Will you stay up to 2:22am? The supernatural thriller smash hit 2:22 A Ghost Story is coming to the end of its run at the Gielgud theatre, following five record-breaking seasons at various theatres around London’s West End. 2:22 A Ghost Story was an instant theatre sensation and has become a modern classic. Nominated for three Olivier Awards … More 2:22 A Ghost Story (Review)
The City adventurers were lucky enough to be invited to see Next To Normal at the Wyndham’s Theatre. Written by Tom Kitt (music) and Brian Yorkey (book and lyrics), Next to Normal has already won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and three Tony Awards. We’d seen the posters saying it had been nominated for 4 Olivier awards … More Next To Normal (Review)
While staying in Harrogate, the City adventurers took a trip to nearby Ripley Castle. This is a Grade I listed 14th-century country house in Ripley, North Yorkshire that is still a family home. Having parked in the small car park, we headed to the entrance to the estate, which is located within the coffee shop … More Ripley Castle
The City Adventurers paid a visit to Frameless, an immersive art installation at Marble Arch London. This experiential art exhibition comprises four galleries, plus a temporary exhibition space and makes Frameless is the largest permanent multi-sensory experience in the UK. This immersive art experience is highly recommended Book your tickets at https://frameless.com Want to join … More Frameless
The Cinema Museum is located in Kennington, close to the Elephant and Castle, in the former Lambeth Workhouse. Its collection was founded in 1986 by Ronald Grant and Martin Humphries, from their own private collection of cinema history and memorabilia. Its current building was once the workhouse where Charlie Chaplin lived as a child. The City … More The Cinema Museum
The Plot BEFORE THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN… Hawkins, 1959: a regular town with regular worries. Young Jim Hopper’s car won’t start, Bob Newby’s sister won’t take his radio show seriously and Joyce Maldonado just wants to graduate and get the hell out of town. When new student Henry Creel arrives, his family finds that … More Stranger Things The First Shadow – review
The City Adventurers attended a book launch for “The Men Who Were Sherlock Holmes: A True-life Victorian Murder Mystery” by Daniel Smith. The event took place at the London Metropolitan Archives. The Men Who Were Sherlock Holmes In 1893, young army officer Cecil Hambrough was murdered at the sprawling Ardlamont estate in Scotland, unleashing one … More Book Launch: The Men Who Were Sherlock Holmes: A True-life Victorian Murder Mystery
The City Adventurers visited the latest exhibition at the London Metropolitan Archives. Using their collections they had produced “Lost Victorian City: a London disappeared”. This exhibition featured photographs and records of buildings that have long since disappeared. It showed a way of life that has drastically changed. The nineteenth century saw a huge increase in … More Lost Victorian City: a London disappeared – Exhibition
The City Adventurers attended another talk by Authors. This time it was at Walthamstow Library and the authors were a local couple called David Gardiner and Jean Duggleby. Both read short stories from their books. About David Gardiner David Gardiner’s latest collection of short stories, Before I Go…, came out in paperback on 30 Mar. 2024. … More Author Talk by David Gardiner and Jean Duggleby
The European premiere of Studio Ghibli’s Oscar-winning film Spirited Away, now re-imagined for the stage, is being performed at the London Coliseum this summer. It is performed in Japanese with an English translation visible from all seats. Spirited Away review Some of the City Adventurers saw Spirited Away years ago as a film and loved … More Spirited Away (Review)