The Money isn’t your typical trip to the theatre, in fact many would struggle to call it theatre at all. The premise is that you either watch the action unfold as a silent witness or you are a player. The players are presented with a pot of money and hour to decide how to spend it. The catch is that
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Sherlock Holmes An Online Adventure – The Case of the Hung Parliament is Les Enfants Terrbiles latest offering. I’ve seen a few of their productions and always been impressed so my expectations were high. The concept is that 3 members of Parliament have been killed and the Prime Minister is next! Those of you on the Zoom call (up to
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With it being harder to get to the pubs over lockdown and even now they are open, many require advance booking I’ve taken to consuming more cocktails from home. You can see an example of ones I’ve created myself on my Interval drinks page. However sometimes you just don’t have all of the ingredients at home you need to make
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When I was asked if I wanted to review this ‘audio experience’ I had no idea what to expect. Told simply that I needed to download the Darkfield Radio app, headphones at the ready and ensure that I had a willing friend to participate in this experience with me. Mr Musical Theatre Musings received his instructions and we were ready
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With theatres being closed I’ve taken to creating my own stagey interval drinks. If you follow me on Instagram you may have seen my pictures of them over there but thought I’d share the pictures and recipes on here. Welcome to The Liquor Store This is dedicated to Heathers fans and each of their iconic costume colours. Recipe 1) Fill
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25 years ago, I was 14 years old and playing trombone in the school brass band when everything changed. A school friend handed me a copy of Definitely Maybe and an acoustic guitar and said, “I can show you how to play Live Forever if you want?” And that was that. My whole musical outlook changed almost on the spot
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The Mill at Sonning is a truly stunning venue – totally unique in setting – you can sit in the bar and watch the wheel go round through tumultuous water. It’s mesmerising – I could’ve sat for hours and watched it. Whilst the atmospherically lit bar is relaxing, the restaurant is brighter and welcoming. Outside by the riverside, ducks and
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26 Leake Street Gallery – Thursday 8 February It hardly seems possible that it is 25 years since Nelson Mandela’s autobiography “A Long Walk To Freedom” was first published. The abomination that was apartheid may be no more than a vague concept to younger generations. But while major events and atrocities may have hit the headlines in this country, the
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The Musical Theatre Quiz at The Other Palace When The Other Palace announced that they were running a quiz night themed around Musical Theatre I knew I had to get there! Unfortunately due to life generally getting in the way it took me until July’s offering to get myself down there. In fact it took the lovely Charlotte from Talk
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My Beautiful Circus by Giffords Circus I haven’t been to the circus in years so when I was invited to Giffords Circus’ London press night I jumped at the chance. I have a huge soft spot for aerial acts so knowing they had some in the show only added to my excitement. The location for Giffords Circus’ celebration of 250
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