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Play: aggy

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Tonight, second play in a row, back with  Up in the Cheap Seats  (UITCS) for  aggy , at the  Park Theatre . As one of the characters presents a fake persona to secure work, questions are raised about attitudes and prejudices. According to the blurb. Long way up there - had to be Tube : and I had fun figuring out the route. I might have got a bus to the station - but the next one was 7 minutes away, so I decided to walk.. and sure enough, no bus had passed me by the time I got there. I was a little late for the Thameslink , which would have been faster. So, Jubilee or Northern Line .. Northern Line seemed to have fewer stops, to go more in the direction I wanted; either way, I'd be changing to the Piccadilly or Victoria Line .. again, Victoria had fewer stops. Anyway, I alighted at Finsbury Park , and it was a short walk - to Nando's . The theatre is always advertising pizza - but not only does it hardly ever have it, I'm intolerant to tomato anyway - so I wouldn'...
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Plays: America the Beautiful - Chapter 1

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Back in London, for last night, I was having trouble finding something - and lo, finally, when I checked last week, my cheap ticket groups had something!  America the Beautiful  is a set of plays that, as the blurb says, offer "a uniquely skewed view of life and relationships". Showing in the King's Head again - Chapter 1 this week, which is a set of three. Both my cheap ticket groups have it, and for the same price - I booked with TAC, just because I've been going with CT so much lately, to provide some balance. Showing gloriously late, so I had plenty of time - to work, to have a nap (after my strenuous chiropractic session). Finally moseyed out the door in time to eat - headed to The Bull again, naturally (gee, so long and then twice in the space of a week !). Had the chicken schnitzel again - strangely, they'd heated the lemon that came with it. (?) Anyway, it was good, and this time I had time for two glasses of Sauvignon Blanc - I wasn't asked which I...
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Film: The Secret Agent

Currently in Ireland for the weekend - a little earlier than anticipated, but I'll be busy for the rest of the month, so figured I might as well go now, before things hot up! The flight was fun, apparently full of members of some girls' team or other - given the Irish accents, I'd guess they'd been over in London for the week and were now coming home. Anyway, I did manage to get a nap in - also read a bit more of that work book club book I never finished - James Acaster's Classic Scrapes . And it continues to be hilarious.. Today, decided to go and see  The Secret Agent , finally - a political thriller set in  Brazil  in 1977, highly rated, and happily still showing in  Ennis , which is handier. There was only one showing today - at 3.20pm - so I managed to get myself out for that. A bit late leaving, of course - and my heart sank as I entered the cinema and saw the queue at the box office. Never mind, I persisted - and wow, still made the film in perfect time! The ...
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Play: Blink

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This evening , back with  Up in the Cheap Seats  (UITCS) for  Blink , at  The King's Head . A romcom that asks, in the digital age, when we can see everything someone is doing, what does it actually mean to know someone? An early start - but a quick bus trip from the office, so worked fine, as today was my office day. I nipped off in good time - just in time to miss a bus , but I did have plenty of time to catch the next. And as I arrived at The Bull , in time to eat, it occurred to me that it'd been quite a while since I was last there! August , in fact. Anyway, I got a table I've often had before, near the bar - ordered the New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc and a chicken schnitzel. He had run out of the NZ in the bar, ran to check in the cellar while I paid. When he returned, he apologised and said they were completely out of it, asked what I'd like instead - well, since he'd offered me an alternative of South African Sauvignon Blanc , of course I had that, and took my...
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Storytelling: The Bodies on the Beach

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Tonight, back with storytelling - and the  Crick Crack Club  (or more likely, Laura Sampson ) has a new idea, the Story Pick + Mix, organised by what she seems to be calling The House of Rumour - rough cuts, experimental work. This one,  The Bodies on the Beach , is the story of the legendary Irish hero,  Fionn MacCumhaill , and is said to combine elements of 15th-century manuscripts, archaeology, and folklore. And these shows are happening at Theatre Deli , right in the  City . Booked to eat in  La Spezia  restaurant next door beforehand - not a long journey, happily. In fact, close enough to walk there. Boy, it was cold though - and foggy, most of the tops of the taller buildings obscured. I found the restaurant readily enough, but slightly late - not a problem, I probably didn't need to book; it looked pretty empty. The nice man took my coat and showed me to a really out-of-the-way table, with a great view of the underside of the stairs, hmm. I orde...
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Theatre: Ukraine Unbroken

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Last night , back with  Up in the Cheap Seats  (UITCS) for  Ukraine Unbroken , a set of five short plays at the  Arcola , incorporating  Ukrainian  music. And as I was nearly there, a wailing beggar got on the bus, pleading for £2, just £2 - traipsed all over the bus until a woman near me got out her wallet. At which, interestingly, the price rose to £5, please, just £5.. in fact, she only had coins, as she told him, digging them out and giving him what she said was about 40p, and that that was a start. He got out at the next stop . I got out at the stop after , and made my way to Nando's , where I sat down the back - and after I'd ordered, quickly ran to the loo - the afternoon had seen me consume a packet of Terry's Chocolate Orange Minis , and I now had the runs. Anyway, dinner was lovely - although the mash wasn't up to the buttery wonderfulness of Nando's Brunswick (I forgot to mention), whose mash was practically dripping with butter! Started to eav...
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Comedy: Shake It Up! Shakespeare

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Lovely, sunny day today - a real feel of spring! I headed off to the chiropractors ' before lunchtime, following Google Maps ' directions - got there just in time, and they had no record of me. It finally transpired that I was actually looking for the place on the other side of the road ! Thanks a bunch, Google Maps.. Anyway, I found the right place eventually, signed in, and the doctor came down to meet me. Over the course of the next hour, he was pleasant, friendly, and very careful to assuage any doubts I might have - he took my details, examined me, and gave me an initial treatment that, I have to say, was slightly alarming; I'm sure he was kneeling on my spine at one point. Not to mention clicking various bits into alignment. Anyway, afterwards, I'm much improved, and will be seeing him next week to see how things are going. Fascinating discipline really.. This evening, back with  Shake it Up! The Improvised Shakespeare Show , at the  Hen & Chickens . And my di...
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