Month: February 2019

  • A piece of the pie at Waitress the musical

    It was a case of “more hot pies” as S and I headed to the theatre last night. No, not that sort of pies. There was less human flesh and more human feeling on show at Waitress at London’s Adelphi Theatre. The show is an adaptation of the 2007 film of the same name; it…

  • 9 to 5 Promo: Behind the scenes

    It’s video time! Last weekend I stepped out and about in Epsom – in the freezing cold – to shoot the promo videos for Epsom Players’ 9 to 5 The Musical. It involved plenty of walking in and out of lifts, posing in front of signs and trying to master automatic doors. Here is a…

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    To Do @ 32

    Today I turned 32. I’m told (by my boss about two hours ago) that 32 is “a good one”. It’s like 27 apparently. I’ll keep you posted on that. Anyway, last year I posted my list of 31 Things I’ve Learned, so it only seems appropriate to fashion that into a set of principles going…

  • The Chinese are coming

    This column was originally published in DFNI* It seems almost lazy to write about the importance of Chinese shoppers for any section of the duty free industry these days. You can hardly move for hearing about how Asia Pacific is driving growth, or the Chinese shoppers are the key to success in the current market.…