At the theatre Photo by Chris Gutteridge


Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors Bromley Central Library July 7 – July 9 The FireFly Theatre Company presents an exciting production of the William Shakespeare classic in the intimate setting of the Main Hall in Bromley Central Library. The 200-capacity auditorium will play host to one of the most farcical, fast paced and joyous plays ever written, as part of the Bromley Literary Festival. Performed under the directorship of Jessica Farley, the story follows two identical twins unwittingly finding themselves crossing paths in the town of Ephesus, with delirium only a few paces behind. Said to be Shakespeare’s first and finest play, this piece on mistaken identity has grown in popularity over recent years. Now reinvented and restyled, this classic has been thrown into the 21st century. Retaining the wonderful language of Shakespeare, the energetic cast of eight create a wealth of fun characters, with the added challenge of double casting to fulfil the demands of this thoroughly enjoyable performance.


An Evening with Dom Joly:


Welcome To Wherever I Am Gulbenkian Theatre, University of Kent, Canterbury – July 2. For the last 10 years, since his multi-award winning international hit, Trigger Happy TV’s Dom Joly has led the most extraordinary of lives. In this laugh-out-loud show, Dom talks us through the perils


of travelling the world drinking, skiing down volcanoes, holidaying in Chernobyl and North Korea, becoming a paprazzo, trying to fly across the Grand Canyon strapped to an 8ft rocket, turning into Tintin, being arrested in Switzerland while dressed as a yeti, discovering that he was at school with Osama Bin Laden and eating from Gillian McKeith’s pants while imprisoned in the Australian jungle!


Prima Showcase 2011 Hazlitt Theatre, Maidstone – July 6 - 9. Prima Stage School is back to present an all singing and dancing spectacular. Join over 400 talented pupils to celebrate 21 years and its 11th showcase.


Italia Conti Associates Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells, July 16 - 17 Italia Conti Associates are back to present an all singing, dancing and acting spectacular. Join an array of their talented pupils to celebrate 100 years of Italia Conti, performing extracts from West End and Broadway shows. See some wonderful costumes, fantastic choreography and most of all, an afternoon or evening of fun and entertainment for all the family.


Roy Orbison and Friends - with


Barry Steele Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone – July 22 Barry Steele takes to the stage to celebrate what would have been Roy Orbison’s 75th birthday, accompanied by his five- piece band. With an upbeat and contemporary slant on Roy Orbison’s legacy, Barry will take you on a musical journey from the early Sun Records years right through to the late 1980s, when Roy was on the verge of a huge comeback, and was working alongside George Harrison, Bono, and Jeff Lynne among others. The five-piece show band will also perform an array of iconic hits from the 1950s and 1960s.


Wayne Sleep in performance Gulbenkian Theatre, University of Kent, Canterbury – July 22. Based on his autobiography ‘Precious Little Sleep’, Wayne talks, taps and tells of his amazing career with The Royal Ballet and his successes in plays, television, film and musical theatre.


Using video and live dance, Wayne takes you through his life as a performer, with roles in the musicals Cats and Song And Dance, then going on to play leads in Cabaret, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and High Society.


Aladdinsane Church House Gardens Ampitheatre, Bromley – July 30 Aladdinsane, the country’s leading tribute to David Bowie, will recreate his theatrical performances with an incredible attention to detail. The real David Bowie himself performed in this self-same auditorium in 1967, so re-live the magic as Aladdinsane takes you from Ziggy Stardust to the Thin White Duke and beyond.


Return to the Forbidden Planet:


A musical by Bob Carlton Playhouse Theatre, Whitstable – July 27 – 30. On a stormy night, Dr Prospero worked late in his laboratory, aided only by his wife Gloria, as he developed the elusive formula with which he would change the world. The apparently faithful Gloria, however, duped him and sent him off into hyper-space in an old spacecraft. Unknown to Gloria, her infant daughter, Miranda, slumbered peacefully in the craft. Fifteen years later, a routine survey flight under Captain


Tempest leaves Earth’s orbit with a new science officer onboard – a hard and bitter woman. As a shower of meteorites hits the ship, the craft is pulled towards the planet D`Illyria - the Forbidden Planet. The adventure begins.... Includes pop hits from the 1960s and 70s – Great Balls of


Fire, Good Vibrations, Teenager in Love, The Monster Mash and many more.


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