still growing mushrooms and a nice surprise

[woolymonkey]

Sorry not to be around much. That fungal ear infection is proving bloody hard to shift. After yet another GP appointment, I'm on systemic fungicide--more Gardener's World than ER--and hoping this'll be the one that kills it. Meanwhile work is gathering business as my courses get started. Must remember to wipe the shiny ointment off my face before I go and teach tonight.

Squirrel is busy busy busy with late rehearsals and now performances of Oliver every night this week. He's home just long enough to eat something at 4.30. After that he's locked in the Mumford theatre--no food allowed, only water--until after 10pm.

Spider and I went to see An Inspector Calls at the Arts Theatre last night, just the 2 of us partly because of Oliver and mostly because tickets ain't cheap. I wasn't expecting to enjoy it all that much, just going really because it seemed only fair that Spider should have a chance to see his one of his GCSE texts performed and see what live theatre on an actual stage is like. It was great! Really inventive and appropriate set design and fantastic performances that made me think again about Priestly's characters. (I'd dismissed them as 2D ciphers, which they are up to a point, but clearly there's scope to bring out different aspects to them.) If you're in Cambridge, I really recommend seeing this. It's on until Saturday and seemed to have a few seats free. I overheard some Arts regulars saying it was the best thing they'd seen there in years.

ETA. I recommend Oliver! too, obviously, but I know it's completely sold out.

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

I remember enjoying it when I saw it years back. Priestley was surprisingly barbed.

[woolymonkey.livejournal.com]

He certainly is. Also more depth and comic potential in Mrs. Birling than I'd managed to spot on my own.

[bugshaw.livejournal.com]

Ah, a friend was surprised to hear snatches of Who Will Buy? in town. Oliver explains it...

[woolymonkey.livejournal.com]

It does indeed. I should have mentioned that of course I'd recommend Oliver too, only it's sold out :) Spider and Musique saw it yesterday while I was teaching. I'm off to see it this evening while Spider rehearses for Dido and Aeneas. Busy busy week...

[dorispossum.livejournal.com]

Thanks for reminder on 'Inspector Calls' - which is M's favourite play, and with life going bonkers at the moment, we'd forgotten it was on. M managed to grab couple of tickets for tomorrow night, so :)

Hope werk is kind to you meanwhile, and fungus clears off pdq.

[woolymonkey.livejournal.com]

Oh good! Hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.