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Front row, baby…
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This is scarily close to a *real* mission statement…
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So this is what my party page spread looks like - several Twitter people on there. In shops today!
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Betwixt! the Musical - review and party photos
Last night, I went to the press night of Betwixt! at Trafalgar Studios 2. And then I went to the afterparty and took some photos.
In the tiny space of Trafalgar Studios’ basement, a new(ish) musical emerges that embodies the best of the West End and Broadway tradition. It also has one or two of the genre’s pitfalls, but in general Betwixt! The Musical is overflowing with charm, laughs and romance, such that it feels the small space cannot truly contain it.
That’s partly because the space is overflowing with performers - a cast of nine, plus three musicians, fight for space on a stage that is more suited to far smaller numbers. Mostly, though, it’s because there’s an effervescent confidence running throughout.
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Journey’s End, Duke of York’s theatre
I’ve written up some thoughts on RC Sherriff’s Journey’s End, currently playing at the Duke of York’s theatre.
I was also at the cast afterparty on Monday night, and have taken some photos.
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Oh my god. The Beeb’s headline sub is having SUCH a bad day http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14249152 (via @feelinglistless)
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Because of the unique way it’s funded…
…the BBC can’t afford decent subeditors, apparently
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I keep forgetting to manually update my Posterous/Tumblr accounts with links back to my blog. Oops.
Anyway, since I last updated here, I’ve blogged a few times. Firstly, with some theatre reviews:
- Proof at the Limelight Theatre, Aylesbury
- The Railway Children at Waterloo Station
- Toad at Southwark Playhouse
- When Harry met Barry at Above the Stag
And also with some non-review stuff:
- Comparing The Apprentice candidates’ patronising magazine for older people with a real-life supplement aimed at the same audience
- A look at Jon Stewart’s appearance on Fox News, a channel he regularly criticises on his satirical news show, The Daily Show
- References to my interview with Doctor Who and Doctor Faustus actor Arthur Darvill, and my piece about the Nicholas Courtney tribute issue of Doctor Who Magazine
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Does amuse me when Google News’ authorship attribution system goes awry…
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Blink Again!, Above the Stag
I had fun at Blink Again! at Above the Stag, but I did feel slightly disappointed… Read the review on my blog. -
The Magician’s Daughter, Little Angel Theatre
Also over the weekend, I made my first visit to Little Angel Theatre, to see The Magician’s Daughter by Michael Rosen.
Recently, children’s puppetry company Little Angel Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company celebrated the fact that both organisations were 50 years old by collaborating on a puppet version of The Tempest.
I didn’t see that show, sadly. So it was lovely to at least be able to see this sister project – also produced by Little Angel in association with the RSC – in which Michael Rosen creates a mini-sequel of sorts, for children aged 3 and above.
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Follies, Pleasance SecondSpace
I reviewed the Pleasance’s fringe production of Follies over the weekend.
At times it did feel like there was no way we were watching a troupe of ladies who were once famous Follies – what lovers of the original Priscilla: Queen of the Desert movie will know as “the Terence Stamp problem”. What individual performers may lack is well compensated for, however, by the gusto with which the numbers are attacked. There is certainly no shortage of enthusiasm on offer.
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Lend Me a Tenor, Gielgud Theatre
I went to the first preview of Lend Me a Tenor and blogged my thoughts. Hard to see how the show could improve between now and press night, but I’m sure it will…
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A review catch-up
Over the last couple of days, I’ve caught up with blogging about shows I’ve seen in the past week:
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Cleveland Street - the Musical, Above the Stag
Over on my blog, I finally got round to reviewing Glenn Chandler’s Cleveland Street - the Musical at Above the Stag, which I saw at the press night last Thursday.
