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Plays: Being Brave

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The weekend was supposed to be two more Meetup days. Today, I was to be back with The London Sci-Fi / Fantasy Meetup Group for another social - in the Mad Hatter again! But wouldn't you know it, the pub cancelled it in favour of the World Cup . I thought of film instead, and what came up was Effi o Blaenau , a Welsh-language film set in rural Wales , and based on the most excellent Iphigenia in Splott , a play that I saw years ago. Working-class girl, bored of life, gets an exciting glimpse into another world when she starts dating a wounded soldier - falls pregnant, and discovers the future she'd dreamed of with him isn't happening.. if the film is half as good as the play, it'll be worth it - and this is getting good reviews. Showing in the Garden Cinema . Yeah, but then just yesterday, Up in the Cheap Seats announced a last-minute trip to the Lion & Unicorn Kentish Town to see a play called Being Brave , seven short pieces about people on the cusp of...
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Play: Under the Shadow, Operetta: The Chocolate Soldier, & Play: Monarchs Anonymous

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Wednesday and Thursday were with Up in the Cheap Seats  (UITCS)  - on Wednesday, we were at Under the Shadow , a horror play, based on the film , about a mother and daughter, trying to survive in a Tehran that is being bombed, who find themselves being haunted, on top of it all. Showing in the Almeida .  I went early - the bus was stifling, but at least I had a seat downstairs. I headed for food in The Bull , as always around here.. the walk wasn't pleasant, short as it was, but the pub looked inviting: It was a little more crowded than usual, but I got a table - now, the chicken schnitzel, which I love when it's done well, was a little burnt the last couple of times here, and I half thought of getting the fish n chips, which is renowned - but I'm so glad I plumped for the chicken, which was terrific on this occasion. I polished off a second glass of wine before heading on another short walk to the theatre. And wow, if you hadn't noticed the aircon, you certainly...
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Southwark Hysteries Solstice Special walk, Play: Reel Life, & Work Summer Party

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O n Sunday - I was thinking of heading to see West End Live , the free performance snippets of West End shows, performed in Trafalgar Square .. always a good one! But then, on what was a very busy day for Meetup organisers, London Museums A-Z (LoMAZ) organised a guided walk! And as it was around my area, I could hardly resist - we were to meet in Starbucks before heading off on a Southwark Hysteries Solstice Special walk, as presented by Herstorical Tours , in the person of someone who gloried in the name of Lydia Chlamydia, and was a whore of Ancient Rome .. and Camilla did such a good job of selling it at the   Quentin Blake event that she got a good few more takers. I live not that far away - I could walk there. And miracle #3 of the weekend was that the sign I'd brought specifically for her, from Hever, the day before , as freshly laminated by Jonny, made it to Starbucks safely and was delivered! Not straight away though - I was early. Saw toasties and thought that...
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Film: Disclosure Day & Hever Castle and Gardens

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From Friday was supposed to be three more days of Meetup - that day, I booked with The Hideout for Disclosure Day , in which Emily Blunt plays a TV weather forecaster who suddenly finds herself communicating in a strange, clicking language, which only Josh O' Connor finds he can understand. Colin Firth seems to play a bad guy, as per the trailer. Directed by Spielberg again.. Now, when details were finally announced, it was in the Odeon Leicester Square , fair enough - but at 3.45pm?!! Talk about not catering to people with office jobs! So, four of us cancelled our attendance on foot of that - and decided to head, together, to the much more sensible 7.30pm showing in the same cinema! And for anyone that wants to join me, as I said, I booked for Bella Italia beforehand. The bus drive in was a jolting one, the driver leaning sharply on the brakes - that's happening a lot these days. And the bus was a bit delayed - so I was a little late for the restaurant. One p...
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