Category Archives: Review

Reviews of anything I see that I feel deserves a review. TV, Film, Theatre, Opera, Dance, anything. Sometimes the review is glowing, sometimes gloomy, always honest.

Not told in one breath

Posted on November 28, 2024 by Gary

I love reading. Mirinda will attest to the fact that my reading is very eclectic. And, I’ve read many books in my life; some have been extraordinary, others good, some others have been a bit of a chore to get … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the tea party

Posted on November 11, 2024 by Gary

The Swedish Aunt (2005/2021) is a bronze statue. The original is in the residential area of Växjö. There is another one in the industrial area of Norrköping. The statue is by artist and sculptor, Susanna Arwen (1959-). Arwen said “Man … Continue reading →

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Blood and money

Posted on October 6, 2024 by Gary

The strangest thing happened today. We had just left the house, heading over to Christina the Dog Minder, and turning the corner when, suddenly, spread across the road, was a huge pack of dogs and humans. They opened like the … Continue reading →

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Of ghosts and revenge

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Gary

And so, just like that, the day we have planned and waited for, for so long, arrived. The reason the three of us speed read Selma Lagerlöf’s novel, Herr Arnes penningar, this week was rewarded, many fold. For this afternoon, … Continue reading →

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When music is not the food of love

Posted on April 13, 2024 by Gary

Talk about perfect timing. All morning, walking to and fro, I’d been bathed in sun and some light clouds. I sat down on a bus heading into Stockholm and the rain started belting down. It was like a vengeful downpour … Continue reading →

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Making it easy for the Americans

Posted on March 10, 2024 by Gary

Ten months ago, John let us know that Hadestown was returning to London. Obviously, being great fans, John booked the Weasels in. Our affair with Hadestown began during Weasels Afloat in 2010 when John introduced us to the album. Then … Continue reading →

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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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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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Step into the world

Posted on January 28, 2023 by Gary

It is quite rare for us to attend an opening night at the theatre. In fact, I can’t remember the last time it happened. But that’s what we did tonight. At the Stockholm opera house, no less, we watched Sweeney … Continue reading →

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