Very sorry for my belated greetings, I'd just like to wish everyone a
Happy Christmas !! I spent Christmas in the beautiful city of Edinburgh
which was unusually mild for this time of year. I even saw a few hardy
people in tee-shirts ! I was there to see my brother Ramon appearing
as the king in the 'King & I' at the Festival Theatre [link]. I had forgotten what a stunning musical the 'King & I' is, it
has some great songs, a strong plot & a slightly batty sequence in
the middle which in it's own way rivals the completely batty Halloween
sequence in the film 'Meet Me in St Louis'. I was very proud of Ramon -
he makes a great king & I think his co-star Josefina Gabrielle is a
great Anna. It's refreshing to see a musical that isn't a parody of a
musical. A lot of modern musicals, as much as I enjoy them, end up
being an in-joke on the conventions of a musical or are structured
around already popular songs. So even though this is a classic musical
it felt new. If you have the chance (and I promise, this recommendation
is not for reasons of nepotism !!) it is well worth catching, love
tt
