North Hampshire Lifestyle Nov - Dec 2021
At last the Christmas editions are here! With festive fun, gifts and interiors, plus inspiration for decorating the guest bedroom and an interview with the Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen. Plus, our competition pages return, with staycations, laundry upgrades and festive hampers!
At last the Christmas editions are here! With festive fun, gifts and interiors, plus inspiration for decorating the guest bedroom and an interview with the Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen. Plus, our competition pages return, with staycations, laundry upgrades and festive hampers!
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The Anvil: Thu 9 <strong>Dec</strong><br />
'21 – Sun 2 Jan '22<br />
Beauty and The Beast<br />
Anvil Arts is delighted that Strictly<br />
Come Dancing champion Joe<br />
McFadden will be taking the lead role<br />
of The Prince/Beast in The Anvil’s<br />
pantomime Beauty and The Beast,<br />
which opens on 9 <strong>Dec</strong>ember...<br />
Joe is best known for his roles in Heartbeat and Holby City. He<br />
won the 2017 series of the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing with<br />
dance partner Katya Jones.<br />
Joe will be joined on stage by Basil Brush’s Mr Stephen Chris<br />
Pizzey, who is excited to be returning to The Anvil for more gags<br />
and silliness as Louis La Plonk, along with EastEnders’ Nick<br />
Wilton as Polly La Plonk, Michael Quinn as Hugo Pompidou and<br />
Maria Coyne as Belle.<br />
One of the most popular fairy stories, Beauty and The Beast<br />
makes its Anvil Christmas debut to tell a tale as old as time. The<br />
pantomime tells the story of Belle, who finds herself imprisoned<br />
in an enchanted castle by a Prince who has been transformed<br />
into a hideous beast by an evil sorceress. Can Belle see beyond<br />
the Beast’s appearance and fall in love with her captor? Will the<br />
Beast return to the world he once knew and win the hand of the<br />
girl who has melted his heart?<br />
ADVERTISING FEATURE<br />
With larger-than-life characters, side-splitting comedy,<br />
sumptuous costumes, fabulous scenery and a thrilling<br />
transformation scene, this traditional family pantomime, written<br />
by Jon Monie, won Best Script at the Great British Pantomime<br />
Awards 2019, and has received 5 star reviews and broken box<br />
office records since it was first produced.<br />
To book your seats for Beauty and The Beast, call The Anvil box<br />
office on 01256 844244 or visit anvilarts.org.uk. Beauty and The<br />
Beast runs from 9 <strong>Dec</strong>ember to 2 January.<br />
There is a BSL Signed performance at 6pm on Tuesday 14<br />
<strong>Dec</strong>ember, and a Relaxed Performance at 2pm on Monday 20<br />
<strong>Dec</strong>ember for those on the autistic spectrum and for anyone who<br />
would prefer a performance with a quieter and more gentle tone.<br />
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