Month: November 2017

  • Bienvenue a Montreal

    I am back on the road with work – this time that road has taken me (and a fair few others in the duty free industry) out to Montreal in Canada. We touched down late last night to the encouraging news from the captain that it was -5 degrees outside. It put the “freezing” 7…

  • The same train of thought

    Train strikes, don’t you just hate them? If you are a commuter they are probably somewhere between the bane of your existence and a constant frustration which you have accepted as a part of life – like Robin in accounts who sits 10 feet from your desk and can’t chew food without producing noise equivalent…

  • Doctor Who: New Doctor, new look

    We have a new Doctor and, therefore, a new look for fans to get their heads round. The BBC’s Doctor Who has been thrilling fans for decades and during that time 13 actors have played the part – 12 as “The Doctor” and John Hurt as another iteration of the character known as “The War…

  • #KeepTheSecrets: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

    This week has been a pretty theatre-filled affair. After Big Fish on Wednesday, I was back in the stalls on Thursday and Friday for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Now, despite my usual view on spoilers, I am going to follow the publicity campaign and “keep the secrets” for this show. The reasons for…

  • Friday Zeitgeist: Lion King, Sam Smith, Hallowe’en, Kevin Spacey

    Welcome to my first Friday Zeitgeist. zeitgeist ˈzʌɪtɡʌɪst/ noun the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time. This aims to capture the spirit and mood of the last week by looking at eight things people have been talking about. Why? Well tonight…

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    Big Fish at The Other Palace

    Last night S and I popped to the theatre for one of the most unexpectedly brilliantly shows of the year so far. We almost forgot we had bought tickets for Big Fish at The Other Palace. We booked them on a whim a while ago and were suddenly reminded about them when we saw an…

  • Buckle and Seam bring back the briefcase

    Are we allowed to make briefcases a thing again? I don’t mean briefcases in the 1980’s Wall Street style, but a dignified case in which the respectable gent might carry his personal belongings for the day. The renaissance has already begun. Sort of. Pulp Fiction kept the briefcase in the public eye and now they…