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Last Friday night with Stuart went to see Summerfolk at the Olivier Theatre on London’s glitzy South Bank.
Maxim Gorky’s talky Russian holiday turns into a Chekhov pastiche with sun, ennui and gossip. A superb ensemble led by Alex Lawther, Doon Macichan, Paul Ready, Justine Mitchell and Sophie Rundle. It is long. Then the second half sharpens and Gorky’s politics land the ending with a thump.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
@nationaltheatre #Summerfolk #Theatre #LondonTheatre
My rail replacement bus service from Potters Bar can’t stop at Welwyn North. There’s a car parked in the station that is stopping the big bus getting in.
So they are running a special smaller bus JUST FOR ME to get me there! No really!
What a game! What an ending! Teenage kicks!
For 88 minutes this had the aroma of one of those afternoons when football decides to be deeply annoying. Arsenal shot often, Pickford stretched occasionally, and Everton threatened just enough to make everyone chew the furniture.
Then chaos arrived.
A scuffed pinball in the box fell kindly for Viktor Gyokeres who accepted the gift like a man finding a tenner in an old coat. Relief all round.
Then came the real theatre. Sixteen year old Max Dowman decided the moment suited him perfectly. One bouncing ball, two bewildered defenders, seventy yards of green grass and a calm finish into an empty net. Child does homework early. Back to double Latin vocab Monday morning, lad.
Football is ridiculous and glorious in equal measure.
Onwards and upwards, my friends.
@Arsenal ♥️⚽️ @Everton
#COYG 🔴⚪️ #ARSEVE 🥅 #Arsenal #Everton @ViktorGyokeres @MaxDowman
Lovely time helping the lovely Peter celebrate his 60th last night. Happy birthday buddy!
Wuppertal is a city in western Germany known for its iconic hanging Wuppertal Schwebebahn — a suspension monorail gliding above the river since 1901. Monorail! Graham and I couldn’t stop grinning. Lisa indulged us. 😄
Well, sir, there’s nothing on earth
Like a genuine, bona fide
Electrified, six-car monorail…
What’d I say?
Monorail!
What’s it called?
Monorail!
That’s right — monorail!
@graham_callam
#Wuppertal #Schwebebahn #Monorail #Germany #Travel #TrainTravel #PublicTransport #Simpsons #MonorailMonorail
Great away day with the @gaygooners 🌈
On the pitch Arsenal flirted with defeat until Madueke won late penalty & Kai Havertz coolly punished his old club.
One - one and tie heads to North London with nerves intact.
Onwards and upwards, my friends.
@Arsenal ♥️⚽️ @kaihavertz29 @bayer04_en @regenersaurus 🦖
#COYG 🔴⚪️ #B04ARS 🥅
