You are here: Welcome » Reviews » Event Reviews » England England It's all happening here…obviously living here means I go to a lot of events in the UK. Keep watching for my updates. Latest Reviews More Recent Items Continued... Exhibition Review The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Exhibition London (England) The new Netflix show “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance†brings us this exhibit at the BFI on the Southbank that gives an insight into how the show was made and, of course, stir up some interest for… 2019-08-26 General Event Review Countryfile Live 2019 Woodstock (England) Well, this is four years in a row now we have made the trip to Blenheim Palace to see Countryfile Live. It has to be one of the largest country shows in the country. So, is it still worth it? Well,… 2019-08-04 General Event Review National Geographic Traveller Food Festival London (England) The inaugural “National Geographic Traveller Food Festival†was held at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London in July. Being the first I was not entirely sure what to expect but had been promised… 2019-07-21 General Event Review Red Bull Soapbox Race London 2019 London (England) We have always been big fans of the Red Bull Soapbox races we have seen on television. The sheen lunacy of the spectacle has always been appreciated as amateurs in the races around the world attempt to… 2019-07-07 Musical Review Come From Away London (England) “Come From Away†is the hit musical relating the touching and uplifting story of the airline passengers diverted to Gander, Newfoundland (Canada) after being caught up in the grounding of all flights during… 2019-06-17 Talk/Lecture Review An Evening With Ben Aaronovitch London (England) Ben Aaronovitch is the writer of the popular “Rivers of London†series of fiction books featuring (see my review of the first book here) the adventures of Peter Grant, a… 2019-06-11 General Event Review Early Japanese Animation London (England) I am a fan of Japanese Animation so was interested when this even came up in my inbox. The entire description is “Early Japanese Animation (PG*) + live accompaniment by the Guildhall's Electronic Music… 2019-06-09 Talk/Lecture Review Neil Gaiman: Good Omens London (England) I have always enjoyed reading the fantasy books of Neil Gaiman and his collaborator on the novel Good Omens the late (Sir) Terry Pratchett. When I was given the opportunity… 2019-05-29 Musical Review Man of La Mancha: The Musical London (England) Kelsey Grammer stars as Don Quixote in the revival of this musical classic for a limited run at the ENO Coliseum. After a short overture the curtain comes up to reveal an inquisition prison in the… 2019-05-22 Play Review Twilight Zone London (England) The Twilight Zone American television series from the 1950s/1960s is iconic with a certain style and type of story that always had a sting in it's tale and always a bit “out there†with most stories straying… 2019-03-28 Musical Review Hair London (England) I have put off going to this musical primarily because it notoriously includes full-cast nudity but I have always been a fan of at least some of the music it features. However, this is not a musical for… 2019-03-25 Talk/Lecture Review An Evening with the Hairy Bikers London (England) I am a fan of the Hairy Bikers, Si King and Dave Myers – a pair of “ordinary blokes†from “up north†who mix their every day style of cooking with travel and, of course,… 2019-03-09 Musical Review Waitress London (England) The hit Broadway show “Waitress†finally transfers to London's West End starring “American Idol†star “Katharine McPheeâ€. I was a huge fan of “Alice†when it was on television…er…quite some time ago,… 2019-03-04 Talk/Lecture Review Ian McKellen on Stage London (England) Ian McKellen is a living legend having not only proven himself on the stage but also in film. I have enjoyed him in Beckett's “Waiting for Godot†at Theatre Royal, Haymarket where he famously starred… 2019-03-03 Exhibition Review Good Grief, Charlie Brown! London (England) The “Good Grief, Charlie Brown!†exhibit at Somerset House is an interesting mix of material from the “Peanuts†comic strip's creator Charles M. Schulz (who passed away in 2000) then in the second half… 2019-02-24 Talk/Lecture Review Joan Collins: Unscripted London (England) I can't say I am a huge fan of Joan Collins but I certainly am aware of her and find her interesting. When the opportunity came up to see her at the Palladium I could not pass it up. Our seats were half… 2019-02-17 Exhibition Review Christo and Jeanne-Claude: The London Mastaba London (England) Visiting Hyde Park last summer you could not help notice a rather large pyramid of barrels floating in the middle of the Serpentine. This is “The London Mustaba†by the artist Christo and Jeanne-Claude… 2019-01-26 General Event Review Circus 1903 London (England) Ever since we saw the advertising for “Circus 1903†we were hooked - The promise of an old-fashioned circus on the Southbank complete with it's much-vaunted life-size elephant puppets (operated by performers… 2019-01-02 Concert Review Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons:The Farewell Tour London (England) The absolute legend that is Frankie Valli touring for the last time played the O2 on December 2nd to a rather large and enthusiastic crowd. Belting out such favourites as “Rag Dollâ€, “Silence is Goldenâ€,… 2018-12-02 General Event Review Brian and Robin's Christmas Compendium of Reason 2018 London (England) A while ago we received tickets to see the taping of radio show The Infinite Monkey Cage which is a slightly irreverent look at Science staring the (somewhat… 2018-12-01 More Recent Items Click for more items...
