Deira Diary

An account of the UK, and the wider (and sometimes much narrower) world that I inhabit

Saturday, November 23, 2013

Bryan Ferry and Tatabánya

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Three return tickets to Tata offered the inviting prospect of an exploration of the industrial landscape and countryside outside of Budape...
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Friday, September 13, 2013

Manfred Mann Live at the Jazz Cafe (September 10th 2013)

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Manfred Mann’s Earth Band (MMEB) were the first band I ever saw live, when, 33 years ago, I went with my elder brother to see them at the ...
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Friday, August 16, 2013

Shaw’s Major Barbara at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin

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“Major Barbara”, currently showing at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, is not a must-see performance. However it has some very good performances,...
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Friday, August 2, 2013

The E17 Summer Art Show - Penny Fielding’s Interiors, Walthamstow, London

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More than 100 pictures from over 80 artists, this show has a lot of material and some of it is actually rather good. However attending the...
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Saturday, May 25, 2013

Live in Lau Land

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I sat down not knowing quite what to expect from a gig at the Union Chapel in Highbury & Islington by  Lau , a band I had only heard ...
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Monday, April 8, 2013

Bowie at the V&A

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“The Church of Man, love, is such a holy place to be,” sung the boy David when he was on a very different planet to the rest of us mere e...
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Saturday, January 12, 2013

A quiet weekend in Amman

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I have been in Jordan for just over 24 hours now. My first proper visit here since 1999. I don’t count the total of 16 hours in Queen Ali...
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