Saturday 26 March 2011
Nostalgic Mix 2 ...bouncers, rawlplugs and ...Tonkas! ;-)
Thursday 24 March 2011
Almost time for the fair! ;-)
Tuesday 22 March 2011
Wages; Whipple; What Weather! And a Wee Wonderful!!;-)
Sunday 20 March 2011
Chess !
With lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, formerly of ABBA, the story involves a romantic triangle between two top chess players, one an American, the other a Russian.They are taking part in a world chess championship.
The woman who manages one of the players, falls in love with the other. Having defected to the west, he just happens to have a wife and children,whom he has left behind in Russia.
The story is set in the context of a Cold War struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union, both countries wanting to win international chess tournaments for propaganda purposes.
I wasn't disappointed. In fact, it was a superb musical. I found the quality of the singing exceptional and indeed the whole show was put together in a very unique and effective way.
The cast were outstanding. The leading roles excelled.