Travels on Planet Earth - A blog
When I lived in London, I went to see Kevin Spacey perform at the Old Vic Theatre every chance I got. The theatre is not in the West End, but on the south side of the river near Waterloo Station. It dominates its corner block on the intersection of Waterloo Road and The Cut because [...]
I read about the new Australian Ballet production of Romeo and Juliet in the Qantas in-flight magazine some months ago. The article was about the collaboration between renowned choreographer Graeme Murphy and fashion designer Akira Isogawa, who did the costumes. I have wanted to see a Murphy ballet since his famous production of Swan Lake [...]
One of the hallmarks of great theatre – or any art – is how strong an impression it makes. A good play will be enjoyable to watch but a great play is more than just an evening’s entertainment. The difference is not always clear during the actual performance but if my mind keeps dwelling on [...]
This is a guest post from Livia Gamble (pictured left), who can usually be found on the Central Coast of NSW, Australia but has recently taken some time out to travel the world. She is blogging at Letters to G to share all the great places she visits along the way. This guest post is [...]
Happy new year! I am delighted to be hosting the Carnival of Cities this week. What a great round-up of interesting posts about cities around the world. To all the participating bloggers, thank you and don’t forget to promote this post! Please note, the Carnival of Cities is a blog carnival for posts about any [...]
In these days of budget airlines and crammed economy class seats, it’s hard to remember that in the 1960s flying was deeply glamorous. A trans-Atlantic flight cost about half the price of a modest house with an outdoor loo in suburban London and even the cheapest fares had reclining seats. And of course flight attendants [...]
Before I went away, there were a few social events to keep me amused. I went to see Prince at the O2 (formerly the Millennium Dome) with Yahoo!. They have a corporate box and they were hosting a number of journalists. Grant, their corporate PR, is a fellow Aussie and he made sure that there [...]
My foray into Japanese culturehas continued. At the end of April, I went to see a Japanese production of Coriolanus at the Barbican Centre. I was prepared for the novelty of seeing Shakespeare performed in samurai dress but I obviously didn’t do my homework too well though, as I didn’t realise the play would actually [...]
The theatre – plays, musicals and ballets – I saw in 2006. January: The Soldier’s Tale, Old Vic (my review)February: Resurrection Blues, Old Vic (my review)March: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Apollo Theatre (my review)August: Market Boy, National Theatre (my review)October: The Producers, Theatre Royal my review)Daddy Cool, Shaftesbury Theatre my review)November: A Moon for [...]
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