Tag: theatre
Found 6 posts.
Les Misérables
Victor Hugo, the son of a General in Napoleon's army, was a French author best known for The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, and Les Misérables. His works have inspired music, and has given life to London's longest running West End musical. Several years ago I'd seen an 8-part adaptation for TV of Les Misérables, and enjoyed it. When visiting Guernsey for the first time I'd seen Hauteville House where he …
December 21, 2024
Spirited Away
An anniversary trip to see the stage play adaptation of Studio Ghibli's "Spirited Away" at the London Coliseum.
June 1, 2024
The Lion King
My sister is a big fan of anything Disney, but specifically, The Lion King. So, my second visit to the Disney 100 exhibition was booked in to be with her on a cold January morning. Though for months before, until Christmas Day when I gave her the tickets, what she didn't realise was that we'd be going to see The Lion King stage play in the West End in the afternon after, with a short interlude at …
January 13, 2024
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Whilst I've read a number of Neil Gaiman's stories, and have watched numerous TV shows and films that he's been involved in, I've never read the book 'The Ocean at the End of the Lane'. I was however aware of it being a stage performance in London, but I was never interested enough to go and see it. That is until I found out the show was on the road, and was coming to The Curve in Leicester. This …
February 2, 2023
My Neighbour Totoro
One of the things I don't usually mention on this predominently travel-oriented blog is that I'm a fan of anime, and Studio Ghibli in particular. After being introduced to the work of Hayao Miyazaki through Spirited Away, one of the first animations I watched after that was the classic My Neighbour Totoro which features two young girls, Mei and Satsuki, moving to a new house in the countryside wit …
January 28, 2023
London Day 1
For the first day of my 30th birthday celebrations I went from Winchester, the ancient capital, to the modern day capital of London for a tour of the Cutty Sark, and to watch the musical "We will rock you"
May 6, 2013