Island Life Magazine Ltd June/July 2012 | Page 148

What's

on

Dahl classic at Roman Villa
Two years ago Illyria was the first UK

made of worms, Brading Roman Villa

open-air touring company to be granted

is the place to be. It’s just one of the

permission to perform the work of Roald

horrible tricks Mrs. Twit plays on Mr. Twit,

Dahl.

and she only does it because he puts a

Illyria return to Brading Roman Villa

slimy frog in her bed. And he only does

on July 7 at 6.0pm with an even more

that because she puts her glass eye into

giant, even more fantastic, even yuckier

his beer!

Dahl classic, The Twits! Illyria promises

Bored of playing tricks on each other

a slimily, stickily, revoltingly funny show,

they decide to open a circus, capturing

from the most popular children's author

a family of monkeys and cruelly training

in the world. Bring a picnic and enjoy a

them to perform in the ring. Only with

great evening's entertainment.

the audience’s help will the Twits meet a

So if you want to know why the
spaghetti is squirmy and squishy, and

sticky end and will the monkeys finally be
set free. To book phone [phone].

Olympic torch on its

Ryde goes musical

way to the Island
The Olympic torch comes
to the Island on July 14,
arriving in Yarmouth by ferry
at 12.44pm. It will then move
on to the Needles with the
first torchbearer setting off
from Totland at 1.08pm.
The route also takes in the
Alum Bay chairlift, before
returning to Yarmouth, and
then Carisbrooke, Newport
town centre, and East
Cowes, where it will be
carried through the grounds
of Osborne House. The

Ryde School has become

choreographed by Martine

renowned for its Summer

Burgess and with an almost

Musicals, which both the school

all ‘home grown’ orchestra

community and the public look

conducted by Musical Director

forward to each year.

Andy Grubb, many say that the

Following Sweet Charity

torch will leave East Cowes

End production’. This year’s

by ferry at 4.05pm.

Cabaret have been particular

production of West Side Story is

highlights. Produced and

on July 8, 9 and 10.

directed by Sian Evans,

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shows are ‘as good as a West

in 1996, Sweeney Todd and

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