Gordon Bennett!

On Saturday night, Chris and I went to see Habeus Corpus, an Alan Bennett play on at the Lowry.

It was pretty pants. Although the second half was better than the first, it was at least as bad as the memorable Macbeth translated into Scots we once sat through outside in the rain while being eaten by midges. It was directed by Peter Hall and starred a bloke off the Vicar of Dibley so it should have been good (arguably) but it wasn't. The set was a nightmare and the cast seemed to spend as much time moving chairs as they did delivering lines. I just don't think a seaside farce is readily conjured up on an entirely black set with only spotlights and colour washes to create mood.Add to that a stand in leading lady and a replacement for another actor who fell ill in the interval and you will gather it was not a top notch theatrical experience.


Brian looks much more comfortable, seen here babysitting, than we felt at the theatre but it had the blessing of being over before 10pm so we went and had a really good Indian at Shimla Pinks in Manchester. Every cloud.