In May 2020, a major milestone in the Royal Air Force was hit as Group Captain (retired) John 'Paddy' Hemingway became the last surviving RAF pilot from the Battle of Britain, the final member of that august band, “The Few”. Now, he is the only one alive that took part in the battle and can remember the summer of 1940 when Britain stood on the brink of losing the war. Thankfully, the memories of that time are kept alive and preserved for posterity, not only in fictional movies and books but in … [Read more...]
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The Journey to Venice by Bjørg Vik at Finborough Theatre
The Journey to Venice is a subtly written, perceptive, gentle play about old age and dementia. It is witty, poignant, moving and powerful: one wonders why it has taken more than thirty years to receive its UK premiere! Written by the Norwegian novelist and journalist Bjørg Vik, who died in 2018, it won the Ibsen Prize for Drama in 1992 and has been staged continually all over Norway. Lasting only 75 minutes, it is perhaps difficult to programme but encapsulates more in those minutes than … [Read more...]
Bonnie and Clyde at the Garrick Theatre, London
The story of Bonnie Parker (1910-1934) (Frances Mayli McCann) and Clyde Barrow (1909-1934) (Jordan Luke Gage) could, in some respects, be a narrative for our times: the police is underfunded and people are struggling to get by on their current earnings. Parker, like so many these days, dreams of stardom, and her signing autographs when a robbery of a bank with no money in the safe is in progress (as this show would have it) is something I could imagine those who crave notoriety one way or … [Read more...]
Michelle Brasier’s Average Bear at the Soho Theatre
Average, the bear, is nervous about going into hibernation, but we are all there to celebrate the great event. Michelle Brasier's standup routine turn gig comedy turn monologue is a fascinating self-exploratory response to grief and pain. Average’s pre-hibernation drinks are a big deal, but her friends haven't turned up, instead, we have a human entertainer, who is Michelle Brasier, playing herself. Brasier comes on stage and starts to sing about who she is and what she does. Very … [Read more...]
Mind Full at The Hope Theatre
Both Claire (Katherine Moran) and James (Tom Hartwell) are sleep-deprived, and it’s not on account of a new-born baby, even if the length of their relationship has certain friends and relatives questioning whether they’re going to start a family and/or tie the knot. But the causes aren’t so much the concern in this production as the consequences – and they are far-reaching. Both of them have enjoyed successes in the entertainment industry (she’s a voiceover artist, he’s a stand-up comedian), and … [Read more...]
Fisherman’s Friends – The Musical at Theatre Royal Brighton
Fisherman’s Friends, the musical, has exploded onto the stage at Brighton! Very few, if any, musicals start with an acapella choir of men of a ‘certain age’ belting out a sea shanty that immediately blows the cobwebs off the theatre and audience by its communicative power - and so it continues, as this is a show which contains 32 musical numbers, nearly all Cornish folk songs or sea shanties, leaving little room for dialogue, especially in Act One, as everyone is blown along by the singing and … [Read more...]