It’s been all go, go, go behind the scenes at the Regal since storm Dennis caused damage to the Regal Tenbury Wells. It will take a while for the repair works to be completed but this hasn’t stopped the Queen’s Award-winning team making sure that the show must go on.Westley Bone, Theatre Manager said “We have been speaking to all of the agents for our live shows and we are proud to say we have managed to retain nearly every show in this coming season. A few dates have changed, but most events will take place as scheduled and nearly all will be at Tenbury High Ormiston Academy.”
The first live show will be comedian Rich Hall on 28 March, followed by John Challis, Dire Streets, Mark Steel, The Fureys, Fairport Convention and many more. Tenbury’s Got Talent, a community talent contest to raise money for the Mayor’s charities, will now take place on Saturday 4 July.
Almost all broadcast events have also been retained. They will be part of the ‘pop-up cinema’ at the Methodist Church on Cross Street in Tenbury.
Westley said “Every Friday evening we will be creating a ‘pop-up cinema’ in the Methodist Church. We want to make sure that the people of Tenbury and the surrounding areas have a place to come for a night out. Each week will be screening a broadcast or a film. It’s going to be great fun – a real community pop-up cinema! Because the space is much smaller, numbers are limited so we suggest customers book early to avoid disappointment.”
The Regal’s Box Office team is in the process of contacting customers who have tickets to any films, broadcasts or live shows.
Adam Hills, presenter of Channel 4’s ‘The Last Leg’, performed at the Regal at the beginning of February and the video he made at the end of the show involving 3 local audience members has had more than 50,000 views on Facebook and Instagram. Adam said of the Regal “This is one of the most beautiful venues I’ve ever played”. Having read of recent flooding, Adam Hills contacted the Regal to offer support.
Stephen Snead, Chair of the Regal Tenbury Trust, said: “I’d like to say a huge thank you to Adam Hills for helping to raise money to support our new programme to ensure we bounce back even bigger and better than before. Adam’s show was an amazing evening at the Regal.”
Adam Hills on 1 Feb 2020 at the Regal, Tenbury Wells with Joan Parker, Steve Parker & Ben Parker - 3 generations of volunteers
