Ben
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Music lover, occasional reader, dabbles in the outdoors.
Loved the Young Vic's production of Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo. A blackly comic, strange and knowingly absurd play but hits hard - maybe works better with the 20+ year remove from the war. Even parachuted in last minute, Kathryn Hunter may be one of the magnetic stage presences I've seen
December 10, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Loved the Young Vic's production of Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo. A blackly comic, strange and knowingly absurd play but hits hard - maybe works better with the 20+ year remove from the war. Even parachuted in last minute, Kathryn Hunter may be one of the magnetic stage presences I've seen
Nearing the end of the audiobook of Jonathan Coe's The Closed Circle and the narrator just burped
December 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Nearing the end of the audiobook of Jonathan Coe's The Closed Circle and the narrator just burped
Stereolab v.good this evening @ RFH but only occasionally wandering into the more revelatory experience I was anticipating as a first timer. Maybe a little swamped by the stage and the muddy Festival Hall acoustics, would have sat more comfortably as a club show.
December 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Stereolab v.good this evening @ RFH but only occasionally wandering into the more revelatory experience I was anticipating as a first timer. Maybe a little swamped by the stage and the muddy Festival Hall acoustics, would have sat more comfortably as a club show.
Wandered into a filming of Slow Horses this evening
December 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Wandered into a filming of Slow Horses this evening
Technically flawless set from Tortoise this evening in London, but didn't fully connect at a deeper level for me. Maybe wasn't in the right frame of mind
November 22, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Technically flawless set from Tortoise this evening in London, but didn't fully connect at a deeper level for me. Maybe wasn't in the right frame of mind
Fortunate to see Jay Kelly earlier with post show Q&A with Noah Baumbach, George Clooney & Adam Sandler - all almost exactly as you'd expect. Very enjoyable film, will connect with anyone of a certain age - slightly overstuffed possibly but it flew by, some v.impressive practical effects throughout
November 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Fortunate to see Jay Kelly earlier with post show Q&A with Noah Baumbach, George Clooney & Adam Sandler - all almost exactly as you'd expect. Very enjoyable film, will connect with anyone of a certain age - slightly overstuffed possibly but it flew by, some v.impressive practical effects throughout
Nice, thanks! That answers it. Room for some more
November 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Nice, thanks! That answers it. Room for some more
Regrettable karaoke intermission aside, had a bunch of fun at Yelle who brought much of the capital's French population to Islington. I saw them after their debut record in 2008 at Sònar and they haven't changed all that much (complimentary), albeit with a much beefier back catalogue to draw on.
November 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Regrettable karaoke intermission aside, had a bunch of fun at Yelle who brought much of the capital's French population to Islington. I saw them after their debut record in 2008 at Sònar and they haven't changed all that much (complimentary), albeit with a much beefier back catalogue to draw on.
I think the section you're after is under Never Understand in the transcript - lifeoftherecord.com/the-jesus-an...
November 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I think the section you're after is under Never Understand in the transcript - lifeoftherecord.com/the-jesus-an...
Great concert. Who knew that avant-garde Slovenian acoustic drone-folk would be the perfect soundtrack for the present moment.
November 15, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Great concert. Who knew that avant-garde Slovenian acoustic drone-folk would be the perfect soundtrack for the present moment.
Post your favourite Star Trek character(s). Wrong answers only
November 15, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Post your favourite Star Trek character(s). Wrong answers only
Loved this piece, thanks. The writer is clearly having a ball
November 8, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Loved this piece, thanks. The writer is clearly having a ball
lol, don't think this happening
November 5, 2025 at 10:03 AM
lol, don't think this happening
Kassa Overall @ The Lower Third 🔥🔥🔥
November 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Kassa Overall @ The Lower Third 🔥🔥🔥
Adverts should be representative of traditional British families
October 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Adverts should be representative of traditional British families
Ryan Adams having a normal one down under www.setlist.fm/setlist/ryan... / 7news.com.au/entertainmen...
October 22, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Ryan Adams having a normal one down under www.setlist.fm/setlist/ryan... / 7news.com.au/entertainmen...
At The Line of Beauty at the Almeida this evening, as ever at this theatre an excellent production although here never transcending it's source material. As the source is one of the best books of the 21st Century it's quite a high bar I guess almeida.co.uk/whats-on/the...
October 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
At The Line of Beauty at the Almeida this evening, as ever at this theatre an excellent production although here never transcending it's source material. As the source is one of the best books of the 21st Century it's quite a high bar I guess almeida.co.uk/whats-on/the...
Bacchae at the National Theatre was a lot of bawdy fun if a tad messy. Works well in the main, and enjoyed all the hip-hopera stylings but it maybe zips through too quick for the tragic elements to hit home properly. Good night out
October 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Bacchae at the National Theatre was a lot of bawdy fun if a tad messy. Works well in the main, and enjoyed all the hip-hopera stylings but it maybe zips through too quick for the tragic elements to hit home properly. Good night out
Age yourself with a film you saw in a cinema as a kid
September 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Age yourself with a film you saw in a cinema as a kid
"part Reiss, part Marks & Spencer"
September 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
"part Reiss, part Marks & Spencer"
You see this, post a concert pic you took
September 24, 2025 at 1:31 AM
You see this, post a concert pic you took