Last night I went to see Under the Blue Sky by David Eldridge at the Duke of York's Theatre. Three short plays, one after the other with no interval - looking at the lives of three couples, all teachers at the same school. The play is very well observed and the acting of a high standard. It being August, I thought I would casually slip in and get a couple of tickets, only to find it was nearly sold out, and by the time the curtain went up I couldn't see an empty seat in the stalls. When the play was over, I realised that word of mouth and well-deserved crits mean that it's still possible in the West End to fill a theatre to near capacity when the production is good, even in August.
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Dear Lord Archer
I have been a fan of yours from a really long time, since I picked up "Not a penny more, Not a penny less". I am still waiting for a sequel to that, especially since in the end it was sort of mentioned that the team would continue. I know you dont really do sequels (the only I can think of is "the prodigal daughter" continuing from "Kane and Abel". I have read both editions of "Shall we tell the President" but its not really a sequel. "A prisoner of birth" was great, but a sequel to any one of your earlier works would be just fantastic. Your Prison diaries (especially :volume 1, Belmarsh) was the best non-fiction I have ever read. May I please enquire, as did the British Home Service followed any of your suggestions *that you mention at the end of Volume 3* , and was your secretary ever punished for admitting to her theft, and if not , why havent you sued her yet? We all want to Justice to be perfect and it would be nice if for a change it does happen. Best Regards, Sachal Lakhwani (Pakistan)
Thanks again; will do in October.
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