The very well know known & popular Shanklin Barber Chris Spary celebrates 50 years as our local Men’s Barber. Island MP Andrew Turner & Shanklin Town Mayor Cllr Jon Gilbey presented Chris with two special certificates of business. Chris’s Hairdressers has been open for business since March 1965 in Clarendon Road Shanklin and has served …
TRIBUTE TO SHAW TAYLOR MBE The Friends of Shanklin Theatre this morning paid tribute to Shaw Taylor MBE. Peter Coleman, Chair, The Friends of Shanklin Theatre said ‘ The Shanklin Theatre has lost a great friend in Shaw, who still in later years attended performances at the Theatre and contributed to keeping the Theatre open. …
Shanklin Theatre is the only Theatre with the benefit of a Fly Tower remaining on the Isle of Wight. The current Fly Tower was created in the early 1930s when the main auditorium was rebuilt following a fire that partially destroyed the original Shanklin Institute building. The Theatre was saved from demolition by the Isle …
Shanklin Theatre provides a great home for First Act Theatre Group (a theatre group for people with learning disabilities). We have use of the bar area and the stage (when it is free) to rehearse our shows, which we present twice a year, at the Theatre. The staff (who are mainly volunteers) are so helpful …
The Friends of Shanklin Theatre Committee held a “Thank You” reception and visual demonstration at the theatre last night (Thursday, 4th December) in Memory of Derry Derbyshire previously the proprietor of the Crab Inn in Shanklin Old Village. Following Derry’s untimely death during the summer, Mrs Tina Derbyshire took the decision that all donations to …
Message from our Trust Chairman Chris Quirk on the Chamber of Commerce Business Awards for Excellence 2014 Shanklin Theatre was delighted to receive the Chamber’s Social Investment Award sponsored by Wightlink. Three representatives of the Theatre attended to receive the awards, Chris Quirk representing the Trust, Mike Beston representing the Friends, and Peter Stockman representing …
Dear Friends, we are delighted to announce that Shanklin Theatre picked up two well earned awards at the IW Chamber of Commerce Business Awards on the 21st November 2014, this prestigious annual event is hosted by the Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce at Cowes Yacht Haven. Our Theatre Chairman Chris Quirk had submitted an …
Island Amateur Drama Awards 2014 held at Shanklin Theatre on Tuesday 11th November. Just in from Vic Farrow, Managing Director, Shanklin Theatre Ltd. “We are delighted to report that the play that was staged here last February ‘ The Hollow ‘, which was a major fund raiser for Shanklin Theatre, was awarded Best Play, and …
Derry Derbyshire was the licensee of the Crab Inn in Shanklin Old Village for nearly twenty five years, but tragically died on holiday in Turkey in 2014. The memory of Derry, a great character and a wonderful supporter of the Theatre, will live on through a rather unique legacy arranged by his wife Tina, son …
Rejuvenated SHANKLIN THEATRE Sign Some may have noticed that the illuminated theatre sign above the main entrance has been looking a little dull of late. This was due to all but one of the internal fluorescent tubes having failed. Due to the poor condition of the sign electrics and difficulty of access to the sign, …
