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lovingboth) wrote2023-07-09 11:14 am
lovingboth) wrote2023-07-09 11:14 am
Before and after the..
.. ice cream and time wandering around was spent seeing:
Bleak Expectations
It's good, but if you're a fan of the radio series, you will recognise Quite A Lot of the lines/jokes from the first couple of series. Sadly, my favourite - the 'I know what you're thinking, did I fire this [single shot flintlock musket] once or only none?' - isn't there, but there is a new terrible pun based on another famous film exchange. (Turns out that the line's not original, but..)
£10 at the excellent (if you visit London) Central Tickets got me front row of the circle.
Accidental Death of an Anarchist
It's not easy to get me to give a standing ovation. Of the sixty or so things I saw last year (going to the Edinburgh Fringe pushed that number up), I think I did it once - a magic act at the Fringe where the magic was OK, but the story about two different sides to the same woman was wonderful.
I knew I was going to do it at the end midway through the first act here, and most of the audience joined me.
A fabulous updated adaptation of a show that's still horribly, horribly relevant. I've seen about half a dozen versions over the years and they've all been good, but this is easily the the best. The script is great, and the performances match it. I'd love to know how the star calms down after the show...
£28 got me in the middle of the stalls, via an offer from Central Tickets.
Bleak Expectations
It's good, but if you're a fan of the radio series, you will recognise Quite A Lot of the lines/jokes from the first couple of series. Sadly, my favourite - the 'I know what you're thinking, did I fire this [single shot flintlock musket] once or only none?' - isn't there, but there is a new terrible pun based on another famous film exchange. (Turns out that the line's not original, but..)
£10 at the excellent (if you visit London) Central Tickets got me front row of the circle.
Accidental Death of an Anarchist
It's not easy to get me to give a standing ovation. Of the sixty or so things I saw last year (going to the Edinburgh Fringe pushed that number up), I think I did it once - a magic act at the Fringe where the magic was OK, but the story about two different sides to the same woman was wonderful.
I knew I was going to do it at the end midway through the first act here, and most of the audience joined me.
A fabulous updated adaptation of a show that's still horribly, horribly relevant. I've seen about half a dozen versions over the years and they've all been good, but this is easily the the best. The script is great, and the performances match it. I'd love to know how the star calms down after the show...
£28 got me in the middle of the stalls, via an offer from Central Tickets.