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The V & A Garden

Nathan Dimmock — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 23:35:00 +0000

Londoners enjoy a glorious October day in the V&A garden.

Bermondsey Street

Nathan Dimmock — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:40:44 +0000

Bermondsey Street runs south from the always busy¹ “More London” riverside but (fortunately!) few tourists seem keen to venture under the imposing railway bridge to visit. Consequently it normally has a quiet village-like atmosphere, there’s even a little park half way down which might be the Village Green.

On a sunny Saturday afternoon it was bustling (for a village!) with friends and families heading to the gastro pubs and other brunch places (including a genuine greasy spoon!).

even on Christmas Day! [back]

Happiness at the National Theatre

Nathan Dimmock — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:05:07 +0000

The National Theatre is one of those buildings on the South Bank which was erected in the 1960′s by people who though concrete was an attractive building material. The name also suggests a rather high-brow entertainment-offering, and consequently I have never really paid much attention to it. However I have learned that this ugly building hides in fact not one but three theatres, making an enquiry about returned tickets at its box office the ideal way to end a spontaneous afternoon visit to the South Bank.

My prejudice about boring and/or expensive “high brow” content was also allayed last night when I saw a new play called Happy Now, a black but razor-sharp comedy about modern life in the vein of Ayekbourn’s Absurd Person Singular. I thoroughly recommend it.

(Incidentally, the play’s haunting title music is Michelle Branch’s, Are you happy now? [itunes link].)