13 August 2010, Comedy Theatre, London This play has been getting mixed reviews and I can see why. To give you a bit of context, it’s set in 1654 France and revolves around an upheaval of a famous acting troupe. The patron of the troupe Princess something (Joanna Lumley) wants the head of the troupe … More La Bête
24 July 2010, Young Vic, London There are two things that always sway what I think of a show: expectations and knowledge. Expectations being what I’ve read and heard about the show – recommendations and reviews. Knowledge being actually whether I go into the show fully aware of the plot, the text etc. Sometimes I … More The Beauty Queen of Leenane
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
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
2 May 2009, Circle in the Square, New York Table Manners: the events of the weekend as seen from the dining room. In which Reg finds food scarce despite having it thrown at him by Sarah…Sarah is scandalized by Annie…Annie is disappointed by men in general and Tom in particular…Tom knocks down Norman…Norman’s romantic proposals … More The Norman Conquests: Table Manners
12 May 2009, Barbican, London Not quite sure what I think of this play yet. Really quite absurd. Maybe in a few days, I’ll have formed more thoughts. I liked certain elements of it – the creative set (particularly the plane window, the trailer and the metal ramp), a strong cast (as expected of National … More Peer Gynt
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