Brick Lane Music Hall - Pantomime 2008/9 - Lowri Ann Richards

Lowri Ann Richards - opening scene to Snow White and The Dwarf. Queen Anastasia, a very wicked Queen indeed. Great show, great food, it was like stepping back in time. Very funny pantomime with a great plot written by Chris Emmett.
The brainchild of Vincent Hayes, Brick Lane Music Hall was inspired by the popularity of the Lord Hood, where he was landlord in the 80s and regularly performed with his band of talented artists on an impromptu stage made from beer crates.

Vincent resolved to bring music hall-style entertainment to a wider audience and in 1992 opened Brick Lane Music Hall in the former Trumans Brewery building in Londons famous Brick Lane, from where it takes its name. After a move to larger premises in Shoreditch, the Music Hall has finally settled in Silvertown, in the Royal Docks area, next to London City Airport.

The building where the Music Hall is now housed is the former church of St Marks, built in the 1870s by Samuel Teulon, the acclaimed French architect. The building is of historic interest for its unique gothic brick exterior and the grace of its interior design. Having been deconsecrated in the 1980s the building could have been destroyed by fire had it not been for the weight of pigeon-muck on the roof which fell and quickly extinguished the flames! The building was carefully restored but then remained empty for many years before being offered as a distinguished home for Brick Lane Music Hall. A Grade II listed building, the exterior remains largely unchanged, while the interior has been tastefully refurbished to retain all of its former character, whilst housing a full stage, lighting and sound, a bar, offices and kitchen and all the conveniences of a modern-day theatre.

Audiences are seated at tables in a cabaret-style arrangement. Evening audiences are treated to a three-course dinner before the show, afternoon audiences are served a full afternoon tea during the interval. Vincent leads most of the shows, with many of the artists who appeared at The Lord Hood, together with new performers, some from local colleges, and other experienced performers who come to enjoy the special atmosphere of Brick Lane Music Hall, where every show is unique and laughter is always top of the bill.
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[billfarrell]

what song is she singing

[fiddleydiddly]

"I am what I am" written by Jerry Herman for La Cage aux Folles.

[evradavampire]

isn't that Danny La Rue's dress?

[industrial82]

Hi Gary, funnily enough just added you to my myspace profile recently...Tikon...and your Pleasure and the Beast one a long time ago now.

[Elektrapunk]

:-) Had to be me :-)

If you like Lowri check out my site myspace(dot)com/pleasureandthe­beast or pm me your e-mail addy and I'll send you links to my other sites where I have more pics from Shock days.

Cheers

Gary (elektrapunk)

[industrial82]

I knew someone would pick up on that...LOL.

Seriously though, she was the best Shock girl by a mile, it was great to get to chat with her backstage after the Pleasure and the Beast gig.

Really good to find this on here, didn't know what she was up to these days.

I have uploaded a few videos featuring Lowri Ann Richards myself...check em out.

[Elektrapunk]

Was? She still is but don't tell her she'll think I'm a perv :-) Hi Lowri :-)

[industrial82]

Saw her support Gary Numan at Wembley arena in 1981 with dance act Shock and met her at Middlesbrough Crypt in 1983 when she performed with Pleasure and the Beast......God she was gorgeous.

[davidgrahamscott]

She is truly great!! Always was and always will be!