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  Catching up (Part 2)

  March 2020 First week of March 2020. I see that I was still out and about but I also see that I avoided a few entertainments before the cancellations started in earnest and the first lockdown kicked in. I remember feeling a little nervous but obviously no precautions taken apart…

  October 25, 2021
• Classical Music Concert Contemporary Classical Culture England Family London Memory Minimalism Mortality Piano Race Relationship Science Theatre Uncategorized

  Catching up (Part 1)

  February 2020 Yep. You read that right. February 2020. Just before you know what kicked off and the stages went dark. You would have thought that the last 18 months would have given the Tourist plenty of time and inclination to continue reporting on his cultural journey. But no. Despite…

  October 18, 2021
• Acting Culture France Friendship London Love Poetry Relationship Romance Theatre

  Cyrano de Bergerac at the Playhouse Theatre review *****

  Cyrano de Bergerac Playhouse Theatre, 30th January 2020 I appreciate the utter pointlessness of me rabbiting on right now about theatre productions that have come and gone but since I am ill equipped to do anything but stay out of the way as instructed, then forgive me my indulgence. Actually…

  April 3, 2020
• Community Culture Dystopia London Relationship Theatre

  You Stupid Darkness! at the Southwark Playhouse review *****

  You Stupid Darkness! Southwark Playhouse, 28th January 2020 With a whimper not a bang. That’s how the world ends in Sam Steiner’s new play. Though, given where we are now, (and as many reviews of this play seem to demand), you might be forgiven for thinking our selfish species will…

  March 13, 2020
• Acting Contact Culture London Relationship Technology Theatre Transgression

  The Sugar Syndrome at the Orange Tree Theatre review ****

  The Sugar Syndrome Orange Tree Theatre, 27th January 2020 With last year’s A Very Expensive Poison at the Old Vic, The Effect from 2012, (about to be revived at the fancy newish Boulevard), and ENRON from 2010, as well as Secret Diary of a Cal Girl and, most recently, the…

  March 11, 2020
• Age Christmas Culture Family Generations Identity London Politics Relationship Sexuality Theatre

  Snowflake at the Kiln Theatre review ****

  Snowflake Kiln Theatre, 28th December 2019 Lucky family. Never know what Dad is going to serve up as their Christmas theatrical treat(s). And always careful to at least try to conceal their disappointment. Having banked the virtual certain success of Mischief Theatre’s Magic Goes Wrong (of which more to come),…

  February 6, 2020
• Class Culture England Family London Race Relationship Theatre

  A Kind of People at the Royal Court Theatre review ****

  A Kind of People Royal Court Downstairs, 16th December 2019 Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti was a new playwriting name for me. No longer. A Kind of People takes a not uncommon subject, racism in contemporary Britain, and not uncommon set-ups, a mixed race marriage, friendships, a party, a workplace, and conjures…

  January 31, 2020
• Age Culture Family London Relationship Theatre

  Sydney and the Old Girl at the Park Theatre review ***

  Sydney and the Old Girl Park Theatre, 1st November 2019 After the resounding success of Madame Rubinstein at the Park Theatre a couple of years ago it was a pretty easy sell to get BUD, KCK and the SO along to the same venue to see our favourite potty-mouthed, near-octogenarian…

  December 2, 2019
• Acting Culture Education Friendship London Performance Relationship Theatre

  Little Baby Jesus at the Orange Tree Theatre review ****

  Little Baby Jesus Orange Tree Theatre, 28th October 2019 No flies on this. Arinze Kene’s coming of age play which first appeared at the OvalHouse in 2011 is high octane stuff. Which here, under the direction of this year’s winner of the JMK Award, Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu, and a committed cast…

  November 29, 2019
• Acting Culture Film Jazz London Manchester Relationship Theatre

  A Taste of Honey at Richmond Theatre review ***

  A Taste Of Honey Richmond Theatre, 9th October 2019 Not quite sure I know how a production such as this is taken under the wing of the National Theatre, and let’s face it it’s none of my business anyway. But I do think I can work out why this particular…

  November 17, 2019
• Culture Family Feminism London Relationship Theatre

  Hedda Tesman at the Minerva Theatre Chichester review ***

  Hedda Tesman Minerva Theatre Chichester, 26th September 2019 This counts as a disappointment. Not because of the source material. Hedda Gabler for goodness sake. Nor the cast though I will come back to this. There were plenty of actors on show, Haydn Gwynne, Anthony Calf, Jonathan Hyde, Natalie Simpson and…

  November 3, 2019
• Acting Culture Film London Mexico Relationship Religion Theatre

  The Night of the Iguana at the Noel Coward Theatre review ***

  The Night of the Iguana Noel Coward Theatre, 16th September 2019 Last minute purchase. Just about worthwhile. The Night of the Iguana is not normally considered one of Tennessee William’s greatest hits, and I am certainly no TW completist, but the cast, the director, James Macdonald, the designer, Rae Smith,…

  October 25, 2019