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For many years we used to visit the RSC in Stratford at this time of year but they have been re-building the main theatre for what seems an eternity so last year we went to see Carousel at the Savoy Theatre in London and the year before that it was War Horse at the National.

Tonight we're going back to the National to see Nation, based on Terry Pratchett's book of the same name. Quentin Letts, political sketchwriter and theatre critic for the Daily Mail, reviewed it thus a few weeks ago:

For its Christmas family show, the Royal National Theatre has come up with a play containing death, witchdoctors, post-colonial guilt and some bad language.

With its place-faced gods of death, sharks, and dark birds of doom, this sometimes boring show, which is aimed at children aged ten or more, will merely give the little ones nightmares.

The whole thing seems horribly misconceived owing more to clumsy propaganda than Yuletide entertainment.

Sounds fun.

Comments

[Tom]

'The whole thing seems horribly misconceived owing more to clumsy propaganda than Yuletide entertainment.'

Don't go then!

[Martin V]

And you can watch 'Eastenders' for nothing.

Yeah, wha'ever......................