Paul in London

23-04-2008 , originally uploaded by Paul-in-London . Still on holidays this week and soaking up the sights of Paris for a few days... The great thing about French street theatre is that it is so bad you don't mind not giving them any money for it. This one I caught yesterday afternoon basically involved a woman wearing a fox fur (I had to correct my sister who thought it was a beaver) shouting profanities. Every once in a while the man in the white shirt would slap her about a bit. Bearing this in mind I thought I was watching it again tonight when a man started attacking another man with an iron (the kind you use on shirts). It was only when the police started to appear on rollerblades that I started to think that maybe this wasn't so avant garde afterall...

Woman #1: What about Mr Whippy? Woman #2: Mr Whippy!! Woman #3: I hate Mr Whippy!

19-04-2008 , originally uploaded by Paul-in-London . Hmm... Nice camel toe...

180420084784 , originally uploaded by Paul-in-London . Apparently the French were to blame ... Easterly winds bringing their smelly cheese and their smelly dogs over the south east...

Man on mobile: I wanna know who's been saying these things about me so I can sue their f----- pants off!

WELCOME TO SUNNY SOUTH LONDON , originally uploaded by the_moog . It isn't true that all of South London is in the clutches of this... Just Crystal Meth Palace ...

Man #1: You see I told him... You come to this company... You do some time here and those that really make their mark are the ones who get the networks running... Get the contacts... Man #2: Yeah... And... Woman #1 (interrupting): You're not all talking business here are you?

West End Whingers Party , originally uploaded by Paul-in-London . I went to the West End Whingers Party and all I got was smarm... That's about right...

Man #1: What would you say if I called you skinny boy? Would ya like that? Would ya? Man #2: Uh... No...

One of the fun things about going to the theatre and blogging about it is that you can pick up the buzz and excitement about new productions as they hit town. Sadly this was not the case with Gone With the Wind . When asking around about it over the last month, the only responses I got back about it were forced smiles and phrases like... "Well... It's innnnteresting". Well now after seeing a preview of it on Tuesday night I can confirm what they are saying. It is innnteresting... And for those that don't know theatre-speak... That means it is rubbish. First of all starting with the leads. It was a curious choice to put Darius Danesh and Jill Paice in the lead roles of Rhett and Scarlett. Despite the efforts of Darius to make his voice boom and disguise with sideburns the fact he is in his twenties, he still looks like he is playing dress-up and wearing his dad's clothes. Paice doesn't fare much better either and together to pair give the show the kind of ear...