Postcards from London

[bugshaw]

A holiday is a marvellous thing. I was going to add photos and links but the WiFi that I got to work yesterday will not play ball today so it's phone only.

Simon Munnery at Leicester Square Theatre was everso good, mixing film and comedy in a quite innovative way. Lots of laughs and some very clever bits, presented in an amiably amateuristic and cack-handed way, it wasn't evident to me until the end just how well-constructed and tight a performance it was. Recommended if you want a slightly different comedy experience, and if you like absurd Pythonesque animation. Still on for a few days, I think.

We ate at Bella Italia, who provided gluten and dairy free food, and I think this is the first time I've eaten somewhere like that where a few seconds after you have had the discussion about dairy free food, they did not turn around and ask whether I wanted parmesan on it :-)

I have a marvellous view from my window but cannot share it. Wait for the WiFi to come back!

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Comments

[ceemage.livejournal.com]

Simon Munnery was in my year at school. He's probably the third most famous Old Boy but, given that 1 and 2 are the late Terry Scott and "publisher" David Sullivan, probably deserves to rank higher.

[bugshaw.livejournal.com]

You are now the second most famous old boy from your year at school to me :-)

[bellinghman.livejournal.com]

I've certainly heard of Scott and Sullivan, but who's Munnery?

(Oh, just put me down as a contrary data point.)

[pickledginger.livejournal.com]

Hurrah for safe food, sensible wait staff, and good comedy.

[saare-snowqueen.livejournal.com]

Glad you had a great time, and also that at least one London restaurant has got the message about meeting the needs of clients with food allergies.

[waistcoatmark.livejournal.com]

Did you ever see him with the rest of us GEC students when he was "The Higher Man" - he was asbolutely awful. The only person I'm aware of who's become genuinely funny as a result of sheer willpower and practise.

[bugshaw.livejournal.com]

I don't think I did see him then, or if I did it has disappeared from my memory...