MUSIC
Bryn Terfel showcased his new album ‘Bad Boys’ at the RFH. Part of me would have liked more opera arias and less numbers from musicals, and more of Bryn with less orchestral pieces, but in the end I was won over by the accessibility and populism he aims at and achieves and his rapport and warmth [...]
Archive for November, 2009
The Rest of November (in the UK!)
Posted in Art, Classical Music, Contemporary Music, Dance, Film, Opera, Photography, tagged Art, Classical Music, Contemporary Music, Dance, Film, Opera, Photography on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet
Posted in Theatre, Uncategorized, tagged Theatre on November 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There’s a lot going on here and a fair number of themes converge – school bullying, teenage crushes, sexual awakening, parental neglect, rejection in love…….and climate change! Having said that, I was captivated for it’s 100 minutes uninterrupted running time.
There are a lot of comparatively short scenes which make for a fast-paced ride but with strong development of both [...]
They Come At Night
Posted in Theatre, tagged Theatre on November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Theatre company Slung Low gave us one of last year’s surprise treats – Helium - in the Barbican Centre’s Pit Theatre. Now they’re in the Barbican car park (!) with a drive / walk-through piece about vampires.
It starts with a briefing for a ‘replacement’ night city tour; you’re given a head torch and a light and taken to a [...]
Zombie Prom
Posted in Theatre, tagged Theatre on November 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Back to the Landor for another off-the-wall musical; this one a UK premiere by Dempsey & Rowe (Witches of Eastwick and the Fix) in the ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ mould, with a B-movie feel and both tongues firmly in its cheeks.
Set in a 50’s US high school, a pupil courts disater at the local nuclear plant [...]
Mrs Klein
Posted in Theatre, tagged Theatre on November 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I saw this play on its first outing c.20 years ago and my recollection is one of deep satisfaction, so I’m not entirely sure why on this occasion I left the theatre somewhat unsatisfied…..
This is the story of the (almost) famous psychoanalyst and her relationship with her daughter, also a psychoanalyst, at the time of [...]
Turin & Piedmont Wine Weekend
Posted in Architecture, Art, Design, Food & Wine, Travel, tagged Architecture, Art, Design, Food & Wine, Travel on November 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This was the second Sideways wine weekend of 2009; this time to Piedmont, Italy – home of Barolo and Barbaresco – and I used the opportunity to tag on a couple of days in Turin, a new city for me.
It’s proximity to France, but perhaps more importantly it’s history as the home of the Dukes [...]
