stop me and buy one

New just off the blocks - anyone want one? Going cheap.

My own take on the classic "Keep calm and carry on" posters from the second world war.

rain

I like rain

If I found an eyelash . . .

To catch a thief

When did Lloyd Grossman become the big food expert? One minute he's a house burglar raking through peoples stuff the next he's got jars of his own sauce on all the supermarket shelves.

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Poster for new show above - and more info on Spids current show below.

THE GARDEN

An apocalyptic morality tale is unfolding all around …
Press night – Friday 15th AugustFar at the edge of time, a boy and a girl have outlived the end of the world. But a stranger in the undergrowth seems hell-bent on tempting them to self-destruction. When only the ruthless survive, can anyone afford to be good?
Site specific location:

Little Wormwood Scrubs, Dalgarno Gardens, London W10 6AD

Dates: Fri Aug 8th to Sun 31st August (no shows Mon to Wed)
Time: 8pm (show lasts 70 mins)
Ticket prices: FREE
Riverside Studios box office: 020 8237 1111Directions: Take bus 70 or 316 from Ladbroke Grove tube; get off near North Pole Road then turn right off Dalgarno
Gardens and head diagonally across the park
Background:Step into the midst of this grisly future as the story plays out around a council estate park for which the show has been especially created. It follows S.P.I.D.'s four month program of events including resident lead walks, promenade puppetry and installation work – all developed with local people as a way of bringing the neglected community space back into use. The Garden is a professional collaboration with Riverside Studios, commissioned by Kensington and Chelsea Arts Service as part of the In Transit Festival and the Arts Council Taking Part Place Project.
Further information and photos available from:
The Social Enterprise PR Tel: 020 7617 7063 / 07851 729 078Email: spid@thesocialenterprise.org

"A rare and original theatrical treat," Time Out **** on S.P.I.D.'s critic's choice, Open House"A fantastical love story, beautifully written and directed," Edinburgh Evening News **** on S.P.I.D.'s Bluebeard's Wives
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Andora - the land of the two headed dog

Lord of the dance

No, the lord of the dance is not Jesus or indeed Michael Flaterly - the king of the dance is 31 year old Matt Harding a "31-year-old deadbeat from Connecticut who used to think that all he ever wanted to do in life was make and play videogames."

Its a very strange film - its just of a slightly strange bloke dancing in different places around the world but for some reason it leaves you with a big smile.
Why do we humans enjoy, eccentric adventures like this. How does something so seemlingly pointless have such a profound effect on so many people around the world that they are sending Matt emails saying the video made them smile and cry.

Who knows but it is a video that shows, it is a small world after all.

lunch