{"id":1028,"date":"2011-12-13T15:14:54","date_gmt":"2011-12-13T15:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tomsalinsky.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1028"},"modified":"2011-12-13T15:14:54","modified_gmt":"2011-12-13T15:14:54","slug":"december-catch-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomsalinsky.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/2011\/12\/13\/december-catch-up\/","title":{"rendered":"December catch-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, it has been a long time since I was here!<\/p>\n<p>This has been for a couple of reasons, largely, we\u2019ve bought a flat which we will be renovating in the New Year \u2013 expect lots of bloggy fun covering that. And also, I\u2019ve been writing my first play with my good friend Robert Khan. Coalition had its first reading on 30 November and is currently seeking producers.<\/p>\n<p>Let me do a quick cultural round-up to keep you all up-to-date. In recent weeks I have seen\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>One Man Two Guvnors<\/strong> \u2013 a gloriously playful take on a classic farce, blessed with four stand-out performances from Oliver Chris, Tom Edden, Daniel Rigby and of course James Corden. A more purely joyful night at the theatre you couldn\u2019t wish for. And a skiffle band too!<strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Matilda <\/strong>\u2013 I knew it would be good, I didn\u2019t dream that it would be astoundingly good. Tim Minchin\u2019s lyrics and music are heartfelt, delectably clever and roaringly funny, Bertie Carvell turns in an award-winning performance as Miss Trunchbull, the sets and lighting are perfect and Dennis Kelly\u2019s additions to Roald Dahl\u2019s story fit seamlessly. All this without mentioning Matilda herself \u2013 there are four in rotation, but if the one we saw is anything to go by, then they are all stars in the making. Go!!<strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dave Gorman\u2019s PowerPoint Presentation \u2013 <\/strong>Unfussy, unencumbered by a deadening theme, just an hour and a half in the company of one of the cleverest, most affable comedians on the circuit. A delight.<strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We also saw The Kitchen and Daniel Kitson both at the National Theatre. The former\u2019s slight story is transformed by stunningly choreographed playing and the latter is his usual detailed, hilarious, heartbreaking self. But both have finished now, so you can\u2019t go.<\/p>\n<p>Come and see the next reading of Coalition instead though \u2013 20-22 January, afternoons at <a href=\"http:\/\/leicestersquaretheatre.ticketsolve.com\/shows\/126521603\/events\" target=\"_blank\">The Leicester Square Theatre<\/a> and follow the progress of the play on its <a href=\"http:\/\/coalition-play.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">new website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, it has been a long time since I was here! This has been for a couple of reasons, largely, we\u2019ve bought a flat which we will be renovating in the New Year \u2013 expect lots of bloggy fun covering that. And also, I\u2019ve been writing my first play with my good friend Robert Khan. 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