Tuesday 22 May 2012
What's On - Herts and Essex

Stage, Dance and Comedy in Herts and Essex

A scene from The Pantaloons performing the Canterbury Tales

OSCAR Wilde and Bob Marley might sit at very different ends of the artistic spectrum, but both will be celebrated during a wildly eclectic cultural extravaganza in Uttlesford's biggest town.

Paul Sinha

A NIGHT of great gags will be just what the doctor ordered when stand-up and former GP Paul Sinha headlines Rhodes's next comedy night on June 7.

Angela Saini

AWARD-winning journalist Angela Saini will shed light on the meteoric rise of Indian science when she introduces her newest book in Bishop's Stortford on Monday (May 14).

Robin Ince's show was 'as fascinating as it was funny'

MISANTHROPIC boffin and science guru Robin Ince will return to the Observer area when he speaks at May's Saffron Walden Literary Festival. The month-long event, which staged the first half of its

Rhodes Talent Search

DANCING dogs, talented toddlers and septuagenarian stand-ups were among the dozens of hopefuls to audition for this year's newly-launched Rhodes Talent Search.

Filming

CREATIVE cameramen and enthusiastic editors can unleash their imaginations as part of this year's Saffron Screen Film Festival.

Jim Parkyn

WOODY and Buzz might be more famous in their native USA, but they're no threat to our own dear Wallace and Gromit. So says veteran Aardman animator Jim Parkyn.

A SQUADRON of starlets from Stortford's Tracey Walker School of Dancing relished their 15 minutes of fame when they hit the West End stage.

Bill Oddie

WITH the march of urbanisation showing no signs of slowing, one could be forgiven for assuming that naturalists and birdwatchers are becoming an endangered species. But if TV comedian and lifelong