We finished 2025 in fine style, with a Christmas Carol concert by the newly-formed Torbay Theatre Choir, directed by Dragan Atanasov. Added to a dozen or so traditional well-known and well-loved Christmas carols were various items to break up the music: Rob Caithness did some sit-down stand-up, Nick Combs sang a very Christmassy song (The Man with the Bag), Stephen Kirkby played two piano pieces (Daquin’s The Cuckoo and Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata), and the Pope (Tony Nettleton) and Michelangelo (Peter Segrove) squabbled over some minor details to be included in The Last Supper – such as whether 48 Disciples filled it out nicely, or if the kangaroo were appropriate …. Tony’s Papal mitre was labelled “First Yorkshire Pope” and “And Committed Anglican” for a bit of close-up humour (Why Michelangelo didn’t Paint “The Last Supper”). The Gate Theatre was made splendidly festive by our devoted Wednesday Backstage Club.
The choir will be practicing again from March, every Monday night. The Christmas-carol concert was extremely successful, and Dragan, the director, is hoping to maintain the high standard while welcoming new members – do contact him on 0210-271-0739 for more details.
