Tag Archives: olympics

Humour blockage

Posted on September 20, 2012 by

The Natural Theatre teams have been on duty in London during the Olympics and Paralympics at various pinch points including mainline stations and report that extreme good humour has been the order of the day. Despite vast crowds they came … Continue reading →

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Olympic minority

Posted on August 23, 2012 by

In view of the burgeoning popularity of such things as horse dancing, the governing bodies of several minority sports are apparently in negotiation with the authorities over possible inclusion in the Rio games. Amongst these are the usual promoters of … Continue reading →

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Games frenzy

Posted on August 9, 2012 by

Difficult to escape the Natural Theatre street performers if you were an Olympic Games ticket holder any time in the last week! Depending on which platform you were using at London Bridge station, you might have been accompanied to the … Continue reading →

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Olympic opening

Posted on August 2, 2012 by

Enough having been said by others greater than me about THAT opening ceremony, I was going to avoid mentioning the Olympics altogether this week. However, I feel the need to point out that the bit where the queen appeared to … Continue reading →

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Rabid dog

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

It’s proving to be quite a year! What with the Comedy Festival, Party in the City, the Torch Relay, the Jubilee and the Olympics, we’ve just about managed to squeeze in a Widcombe Rising. For those of you that don’t … Continue reading →

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