Going Solo.
Category: Theatre
Just For One Day.
For a couple of amazing hours I was back in the heat and moment of July 13, 1985.
Six. Theatre Royal Brighton.
Moulin Rouge The Musical. Piccadilly Theatre London.
Enter a world of splendour and romance, of eye-popping excess, of glitz, grandeur and glory! A world where Bohemians and aristocrats rub elbows and revel in electrifying enchantment. Pop the champagne and prepare for the spectacular spectacular…
https://moulinrougemusical.co.uk/
Two and half hours of fabulous music and stage spectacular. Loved it!
The Way Old Friends Do. Criterion Theatre London.
Written by Ian Hallard and directed by Mark Gatiss
In 1988, two school friends tentatively come out to one another: one as gay, the other – more shockingly – as an ABBA fan.
A comedy about devotion, desire and dancing queens. Loved it. And a new stance on Abba.
Community Choir Joy.
Last night I went to listen to one of our local Community Choirs sing at the underground Grove Theatre, one of Eastbourne’s more intimate theatres.
They were an absolute joy. There is something uplifting and joyous in a group of people, all ages, getting together to sing. Songs we all knew and some we didn’t. You don’t have to be pitch perfect, just enjoy singing; sing loud and proud. It was a pleasure!
The Choir of Man. Arts Theatre. Leicester Square. London.
A British musical created by Nic Doodson and Andrew Kay. Set in a traditional British or Irish pub, the show features a working on-stage bar.
It’s the best pub in the world… Brimming with hits from artists such as Queen, Luther Vandross, Sia, Paul Simon, Adele, Guns & Roses, Avicii and Katy Perry to name but a few, this is a pub like no other!
This was the best Saturday afternoon fun I have had in a long time! Go and see it if you can.
ABBA Voyage.
‘…a concert 40 years in the making…’
We were ‘Dancing Queens’ again.
West End Tickets.
The Drifters Girl.
Went to see this today at the beautiful Garrick Theatre.
The remarkable story of The Drifters, one of the world’s greatest vocal groups, and the truth about the woman who made them. Featuring an unbelievable soundtrack packed full of show-stopping Drifters hits, including Save The Last Dance For Me, Under The Boardwalk, Kissin’ In The Back Row Of The Movies, Stand By Me, Come On Over To My Place and Saturday Night At The Movies.
Unexpectedly and totally brilliant!
https://thedriftersgirl.com/home
SIX.
Musical by Lucy Moss and Toby Marlow.
The Six Wives Of Henry VIII take to the mic to tell their tales. Divorced. Beheaded. Live. Presented as a pop concert, the Queens take turns singing and telling their story to see who suffered the most due to Henry and should, therefore, become the group’s lead singer.
First presented by Cambridge University students at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2017 this was absolutely brilliant. An hour and twenty minutes of pure, vibrant energy.
And the first theatre trip where the audience is invited to take photos and videos in the finale. Great to see musical theatre coming in line with other live music events.
Bat Out of Hell The Musical.
Added this to the long list of musicals I’ve seen this week and was instantly back in my bedroom in 1977 belting out the whole album at the top of my voice.
Shadowlands. Grove Theatre Eastbourne.
The true love story of C.S. Lewis, author of The Chronicles of Narnia, and American poet Joy Davidman.
A beautiful and moving performance staged by Redwood productions. Lucky enough to have caught the last night.
An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestly.
An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Yesterday I was on a steam paddler down the Nile, this morning I was in the drawing room of a respectable industrial family in J B Priestly’s play An Inspector Calls – listening to what was a family dinner party, turn into a murder inquiry and a judgement on the families morals and behaviour- competently led by a certain Inspector…. The BBC Classic Radio Theatre production, starring Sam Alexander, Frances Barber, David Calder, Morven Christie and Toby Jones was the version I listened to – highly recommend it.
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Funky Blue gigging again. 💙
‘…if you love what you’re doing, you can’t stop. It’s obsessive.’
Labrinth.
Sunday 25th October saw Funky Blue back on their first gig since Lockdown in March. Held at the Grove Theatre in Eastbourne, East Sussex in front of an invited audience this intimate gig showed that nothing had been lost in Lockdown.
Many of us have missed live music in 2020 and this felt like a small step in a positive direction. The venue felt safe to be in with all Covid measures in place. Thank you Grove Theatre Eastbourne.
Have a look at the night here…
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