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Saturday, February 02, 2008

The Knicker Lady 


This evening we went to the Mill Studio in Guildford to see Rosemary Hawthorne in The Knicker Lady. Hilarious from beginning ("I've always had a soft spot for knickers") to end, she took us through knicker history from Jane Austen's time to the present.

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Saturday, January 12, 2008

Helter Skelter and Land of the Dead 


This evening we saw Helter Skelter and Land of the Dead at Yvonne Arnaud Theatre's Mill Studio. This production is not for the squeamish. The standard blurb (below) does not indicate this:

In a chic restaurant in New York city, a man and his wife meet to take a break from Christmas shopping. He doesn’t know that she has already seen him today.

Elsewhere in town, a couple part. He goes to the office, she visits a clinic. As events unfold, it becomes clear that this is not just any ordinary day.

In two stunning new companion pieces, award-winning playwright, screen writer and film director Neil LaBute charts the trajectories of two regular couples in contemporary America.

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Saturday, December 29, 2007

The Christmas Present; play at the Mill Studio 


This evening we saw 'The Christmas Present' at the Mill Studio in Guidford. We had never been to this theatre before but were attracted to the play because it was so clearly declared unuitable for children. We are sick of having every entertainment avenue monopolised by families during every school holiday, Christmas being the worst. The play was great, aimed at adults, i.e. the majority of potential theatre-goers. Plot summary: lonely guy telephones an agency for a prostitute to spend Christmas in a hotel with him. She is very different from the woman of his fantasies !

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Thursday, November 15, 2007

Millais, Archduke, Present Laughter 

Selina's birthday treat on Wednesday was a trip to London, first for the Millais exhibition at Tate Britain; a large display showing the versatility of this great British artist.


We then walked along the Thames to The Archduke for an excellent early dinner. This is our favourite London eatery which we began using soon after it opened in 1979, when it had no competition in the area. How things have changed.


Our last treat was to walk the few yards along the street to see the Noel Coward play Present Laughter at the National Theatre. Very enjoyable.

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Friday, November 17, 2006

The Alchemist at the National Theatre 


On Tuesday evening we saw The Alchemist at the National Theatre in London. This Ben Jonson play uses just two scenes, the inside and outside of a house in London. However, the plot is quite complex such that the audience is deliberately led to forget one aspect of it for some time. We thoroughly enjoyed it; more plays like this please !

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