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  • The Constituent with James Coden and Anna Maxwell. 

    A little darker than I thought it would be and only 90 mins (no interval). 

    Decent enough performances but not earth shattering. Good enough but won’t get rave reviews. 

    We went to see this play last week. It turned out to be a lot better than I thought it might have been. 

  • Saw first part of Death of England at Soho Theatre. Fabulous. Looking forward to Delrog
  • Went to see Fawlty towers for the 2nd time.

    Really enjoyed it 1st time round, but was fixated on the performance from the guy that played Basil, who was excellent.

    2nd time round appreciated more the other actor’s performances, and would even consider going a 3rd time, enjoyed it that much.
  • edited August 3
    se9addick said:
    Went to see Cabaret last night. Didn’t really know much about it beforehand, but it was excellent. Loved that the show really starts the moment you walk into the theatre. 
    Well worth getting the more expensive seats with a table as a one off extravagence. 

    A must see IMO.
    We saw it from the rafters and loved it! Now saving our pennies for the extravagance. 
  • edited August 3
    Had great tickets for Stranger Things last Sunday but a bad week was capped off by the show being cancelled due to a ticketing problem while we were in the queue to go in. Will try to rebook but won’t get Row B tickets for £35 each like we did when we booked early. They are £100 each now. Very annoying.
  • meldrew66 said:
    Had great tickets for Stranger Things last Sunday but a bad week was capped off by the show being cancelled due to a ticketing problem while we were in the queue to go in. Will try to rebook but won’t get Row B tickets for £35 each like we did when we booked early. They are £100 each now. Very annoying.
    Wow ! That sounds unfair! 

    It was their fault that you were unable to watch the performance you'd booked so surely they should ensure that you receive duplicates for another on a date that suits you. 

    In addition, you presumably had travelling expenses too which you'll incur a second time. 

    I'd send an email with all the relavant particulars to the theatre or to whoever you booked through. 
  • Finally got around to seeing Tina the Musical. 

    By no means a new show but thoroughly enjoyed it. 

    Very watchable with a great lively cast. The story is a bit dark / bleak in reference to Icke Turner of course but it’s a lot of fun. 
  • edited August 19
    Went to a few shows at the Edinburgh fringe last week. We realised we were too old for Rose Matefeo, a number of cultural references went over our heads and some of it we couldn't relate to at all (being old farts). Reginald D Hunter's show was work in progress, and he was surprisingly nervous - the gags were hit and miss, but for £14 a ticket we were not complaining. Paul Merton and Suki Webster did an improv thing, with the added bonus of Mike McShane, very much Whose line is it Anyway, and mostly very funny. Arthur Smith and Phil Nice did a play/stand up called "Oof!" in which two old men are reminiscing on a park bench. It turns into an autobiographical piece dealing with their real life relationship and is full of humour and pathos. If they ever tour it, go see... The pick of the bunch was Adam Hills - bloody hilarious, interacting with the audience on "disabled top-trumps" being the very non-PC highlight that only a person of disability themself could get away with...         
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