Performance: The Storeroom
Updated: 2011-02-27 10:55:00
: : Paul in London Paul is in London . And seeing mostly theatre Sunday , February 27, 2011 Performance : The Storeroom In an attempt to see something different from the usual theatrical fare on Saturday evening , I was at the Drill Hall to catch The Storeroom which has been described as a potent cocktail of glamour murder and intrigue . This one-woman show starring Sian Williams is very intriguing and inventive . And certainly something different . Williams does hold your attention while she is on stage , thanks to her intense performance and mildly sexy outfits . While its origins from the Edinburgh Fringe appear obvious at times economical sets , lighting and props it was an enjoyable piece from The Kosh And the red raincoat and the ventriloquist scenes were particularly entertaining .
: : Paul in London Paul is in London . And seeing mostly theatre Saturday , February 19, 2011 Theatre : The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee I was part of a large gathering of bloggers who went to see Tuesday night's preview of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at the Donmar organised by the West End Whingers It was a huge gathering and it felt as if half the circle audience had their own blog and a minor following . Anyway , this is a show about a spelling bee and the lives of its awfully competitive American contestants . This show looks so polished now that it is hard to believe it is an early preview . Only the sounds from the grumbling of the creative team if you're sitting in the circle would give away that this is still a work in . progress I was familiar with this
: : Paul in London Paul is in London . And seeing mostly theatre Thursday , February 17, 2011 Scenes from the Ballet : Swan Lake With all the talk about The Black Swan including recent fan art it was nice to see the Royal Ballet's classic production . Monday Zenaida Yanowsky and Nehemiah Kish were Odette and Prince Siegfried pictured above It is a pleasure to watch Ms Yanowksy . Sitting close , you could appreciate the commanding performance she gives . And she is a very tall swan too . A very satisfying production of a perfect ballet , worth repeat viewings . It is a great date ballet too and given it was Valentines Day there were a few couples around and dare one suggest romance was in the air hopefully not the cursed kind It runs various dates until April 5 Photo credit : Royal Opera
: : Paul in London Paul is in London . And seeing mostly theatre Wednesday , February 16, 2011 Theatre : The Last Five Years It is February , so it is long overdue for another production of Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years This time at the Tabard Theatre in Chiswick . It seems like there isn't a month in London when you can't catch this show . And then during Edinburgh Fringe there are usual competing productions of it , along side multiple productions of Sweeney Todd and musicals about infectious sexually transmitted diseases . It is understandable that this show is popular as it covers a range of emotions sad , happy etc gives two actors a chance to shine , and is potentially cheap to stage . The popularity of staging this show should not be confused however with the show being
: : Paul in London Paul is in London . And seeing mostly theatre Sunday , February 13, 2011 Advertising : Anna Nicole The Royal Opera posters for Anna Nicole are all over the tube network at the moment and they look great . There is also the following trailer for the opera . There is a growing buzz about this show the Royal Opera is even getting news stories in Marie Claire and so it will be fascinating to see what Eva-Maria Westbroek who I last saw in Tannhäuser does with the role when I catch it later this week . Posted by Pauly Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Labels : advertising 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom About Me Pauly London , United Kingdom I am a thirty-something gay male from
: : Paul in London Paul is in London . And seeing mostly theatre Saturday , February 12, 2011 Opera : Troy Boy Thursday night I caught the Merry Opera's new production of Troy Boy at Upstairs at the Gatehouse The Merry Opera company takes opera productions and develops new English translations with a twist . It is a great concept , although in this case more abridging of the source material might have helped . I doubt there is much that would be missed from Offenbach's La Belle Hélène the story of Helen of Troy if an extra half hour was cut from . it Nevertheless there is some fine singing and performances in this occasionally sexy production . The energy and enthusiasm of the cast is without a doubt . I liked the concept of Helen stuck in suburbia and beginning to let her mind wander in a
: : Paul in London Paul is in London . And seeing mostly theatre Sunday , February 06, 2011 Theatre : The Children's Hour The Children's Hour which has just started previews at the Comedy Theatre is one of those blockbuster dramas with a fantastic cast that you just have to go see . Lillian Hellman's dated 1934 play gets some serious star power here . With Keira Knightley and Elisabeth Moss in the lead roles , along with Ellen Burstyn , Carol Kane and Tobias Menzies you feel as though you should applaud everyone's entrance just because it is the thing to . do Despite running at the Comedy Theatre , the play is a drama set in an all-girls boarding school run by Karen and Martha Knightley and Moss When an angry student runs away from the school , she tells her grandmother that the two
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