In our house, our mantra is that equality and team work is the key to a successful partnership, and even though I say so myself, we do make a pretty good team (bearing in mind I am the senior partner according to my husband!) So with our next London weekend fast approaching, I asked … Continue reading Young Frankenstein
Reviews
West Side Story – The TAB Operatic Society
Set in the West Side of New York in 1957, this musical drama is based on William Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy Romeo and Juliet. The feuding houses of the Montagues and Capulets replaced by the Puerto Rican gang of the Sharks and the Polish American gang the Jets, who battle for respect and control of the … Continue reading West Side Story – The TAB Operatic Society
Macbeth
As most children of my generation I was introduced to Shakespeare at school, whilst studying for my O-level in English Literature. I remember being handed a red, dog-eared copy of Macbeth complete with a previous pupils scribbled notes in pencil in the margins, and thinking what the heck is this? It wasn't even written in … Continue reading Macbeth
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
We decided to take a trip to our local cinema to catch the National Theatre Live recording of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, the Young Vic production, which hit the West End last summer at The Apollo Theatre. Starring Sienna Miller as Maggie and Jack O’Connell as Brick, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof … Continue reading Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Hairspray – UK Tour
Mention Hairspray the movie, in our house and the husband right on cue (he has never let me down yet), will share his story about how he lived on the street in Canada where the 2007 movie was filmed. So, it’s no surprise that during the car journey to the opening performance of Hairspray the … Continue reading Hairspray – UK Tour
The Winslow Boy
As readers of this blog are now aware my husband and I are massive fans of classic black and white movies. Based on true events, The Winslow Boy is amongst my husband’s top five movies of all time. So tickets for this production made the perfect Christmas present for him. We also decided to try … Continue reading The Winslow Boy
Angels in America
National Theatre: Angels in America – A Gay Fantasia on National Themes Angels in America, written by Tony Kushner, is set in the mid-1980s where the AIDS crisis and conservative Reagan administration are consuming America. We see the lives of New Yorkers struggle with life and death, mental health, loss, love, sex, heaven and hell. … Continue reading Angels in America
Strangers on a train
I love Alfred Hitchcock Movies. I was one of the 1960’s generation bought up on the tradition of Sunday Matinee movies, which had to be in black and white, colour was not an option in the days of my youth. As I would sit with my younger brothers, I would be drawn into the mystery … Continue reading Strangers on a train
Brief Encounter
Brief Encounter at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre
The Ferryman
As the audience gathers in the auditorium a solitary man, dressed in black, stands on stage against a backdrop of IRA graffiti. And so, the story of The Ferryman, a new play written by Jez Butterworth and directed by Sam Mendes begins. The farmhouse kitchen of Quinn Carney, at the time of the annual Harvest, … Continue reading The Ferryman
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