I have been writing short tweets (matthewtaylorx) and slightly longer facebook entries about the arts events I have attended over the last year. Whilst I rather enjoy the 140 character challenge I often feel the urge to write more. Hence this blog. The blog is primarily a record for me, but others might be interested also......
Here are the tweets so far:
What would HelenMirren do?@bridportartscentre. 1 woman show about a checkout asst with managerial potential who uses HM as a role model 6/10
Derren brown @ the Shaftesbury theatre. He asked the audience to say nothing about the show. Suffice to say very clever. 8/10
One man two guvners@thenational: I laughed, everyone laughed, but I like my comedy to move me. 8/10
Public viewing of forthcoming christies & sotherby impress/modern art auction. Chance to see works normally held in private collections 6/10
Takeaway@stratfordeast: some good bits & fine individual performances & songs & they packed alot in but the script had too many words 4/10
Caroline duffy - poet laureate. Her work is thoughtful, serious and fun. She is eloquent, modest and intelligent#lincolnhayday
Simon napier bell 'a life in music' band manager, song writer and producer. Very interesting. Will buy the book #lincolnhayday
Tom Bergin 'Spills and Spin' the story of bp and corporate crisis. Will not be buying it. Sorry Tom.#lincolnhayday
Chico & Rita@Lincoln film soc. Experience 7+/10 An animation about 2 black musicians & their stormy relationship in vibrant cuba & US 6/10
London Road@The Cottesloe. Interviews with those affected by the Ipswich prostitute murders set to music. Clever, moving and humorous 9+/10
club night@concert artists assoc. Variety acts of yesteryear meet for free concert performed by their own peers. Quality 5/10 intrigue 9/10
Evening of jazz, songs(including a singalong of mud mud glo..)and louise jameson doing her one woman show "pulling faces'. Great combo. 8/10
National Theatre Live @ stratford picture house. Frankenstein. Brilliant 9+/10
Candi Staton@jazz cafe Camden. Wow this lady certainly has had some hits & at 71 she & her great band gave a real musical treat tonight 9/10
Woodford singers @ north weald burial park. Promising 1st performance for this new group. More variety needed. Good dress code 6+/10
Aldersbrook Players 60th anniversary concert. A decoupage of sketches and songs with a cockney knees up to boot & comical compere. 7/10.
Funk it up @ stratford east theatre. Excellent hip hop version of Shakespeare's much ado about nothing. 7+/10.
Million dollar quartet @ noel coward theatre. I was underwhelmed. Poor narrative, ok music, very good close harmonys, dodgy sound 5/10
Miro @ Tate Modern. What a load of tut. Lots of people pretending to find it interesting. Including me. 2/10
Betty Blue Eyes @ Novello theatre. Very good. Especially the brilliant "pig in the house" number. 8/10
A flea in her ear at the old vic. Of all the farces I have seen recently this is the best. 9/10
The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Brecht @ Greenwich Theatre. Excellent 10/10
The Rivals @ Theatre Royal Haymarket. Wordy, pacey, farce. Play includes Mrs Malaprop giving the english language a new word 9/10
National gallery - sculpture exhibition - good range of very old and very new 8/10
Pre auction viewing - christies - impressionists and modern art - 8/10
End of the Rainbow @ Trafalgar Studios. Great leading actress (Tracie Bennett). 9/10
When we were married: JB Priestley: a traditional british farce 8/10
Pulling Faces. Greenwich (heatre 6/10
Tony Benn and Shirley Williams - memoirs and diaries talk - very interesting but too short. 6/10
John Standing sings Noel Coward at Wilton Music Hall - a charming 7/10
Plan B: The Defamation of Strickland Banks: EastEnd meets retro soul with dusting of harsh rap 8/10
Legally Blonde at the Savoy Theatre 8/10
The Railway Children at Waterloo station 7/10 - would have been 8/10 if the real steam train had some real rather than fake steam.
Imogen heap and the docklands sinfonia an intriguing 8/10
stephen sondheims passion at the donmar a very high 8/10 (according to Mrs T)
Wanstead House murder mystery a very solid 7/10. Given it was an amdram then actually 8/10
Eadweard Muybridge at Tate Britain low 7/10
La Soiree on the Southbank 6/10
Another Year released yesterday 7/10
Gauguin at Tate modern 5/10
Reasons to be cheerful @ strateford East theatre royal 9/10
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