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06/08/10 - Gambolling Arena's Edinburgh countdown is in full swing. Only 17 days to go... gulp! The wigs are in for a service, the flyers and posters are designed (thanks to our very talented designers @PFlawedDesign on Twitter) and currently winging their way to the printers, we're on our way to Edinburgh tomorrow to schmooze the media and sell 'I Wish You Love'. The only thing we need now is a cunning but classy publicity stunt to get us extra coverage, contact us through the site or via facebook or twitter if you've got any suggestions. Our fave so far is this Brighton student's idea - genius! As an aside, please get in contact if you're going to be in Edinburgh while we are there, we're performing as part of the High Street events on the 23rd, 26th & 27th August, so if you fancy a taster come & catch us at the lower stage at 1.15pm.
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29/07/10 - Summer is proving to be a manic time for Gambolling Arena! We had a fabulous weekend camping and performing Fantastic Mr Fox and Blue Remembered Hills in the gorgeous Wyre country park - a big thank you to Charlie and the gang for all their help. We were so lucky with the weather, the rain chose to fall between performances, and both shows had great audiences. We hope to return to the Wyre next year for more theatrical shenanigans.
Throughout the summer we're working with Sefton Council performing at their Summer Fun Days - check out the Sefton Council Events Diary for more information. The weather has been mixed due to the very wet summer we've been having, but the response from the kids has been fabulous, the actors have also really been enjoying getting involved in all the activities so don't be worried if you see a fox, a badger and a farmer playing cricket in a park near you this summer! Not one to rest on our laurels, we've also joined the twitter revolution, please follow us @GambollingArena. We've also created a facebook fan page for our Edinburgh bound show 'I Wish You Love' - you know you like it... I Wish You Love will be at the Spaces on the Mile @ the Radisson from 23rd - 28th August. For tickets and further information, visit the I Wish You Love page on the Edinburgh Fringe site. |
17/07/10 - The cast of I Wish You Love (#IWYL if you follow us on twitter) are fresh from a two day stint at the Lantern Theatre! The venue is lovely, very intimate and the staff were hugely supportive. It was great to do the show for our friends and family and we also raised some much needed cash for our forthcoming Edinburgh Fringe tour. We love how this show keeps developing and progressing each time we do it - this run Marlene's end scenes really came together and Edith's heartbreak was all the more palpable. Bring on the Edinburgh Fringe!
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16/06/10 - After its huge success at the Brighton Fringe Festival and before its highly anticipated trip to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 'I Wish You Love' will be at the wonderful Lantern Theatre in Liverpool on Thursday 15th and Friday 16th July.
The show will start at 8pm and tickets cost £10 or £7 for concessions. If you would like more information, contact us or call our fabulous director Suzy Walker on 07709766108. |
14/06/10 - The Harmony Belles are appearing in the Women for Women charity concert next weekend. It's in aid of a good cause so would be great to see you there. Here's a bit more information...
The Women for Women charity has lined up some great performers for a charity concert on 19th June at 7.30pm. The event will take place at the new Hope Capstone Theatre, the Creative Campus, off Shaw St, L6 1HP. All money raised will go to this worthwhile charity, supporting research into problems affecting women and their babies such as miscarriages, still births, genetic disorders and cancer. That address again is: Capstone Building, Creative Campus |
01/06/10 - We had a fantastic week at the stunning St. Lukes "bombed out" Church in Liverpool (pictures are up on our facebook page, and will be up on the website very soon). Urban Strawberry Lunch really looked after us and we couldn't have asked for better weather! If you didn't get a chance to catch Fantastic Mr Fox and Blue Remembered Hills during their Liverpool run don't despair, as we're returning to the wonderful Wyre Valley at the end of July . A huge thank you for all of you who came to see us, but for those that couldn't make it, here's an idea of what you missed
The Cast of Fantastic Mr Fox Gambolling Arena are now gearing up for our performances at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival - If any of you can come up with some good suggestions for how we can most effectively promote our performances, please let us know! In the mean time, there are rumours of a performance of our five star show "I Wish You Love" a little closer to home. Watch this space for further developments! |
03/05/10 - We had the most amazing experience at the Brighton Fringe Festival, many thanks to Upstairs at Three and Ten for having us. Our bank holiday was filled with superb performances, a wonderful response from our audiences and a fantastic FIVE STAR review from allthefestivals.com. One of the weekend's many highlights was our impromptu performance on the official stage during Fringe on Saturday. We are truly grateful to the lovely people who squeezed us on at short notice following a cancellation, Babette would especially like to thank the drunk man who mimicked her every movement and sang along in his own unique way!
Babette Bell hits the high notes in Brighton To anybody who hasn't been to Brighton before, we highly recommend it. it's certainly a fabulous, cultured and lively place! Gambolling Arena cannot wait to return and revisit our favourite haunts, like the wonderful Marwood Cafe! Right Now though we're in the thick of preparations for out residency at St Lukes 'Bombed Out' Church in Liverpool from Tuesday 18th May. If you are free, why not come down and see us perform 'Fantastic Mr Fox' and 'Blue Remembered Hills'?
For more information on the forthcoming shows, head to the contact us page or call 07709766108. |
13/04/10 - Never one to rest idle Gambolling Arena are also appearing at the Brighton Fringe Festival at the end of this month! Fresh from Belgium 'I Wish You Love' is on at the award winning venue Upstairs at Three and Ten http://www.otherplaceproductions.co.uk/ over the bank holiday weekend. Can't make it? Don't despair we're also appearing at this year's Edinburgh Fringe and will post details of when and where very soon. What an exciting year 2010 is turning into...
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26/03/10 - Roll up! Roll up! Gambolling Arena are coming to the wonderful St Lukes 'Bombed Out' Church in Liverpool! We are taking over Urban Strawberry Lunch's fantastically atmospheric venue for a week in May with a revival of our acclaimed version of 'Blue Remembered Hills' and a new show about a rather fabulous fox....'The Fantastic Mr Fox'. Come and join us from Tuesday 18th May.
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15/03/10 - We had a fantastic time in Bruges! The English Theatre of Bruges's new venue is fabulously intimate and was perfectly suited to 'I Wish You Love'. We had some wonderful feedback from the audience, most memorably from a lady who had danced with Marlene Dietrich who was visibly moved by the show and commented that it had captured the essence of the Dietrich she knew...high praise indeed!
Babette Bell as Edith Piaf> Now we're back and we've a busy time ahead, with forthcoming shows in Brighton, St. Johns Bombed Out Church in Liverpool and a top slot at the Edinburgh Festival... Gambolling arena is very excited about the forthcoming performances, and we hope you are too!. Keep checking the website for updates and be sure to come and join us!!! |
24/02/10 - Well, 2010 has certainly started with a bang! First of all, we are really pleased to welcome Babette Bell to the company. Babette will be playing Edith Piaf in 'I Wish You Love' as we further develop the piece this year. At present we are in the thick of rehearsals in preparation for I Wish You Love's forthcoming run at The English Theatre of Bruges (have a look at their website here) from 9th - 13th March, it's a wonderful theatre, complemented by great beer and fabulous food... come and join us!
Bruges, Belgium We are also pleased to anounce that the piece will be performed as part of the Brighton Festival in May. Gambolling Arena's writing supremo Sarah Hymas is hard at work on our new project about John Denver which we hope to premiere at the Edinburgh Festival this summer. We can't wait to work with talented local musician Chris Bannister, for information about his work, click here. Finally, we would also like to welcome the new company members who auditioned for us last weekend. Look out for their pictures and biographies in the Current Players section. We are really excited about the fabulous work we have planned this year and can't wait to share it with you. So be sure to keep checking the website for more information! |
21/12/09 - Despite fairly horrific weather our Chapel Street shows went really well with shoppers braving the rain, sleet, hail and snow to stop and enjoy the festive fun. Thanks must be given to our top technician Steve Wright for keeping everything ticking over, despite the best efforts of the elements!
Chapel Street, Southport Also, please bear with us whilst our website undergoes annual maintenance - we're aiming for a fresh new feel for 2010, so if you have any suggestions, contact our webmaster. All that remains now is for Gambolling Arena to wish you A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR, See you in 2010! |
1/12/09 - As ever December promises to be a manic month! This week the Christmas Belles ( our lovely Harmony Belles in festive mode) & Elphina the storytelling Elf are performing at the Birkdale Christmas Light Switch On, see local press for further details.
Then we are spending much of December entertaining the shoppers on Chapel Street. Over the 12th, 13th, 19th & 20th December Sefton Council and Southport Business Enterprise are putting on a magnitude of great entertainment including Gambolling Arena's Christmas Belles & Impro-a-go-go's truly unique retelling of The Nativity, again see local press for further details. |
5/11/09 - The Harmony Belles Halloween gig was a massive success, proving once again how versatile this group are.
We've also had a busy couple of months auditioning for new company members, recalls are at the end of this month so I'll keep you posted, the standard so far has been very high! |
31/10/09 - Happy Halloween! Don't forget Harmony Belles at the Curzon this evening!
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17/9/09 - If you're in Liverpool on 23rd September pop down to the Slaughterhouse Pub on Fenwick Street for an evening of hilarity as Gambolling Arena perform 'The Vagina Monologues'. We are also collecting englishisms for the humble frou-frou so feel free to email us with any suggestions...our current favourite is fairycake!
In other news, after a much needed summer break Gambolling Arena's Harmony Belles are preparing for a Halloween gig at Southport's Curzon restaurant. The girls are really enjoying putting their unique spin on creepy classics like 'Monster Mash', 'Thriller' and 'Spooky'. The evening promises to be fabulous! Tickets cost £30 per head and include a three course meal from 8pm & entertainment from the Harmony Belles from 9.30pm |
14/09/09 - We've had a fantastic couple of weeks and are in high spirits for the future! We played 'The Twits' to humongous audiences in brilliant sunshine in the Wyre Valley - photos will be uploaded soon! And followed that with a week at the wonderful Unity Theatre in Liverpool where we premièred 'I Wish You Love'. Thanks massively to everybody who came out to support us. The positive comments from audience members have made us even more determined to tour the work. If you missed it here are some audience quotes... 'brilliant!', 'money well spent', 'great to see unique and original female characters portrayed on stage.', 'wonderful!' We finished our Unity run with two nights of the 'Vagina Monologues' which were really well received. As far as the cast were concerned a high point was the first night when a lady on the front row fell off her chair laughing!!!
Don't despair if you missed us in Wyre and at the Unity we have many plans afoot! Future dates for your diary... 05/06/09 - Gambolling Arena are set to appear at the Unity Theatre in Liverpool in July. On Friday 17th & Saturday 18th come down and catch our acclaimed version of The Vagina Monologues. It is wonderful to be returning to the fabulous Unity Theatre but we are especially excited to be premiering our new show I Wish You Love - A Conversation between Edith Piaf & Marlene Dietrich, on Wednesday 15th & Thursday 16th July.
This newly commissioned piece of writing by Sarah Hymas marks a new chapter in the company's life as we explore new writing. And with two legendary chanteuses and their songs as a starting point its going to be a very special evening! To book tickets contact the Unity Theatre on 0151 709 4988 or email the Unity Theatre box office . |
01/06/09 - Gambolling Arena's hugely successful production of Roald Dahl's The Twits tours the Wyre Valley at the start of next month. The production has been totally revamped for this new tour and sees the introduction of new company members. Check the website and local press for confirmation of venues, dates and times & keep your fingers crossed for good weather. To see some pictures of last years performances, head to the gallery. |
27/05/09 - Gambolling Arena have just completed a successful run of shows at The Falstaff Pub in Southport. Over the last month, the company have performed Vagina Monologues and the Harmony Belles to appreciative audiences. If you are interested in booking shows to be performed in your pub, restaurant or bar please don't hesitate to contact us. As usual, artwork is available in the gallery. 
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23/03/09 - We've recently been undertaking reconnaissance for a super secret forthcoming production. Keep your eyes on the gallery page for a loose idea of what we're looking at...
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16/03/09 - New gallery now online, this should be updated often, with promotional posters, photographs and much more... |
10/03/09 - If you want to get in touch for any reason (though hopefully to praise our performances), you can contact us |
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