Modern British pantomime is a traditional theater form fused from Italian  travelling theatre (Commedia dell' Arte) of  the 16th Century with late 19th Century British music hall.  Ciarán speaks with Chris Morrison of the Panto Basel about the history of the Panto, in general and in Basel. This year’s production, The Grinch,  will be at the Scala theater on the Freiestrasse and is nearly sold out - better get your tickets fast!

Louise Haughton, TES Restaurant Critic reviews Restaurant Noohn. 

Sheila Dickinson speaks with Maria about another Basel mainstay : the Cantus Basel. Formed in the 1800's as the Baseler Männerchor, they have been including female voices for over 30 years - and are looking for new members now.  If you can read music and love to sing, here's a great opportunity to meet some locals. Start by going to see them in action: The Cantus Basel Christmas Concert of German and English Carols is Sunday December 12th.

Rob Stuart, TES movie critic, stops by to chat about what's good to see in Basel right now.

Contratulations to Ana Gabarda and Geri Stuart, winners each of a a pair of tickets to see Hughie at the Theater Basel tonight.

Thanksgiving Day Alert: Manger et Boire for the second year is serving traditional Thanksgiving dinner*.  Reserve online or call them up at 061 262 31 60. Chef Mattias Haller spent years in the US so he knows Thanksgiving first hand.

Photo by Lea Meienberg

Maria caught up with The Lovebugs backstage at the AVO sessions last Sunday. The Lovebugs have released a best of album, The Best of Lovebugs: Only Forever.  Adrian Sieber, lead vocalist, and Stefan Wagner, keyboards, talk about radio in Basel in the days before Radio X, why Adrian sings in English,  and what it means to reach across the Rösti-graben. See our Music Reviews page for more.

Amy Stapelton takes a trip to Geneva for this month's Roadtrip Report. Louise Haughton reviews the popular Noohn restaurant.

Catherine Rhatigan, on the left with her sisters Prannie and Margaret, tells Ciarán about the upcoming Christmas concert by Tale of the Gael - at the Elisabethen Kirche on December 4th.

Joanne Ralph interviews Tina Keller from the Theater Basel.  After a superb season last fall, the Theater Basel won “Opera House of the Year”, over full time opera houses elsewhere in Europe and the world.  Tina tells us about that and also about two upcoming performances in the English Abo, Hughie on Dec 2nd and next year's Romeo and Juliet, and what's in the offing for kids for Christmas.

We have two pairs (2 X 2) of tickets to give away for the upcoming show Hughie at the Theater Basel. Tell us one other performance in this years' English Abo not already mentioned tonight and we'll enter your name in the drawing. 

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*Mange et Boire Thanksgiving Menu: Muschelsuppe aus New England*Caesarsalat mit geback enen grünen Tomaten und 1000 Island-Dip *Variation vom Truthahn mit Süsskartoffeln, Kürbis-Chutney und Cranberries*New York Cheesecake mit gegrillter Ananas, Walnussparfait und Brownie Croűtons  Fr. 55.00

The Anglican Church annual bazaar has become a Basel institution during its 50+years.  Kaya Usher-Samayoa & Sara Oakley from the Basel Anglican Church tell Matt about this year's Bazaar, coming up this Saturday at Oekolampad, Allschwilerplatz, from at 9 am till 4 in the afternoon.  Eat a Cornish Pasty, enjoy some great Indian curry, guess the weight of the guess-the-weight-cake, and look for bargains, all for a good cause.

Our Swiss neighbors will be asked to vote Sunday November 29th on an referendum introduced by Dr. Ulrich Schlüer to prohibit the construction of Minarets. Ciarán speaks with Dr. Schüler about the rationale behind the initiative, and with Alexander Keberle of the youth section of the FDP about an alternate viewpoint.

Dave Muscheidt, co-host of the German Comedy Revue MäntigsClub, introduces the Culture Calendar tonight. The MäntigsClub - an effort to make Mondays less boring... will be held next Monday at the Kuppel. For more information, see our Culture Calendar.

Louise gives the lowdown on where to get your coffee in Basel - the results of her informal market research indicate the most happening place is platform seven-and-a-half  at the SBB....

And lastly, we have tickets  for Funny Laundry and several upcoming concerts. See our Win Tickets! page for more info. Congratulations to Brigitte Baumgartner who won a pair of tickets for the dance performance at the Kaserne tomorrow evening!