Much excitement here in the run up to tomorrow night's opening of “A Night at the Musicals 2 – This Time with Feeling”: a FIODA Production in the Town Hall, Stanley.
There are no reserved seats, so I suppose, it will be a lot like Ryan Air – albeit minus the Premium queue. Previous shows have never failed to impress so I am hope for a good night. A full report will follow, perhaps with the risk of stealing the Penguin News's thunder.
Iain M Banks
Sad news on Sky and now all the papers about Iain Banks.
I am a fan of his SF writing and “The Culture” novels and have been so for years. He writes those as Iain M Banks and his other novels (which in their way are often profoundly disturbing) as plain old Iain Banks. If you have not caught up on either styles, then I strongly recommend you lose no more time. I will keep Iain and his new wife in my thoughts.