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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!
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Jan 28, 20244 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 8, 20241 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 4, 20242 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 3, 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...
Dec 31, 20237 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 30, 20231 min read
How to find a good state primary
Ask to see the admission policies for your preferred schools. Reading is one of the most important things children learn in primary...
Dec 29, 20231 min read
Criteria for selecting a prep
Know your child. If you've got an academic son or daughter, do everything you can to get them into an academic school. If they're not...
Dec 6, 20234 min read
Wicked - Apollo Victoria Theatre
Photo credit: Matt Crockett It’s been just over fourteen years since I saw Wicked – and just under four years since I last set foot in...
Dec 4, 20233 min read
Diana in Concert - Eventim Apollo
“Another night with Charles’ friends / I pray to God that it soon ends / Nights like this, I envy the poor / Their parties can’t possibly...
Nov 26, 20233 min read
London Show Choir: Live for Doddie - Cadogan Hall
I still know next to nothing about the London Show Choir, except they are a very large group – by far the biggest choir I’ve seen perform...
Nov 26, 20233 min read
Trevor Noah: Off the Record - The O2 Arena
The observational comedy is on point, for the most part – there was a bit about the German national anthem, which these days has only one...
Nov 9, 20233 min read
Sunset Boulevard - Savoy Theatre
Were there laptops in 1950? Apparently so, according to this production of Sunset Boulevard, or Sunset Blvd. as it insists on marketing...
Nov 7, 20233 min read
The Time Traveller's Wife - Apollo Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue
Not every musical has to be entirely sung through, of course, but there were moments in this stage adaptation of The Time Traveller’s...
Oct 16, 20233 min read
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends - Gielgud Theatre
Opinion was divided amongst fellow theatregoers about Bernadette Peters in her West End debut. “I love her,” one said. Another said she...
Oct 13, 20234 min read
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
Two hours and forty-eight minutes and no interval. That would be quite tortuous for a theatre show, and indeed at the cinema screening of...
Oct 12, 20233 min read
Melonade - Camden People's Theatre
I only went to this show at the invitation of the Camden People’s Theatre, who offered me a complimentary ticket, as I was there anyway...
Oct 8, 20232 min read
Bowie Experience - New Wimbledon Theatre
There is The Bowie Experience, headed by Laurence Knight, which has apparently been doing the rounds since 1997. And then there’s Bowie...
Oct 8, 20232 min read
It's Her Turn Now - The Mill at Sonning
Michael J Barfoot’s adaptation of Ray Cooney’s Out of Order has been modernised to an extent, although it’s telling when Rebecca Willey...
Oct 8, 20233 min read
Noises Off - Theatre Royal Haymarket
It seems slightly odd that in a world that seems so much more chaotic than it was when Noises Off premiered in 1982 that a show, as well...
Sep 16, 20234 min read
The Little Big Things - @sohoplace
This show has the potential, if the producers play their cards right, to run and run. It would have to adapt to go out on tour: the show...
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