FRIDAY
Well, it was a surreal start to the festival. I turned up at the appointed time at the Mercure Hotel for a ‘show’ by a Belgian company who had wowed last year. There were 4 others. We stood in a row, then a screen rose to reveal five others who proceeded to change places until they [...]
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Edinburgh Festival Blog 2009
Posted in Art, Classical Music, Comedy, Contemporary Music, Opera, Theatre, Travel, World Music, tagged Art, Classical Music, Comedy, Contemporary Music, Opera, Theatre, Travel, World Music on August 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Rest of March
Posted in Archaeology, Architecture, Art, Classical Music, Comedy, Contemporary Music, Dance, Design, Film, Opera, Photography, tagged Archaeology, Architecture, Art, Classical Music, Comedy, Contemporary Music, Dance, Design, Film, Opera on March 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MUSIC & OPERA
Only two operas and an oratorio in a musically lean two months! Dr Atomic at ENO would have been a much better opera if he’d cut it by 30 mins (especially in the more static first half). I liked the design and staging, the music is accessible and there are some very good [...]
The Rest of September
Posted in Art, Classical Music, Comedy, Dance, Film, Opera, Photography, Theatre, tagged Art, Classical Music, Comedy, Dance, Film, London Open House, Opera, Photography, Theatre on September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I took the opportunity of a slow start to business post holiday season to catch a lot more culture than just theatre this month and here’s a summary.
The Art highlight was Seizure. Artist Roger Hiorns sealed up a disused ground floor flat, drilled a hole in the ceiling, filled it with a copper sulphate solution [...]
Edinburgh Festival Blog 2008
Posted in Art, Classical Music, Comedy, Contemporary Music, Dance, Theatre, tagged Art, Classical Music, Comedy, Contemporary Music, Dance, Theatre on August 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Well, here I am for the Nth time (I’ve lost count) in the August cultural capital trying to work out which of the c.2000 shows I should take in. The more you come the easier it gets, as you learn to discriminate between the best home for new writing in the UK (The Traverse) and [...]
50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
Posted in Comedy, Theatre, tagged Comedy, Theatre on August 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is one hour of sketches and one-liners on the theme of leaving your lover. It’s a very hit-and-miss affair which would be fun on the fringe but isn’t really substantial enough for a night at the Bush. I don’t know how big or noisy the previous tour venue was, but in this tiny space [...]
The Rest of May
Posted in Art, Books, Comedy, Photography, tagged Art, Books, Comedy, Photography on May 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The art treat of the month was a visit to William Morris’ house, Kelmscott Manor, in Oxfordshire. It was a private Royal Academy visit so we had time and space to take in this beautiful home. An Arts & Crafts gem.
The Linda Mccartney photo exhibition was good, if small – 40 or so photos. I’d [...]
Edinburgh Festival 2006 blog
Posted in Art, Books, Classical Music, Comedy, Contemporary Music, Dance, Photography, Theatre, Travel, tagged Art, Books, Classical Music, Comedy, Contemporary Music, Dance, Photography, Theatre, Travel on August 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve never done an e-postcard from here so, as this year’s trips are more frequent but shorter and all European, I thought I’d have a go…..For those of you not ‘in-the-know’, this is the world’s biggest arts festival; in fact, it’s several festivals – the main festival, the fringe, the book and film festivals with [...]
