Performance – Star & Crescent

‘Dedication, Determination and Talent’: Pompey TV Presenters in the Making

14th March 2019

Musical theatre teacher Helen Wallis from the TADAA performing arts school in Portsmouth writes about five successful students learning the art of TV presenting. TADAA (The Alternative Dramatic Arts Academy) performing arts school is a [… read more ]

‘Hats Off’ to the New Theatre Royal Tea Set Tour

19th July 2018

Part photo essay and part review, local author Julia Davey writes about a series of performances from the over 55s New Theatre Royal Players (NTR Players) and New Theatre Royal Dancers (NTR Dancers) on their [… read more ]

Rejoining Jane: An Unusual Performance in a Portsmouth Cafe

3rd October 2017

Brighton-based dance company Tick Tock Bridget are taking their latest show Rejoining Jane on tour this October. The play premiered at Brighton Fringe Festival and will be at Southsea’s Hunter Gatherer café on the 22nd [… read more ]

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An American in Pompey: The Curious Appeal of British Commercial Radio

23rd May 2019

Writer and music blogger Doug Hamilton was born and raised in America, moved to Canada in the early 2000s, and recently relocated again with his British-born spouse to Portsmouth. Since he arrived, Doug has been [… read more ]

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Local Charity Signs Pledge to Reject Funding from Tommy Robinson

22nd May 2019

The CEO of Portsmouth-based charity Aurora New Dawn has signed an open letter from academics, activists and charities working to end sexual abuse, rejecting funding offered by Tommy Robinson as part of his European Election [… read more ]

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Big Lunch Community Walk Comes to Portsmouth

20th May 2019

A group of walkers from The Eden Project’s Big Lunch are visiting a local housing association and the John Pounds Centre today, as part of 17 day walk to celebrate community projects across the UK. [… read more ]

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Will Publicly-Funded That’s Solent TV Leave the Region for Good?

15th May 2019

BBC-funded local TV station That’s Solent is one of the channels that could leave its community altogether under plans submitted to Ofcom. Former That’s Solent journalist Dale McEwan also reveals that That’s TV paid nothing [… read more ]

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No Taxation without Representation: European Elections and the Right to Vote

14th May 2019

Veronika Wagner, local resident and candidate in the recent local elections representing the NHA Party in Cosham, shares her concerns about the short amount of time given to residents to organize postal and proxy voting [… read more ]