It’s that time of year again when one tries to justify the humongous expense of theatre-going by trying to seize on a few happy memories in the desperate hope that they justify the outlay.
Yes, it’s the Whingies 2010. Read the rest of this entry »
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The Whingers Awards 2010 – the very worst and the not so bad
Friday 31 December 2010Review – Really Old, Like Forty Five, National Theatre.
Wednesday 3 February 2010
The Whingers have been thinking of their retirement.
Not in the sense of contemplating sitting around watching Countdown (they’re already partial to that) or airing their plus fours on the golf courses of this land, nor even considering their first Saga cruise. No, they’re not at that stage quite yet, though obviously (assuming the ongoing ratings fracas doesn’t escalate) Phil is closer to that end of life than Andrew. And of course their future well-being is about as reliable as an Iraq Inquiry with hardly a pension-pot to piss in. No, they mean retiring from whinging as they’ve witnessed a widow of opportunity which could complete their own critics’ circle. Read the rest of this entry »
A West End Whinger 