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Post by tiptoes on May 14, 2023 16:25:08 GMT
Forget the Vortex currently showing at the Minerva in Chichester, this play written by Somerset Maugham features Clive Francis an alumnus of my wife's school in Eastbourne and Nick Le Provost, alumnus of my public school in Bath orangetreetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/the-circle/about |
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Post by tiptoes on Jun 18, 2023 6:27:24 GMT
I went to see Matinee performance yesterday (Saturday), the last day, and good show it was too in this tiny theatre where I could only get a standing position at the back with the youngsters. No stage so the play is conducted on just the square floor space surrounded on all 4 sides by seats. Before that I walked the good mile and a half to Ham House, bequeathed by Charles 1 to his loyal courtier William Murray and wife, and despite the civil war which resulted in Charles's death, did not fall into Cromwell's hands. It subsequently was passed onto his daughter. Good range of paintings in the House, mainly portraits although there is one depicting the naval battle of Lepranto, nice Gardens too replete with shop, cafe and 2nd hand bookshop. Returned back along the river with all the other runners, cyclists and pedestrians along the narrowish walkway to Richmond Park where a game of CRICKET was about to start. But get this, there was no pavilion or shed like structure for players to change so it all had to done under the trees in the open. Not much good for teas either or is that an anachronism in this day and age of club cricket? There didn't even seem to be toilet facilities although there was a pub, aptly named The Cricketers over the road, which may have been available. While I was resting in the Park, saw planes flying overhead which I now realise were part of the Trooping of the Colour parade including the very noisy Lancasters. Edit: Richmond GREEN not Park, and they were Ty-phoons not Lancasters breaking the sound barrier  |
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Post by sixandout on Jun 19, 2023 6:21:20 GMT
I went to see Matinee performance yesterday (Saturday), the last day, and good show it was too in this tiny theatre where I could only get a standing position at the back with the youngsters. No stage so the play is conducted on just the square floor space surrounded on all 4 sides by seats. Before that I walked the good mile and a half to Ham House, bequeathed by Charles 1 to his loyal courtier William Murray and wife, and despite the civil war which resulted in Charles's death, did not fall into Cromwell's hands. It subsequently was passed onto his daughter. Good range of paintings in the House, mainly portraits although there is one depicting the naval battle of Lepranto, nice Gardens too replete with shop, cafe and 2nd hand bookshop. Returned back along the river with all the other runners, cyclists and pedestrians along the narrowish walkway to Richmond Park where a game of CRICKET was about to start. But get this, there was no pavilion or shed like structure for players to change so it all had to done under the trees in the open. Not much good for teas either or is that an anachronism in this day and age of club cricket? There didn't even seem to be toilet facilities although there was a pub, aptly named The Cricketers over the road, which may have been available. While I was resting in the Park, saw planes flying overhead which I now realise were part of the Trooping of the Colour parade including the very noisy Lancasters. Edit: Richmond GREEN not Park, and they were Ty-phoons not Lancasters breaking the sound barrier Sounds as though you were sandwiched in at Ham House before wondering about cricket teas |
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Post by tiptoes on Jun 20, 2023 16:27:10 GMT
Sandwiched in the theatre watching the Hams.
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Post by tiptoes on Jul 28, 2023 10:21:51 GMT
Forget the Vortex currently showing at the Minerva in Chichester, this play written by Somerset Maugham features Clive Francis an alumnus of my wife's school in Eastbourne and Nick Le Provost, alumnus of my public school in Bath orangetreetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/the-circle/about"Four years after the death of his husband David Oldham, celebrity cleric Richard Coles has found new love with actor Richard Cant. 'Watching him at work makes my heart beat faster; he's stunning,' gushes Richard. 'When I saw him in The Vortex at Chichester, I felt like standing up and screaming: 'That's my Dickie!' Ooh missus. Reminds me when I was in the cinema in O'Connor Street, Adelaide in 2008 watching the film Atonement, originally a novel by Ian McEwan, alumnus of UEA (namedrop), where part of the film reflecting the1930s and 40s was set on the Bandstand in Eastbourne and the cliffs at Beachy Head and 7 Sisters. Watching this on the other side of the world I nearly belted out "I live there." PS As does Richard Coles who resides in East Dean. 2 of my young grandkids enjoyed cricket practise at East Dean CC on Sunday mornings until recently. Unlikely to bump into the good Rev there as he has no interest in cricket. The philistine! Seeing as he was a (pretty ordinary) pupil at Wellingborough School several decades ago when Northants CCC used the school as an outground for matches. |
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