Gang Show - Newspaper Reviews & Readers' Letters, 2017
Title
Gang Show - Newspaper Reviews & Readers' Letters, 2017
Date
1 March 2017
Description
Nottingham Post review of Gang Show 2017, plus two readers' letters
What's the story?
The Gang Show which has been going for over 60 years in Nottingham is produced on alternate years at the Theatre Royal and now involves almost 200 young people from the Scouting and Guiding movements in the county.
It is based on an idea by Ralph Reader, with the first Gang Show created in 1932
The show is a mix of songs, dance and comedy sketches, which gives the performers an opportunity to hone their skills over a six-month period of rehearsal before the week-long show in the spring.
This Nottingham Post review by Phil Lowe provides a good overall description of the content of the show, as well as providing one of the Gang Show’s key purposes:
“Being a part of the Scouts and Guides is a wonderful part of a young person’s life and being in a Gang Show equips the participant with confidence but will also give them a stepping stone into appreciating the theatre in all its forms first hand.”
The two readers’ letters give very high praise to the 2017 Gang Show.
Have you taken part in the Theatre Royal Gang Show? Could you offer any photographs, stories or information about your experience that could become part of this archive? If so, please visit our contact page.
It is based on an idea by Ralph Reader, with the first Gang Show created in 1932
The show is a mix of songs, dance and comedy sketches, which gives the performers an opportunity to hone their skills over a six-month period of rehearsal before the week-long show in the spring.
This Nottingham Post review by Phil Lowe provides a good overall description of the content of the show, as well as providing one of the Gang Show’s key purposes:
“Being a part of the Scouts and Guides is a wonderful part of a young person’s life and being in a Gang Show equips the participant with confidence but will also give them a stepping stone into appreciating the theatre in all its forms first hand.”
The two readers’ letters give very high praise to the 2017 Gang Show.
Have you taken part in the Theatre Royal Gang Show? Could you offer any photographs, stories or information about your experience that could become part of this archive? If so, please visit our contact page.
Type
Newspaper review & letters
Location of item
Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall Nottingham
Contributor
Researchers: Margaret Littlehales & David Longford
