www.pryordurkin.com

Archive for the ‘Art TV Music and Theatre’ Category

We are both completely hooked on Coach Trip, the reality TV programme from Channel Four.  When I get home from working away during the week, we both sit down to watch back to back all the episodes that have been aired since last time.  The basis of this programme centres on a bunch of strangers [...]

We went along to see Morecambe at York Theatre Royal last night and although as it turned out, it was not what I expected (don’t ask), we had a thoroughly enjoyable evening. Written by Tim Whitnall, Directed by Guy Masterson and acted brilliantly by Bob Golding it was the story of Morecambe as in Morecambe [...]

Just when I thought ITV could not dumb down any further, they prove me wrong.  I had the misfortune to stumble across Popstar to Operastar yesterday, because somehow, our Sky+ had recorded an episode.
What I saw, I could not believe and found to painful to watch.  I had switched off within ten minutes, which was [...]

With two previous Berwick Kaler pantomime visits behind us we were determined to get tickets to this years pantomime at York Theatre Royal.  For more years than he perhaps cares to remember, Berwick Kaler has written and produced the show that has gone on to earn itself an enviable reputation across the country.  Highly recommended [...]

We went along with two of Paul’s colleagues to see the recording of the last two episodes of the current series of I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue chaired by Jack Dee at Scarborough’s Futurist Theatre on Sunday.
We decided to make a day of it beforehand so headed to Scarborough just after noon and arrived [...]

We went along to see the world premier of Up The Duff, at York Theatre Royal last night.  Written by Lisa Evans and Directed by Damian Cruden, it turned out to be a very entertaining evening.  The writing was very good and there were a number of very funny moments played out spectacularly well by [...]

We found ourselves at the very last minute bagging two of the best seats in the house for last nights performance of Jersey Boys, the story of Frankie Valli and the four seasons at the Prince Edward Theatre in London’s west end.
We had very little idea of what the show was going to be about, [...]

We went along to York Theatre Royal last night to see Krapp’s Last Tape by Samuel Beckett.  I had only just got back from London so walked straight down from the train station to the theatre where I met Paul just after 7pm.
We had booked seats for this Studio based monodrama having seen Kenneth Alan [...]

We went along to the opening night of Harold Pinters play, The Homecoming at York Theatre Royal.  (It is running from the 30th May 09 to the 20 June 09) Written by Harold Pinter, Directed by Damian Cruden, Designed by Dawn Allsopp and Lighting design by Richard G Jones we were interested to see how [...]

The cavernous theatre that is the Apollo Victoria was the setting for our Saturday night’s entertainment.  Spending the weekend in London we had booked up to see Wicked, the musical and took our seats just after 7.15pm having finished dinner just over the road at Il Post, a great little Italian restaurant for those in [...]