Our Trip to Paris
On Friday the 23rd of may dad and i took a train to Paris, France. when we got there we met Paul and put our bags at the hotel. The first thing we saw was the Arc de Triomphe, the Arc de Triomphe was...
View ArticleMatilda
This is in front of the theatre. On Wednesday dad and I went to see Matilda at Cambridge Theatre It was a good show, there were lots of kids in the show. The theatre was completely booked out when we...
View ArticleGoing to School in London
I enjoyed Westminster Academy in London and also didn’t enjoy it at the same time. Westminster academy is a big secondary school in Notting hill. It was fun because the school was really big, I made...
View ArticleThe Tango Southern Railway
Dealing with some organisations is like a dance, where you step in every which way according to an arbitrary set of rules that may or may not be the same for all customers. After arranging for some...
View ArticleGoing to Edinburgh
On Saturday dad and I got a train to Edinburgh the train took 4 hours, it had a food carriage and when we got off the train we got a taxi to our hotel. After we dumped our stuff we had a tour of the...
View ArticleLoch Ness
The Loch Ness monster myth started when a monster was reported in ancient Gaelic legends. It gained popularity in 1933 because a man called Hugh Gray saw a commotion in the water and took a photo then...
View ArticleCastle Sinclair Girnigoe
The northernmost part of mainland Britain has particular significance for us as it is where many of our ancestors were based for centuries. My mother’s maiden name is Sinclair, the leading clan of...
View ArticleBoston
This is me in front of the Declaration of Independence Monument On July the 4th 1776 the Continental Congress announced that the thirteen American colonies, went to war with Great Britain In their...
View ArticleBroadway Show
On Wednesday dad and I went and saw a Broadway Show. We saw the Lion King, I think it was a good show and a bad show because it was basically the same as the movie but it had some jokes in it as well...
View ArticlePlanned Capitals
In the back ground there is the parliament in Ottawa. Since we left London we have visited 2 cities that were planned capitals, Washington DC and Ottawa. Just like Australia the United States and...
View ArticleThe Addams Family
I laughed along heartily at The Addams Family, mainly because the cast worked so well to engage their audience. If only the musical itself was a little more innovative, this would be a brilliant show....
View ArticleThe Age of Bones (Jaman Belulang)
On an island at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago, a boy complains that his mother feeds him only rice, and is sent fishing. When he doesn’t return, the distraught parents enlist the help...
View ArticleTalk
I was more than impressed by the set when I entered the Playhouse for tonight’s performance of Talk. Two levels and three separate spaces fill the stage, and I anticipate a masterpiece, judging by this...
View Article13 Reasons Why
I’ve held off writing about 13 Reasons Why for some time. Why? Well, you might be pleased to know there aren’t 13 reasons. I was impressed with it immediately. My partner and I watched several episodes...
View ArticleNot About Heroes
My first show at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe was this rather intense exploration of the relationship between Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon. And after flying from San Francisco to...
View ArticlePlay Something
I love the concept behind Play Something. There’s a DJ on stage, and when the characters need musical accompaniment, they tell her to play something, sometimes something specific, sometimes something...
View ArticleWordplay
From the moment you walk in, Jess and Nick insist that you feel at home. Straddling the line between theatre and cabaret, this clever and well-written little piece explores the way we use words and how...
View ArticleCannonballl
Cannonball starts well. I’m impressed by the dialogue. I’m impressed by the actors. I’m impressed that it’s genuinely naturalistic and the media being projected is atmospheric and well coordinated....
View ArticleHow Eva Von Schnippisch Won WWII
From the moment she has an audience, it’s clear that Eva Von Schnippisch is not going to let anyone leave the room without getting a right belly laugh out. She engages the audience in the action from...
View ArticleAbout a Goth
Life is all about transitions. Moving from one stage of life to the next, sometimes gracefully, sometimes stumbling, and sometimes holding on for your life. About a Goth explores such a transition as a...
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