Take some of the best known folk and rock songs of the past 50 years, add some of the country’s most talented folk and rock musicians, season with a sold out audience and you have all of the ingredients for The Dylan Project’s latest performance.
Theatrically there’s one season I really do look forward to all year and that’s right, it’s panto time. Did I hear you say, “Oh no it isn’t”? Well, oh yes it is!
It is Christmas Eve and the local gathering of the Ghost Club has joined Charles Dickens for an evening of chilling entertainment.
A local group who are soon off to tour in America and a band who are currently touring the country brought their contrasting sounds and styles to Lichfield Guildhall when The Moulettes were supported by A Different Thread.
Well it’s that delightful time of year again when even the most dedicated culture vultures have the chance to stop being so posh, cosy up and start channelling their inner child – in other words, the fun starts here because it’s panto time again.
Slapstick, knowing and affectionate nods towards Agatha Christie, John Buchan, Bourne and Bond, and more than enough snowflakes will be found on the Christmas Express at the Lichfield Garrick.
The classic panto at the Lichfield Garrick with the most traditional yet most modern of twists never puts a foot wrong.
With a fervent following built up over nearly 30 years, it was no surprise that the by now traditional December gig for King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys sold out when they appeared at Lichfield Guidhall.
You know what you are getting from a Chris Rea performance. Virtuoso slide guitar, gravelly, road worn vocals, a great backing band, and songs about love, family, friendship and the road – and this concert proved to be excellent entertainment from the start.
Time flies when you’re having fun – that might explain why it was a bit of a surprise to hear that Drayton Manor Park is already celebrating a tenth Magical Christmas event.
The musical collectives Afro Celt Sound System and Dhol Foundation are not known for being shrinking violets.
And The Rest Of Me Floats is an important and timely examination of what gender means in the 21st Century.
