THE first live performances at Theatre Royal Winchester since March took place earlier this month. The Jewry Street theatre hosted the first previews of its socially distanced Christmas Show, Four Dames in Search of a Panto. Four Dames in Search of a Panto features panto set pieces, including the much loved Twelve Days of Christmas,, hilarious gags, original songs and familiar faces to Winchester audiences. The panto-styled show has been created by the same team behind the theatre’s hugely successful pantomimes, including James Barry who has written and directed the production, with music by composer Simon Slater. The cast of four have all been part of the Winchester pantomime team before: Julian Eardley returns as one of the Dames – his 11th outing as a Dame in the city.
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In a disastrous year for the arts which saw venues close and many lose their livelihoods overnight, some individuals and organisations showed bravery, initiative and good old blitz spirit to try to keep the party going. Here are seven who brightened up 2020.
Pop: Sophie Ellis-Bextor
By hanging a glitterball and tinsel curtain in the open plan kitchen of her home in west London, underemployed pop star Sophie Ellis-Bextor became a beacon of national joy. Every Friday through the darkest hours of the pandemic, the 41-year-old mother-of-five staged an ebullient, cheerfully chaotic Kitchen Disco, filmed on an iPhone and streamed live on Instagram.