Tag Archives: theatre

Treatment of yellow fungus disease (Rousse)

Posted on November 4, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I arrived a couple of minutes late to be admitted to the auditorium where TPR and some of our friends were in the audience of an Edinburgh Fringe theatre production. Luckily, there was a sudden unexpected power cut before the … Continue reading →

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A clown, killer whales, and curvy bronzed buttocks (Rousse)

Posted on September 22, 2018 by Dreamaticus

Thirty years on I rediscovered the dark-haired Italian man with whom I had been friendly in France in the 1980s. Now working as a professional clown, he lived on the French riviera in a small apartment that offered wonderful views of … Continue reading →

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Party date mix-up and chocolate Settlers of Catan (Rousse)

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Dreamaticus

TPR caused chaos when he declared that we would host our Christmas party on Friday rather than Saturday due to the weather forecast. The last minute change meant that some people now couldn’t make the celebration, and there was a … Continue reading →

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President Donald Trump fails to attract inauguration ceremony audience in tatty Victorian theatre (Rousse)

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Dreamaticus

In the basement of the Muirhead Tower at the University of Birmingham, SPC and I learnt to program. I was surprised at the ease in which I could code. If only it were so easy to program domestic appliances at … Continue reading →

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Disgraced Labour MP leads theatre audience walk-out (Rousse)

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Dreamaticus

As members of the audience left the show mid-performance GSX and I considered it legitimate to move closer to the stage and take a couple of vacated seats in the front row. The star of the show didn’t seem to … Continue reading →

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Travelling by minibus for tea with the Queen at Holyrood Palace (Rousse)

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I was about to take my seat in the theatre when LF grabbed me from behind. ‘Hey’, she said, ‘Someone forgot the arrangement to meet outside!’ It was true. I had agreed to see her prior to the show, not … Continue reading →

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Danish avant garde drama disappoints Manchester audiences (Rousse)

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Dreamaticus

We’d heard that the play was set in a railway carriage so TPR thought that the best place to sit would be the back of the stage. KA and I soon put him right, arguing that we didn’t want to … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: theatre

Treatment of yellow fungus disease (Rousse)

A clown, killer whales, and curvy bronzed buttocks (Rousse)

Party date mix-up and chocolate Settlers of Catan (Rousse)

President Donald Trump fails to attract inauguration ceremony audience in tatty Victorian theatre (Rousse)

Disgraced Labour MP leads theatre audience walk-out (Rousse)

Travelling by minibus for tea with the Queen at Holyrood Palace (Rousse)

Danish avant garde drama disappoints Manchester audiences (Rousse)

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