Life in Dulwich

Lord of the Rings was good. It's had to grow on me a bit, but actually we quite liked it. The music wasn't toe-tapping or anything, but it was very atmospheric. The hobbits jigged and the elves did funny head and arms movements while warbling in a Gaelic fashion. The set was the star of the show. It was amazing. The whole stage was a giant revolve divided into 3 concentric circles which moved independently of each other. Then, the middle section was split into about 6 segments which all went up and down individually. The lighting was beautiful. The acrobats were thrilling. They got the whole story in. Galadriel was great, as was Gollum. Some of the rest of the acting was a bit duff but nonetheless we might go again.

We went to Blind Light at the Hayward on Sunday. That - we weren't so keen on. I think I'm not really inclined towards visual art. We went into the Blind Light installation which was a large box which you had to queue to go into, full of steam. Then, you wandered around bumping into people until you're thoroughly damp and have to go out because your eyes are watering and your nose is burning.

The Bourne Ultimatum on the other hand was great. I want to go back and see it again straight away. There was an anomaly in the story though. They changed Jason Bourne's birthdate from the last two films by one year.... Da, da, dahhhhh! He is one year younger (born in 1970) than in the last film (1969). Bet they didn't think anyone would be so geeky as to notice that.