27 June 2010, Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall, London Just realized that I don’t go to talks and debates very often! But the theme of tonight’s debate has motivated me to whip out my phone and blog while on my travels home. A very exciting panel tonight – Stephen Fry, Bill Thompson (technology critic/ommentator), Sir … More Future Technologies
10 March 2010, Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, London Over the years, OAE has become one of my favourite orchestras. I particularly love how they are really animated when they play. Especially tonight, I couldn’t stop watching the first chair cellist. He wore the music on his face – furrowed eyebrows when frantically bowing, raised … More Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
24 February, Comedy Theatre, London The one thing I enjoyed the most about this play was that it was in verse form. I’m one of those who have always liked poems that rhymed 🙂 The actor who best delivered the lines was Dominic Rowan who played the male protagonist’s best friend. However, it did detract … More The Misanthrope
6 February 2010, Soho Theatre, London This show was awesome. We watched the last performance of the run, which started at 11pm. It really reminded me of being at the Fringe Festival. Not only because the show is very typically fringe (and is from the Fringe), but Soho Theatre itself, the audience and also the … More The Pajama Men: Last Stand to Reason
Heard Moby’s Porcelain today, which reminded me that I haven’t typed up my blog about his concert yet! (I usually jot down notes and type them up later) So here we go… 8 months late 🙂 16 June 2009, Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall Can’t believe I’m admitting this – but yes, I like Moby. … More Moby @ Ornette Coleman’s Meltdown
28 January 2010, Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, London Sometimes I forget how universal music is. Watching Barenboim rehearse the Berlin Staatskapelle in German.. I am reminded that whenever I watch an orchestra perform, I never think: they might not speak the same language that I do. And so I’m watching them with fascination as … More Barenboim / Berlin Staatskapelle Open Rehearsal
22 January 2010, 40 Winks Bedtime story nights… what a simple but great concept. And what a great evening. 🙂 The story nights are run at a boutique hotel called 40 Winks in Stepney Green which is designed and run by a designer, David Carter. About six months ago, he started these monthly nights. The … More Sherlock Holmes… The Last Act
6 December 2009, Old Vic, London I recently held the original first edition copy of The Origin of Species that Charles Darwin gave Royal Society! 🙂 I can’t believe I was allowed to touch it with my bare hands. I feel like it should be something that should be framed and locked away in a … More Inherit the Wind
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