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!

West Side Story - 2021 movie

WHY? It’s the question in the back on my mind ever since I became aware there was a new version of West Side Story hitting cinema...

Dec 13, 20213 min read

Evie Rose Lane - Lola's Underground Casino

I hadn’t heard of Evie Rose Lane before she was a guest at a Danielle Steers concert, one that was postponed several times due to...

Dec 12, 20213 min read

Life of Pi - Wyndham's Theatre

Those familiar with the novel Life of Pi may – should they wish to indulge in the pleasure – have fun in spotting what elements of the...

Dec 3, 20213 min read

tick, tick... BOOM! (2021 film)

What works as a ninety-minute one-act musical is too long as just under two hours in the cinema, even factoring in for the ten-minute...

Nov 23, 20213 min read

Bat Out of Hell - Manchester Opera House

Welcome to Spoiler Central. Do not read on if for whatever reason (usually because you haven’t seen it for yourself yet) you do not wish...

Sep 11, 20213 min read

Mrs Lowry and Son

Back in the days when theatre tickets were reasonable (we’re talking 2013 in this case) I used to see practically everything in Trafalgar...

Aug 29, 20192 min read

On Your Feet! - London Coliseum

The story of Emilio (Georgie Ioannides) and Gloria Estefan (Christie Prades), as On Your Feet! is subtitled, is a good one but their...

Aug 28, 20193 min read

Making Noise Quietly

This trilogy of short plays, Making Noise Quietly, would have worked better as a motion picture if it had taken bolder steps to adapt its...

Aug 26, 20193 min read

Fleabag - Wyndham's Theatre

I really don’t watch television these days, and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is a fairly new thing in my calendar (and may yet, the...

Aug 25, 20192 min read

Reflections on Edinburgh Fringe 2019

A shorter list of non-reviewed shows to write about for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, as there weren’t that many shows that I wasn’t...

Aug 23, 20196 min read

Rob Bell - An Introduction to Joy | Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019

Now this is a departure from the usual Edinburgh Fringe staple diet of straight plays and stand-up comedy sets: An Introduction to Joy,...

Aug 18, 20192 min read

Matthew Bourne's Romeo + Juliet - Sadler's Wells Theatre

Ah yes, a handgun in a production of Romeo + Juliet. Or is it Romeo & Juliet? Or plain old Romeo and Juliet? There’s even a pop music...

Aug 7, 20193 min read

The Girl on the Train - Duke of York's Theatre

There are, I suppose, very few theatrical adaptations of books that are as gripping as the books themselves. Now, this may be an...

Aug 4, 20193 min read

Some quirky stories...

Richard Briggs is selling his £10,000 Action Man collection – because it takes up too much room. The 42-year-old from Somerset has spent...

Jul 30, 20192 min read

The View UpStairs - Soho Theatre

There have been a number of shows in recent years that have highlighted the deaths of large numbers of people in the LGBT+ community –...

Jul 29, 20193 min read

The Deep Blue Sea - Chichester Minerva Theatre

With psychological and mental health being increasingly talked about, perhaps this revival of The Deep Blue Sea is quite timely. I only...

Jul 27, 20192 min read

Margot, Dame, The Most Famous Ballerina in the World - King's Head Theatre

I must admit I wasn’t aware of the extent of Dame Margot Fonteyn’s (1919-1991) (Abigail Moore) involvement in the political affairs of...

Jul 17, 20193 min read

This Is Going to Hurt Live, 13, Present Laughter and Noises Off

This Is Going To Hurt Live – Vaudeville Theatre I recall seeing this show a while back at Soho Theatre, and in its West End...

Jul 14, 20196 min read

The Wild Party and City of Angels - Royal Academy of Music

I had the front row to myself one Sunday evening at the Royal Academy of Music (other rows were more densely populated). But still, I...

Jul 7, 20195 min read

Making the most of an uncertain future

I don’t see a lot of films these days – come to think of it, I don’t think I ever did. It’s the 300 or so live performances a year that...

Jun 30, 20194 min read

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