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Lyndhurst Drama & Musical Society Vernon Theatre, Lyndhurst Darren Funnell 24 October 2024 Three Musketeers, currently being performed by Lyndhurst Drama & Musical society, is a lot of fun. A sort of Horrible Histories adventure mashed together with slapstick routines, absurd laugh-out-loud moments and fast-paced silliness that is deceptively off-the-cuff and free-wheeling. Tonally, it feels like a panto without the panto tropes, but as an experience, James Barry’s play is much smarter, deceptively close to the source material and provides a succession of hilarious set pieces, word play, and good clean family fun. The plot involves the Three Musketeers trying

Lyndhurst Drama & Musical Society  The Vernon Theatre, Lyndhurst Philip & Julie McStraw   22 July 2024 The Vernon Theatre in Lyndhurst has a unique charm – it is located in a delightful setting and evokes a spirit of times past. It is an excellent venue for a production of Dancing At Lughnasa, which is set in County Donegal, in August 1936, outside the fictional town of Ballybeg, where the festival of Lughnasa, the Celtic Harvest Festival, takes place. This beautifully scripted award-winning drama is the creation of the celebrated writer Brian Friel.  The play was first performed in the Abbey Theatre,

Lyndhurst Drama & Music Society  The Vernon Theatre, Lyndhurst  Darren Funnell 25 April 2024 Reliably informed that Liza Minelli was not, as promised, going to appear at the Vernon Theatre in Lyndhurst Drama and Musical Society’s version of ‘Curtain Up!’ by Peter Quilter, it was something of a scene-stealing surprise when she did. I didn’t need a refund. But, oh my! Often this play is thought of as a rip-roaring farcical comedy set in a community theatre. Reviews tend to highlight the belly laughs. To my surprise, away from the amusing mishaps and teddy bear suits – Lyndhurst are certainly