17/07/2018 by Peter Viney
I’ve been working back from end to beginning of BST Summer Time at Hyde Park, and here’s the final review, Ward Thomas (LINKED). Described as a “country pop” act, they were the first British country act to achieve a #1 album with Cartwheels in 2016. If you like First Aid Kit, The Webb Sisters, Jennifer Nettles (and I like all of them), you’ll love them.
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17/07/2018 by Peter Viney
Sadly a much too short set from Shawn Colvin (SEE LINK) at BST Summertime, Hyde Park on the side stage. We wanted more … and on the main stage!
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17/07/2018 by Peter Viney
Review of Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit (FOLLOW LINK) at BST Summertime, Hyde Park, 2018. The band is new to me, but his theatre work is very familiar. More on him than the music, which I intend to explore in much greater depth!
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16/07/2018 by Peter Viney
Review of Bonnie Raitt at Hyde Park, third on the bill. Follow the link. A tad dull for me.
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16/07/2018 by Peter Viney
Review of James Taylor at Hyde Park on 15 July (LINKED HERE). More will follow. Another great 5 star set.
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16/07/2018 by Peter Viney
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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12/07/2018 by Peter Viney
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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10/07/2018 by Peter Viney
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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08/07/2018 by Peter Viney
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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07/07/2018 by Peter Viney
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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