Monthly Archives: July 2024

“Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder” at Ambassadors Theatre – 17/07/24

Now, there’s no starker realisation that the toddler years are over than when you take your baby girl to see a show and she is laughing uproariously at a well-placed F-bomb in the first scene. There are many well-placed F-bombs … Continue reading

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This is London…with a teenager

This is the shocking post you’ve all been waiting for. This blog turns 13 today, on 13th July and in honour of that milestone, I am renaming the blog once and for all. Welcome to….London With a Teenager The mathematically-inclined … Continue reading

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“Much Ado About Nothing” by East London Shakespeare Festival – 08/07/24

This is our third visit to an ELSF production in Highams Park. The first year was “Twelfth Night” in blazing sunshine, to the point that we were having to create shade for the kids to sit in: Last year was … Continue reading

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Fox in a Box Escape Rooms – 16/06/24

It’s taken me a little while to write this one up because, really, what can you say about escape rooms? You can’t give away too much otherwise they’ll find you and lock you up for real. But I’ll try to … Continue reading

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LWAT is 800! A Guide to Leaving London

I mean, not permanently..what the heck kinda move do you think this is for an anniversary post? Though I do have a bit of a blogchange coming up which will surprise and shock you all. But that’s still a week … Continue reading

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