Catch up time ...

A couple of weeks ago we saw Northern Broadsides in Romeo & Juliet at the Playhouse. I think it was probably one of the poorest productions I have seen. One of the actors was losing his voice and quite a few of them were wooden and really didn’t do it justice. Perhaps I have been spoilt by seeing the film. A couple of nights later Mel and I went to see an amateur production of Daphne Du Maurier’s Rebecca at the Southport Arts Theatre. That was pretty good with some professional performances and a nice glass of wine in the interval!

On Monday this week we went to the Everyman to see Samuel Becket’s play called Endgame, starring Matthew Kelly and his son also called Matthew. According to my book it is one of the greatest dramas ever written. I beg to differ. Matthew Kelly was blind and in a wheelchair where he sat for the whole performance. It was set post-apocalypse and consisted of conversations with his companion who had a silly walk and spent a lot of time repositioning a ladder and looking out at the wasteland beyond. Matthew’s parents lived in 2 dustbins and came out to talk to him occasionally. Very odd. Some excellent acting but a bizarre play.

Not deterred we went to the Playhouse on Tuesday to see Arthur Miller’s The Man Who Has All the Luck. At least a play with a story that was well acted.

Blessed with good fortune, David Beeves’s life can’t get much better. But as the lives of those around him begin to crumble, he starts to question his own destiny.

Miller’s great American fable follows one man’s struggle to change his fate, and asks the question – is there such a thing as too much luck?

I think we saw another Arthur Miller at the Playhouse with Madeline & Ben a couple of years ago!

Wednesday was shopping and we both felt exhausted with 2 nights out already so we went to Somerfield and then the Hare & Hounds. I attempted to have the cheesy pancake again but it was sold out again so had to settle for chicken breast with spicy bean cassoulet with glue mash. John had game pie with root vegetables, sugar snap peas and also glue mash (my interpretation). Not bad really for a quick meal and not far to get home!

I have recently booked up to see Paul Simon at the new Liverpool arena in the summer so looking forward to that. Off to Cyprus next weekend so spent the morning buying a few essentials!