See You In London, Episode 9: We Eat Stuff

Bra wash bag - another packing hack

Ikeas PRESSA bra wash bags 

PRESSA bra wash bags 

So, here’s another packing hack: I buy PRESSA bra wash bags at Ikea, and use them to pack my electrical cords, selfie sticks, my KOPPLA 3-port USB charger from IKEA, and the cords and charger for my videokamera.

Ikea KOPPLA 3-port USB charger 

I also pack a long extension cord, because you never know if there’s a socket by your bed. Mine is KOPPLA 3-port USB charger from Ikea.

But a keep my adaptor plug, and an iPhone charger in my hand luggage. Suitcases get lost, you know.

Ikea KOPPLA 3-port USB charger 

Declan Bennett and Samuel Barnett cast in Kiss of the Spider Woman

According to Whats On Stage, Kiss of The Spiderwoman has found it's two male leads: 

Directed by Laurie Sansom, Samuel Barnett and Declan Bennett will play Molina and Valentin respectively.

Declan Bennett and Samuel Barnett

José Rivera (The Motorcycle Diaries) and Allan Baker's play is a new adaptation of Manuel Puig's novel, which tells the tale of love, victimisation and the friendship that develops between two strikingly different men imprisoned together in a Latin American jail.

Puig's novel was adapted into a musical by John Kander and Fred Ebb, with a book by Terrence McNally, which premiered in the West End in 1992 and on Broadway in 1993, winning the Tony Award for Best Musical.

The production has a limited engagement from 8 March to 5 May.

How I Pack, or: The Pack Hack

So, I spent most of autumn 2017 on tour. Well, not really a tour, it was more like a sit down tour: a Stockholm show were I worked as a dresser moved to another town, Gothenburg, the second largest town in Sweden, and I went with it. 

I thought I'd like touring, but as it turned out I didn't. I didn't hate it, but i found that I had less time to do the things I liked, like writing, editing and making movies. 

We only did three shows a week; Thursday, Friday and two on Saturday, but all of Thursday went to traveling, and doing the show, and all of Sunday was spent traveling as well. We had to get up quite early, so when we got to Stockholm, which was only a five hour train ride, I was really tired. 

I'm not much for drinking, so when some of the cast and crew went to the hotel bar, I went to my room, tried to write, but mosly saw a lot of Youtube movies. 

It was there, on some channel, that I saw this great travel pack hack: basically you make a little bundle for each day: you place your underwear and socks on your folded t-shirt, with the top parts of your socks sticking out, then you roll everything inte a kind of fat sausage, and then sort of stuff the whole thing into the socks. The cons are that you don't know what t-shirt - or underwear, for that matter - you'd be wearing that day, but the pros are that it will be just like christmas, or your birthday, when you unravel your bundle. 

I'm not very interested in fashion, so this hack suits me very well; it's easy to get an overall view of what you packed. 

Oh; and yes, those bright pink and orange sausage looking things are my socks. I bought them at H&M, and the great bag - a backpack - is from Ikea, but now, sadly discontinued. 

See You in London, part 8: Cinderella on Ice

Two swedes go to London to see as any shows possible in four days. In this episode we visit Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park ans watch Cinderella on Ice. The show i produces by James Cundall, created and choreographed by Tony Mercer with Evgeny Platov, Albena Denkova and Maxin Staviski, set design Eamon D’Arcy, costume design by Albina Gabueva, Music by Tim A. Duncan and Edward Barnwell.

Ruthless ! The Musical makes it West End premier.

HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO GET WHAT YOU WANT? The all-female camp KILLER cult classic finally makes its way to London following its critical acclaim off-Broadway.

Ruthless! The Musical tells the story of the beautiful and talented 8 year old Tina Denmark who will do anything to play the lead in her school play… ANYTHING! 

It started Off-Broadway 25 years ago and discovered young performers including Britney Spears and Natalie Portman. The show famously spoofs Broadway musicals from Gypsy to Mame as well as iconic films including The Bad Seed & All About Eve.

Book now for the stage mother of all musicals. 

Friday 16 March - Saturday 23 June
Monday - Saturday 7.45pm
Thursday & Saturday 3.30pm
Press Night Tuesday 27 March at 7pm

Previews: £72.50, £49.50, £29.50, £19.50
Main Run: £72.50, £59.50, £39.50, £19.50

Concessions available Thursday matinees: Band A £35 (Proof required on collection)
Group rates available Monday - Thursday - please call the Box Office

Duration: Playing time of 90 mins TBC
Age recommendation: 10+

Marketing: JHI Marketing
Press: Kate Morley PR

Twitter: @RuthlessMusical 
Website: www.RuthlessTheMusical.com

See You In London, part 7: Winter Wonderland & Cinderella on Ice

Me and my friend Magnus are i London to see Eight shows in four days, and in this part we visit Winter Wonderland and I eat vegetarian bratwurst at Heidis Kitchen.