Could there be more suitable seasonal fare? Child exploitation and abuse (with a whiff of pedophilia), robbery, murder and a hint of prostitution – perfect family entertainment!
Lionel Bart was so under-rated in his lifetime and is most remembered for this show – if only we could get revivals of Blitz!, Maggie May, Fings Ain’t What They Used To Be…..
This [...]
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Oliver!
Posted in Theatre, Uncategorized, tagged Theatre on December 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Morocco Travelogue & Photos
Posted in Travel, Uncategorized on December 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This trip was a substitute for a rather more adventurous one to Ghana, Benin & Togo. They couldn’t find enough mugs who wanted to stay in bush camps, so I had a to find another trip which fitted the ‘window’ in my work diary. I’d always felt I hadn’t done Morocco justice with short visits [...]
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 [...]
Three Days of Rain
Posted in Theatre, Uncategorized, tagged Theatre on May 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
May 6th
The fact that theatre is a live art form can be a double-edged sword – you may be at an off night or you might be seeing something at its very best.
My intuition told me that on my first visit to this, on it’s press night (see below), it was not at its best [...]
