London Still Rocks!

The next two nights' entertainment, I got the idea for from  Over 40 Living the Life , who are charging more for tickets, so I'll be seeking to avoid them.  Tonight, I saw the  Bronco Billy  musical , at the  Charing Cross Theatre . Booked with  Official London Theatre . Booked to eat at  L' Ulivo  beforehand - I' ve always liked it. Finishing the blog earlier took a little longer than anticipated - I was rushing for the bus , praying not to miss it; I was starving! As I approached the stop , I could see traffic backed up the whole way down the street - no sign of the bus, and I wondered whether it was caught up in it and hadn't arrived yet, or I'd missed it. Phew, saw it round the corner at last! which left me with conflicting emotions - yay, it'd been delayed and I hadn't missed it, and oh no, if it's delayed too much, I'll miss my booking! Happily, once we were on the main road , it became apparent that the holdup was in the opposite directio...

Tonight, I finally got to see   The Motive and the Cue , now showing at the   Noel Coward Theatre . A   National Theatre   production, it's now moved home - I never did get to see it during its initial run. It depicts   Richard Burton   rehearsing to play   Hamlet , under the direction of   John Gielgud .. I heard great things, and I was delighted to be seeing it at last. Cheapest tickets I found with   Official London Theatre   - which isn't official at all.. Left it to the last minute to book anywhere to eat, of course - I am that busy. Happily, it's a Monday! so I was ok - saw there was a Bella Italia just down from it, and lo, they had availability at 5.45. Booked, and managed to get myself there in decent time - mercifully, the bus had been delayed, so I was in perfect time for it. After an afternoon's snow (!), there were a few icy patches on the pavements - but I made it there safely. Typically, they were busy. They had to clea...