Christine Stock

3 weeks ago | salisburyjournal.co.uk | Christine Stock

I'm not really a fan of dark and grisly tales but I am a huge fan of this talented theatre company and I'm happy to say their production of Dracula had me enthralled – if a little terrified at times. With a 13-strong cast, the play opens with the funeral of Lucy Westenra, her death is a mystery as are the two tiny puncture wounds in her neck. The dark and disturbing puzzle of her demise is unravelled in a narrative related through letters and diary entries.

1 month ago | salisburyjournal.co.uk | Christine Stock

The cast of Studio Theatre's Dracula. (Image: Anthony von Roretz/Trinity Photography) The weather may be spectacular outside but Salisbury's Studio Theatre is set to lure you in from any sunny evenings and whisk you off to darkest Transylvania and Count Dracula’s frightening castle of horrors in its latest classic horror. Bram Stoker’s Dracula, adapted by Richard Sharp, follows the innocent Jonathan Harker on a nightmarish journey through the gloom of the gothic tale.

2 months ago | salisburyjournal.co.uk | Christine Stock

2 1/1 A powerful and poignant play about forced adoption was sympathetically brought to the Studio Theatre stage last week. Be My Baby, written by Amanda Whittington, is set in the early 1960s but is still relevant today. Studio Theatre’s thought-provoking and humorous interpretation featured an all-female cast.

Feb 24, 2025 | salisburyjournal.co.uk | Christine Stock

With all the depressing events occurring in the news, it was a real tonic to visit the Playhouse to watch their hilarious stage adaption of The 39 Steps. Following the storyline of John Buchan’s iconic spy thriller, four talented actors play more than 150 characters in this crazy, comic interpretation by Patrick Barlow. Dashing Richard Hannay finds himself caught up in a murder with all the evidence pointing at him.

Feb 11, 2025 | salisburyjournal.co.uk | Christine Stock

Multi-award-winning global superstar Craig David is set to make a memorable return to his hometown this summer with a dazzling performance at TK Maxx Presents Southampton Summer Sessions. The singer, songwriter and DJ will bring his TS5 show to Southampton Guildhall Square on Saturday, June 21, joined by renowned DJ and crowd-favourite Patrick Nazemi.