Category Archives: Theatre
“A voluptuous self-crucifixion”
How odd that this post from 4 years ago was never posted …… but here it is This evening I saw the final play of this year’s holiday. A rather long sabbatical for me, but not as long as the
“A voluptuous self-crucifixion”
How odd that this post from 4 years ago was never posted …… but here it is This evening I saw the final play of this year’s holiday. A rather long sabbatical for me, but not as long as the
Mnemonic
mnemonic / ni’monik / adj. 1. assisting or intended to assist memory; 2. of memory I really enjoyed the opening- a ‘lecture’ on memory and how each time we piece the past together from fragments. Khalid Abdalla tells us about
Slave Play
Tuesday evening I went to see Slave Play at the Noel Coward Theatre. It was written by Jeremy O.Harris, (when there is a middle initial you know they are American), and was apparently the most Tony-nominated play in the award’s
Slave Play
Tuesday evening I went to see Slave Play at the Noel Coward Theatre. It was written by Jeremy O.Harris, (when there is a middle initial you know they are American), and was apparently the most Tony-nominated play in the award’s
The Pillowman
This is not a play that I saw this holiday but one from last year at Duke of York Theatre but forgot to post. It still is pertinent as I’m back in London and Aaron Taylor Johnson is said to
The Pillowman
This is not a play that I saw this holiday but one from last year at Duke of York Theatre but forgot to post. It still is pertinent as I’m back in London and Aaron Taylor Johnson is said to
The Crown Jewels
I hadn’t expected to make my West End debut in quite such an impromptu manner. In a rather Dame Edna-esque manner, King Charles II, picked me out as ’the old man in the second row‘ and proceeded to refer to
The Crown Jewels
I hadn’t expected to make my West End debut in quite such an impromptu manner. In a rather Dame Edna-esque manner, King Charles II, picked me out as ’the old man in the second row‘ and proceeded to refer to
‘Patriots’
1991. The Fall of the Soviet Union.With the dawning of a new Russia, there are winners and losers, and today’s patriot can fast become tomorrow’s traitor. As a new generation of oligarchs fights to seize control, this play follows billionaire businessman Boris
‘Patriots’
1991. The Fall of the Soviet Union.With the dawning of a new Russia, there are winners and losers, and today’s patriot can fast become tomorrow’s traitor. As a new generation of oligarchs fights to seize control, this play follows billionaire businessman Boris
Sir Ian McKellen on stage
A walk in the park for Sir Ian this one. An evening talking about his life and how he got involved with theatre. To mark his 80th year, Sir Ian is touring a number of venues across the United Kingdom,
Sir Ian McKellen on stage
A walk in the park for Sir Ian this one. An evening talking about his life and how he got involved with theatre. To mark his 80th year, Sir Ian is touring a number of venues across the United Kingdom,
‘A Death in the Life of Joe Egg’
Toby Stephens (‘Oslo’, ‘Lost in Space’) and Claire Skinner (‘Outnumbered’) co-star in this new production of a perennially-revived black comedy. They play the parents who cope with the demands of looking after a severely disabled daughter by losing themselves in
‘A Death in the Life of Joe Egg’
Toby Stephens (‘Oslo’, ‘Lost in Space’) and Claire Skinner (‘Outnumbered’) co-star in this new production of a perennially-revived black comedy. They play the parents who cope with the demands of looking after a severely disabled daughter by losing themselves in
‘A Comedy about a Bank Robbery’
The Criterion is a theatre right on Piccadilly Circus. It has a small foyer and is largely below ground. The stairs have very smart wall tiling. I have seen plays ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ and ‘Peter Pan Goes Wrong’
‘A Comedy about a Bank Robbery’
The Criterion is a theatre right on Piccadilly Circus. It has a small foyer and is largely below ground. The stairs have very smart wall tiling. I have seen plays ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ and ‘Peter Pan Goes Wrong’
‘The Doctor’
This was my first visit to the Almeida Theatre in Islington, but I am aware that many of their excellent plays transfer to the West End. This is a great play, but perhaps better suited to trendy Islington. Doesn’t Jeremy
‘The Doctor’
This was my first visit to the Almeida Theatre in Islington, but I am aware that many of their excellent plays transfer to the West End. This is a great play, but perhaps better suited to trendy Islington. Doesn’t Jeremy
Father M 