Next up: I’d Do Anything

THE next best thing to Lionel Bart’s musical Oliver! in London, is the Javea Players’ production in the Unión Musical de Gata, from March 27 ­ April 1. You know the story: orphan boy Oliver escapes from an orphanage, bumps into the Artful Dodger and is forced to pick a pocket or two. In case you haven’t read Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist, we won’t reveal

Open mic night

THE open mic night is intended to allow amateur musicians to have an opportunity to perform in public and showcase their skills. Doug is a very experienced guitar player and is a former owner of a musical instrument shop. Cazzie runs two groups of amateur musicians and a guitar group as part of the U3A Denia and a ukulele group in El Verger.

They recognised that many local amateur musicians would the denouement. It’s a boisterous show with timeless songs including As Long as He Needs Me, Food, Glorious Food, and Where Is Love. love the opportunity to perform but do not have the opportunity to do so, so they organised these monthly open mic nights kindly hosted by La Bresca to give them this platform at which to perform. They welcome anyone with any instrument who wishes to perform, and the evening is meant to be a fun, light­hearted affair where the musicians and members of the public simply enjoy the music.

Director, Cherry Cabban assisted by Jen Keller Ward, contacted several schools to find talented youngsters. Oliver is played coincidentally by his namesake Oliver Lewis Marconi, the Artful Dodger is George Devlin whilst Indigo Armstrong is one of Fagin’s kids, but also understudy for Oliver.

Tickets cost €18 [Gala night €25]. More information at: https://javeaplay ers.com/jp/coming­soon/