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In my (slow) walk to Mordor I've reached the point where Sam & Frodo are descending the cliffs in Emyn Muil and the rope unties itself. It's nice when I reach memorable bits ( Read more... )

Last year I posted my theatre year in review on January 16th and it's only the 13th today so despite this being a second attempt I'm still winning? If I actually manage to post this today I guess ( Read more... )

SO BAD AT POSTING (exhibition opens in 4 days time... nervous breakdown planned for approximately 3 days from now /o ( Read more... )

So much for staying more up to date with LiveJournal & reviews this year ( Read more... )

Alright this is getting silly, we're over a fortnight into the new year and I NEED to write about the amazing things I saw in 2014!

Let's start with some numbers- I saw 61 theatrical shows and 25 other things on stage (concerts, comedy gigs, talks etc.) so a LOT more non-play or musical things but about the same otherwise. Of that I saw 41 plays ( Read more... )

Okay. Enough talking about last year, let's get on with 2014 and Fascinating Aida being their usual perfect selves ♥

( Fascinating Aida: Charm Offensive @ Southbank Centre (Queen Elizabeth Hall) )

So 2013 in theatre terms was another VERY good year. I finally saw the last of Shakespeare's plays (from the First Folio) so that's a challenge very satisfactorily completed and I also managed a pretty good balance of plays and musicals.

The grand total for 2013 was 58 pieces of theatre and another 10 things in theatre type buildings (ie. concerts ( Read more... )

I don't really know what's wrong with me this week but I'm exhausted. I've not really been out LOADS and I've had not horrendously late nights but maybe I'm just not sleeping ( Read more... )

Last night Mum, Dad and I went to see The Idiot Bastard Band (aka Neil Innes, Ade Edmundson, Phill Jupitus & Rowland Rivron) and it was an evening of good music and glorious silliness <3

( The Idiot Bastard Band @ Alban Arena )

(this post is mostly to the Brits because it's a BBC radio show, if it ends up anywhere else I'll try & link)

Slightly delayed (because I'm an idiot and forgot) and in the end thanks to moth2fic for reminding me I just listened to the first episode of Warhorses of LettersI'll let the BBC summary speak for itself because really I don't see what more you'd ( Read more... )