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Paul Simon, Hyde Park 2018 review

Posted in Uncategorized on 16/07/2018| Leave a Comment »

Review of Sunday’s concert by Paul Simon added (follow the link). The final concert of the Farewell Tour in Hyde Park which was full. A full review with setlist and comments. Fantastic.

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Me & My Girl – review

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Review of Me & My Girl (LINKED HERE) at Chichester Festival Theatre. Every year, Chichester produces a classic musical with a lavish production and brilliant music. Here it’s that most English of 1930s musicals, Me & My Girl 1937. It caused a sensation as star Matt Lucas missed press night, and the understudy, Ryan Pidgen received a “frenzied standing ovation”.

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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom – review

Posted in Uncategorized on 10/07/2018| Leave a Comment »

Review added of the blockbuster Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (FOLLOW LINK). It’s already one of the biggest films ever on (yawn). But we didn’t fall asleep. And guess what? As predicted at the beginning, our heroes survive for Episode Three (due in 2021).

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The Lieutenant of Inishmore review

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , on 08/07/2018| 1 Comment »

Review of Martin McDonagh’s The Lieutenant of Inishmore added (FOLLOW LINK TO REVIEW). This stars Aidan Turner (aka Ross Poldark) as Padraig, the terrorist too mad for the IRA. McDonagh’s black comedy is a wonder to watch. A full five star production directed by Michael Grandage.

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Pressure – review

Posted in Uncategorized on 07/07/2018| Leave a Comment »

Review of “Pressure” by David Haig.  (LINK)  This play features Haig as Dr James Stagg, the D-Day meteorologist who persuaded Eisenhower to delay invasion by a day, after predicting a storm in the English Channel thus saving tens of thousands of lives. So a play about British obsessions: bad weather, World War II and brilliant backroom boffins!

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Jerusalem – 2018 review

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on 05/07/2018| Leave a Comment »

Jez Butterworth’s Jerusalem has been widely cited as the Best Play of the 21st Century so far. Well, until Jez Butterworth did The Ferryman. The 2009-2011 production with Mark Rylance and McKenzie Crook seemed unmatchable. The Watermill Theatre in 2018 is the first professional company to dare to revive it, with Jasper Britton in the lead role. Well, the play’s the thing, and with a new director, cast and set it’s STILL a five star play. Marvellous.

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Miss Littlewood – review

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on 03/07/2018| Leave a Comment »

Review added of Miss Littlewood, by Sam Kenyon (FOLLOW LINK), at the Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford. This is a musical based on the life of theatre pioneer, Joan Littlewood.  The Swan at the RSC is having an excellent season with this company, supplemented here with Clare Burtand Sophia Nomvete. The cast of 10 women and 3 men cover 42 roles.  There are seven “Joans” at various stages of her life. It’s another “must see” production directed by Erica Whyman.

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