Brendan Carter as Dr. Frank-n-Furter and Jordan Wolfe as Brad Majors perform in Opera House Theatre Company’s “The Rocky Horror Show,” being held through next Friday and Saturday night outside on the steps of Thalian Hall. (Port City Daily/Shea Carver)
WILMINGTON It’s hard to remember what it is like going to a full capacity, in-person concert, theater production or community art show. Once March 17 hit almost 10 months ago, all activity pretty much ceased across the globe. Concerts came to a halt and livestreams popped up in their stead. Art exhibits went virtual. Theater productions became pre-filmed or livestreamed.
Two of the UK’s best-loved authors, including former Cumbria dweller Beatrix Potter, were the centre of a TV special set in the Lakes on Sky One on Christmas Eve.
Roald and Beatrix: The Tale of the Curious Mouse was inspired by the true story surrounding the meeting of Beatrix Potter and a six-year-old Roald Dahl in 1920. The one-off special followed Roald’s quest to meet Potter and is set close to the small village of Near Sawrey on the western side of Windermere. Starring Harry Tayler as Roald Dahl and Dawn French as Beatrix Potter, the drama is described by producers as “a magical story of what can happen when you are brave enough to follow your dreams.”
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Sky One will be airing its delightful family drama Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse tonight at 8.15pm. The feature-length cast sees acclaimed British author Beatrix Potter (played by Dawn French) struggling at the end of her distinguished career amid a lack of inspiration and failing eyesight encountering a young Roald Dahl (Harry Tayler), who is a big fan of the writer. Their meeting of minds will influence children’s literature in the decades to come and Express.co.uk has the lowdown on the cast of this one-off drama.
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