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JOSIE LONG / THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY March 9 / March 16-31 theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Three-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Josie Long will be streaming a live comedy gig direct from her very own living room on Tuesday, March 9 - the date when the comic show should have been performing in front of a live audience at Theatre Royal Winchester. This brand new show comes after a brief hiatus, during which Josie had a baby. The show will cover the mind-bending intensity of new motherhood, but mostly kindness, gentleness, joy and optimism for the future. Also, some silly voices. Tickets cost £14 per device. The following week, a starstudded new production of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray will be available to view from the comfort of your home via Theatre Royal Winchester’s website. Available from Tuesday March 16 to Wednesday, March 31, the production features Fionn
ASH Wedgewood Rooms, Southsea September 15&16 wedgewood-rooms.co.uk
Ash are to play two nights at The Wedgewood Rooms as part of their rescheduled 25th anniversary tour. The first night is already sold out, but there are tickets available for the second show on Thursday, September 16. The tour, dubbed Teenage Wildlife, was set to mark the band’s silver anniversary. Famously just out of school when they started having hits with the likes of Kung Fu, Girl From Mars and Oh Yeah! they have gone on to become one of our most enduring rock acts – racking up two charttopping platinum-selling albums and 18 top 40 singles. The three-piece were originally scheduled to play at The Pyramids Centre on March 25 last year – just days after venues were ordered to close in the burgeoning pandemic. Just ahead of this, the band’s frontman Tim Wheeler spoke with Whitehead in the title role, Alfred Enoch as Harry Wooton, Joanna Lumley as Lady Narborough, Emma McDonald as Sibyl Vane, Russell Tovey as Basil Hallward with Stephen Fry as the Interviewer. This production brings the beloved Faustian tale by Oscar Wilde kicking and creaming into a world Instagram, Facebook nd dating apps. et in a profile picsessed, filter-fixated rld, the contemporary e follows influencer Dorian Gray as he makes a deal for his social star never to fade. But as his mental health starts to decline, as corruption and murderous depravity start to creep into his world, the true and horrific cost of his deal will soon need to be met. The production utilises elements found in radio plays, films, documentaries as well as traditional theatrical techniques. Tickets are £12 per household, including a digital programme. Age guidance is 16+ due to strong language and scenes of self-harm, suicide, death and mental illness. The Guide from Norway where they were on tour, and explained how the spread of Covid- 19 was already starting to force gigs to be cancelled across Europe . But with The Pyramids having closed in the interim, the guys will play a Wedge double-header instead. n a statement announcing e rescheduled dates, e band say: ‘ We're cited and relieved to nnounce a new set dates for our much stponed Teenage Wildlife r. ‘Thanks to our agents, promoters and management who've gone above and beyond to reschedule this again. ‘Third time's a charm, right? Can't wait to see you all there. ‘We know you're as desperate to do this as we are. ‘ Big love and thanks again for your patience.’ All existing tickets from the original date remain valid, customers will be advised which date they've been allocated via ticket agencies so check your emails. Refunds available from point of purchase only.