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Film: Tenzing

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Yesterday , I had booked with TAC for What are We Going to Do when this is all Over? , a play about a couple, one of whom is developing dementia. Showing in the Hen & Chickens . But then The Hideout / Movie Roadhouse London advertised Tenzing , a new film about the first ascent of Everest , showing in Picturehouse Central ! Stars Willem Dafoe  as the expedition leader, Col. John Hunt :  Caitríona Balfe   as Jill Henderson , who and whose husband, Jack, owned the tea plantation in Darjeeling where sherpas were chosen for climbing expeditions - she was also honorary secretary of the Himalayan Society:  and  Tom Hiddleston as Edmund Hillary . I do love my mountains.. and this sounded more interesting than the play, TBH - and cheerier than the one I saw on Monday ! Booked to eat in Bella Italia Shaftesbury Avenue beforehand - eligible for that discount of 30% on food..  Well, it was all happening rather early - I'd booked the restaurant for 5.30, arrive...
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Play: Bull

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Tonight,  second Meetup in a row of three, back with Up in the Cheap Seats (UITCS) for Bull , a play about power plays at work. Showing at Park Theatre . I'd gotten up early, and started work early, so I could knock off early, and headed to the Nando's near the theatre for dinner. Mind you, I was half tempted by this place I passed: It wasn't busy, and I was shown to a cosy, secluded table around a corner, and served quickly. I even had time for their delectable choc-a-lot cake, and to run to the loo. Made my way to the theatre, got a glass of wine, and ran into the organiser - when we went upstairs, we met the others who were coming, and sat and talked theatre until they opened the doors, whereupon we headed in - it was unassigned seating, and we sat together in the second row: The minimalist set is designed to look like an office, which fact is emphasised by the stock index-type content on the screen above. The three main characters are waiting for a meeting with the b...
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Severndroog Castle

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This is the start of three Meetup days in a row. Today, I was back with London Museums A-Z (LoMAZ) for an event (kind of) related to our Dracula activities, this being as they say, the closest castle in a wood that they can get to London! Trouble with Southern Trains , apparently, but Thameslink is quicker for me anyway.  Got myself up, took a bus to the station because one was imminent. Got there a good while before my Thameslink was due - and saw an earlier train I could take, so decided to do that. Southern, it turned out to be, and took me quite safely to Woolwich Arsenal . Where Google Maps sent me in the wrong direction, as usual. But I duly found my bus , found my way to   Oxleas Wood Cafe (if you go down to the woods today..). Now, the bus had done a lot of climbing to get me to the area.. and sure enough, the cafe has a spectacular view: And it didn't occur to me at the time, but wow, what a lovely day we had for it. Anyway, I seemed to be first there, so had...
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