The Old Room - White Bear Theatre
What makes a play like The Old Room successful is its ability to make the portrayal of pertinent contemporary issues believable. There...
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Welcome to The Crazy Chris Website
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Hello and welcome. This is the third version of my personal site - the first two just developed technical problems which I couldn't resolve so I had to start over. Basically it's mostly about theatre as that's where I often find myself outside of work. I'm still not technologically minded so this one might well fail too at some point.
One of these days I might get around to putting up old content from the previous websites. Thanks for stopping by!
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Apr 21, 20183 min read
Ed Byrne: Spoiler Alert - New Wimbledon Theatre
This is Ed Byrne’s warning to his audiences, even if he offers no solutions – practical or otherwise – as to what steps could be taken to...
Apr 13, 20183 min read
Gauhar Jaan - The Datia Incident | Omnibus Theatre, Clapham
At least there’s no pretentiousness in this play insofar as the show’s title reveals there is a critical incident that occurs in this...
Apr 10, 20183 min read
You Can't Take It With You - Bridewell Theatre
What a pleasurable and delightful play this is. I could go on at length about certain aspects in this production of You Can’t Take It...
Apr 10, 20183 min read
Small Faces - Rosemary Branch Theatre
The programme’s cover image for Small Faces includes a telephone off the hook, a bottle of Jack Daniels whisky and a tub of pills. All...
Mar 23, 20183 min read
Harold and Maude - Charing Cross Theatre
According to the programme for this production of Harold and Maude, the play has been performed all over the place, on different...
Mar 21, 20183 min read
Masters of Show Choir 2018 - Arts Theatre
A complimentary ticket does not necessarily result in a complimentary review, and there were certain members of the audience at Angus...
Mar 9, 20183 min read
Girl From the North Country - Noel Coward Theatre
Someone in my row remarked on my much-delayed visit to Girl From The North Country that this particular performance had attracted a...
Feb 12, 20183 min read
Fifty Shades Freed
I recall a task students were asked to do when I was an undergraduate at Westminster Business School (the name sounds prestigious, but...
Jan 28, 20182 min read
The Last Five Years - London Theatre, New Cross
Keen followers of musical theatre will be aware of The Last Five Years – the two-hander musical by Jason Robert Brown. It hasn’t been...
Jan 22, 20183 min read
The Railway Children: A Musical - Cadogan Hall
There are different ways of putting across a story set some time ago – the beatboxing and rapping in the West End production of Hamilton...
Jan 7, 20183 min read
The Greatest Showman
I’ve no idea whether real elephants were used in the filming of The Greatest Showman, though I suspect not: the actual ‘The Greatest...
Dec 31, 20171 min read
How to parent a young adult
Listen to your children for what they say, not what you think they say. They are changing rapidly and you should be open to their new...
Dec 31, 20171 min read
How to declutter your mind
Set aside time. Don't rush. Take a room at a time and methodically clear it out. Drawers, cupboards and surfaces - each item should be...
Dec 31, 20171 min read
Tips for self-promotion
Volunteer rather than waiting to be asked. Take a risk - such as working abroad for six months. Strike a balance between confidence and...
Dec 30, 20171 min read
Beat your cravings
Impose a 15-minute cooling off period during which you try the steps below. If you still feel like eating after 15 minutes you are free...
Dec 30, 20174 min read
My top twenty theatre shows of 2017
1. Bat Out of Hell The Musical – London Coliseum Andrew Polec, as Strat (leader of ‘The Lost’, a collective of young rebels) leads a...
Dec 22, 20173 min read
Jack and the Beanstalk - Gerrards Cross Memorial Centre
There’s a scene in the Broadway musical Ragtime where one character, after a sharp intake of breath, says to another: “Well”. The woman...
Dec 2, 20173 min read
Animus - Trinity Laban Musical Theatre
A quick Google search of the word ‘animus’ brings up the following definitions: 1) hostility or ill feeling, 2) motivation to do...
Nov 20, 20173 min read
Engelbert Humperdinck - Theatre Royal Drury Lane
I wasn’t going to say anything about Engelbert Humperdinck’s sole UK concert in 2017 – I’d never seen him in concert before, so I had no...
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