Category: London
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Hansard at the National Theatre review ****
Hansard National Theatre Lyttleton, 26th August 2019 Simon Woods is an actor who has appeared in TV shows such as Rome, Cranford and Spooks and films including Pride and Prejudice and Starter for 10, though I am afraid I don’t recognise him. He also went to Eton, then Oxford where…
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Natalia Goncharova exhibition at Tate Modern review *****
Natalia Goncharova Tate Modern, 26th August 2019 Right cards on the table. If I don’t start getting a move on I am never going to catch up in terms of documenting my cultural adventures on this blog, Which would render it even more pointless and too much of a chore.…
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As You Like It at the Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch review ***
As You Like It Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch, 26th August 2019 I don’t think I was alone in praising the first initiative in the collaboration between Public Acts and the National Theatre last year which brought amateur and professional creatives together to produce a piece of large scale community theatre. That…
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Faith Ringgold at the Serpentine Galleries review ****
Faith Ringgold Serpentine Galleries, 22nd August 2019 Once again it has taken the Tourist way too long to gather his thoughts on something he has seen. Which means this snappy retrospective of the work of Africa- American artist has now finished. Sorry. It was Very Good. I guess that doesn’t…
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The Starry Messenger at the Wyndham’s Theatre review ***
The Starry Messenger Wyndham’s Theatre, 5th August 2019 The Tourist, despite his evident theatre addiction, rarely jumps in to secure a ticket early for the “star” vehicles that crop up in the West End. It usually pays to wait to see how well regarded play and production are. Demand often…
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The Hunt at the Almeida Theatre review *****
The Hunt Almeida Theatre, 1st August 2019 I am not sure where I stand on the films of director, controversialist and misogynist Lars van Trier. I guess if you venture into dark territory you are going to make the audience that follows you uneasy. Which is how I feel about…
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Blues in the Night at the Kiln Theatre review ***
Blues in the Night Kiln Theatre, 31st July 2019 Right. I’ll cut to the chase. Blues in the Night isn’t really a work of drama. Or really musical theatre. It is a nostalgic revue purporting to tell the story of three women, the Lady (Sharon D Clarke), the Woman (Debbie…
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Prom 15, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra review *****
Prom 15 – Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor) Royal Albert Hall, 30th July 2019 Beethoven – Symphony No 2 Shostakovich – Symphony No 5 It always surprises just how few Proms concerts tick all the boxes for the Tourist. I can usually only manage 4 or 5 in…
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