Monthly Archives: December 2008
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A Little Night Music
To the Menier Chocolate Factory for dinner & Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music with Chris & parents and John from Atlanta. I can’t remember ever ... -
Advent 25: And the last word…
…goes to John O’Brien. I could never pinpoint why John’s classes, and the experience of working with him was quite so different to every other teacher. ... -
Advent 24: Till Eulenspiegel
The top-prize for annoying till-routines goes jointly in my head to Boots and Smiths. Smiths at airports always seem to be running special offers, so that ... -
Advent 23: Brought to book
When Ivan Nagy took over ENB after Peter Schaufuss went to Berlin, we had another year of Peter’s Nutcracker to contend with until Ben Stevenson’s came ... -
Advent 22: How to lead someone off stage
Another gem from Mark Morris. It was in a rehearsal for Drink to me only with thine eyes and there was this bit where a guy ... -
Advent 21: I got rhythm, I got matches…
Around the same time as the Gary Harris/Indian River Music story, Kevin Richmond was playing Scrooge in Christopher Hampson’s Christmas Carol. So there we all were, ...