When booking the tickets for this performance, I knew that the last day at work before holidays were always dicey, but I figured it gave a good incentive to stay focused to ensure I got out on time. Fortunately, this is exactly what happened; had I Bern wrong I would have missed one of the best ballet performances I've ever seen. Jewels is one of ( Read more... )

Matthew Bourne's Portrait of Dorian Grey premiered at Fringe in August, where it got a huge bag of very mixed reviews, before heading down here to Sadler's Wells, London's modern dance mecca. I must admit that I was a little hesitant about how the book would translate into dance, but then I saw the poster and decided it was a must see. . .for the ( Read more... )

must come to an end, my Mom's trip included. We had an absolute blast though. The weather was awesome, though a good bit warmer than Mom was expecting when she packed. Fair enough, it was the warmest week we've had since last summer, but it made for spending our days outside a really nice thing. Didn't quite stick to the original plan, but it ( Read more... )

We have a very active schedule, theatre wise, this month. This is good as it makes the winter seem not quite so long and dreary. Just to give you a taste of what kinds of reviews to look out for over the coming weeks:

• 11 October - Bent at Trafalgar Studios (my first time to see Alan Cumming live! Squeee!!!)
  
• 12 October - Lady McBeth of Mtsensk at ( Read more... )

Well, outotoro and marimbanlr are now on their way to the airport after a real whirlwind of a trip. We had so much fun with them, it was unreal. Just a taste of the action over the past week (will edit with details this as I get time today):

Shows

• Guys and Dolls ( Read more... )

In keeping with the topics of interest and to celebrate the long weekend (May Day Bank Holiday!! Whooo Hoooo!!!) - Arts Events

Russian National Mail (alternatively, The Guardian's review(I don't remember if I reviewed this one or not, so here it is again, forgive me if it is a repeat ( Read more... )