Tag / Cumbria

 

The Players do Winslow

Review of Terence Rattigan’s “The Winslow Boy” performed by the Grasmere Players.

 

Every year when we go up to Grasmere we try to fit in a performance by The Grasmere Players. The expertise and professionalism of the troupe never ceases to amaze us. Despite the limitations of a village hall, the set is always excellent and the costume design well researched and executed. The standard...

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Summer in the Lakes

We chose midsummer to go up to the Lake District on the assumption it might be warm and sunny. Regular visitors to this part of the world, however, will tell you this is rarely the case. Highly renowned as one of the wettest places in England, we have had very few hot sunny days in the ten years we have been going up there. Last year we were lucky: The fleeces and kagouls I had packed stayed in the car and I wished I had brought more t-shirts and shorts. This year though the rain began as soon as we reached Birmingham and continued solidly throughout...

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