The Ticket

Arts and entertainment from in and around Petersfield
Laura Sheppard celebrates the arts across the Petersphere, talking to musicians, artists and makers, poets, dancers, thespians, composers; bringing together the talents in the area.
To share your creativity, email Laura Sheppard at team@shineradio.uk
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The Winton Player’s cast of Charley’s Aunt in performance this week
The cast of Winton Player’s cast of Charley’s Aunt chat to Emily Watts about the play which is in performance at Petersfield’s Festival Hall this week.
What are the town’s three theatre groups getting up to?
The 27 March is World Theatre Day, and what better way to celebrate it than to find out what the Petersfield Theatre Groups are getting up to.
Laura Sheppard spoke to members of the Winton Players’ production of Charley’s Aunt, which is being performed at Petersfield Festival Hall 20-22nd April; to the cast and director of The Lion and Unicorn Players’ production of the Canterbury Tales, touring the Petersphere in June 2023; and to the cast, costumier and director of Petersfield Theatre Group’s production of 9 to 5: The Musical, which is being performed at Petersfield Festival Hall in May 2023.
Gyles Brandreth brings novelty knitwear to Petersfield museum
In 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic, Gyles Brandreth shared a poem a day on Twitter, and was encouraged to wear his famous jumpers while doing so. There followed a collaboration with Petersfield Museum, via the poetry of Edward Thomas, which resulted in the Fun and Fabulous collection of jumpers on display at the museum.
Gyles chats to Laura Sheppard about the stories behind some of the jumpers.
A collision of music gigs and dance, from SAY
SAY are bringing the infectious energy of music gigs to the dance world. The Album features fast-paced and slick dance routines to incredible music tracks
Sarah Golding chats to Laura Sheppard about the show
Ukrainian choir is organising a fundraising concert at Churchers College in Petersfield
Ukrainian Women’s Choir “Two Colours” is organising a fundraising concert on the 24th of March in Churcher’s College in Petersfield. Its goal is to buy an armoured evacuation vehicle for a Ukrainian front line unit.
Olena Petrovska talks to Laura Sheppard about how the choir was formed.
It’s St Patrick’s Day – what better day than to hear from a dance caller
It’s St Patrick’s Day today, so what better day is there to hear from a dance caller. Liz Scholey is a dance caller for all sorts of different styles of dancing, as well as a dance teacher, and is calling the dancing at the St Patrick’s celebrations which are fundraising for The Rosemary Foundation.
Liz is talking to Laura Sheppard
The Ticket – local arts and entertainment
Laura chats to the Chair of Steep Film Society, an artist from The Courtyard Gallery, two variety act performers visiting as part of a show at The Studio at TPS and Noni Needs chats to Catherine Knight, who will be exhibiting at the Petersfield Museum until June.
The Ticket – local arts and entertainment
Laura chats to Sam Parnell about his life as an assistant film director, and Claire Vennis and Joff Lacey have a chat with various key members of Petersfield Orchestra. Alison Glasspool also attends a classical music concert and chats to ‘cellist Mikhail Lezdkan and pianist Bela Hartmann – and we also hear an excerpt of them playing together.
Laura spends time with some of the performers of Petersfield Theatre Group’s production of The Addams Family, and Geoffrey Hotson chats about his new book about his life growing up in Clanfield.
The Ticket – local arts and entertainment
Noni Needs chats to Lewis Webb and Louise Weller from Petersfield Museum, and artists Alison Crowther, exhibiting at the museum, and Mollie Macmillen from the Field Farm Project.
Laura Sheppard talks to Abigail Dooley and Emma Edwards from A&E Comedy about their show Witch Hunt which is being performed at Bedales Theatre
And Noni Needs catches up with Hugh Bonneville at his book launch.
The Ticket – local arts and entertainment
Noni Needs talks to Maya Binkin from the Newlands House Gallery in Petworth, Laura Sheppard chats to Roger Russell, a wire sculptor from Bordon, and Suzie Wilde spends time with theatre artist Pamela Howard OBE.