Jerusalem Truly brilliant. I was struck immediately by the quality of the set and the sound but the power in this play is in the writing by Jez Butterworth and the performance, specifically by the lead actor Mark Rylance. His sheer energy is worth the ticket price let alone his ability to portray "Rooster" as pathetic but somehow likeably heroic at the same time. It's the best performance I’ve seen yet. The dialogue is witty, passionate and just seamless, there is not a moment you are left hanging to wander or drift. There is a reason there are two intervals, you need a moment to breathe.  I did manage to get fantastic seats just a few rows from the front which, apart from the bobblehead guy in the next row, helped immerse me in the experience. Again I got to meet some nice people, one of them visiting from Sydney can you believe it so it was a lovely day out. I’m not sure where to go from here, maybe a musical. 🤔 Stay well and have a great week. Nina 😊 THE AUTHOR My Cu...

  One of my favourite things about London is the access to quality theatre and top talent. Tonight I chose Mad House , by the award-winning Theresa Rebeck . Bill Pullman (Independence Day) plays a cantankerous Dad in the last throws of Emphysema who scathes bitingly at his son and carer, David Harbour (Stranger Things), as he struggles to accept his situation or is it that he just has difficulty sharing his feelings? I think it's the latter. Mad House examines difficult topics with a sense of realism, sprinkled with a little humour easing you through the story as it touches on mental illness, sibling rivalry, greed and assisted dying. David uses the same brutish force as in Stranger Things to portray the frustration as a sensitive empath. Even though it was close to home having been the carer for my own mother who died from Emphysema, I still enjoyed it and would recommend it. Stay well and have a great week. Nina 😊 THE AUTHOR My Curious Camera is professional portrait photograp...