Blithe Spirit, Geilgud Theatre, London

Two weeks ago,, I was privileged to be in the audience of Blithering Spirit at the Geilgud Theatre. I was there with friends to see a Broadway and Hollywood Legend and Icon, Oscar and Tony award winner newly created, Dame Angela Lansbury.

To say it was a master class in acting would be an understatement, it was a master class in how an actress should be, star quality by the bucket load.

The moment the Dame appeared on the stage, the audience went wild with applause. The 88 year old, yes I have written that correctly, defied her age and was as agile as anyone half her age. She had the audience eating out of her hand for the whole performance and her trance scene once everyone was assembled around the table was nothing short of amazing.

If you can, beg, steal or simply try to get a return for this sell out show. Dame Angela Lansbury is back where she belongs, the London Stage!

 

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State visit to Windsor

This week saw the historic State Visit of Michael D Higgins, the President of the Irish Republic to Windsor as the guest of HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. I was fortunate enough to be in the be crowd that saw all the pomp and ceremony associated with such a visit.

Everything was pulled out for this visit as it was the first time ever that the Head of State of our nearest neighbour had ever visited the UK, this followed the visit of HM The Queen to the Irish Republic in 2011. Both visits are the final stage of the peace process between both countries.

The Australian State Coach carrying HM The Queen and The President.

the Glass Coach carrying HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and Mrs Higgins.

TRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall in a state landau.

I took many other photos of the event, too many to post on my blog, but it may post some of the others later.

 

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HM The Queen in Windsor

As part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations two years, Windsor decided that as it was the home of The Queen, it was only right that the town should have a lasting reminder of The Queens sixty year reign.

And so two weeks ago, The Queen, accompanied by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and HRH The Duke of Cambridge, drove from the Castle to the roundabout adjacent to The Long Walk to unveil a statue of two Windsor Greys.

 

 

 

 

I was fortunate enough to be there at the unveiling as I only live five minutes away and managed to get these wonderful photographs of the royal trio. I was very happy we the images and also my new camera lens.

 

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2014

My first blog of 2014 and so far this year has been very busy. Saying that, I have managed to see one show, Stephen Sondheim's Putting It Together at the new St James Theatre, just around the corner from Buckingham Palace.

The cast do the show was amazing, especially I know that some of them had come straight from pants at various shows across the country.

Sondheim's shows are becoming more popular now and having seen quite a few in the last few years, I have come to appreciate them and also enjoy them. I have always loved the Jerry Herman style of show and indeed still do, but I also can hum a Sondheim tune too now.

If you get chance, go see the show, it has one week left to run and it a wonderful evening out.

 

 

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