The World of Theatre

There’s always a bit of a lull in the theatre’s at this time of year when everyone recovers from the panto season and starts to look ahead to the New Year.

York Theatre Royal are getting ready to welcome Told by An Idiot’s ‘Stan and Charlie’ from 14-18 Feb. Its is a silent movie style comic re-telling of a time in history I once wrote about myself back in 2008, when Stan Laurel served for a brief time as Charlie Chaplin’s understudy.

The York Theatre Royal says about this show: “This 80-minute jam-packed show is non-stop entertainment, and tells the true(ish) story of the greatest comedy double act that ‘almost’ was; Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel (the Laurel of Laurel and Hardy fame). From their early days in showbiz sharing a stage, and even sharing a cabin on a voyage to New York, Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel went on to become two of the biggest stars of the age. Stan Laurel, however, is not mentioned in Chaplin’s autobiography once. So what happened?”

With live music and a lot of physical theatre the reviews suggest this will be well worth a look at. Check out https://www. yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/ for full details.

Come and sing HANDEL’S MESSIAH with G.C.S

Weshall perform The Messiah with orchestra on Saturday 13th May 2023 in St Nicholas Parish Church and will welcome as temporary members anyone who would like to have the chance to sing this great work with us.

Our rehearsals are on Wednesday evenings at Sunnyfield House from 19:30 to 21:30. Do come along in the first few weeks of the new year and give us a try. We will then simply ask for a contribution to our concert expenses.

Further details will be found on our new-look website at http://www. guisboroughchoralsociety.org.uk/ and our facebook page at facebook. com/guischoir.