Category Archives: Showbiz

Entertainment in all its forms

A journey to the Empire of Makemland*

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Shades

I haven’t really been to Sunderland very much. My Mum worked there for about a year in the late 1960s, in a shop on Fawcett Street, the main retail street of the town. (It was still a town then, it … Continue reading →

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RIP the King of Bling

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Shades

(For the background to this Photo, see an earlier blogpost here) For all his faults, he was very sincere in his charity work, as confirmed by my Auntie who was a Nurse; he wasn’t precious about emptying bedpans. He actually … Continue reading →

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Under the Spell

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Shades

I became enthralled by the musical Godspell back in the early 1970s. I regularly used to go to the Newcastle Theatres to see all sorts of shows, by myself or with my Mum. (I was still a teenager back then!) … Continue reading →

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Australian Christmas Trees

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Shades

Two within a week! The first one (atually a pair) were suspended from the truss either side of the stage at our Christmas do. The second was hung from the rafters at Morley Folk Club.

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An unexpected find

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Shades

We visit Wakefield Theatre Royal quite regularly. It isn’t big enough to get the Blockbuster shows but it does a good traditional Panto and has an excellent Youth Theatre Group. The Theatre was close to being lost in the early … Continue reading →

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