Welcome to The Crazy Chris Website

Loving London life...

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!

Defying Gravity: West End Women - Adelphi Theatre

Tuesday nights at the Adelphi Theatre on the Strand are usually taken up by concerts and gigs. It’s the ‘dark’ day for Back to the Future...

Oct 30, 20243 min read

Jake Lambert: The Sunshine Kid - Leicester Square Theatre

Seeing as Jake Lambert’s people are still using my five star review from Edinburgh Fringe 2022 on their marketing for his 2024/25 tour,...

Oct 19, 20242 min read

The Critic (2023 movie)

There are no star ratings in the reviews in The Critic , which means I can get away without one too. (Ner ner.) It starts off being about...

Oct 7, 20243 min read

The Outrun (2024 movie)

I fell for the celebrity trap. I don’t even know if I’m using the right term by saying ‘the celebrity trap’ but I went to see The Outrun...

Oct 6, 20243 min read

Lee (2023 movie)

Someone who liked to take photographs lived during the time of the Second World War and therefore harnessed opportunities to combine...

Oct 6, 20243 min read

The Spy Who Came In From The Cold - Minerva Theatre, Chichester

On my previous trip to Chichester this summer, Southern Railway proved to be a letdown yet again (though I still made it to a performance...

Sep 1, 20243 min read

Reflections on Edinburgh Fringe 2024

Ali Woods: At the Moment, at Underbelly Bristo Square Well, every Fringe is different, I suppose, and the overall number of reviewers,...

Aug 27, 20248 min read

Oliver! - Chichester Festival Theatre

I’ve no idea who played the title character in this production of Oliver! – I’m not on the press list for Chichester Festival Theatre...

Aug 11, 20242 min read

Into The Woods / Musical Theatre Cabaret - Royal Academy of Music

I’ll be brief. I’m conscious that I once started by saying that when I wrote a piece about Bat Out of Hell the Musical, which eventually...

Jun 28, 20244 min read

Barry Manilow - London Palladium

Jimmy Tarbuck’s warm-up act was best summarised as, “Be still my beating heart! Oh. It is.” His light humour hasn’t changed over the...

May 26, 20243 min read

Opening Night - Gielgud Theatre

It is true that not everybody that was seated in the Gielgud Theatre just before 7:30pm was still there just before 10:00pm, although...

Apr 2, 20243 min read

For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy

For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy is incredibly broad – six young men, often with diametrically...

Mar 30, 20244 min read

Cable Street - Southwark Playhouse

The director of this show, Adam Lenson, has been very vocal about Jewish representation, or what he perceives to be the lack of it, on...

Mar 10, 20244 min read

Poor Things (2023 film)

Possibly one of the oddest films I’ve ever sat through (and I’m fully aware that if someone were to ask me if I’ve seen such-and-such a...

Feb 27, 20243 min read

The National Lottery's Big Night of Musicals 2024

There’s the Post Office scandal, in which some of its senior staff still somehow believe miscellaneous subpostmasters were guilty of...

Jan 28, 20243 min read

The Color Purple / All of Us Strangers

I saw two films recently, on separate weekends, and I wasn’t going to bother saying anything about either of them, as I thought they were...

Jan 28, 20244 min read

How to keep your home safe from burglars

Lock your doors and windows every time you leave the house, even when you're just in the garden. Hide all keys, including car keys, out...

Jan 8, 20241 min read

Some quirky stories

Leave a message after the moo A Devon farmer lost his mobile phone after accidentally inserting it into the rear end of a cow while using...

Jan 4, 20242 min read

How to pick a good state school

Start researching local state schools two or three years before your child is due to apply. Check inspection reports and exam results in...

Jan 3, 20242 min read

Another year, another reflection

You’ve probably had your fill of reflections for the year 2023 – or otherwise you’ve been good at avoiding such things. Or – full...

Dec 31, 20237 min read

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