If you haven’t heard of them then where have you been living for the past few years. Check out the Wikipedia Entry for details. Anyway, we saw them at The Festival Theatre last night and they were as odd as expected. The foyer smelled like a hairdressers on the way…
Snakes on a Plane
Train journey back from sunny Scarboro found me with some time on my hands and space on a table to watch Snakes on a Plane. Disaster movie with a twist would be my best take on it. Obviously the clue is in the title, but why they are there and…
Final festival fling
Friday night saw us at the Chinese State Circus in a big tent at the Meadows. Wow, its a long time since I’ve seen such amazing acrobatics. I was in awe at some of the agility and strength on display. So much so that I kept clapping, mesmerised by the…
Comedy at last
Saw some great comedy on the works night out at Jason Byrne. Good stuff – maybe I’m a cynic though as I’m sure his adlibs were rehearsed… Mind trickery from Chris Cox beforehand was okay but nothing hugely original.
Proper Ballet
Maybe I’m getting old, but I was hugely, and unexpectantly entertained by Giselle at the Edinburgh Playhouse last night. Now it wouldn’t normally be my first choice to go and see ballet, but this classical piece was captivating. Reading the programme was a must though otherwise I would not have…
2008 Fringe Efforts
This year has been a bit of a slow start for our Festival Fringe going this year. Just seem to be busy doing other things! Anyway – we have seen a couple of things so far with a few more booked in too. First off at St George’s West was…
I'm turning Australian
Not really, but after 3 Barbecues in 3 days maybe I should. Friday night it was 2 or 3 chums for lots of home made stuff from masterchef Lorraine, including meat and veggie burgers, salsa, hummous, salad, and chutney. Then Satuday is was off to Craigs for a few hours…
Cloverfield…
Godzilla type monster movie set in the stereotypical monster movie capital – Manhattan. But this time it’s all seen through the eyes, or rather camera of one man as he starts off filming a party and then him and his friends efforts to save the main man’s unrequited love. At…
Paris
Just back from a fantastic, if at some stages frantic, weekend in Paris. As if you weren’t aware dear reader, that I have been doing the website for Mark Beaumont and his attempt to smash the World Record for cycling round the world. So off to Paris Lorraine and I…
27->28 Tuesday and Wednesday
That’s it – the last two days are over and we’ve survived the No TV regime for the whole of February. There was no desire to stay up until midnight and watch stuff, or to get up and watch breakfast TV for the first time in a month which was…