The first three months of the year are a seemingly-endless segue of birthdays, anniversaries and yet more birthdays. Coming right after the Xmas excesses, it’s a veritable drain on the finances. But everyone seems to have enjoyed their relevant day(s).
The progeny bought Mrs.D. two tickets to see “
We will rock you” at the Dominion. So we duly trogged up there for some retail therapy and respite from the d.i.y., which is still not finished and will drag on over several weekends (bit like me, then).
But the show was superb and with Ben Elton providing the humour behind the story, there were several ‘adult’ jokes which went over the heads of the younger audience, in true pantomime fashion. You don’t need to be a die-hard Queen fan to enjoy the show, but a working knowledge of the lyrics is necessary to get the best out of it.
Mig Ayesa is Galileo Figaro (or Shagalo Gigolo as his leading actress Scaramouche (played by the superb Hannah Jane Fox) corrupts it into. They head an excellent cast, with the redoubtable Nigel Planer also on top form. Go see.
Prior to the show, we were wandering around Tottenham Court Road and dodged into the Virgin Megastore for a Costa’s Coffee and general warm-up. Down in the basement they have an Aladdin’s Cave of musical instruments, many of which can be freely played by the customers.
It was very entertaining, watching two guys thrash virtual drum kits, their sticks bouncing soundlessly off of rubber cymbals and tom-toms, while the percussion was evidently being relayed back through their headphones.
Mum, I want one.
# posted by Mr.D. @ 1:08 PM
Drinking and Driving (but clearly not simultaneously)
