The Circus Abyssinia Troupe comes to London’s Underbelly festival: Following Circus Abyssinia Troupe’s smash hit run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2017 and their appearance on ITV’s Royal Variety Performance, I was very excited to be invited to the opening show of their joyous production of Ethiopian Dreams at London’s Underbelly Festival on London’s Southbank. […]
Pinocchio at the National Theatre
Pinocchio – A Cautionary Tale: On hearing that the National Theatre was staging the cautionary folktale Pinocchio as their Christmas production I was reminded of the sweetened 1940’s Disney film version of the story and my treasured wooden Pinocchio figure I had as a child and thought it might be one for the family. Carlo […]
Afternoon Tea with a View – Oxo Tower, London
Afternoon Tea on the South Bank at Oxo Tower Restaurant: There’s nothing better on a warm summer’s afternoon than wandering along The South Bank. It’s a vibrant part of London with street theatre, market stalls and plenty going on besides the stunning views back across the River Thames. Walking from Embankment bridge past the Festival […]
BETWEEN THE SHEETS returns to London’s Southbank
Cabaret on Southbank – Between the Sheets: Contemporary burlesque cabaret extravaganza, Between The Sheets, has announced an exciting summer season at the Underbelly Festival, taking place from now until the end of September on London’s Southbank. Between The Sheets is a thrill-seekers paradise; a tantalising display of late-night cabaret acts performed by an exceptional troupe, […]
Angels in America – To Heaven and Back
Angels in America – By Tony Kushner – Part One: Millennium Approaches & Part Two: Perestroika Tony Kushner’s much anticipated epic 1980’s drama Angels in America, ‘A Gay Fantasia on National Themes’, which first cast its spell 26 years ago has opened at the National Theatre, written in two parts and cumulating in nearly 8 hours […]
Ugly Lies the Bone at the National Theatre – Review
Theatre Meets Virtual Reality: Ugly Lies the Bone by Lindsey Ferrentino first premiered in New York in 2015, it is now making its UK debut at the National in the Lyttleton Theatre. Jess (Kate Fleetwood) returns home to Florida, near Cape Canaveral, to a small town, which has been affected by closures at the NASA […]
St John – Maltby Street
Exploring Southwark – St John, Maltby Street: OK, so it might not be quite on my doorstep – but St John Maltby Street is just over a half hour walk from home, so I’m going to count it as a local. If, like me, you love food and wine and have something of a penchant […]
Limbo at Wonderground
Limbo at Wonderground – Join in the fun just like Madonna: The South Bank is one of my favourite places in London. Home to galleries, theatres, concert halls and cinemas, the space is also full of some really creative events. I’d heard about London Wonderground but didn’t go last year, when it first appeared on […]
Travels with My God Daughter – Las Iguanas
In Chains – Las Iguanas: The South Bank used to have very little in terms of restaurants. But, there was a major refurbishment a few years ago and the place is now full of places to eat. It’s an area I know quite well and I have walked past Las Iguanas on a number of […]