“Dear ENO. The West End Whingers would love to see Candide but their policy of paying to see West End shows has reduced them almost to penury and an ENO ticket might well push them over the edge. As both are adamant that they never want to shop at Lidl, they are reduced to begging for two excellent press seats. Andrew has two cats to support and Phil has a very expensive Night Nurse habit.”
Yes, it’s pathetic, but that’s the credit crunch for you. And with stalls seats at £83.00, what can you do?
Fortunately the ENO came up trumps and offered the Whingers FREE seats – “on this occasion”.
Unfortunately the reviews came out the very next day:
- “Loud, brash, heavy-handed and leaving little to the imagination” Evening Standard
- “What a load of camp old cobblers” The Times
Too late. The trap had snapped shut. Read the rest of this entry »
A West End Whinger 