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Elastique band looking to stretch themselves

11:40am Wednesday 10th March 2010

Their style is strictly gypsy-rap-rock-ska-funk-reggae and they formed after meeting at Kingston Univeristy. Band member Miles Lacey introduces us to The Band Elastique.

Haunted - review

8:22am Wednesday 10th March 2010

Haunted, Richmond Theatre The curtain came down to wolf whistles and rapturous applause last night as Edna O’Brien’s Haunted starring Brenda Blethyn and Niall Buggy opened at Richmond Theatre.

Double header at Landor

5:44pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

Visitors to the Landor Theatre next week are in for a double dose of comedy fun as members of the Player-Playwrights put on back-to-back performances of two original plays, both written by Eddie Coleman.

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Kingston Philharmonia offer some surprises

11:40am Tuesday 9th March 2010

Kingston Philharmonia will be marking the start of Spring with a concert at the United Reformed Church, Kingston, at 7.30pm on Saturday - and there may be some surprises in store.

David's daughter showing her Soul

9:30am Sunday 7th March 2010

Being the only daughter of Hollywood star David Soul brings with it its own pressures, especially when you are trying to launch a singing career.

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Winning over the Shakespeare snobs

9:00am Sunday 7th March 2010

As far as some people are concerned, Shakespeare is Shakespeare and shouldn't be messed with, but even they are being won over by Trestle Theatre and Moon Fool's re-imagining of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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Learning to Relax

9:20am Saturday 6th March 2010

Croydon-born playwright Robert Farrar returns to his routes on Friday when he premieres his new gay comedy, Relax, at Warehouse Theatre. GRAHAM MOODY talks to him about the star James Holmes (from BBC sitcom Miranda), the difficulties of attracting straight people to a gay play and being grilled by Morecambe and Wise as a 15-year-old.

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Tiger Lillies are no cartoon

7:50am Saturday 6th March 2010

Matt Groening may have convinced stars such as Danny Devito, Paul Newman, Sir Patrick Stewart and even Michael Jackson to appear on The Simpsons, but so far his attempts to woo the Tiger Lillies have gone without success.

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Roogalator's are family guys

2:50pm Friday 5th March 2010

Chiswick’s FastLane Roogalator, comprising brothers Tom, Will and Syd Spencer, are keeping the memory of their old man, cult singer-songwriter and crime novelist John B Spencer, alive. Will Gore spoke to guitarist Tom ahead of the band’s latest gig at the George IV.