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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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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 31, 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 30, 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 28, 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 18, 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 8, 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...
Jul 1, 20194 min read
Broken Dreams and San Francisco, Tea and Scones, My Fair Lady and Melania Trump
The Americans were out in force in London over the weekend, and not just because there were some baseball games going on at the London...
Jul 1, 20196 min read
Cinderella - Royal Albert Hall
I’m not entirely sure what the foreign couple directly behind me at the Royal Albert Hall were applauding and shouting “Bravo!” at...
Jun 16, 20193 min read
A hacker's glossary
BOTNET A group of compromised computers connected to the internet, which can be used to distribute further attacks, such as DDoS....
Jun 4, 20191 min read
The Old Vic and National Theatre Live
The Old Vic used to send me updates on their productions, adding that they noticed I hadn’t booked to see anything there for a while....
May 14, 20193 min read
An eclectic weekend
In October 2018, I went to a concert called ‘The Best of the West End’ and, alongside thousands of others in the Royal Albert Hall, was...
May 12, 20197 min read
Man of La Mancha - London Coliseum
As it’s such a rarity even in West End musicals these days, it’s always good to hear the English National Opera’s orchestra (44-strong...
May 7, 20193 min read
This is My Family - Minerva Theatre, Chichester
There are some shows that might mention the name of the play or musical within the dialogue itself (never in Les Misérables, many times...
May 5, 20192 min read
Sweet Charity - Donmar Warehouse
It was like listening to a cat being strangled. I mean, it really was that unpleasant. Anne-Marie Duff, who takes on the title role in...
May 3, 20193 min read
Ain't Misbehavin' - Southwark Playhouse
Unless I missed it (and it is quite impossible to nod off during such a vibrant production like Ain’t Misbehavin’), there is only the...
Apr 24, 20192 min read
Pet Sematary (2019 movie)
I don’t see a lot of horror movies – in fact, these days, with the number of invitations to review theatre productions that come through,...
Apr 23, 20193 min read
Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake - New Wimbledon Theatre
I read with interest remarks attributed to Sir Matthew Bourne, apparently at the Olivier Awards 2019, in which he paid tributes to his...
Apr 21, 20193 min read
Shows with soldiers
The pot calling the kettle black One can’t get to everything, and according to Tutku Barbaros who writes for ‘The Tung’, that makes me a...
Apr 7, 20197 min read
Comedy Round Mine April 2019 - New Wimbledon Theatre Studio
The thing about a small crowd at a comedy gig is that one could sit at the rear of the auditorium and still get picked on in the...
Apr 2, 20193 min read
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