Wyvern Theatre

Ahead of his production's performances at Swindon’s Wyvern Theatre, Konstantin Uralsky spoke to Marketing Manager Richard Loftus about the Bolshoi Ballet and the two stunning ballets he has directed, The Nutcracker and Romeo and Juliet. Konstantin Uralsky was with the Bolshoi Ballet for a decade, beginning in 1978, and toured world-wide with the company in shows such as Romeo and Juliet, The Nutcracker, Don Quixote, Ivan the Terrible, Much Ado About Nothing, Macbeth, Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, Giselle and Spartacus. Uralsky has been creating ballets for more than twenty years. He is a classic Russian artist and his work is a phenomenon in Russian national culture, renowned for its creative expression. A number of ballet productions choreographed by Uralsky are exceptional in their depth of philosophical conceptual thinking and valuable creative discoveries in the field of music and choreographic drama. The Nutcracker transforms the classical ballet into a fairy-tale, with a timeless score from incred

James and Alison Canning play Sweeney Todd and Mrs Lovett in SALOS' current production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. SALOS, Swindon's Premier Musical Theatre Society, has played an important role within the town's Arts scene since it was formed in 1951. SALOS presents an annual musical at the Wyvern Theatre, as well as other concerts throughout the year. Stephen Sondheim’s legendary musical takes audiences to the seedy alleyways of London, where Sweeney Todd decides to exact justice and revenge on those who falsely imprisoned him. Years of many wrongdoings are set right with the help of loyal pie-shop owner Mrs Lovett, in this memorable and horrifyingly dark musical-comedy which runs at the Wyvern Theatre until Saturday 26 October.

The new official Monopoly board for Swindon was launched last week, when the identities of all 22 town landmarks appearing on the property sites on the board – replacing the likes of Mayfair and Trafalgar Square - were revealed. The game’s makers also announced the landmark to have secured the board’s most expensive location – Mayfair - was The Magic Roundabout! The Wyvern Theatre replaces Piccadilly on the brand-new Swindon edition of Monopoly.

Ahead of performing at Swindon’s Wyvern Theatre, Lee Nelson spoke to Marketing & Press Officer Laura James about his family and his brand-new show. Lee Nelson has hosted Live at the Apollo, sold out his three-times extended Lee Nelson Live tour, had over two million people watch Lee Nelson’s Well Good Show and has a brand-new series, Lee Nelson’s Well Funny People, coming soon to BBC3. In his brand-new show, Lee will entertain audiences with qwaliteeee jokes, games and banter. Everyone’s welcome. Strap yourself in for a night of unmissable entertainment.

Pam Ayres has been a writer, broadcaster and entertainer for over 35 years. It was November 1975 when Pam made her first TV appearance on the TV talent show, Opportunity Knocks, the “Britain’s Got Talent” TV show of its day, and this proved to be the start of an incredible career for a unique entertainer. Since 1975 Pam Ayres has sold many millions of books, record albums, CDs, and DVDs. For the past fifteen years Pam has been a regular on BBC Radio. From 1996 until 1999 Pam presented a two-hour music and chat show every Sunday afternoon for Radio 2, followed by two series of Pam Ayres’ Open Road. More recently Pam has become a regular contributor to Radio 4, on such programmes as Just A Minute, Quote Unquote, Loose Ends, and three series of her own Ayres On The Air. Pam Ayres brings her latest show to Swindon’s Wyvern Theatre in January 2014. Pam Ayres’ work is funny, and approachable. It sounds simple, as though dashed off, but this is deceptive. Her hair-trigger timing, her eye for the detail of everyd

Cissie & Ada is a brand-new comedy play based on Les Dawson’s comic TV characters starring two former Coronation Street favourites Eric Potts (Diggory) and Steven Arnold (Ashley). Steve Nallon (famous for his Mrs Thatcher impersonation live and on Spitting Image) and actress Natasha Magigi join the cast to revisit the story and the culture behind the side-splitting sketches and that of BBC Light Entertainment in the 80’s as well as bringing Dawson and Barraclough’s comedy genius back to life. Written by playwright Graham Warrener in collaboration with original Cissie and Ada scriptwriter Terry Ravenscroft and directed by John-Jackson Almond.

Brian Conley was recently described as Britain's best loved Entertainer - and who are we to argue? The Comedian, Actor, Singer and Chat Show Host remains our most versatile performer. With a string of successes already behind him the future is looking decidedly rosy for Brian Conley. Films, Television, Musicals - you name it - he's done it - and in the words of the man he so brilliantly portrayed in the stage show 'Jolson' - "You ain't heard nothing yet"! In October 2013, Brian will present an unmissable evening of entertainment at the Wyvern Theatre. Hear him perform songs from some of the award-winning West End musicals in which he’s starred including Hairspray, Jolson and Me and My Girl to name but a few!

Tweedy is a contemporary vaudeville style clown who will perform 'Tweedy's Lost Property' at Swindon's Wyvern Theatre on Sunday 29 September 2013. Well known for his role in the acclaimed Giffords Circus, where he has appeared for several years, Tweedy's unique style evokes a whimsical, yet natural comic character, inspired by the great silent film clowns. Instantly recognisable with his tuft of bright red hair and eccentric movements, Tweedy is well known for his classic routines with brooms and ladders but is also accomplished in most circus skills. Tweedy has appeared in other major circus productions, including several years with Zippos Circus where the clown troupe received a number of industry awards, and also as a comic stuntman at Buffalo Bills Wild West Show at Disnleyland Paris. In 2009-2010 Tweedy was star clown in a two-year tour of the USA in The Greatest Show On Earth, playing Mr Gravity, the accident-prone black-hat clown in the 139th Edition of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey.

Ahead of performing at Swindon’s Wyvern Theatre, Joe McElderry spoke to Marketing Manager Richard Loftus about his his brand-new 'Set Your Soul Alive' tour. Joe rose to fame when he won the sixth series of the ITV show The X Factor in 2009. Joe’s first single “The Climb” reached number one in the UK and Irish singles chart and was soon followed by the release of his debut album titled “Wide Awake”. Joe returned to our TV screens in 2011, where he became the triumphant winner of the second series of ITV show Pop Star to Opera Star after receiving 80% of the voting throughout the series. There is only one Joe McElderry and there is only one night for you to see this incredible singer live at Swindon’s Wyvern Theatre, performing songs from Rock to Pop to Classical.

Dinosaur Zoo is currently showing at Regent Park's Open Air Theatre, before embarking on a UK Tour. Ahead of performances in Swindon, in September 2013, host Lindsey Chaplin explained a little about the show and the audiences reactions from across the world. Lindsey has been hosting the Dinosaur Zoo since 2011 and has travelled with the show extensively across Australia, Norwich, Ireland and most recently Bahrain. Prior to this she has performed as a puppeteer and roving street performer for ERTH since 2010, beginning with a tour to South Korea as a stilt walker. Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo brings these awesome pre-historic creatures to the stage as you’ve never seen them before, up close and personal! From cute baby dinos to teeth-gnashing giants, meet the most recent addition to the Dinosaur Zoo, a carnivorous theropod known as the Australovenator, the most complete meat-eating dinosaur skeleton yet found in Australia. Observe and interact with these extraordinary life-like dinosaurs in this entertaining and

Aaron Jenkins, Assistant Choreographer of the 2013 Summer Youth Project production Our House, is a former Summer Youth Project participant and is currently studying at Laines Theatre Arts. After taking part in his first SYP, Guys & Dolls in 2005, he went on to perform in Annie, Anything Goes and last year played Baby John in West Side Story. He has also appeared in many pantomimes here at the Wyvern Theatre, such as Peter Pan (Michael Darling), Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella. Aaron is currently going into his second year of training at Laine Theatre Arts in Epsom and will be returning to Swindon this Christmas to join the cast of Jack & the Beanstalk professionally. Other theatre credits include Astaire at a Time (Epsom Playhouse) and Fiddler on the Roof, Beauty & the Beast and Crazy For You, all at the Wyvern Theatre.