Last night I was fortunate to be invited to watch The Woman In Black, currently playing at the Fortune Theatre in London (and incidentally where it has been playing at since 1989). The Fortune Theatre is a very small (432 seat) venue, and thus an ambient and snug environment for the telling of a good […]
2 years in London
Following on from last year’s post (it is really weird looking back at it), I thought that I would also recognise that today marks my second year in London – hurrah! To be honest, I still find London as a city a poor substitute for Manchester, however I think that’s just homesickness etc talking as […]
A good ol’ sing-a-long down London town!
Previously, I posted about plans by artist Luke Jerram to place pianos across the West End of London for the public to use. On Wednesday night, I took Greg to see Sister Act, and when we came out of the theatre, we happened upon one of the pianos at the top of Carnaby Street. No […]
REVIEW: Jeff Wayne’s War Of The Worlds, O2 Arena 2009
ULLA! First off, I should declare my absolute adoration for Wells’ The War of The Worlds, along with Jeff Wayne’s phenomenal musical version too. In my mind, the following is true: It is perhaps the best novel ever written! Jeff Wayne’s musical version is also one of, if not THE best, musical composition, ever! I […]
West End Live 2009
Last night, I made the decision not to go this year (despite getting rather excited about it in the last few weeks!). I just thought that I’d explain why I’m not going as quite a few folk have asked! Work – I am just about to start a ten day stretch at work with only […]
Gari Wellingham 