: ' London theatre'
Going Dark
The biggest surprise from West End theatre was an advert tucked away on page 21 [...]
The Knowledge on stage
It still retains some of the great comic dialogue spoken by the examiner, Mr Burgess [...]
The Knowledge, The Play
The producers would have to be possessed with the tenacity and belief in their project, as any aspiring student of The Knowledge, to achieve their badge [...]
The Peoples’ Palace
Perched high up, towering above all other buildings was Alexandra Palace. Majestic and dilapidated, a shadow of the ’Peoples Palace` it once was named. [...]
Shakespeare in Love
It is not often that a cabbie gets to play a seminal role in a play, but this happens in one of the scenes from Shakespeare in Love written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, with [...]
The Shock of the Old
Nothing quite prepares you for what must be one of the greatest experiences in London: you’ve enjoyed a pre-theatre drink looking across the Thames at Wren’s masterpiece, itself a view not seen outside any other London [...]
A Bard’s close shave
The summer solstice had just passed and on a glorious sunny June day theatre goers keen for an afternoon’s entertainment crossed the River Thames to a theatre part-owned by one of London’s most popular playwrights of [...]
Taking sides
In an age when it’s hard to get a cigarette paper between the ideology of the leaders of our three main political parties, it’s hard to imagine a time when views were so much more polarised [...]
Look Behind You
It’s pantomime time again, when small children get their first experience of live theatre and for those of you who aren’t lucky enough to experience this Christmas treat, a small explanation is necessary. Panto originated about 16th [...]
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London Map of Days by Mychael Barratt
Mychael Barratt has taken 366 events that have shaped our City and produced an original and very limited eight-plate etching which was shown at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in 2015. This book features the 366 date-specific references to events or people throughout London’s history. His brilliant drawings show events as diverse as 17 December 1849, the first bowler hat was created by Thomas and William Bowlers; 3 December 1976, Pink Floyd’s inflatable pig breaks free from Battersea Power Station; 11 November 1920, Cenotaph on Whitehall, designed by Edwin Lutyens, is unveiled on Armistice Day.
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London Trivia: Taxi!
Thanks Dave, don't forget you can get a daily fix of trivia on Twitter
London Trivia: Taxi!
Love these bits of trivia
The London Grill: Pete Johnson
Thanks, David. I try to keep the engagement going. I would sooner have
The London Grill: Pete Johnson
Thanks for writing about CabbieBlog Pete. Your great blog has more com
The London Grill: Pete Johnson
Thanks for the feature, David. I have a blog post about it today. htt