COMEDY REVIEW
When you are told a comedian you know is great is going to appear on stage as a character you have never heard of, is it OK to fear you ...
(31/10/2008)
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SYLVIA BEBB - IN THE SPOTLIGHT
She has performed the Dance of The Cygnets from Swan Lake with Ronnie Corbett; partnered Wayne Sleep in a pas de deux and, in her own words, 'was one of ...
(24/10/2008)
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EXHIBITION: A GLIMPSE OF THE FAMILIAR - JOANNA
There is an American artist called Andrew Wyeth who paints the most evocative portraits and landscapes. They feature people, usually solitary individuals, who gaze out at their own small world ...
(04/10/2008)
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COMEDY: ANDY HAMILTON'S HAT OF DOOM
The last time Andy Hamilton played Bedford he was behind bars. To say that he had a captive audience would be no exaggeration. Along with a bunch of hairy students from ...
(12/09/2008)
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The Cecil Higgins Art Gallery may have had to shut up shop while lots of exciting new developments are taking place but that doesn't mean that all the paintings have ...
(12/09/2008)
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EXHIBITION
Giant photographs of Bedfordshire's changing industrial landscape may not immediately seem like a subject to grab your interest but the new exhibition at BCA Gallery is more than just an ...
(22/08/2008)
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Bedfringe, Bedfordshire's biggest comedy, theatre and music festival, took place last week. It's still in its infancy, unlike the venerable old timer that's been attracting hundreds of thousands of people ...
(26/07/2008)
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Brian Mann (artist) - October 14, 1934-July 18, 2008
There could never have been enough years in a lifetime for Brian Mann to paint all the pictures that were in his head. Paintings, drawings and collages spilled out of his ...
(26/07/2008)
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EXHIBITION: PORTRAIT OF BEDFORD - DARREN MARSH
BCA Gallery has come of age. In terms of the length of time it has been around - particularly in its new home on Bedford High Street - it's still just ...
(05/07/2008)
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SPOTLIGHT ON...DAVID MAHMOUDIEH, FILM-MAKER
We've all seen them. Those favoured, talented people who have won an award.Mouths open in astonishment, eyes shining with pleasure, struggling to their feet,making their way graciously through the cheering ...
(04/04/2008)
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SPOTLIGHT ON JOHAN ANDERSSON, ARTIST
At 21-years-old, Swedish-born painter Johan Andersson, who moved to Bedfordshire aged eight, is already causing a bit of a stir in the art world ...
(04/04/2008)
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THEATRE REVIEW: GOD OF CARNAGE
Just a word about the latest play from French writer Yasmina Reza - she who has had phenomenal success in the past with, among others, Art and Life x 3 ...
(29/03/2008)
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Which do you want first - the good news or the bad news? OK, the good. Arts Council England, East (the latest, snappy, 21st century title) has earmarked £32 million to ...
(24/02/2008)
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A town photographer has won a prestigious national competition ...
(01/02/2008)
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EXHIBITION
From Russia with love? Hardly. Relations with our old adversary haven't been quite so frosty since the Cold War was at its height. But if there were spies masquerading as arts ...
(25/01/2008)
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Prince Charles does buildings. Princess Anne does sporting occasions. Prince Andrew does the military stuff and Prince Edward does the Arts ...
(02/11/2008)
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ART
Tate Modern isn't the only gallery with a crack in its fabric at the moment. The difference is that BCA Gallery's hairline fracture isn't exactly intentional ...
(02/11/2008)
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Long before photographers and film cameramen donned flak jackets and dodged bullets on the battlefield, war artists were recording scenes of glorious victory - or ignominious defeat - on canvas ...
(14/06/2008)
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