Local theatres

The Haymarket Wote St Basingstoke Hampshire RG21 7NW Tel: 01256 844244 Web: www.anvilarts.org.uk The Anvil Churchill Way Basingstoke Hampshire RG21 7QR Tel: 01256 844244 Web: www.anvilarts.org.uk Central Studio Q.M.C, Cliddesden Rd Basingstoke Hampshire RG21 3HF Tel: 01256 418318 Web: www.centralstudio.co.uk Fairfields Art Centre Council Rd Basingstoke Hampshire RG21 3DH Tel: 01256 321621 Proteus Theatre Company Queen Mary's College Cliddesden Road Basingstoke Hampshire RG21 3HF Tel: 01256 354541 Web: www.proteustheatre.com

REVIEW: Strangers On A Train, The Haymarket MURDER, mystery and suspense arrived at its intended destination as Strangers On A Train pulled into The Haymarket.

REVIEW: Brief Encounter, The Cinema on the Haymarket, London WITH Kneehigh Theatre, you're always in for a treat.

The Wedding Singer's on his way! JONATHAN Wilkes and Natalie Casey come to The Mayflower in Southampton next week for the first ever UK tour of The Wedding Singer - the musical.

REVIEW: Dick Barton - Special Agent at The Haymarket Dick Barton - Special Agent The Haymarket Until Saturday, June 21 THE sounds of a tuning dial announced the start of a frivolously fun trip back to the days of the British Empire, courtesy of Anvil Arts, Harrogate Theatre and Oldham Coliseum's co-production of Dick Barton - Special Agent.

Lee Evans - back in Basingstoke on July 22 LEE Evans, one of Britain's best-loved stars of stage, screen and stand-up, will return to The Anvil on Tuesday July 22 at 8pm.

REVIEW: Abigail's Party at The Haymarket, until June 7 IT'S perhaps no surprise that this production of Abigail's Party is such a finely tuned and well-oiled machine.

Red Dwarf stars coming to The Forge on June 5 DON'T miss Double Header at The Forge at The Anvil on Thursday June 5 at 8pm, featuring Hattie Hayridge and Norman Lovett.

Paul Merton's Impro Chums come to The Hexagon PAUL Merton and his highly talented Impro Chums visit The Hexagon in Reading on Saturday June 21 at 8pm.

Calling all fans of Eurovision! THE Eurovision Song Contest is just around the corner, and Eurobeat is the show for lovers of the annual singing competition.

REVIEW: Spies at The Haymarket, until Saturday May 17 IT was fantastic to see such a healthy crowd early in the week at The Haymarket for this adaptation of Michael Frayn's novel, which comes to us from Theatre Alibi.

REVIEW: BATS - Crazy for You at The Anvil IN ITS golden anniversary year, it says a great deal about a theatre company that chooses to produce a show that it has not done before!

Don't miss Hairspray at the Shaftesbury Theatre! GIVEN that the bright lights of the West End are a mere 50 minute train ride away from Basingstoke, it would be a waste of some wonderful nights out not to take advantage of the theatrical productions on offer there.

Silchester Players present Agatha Christie's The Hollow SILCHESTER Players present Agatha Christie's The Hollow in Silchester Village Hall on Friday, May 9, Saturday, May 10, and on Friday, May 16 and Saturday, May 17 at 7.30pm.

REVIEW: Laurel and Hardy, The Haymarket, until Saturday IT'S quite a lot to take on, presenting the lives of two men on stage in just one evening.Reader comment (1)

Dylan Moran and Frankie Boyle to come to The Anvil SNAP up your tickets now for the appearances of some contemporary - and classic - comic stars at The Anvil this autumn and winter.

REVIEW: Proteus Theatre Company's Below Zero at The Haymarket HAVING already seen Below Zero's companion piece Elephant Man when it ran in Central Studio last year, I was particularly keen to see how the former would play, especially on the stage of The Haymarket.

REVIEW: Elephant at The Haymarket , until Saturday April 19 I WAS unsure what to expect from Elephant, a production which was developed in 2004, and has, since then, been from Gateshead to the Edinburgh Festival, via Johannesburg.

Colin Firth in conversation on May 4 HAMPSHIRE-BORN actor Colin Firth returns to his roots when he appears at Winchester's Theatre Royal for one night only in support of the mayor's charities.

Jonathan Wilkes is The Wedding Singer IT'S not often that a performer has the chance to play a stage role for the first time in the UK, putting his stamp on the part and becoming part of its legacy.

REVIEW: The Turn of the Screw, at The Haymarket until Saturday March 22

A GHOSTLY woman standing in a single shaft of light, playing a haunting tune on a violin, sets the eerie tone of this adaptation of Henry James' novella The Turn of the Screw.

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