By amateur dramatics editor Martin Brisland. The Maskers maintain their usual high standards with their latest production. Blithe Spirit is a 1941 comic play by Noel Coward, described by the author as “an improbable farce” which imagines what may happen if we could contact the spiritual world. This experiment...
Applause Reviews
Applause review: Time and Tide, Maskers Theatre Company
By amateur theatre editor Martin Brisland. Some may think that the history of Southampton is boring but not when presented like this! Time and Tide is an excellent evening of stories, songs and sea shanties presented by the Maskers Theatre Company with the help of the Southampton Salty Sea...
Applause Review: Jane Eyre, Maskers Theatre Company, Townhill Park House, July 18, 2023
By amateur dramatics editor Martin Brisland. There is an old entertainment adage that says you should never work with children or animals. Well the Maskers Theatre company did both and it was a triumph! Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte is their 41st outdoor summer production and maintains their deserved...
Applause review: Broadway’s Jukebox Musicals, Freemantle & Shirley Amateur Theatrical Society
by amateur dramatics editor Martin Brisland. Singing is a great way to lift your spirits and that is just what Freemantle and Shirley Amateur Theatrical Society (FASATS) provided for an enthusiastic audience on a hot Friday summer night at Freemantle Community Centre (16/6/23). The ‘jukebox musical’ has become a...
Applause review: The Picture of Dorian Gray, Maskers Theatre
by Charlotte Ndupuechi. Going the Maskers Studio Theatre is always such a joy and living in Shirley, I’m very lucky to have this on my doorstep. From the moment you walk in you are met with a lovely warm welcome. The bar is incredibly reasonable, so it seems only...
Applause review: SOS Presents Evita, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton, January 26
by Peter Nicholson. Not having seen the stage show of Evita prior to my visit to the MAST Mayflower Studios on Wednesday evening, I was seeing the world-famous show with a very open mind, and no preconceived notions. To be frank, the only recent experience I’d had with one...
Applause review: Return to Freemantle – Freemantle & Shirley Amateur Theatrical Society
by Martin Brisland. You know the true spirit of local am dram is alive and kicking when the butt of jokes in a panto at Freemantle Community Centre is Millbrook and Totton! Fremantle and Shirley Amateur Theatrical Society (FASATS) have the honour of being the first show to be...