Archive for the 'Theatre' Category



Bows and arrows against the lightning!

Published on 20 April, 2006

Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds – live I was fortunate to see Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds on its first live tour in Birmingham last night. The musical masterpiece, the closest adaptation so far of the original HG Wells novel has, amazingly, never been performed live in its entirity [...]


Jasper Carrott’s Rock With Laughter, Birmingham N.E.C. 12th December 2005

Published on 15 November, 2005

One of my favourite comedians of all time is Jasper Carrott, so when he was bringing an updated version of his “christmas cracker” to the N.E.C., I had to go along. Rock With Laughter is a variety show of music, dance and comedy, compered by Carrott himself. Carrott opened with his usual “Oggie Oggie Oggie” [...]