The Barbican is showing a trilogy of plays by Hugh Hughes. Two weeks ago I saw 360 and last week went to see Floating. Hugh Hughes is a character created by Shôn Dale-Jones and produced by Hoipolloi. Hugh Hughes is a storyteller with tales inspired by his family and his Welsh connections. He invites the audience to an imaginative world where islands travel around the Atlantic and grumpy bosses in London forces one to travel to Snowdon to refresh the mind. Whereas 360 was just Hugh standing on the stage and let our imaginations working, in Floating Hugh had a helper and lots of decorations. I enjoyed the first play without any multimedia distractions – there are too many screens and monitors as it is in our lives.
Jaadu with Titi Robyn and Faiz Ali Faiz provided us with an overwhelming evening at the Barbican at Saturday's Transcender series. A French guitarist and Qawwali singer from Pakistan fused Western and Eastern into one and managed to create something indescribable. I didn't want the evening to end.
Can't wait for next week - the LSO season opening concert at the weekend.
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