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Driving Miss Daisy

November 8th, 2011 0 Comments

I’m not sure what I was expecting from a play set 60 years ago and revolving around the relationship between a 70 year old Jewish woman and her driver; I wouldn’t necessarily expect it to particularly resonate with me. Having said that, I’d heard good things about both the play and the Oscar winning film ...

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Fabulous Beast and Liam O Maonlai

November 4th, 2011 0 Comments

Last week saw me once again venturing down to Sadler’s wells to check out one of their latest offerings. This time the dancing and music were a fusion of traditional and world stylings, the atmosphere was supercharged and the audience were nothing if not loud! Making their UK debut and described by The Times as ...

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All My Friends Are Superheroes………

October 16th, 2011 0 Comments

and so is Andrew Kaufman; a literary superhero that is. A couple of weeks ago it was brought to my attention that I had somehow failed to notice that arguably my favourite author of the moment had recently published a new book. I discovered Kaufman last year when I stumbled across the little gem that ...

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The most terrifying live theatre experience in the world….?

October 11th, 2011 0 Comments

Although I don’t watch horror films – I just don’t see the appeal of scaring myself half to death in my spare time – I had always been intrigued to see The Woman in Black, the play dubbed as “the most terrifying theatre experience in the world”. I’d always wondered how truly terrifying a live play ...

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The Dancing Delights of Sadler’s Wells

September 25th, 2011 0 Comments

Over the years I have been an intermittent visitor to Sadler’s Wells and was first introduced to the delights on offer during numerous evenings out with my mother –  one particular visit that will remain forever ensconced in my memory featured dancing monks and the atmospheric sounds of dripping water – I kid you not. ...

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Ralph Fiennes in The Tempest

September 21st, 2011 0 Comments

On 27 August Trevor Nunn’s new production of The Tempest opened at The Theatre Royal Haymarket starring everyone’s favourite dark wizard, Ralph Fiennes. Expertly playing the part of Prospero, Fiennes is accompanied on stage by a talented and varied cast including Nicholas Lyndhurst as the clown Trinculo and Tom Byam Shaw as the spirit Ariel. ...

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