The weekend starts here

Mary and I went to see Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis at the Cambridge Arts Theatre on Friday evening. A wonderful comic evening, with Maureen Lipman playing a cleaner who has been avoiding men all her life and then ... She and Lesley Dunlop gave wonderful performances and were backed up by a strong cast. If it comes to London you'll have a fun evening, though I'm told it's getting more and more difficult to put shows on in the West End, and producers are currently fearful of a long hot summer which will spell empty theatres.