A gorgeous start to the day beside the sea at Felpham, West Sussex. Itβs even sunny! If I need a reason to keep on living, this is itβ¦. So itβs the perfect antidote to anxiety and despair.
This is astonishing. @realtomfrancis trying to sing the title song of @sunsetblvd as he walks through Shubert Alley in nyc: what an ordeal!
Surely he canβt be singing LIVE?
From last nightβs cabaret return of #PhilipQuast in his intimate autobiographical show at @CrazyCoqs: he is joined by #MattRawle in a thrilling duet of βIn Lilyβs Eyesβ from THE SECRET GARDEN (in which he starred in the Australian and UK premieres of).
Last night I was privileged to see the extraordinary return of my friend #PhilipQuast to the London cabaret stage at @CrazyCoqs, after his recent formal retirement from the theatrical stage. What a privilege to see him at such close quarters. And in such glorious voice, too.
A lot of musicals are being given a second go-round in one-off concert showings right now, but GHOST IN CONCERT provided a more persuasive case for an underrated show than most. I had a genuinely enjoyable time!
All but one of the terrific cast for GHOST IN CONCERT were entirely off-book, quite an achievement for a single show only, they were thrillingly led by @OliverTompsett & @luciejones1 as Sam & Molly, their gleaming rock-star voices matched by the sincerity of their acting.
Last nightβs one-off performance of GHOST IN CONCERT (which originally premiered in the West End in 2011) was less a concert than a blueprint for how to stage the show on a more intimate scale. Though I missed the seamless magic illusions of @paulkieve, everything else was there.
Farewell to #MaggieSmith, who has died, aged 89. Iβm presenting her the Criticsβ Circle 2015 Award for Services to the arts, which she accepted at an event in April 2016.
@guardian news story: theguardian.com/film/2024/seβ¦
When my current depression passes, I will be forever indebted to the calm and serenity provided by our regular visits to the seaside at Goring-by-sea. I am so lucky to live just 25 minutes from here.