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Jarrow Kino
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In the days before television, or even radio, evening entertainment in industrial Tyneside would have consisted mostly of live performances at an impressive array of venues. Then, during the 1890's, the pioneering work of Edison, the Lumiere Brothers, and others, added a new dimension - the cinema. The novelty of this new form of entertainment overcame its technical limitations, and the whimsical appeal of such early classics as "Le Voyage dans la Lune" (1902) and "The Great Train Robbery" (1903) made it highly popular. Enterprising individuals were quick to exploit its money-making potential, and small cinemas opened in many towns. One of the first was the "Jarrow Bioscope Theatre", which opened in December 1907 in the former Salvation Army Hall in Grange Road. On 7th September 1908 the "Kino" opened, with a very broad repertoire, to judge by the advertisement reproduced below. This first Kino must have been a success, for by 1910 an impressive new theatre was opened on the site. This catered not only for movies, but lectures, various live performances, and, importantly, as a venue for boxing matches, which were extremely well-attended. In later years the building became known as the Regal, and continued as a cinema for many years.
The entrepreneur behind the building of the Kino was Dixon Scott. He was born at Rosehill in 1884, the son of a blacksmith, and his early career had something of an Indiana Jones flavour, working in the oil fields in Batum, Russia, while still in his teens. On his return to England he spent some time with the Hexham Electric Supply Company, and then went into the cinema business with the acquisition of two picture halls in Prudhoe. The Kino in Jarrow was the first cinema on Tyneside to be built as a cinema, and he also built the Pavilion in South Shields, the Princes in North Shields, and the Haymarket and News Theatre1 in Newcastle. He was a literary man, and wrote several books including a novel, "Zarya" which records his impressions of Russia2. He frequently travelled abroad for the benefit of his health, which was not good, and it was during one of these trips that he died in Cairo on 12th February, 1939.
Thanks to Norman Dunn we have a record of the opening of this new Kino in the form of a commemorative booklet, and he has kindly allowed me to reproduce this booklet here for the benefit of a wider audience. He received the booklet from Rhoda Ellis (nee McIntyre) and my thanks are due to her also for preserving this fascinating relic of Jarrow's past. Those of you who have not yet visited Norman's impressive photoarchive of old Hebburn and Jarrow pictures, including one of the Regal, are recommended to do so - a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
1. The Scott family's association with the cinema continues today; Dixon's great-nephew Ridley Scott directed the films Alien, Blade Runner and Gladiator among others, and Ridley's younger brother Tony has also directed a number of successful films including Beverley Hills Cop II. Together they have directed TV series such as Numbers.
2. "Zarya. A Tale of the Caucasus" published by John Long, London, 1911.
cover page 1 pages 2 & 3 pages 4 & 5
pages 6 & 7 pages 8 & 9 pages 10 & 11 pages 14 & 15
The above drawing occupies pages 12 and 13 of the booklet
Dixon Scott
Norman Dunn's Photoarchive


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What will it take to help organizations manage uncertainty and associated risks — internal or external, financial, operational, strategic, regulatory, or related to technology or reputation? Bill Michalisin, EVP & COO of The Institute of Internal Auditors make the case for audit, risk, and compliance professionals to rethink their approach to risk.
"What we already know as internal auditors is what's going to help us through this crisis — our ability to be calm in the moment, decisive when it matters, and bold as we move forward. As we help our organizations navigate these months and years ahead, we're going to have to get comfortable with the ambiguity, and get comfortable with being uncomfortable," said Michalisin in his keynote, 'Navigating the New Normal, Positioning Internal Audit for the Future."
Michalisin and many other Audit & Beyond speakers called for leaders to be flexible in their approach, looking beyond yesterday's playbooks and embracing opportunities to deploy adaptive strategies in anticipation of future needs.
3. Constantly Re-evaluate the External Risk Environment and Internal Preparedness
Paul Sobel, Chairman of The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), covered a wide range of topics in his keynote, "How Recent COSO Guidance Impacts Audit, Risk, and Compliance Professionals in a Rapidly Changing World". He broke down how recent and upcoming COSO guidance can help auditors and their organizations meet some of the most pressing challenges in today's complex and fast changing world — from cyber risk and blockchain to compliance risks and controls and many other risk topics.
Sobel's remarks about cyber risk held true about multiple risk areas confronting an organization: "Risks do change. Your cyber risks are going to change, there will be new ways to attack, new ways to exploit companies — so you need to be constantly scanning the external environment for changes in the cyber risks, while also reviewing internally how effective your cyber protection and risk responses are working."
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by Christopher Lawrence, 1662 pages.
Kursk: The Battle of Prokhorovka is the first definitive account of the largest tank battle in history. This book is unique in that it draws upon in-depth research in both the German and Russian archival records. This was research that was begun in the 1990s, after the Soviet Union had fallen, when The Dupuy Institute was able to gain access to the Russian military archives. The book is built from the actual unit records from both sides, as opposed to the sometimes distorted narratives and legends that have grown up over the battle. It then compares and contrasts those records with the stories and interviews collected from veterans. It is an attempt to cover the entire range of fighting, from the strategic decisions, the operational art, to the tactics and the personal stories. It is a detailed description of the battle, a quantitative analysis of the battle and personal description of the battle as seen through the eyes of the participants. Over hundred German and Russian participants on both sides were interviewed exclusively for this book. It is a unique body of research that will not be replicated.
This is a large book. This is because the amount of unique material collected on the battle was unparalleled, first as part of a U.S. Army funded research project and then as an extended book project. The book includes 29 fold-out maps, 94 maps in the text, 41 charts, graphs and diagrams, 166 tables, 194 statistical sheets covering each engagement, 100 separate sidebars of discussion, 66 German and Soviet commander biographies, and four photo sections with 289 photos. They are drawn from both German and Soviet sources.


Barbara Henson has given the victims the "runaround" for years regarding the crimes committed by the city administration.
"The last thing my husband said to me before he died was, 'Don't you have anything to do with the Demerses or those people--do not meet with them.' "
Editor's note: Don't you think it is kind of strange when talking to a victim of crime, who is trying to get her to look at evidence, for Ms. Henson to say that? But then again, her husband used to work for...the Meridian Fire Department! Hmmmm.
Also note: All of you who are involved in this cover up can look forward to being quoted here...yes, your words will come back to haunt you.


The time has finally come. The winner of the 'David Santistevan Stage Name Contest' is Craig Riggle with the stage name 'Sanitized'. Congratulations Craig!! Although, Dave won't actually be using any of these stage names, if he ever wants to pull a Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana, he has a name ready to go!!
If you're out there and kind of bummed out because you didn't win, don't worry – you too can own Dave's new CD, Near, which comes out this Wednesday. To order a CD, contact Dave at daves@allisonparkchurch.com.


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Coffee is 'good for the heart', new research finds
September 01 2010 12:34 PM
Drinking one to two cups of coffee per day is good for the heart, researchers have found.
A study of elderly people aged between 65 and 100 found those who drank moderate amounts of coffee a day had more elastic blood vessels around the heart.
People with high blood pressure should be encouraged to drink moderate amounts of coffee, the authors said, based on the results.
Previously, opinion has been divided over whether coffee is good or bad for the heart.
The research was conducted by the University of Athens on almost 700 elderly residents of a small island called Ikaria, in Aegean Sea, where more than a third of people live to the age of 90 or more.
The research focused on 485 of the residents who had high blood pressure and tested their blood vessels using a heart scan.
Rigid and tough blood vessels are linked to heart disease and are taken as a warning sign of heart problems in the future.
It was found that the patients who drank one to two cups per day of coffee had greater elasticity in their major blood vessels than those who drank more or none at all.
Most drank traditional strong Greek coffee in small cups of between 25ml and 50ml each.
Dr Christina Chrysohoou, presented the findings at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Stockholm.
She said: "The study revealed that moderate coffee consumption, between one and two cups per day, is associated with higher values of aortic distensibility when compared with other hypertensive elderly individuals taking less coffee.
"There was no evidence, however, that increasing coffee consumption to three to five cups per day would lead to further improvements in aortic distensibility."
Higher levels of coffee intake did not improve blood vessel health any further, probably because the extra caffeine, which can restrict blood vessels, cancelled out the beneficial effects, she said.
Dr Chrysohoou said: "The results suggest that drinking coffee in moderation should be encouraged even in elderly hypertensive subjects as it seems that it may improve arterial aging."
The study took into account other factors that would influence blood vessel health including age, gender, physical activity, body weight and diabetes.
The subjects drank their coffee in cafes with friends in a relaxed atmosphere at the beginning and end of the working day, Dr Chrysohoou said, so the psychological benefits of this may also play a part, she said.
Dr Chrysohoou said the findings also suggested that there might be a link between moderate coffee consumption and lower risks of heart disease, diabetes, high cholesterol, obesity and poor kidney function.
It is thought chemicals in coffee improve heart health by preventing damage caused by oxygen molecules and blocking harmful nitric oxide.
Other nutrients including flavonoids, magnesium, potassium, niacin and vitamin E all combat the harmful effect of oxygen on cells.
Greek coffee is traditionally boiled and not filtered so is higher in these compounds, Dr Chrysohoou said.
The authors said in patients with high blood pressure there has already been damage caused by nitric oxide so this may be why they see more of a beneficial effect from coffee.
Dr Jeremy Pearson, deputy medical director of the British Heart Foundation was sceptical that the benefit was from coffee.
He said: "Living the Greek lifestyle and eating the Greek diet is certainly good for you as long as you don't smoke the Greek cigarettes.
"However suggesting that your average flustered executive in a British office should drink strong coffee to reduce their blood pressure is nonsense."
Dr Euan Paul - Executive Director of the British Coffee Association, said: "These new study findings from the University of Athens highlight that moderate coffee consumption is associated with improved elasticity of the arteries amongst those that drink coffee compared with those that drink less coffee.
"This is important as it indicates that coffee consumption may reduce the risk of developing atherosclerosis and future cardiovascular events by improving aortic distensibility.
"Coffee is one of the most heavily researched products in the world today, this study adds to the weight of scientific evidence which shows that moderate coffee consumption of around 4 - 5 cups per day, is safe and may even confer some health benefits."
Telegraph Media Group Limited [2021]


Batman: Arkham Knight's PC version has returned to stores following a long hiatus. To mark the occasion, Warner Bros. is giving away freebies to the early adopters of the game.
This means we will be giving away copies of Batman: Arkham Asylum GOTY, Batman: Arkham City GOTY, Batman: Arkham Origins, and Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate. The Batman: Arkham library of games will be given to everyone who has already purchased or will purchase Batman: Arkham Knight for PC prior to 11:59 pm PDT, November 16, 2015. We're actively working with our partners at Valve to make this happen as soon as we can, so watch your Steam Library. We are aiming to deliver all of the games by December.
I'd imagine most Arkham fans have played most of these games at this point so that takes away some of the impact of the freebies. Enjoy your free copy of Blackgate, I guess?
Furthermore, the developers are now making a "Community Challenge Pack" that will be released for free in January 2016. While PS4 and Xbox One gamers will also get this DLC, it will debut a week early on PC. Additional details on the "Community Challenge Pack" will be announced soon.
Batman: Arkham Knight's PC version was released alongside its console counterparts back in June. However, a slew of technical problems led Warner Bros. to stop selling the game on PC just days after launch. Only the early adopters have had access to the game since then. Rocksteady has been releasing patches over the past few months to clean up the game in anticipation of today's re-release.


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March 01, 2016 / Jugglers Art Space Inc.
Transition refers to a process of change or adaption. It is a passage between one form, state, or condition, and another. In disrupting the viewer's perceptions, it allows for the creation of an alterative reality.
The exhibition Transition at Jugglers Art Space brings together the works of Cherylynne Bullen, Justin Garnsworthy, and Birgit Kehr, to explore how technology can be used to physically alter images, materials, and mediums. Each artwork in the exhibition maps a transition of sorts – from the figurative to the abstract, the materiality of recognisable objects into two-dimensional forms, and a personal transition between differing worlds.
On entering the gallery, I found myself surrounded by Bullen's pixelated images of varying colours and sizes. The artist creates these images by digitally manipulating photographs she has taken of everyday objects and personal memories until they are devoid of their recognisable features. This is seen in Yacht 2016, where Bullen has adapted a photograph of a yacht at sunset into a rotating vortex of blues, yellows, and greens. Aside from these signifying colours, the artist has distorted the original image beyond all figurative representation. In this act, she creates her own language of abstraction that carry's metaphors of the everyday into an evolving digitalised space.
Garnsworthy also constructs his own visual language, which he describes as 'hyperdrawing.'1 He uses the everyday office material of blu-tack as a drawing tool – stretching and moulding it into 'blobs and smears.'2 He then scans these forms onto the computer, where he digitally enhances them in Photoshop, before reprinting the images in hardcopy. The resulting artworks are the strongest and most striking in the exhibition. Unlike Bullen's altered photographs, the blu-tack in Garnsworthy's work maintains its familiarity. It transitions between abstracted forms suspended in a blackened space, and a malleable material with a functional purpose. In this process, the artist extends notions of drawing and our conceptions of physical materials, allowing the viewer to experience their possibilities and limitations.3
Alternatively, Kehr's photographs do not offer a physical transition between forms, but rather a personal and spiritual one. Having moved to Australia as a migrant, the artist was taken with the country's rugged coastline and harsh landscape. Instead of exploring the realities and imperfections of the environment, Kehr adjusts her photographs into pristine renditions of nature. They provide the viewer with a meditative state, and seek to offer a passage into another world. In this sense, her works play on the concept of 'Art as Therapy.'
The artists in the exhibition each offer different ways of visualising processes of transition, revealing that nothing is ever as it seems, it can always be manipulated into something else.
Exhibition Review by Alice-Anne Psaltis
1. Justin Garnsworthy, 'About,' http://www.justingarnsworthy.com/about/
March 01, 2016 / Jugglers Art Space Inc./
Pleasure, Pain & The Liminal Space
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Payroll was the Meta4 starting-point back in 1991. The founders of this Madrid-based company were specialists in developing, maintaining and customizing payroll products, drawing on more than 20 years of experience to develop Meta4's first payroll solution. Led by Emile Hamou (of the French Groupe Adonix), Meta4's payroll functionality remains highly robust, compares well to competitors' offerings and reflects the expertise and development that was applied (and continues to be applied) to its creation. Over the years, naturally, Meta4's product range has expanded and an equivalent degree of care and effort has gone into the development of the company's PeopleNet HR suite (originally launched in 1999) into which the payroll engine was incorporated. Although these days, PeopleNet is at the heart of Meta4's reputation on the software landscape, the company itself has not by any means forgotten its payroll roots.
In terms of that reputation, since 1999 PeopleNet has emerged as a sophisticated HCM software suite capable of being leveraged on the global stage. Indeed, the attractions of PeopleNet has led to Meta4 landing contracts of a size that would perhaps normally have gone to the 'big 3' vendors (Oracle, SAP and Infor). This level of success is in part due to the understanding that the company's leadership has of the market and how and where their efforts will best fit. From the beginning, Meta4 took an international view, including focusing on countries that were being ignored by its larger competitors (today over 60% of the company's revenues come from international sources). Thanks to this strategy, even though the Meta4 name has perhaps yet to break through to mainstream awareness, industry analyst firms such as Gartner have long since taken notice of PeopleNet: "Meta4 has very versatile solutions, which are also easy to use and integrate, and its technological platform requires a significantly lower investment than others which enables a short-term ROI".
However, in the U.S. the Meta4 name is hardly at the top of the list of payroll and wider HCM vendors. A lack of brand awareness means that Meta4 – undeservedly so – has yet to cross over into the North American software mainstream market.


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ドバイ巻き and an Overview of Dubai's Japanese Restaurants
Sushi outside Japan has take on a number of different mutations. From the California Roll developed in Los Angeles in 1963, a number of "special rolls" have become popular in the Japanese restaurants of the world. Some are just ordinarily special, like the Dragon Roll (California Roll plus unagi eel), to the exciting Bronco Roll (California roll with salmon and tuna on top) and the amusing Disco Shrimp Roll (California roll with spicy sauce and baked shrimp on top).
Not surprisingly, an innovative Japanese restaurant in Dubai called 弁当屋 (Bentoya) has come up with the "Dubai Roll" — tuna, salmon and cucumber (with "spicy sauce" added to give it some bite).
Sorry for the poor resolution and lighting — this photo was taken with my phone.
Why the contents of tuna, salmon and cucumber? The joke among my Japanese colleagues at the restaurant was that, since Dubai is constantly pushing to be number 1 at everything, the Dubai Roll has to have all the top sushi ingredients in one bite.
As many readers may know, once you're hanging out with Japanese overseas, there's an overwhelming trend to going to Japanese restaurants, and I've now been to them all in my 10 weeks in Dubai. Bentoya is the oldest Japanese restaurant in the city, but it's pretty disappointing cuisine. The other notable Japanese restaurants are:
* 喜作 Kisaku: Kisaku is the most authentic Japanese restaurant outside Japan you could conceive. It was founded and is managed by Chitoshi Takahashi, a Japanese chef who started in the Middle East twenty years ago working in-house for the Iran branch of a major trading company, and who is such a fixture of Japanese cuisine in the Middle East that he was recently featured as the first person profiled in the book 中東のクールジャパニーズ. This restaurant serves everything — real sushi and sashimi, yakitori, and basically anything else you'd find in a standard izakaya fare such as shiokarashi, ika natto, and daikon sarada. Not only are all the chefs Japanese, so are most of the waitresses, and more bizarrely, at least two Filipino waitresses working in the restaurant also speak Japanese fluently (I spoke with one, and she apparently worked in Nagoya for five years before moving to Dubai).
* 菊 Kiku: Kiku is the leading competitor to Kisaku for authenticity, with possibly better sake but certainly inferior food (note: some Japanese friends disagree with me). The biggest letdown to this place is that the menu is in Japanese, the food is real, yet the Filipino waitresses don't speak a word of Japanese. That may sound silly, but coming from Kisaku, it feels incomplete. Speaking with Japanese friends, eating Japanese food, the illusion of being back in Japan by the real Japanese food is ruined when I have to say, "A plate of hamachi sashimi, please… yes, that's yellowtail."
* 都 Miyako: Miyako is a lifeline for many of the Japanese who are in Dubai neither by choice nor desire. It is situated in the Hyatt Regency, which has an entire residence wing of hotel apartments that is full of Japanese people. It has a sushi bar, but is more of a standard teishokuya You can read a Japanese review here. There are a number of Japanese people who, given the option, won't even leave the Hyatt Regency complex on weekends, part of the phenomenon I mentioned previously on MFT here.
* Nobu: The Dubai branch of the signature restaurant by world-famous L.A. Japanese chef Mitsuhisa Nobu is situated in the lowest floor of The Atlantis. Some might say that Nobu is not genuine Japanese food, it's designed for the Western, not Japanese, pallet, and it's absurdly overpriced, but I could never say such a thing publicly.
* Zuma: Zuma is apparently conceived by a Japanese chef but the cooking and wait staff are all non-Japanese international, from Filipino to Kenyan to Chinese to Belarussian. The food here is pretty close to being authentically Japanese but it's missing a certain zest. Or said otherwise, Nobu is Japanese food made for Western people, where as Zuma is Japanese food conceived by a Japanese chef but made by non-Japanese. A comparison between the two can be read here.
Posted on 2010 February 8 2010 February 8 Author CurzonCategories Culture, The Middle East
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2010 February 8 at 5:12 am
Damn, wish there was as much solid choice around here!
Any idea of what the various brands of locals think about Japanese food?
Am I the only one who thinks this combination of salmon and tuna in one roll is kinda like having a roast beef sandwich with slices of turkey instead of bread (or least the horrifying Turducken http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turducken)?
Faris says:
I can't speak on behalf of all locals ,but I think many of them carry the sentiment that japanese food is the "less conventional" choice when dining out. For example, a local is more likely to go to an italian restaurant or a fast food outlet than a japanese restaurant. Of course, once the barrier of trying new cuisines is broken ,I don't see why they won't like them. Heck, they might even gain a sort of "momentum" to try out all the dishes that place offers.
treblekickeresq says:
I went to the UAE in Dec. 2001 and stayed in several beach resort hotels with my Japanese girlfriend. I was also surprised at the number of Filipino hotel staff who had lived in Japan and spoke Japanese.
I was visiting friends who had lived in Japan and their big request was shiso salad dressing and yakiniku sauce which they couldn't buy over there.
Mulboyne says:
2010 February 8 at 10:18 am
Filipino staff are very common in the Japanese restaurant world outside Japan. Partly that comes down to visas. In many EU countries, it used to be the case that you could only get a working visa to be a sushi chef is you had something like three years as a head chef in a restaurant elsewhere. That was OK when most of the restaurants were high class affairs because you could get Japanese chefs willing to work there.
When cheaper restaurants started opening, especially kaiten, it became a real problem. Immigration officials couldn't really understand why they should be issuing visas for chefs to work in restaurants which were competing with sandwich bars anyway but, if they were going to do so, then they insisted on the experience criterion. Oddly, it was easy to get a visa for someone to work in a teppanyaki restaurant like Benihana which led restaurateurs to speculate that immigration officials thought teppanyaki must be harder than sushi because it seemed harder to say.
There weren't nearly enough EU citizens with the skills to handle sushi but Japanese chefs were far too expensive. Chinese chefs didn't really have the skills for sushi although they did set up ramen shops. The US had a large Korean population which stepped into the gap (moonies run the True World Group, the largest sushi wholesaler in the States) but there weren't many Koreans in Europe. The answer proved to be Filipino chefs.
They had been employed in the restaurants of Japanese hotels around Asia and the Middle East since the early 80s. They had often been trained in Japan by the likes of JAL and ANA, spoke English and had enough experience to satisfy immigration. Some may have massaged the "head chef" condition but many had actually been given management authority. They usually had experience with broader Japanese menus and, sometimes, their wives had worked front of house so you got a ready-made team.
When sushi began to take-off elsewhere in Western Europe, and later in places like Russia and Israel, quite a few of these Filipino chefs were lured away. However, they usually made sure a friend was on hand to take over their old job. In recent years, automation has meant that the need for skilled chefs has declined but Filipinos are still well-represented around the world where a restaurant is aiming at more than just fast food Japanese.
'Dubai is constantly pushing to by number 1 at everything, the Dubai Roll has to have the top ingredients in the Dubai Roll.'
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Roy Berman says:
"The US had a large Korean population which stepped into the gap (moonies run the True World Group, the largest sushi wholesaler in the States) but there weren't many Koreans in Europe."
Although Korean-run sushi places are far more common, there are also a pretty sizable number run by Taiwanese. I think this is most common in the NYC/NJ/PA area.
2010 February 8 at 3:51 pm
M-Bone: As to how the locals feel about the Japanese food, I'd say it's relatively popular. Sheikh Mo, absolute monarch/CEO of Dubai, is a big fan of Zuma.
treblekickeresq: I think things have changed since 2001 — the selection for Japanese ingredients and condiments in supermarkets isn't great, but it's solid. That's probably helped by there being ~500 Japanese in Dubai in 2001, and about 3,000 today.
Dude: amended.
2010 February 16 at 1:21 pm
I thought the Dubai-maki was billions of dollars wrapped up in oil and goofy real estate.
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2010 April 21 at 6:04 pm
Will I like Japanese food and I use to go to Japanese restaurant in the UK or in Taiwan or in Egypt. It is really the best so far. However I like to try some other Asian cuisines too. Korean and Filipino and Taiwanese I tried so far it is nice too.
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New musicals in London's West End this spring
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"Four weeks, you rehearse and rehearse, Three weeks and it couldn't be worse, One week, will it ever be right? Then out o' the hat, it's that big first night!" Another Op'nin', Another Show – Kiss Me Kate
The New Year hasn't just brought new hairstyles, diets and fitness regimes, it's also brought an exciting line up of brand new musicals which will light up the West End over the next couple of months.
For your convenience and reading pleasure, here's a rundown of our top new arrivals….
If you're a fan of Harry Hill, you should see I Can't Sing (photo above)
Calling all fans and closet fans of TV talent shows (we know you watch them on catch up when no one is looking…we won't tell anyone). I CAN'T SING! is the irrepressible new musical comedy that goes behind the microphones and under the judges' desks to reveal big bust ups, huge voices and love stories galore. Written by much-loved comedy superstar Harry Hill, the production promises to be irreverent, mischievous, packed full of side splittingly funny songs, eye popping sets and some pretty funny characters. It also promises to be 'bonkersly brilliant' which is an excellent phrase, so bonus points for that.
If you love mischief, you'll love Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Sophisticated, suave with a good dash of mischief, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels the Musical arrived at the Savoy Theatre this month. Based on the classic comedy film starring Sir Michael Caine and Mr Steve Martin, be transported to the French Riviera and its decadent underworld, as two seasoned swindlers played by the amazing Robert Lindsay and comedian Rufus Hound, attempt to hoodwink a millionaire heiress. As the pair compete in the true art of the con, they discover there is only room for one of them. To be honest, we've got room in our lives for both of them.
If you like epic musicals like Les Miserables, you can't miss Miss Saigon
The heat is on in Saigon, otherwise known as the Prince Edward Theatre, as Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed new production makes its highly anticipated return to the West End this May. For non-fans, this epic love story tells the tragic tale of young bar girl Kim, orphaned by war, who falls in love with an American GI called Chris – but their lives are torn apart by the fall of Saigon. Fans, we know what you're all thinking – how are they going to do the helicopter scene this time? There's only one way to find out.
If you like a feel good musical, don't miss The Pajama Game
There's something about the word Pajama that makes us feel warm inside. We're sure that Richard Eyre's sensational production of the Broadway classic The Pajama Game will bring equal feelings when it arrives in the West End for a limited season this May. Romance is blossoming at the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory as handsome new Superintendent Sid Sorokin falls head-over-heels for feisty Union rep, Babe Williams. But when the employees are refused a seven-and-a-half cents an hour pay raise, the pair find themselves riotously at odds in this joyous musical comedy. Will love, eventually, conquer all? With names like Sid and Babe, how can it fail.
If you're a fan of Grease, you'll be a fan of Cool Rider
The ultimate Grease sequel, cool rider arrives in the West End for one week only this April. Much like its musical prequel, the story follows the ancient High School motto: if you want the guy/girl, change your personality beyond recognition and wear overly tight leather in the finale. The concert features the hit song 'Cool Rider' (which will be sung precariously atop a step ladder without the aid of wires for safety), and will pay homage to the films sheer brilliance (and shortcomings) with many surprises along the way. So grab your leather jackets, book your tickets, rat that hair, hide those hickeys and head to the Duchess Theatre for this classic cult cinematic concert.
If you like a bit of satire, try (the award-winning) Urinetown
Here's a musical that literally takes the piss. Urinetown is a hilarious satirical comedy which finally hits London after its Tony Award-winning Broadway success. Directed by Olivier Award-winner Jamie Lloyd and designed by Soutra Gilmour, it's an epic tale of greed, corruption, love and revolution set in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. The plot unveils a city of the future that has been inflicted with a terrible drought. Business tycoon Cladwell has made his fortune through bribery and the monopolization of all public toilets. With a brutal police force maintaining law and order, it's not a place to get caught short! Risk it and you will be sent off to a place no one returns from – the infamous Urinetown.
If you love a bit of farce, you should see Two Into One
Written and directed by the master of farce, Ray Cooney, get ready for extravagance at its best. The story follows George Pigden booking a hotel room for MP Richard Willey to meet his mistress. But the bumbling aide makes a series of disastrous mistakes, and extreme complications ensue…
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Cape Town - The unavailability of a stadium means Ajax Cape Town will play their home match against Chippa United at the Bidvest Stadium in Johannesburg.
Earlier this week it was announced that Cape Town City's home match against Maritzburg United, scheduled for next week Tuesday, was to be moved to the Princess Magogo Stadium outside of Durban as the two usual options, the Cape Town Stadium and Athlone Stadium, were both unavailable.
The Cape Town Stadium is being used for the rugby Sevens Tournament, while the Athlone Stadium pitch has rapidly deteriorated due to overuse and the drought affecting the Mother City.
"It is with great regret that due to matters beyond our control we as Ajax Cape Town, the premier club in the Mother City, have to move our upcoming home game against Chippa United - scheduled for Saturday 09 December 2017 - to Bidvest Stadium, in Johannesburg," Ajax announced on their website.
"We'd also like to take this opportunity to thank Bidvest Wits and Wits University for availing their ground at the eleventh hour for our use. It is highly appreciated."
The Urban Warriors are already scheduled to play Bidvest Wits at the Bidvest Stadium on December 6, three days before their match against Chippa United, who had themselves battled to find a home ground in Cape Town before deciding to relocate to Port Elizabeth three seasons ago.


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