As a kid it was a magical experience and would go a lot to see shows like Rupert the Bear, Buttermoon, Keith and Orvil and my favourite double act Cannon and Ball.
At the weekend we took Henry, my mum and I to the Polka Theatre to see The Boy With Wings, which is a book written by Sir Lenny Henry. This week went to see the Rocky Horror Show starring Jason Donovan and it was so good. He is so funny and first played Dr Frank-N-Furter in the Rocky Horror Show in 1998 and in thinking I have never watched the whole of the film and would like to go and see the show again.
I liked old films of Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in films where they performed together in the theatre and pray the theatres never die with, the modern world but I think it has got bigger and better
I have always wanted to work in theatre or create a musical and is a great thing to do.
There are sites like, Love Theatre where they do offers of tickets and where my mum and I booked tickets to see shows and pantomimes.
It is good to see some great actors. Seeing Burnie Winters with Sue Pollard at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith, Bradley Walsh, Bryan Conley and last years was starring Alexandra Burke and Joe Pasquale and would love to see the Prat Pack with Joe, Bryan, Shane Richie and Bradley Walsh.
There was a time where many theatre's had closed and was hit by Lockdown, but now it has become a regular thing for many people and I love it.
It is good to meet friends and we went to the pub before hand, going to The Rocky Horror show, near the theatre, which was really busy for a Tuesday and had no air con but it was still a good evening and the theatre in terms of drinks and food can be expensive, but great as a treat and if you want to spend a lot or not.
We have gone to the Rose Theatre in Kingston too, that mainly do children shows. I took my son there to see Zog and Blippi if you know who they are and my husband and I have seen shows at Epsom Playhouse. We went to see a show called The Story of Roy Orbison and many TV and Films have become musicals like Only Fools and Horses, Dirty Dancing, Mamma Mia and musicals that have become Films, like Les Miserable, Phantom of the Opera, Wicked and Comedians like Dawn French are doing One Woman Shows.
Many Comedians and Actors have gone from doing Stand up or TV to theatre, like Jason Donovan, , Jason Mansford, David Hasselhoff, Bryan Conley, Joe Pasquale, who's starred in theatre show, Some Mothers to 'ave em and Amanda Holden and has made many people turn their careers to a whole new level. Its versatility and a new experience. I saw Les Dennis in Me and My Girl and was dying to go and see it and never knew he could sing and it was so good that I had a new level of respect for him.
It is a great to give as a gift and takes you away from the hustle and bustle of life and do something different even if it once or twice a year.
Many thanks for reading,
Carrie X
