Category Archives: Theatre

General nights out to see shows, dance, gigs, etc.

Enter with gun and dead seagull

Posted on August 22, 2023 by Gary

Amanda said it was the weirdest thing she’d ever seen live on stage. And, to be fair, it was not a traditional version of Chekhov’s The Seagull that we watched in the Strindberg Intimate Theatre tonight. However, as we left … Continue reading →

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Grim faced Elinor

Posted on July 1, 2023 by Gary

Tonight, I was sitting in one of our folding chairs, waiting for the Chapterhouse Theatre Company’s production of Sense & Sensibility to begin, when I turned to Mirinda and suggested it was odd that we’d never seen anyone we knew … Continue reading →

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Pucking marvellous

Posted on June 15, 2023 by Gary

It was Emma’s birthday today so, to celebrate properly, I took her for a haircut. We took the long walk up to Kate, trying to keep in the shade, the dogs puffing and panting underneath their thick fur coats. We … Continue reading →

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Prepositions are very confusing

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Gary

Seven tap dancing whirlwinds from seven different countries combined on the stage at the Södra Teatern tonight to present Caboom, a world of choreographed chaos that held us in awe. It came courtesy of the Sebastian Weber Dance Company and … Continue reading →

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Incomplete sentence

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Gary

Reverend T Lawrence Shannon has his demons. They turn up every now and then and send him into a spiral. On the surface he isn’t a very nice man. He has a lot of faults but, deep down, masked by … Continue reading →

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Wonderful Women Wednesday

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Gary

Today Victoria created a bit of barista art on my latte. I only mention it because it’s the first I’ve had for ages. It’s one of those things you don’t miss until you get one. Odd. Tonight we were back … Continue reading →

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Like skipping calves

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Gary

I thought my mother had the loudest phone in the world but I was wrong. The loudest phone in the world is owned by the chap who sat on the train in front of me tonight. And as if his … Continue reading →

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Nicky Arnstein. Nicky Arnstein

Posted on July 2, 2016 by Gary

As if we haven’t had enough rain. This evening we were sorely tested. Crossing the open space of Hungerford Bridge saw us drenched from downpour after downpour. The brief but brilliant appearances of the sun were merely mocking reminders of … Continue reading →

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The Good Life

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Gary

Ages ago, we booked tickets to see Relatively Speaking at the Wyndham. Rather than our usual London day including a matinee of some West End performance, we decided to try an evening time slot. We also decided to try the … Continue reading →

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A week in 30 seconds

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Gary

Tonight I went to the Farnham Maltings to see a show called Death’s Cabaret (though I do keep calling it Death’s Cabinet for some obscure reason) with Dawn. I’m not exactly sure why it was called a cabaret. Actually, that’s … Continue reading →

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