Random bits of fluff removed from my electronic navel. See also My main personal blog and the TV blog I contribute to.Tumblr (3.0; @matthewman)http://tumble.matthewman.net/<p><div class="posterous_autopost"><div class="p_embed p_image_embed"> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/matthewman/oyHdubkGmvpnuzhqBhpmkBFnlGyznlaumIIznFbhqvwumnoihFqqBtldvGtv/image.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Image" height="375" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/matthewman/oyHdubkGmvpnuzhqBhpmkBFnlGyznlaumIIznFbhqvwumnoihFqqBtldvGtv/image.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500"/></a> </div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://tapbots.com/tweetbot">Tweetbot for iPhone</a></div></div></p>http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/11106505594http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/11106505594Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:29:21 +0100<p><div class="posterous_autopost"><div class="p_embed p_image_embed"> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/matthewman/xatElcmCrrcHwFGbukytxiglJIuBgkbsdsBgDssdlrxbqGCBGxmEpsmrqipl/image.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Image" height="667" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/matthewman/xatElcmCrrcHwFGbukytxiglJIuBgkbsdsBgDssdlrxbqGCBGxmEpsmrqipl/image.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500"/></a> </div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://tapbots.com/tweetbot">Tweetbot for iPhone</a></div></div></p>http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/11027143705http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/11027143705Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:35:40 +0100<p><div class="posterous_autopost"><div class="p_embed p_image_embed"> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/matthewman/rxkBAhzqoAJdorpiAhajGFasJFwieIcBitrFqhyzaxhevvkqbcEDpJAJoqBp/image.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Image" height="330" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/matthewman/rxkBAhzqoAJdorpiAhajGFasJFwieIcBitrFqhyzaxhevvkqbcEDpJAJoqBp/image.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500"/></a> </div> </div></p>http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/8773170905http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/8773170905Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:28:32 +0100<div class="posterous_autopost"><p>Last night, I went to the press night of <a href="http://matthewman.net/2011/07/29/betwixt-musical-trafalgar-studios/">Betwixt! at Trafalgar Studios 2</a>. And then I went to the afterparty and <a href="http://matthewman.net/2011/07/29/betwixt-show-party-pictures/">took some photos</a>.</p> <blockquote class="posterous_medium_quote"> <p>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. </p> <p>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. </p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://matthewman.net/2011/07/29/betwixt-musical-trafalgar-studios/">Read the full review of Betwixt! on my blog.</a></p> </div>http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/8212940546http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/8212940546Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:42:24 +0100<div class="posterous_autopost"><p>I’ve written up some thoughts on RC Sherriff’s <a href="http://matthewman.net/2011/07/26/journeys-end-duke-of-yorks-theatre/">Journey’s End, currently playing at the Duke of York’s theatre</a>.</p> <p>I was also at the cast afterparty on Monday night, and have taken <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aggedor/sets/72157627284188990/">some photos</a>.</p></div>http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/8089312849http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/8089312849Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:29:24 +0100Duke of York's TheatreJourney's Endtheatre<p><div class="posterous_autopost"><div class="p_embed p_image_embed"> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/matthewman/pfsGbtproyhBrGezsksyHklwtnHpAqBDtlbGAzxgzxCqnuamGyHacqhjddxl/image.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Image" height="446" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/matthewman/pfsGbtproyhBrGezsksyHklwtnHpAqBDtlbGAzxgzxCqnuamGyHacqhjddxl/image.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500"/></a> </div> </div></p>http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/7923537443http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/7923537443Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:56:41 +0100<div class="posterous_autopost"><p>…the BBC can’t afford decent subeditors, apparently</p> <p>[[posterous-content:pid___0]]</p></div>http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/7923483255http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/7923483255Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:53:10 +0100<div class="posterous_autopost"><p>I keep forgetting to manually update my Posterous/Tumblr accounts with links back to my blog. Oops.</p> <p>Anyway, since I last updated here, I’ve blogged a few times. Firstly, with some theatre reviews:</p> <ul><li><a href="http://matthewman.net/2011/06/12/proof-limelight-theatre-aylesbury/"><strong>Proof</strong> at the Limelight Theatre, Aylesbury</a></li> <li><a href="http://matthewman.net/2011/07/03/the-railway-children-waterloo-station/"><strong>The Railway Children</strong> at Waterloo Station</a></li> <li><a href="http://matthewman.net/2011/07/12/toad-southwark-playhouse/"><strong>Toad</strong> at Southwark Playhouse</a></li> <li><a href="http://matthewman.net/2011/07/13/when-harry-met-barry-above-the-stag/"><strong>When Harry met Barry</strong> at Above the Stag</a></li> </ul><p>And also with some non-review stuff:</p> <ul><li><a href="http://matthewman.net/2011/06/16/apprentice-over-50s-patronising/">Comparing The Apprentice candidates’ patronising magazine for older people with a real-life supplement aimed at the same audience</a> </li> <li><a href="http://matthewman.net/2011/06/20/jon-stewart-daily-show-fox-news/">A look at Jon Stewart’s appearance on Fox News, a channel he regularly criticises on his satirical news show, The Daily Show</a></li> <li><a href="http://matthewman.net/2011/07/01/arthur-darvill-nicholas-courtney/">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</a></li> </ul></div>http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/7568862953http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/7568862953Wed, 13 Jul 2011 10:59:54 +0100Above the StagArthur DarvillDoctor Whogay theatreNicholas CourtneyProofThe Daily Showtheatre<p><div class="posterous_autopost"><div class="p_embed p_image_embed"> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/matthewman/ckriIcaktwivjAkryntrpmhiuEGCadpJqDmBtAbnpriygmHdwdIbztduhIeG/image.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Image" height="112" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/matthewman/ckriIcaktwivjAkryntrpmhiuEGCadpJqDmBtAbnpriygmHdwdIbztduhIeG/image.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500"/></a> </div> </div></p>http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/6550776401http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/6550776401Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:28:02 +0100<p><div class="posterous_autopost">I had fun at <a href="http://matthewman.net/2011/06/11/blink-again-above-the-stag/">Blink Again!</a> at Above the Stag, but I did feel slightly disappointed… <a href="http://matthewman.net/2011/06/11/blink-again-above-the-stag/">Read the review on my blog</a>.</div></p>http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/6420839000http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/6420839000Sat, 11 Jun 2011 16:53:00 +0100<div class="posterous_autopost"><p>Also over the weekend, I made my first visit to Little Angel Theatre, to see <a href="http://matthewman.net/2011/06/04/the-magicians-daughter-little-angel-theatre/">The Magician’s Daughter by Michael Rosen</a>.</p> <blockquote class="posterous_medium_quote"> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> </blockquote></div>http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/6245014440http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/6245014440Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:42:31 +0100<div class="posterous_autopost"><p>I reviewed <a href="http://matthewman.net/2011/06/04/follies-sondheim-pleasance-secondspace-islington/">the Pleasance’s fringe production of Follies</a> over the weekend.</p> <blockquote class="posterous_medium_quote"> <p>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.</p> </blockquote></div>http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/6244935073http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/6244935073Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:36:18 +0100FolliesfringemusicalStephen Sondheim<div class="posterous_autopost"><p>I went to the first preview of <a href="http://matthewman.net/2011/06/03/in-preview-lend-me-a-tenor-gielgud-theatre/">Lend Me a Tenor</a> and blogged my thoughts. Hard to see how the show could improve between now and press night, but I’m sure it will…</p></div>http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/6144333887http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/6144333887Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:03:17 +0100comedyDamian HumbleyGielgud TheatreJoanna RidingLend Me a TenorMatthew Kellymusical<div class="posterous_autopost"><p>Over the last couple of days, I’ve caught up with blogging about shows I’ve seen in the past week:</p> <ul><li><a href="http://matthewman.net/2011/05/30/thriller-live-1000th-performance-lyric-theatre/">Thriller Live’s 1000th performance at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue</a></li> <li><a href="http://matthewman.net/2011/05/30/much-ado-about-nothing-wyndhams-theatre/">Much Ado About Nothing, in preview at Wyndham’s Theatre, starring David Tennant and Catherine Tate</a></li> <li><a href="http://matthewman.net/2011/05/31/hamlet-the-musical-richmond-theatre/">Hamlet! The Musical, at Richmond Theatre</a></li> </ul></div>http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/6032572402http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/6032572402Tue, 31 May 2011 10:09:13 +0100Catherine TateDavid TennantHamletmusicalreviewShakespearetheatreThriller<div class="posterous_autopost"><p>Over on my blog, I finally got round to reviewing Glenn Chandler’s <a href="http://matthewman.net/2011/05/03/cleveland-street-the-musical-above-the-stag/"><strong>Cleveland Street - the Musical</strong> at Above the Stag</a>, which I saw at the press night last Thursday.</p></div>http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/5162546281http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/5162546281Tue, 03 May 2011 17:01:04 +0100<div class="posterous_autopost"><p>Last night I went to see <a href="http://matthewman.net/2011/03/30/sweet-engineering-of-the-lucid-mind-hen-and-chickens/">Sweet Engineering of the Lucid Mind</a>, a full-length version of the 15-minute play that won last year’s Offcut Festival.</p></div>http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/4210838805http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/4210838805Wed, 30 Mar 2011 21:39:49 +0100reviewtheatre<div class="posterous_autopost"><p>Over on my blog, I’ve reviewed <a href="http://matthewman.net/2011/03/23/big-finish-drama-showcase-not-well-woman/">the first of Big Finish’s Drama Showcase series, Not a Well Woman – written and performed by Katy Manning</a>.</p></div>http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/4045721886http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/4045721886Wed, 23 Mar 2011 20:11:50 +0000audioBig FinishDrama ShowcaseKaty Manningplay<div class="posterous_autopost"><p>I’ve written about what I think are some design flaws & bugs in <a href="http://matthewman.net/2011/03/11/what-twitter-for-iphone-3-3-gets-wrong/">the latest version of the official Twitter iPhone client</a>.</p> <p>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…</p></div>http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/3783210087http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/3783210087Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:25:39 +0000<p><div class="posterous_autopost">A short review of my Friday night revisit to <a>Daniel Boys’ Trafalgar Studios cabaret, this time with guests Helena Blackman and Lee Mead</a>.</div></p>http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/3679260678http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/3679260678Sun, 06 Mar 2011 18:20:19 +0000cabaretDaniel BoysHelena BlackmanLee Mead<p><div class="posterous_autopost">My review of the stage adaptation of My Beautiful Laundrette is now online on my blog: <a href="http://matthewman.net/2011/03/04/review-my-beautiful-laundrette-above-the-stag-theatre/"><a href="http://matthewman.net/2011/03/04/review-my-beautiful-laundrette-above-the-sta...">http://matthewman.net/2011/03/04/review-my-beautiful-laundrette-above-the-sta…</a></a></div></p>http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/3637382492http://tumble.matthewman.net/post/3637382492Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:38:47 +0000