Category: London UK
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Arcola Theatre: Donizetti and Ravel Operas
Opera Alegria poster for Grimeborn Grimeborn is an annual summer series of opera performances by alternative companies, held at the Arcola Theatre in Dalston. This is a chance to hear chamber versions of operas, sung up close and personal by accomplished singers, accompanied by piano or sometimes small ensembles. Sunday, August 5, it was a…
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Taming of the Shrew, Trinidad Style
Taming of the Shrew by The Oratory Foundation in Stratord upon Avon Strolling along the Avon River on the way to see Miss Littlewood at the Swan, we chanced on an outdoor production of Taming of the Shrew by a little company from Trinidad-Tobago. I was fascinated, and only with regret tore myself away to…
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August 4: Miss Littlewood
Amanda Ayeh as Joan 2, Amanda Hadingue as Nick, Photo by Topher McGrillis Joan Littlewood was a theatre innovator who had a huge influence on how theatre is made. A tough cockney who quit RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art)and walked from London to Manchester, she joined with young Jimmy Miller (later AKA Ewan McColl)…
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August 2: Biker Gang Opera at Wilton’s Music Hall
Outside Wilton’s Music Hall Wilton’s Music Hall is our local theatre, a ten minute walk from our east-end London flat. It operated as a music hall in the 1860s and 70s, and subsequently became a Methodist Mission (1888 to 1956). It was abandoned and derelict for decades, with periodic efforts by local activists to revitalize…
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Ah, London!
Tower Bridge raised We landed at Gatwick Wednesday morning, August 1. Beautiful sunny day, a lot like southern Ontario. England has been in the grip of a drought, but it has cooled off slightly in our honour. The emerald isle is more yellow and brown than usual, but it glows in the bright sunshine. We…
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Women’s March in London UK against Trump
Judith and I went on the Women’s March against Trump from the US embassy to Trafalgar Square. The streets leading to the embassy were packed, so it took a long time to get to the embassy. When we finally reached the embassy, the march to Trafalgar square had started. We followed. It was a very…