Fiddler on the Roof

[The Monocled Mutineer]

Although strictly speaking outside the remit of the sub forum's headings (Book, Film & TV) I presume it is forgivable to include Theatre.

Went to this last night at the Mayflower, Southampton (the theatre, not the cruise terminal).

Excellent show, very well staged by Craig Revel Horwood, with his inimitable style which I recently saw in the Watermill, Newbury with his take on ''The Witches of Eastwick' - cast playing the actors, singers, dancers AND orchestra (often multi-instrumentalists) - BRILLIANT!

Paul Michael Glaser as Tevye.

Having seen David Soul (Ladies, behind the rope, please), in 'Jerry Springer: The Opera', I now only need to see Huggy Bear (Antonio Fargas) to complete the hat trick.

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Another first for Mrs K & I:

There being no restaurants nearby open for late service after we came out, our friends who had booked and shared the box, suggested going on the way home to a drive thru KFC or MacDonalds.

They elected for MacDonalds. The first and last one I had been to before to eat was in 1991 in Pushkin Square, Moscow.

A novel experience although the amount of comestibles our friends ordered for us all made me fear that the car would tip over like the one in the 1960s Hanna Barbera 'The Flintstones ' opening credits, at the Drive-Thru Bronto-burger Bar!

[ChesterfieldJohn]

TMM,

My Daughter and son in law have seen the The Witches of Eastwick 2 or 3 times and think it is brilliant, I think they are going to see it again next Saturday.

We have been to the Mayflower a couple of times on the evening before we cruised and always found it very good.

As an aside what did you think of Mcdonalds then? I do not like it at all, the only thing I can cope with from there is a milkshake

John

[The Monocled Mutineer]

We had x4 'Go Large' Chicken Legends with Fries and a drink.

I found the chicken was coated in Panko breadcrumbs which offer a more crispier coating than some conventional crumbs which the latter often returns somewhat soggy results. The continental type leaf (probably packed in a Vitacress shed near my home in Watercress Land!) was fresh and crispy. I was quite hungry having last eaten a meal last Saturday(!) and did not wish to appear ungracious to our friends.

An improvement on the Pushkin Square version (Big Mac) which was back in the dying-off Soviet days and smelled like a 'f a r t in a box', which I'm afraid pedestrian accessed MacDonalds still smell like today from the pavement, and even worse in enclosed shopping malls.

I was on a package tour of Leningrad & Moscow (Thomson City Breaks) and very cheap (on a half board basis). The hotel food was about the worst I have ever experienced (it was in February). By contrast, a trip I had done a few years earlier to Socialist Albania (post Enver Hoxha) was simple but quite delightful comprising fresh Balkan/Greek type typical ingredients with little processed food.

So, back to Moscow, which was my fourth day (after Leningrad), I was getting quite hungry (coupled with the extreme cold). It shows that when you're hungry you will eat anything and even MacDonalds was a bit of an improvement on the Soviet hotel offerings.

Mrs K, who enjoys her comforts, permitted me and paid for my 'batchelor' one week breaks, while she manned the homestead.

A long gap for a solo holiday until this year when I joined five other gentleman of style and condition for a 3 nighter on the Azura in January.

[HK phooey]

I thought Paul Michael Glaser had died years ago! I was desperately in love with him when I was a young girl and he was Starsky.
MacDonalds food is hideous and I only take the children there if they've been really naughty.

[Ray Scully]

MacDonalds food is hideous and I only take the children there if they've been really naughty.

[Quizzical Bob]

MacDonalds food

There's an oxymoron if ever I saw one.

[Romig1]

I thought Paul Michael Glaser had died years ago! I was desperately in love with him when I was a young girl and he was Starsky.
MacDonalds food is hideous and I only take the children there if they've been really naughty.

You can't beat a 99p cheeseburger though. (Or 6 in Darknights' case)

[gfwgfw]

Dear Mr Kane

Excellent post

Very envious of your way with words

But, why are your talents wasted on a "giveaway" rag ?

Lubooo you of course I do

Your NQ friend, rural Dorset Branch