The Shanklin Theatre & Community Trust Board has been busy recruiting new members. Two new Trustees/Directors were unanimously appointed at the Annual General Meeting held on 8th February 2016 and are very welcome additions to the team. The first is Ian Pratt who is a Probate Solicitor of RJR Solicitors. He is the Firm’s Senior …
Our Welfare Officer Cilla Morris celebrated her 90th birthday on 28th January, Cilla is our most senior lady volunteer, and is also deputy head usherette. A framed caricature drawing and a beautiful basket of flowers was presented to her from fellow volunteers at a recent training session at the theatre on 1st February. Born in …
4th January 2016 and so it started, the old stage covering comes up ready for a new skin. The new covering will require 53 sheets of 6mm MDF & 2kg of wire nails, all hand nailed by hammer as the use of a nail gun is out due to the minimum depth of the original …
The Friends of Shanklin Theatre are a group of volunteers dedicated to support The Shanklin Theatre and Community Trust in the running of Shanklin Theatre. The Friends website has now undergone major upgrades over the last few weeks or so headed by Tim Marshall & Tim Leal, you are able to access information on becoming …
The best in Isle of Wight Business was celebrated on Friday 27th November at the annual Isle of Wight Chamber Of Commerce Business Awards for Excellence. The prestigious event at Cowes Yacht Haven was hosted by ITV’s Simon Parkin and co-presented by the Chamber’s President Geoff Underwood. Representing Shanklin Theatre on the night was theatre …
The Royal British Legion held the Shanklin Festival of Remembrance and Drumhead Service at the Theatre on Friday 6th November. The evening featured music by the Medina Marching Band and displays by Army, Navy and Air Cadet Forces. Shanklin Theatre made this evening our local contribution to Remembrance, which is a time for us to …
THE founder of the Isle of Wight Amateur Theatre Awards, John Hannam, said an emotional farewell to the event on Tuesday 3rd November. The cream of the Island’s amateur theatre scene gathered at Shanklin Theatre to discover who would win this year’s ‘Am Dram Oscars’ for the finest performances over the past year. Godshill-based broadcaster …
“Great Oaks from Little Acorns grow” In June 2011, Alana Bird our Chief Usherette had the idea to incorporate something she had seen elsewhere. To ‘Shake a bucket for the Restoration fund’ as the Theatre goers leave Shanklin Theatre. So on June 28th 2011, Alana and her enthusiastic band of volunteers shook their buckets and …
Theatre Steel Window Repair Started! As many will know, the Theatre’s steel windows have seen better days! They date back to the 1930s when the Theatre was created from the ashes of the Shanklin Institute. The windows have served the Theatre very well, having started their life before the days of galvanising (i.e. rust proofing) …
SHANKLIN THEATRE AWARDED 2015 TRIPADVISOR CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE Recognised as a Top Performing Attraction as Reviewed by Travellers on the World’s Largest Travel Site Tuesday 20th May 2015 Shanklin Theatre has announced that it has received a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence award for a consecutive 2nd year. Now in its fifth year, the award celebrates …
