Divide and Conquer
04 Sep 2011 1 Comment
in Crime, Love, Political Events, Society & Culture, theatre Tags: EDL, english defence league, hate, hope, poverty, racism, UAF, united against facism, unity
A ban on moving (non-static) protests was recently introduced throughout five London boroughs following a request from the Metropolitan Police. The ban started on the 2nd of September and was meant to last for 30 days.
On the 3rd of September, English Defence League (EDL) held a pre-planned protest….
Is banning non-static protests really the way forward in managing violence?
Freedom of Information Request Prompts Zombie Attack
18 Jun 2011 26 Comments
in Artists, Comedy, Film, Historical Re-enactment, Society & Culture, theatre Tags: attack, freedom, freedom of information, leicester, undead, zombie
A hoard of zombies recently attacked the offices of Leicester City Council.
Leicester Comedy Festival
19 Feb 2011 1 Comment
in Artists, Comedy, theatre Tags: Comedy, leicester, leicester comedy festival, matthew smolka, mime, protoballet, richard peel, werewolf, werewolf island
It’s February? Then it must be time for the Leicester Comedy Festival! Here’s an sample from one of the 350 or so shows taking place –
A Series Of Curious Events
03 Jan 2011 Leave a Comment
in Artists, Comedy, Film, Historical Re-enactment, Love, music, nature, Old English Traditions, Political Events, Religion, Society & Culture, Sport, theatre Tags: annual review, anthropology, curiosity, human
In the first year of www.lucypeel.com, a variety of age old traditions, circus shows, conferences, fairs, farming events, festivals, ghost hunts, theatre productions, music concerts, parades, political events, protests, religious gatherings and sports events have been discussed as illustrated in the following short film –
A Conference Named Boring
13 Dec 2010 7 Comments
in Artists, Comedy, theatre Tags: boring, boring 2010, dominion theatre, James Ward, london, Rhodri Marsden, Robin Ince
Inside a mirrored room within the depths of the Dominion Theatre in London, over 200 people gathered to attend the Boring 2010 conference. Paper bags containing the following items were awaiting all the attendees -
The 21 presentations of Boring 2010 were as follows…
Would You Meet Your Heroes?
21 Nov 2010 1 Comment
in Artists, Film, music, theatre Tags: acting, alien, birmingham, carry on, Doctor Who, extra terrestrial, extraterrestrial, famous, memorabilia, merlin, NEC
The winter Memorabilia fair at the NEC attracts life forms and entities from all over the universe -
At The World’s Biggest Sideshow – The Edinburgh Fringe
26 Aug 2010 1 Comment
in Artists, Comedy, music, Old English Traditions, Society & Culture, theatre Tags: abstract, art, attention, edinburgh, expression, fringe, Kevin Eldon, music, performance, reginald d hunter, richard herring, sarah millican, show
There are so many crazy and curious things happening out on the street in Edinburgh during the sweltering month of August. Enough to keep you occupied, to cloud your mind and make you lose track of time. Beware if you have other Fringe shows to go to!
Hunting For Ghosts
01 Aug 2010 2 Comments
in Old English Traditions, Society & Culture, theatre Tags: bump, dark, dead, ghost, ghosts, haunted, hunt, hunting, ouija, scary, seance, spirit, spooks, wolverhampton
Down in the dark, humid cellar of a building that had hosted 300 years worth of occupants, activities and events – a group of intrepid ghost hunters huddled around a spirit board. Guided by the brightness of only one torch, the members called out into the darkness – encouraging lost spirits to communicate with them.
Happy Birthday Sir Patrick Stewart!
16 Jul 2010 Leave a Comment
in Artists, music, Society & Culture, theatre Tags: adrian schiller, andre Previn, every good boy deserves favour, ian mckellen, macbeth, orchestra, patrick stewart, photos, stage door, theatre, tom stoppard, waiting for godot
Back in my student days I used to live behind a library which was owned by an ex-Polytechnic University. One day, library staff decided to have a spring-clean and filled a skip with lots of old books, slides, tapes and records from the 1970′s. Gleefully, I joined several other students in rummaging through the contents of the skip much to the amusement of the Security Staff.
Among the booty was this fantastic record from 1978 – ‘Every Good Boy Deserves Favour’ – a play for actors and orchestra by Tom Stoppard and André Previn. Among the cast were Patrick Stewart and Ian Mckellen.
Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross
05 Jul 2010 1 Comment
in Old English Traditions, Society & Culture, theatre Tags: banbury, banbury cross, cock, cock horse, fertility, Festival, film, hobby horse, medieval, military, pagan, photos, toys, video
The Hobby Horse Festival in Banbury is a relatively recent creation, having started a decade ago in the year 2000. It is based around the English nursery rhyme: ‘Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross, to see a fine lady upon a white horse; rings on her fingers and bells on her toes and she shall have music wherever she goes.
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