La Boheme ... simply wonderful

OK, so this is the 3rd post today but I just had to mention the wonderful in the round production of La Boheme at the Royal Albert Hall. This is my third time of seeing LaB and definitely the best. Great voices that blended beautifully and a sizzling set with waiters on roller skates, balloons and streamers.  

Afterwards we ate at Apero in South Kensington ... really good food from their sharing menu ... would definitely eat there again. Their salads were almost as good as those Paul makes, and the rosemary bread nearly a match for mine!

Slow day today after all of that .. the drizzle is very persistent... time to watch last evening's recording of Salamander.  Fancy the Belgians making such a good political thriller -not sure why I'm surprised at that but I am!!

Back another day.

King George and his Madness

Busy week so just catching up with last weekend’s events as the next one looms! Alan Bennett’s play The Madness of King George III proved to be as wonderful as the reviews suggested. David Haig delivered Bennett’s script with power, humour and astonishing emotional and physical energy.  The politics felt fresh (!), the set supported rather than intruded and I left the theatre wanting to know more  about Mr and Mrs King, their lives, the times they lived in and their family.  

Also last Saturday there were eggs on show all over London –I think we came across 7-8  of the 200 that have laid in the city, for more details see http://www.thebigegghunt.co.uk/

 

Review: The Ladykillers

There was a full house for yesterday’s matinee of The Ladykillers, currently playing at the Gielgud Theatre –a slick, funny and fast moving drama that was originally a classic Ealing comedy, Criminal oddballs, a vague, innocent but insightful elderly woman and  a very inventive set made for a vibrant mix of farce, pathos and inevitability. A great suggestion for one of my regular meet ups  with three friends, followed by a very good choice of where to eat. The Criterion served some great food, under a brilliant ceiling, and the staff knew what they were doing. Somewhere to return to when in theatre-land again.

The day began and ended with a brisk walk along a few of London’s wide streets, full of history although this time no sight seeing  -we kept going at a a good pace to keep warm in the arctic temperatures. We had to scrape the car free from ice once back in the suburbs –slightly warmer today with some cloud cover.

One Man, Two Governors

Saw One Man, Two Governors yesterday, its wonderful, –tear jerkingly funny, acted with perfect timing, it bought back some great memories of the 60’s and Brighton for me, and the live music was a surprise and so good. Go see, that’s if you can get a ticket!

Dull day here presently, my Christmas gifts, bought throughout the year, are spread out ready for wrapping but a few are missing so a second cupboard hunt is needed.  Catch up news on sewing etc is that the patchwork bag is finished (pic to follow) and a pair of mitten ready for cold weather walking. Now learning how to knit a stash busting blanket with 10 stitches and lots of turning corners ….

more later, need to eat before I go to the gym –not been for a while so it maybe a tough hour