Redbridge Brass @ St.Gabriel's

Redbridge Brass @ St.Gabriel's. Opera & Film night, PA spoilt vocals. Pieces on the short side. Big sound from hi std hard working band 7/10

One Touch of Venus @ Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre.

One Touch of Venus@YeOldeRose&CrownTheatre. Weill&Nash musical. Greek Statue falls for NY barber. Young cast give their all to hi std. 7+/10

The Sunshine Boys @ The Savoy Theatre (2nd May 2012)

The Sunshine Boys @ The Savoy Theatre.  Did it live up to my expectations, not quite.  Danny Davito superb, Richard Griffiths less so, the nurse BRILLIANT. 8/10

Brimstone & Treacle @ The Arcola (4th May 2012)

Brimstone & Treacle @ The Arcola. Dennis Potter  tests our emotions in this intimate play. The Arcola goes from  strength to strength. 8/10

Lincoln Film Club @ Bishop Grotesque College (13th April 2012)

Lincoln Film Club @ Bishop Grotesque College (now uni). Subtitled Italian film.  Bored married 50+ Italian male seeks romance.  Warm and funny.  7+/10

The Duchess of Malfi @ The Old Vic (11th April 2012)

The Duchess of Malfi @ The Old Vic. Starring Ruth Best (possibly best known as the dr. in Nurse Jackie) gives a very good performance in this tragic love story. 8/10

She Stoops to Conquer @ NT Live (29th March 2012)

She Stoops to Conquer @ NT Live Stratford Picture House & Lincoln Odeon. Excellent, v funny & well attended. Me & Row in London. Val, Mum & Dad in Lincoln. 9/10

Cockney night @ Aces (23rd March 2012)

Cockney night @ ACES. Chaz & Dave style band and local AmDram music hall knees up. 7/10

The Effect @ The Cottesloe

The Effect @ The Cottesloe. Billy Piper & Johnjo O'Neil, drug trial volunteers, bond & taunt each other in thought provoking 4 hander 8/10

Anjin @ Sadlers Wells

Anjin @ Sadlers Well. True story of C17th William Adams, shipwrecked in Japan, & his rise within a noble feudal samurai waring society 5/10.

Strictly Come Dancing: The Live Tour @ The O2

Strictly Come Dancing: The Live Tour@ The O2. Surreal kitsch. Grows on you. Dancing excellent/very good or comic. 7+/10. Band & singers 9/10