Tag: London

Killing Eve is ‘Killing It.’

Loving the new TV series on BBC iPlayer about a crazy assassin and her counterpart, a witness protection officer, turned agent.

Sandra Oh is magnificent as the agent who makes it her life mission to catch this intriguing and bonkers miscreant, played by Jodi Comer. I was first drawn to this drama when a friend said it was set in some of my favourite locations, such as Paris and Berlin. Loving the cast, including Sean Delaney and Fiona Shaw. Brilliantly comical and entertaining performances fused with a clever and witty script make this a real gem!

The episodes begin with comedy and continue with moments of high drama, delicately filmed in quite glamorous settings. The programme is beautifully shot and stylish with clever editing and a fast narrative. The interconnection between Sandra and Jodie is fascinating as it unfolds.

I hope you all take a moment to check out this series and let me know how you find the whole thing.

The Brilliant Book of Mormon

It was finally time for me to evaluate this much-talked-about West End Show.

Tongue-in-cheek, yet irresistible. That is the way to sum up this masterpiece play by the makers of South Park. Although, those of you with delicate sensibilities may want to stop reading right now as sometimes it borderlines on total ridicule of the Mormon faith.

It has taken a while for me to get round to seeing exactly what this was all about and all I went in with was a knowledge that some people might find it offensive. Luckily for me I do not get easily put off and I went to a Saturday night showing, immediately pleased by the opening song, which takes the mickey out of the door-to-door selling of religion by depicting a Mormon training academy.

The music was great and the lyrics were really quirky (and outright rude at times… be prepared for the C word and some jokes about maggot infested scrotums). One ditty was about switching off any feeling you might have in order to be a positive person. A guy referred to fancying his buddy and having to switch off the gay part of hisself. Another talked about his sister dying and him not being there when she passed away because he was queueing for the latest iPhone. Generally it was pointing to the fact that some of the stories and ideas within this religion were hard to follow or explain but the preachers had to simply forget about those aspects that didn’t quite make sense.

Without giving away the plot, the two missionaries went to Uganda where they tried to convert locals to the Mormon way of life and get them baptised. Suffice to say, this was not an easy task. A local army general was treating the locals badly and creating a barrier to any progress they were making.

This hilarious play was punctuated with spectacular song and dance numbers and its stars really shone with incredible vocals, clever dance routines and great comic acting.

I gave this performance five stars. You really must go and see it for yourselves!

A Day Out in London

A long awaited day out in London proved to be sunny and refreshing. Visiting my cousin who has recently moved to South London, my aunt and I took the fast train in and, for once, plenty of seats were available. This was the first time in ages that I have not had to stand in the galley for fifty minutes.

Kings Cross station was fairly quiet and the gleaming sun shone warmly through the lovely ceiling of this grand old station this morning.

Having taken the tube and a bus to Streatham, we assessed her new flat, which sits comfortably above a pub, just far enough from the High Street to somehow disguise the ambient noise. The pub looked enticing so we ended up trying out the food there, perusing a menu which had a great selection of roasts. I vied for a burger in the end.

The little, busy town of Streatham seems very multicultural with some really tempting cuisines from restaurants such as those of Ethiopian origin and Spanish too. The town centre thrives and buzzes and feels friendly and I imagine it would have an excellent night life. As a writer, I stood in the little park outside my cousins’s place and imagined the many events that must have taken place there and the possible stories that I might be able to describe. I envisaged many first kisses, the odd argument, protests, celebrations, Christmas decorations and probably old brass bands. I can imagine many people fell in and out of relationships there. My head is filled with possibilities.

Part of me wants to live in London with its theatres and museums and wonderful selection of foods. Streatham is contemporary enough for me. It is alive with multiple pockets of intriguing activity. Yet the mix of towns and villages that Cambridgeshire has still draws me back in, as it does every time. London shall always be somewhere I love to visit, though.

What is your favourite part of Streatham?