music theatre

For Jim, the creative arts need support from governments, to ensure that people can get involved - whether it's music, theatre or dance.

And after the fall of Assad, a cultural event with talks about cinema, music, theatre and performances was held at Beit Farhi, a historic house in the heart of Damascus's Jewish quarter.

It will be one of the centrepieces of the Manchester International Festival, which happens every two years and stages an array of events spanning art, music, theatre and dance.

"We had a pretty hectic social life, a wonderful social life, it was a rich social life, music, theatre, everything," she said.

Page also directed an anniversary production of “Ain’t Misbehavin’” locally at the Cabrillo Music Theatre in Thousand Oaks.