So for our next silly project, Two Shades are taking a JOYOUS, FABULOUS and altogether WONDERFUL pantomime to the heart of Europe!! Sounds like a crazy idea? Well, yes! But what could be more fun than the chance to bring panto to a whole new world? And speaking of whole new worlds, the citizens of Luxembourg are to be treated to a traditional performance of ALADDIN! So with glorious goodies,...
read moreAs Two Shades swing into their final few days of rehearsal, we are busy gearing up for the exciting preview show in Oxford… at the 10th Oxford Scout HQ, 238 Marston Road, OX3 0EJ (for those of you with sat-navs), which starts at 7.30 on Friday. But more exciting than news of our preview show, is the news that last weekend our ticket sales passed the 300 mark. Gosh. That is a lot of...
read moreSo we’ve been talking to the lovely people at C about joyous ways to promote Comedy and Cake, and we very quickly reached the conclusion that there would be nothing finer than another (subtly-titled) event, Comedy and Cocktails, which will be an evening of standup, songs and silliness, in C’s very own CIP bar. So come one, come all, on Monday 18th August for a fabulous showcase...
read moreSo here we go again! The Two Shades crew spent an enjoyable few hours over the course of last weekend auditioning a thoroughly wonderful set of people and picking our casts for this year. The Comedy and Cake cast are composed of a roughly even number of old hands and fresh faces: ChrisJim Donnelly; Ben Parker; Cat Harris; Louise Sherlock; Sarah Frankland; Paul Cooper; Lotty Spurrell and Marc...
read moreTaking a show to Edinburgh involves learning new things. Pushing ones boundaries, tackling new challenges, striving to surmoun….sorry, this blog is starting to sound more soundbitey than the government. In more prosaic language, today’s big news is that the lovely Matrix cast are going to be taught how to (apparently) beat the very life out of each other. Yes, boys and girls, today...
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