Slapup has two daughters (played by two of STAC’s youngest actors, Poppy and Abigail). The two girls come to the rescue a dancing bear from a cruel Circus ringmaster… but can they make sure it has a happier life in the future? And what’s beekeeping got to do with it all? And is a female bear-disguise really necessary?

(Probably not.)

The Dancing Bear is showing tomorrow, Saturday 8th December, at 10:30AM and 11:45AM. Tickets are just £1.50.

Next month… it’s Jill in the Box! Anyone interested in possibly performing for Children’s Theatre can make contact through the website and your email will be passed on to the Children’s Theatre organisers.

And tonight is the debut of Alan Ayckbourn’s Relatively Speaking.

Building the set at the weekend

Another of Andy Hares’ marvellous sets is in place, and the backstage crew outnumber the cast by more than two to one, so it should all run smoothly… relatively speaking.

If you want to see what the set looks like now it’s finished — and discover just who lives at The Willows, Lower Pendon, Bucks — then buy a ticket! The box office as ever is 01905 611427 and the show runs from tonight until Saturday at 7.30pm at the Swan.

He argues that because local authorities are constrained by their budgets “they always ask what things are going to cost”, and yet the arts are not a cost, they are an investment.

[Barcelona] just shouts culture’ - and surprise, surprise, it is one of the most desirable and exciting destinations in Europe.

People flock there, and the art contributes hugely to their experience.

It’s a sound argument! And with the nights closing in, why not make next week a time to delve into the artistic life of Worcester? There is dance, drama and music to enrich the Worcester experience!

STAC’s Relatively Speaking is running most of the week, from the Tuesday to the Saturday (9th to 13th October).

With veteran STAC director and Alan Ayckbourn fan Ann Moore at the helm, a great cast onstage and a diligent crew behind the scenes, the show is set to be a smooth and entertaining comedy

Also next Wednesday (10th October), Attitude dance company, based in Hereford, are performing a triple bill of contemporary dance theatre for one night only in the Spires Theatre, part of the Worcester College of Technology on Deansway. The show, whose title piece is Crossing Borders, features STAC’s very own Vicky Harrison, last seen in Popcorn in June. (See the Worcester News: “They’ve got a good attitude”. Also see the Facebook Event.)

And on Thursday night you can take your pick of music, with Jake Stigers‘ tour visiting Worcester at the Marr’s Bar on Pierpoint Street, or experience some eighties nostalgia with China Chris at Huntingdon Hall.

Who needs Barcelona?

Tickets for Relatively Speaking are on sale from the Worcester Live box office: 01905 611427.

Showing 6th October 2007 — two morning performances
at the Swan Theatre, Worcester

To enquire or audition please contact STAC through the website and your email will be forwarded to the director.

Links:

• Worcester Live event page