Disco Inferno – the musical

Kim Hollamby — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 12:05:21 +0000

Disco Inferno was a bit of a surprise bundle for me, insofar as I had never seen the show before and there didn't appear to be much in the way of any information on it on the internet. Probably best described as in the 'We Will Rock You/Mamma Mia genre with the devlish influence of Witches of Eastwick and the disco hits of the 1970s, author Jai Sepple wrote the show in 1993 to, in his words, "rekindle some of those long forgotten memories of the decade of flares, platforms, glam and disco" and in that he succeeded. In a lengthy three hours or so the show romps through 25 of the most recognisable hits of the era, punctuated by a story about the perils of greed and the desire for stardom.

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Let there be light

Kim Hollamby — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:19:22 +0000

Iolanthe, performed by Reading Operatic Society at the Salvation Army hall, Reading Central

I must confess to not being exactly on top form when it came to designing and rigging the lighting for Reading Operatic Society‘s performance of Iolanthe at the Reading Central Salvation Army hall. A throat infection was not a good overture

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Disco Inferno – the musical

Let there be light