Ensemble cast tackles gripping WWI play
Press ReleaseA powerful adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s Private Peaceful is coming to the Apollo Theatre this February. The author, best known…
Read MoreEvil Engineer planning to blow up the Isle of Wight
This week E&T magazine, a specialist publication for the engineering and technology industry, featured a reader’s letter to their ‘Evil…
Read MoreHolmes at home in Shanklin
An appreciative audience was enthralled by an evening of sleuthing when Arthur Conan Doyle’s Hound of the Baskervilles was performed…
Read MoreShanklin Gamble pays off!
Comedian Ed Gamble’s Electric evening in Shanklin was a night of comedic gold, starting with the support act of Chloe…
Read MoreHamlet: the return from Ad Lib Theatre
By Maureen Sullivan After selling out – with a waiting list – for their open-air performances in June, Ad Lib…
Read MoreJourney’s End with young Island talent
Island-based professional theatre company, Theatre Reviva, has cast two local A-level students, Tom Howarth (IW College) and Fred Valvona (Christ…
Read MoreFree PLUTO talk
Local historian, Tim Wander, will be giving a talk at the Isle of Wight College on Thursday (Oct 20), on…
Read MoreFoodbank fundraiser returns to Quay Arts
An evening of local music in support of local people in crisis will star The Rug Band, Two Big Violins,…
Read MoreIsland theatre : By Maureen Sullivan
Season of mists and …. great theatre shows! Autumn has some wonderful thespian treats coming up. Trinity Theatre is staging…
Read MoreA chat with Leo Sayer…
By Carole Dennett There were some momentous things happening in 1973. The UK joined the European Economic Community, Princess Anne…
Read MoreFootloose review
By Maureen Sullivan Last year I watched the Savoyards’ Summer Workshop present ‘We Will Rock You’ and was amazed at…
Read MoreBlackBox Theatre perform Bouncers
IW Observer.co.ukBlackBox Theatre Company is one of the south’s leading small-scale, professional touring companies. They bring exciting theatre to smaller communities…
Read MoreIsland Theatre
Maureen SullivanWelcome to the July theatre line up! In summer it’s good to get outside, so bring a picnic and come…
Read MoreGoing totally locally in Ryde
The National Totally Locally Fiver Fest Campaign which starts tomorrow (July 2) and runs until July 16, see’s Ryde join…
Read MoreSavoyards’ showstopping glamorous golden gala
The Island Savoyards celebrated their golden anniversary with an evening of entertainment that was a treat for the audience at…
Read MoreCalling all Dancing Queens!
On Friday, July 1, Jack Up Events are hosting an evening guaranteed to have the feel-good factor. Taking place at…
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