEW: The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker

9:52am Tuesday 9th February 2010

When an evening that you know is in February is transformed in to the fantasy world of toy dolls coming to life, a gang of mice battling with an army of soldiers and a Nutcracker the favourite toy of the little girl then you realise it is Christmas Eve in the enchanted world of ballet.

The Swan, Hanley Swan.

The Swan, Hanley Swan.

10:37am Friday 5th February 2010

Puddings were big hit. Seduced by its picturesque location overlooking a duck pond, STEPHANIE PREECE tried the lunchtime menu at a bustling village pub

Recipe: Pan fried duck with rhubarb and ginger sauce

Recipe: Pan fried duck with rhubarb and ginger sauce

10:48am Friday 5th February 2010

AS we enter a new decade, expect to be eating roast duck or grouse for lunch, followed by a helping of ripe mangosteen.

REVIEW: Sunking at Coach House, Malvern

ON ABBEY ROAD: The cast of Sunking

11:56am Thursday 4th February 2010

THIS new drama from MalvernBard is about struggling to stay afloat when faced with change and it has a heartbreakingly beautiful end.

Gloriously funny

Gloriously funny

10:00am Thursday 4th February 2010

THERE aren’t many award-winning comedy string trios with international reputations for brilliance.

Is that Diana? No, but it's the next best thing

MAGIC OF MOTOWN: A tribute to Diana Ross

7:50am Wednesday 3rd February 2010

THE sights and sounds of Motown are on the way to Worcestershire.

Homeward bound

Homeward bound

12:50pm Tuesday 2nd February 2010

Two counties band The Misers will perform in front of a local audience next month. Lauren Rogers spoke to them...

Diversity rules for am-dram group

Moving drama for Melting Pot

12:48pm Tuesday 2nd February 2010

WORCESTER Operatic and Dramatic Society (WODS) will be versatile during 2010 with some diverse shows on the horizon.

REVIEW: Daybreakers

REVIEW: Daybreakers

12:21pm Tuesday 2nd February 2010

I find it difficult to talk about the vampire horror genre. It has now been done so much that it has surpassed ‘done-too-much’, vaulted over ‘done-to-death’ and now rests within the realm of merely ‘done’.

REVIEW: The Tale of Beatrix Potter at Pershore Number 8

Rohan McCullough as Potter

10:37am Tuesday 2nd February 2010

IT was high summer in Victorian England when Mr and Mrs Potter welcomed their daughter to the world.

REVIEW: The Russian State Ballet of Siberia's Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty

9:49am Tuesday 2nd February 2010

A triple billing of ballet includes Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake and The Nutcracker from the Russian State Ballet of Siberia is on at the Bristol Hippodrome this week.

COMPETITION: Win the BRIT Awards album

WIN! WIN! WIN!

12:57pm Tuesday 2nd February 2010

WITH the BRIT Awards just a few weeks away your Worcester News is giving away copies of the official compilation album.

Dreaming of days gone by

Dreaming of days gone by

8:50am Saturday 30th January 2010

POPULAR musical Dreamboats and Petticoats returns to Worcestershire in April.

Slip into your suspenders and squeeze into that corset

Slip into your suspenders and squeeze into that corset

7:30pm Friday 29th January 2010

YOU can almost hear the sound of stilletos tapping out the Time Warp.




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