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It’s showtime!
STUDENTS at Queen Mary’s College present two shows next week, with Table and Footsteps being staged at Central Studio on Wednesday and Thursday. Table features the stories of 23 characters and one very special piece of furniture, while Footsteps has a mixture of choreography pieces ranging from ballet to jazz. More details about both shows can be found at www.centralstudio. co.uk.
John Pilkington WRITER and broadcaster John Pilkington tells tales of his Balkan adventure, in a talk at Kingsclere Village Club next Thursday. John recently spent five months travelling from Trieste to Istanbul, and returns to Kingsclere to discuss travel in strange places, illustrated by his high quality photography. Doors open at 7.15pm.
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Sing the Carpenters SINGER Toni Lee and her band perform the iconic music of the Carpenters, in a new show coming to The Anvil next Thursday. ‘We’ve Only Just Begun’ is a celebration of the Carpenters that has never before been performed in the UK, where Toni will be covering a wide range of songs as Karen Carpenter for the evening. The story of Karen’s career is well known, as she and her brother Richard recorded an unprecedented 17
and adding my voice, which I’m very proud to say is compared very often By Adam Flinn to Karen’s. adam@taylornewspapers.co.uk “I’m in costume to give the whole Karen Carpenter experience, and it’s consecutive US top-10 hits, before her just a really well-received show, evedeath in 1983 aged just 32. ryone really enjoys it.� “It’s quite exciting to bring the show Songs that will feature in the show over here because it’s been touring include ‘Superstar’, ‘For All We Know’ Ireland for the last four years,� said and ‘Goodbye to Love’, but it is ‘Close to Toni. You’ that Toni says is her favourite. “We’re covering all the popular “It receives such a great reaction,� hits and love songs of the Carpenters she said. “Everyone knows that one
because it was one of the Carpenters’ fi rst main hits when they made it big. “As soon as the piano starts at the beginning you can hear the audience gasp, so it’s really lovely and they all sing along. “So many people come up to me and say if I can do that one called ‘Why do birds’, and I have to say ‘no, it’s called Close to You!’ That’s always quite funny.â€? Next week’s show starts at 7.45pm. To book, go to www.anvilarts.org.uk or call the box office on 01256 844244. • Toni Lee performs as Karen Carpenter at The Anvil next Thursday
Praise of Love
THE moving story of Lydia, who shields her husband Sebastian from the knowledge that she is dying of leukaemia, is performed at The Haymarket next Tuesday and Wednesday. In Praise of Love is based on the true-life situation of Rex Harrison and his wife Kay Kendall, who died in 1959 in similar circumstances. Three performances are scheduled, and further details can be found at www.anvilarts.org.uk.
Three little pigs SATURDAY afternoon sees an innovative re-telling of the classic children’s story Three Little Pigs, taking place at the Bordon Phoenix. Storyteller Danny has to try against the odds to enact the tale, but is missing some props, and has to improvise with his physical comedy and circus skills.
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