The perils of am-dram and live theatre
In a few weeks, the curtain will rise on The Algarveans’ production of “A Bunch of Amateurs” which co-writer Nick Newman describes as a love letter to amateur dramatics having
Actors, accents and a Bunch of Amateurs
With The Algarveans’ next production set to open Lagoa municipality’s Humorfest 2020, we shine the spotlight on the region’s favourite amateur thespians in their forthcoming comedy. “A Bunch of Amateurs”
A bunch of amateurs meets Hollywood
The curtain has barely closed on The Algarveans’ hugely popular production of “The Wizard of Oz”, yet members of the experimental theatre company are already in rehearsal for their Spring
Algarveans’ The Wizard of Oz review: What a ‘wizard’ show!
The Algarveans commemorated the 80th anniversary of the film ‘The Wizard of Oz’ with a fabulous display of live theatre at the Carlos do Carmo Auditorium in Lagoa. For Karen
The Wizard of Oz to cast its spell on Algarvean audiences
One of “the most watched films in the world” celebrates its 80th anniversary this year and The Algarveans Experimental Theatre Group is commemorating the occasion by presenting ‘The Wizard of
Behind the curtain of “The Wizard of Oz”
“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain,” commands the Great and Powerful Wizard of Oz in the timeless classic. However, director Karen Barroso feels the people behind the
Dancing down the Yellow Brick Road
The Wizard of Oz is one of the favourite children’s movies of all-time, according to movie database IMDB. As the film marks its 80th anniversary, The Algarveans Experimental Theatre brings
Friends of Dorothy on the road to Oz
Dorothy Gale, a young Kansas farm girl who finds herself transported via tornado to the magical land of Oz, just wants to return home. She sets out along the Yellow
80th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz celebrated by The Algarveans
Sixteen-year-old Judy Garland was a relative unknown when she was cast as young Dorothy Gale in the MGM musical “The Wizard of Oz” in 1939. The movie propelled her to
There’s no place like home
Art imitates life in The Algarveans Experimental Theatre’s autumn production of “The Wizard of Oz”. It is the first musical staged by The Algarveans in several years and will bring