You are here: Welcome » Reviews » Event Reviews Event Reviews Latest Updates More Recent Items Continued... Exhibition Review Dali / Duchamp London (England) The contrast between Dali and Duchamp is plain to see yet they shared a lot in common as this exhibit at the Royal Academy seeks to point out. Not only were the two artists good friends (Who knew? Ok,… 2017-11-06 Concert Review Young Frankenstein London (England) Mel Brooks' sprinkles some more magical theatre pixie dust in adapting his film “Young Frankenstein†as a musical. This is the first UK production and has been favourably received. Frederick Frankenstein… 2017-11-02 Musical Review Kinky Boots London (England) Kinky Boots is most definitely a British musical both in body and soul. It tells the story of Charlie Price (David Hunter) a young man whose father runs a men's shoe factory in Northampton. Charlie and… 2017-10-04 Talk/Lecture Review Margaret Atwood London (England) I have always been a fan of the outspoken Margaret Atwood not because she is a fellow Canadian but because she is an excellent author with interesting things to say (said in interesting ways). She has… 2017-10-02 Musical Review Five Guys Named Moe London (England) “Five Guys Named Moe†is a musical featuring the music of 1940s R&B legend Louis Jordan. The somewhat superfluous story is that music-lover “Nomax†(Edward Baruwa) is having trouble with his love life… 2017-09-12 General Event Review Foodies Festival: Alexandra Palace London (England) We have been busy with all sorts of food festivals this summer. There seem to be quite a number of them and we seem to pretty much go to all of them. Last weekend we were at the … 2017-08-27 Play Review Harry Potter and the Cursed Child London (England) On the morning of Thursday, August 4th, 2016 I opened the booking web site for the “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child†play where, we were promised, many thousands of tickets were being released for purchase…. 2017-08-26 General Event Review Zip World London London (England) Billing itself as “the biggest, fastest city zip wire in the world†ZipWorld has pitched up in a small park opposite the Houses of Parliament for the summer until October 1st. At £25 for a single ride… 2017-08-26 Exhibition Review Into the Unknown: A Journey Though Science Fiction London (England) I am a fan of Science Fiction so when I heard of this exhibit at the Barbican I knew I had to come to check it out. The reviews have not been all that positive but I wanted to give it a shot. The paid… 2017-08-23 General Event Review Waitrose Summer Festival Hampshire (England) Early in July I received an email about the “Waitrose Summer Festival†to be held at one of the Waitrose's farms in Hampshire and featuring the normal staples of such things: Famous chefs cooking, food… 2017-08-20 Exhibition Review Robots: The 500-Year Quest to Make Machines Human London (England) Robots are man's attempt at recreating itself and so are often the subject of great fascination. This exhibition has been at the Science Museum since early this year but I only just recently had the opportunity… 2017-08-18 General Event Review Countryfile Live 2017 Woodstock (England) We so much enjoyed CountryFile Live last year (see my review here) that we decided to go again in 2017. As with last year we visited on the final day, on the Sunday but… 2017-08-06 General Event Review Countryfile Live 2017 Woodstock (England) We so much enjoyed CountryFile Live last year (see my review here) that we decided to go again in 2017. As with last year we visited on the final day, on the Sunday but… 2017-08-06 Play Review King Kong Comedy London (England) A tremendously fun show that never takes itself very seriously. “King Kong Comedy†is a spoof of the King Kong story told from the perspective of Carl Denham (Rob Crouch), the wannabee director of… 2017-08-03 Exhibition Review The Art of the Brick: DC Super Heroes London (England) In 2014 I was lucky to attend Nathan Sawaya's “Art of the Brick†display when it visited London's Brick Lane. Being a long time fan of the plastic bricks it was amazing to see how the artist and brought… 2017-07-30 Concert Review British Summer Time 2017: Phil Collins London (England) Have always wanted to see Phil Collins so when tickets came up to see him as part of the British Summer Time series of summer concerts, we grabbed several straightaway. We did not cough up the money for… 2017-06-30 General Event Review West End Live 2017 London (England) For 13 years now West End Live has brought us a free sample of various music acts from the West End stage on a weekend in June and I have tried to attend every year. It is a good opportunity to see whether… 2017-06-24 General Event Review Penn & Teller: UK Tour 2017 London (England) Penn & Teller are the “enfant terrible” of the magic world turning much of what we believe about magic on it's head. From the revealing of tricks to the love of the macabre and fantastic they have been… 2017-06-20 General Event Review Evening Standard Food Month: Night Market London (England) I first was told about The Evening Standard Food Month when I, like many others, received a copy of the programme of events along with our copy the evening paper. In… 2017-06-18 Talk/Lecture Review Farewell to the West End: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time London (England) I have to admit that I found reading The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time very difficult. A story told completely from the perspective of Chrisopher, a young… 2017-06-01 More Recent Items Click for more items...