October 2011
2 posts
Front row, baby…
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This is scarily close to a *real* mission...
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August 2011
1 post
So this is what my party page spread looks like -...
July 2011
5 posts
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...
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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.
Oh my god. The Beeb's headline sub is having SUCH...
Because of the unique way it's funded…
…the BBC can’t afford decent subeditors, apparently [[posterous-content:pid___0]]
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Untitled
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: ...
June 2011
5 posts
Does amuse me when Google News' authorship...
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...
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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...
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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…
May 2011
2 posts
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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: Thriller Live’s 1000th performance at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue Much Ado About Nothing, in preview at Wyndham’s Theatre, starring David Tennant and Catherine Tate Hamlet! The Musical, at Richmond Theatre
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.
March 2011
6 posts
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Untitled
Last night I went to see Sweet Engineering of the Lucid Mind, a full-length version of the 15-minute play that won last year’s Offcut Festival.
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Big Finish Drama Showcase: Not a Well Woman
Over on my blog, I’ve reviewed the first of Big Finish’s Drama Showcase series, Not a Well Woman – written and performed by Katy Manning.
What's wrong with Twitter for iPhone
I’ve written about what I think are some design flaws & bugs in the latest version of the official Twitter iPhone client. I’m not an expert by any means, but by thinking about why I don’t like the bits of an app that I generally use a lot, hopefully my own development skills will improve…
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Mini review: Daniel Boys with guests Lee Mead and...
A short review of my Friday night revisit to Daniel Boys’ Trafalgar Studios cabaret, this time with guests Helena Blackman and Lee Mead.
Review: My Beautiful Laundrette, Above the Stag
My review of the stage adaptation of My Beautiful Laundrette is now online on my blog: http://matthewman.net/2011/03/04/review-my-beautiful-laundrette-above-the-sta…
Uptight man meets loose woman
My interview with actress and TV presenter Sherrie Hewson (Love for Lydia, In Loving Memory, Russ Abbot’s Madhouse, Coronation Street, Loose Women) is now available in two forms.It’s in print, in this week’s issue of The Stage, as well as a podcast on iTunes.com - even if you don’t have the iTunes application, you can listen to a streaming version on the iTunes website.
October 2010
1 post
Ad Infinitum...: An Open Letter To Nadine Dorries →
darren-saunders:
I’ve just read this brain fart of a blog by the Conservative MP Nadine Dorries, and felt compelled to reply to her. Sadly for me, she is fully aware that she posts linkbaiting shite, and that were she to have a comments section, her site would crash. Fortunately, I have my own personal blog,…
June 2010
1 post
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Utopia Skyways
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May 2010
1 post
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In Aylesbury in advance of the EDL protests
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April 2010
2 posts
December 2008
4 posts
listening to "Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley" →
Personally, I prefer Leonard Cohen’s version, but Buckley’s Hallelujah certainly beats the over-produced X Factor version (Alexandra’s lovely, though)
listening to "Everyone's A V.I.P To Someone - The... →
Realised I don’t have enough Go! Team in iTunes, but I love this track
listening to "You've Got A Friend - Stacey Kent" →
A bundle of warmth for this sunshiny, cold winter day
Listen to my station on Blip.fm! →
October 2008
2 posts
WatchHayden Panettiere says: Vote McCain - he’s just like Bush, only older and with a worse temper
August 2008
4 posts
Have noticed my Mac is nowhere near as slow without Twhirl running. Also, feel slightly disconnected without a desktop Twitter client.
interviewing Noel Clarke this afternoon. Always get butterflies before interviewing the famous.
Now reading The Stage’s Edinburgh reviews on Google Maps: http://ping.fm/TFjdu?20080805
relieved that the big bug of http://ping.fm/6tftO seems to have been fixed, but lots of little tweaks still to make
July 2008
2 posts
May 2007
24 posts
Why 'My So-Called Life' was so ace
Rayanne: You wanna have sex with him.
Angela: Who?
Rayanne: Who. Jordan. Catalano. Come on, I'm not gonna tell anyone, just admit it.
Angela: I just like how he's always leaning. Against stuff. He leans great. Well, either sex or a conversation. Ideally both.
“I was being derided for not doing something I don’t do, and because I got upset...”
– A serious post about something meant to be funny. Anna Pickard on the perils of having both a work, and a personal blog
Scott Matthewman: Shock - Jeremy Paxman called Jon Stewart rude! Yes, that way round! http://tinyurl.com/2uhd4q Must watch The Daily Show on More4 tonight… (via Twitter / Scott Matthewman)
“I agree the Gentlemen in Buffy were truly scary. I think it’s to do with...”
– Gareth McLean
Scott Matthewman: I want to go on holiday with Victoria Wood, I’ve decided. (via Twitter / Scott Matthewman)
“While there are many publishers selling PDF’s, no one is doing it with the...”
– PeepCode Press Manifesto. Some great sentiments on e-publishing here.
Scott Matthewman: Meeting James for the first time since he left to work for Broadcast. (via Twitter / Scott Matthewman)
Scott Matthewman: Friday at last. Need sleep. And alcohol. Not in that order. (via Twitter / Scott Matthewman)
Scott Matthewman: Seriously impressed with the new Google Analytics. Clean and elegant - and yet, still very un-Google… (via Twitter / Scott Matthewman)
Scott Matthewman: Feeling a bit blue. Maybe pizza and the Daily Show will cheer me up. (via Twitter / Scott Matthewman)
Scott Matthewman: Probably not a good idea to try and debug a yahoo maps api application on the train, with no internet… (via Twitter / Scott Matthewman)
Scott Matthewman: Made the mistake of watching the new News 24 stream. God, it’s like Blair’s died. Still, at least it cuts down on “news” from Portugal. (via Twitter / Scott Matthewman)