Rifco Arts has moved offices and we have a new phone number!
Posted on June 20, 2011 under News, Updates. No Comments
We have now moved offices from The West Wing Arts Centre in Slough to be resident Theatre Company at the Watford Palace Theatre in Watford town centre. Our new address is Watford Palace Theatre, 20 Clarendon Road, Watford. WD17 1JZ. We have two new numbers which are 01923 810 305 or 01923 810 312 so if you can't get through on one line please try the other. Or you could drop us an email at info@rifcoarts.com. Full updates on our website will be made soon so in the mean time keep an eye on our news posts here and on our facebook (http://www.facebook.com/rifcoarts) and twitter (http://twitter.com/?lang=en&logged_out=1#!/Rifcoarts) sites for further details on how we're settling into our new home. Click here to continue reading “Rifco Arts has moved offices and we have a new phone number!”Britain’s Got Bhangra wins The People’s Favourite Musical!
Posted on March 31, 2011 under News, Updates. 1 Comment
[caption id="attachment_609" align="aligncenter" width="311" caption="Off West End The People's Favourite Musical - Britain's Got Bhangra"][/caption] Rifco Arts wins a prestigious Off West End Award! Rifco Arts' five star smash hit musical Britain's Got Bhangra was the winner of The People's Favourite Musical at the Offies - The Off West End Awards. The Offies recognise and celebrate the excellence, innovation and ingenuity of theatre. Britain's Got Bhangra is our ground breaking musical fusing the traditional roots of Bhangra music mixed with the modern pop and R'n'B sound of the twenty first century. Being our first musical production, Britain's Got Bhangra was a great success with five star reviews playing to full houses in ... Click here to continue reading “Britain’s Got Bhangra wins The People’s Favourite Musical!”Friends & Family Winners!
Posted on October 1, 2010 under News. No Comments
Finally the time has come for the Rifco Arts Friends and Family winners to be announced….. After the end of the tour, we come down to these 3 lucky winners who were chosen randomly to win a chance to be part of the Rifco Arts' family- a friend, a cousin or the auntie/uncle of the Rifco Arts team… Congratulations to Parin Damani from Birmingham who is now our friend, our new cousin is Samar Shefta from Castleford and last but not least, our new auntie is Figen Deviren from Herts! They all have won great benefits of being part of the Rifco Arts’ Family. Thank you to all that entered by filling out our Audience Development questionnaire, and congratulations to the winners who are now part of the Rifco Arts family helping to support a wonderful charity for a great cause!!!! Remember you too can become part of the Rifco Arts family. Just email us at info@rifcoarts.com or give us a ... Click here to continue reading “Friends & Family Winners!”The Public Reviews at WYP 4 1/2 STARS!
Posted on July 14, 2010 under News, Reviews. 4 Comments
As soon as I approached the theatre I knew my evening was going to be uplifting, entertaining and leave me whistling catchy tunes due to the music and energy I could hear radiating from the building. West Yorkshire Playhouse should be congratulated for their entertainment in the foyer before the show, a group of dancers from Zoobin Karma Dance who got everyone smiling and set a sense of excitement for the show. Britain’s Got Bhangra charts the development of Bhangra music from the 1980’s to the present day. Telling the story of a young Indian community trying to make a voice for themselves within the new western world they found themselves. The story is focused around Twinkle, played by Shin, a young man who moves to the ‘gold lined streets of London’ to make money with the aim of giving his wife a good life. He is a talented singer but in his naivety signs his ... Click here to continue reading “The Public Reviews at WYP 4 1/2 STARS!”Culture Vulture Review-Britain’s Got Bhangra
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So, as I’m sitting waiting for the show to start, I’m leafing through the programme and find myself saying ‘Holy crap! Britain’s had a thriving Bhangra scene for 30 years that has, at times, outsold the UK top 40? You mean it didn’t all start with that Punjabi MC Knightrider remix?’ Then I realised I was talking to myself and it might look a bit weird. Anyway, suffice to say, my knowledge of Bhangra music is, well, pretty much non-existent. The basic story of Britain’s Got Bhangra is [take a deep breath and follow along with me here]: Twinkle, the lead character, moves from India to England with hopes of sending for his wife when he earns enough money. He gets a job with his new found friend Rocky and they discover a mutual love of singing. Twinkle goes to temple and the Priest likes his singing voice so much, he asks him to sing at ... Click here to continue reading “Culture Vulture Review-Britain’s Got Bhangra”BREAK DA FLOORBOARDS! CHAK DE PHATTE!
Posted on July 11, 2010 under News. 5 Comments
BOOK NOW FOR TWO NIGHTS ONLY! WEDNESDAY 21ST AND THURSDAY 22ND JULY 2010 @ THE WEST WING, SLOUGH FROM 7.30pm RIFCO ARTS NEW WORKING DEVELOPMENT DANCE DRAMA: ‘BREAK DA FLOORBOARDS!’ Come and support Slough’s dancing stars of the future in Rifco Arts development dance drama ‘Break Da Floorboads!’ Rifco Arts in association with Creative Academy are developing an urban bhangra dance performance showing at the West Wing Arts Centre, Stoke Road, SLOUGH, SL2 5AY for two nights only. So come and support Slough's performers of the future on the 21st and 22nd July 2010 at the West Wing. Performance starts at 7.30pm on both nights. Tickets cost £5 and FREE for Students and under 16s All tickets need to be booked via the Rifco Arts office on 01753 570 700, free tickets for students and under 16s still need to be booked through ... Click here to continue reading “BREAK DA FLOORBOARDS! CHAK DE PHATTE!”Yet another 5 star review!
Posted on June 22, 2010 under News, Reviews. 4 Comments
Venue: The Playhouse Where: Oxford Date Reviewed: 09 June 2010 WOS Rating: The Indian subcontinent seems to loom large in my reviewer’s mind right now after last week’s expedition to the North Wall for Correspondence. Tonight we are back at the Playhouse for Rifco Arts’ superb Britain’s Got Bhangra. We meet our hero, Twinkle, as he is about to make the great leap from India to Britain to strike it big in the 1970s. He has the immigrant blues though, and needs to deal with success, money and his love back in the motherland. What is striking about the production is its unfussy use of, and clear love for, the musical form. To explain: new musicals commonly fall into the trap of putting their subject material before the story. It would have ... Click here to continue reading “Yet another 5 star review!”Britain’s Got Bhangra Official Merchandise!
Posted on June 18, 2010 under News, Updates. 17 Comments
