CONTENTS & FOREWORD
<strong>Foreword</strong><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/contents-foreword/"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1221242" src="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/153_Martin-Allanson-and-company-Titanic-the-Musical_Pamela-Raith-Photography-300x196.webp" alt="" width="300" height="196" /></a>"Hello Everybody,
I honestly had no idea want to talk about first in this latest issue. Should it be the fact that we have set a new page-count record; eighty-eight pages is probably only possible because we're online now. Perhaps it should be our latest cover star; Sooz Kempner is not only a stand-up who has just opened in Edinburgh, she is also Doctor Who’s latest adversary. She plays a character called Doom, an assassin who follows him across the universe.
Maybe I should have started with the fact that still, even now, we are receiving emails asking why we are called sardines. Actually, I have already politely requested that they look at our YouTube channel and click on the tutorials link in our playlists; the answer is there folks (in case anyone else is wondering). Speaking of which, perhaps I should have started with the fact that Noises Off is heading back into the West End - the Theatre Royal Haymarket no less. So, just to clarify, the greatest farce ever written will be touring the UK and also will be playing in the capital city at the same time without an orchestra or a song in sight!
In the end I decided it was completely fitting to open with the final dates of the current professional tour of Titanic the Musical as it is of course based on a completely true story. Can you imagine what it must've been like over a hundred years ago to be on that ship in the middle of nowhere knowing that you are about to sink and there's nothing you can do about it? The panic in people's eyes, once they new was happening, must have been palpable. Maury Yeston has actually written a great score to accompany some brilliant acting.
The only sad thing is that the tour is pretty much finished now. After this final week in Dublin, Ireland that will be it. This show is of course very popular with the amateur / non-professional market… (Ahem… So is Noses Off of course - we are not called Sardines for nothing you know!). Enjoy!
Paul Johnson, Editor"<hr /><strong>Contents</strong><strong><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/that-sinking-feeling/"><img class="alignleft wp-image-1221243" src="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SARDINES-MAGAZINE-Issue-65_print-version-Feature-Pages-4-5-300x212.webp" alt="" width="210" height="148" /></a> <a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/that-sinking-feeling/">Titanic - That Sinking Feeling</a></strong>
Matt Wolf speaks with the writers of Titanic the Musical about the production which is currently enjoying a professional tour (and is about to end any day now)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/be-careful-what-you-wish-for/"><img class="alignleft wp-image-1221244" src="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SARDINES-MAGAZINE-Issue-65_print-version-Feature-Pages-8-9-300x212.webp" alt="" width="210" height="148" /></a><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/be-careful-what-you-wish-for/">Be Careful What You Wish For</a></strong>
Richard Barber interviews George Rainsford, Katie McGlynn and Clive Mantle about starring in Peter James’ mewest stage adaptation which is touring the country, ‘Wish You Were Dead’.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/one-step-beyond-happy-birthday-chickenshed/"><img class="alignleft wp-image-1221245" src="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SARDINES-MAGAZINE-Issue-65_print-version-Feature-Pages-14-15-300x212.webp" alt="" width="209" height="148" /></a><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/one-step-beyond-happy-birthday-chickenshed/">One Step Beyond! - Chickenshed</a></strong>
Chickenshed’s Susan Jamson looks at at how the inclusive theatre company celebrates its fiftieth next year and haw the company was founded in 1974 and how members literally used to rehearse in a... chickenshed.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-4/"><img class="alignleft wp-image-1221246" src="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SARDINES-MAGAZINE-Issue-65_print-version-Feature-Pages-20-21-300x212.webp" alt="" width="209" height="148" /></a><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-4/">Your News</a></strong>
News stories relevant to all theatre-makers and we do not differentiate between amateur and professional theatre in this section, just like the Edinburgh Festival Fringe doesn’t. Theatremakers are theatremakers.<br /><br /><br /><br /><ul>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-25th-str-theatre-book-prize-winner/"><strong>25th STR Theatre Book Prize - Winner</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-taketen-chesil-theatre-new-writing-festival-wins-support-from-award-winning-writer-director-jessica-swayle/"><strong>TAKETEN CHESIL THEATRE NEW WRITING FESTIVAL WINS SUPPORT FROM AWARD-WINNING WRITER AND DIRECTOR, JESSICA SWAYLE</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-europes-youtubers-with-most-followers/"><strong>Europe’s YouTubers With Most Followers</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-the-uks-oldest-theatre-groups/"><strong>The UK’s Oldest Theatre Groups</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-panto-updates/"><strong>Panto Updates</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-drop-the-dead-donkey-the-reawakening/"><strong>DROP THE DEAD DONKEY: THE REAWAKENING!</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-more-panto-updates/"><strong>More Panto Updates</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-newsletters-3/"><strong>NEWSLETTERS</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-christmas-actually/"><strong>Christmas Actually</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-plasa/"><strong>PLASA</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-faulty-towers-dining-experience/"><strong>FAULTY TOWERS THE DINING EXPERIENCE</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-is-bill-really-worth-all-this/"><strong>Is Bill Really Worth All This?</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-kens-lear/"><strong>Ken's Lear</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-royal-visitors-for-al/"><strong>Royal Visitors for Al</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-top-10-shows/"><strong>Top-Ten Shows</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-singeasy-membership/"><strong>SingEasy Membership</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-the-association-of-lighting-production-and-design-alpd/"><strong>ALPD</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-jane-godley/"><strong>Jane Godley in Edinburgh</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-edinburgh-festival-fringe-update/"><strong>Edinburgh Festival Fringe Update</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-c-a-l-m-choir-of-man/"><strong>C.A.L.M. Choir of Man</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-joe-pasquale/"><strong>Joe Pasquale The New Normal</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-there-be-witches-in-salam/"><strong>There Be Witches in Salem</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-six-the-musical/"><strong>SIX</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-festival-success/"><strong>Festival Success</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-festival-news/"><strong>Festival News</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-what-a-liberty/"><strong>What a Liberty</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-the-royal-court-theatre-announces-david-byrne-as-its-artistic-director/"><strong>THE ROYAL COURT THEATRE ANNOUNCES DAVID BYRNE AS ITS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-west-end-return/"><strong>West End Return</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-propel/"><strong>Propel</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-ed-gamble-to-play-five-shows-at-hackney-empire-in-2024-plus-other-shows-announced/"><strong>ED GAMBLE TO PLAY FIVE SHOWS AT HACKNEY EMPIRE</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-liverpools-epstein-theatre-closes/"><strong>Liverpool’s Epstein Theatre Closes</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-eurovision-insider-tips/"><strong>Euro Insider Tips!</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-accessibility-inclusivity/"><strong>Accessibility & Inclusivity</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-rufus-norris-to-leave-national-theatre/"><strong>Rufus Norris to Leave National Theatre</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-onstage-sessions/"><strong>On Stage Sessions</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-uk-choir-festival-2023-24-season-launch/"><strong>UK Choir Festival 2023/24 Season Launch</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-paddington-locommotion/"><strong>Paddington Locomotion</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-theatres-trust-2/"><strong>Theatres Trust</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-storytelling-for-leaders-with-attitude/"><strong>Storytelling for Leaders - with Attitude!</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-calendar-girls-the-musical/"><strong>Calendar Girls the Musical Tour</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-peter-duncan-a-falling-tree/"><strong>Peter Duncan's Falling Tree</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-birmingham-reps-new-playwriting-prize-for-comedy/"><strong>Birmingham Rep’s New Playwriting Prize for Comedy </strong><strong>Bhangra Nation – a New Musical</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-inside-out-dorset/"><strong>Inside-Out Dorset</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-nts-the-ocean-at-the-end-of-the-lane/"><strong>The Ocean at the End Of the Lane</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-ndfa-national-drama-festivals-association/"><strong>National Drama Festivals Association (NDFA)</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-linbury-prize-is-open/"><strong>NT & The Linbury Prize</strong></a></li>
</ul>
<br /><br /><br /><br />YOUR NEWS - YOUTH/STUDENT/GRADUATE
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-youth-student-graduate-be-the-change-winners-announced/"><strong>Be the Change WINNERS ANNOUNCED</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-youth-student-graduate-news-big-boundless-show-prize/"><strong>Big Boundless Show Prize</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-youth-student-graduate-hidden-gem/"><strong>Hidden Gem</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-youth-student-graduate-edinburgh-comes-to-fusebox/"><strong>Edinburgh Comes to Fusebox</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-youth-student-graduate-rose-bruford-winner/"><strong>Rose Bruford Winner</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-youth-student-graduate-crawley-workshop/"><strong>Crawley Workshop</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-bews-youth-student-graduate-kids-week-is-back/"><strong>Kids Week is Back!</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-youth-student-graduate-the-elevate-ensemble/"><strong>The Elevate Ensemble</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-youth-student-graduate-childrens-puppet-festival/"><strong>Children's Puppet Festival</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-youth-student-graduate-lets-play-free-resources/"><strong>Let’s Play Free Resources</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-youth-student-graduate-national-youth-theatres-playing-up/"><strong>National Youth Theatre’s Playing Up</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-youth-student-graduate-rwcmd-honorary-fellows-2023/"><strong>RWCMD Honorary Fellows 2023</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-youth-student-graduate-jack-petchey-now-98-offers-part-funded-internships-for-twelve-months/"><strong>Jack Petchey, now 98, Offers Part-Funded Internships for Twelve Months</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-youth-student-graduate-next-generation/"><strong>Next Generation</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-youth-student-graduate-local-youth-theatre-group-found-themselves-homeless/"><strong>Local Youth Theatre Group Found Themselves Homeless</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-youth-student-graduate-new-course-from-ppa-coming-this-september/"><strong>New Course From PPA Coming this September</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-news-youth-student-graduate-shining-a-light/"><strong>Shining a Light</strong></a></li>
</ul><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/tamara-von-werthern-7/"><img class="alignleft wp-image-1221247" src="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SARDINES-MAGAZINE-Issue-65_print-version-Feature-Pages-50-51-300x212.webp" alt="" width="209" height="148" /></a><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/tamara-von-werthern-7/">Tamara von Werthern</a></strong>
Nick Hern Books’ Performing Rights Manager looks at some of the most relevant titles available for performance today. This week she looks at the support theatre can offer to women of a certain age.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/supplier-directory-5/"><img class="alignleft wp-image-1221247" src="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SARDINES-MAGAZINE-Issue-65_print-version-Feature-Pages-50-51-300x212.webp" alt="" width="211" height="149" /></a><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/supplier-directory-5/">Supplier Directory</a></strong>
This the most cost-effective way to advertise in Sardines... and the price has just gone down!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/pretty-interview/"><img class="alignleft wp-image-1221248" src="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SARDINES-MAGAZINE-Issue-65_print-version-Feature-Pages-52-53-300x212.webp" alt="" width="211" height="149" /></a><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/pretty-interview/">Pretty Woman: The Musical</a></strong>
Simon Button chats to Kathleen and Barbara Marshall, widow and daughter of the late Jerry Marshall, director of 1990’s movie and co-writer of the musical<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/sooz-k-dooms-day-cover-story/"><img class="alignleft wp-image-1221256" src="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SARDINES-MAGAZINE-Issue-65_print-version-Feature-Pages-300x212.webp" alt="" width="210" height="148" /></a><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/sooz-k-dooms-day-cover-story/">Sooz Kempner Plays Edinburgh - Cover Story</a></strong>
Paul Johnson talks with Doctor Who’s latest adversary about being a stand-up comedisn snd performing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/ill-be-in-my-trailer-faye-tozer/"><img class="alignleft wp-image-1221249" src="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SARDINES-MAGAZINE-Issue-65_print-version-Feature-Pages-62-63-300x212.webp" alt="" width="209" height="148" /></a><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/ill-be-in-my-trailer-faye-tozer/">I’ll Be In My Trailer! - Fay Tozer</a></strong>
The New Victoria Theatre in Woking interviews one fifth of Steps about the bands popularity and her career in musical theatre.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-guide-to-the-stars/"><img class="alignleft wp-image-1221250" src="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SARDINES-MAGAZINE-Issue-65_print-version-Feature-Pages-64-65-300x212.webp" alt="" width="209" height="148" /></a><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/your-guide-to-the-stars/">Your Guide to the Stars</a></strong>
One of our rviewers, Janet Smith, explains how the star-rating of reviews first came about and what they mean.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/susan-elkin-interviews-david-wood/"><img class="alignleft wp-image-1221251" src="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SARDINES-MAGAZINE-Issue-65_print-version-Feature-Pages-68-69-300x212.webp" alt="" width="209" height="148" /></a><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/susan-elkin-interviews-david-wood/">Susan Elkin Talks With David Wood</a></strong>
... about how Sardines very own Chris Abbott has jast edited his new book, ‘Frank Exchanges’, the letter exchange between David and Frank Whitbourn.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/the-review-banbury-cross-players/"><img class="alignleft wp-image-1221252" src="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SARDINES-MAGAZINE-Issue-65_print-version-Feature-Pages-72-73-300x212.webp" alt="" width="211" height="149" /></a><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/the-review-banbury-cross-players/">The Review - Banbury Cross Players</a></strong>
Alex Wood (no relation to the boss of What’sOnStage) reviews the ‘Players’ five-star production of Andew Bovill’s wonderful ‘Things I Know to be True’.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/strike-up-the-band-20/"><img class="alignleft wp-image-1221253" src="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SARDINES-MAGAZINE-Issue-65_print-version-Feature-Pages-74-75-300x212.webp" alt="" width="211" height="149" /></a><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/strike-up-the-band-20/">Strike Up the Band!</a></strong>
What the professional musical theatre industry has in store for us over the coming weeks and months.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/plays-books-and-musicals-9/"><img class="alignleft wp-image-1221254" src="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SARDINES-MAGAZINE-Issue-65_print-version-Feature-Pages-78-79-300x212.webp" alt="" width="211" height="149" /></a><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/plays-books-and-musicals-9/">Plays, Books and Musicals</a></strong>
New and re-released titles, many of which are now available to perform for amateur companies.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/index-of-magazine-advertisers-16/"><img class="alignleft wp-image-1221255" src="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SARDINES-MAGAZINE-Issue-65_print-version-Feature-Pages-86-87-300x212.webp" alt="" width="211" height="149" /></a><a href="https://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/magazine_article/index-of-magazine-advertisers-16/">Index of Advertisers</a></strong>
Our supprters and advertisers, without whom, Sardines would not exist.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
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