Andrew is on sabbatical but Phil is soldiering on to help you decide between the Merlot and the Marlowe and generally putting London's West End theatre to rights
What’s this? The Whingers venturing out of the West End? Not only that, but into west London? Whatever possessed them?
The answer lies in their sense of giri to blogging playwright Ben Yeoh who came to their party. So while what passes for their hearts may lie in the West End, their burdensome duty to their superiors drew them to the Gate Theatre in Notting Hill
That and the prospect of a 45 minute show in a theatre situated thoughtfully over a pub. Read the rest of this entry »
“It’s only about 45min long max and there’s a pub below!”
Hats off to blogging playwright Ben Yeo (who came to our party) who has got the Whingers’ number.
Ben emailed us to say that he has persuaded the producers of his adaptation/translation of the Noh play…
(or as we always insist on saying: )
…Nakamitsu (which plays at the Gate Theatre in Notting Hill from 24 May – 16 June) to give free tickets to theatre bloggers.
Apparently it involves a “beheading, duty and sacrifice”. Read the rest of this entry »
A West End Whinger 