Looking back through the archives
Each week the Journal publishes a selection of pictures from the 1960s.
REVIEW: Jack and the Beanstalk at Salisbury Playhouse
THE festive season is upon us and, in the world of theatre, that can only mean one thing – panto season!
Oh what a beautiful musical!
THE old Surrey with the fringe on top was wheeled out at the City Hall this week as Musical Theatre Salisbury (MTS) returned with their latest production of Oklahoma!
Soul II Soul: Caron loses her voice but Jazzie keeps on groovin'
ALMOST 30 years since the release of their debut single, Soul II Soul arrived at Salisbury City Hall promising (via Twitter) a happy face, a thumpin' bass, for a lovin' race. What they didn’t promise, to be fair, was that Caron Wheeler, the iconic vocalist on their two international smash hits, was actually going to be able to sing a note. Wise move, no one wants to over-promise after all. So after taking to the stage, accompanied by main man and original ‘funki dread’ Jazzie B, to warm applause, the disappointment in the room, when she attempted and completely failed to sing the first few lines of Keep On Movin', was palpable.
REVIEW: Around the World in 80 Days
JULES Verne’s epic Victorian tale has been cleverly brought to the Playhouse stage this week.
The radio is on but I’m not always listening
I DON’T watch television, but I do consume copious amounts of radio. Radio 4 in the morning and evening; Radio 2 when I’m fortunate enough to be working from home; Sounds of the Sixties of Saturday morning (reminding me of a distant childhood); Guy Garvey on Sunday afternoon (stretching my musical repertoire); Classic FM, when I’m feeling mellow and Spire FM when my son finds the remote.
City’s first literary festival
THIS week sees the launch of the first Salisbury Literary Festival. The event will take place this autumn in venues across the city on the weekend of Friday 27 to Sunday 29 October and if successful, will become a regular addition to the cultural calendar of the city.
