Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons

No, despite its title, Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons is not some kind of stage adaptation of that Ewan McGregor-narrated Expedia ad. It is, in fact, the story of a relationship through the lens of language – with a dash of social commentary on the side. Sam Steiner’s two-hander premièred in 2015 at Warwick Arts […]

Favourite shows 2022

You didn’t think I’d share my least favourite shows of the year and just leave it at that, did you? Obviously not. As well as continuing to follow Wuthering Heights across the country, and making regular appointments with Operation Mincemeat in its two 2022 homes, I managed to see 78 different shows (repeat visits – […]

Worst shows 2022

I hate to say it, but I’ve missed writing these. Since theatres first closed and then reopened, the standard of productions has been exceptionally high so there hasn’t been any call for a ‘worst of’ list. Though, as always, when I say ‘worst’ I really mean ‘least favourite’ – but that’s just less snappy. 2022 […]

Favourite shows 2019

Whilst I didn’t see as many shows as last year, I don’t think I had quite such a good run of shows in 2018 as I have this year – so making this list was no mean feat. As usual, there were some which were ineligible for the list as I’d seen them last year; […]

Betrayal

“Well, it’s nice, sometimes, to think back. Isn’t it?” And so that’s what Harold Pinter does with Betrayal; we begin in the present, where Emma reveals to Jerry that her marriage to Robert is over and that he knows about their affair, before steadily heading back by a few years at a time for each […]

Coming up in 2019…

Once again I start off with the intention of looking after myself more – it worked for a short while in 2018, but I very quickly slipped back into old habits… I have at least blocked out regular nights off for half of the year already, so fingers crossed I can stick to that. This […]

Favourite female performances of 2018

There have been so many brilliant performances this year that I simply couldn’t narrow them down enough – and it also didn’t seem fair to restrict things even further, so I’ve split what would usually be one post into two (favourite male performances came earlier). Mind the Advent also promoted a few more performances, just […]

Favourite male performances of 2018

There have been so many brilliant performances this year that I simply couldn’t narrow them down enough – and it also didn’t seem fair to restrict things even further, so I’ve split what would usually be one post into two (favourite female performances to follow). Mind the Advent also promoted a few more performances, just […]

Never Mind The Blog… Here’s December 2018

It’s the final month of the year – and Mind the Blog is proud to be a Panto-Free Zone! Not that I can’t see the positives of it – it’s fantastic when you’re a kid (and, presumably, if you’re accompanying children), but it’s just something I can’t get on board with as a child-free adult […]

Never Mind The Blog… Here’s August 2018

Though at the moment it looks quiet, I have finally got a draft schedule together for my time in Edinburgh, and it seems as if my plan to ease myself in has just gone out of the window… It’s going to be a hectic week for me up there, but it has to be done! […]