#theatreandmusic

Years ago I went to the musical Les Miserables because I got a free ticket through my work. I really loved the show and now that there's a new film version I obviously went with high expectations. I think that almost everybody knows to story, so I won't discuss that in detail. The first half…

I went to see another classic fairy tale performed. Together with my father we went to the Dutch national ballet's interpretation of Cinderella. As always we went for the most expensive tickets and went with high expectations. This version tells the story in its entirety from Cinderella as a litt...

I went to see The Descendants today. Oscar nominated for best film and best actor. George Clooney again puts on a fantastic performance. He plays a man who's wife gets into an accident and is in a coma and dying. He finds out that she's been having an affair. He is rich and lives on…

Last Saturday I again spent to much time surfing aimlessly on the Internet. At about six I hadn't done anything yet, not any of the things I had planned to do. I had to decide whether I was going to prepare dinner or whether I was going to do something fun. I checked to Web…

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Yesterday I went to Rotterdam for the long expected concert by Nightwish. I had bought my ticket half a year ago and had been eagerly anticipating this event. When I got there at 1.5 hours before the show the venue hadn’t opened its door yet and people were already forming a very long queue...

One story I haven’t told during my absence. A couple of weeks ago it was Saturday evening and I wanted to do something. I already had a ticket to see DAF in Paradiso, but I didn't feel like standing in a crowd. I was tired or something. So instead I went to the theatre. I…

Next to me trying to get into the habit again of actually working on my thesis and also trying out different food regimes, I had something nice to do yesterday evening. Within temptation is touring the Dutch theatres with a special show designed for such locations. The show started at 8.30, the d...