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GREENDOWN REVIEW
Youth Drama at Greendown
School by Matt Holland
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Starting Monday 6th July at 6.00
p.m. at Greendown Community Breezeblock Theatre Company
School, Grange Park. 13-18 - Link Arts - 23rd May 1987
years age group welcome. Ring It is reckoned that poetry will
Jools Dowling on 874224 for scatter a crowd quicker than a
details of membership.
fire hose. But on Saturday night
the Breezeblock boys almost
Jacob Two—Two Meets the proved otherwise.
Hooded Figure
While most adult Swindonians
Performed by students of Green- were lamenting the Town's one
down School, six year old Jacob nil defeat at Gillingham, a poetry-
and Child Power rid the the world loving audience in the Link Studio
of the evil (but cuddly) Hooded Theatre were on the edge of their
Fang. Last month Link Arts presented in residence' on the Link Centre plastic chairs with intellectual
Greendown School - Drama an exhibition of Alison's work Mall. The results of the week can excitement, trying to follow an
Studio Thursay 9th July, 7.30 entitled 'Paper Works'. During be seen in the swimming pool intense if drunken debate on the
p.m. Friday 10th July, 7.30 p.m. the exhibition, from the 8th to entrance at the Link. The piece is poetic merits of Wordsworth and
Tickets £1 .00/50p (concession). 12th June, Alison was working based on landscapes and has been Pope. Like Gillingham, Pope
produced on a large piece of pinched it one nil.
MUSIC TUITION
callico which has been dyed, cut This was a scene from the
Frances Issitt, ALCM; and then embellished with rope latest offering by West Swindon's
Paul Issitt FRCO, ARCM. and other materials. newest theatre group, Breeze-
Tuition on Flute, Clarinet, Saxaphone, block. They had chosen Howard
Keyboards, Piano, Organ. WHAT'S ON Brenton's play 'Bloody Poetry'
Free Trial and Consultation Lesson AT for what they called 'it's vigour
and relevance to today's society'.
WESTLEA Telephone: 873577 LINK ARTS It told of the stormy friendship
'Junction JO' present 'Love in a between exiled upper class poets
/ Mist' at Link Arts on Thursday Byron and Shelley as they lounged
2nd July, Friday 3rd July and on the shores of Swiss lakes and
Saturday 4th July. . . Swindon's tottered tipsy in Venetian taverns
RICHARD WALKER newest Public Sculpture 'The with fawning females in tow.
77 High Street, Purton Great Blondinis' will be unveiled "We band of aesthetical pervets"
on July 4th at the Brunel Centre Shelley himself called them as
Complete framing service with over 200 styles of next to McDonalds at 3.30 p.m. wife Mary shed tears over 'the
moulding to choose from. and will be part of a Street higgledy piggledy state of our
Extensive range of pictures in stock or to order Performers Festival featuring affections'. "People in love with
from our catalogues. jugglers, bands, puppets and life bring only pain to those
acrobatics . . . Stained Glass around them" she cried. Living
Exclusive range of greetings cards.
workshops return to Link Arts through Shelley's succession of
Mirrors made to order. on Saturdays, July 4th, 11th, madcap revolutionary schemes
18th and 25th from 2.00-5.00 and the death of their child she
Open Thur-Fri-Sat Other times by arrangement
Telephone 771874 or 770124 evenings p.m. and will cost £1.50/75p lamented that 'the economics of
per session. . . Films at Link Arts free love is all so fragile'. Was that
this month are 'The Colour Purple' the message for society today?

Director Judith Cooke is to be
on July 9th at 7.30 p.m. 'Robin
congratulated for this bold pro-
Hood' on July 18th at 2.30 p.m.
duction. The cast's fine costumes
23rd at 7.30 p.m. and 'Chitty,
ARTS IN THAMESDOWN 'Hannah and Her Sisters; on July more than made up for the simple
Chitty, Bang Bang' on July 25th
Dance, Media Arts, Drama, Music, Vival Arts Workshops, i at 2.30 p.m. . . . Swindon Jazz props. Derek Williams as a wary
Shelley successfully got his tongue
Performances and more.
- Your out-out guide to arts venues. Front present the 'Jerry Under- round a good deal of nifty nine-
wood Quartet' on July 24th at teenth century literary lingo while
Town Hall Studios - Town Centre, Swindon 26161 ext 3144 box 8.00 p.m.... The Bournemouth David Butland, a wild Lord
office 611181. Symphony Orchestra are at the Byron, effectively rollicked and
U lowed by Thamesdown Dance and raved Sue Austin and Claire
Joliffe Studios - above Wyvern, Swindon 26161 ext 3149. Wyvern Theatre on July 3rd, fol- rolled his Rs. As the men reasoned
Studio and the Jivin' Lindy
Link Arts Studios - West Swindon, Swindon 871212 ext 227. -Hoppers on July 9th—lIth and a Dutson, as Mary and Claire,
played their tricky parts patiently
U community drama presentation and looked lovlier than literature
Arts Centre - Old Town, Swindon 614837 or 26161 ext 3133. of 'Oh What A Lovely War' on tells it. Tim Langford as loony
July 24th -August 1st. Dr. Polodori got the laughs that
Wyvern Theatre -Town Centre. Swindon 24481 - box office. U no one else did.
With this production Breeze-
Arts and Recreation Borough of
7p Thamesdown financially assisted on the Arts Scene in West Swindon way towards achieving their aim
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