Inspirational post title, no? Well that's the title of one of the most surprising, uplifting and thought-provoking (in the truest sense of the word), plays I’ve seen this year. Lisa and Rachel went out to ask the British public what their next play should be about.No Idea, is it.It’s a tough act when a play has just two people on stage for the entire production. They have to spark off each other and the audience to keep people's interests (one of them improvised by heckling us when someone laughed FAR too hard in the audience, before the punch line of her joke).These two are intelligent comedians and indeed, chameleons. You’re never sure if the stories they tell about each other are true, but it doesn’t matter either way. Never shying away from the fact that Lisa is about four foot high and uses a wheelchair, they bring comedy to their frank discussions on disability. Their imitations of members of the public were second to none (although I thought Lisa’s rendition of Jack Nicholson was a little shaky). They convincingly put together a quick comedy song and dance routine and Rachel managed to hold her own by acting out a montage sequence, with no-one else to support her in the scene and with no props (bar a chair). I’m not a big laugh-out-louder in theatres and cinemas. I prefer to knowingly smile to myself, sometimes a small chuckle escapes when I really enjoy a joke; but Lisa and Rachel were so surprising with their humour that they caught me off guard. I laughed out loud at least four times. Which makes it an absolute winner, in my eyes. No Idea is on until July 31st at the Young Vic, The Cut, Waterloo, SE1 8LZ
CALLING ALL DESIGNERS - APOSTROPHE LAUNCHES DESIGN COMPETITION
Would you like the chance to have your design seen all over central London? Would you like a unique platform to ‘Espresso Yourself’?
From November 2010 to January 2011, we’ll be running a special edition winter cup which we want YOU to design. The competition has launched and the deadline for entries is 16th August 2010.
The winner of the competition will not only have their design printed on tens of thousands of cups used throughout the winter months, but they will also win £500 worth of art supplies from Cass Art and free coffee for a year from Apostrophe.
The judging panel will consist of Emma Farrow, Head of Design at Topshop, and Irene Bradbury, Assistant Director at White Cube gallery. The winner will be announced on 23rd August 2010.
Rising South London star Rox wears FSAugusta Dali bangles and small loop necklace in her new album images. Her amazing album Memoirs is available in stores now.
Ping! London is the brainwave of Colette Hiller of the Sing London arts group, who last summer placed 30 pianos around the capital for anyone to play, each with the notice “Play me, I’m yours”. This year, instead of pianos, 100 ping pong tables have been positioned around London’s landmarks, squares, shopping centres, estates, offices and train stations.
Delivered in partnership with the English Table Tennis Association (who will bring Ping! to four more cities over the next two years, returning to London for 2012), Ping! London is supported by the National Lottery and aims to get more people playing sport as part of the legacy of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Geronimo Inns is lucky enough to have a table positioned right outside their Kings Cross site, The Betjeman Arms. So stop by if you can, and remember to take part in their Ping! inspired events and games, such as 'Ping O'Clock' and 'Passport to Pingland'.
My all time favourite festival returns to Victoria Park this year this coming Saturday 31st. With a stronger line up than ever before, the festival will play host to the likes of Moderat, Border Community label founder James Holden and Caribou. And of course, Field Day just wouldn't be the same without the bustle of activity which is the Village Green. Here you can take part in the Meringueathon – following on from the success of carrot eating, and onion peeling contests from previous years - Human Wheelbarrow, Tug of War hosted by the Tug of War Association, Needle in the Haystack, Sack Racing, Egg and Spoon, Blindfold Tea Drinking Relay Race and much more…
I thought I disliked hip-hop music. Or at least, I didn’t really get it. After watching Over the Edge at the Barbican Theatre last night, I’m moving over to the hip-hop side. Not only is the Barbican Theatre one of my favourite theatres in London anyway…(a theatre, with loads of housing estates around, and a church? It’s the randomness that I love), but it was particularly fun with the dance-based act. I didn’t know what to expect last night, but when a group of ‘youfs’ (they’re probably in their late thirties, but with all the muscles and dance moves, I’m sticking with youfs) came out body popping and dancing - crowd pleaser is an understatement. With no talking, you’d think they’d be no plot. There were storylines a-plenty. The choreographers had done an amazing job. My personal favourites were the opening sequence and the Scary – Stig (my title) scene.The opening scene has all the dancers come on stage and act out getting ready for a normal day at work. Eating cereal, getting dressed, getting on the tube. It was BRILLIANT – and performed with so few props - their dance moves and expressive faces were all that were needed. The Scary-Stig scene had some of the dance crew come on stage dressed in a white uniform, covered from head to toe. You couldn’t even see their faces. They danced in complete synchronicity. It was truly impressive and a real one-off.I can’t recommend it enough. Not only is it an amazing night out, but you feel way hipper when you come out. 21 - 25 July 2010 19:45, 17:00 Barbican Theatre, Barbican EC2Y 8DS
Come down to the Tate Modern on Sunday 8th August where I, alongside the very talented Ian Stevenson and the wonderful Zeroten will be live drawing on the Turbine Bridge.
I can't believe that I was giddy over the fact that Celebrity Masterchef started again last night. The sun was shining, I know that I should've been out walking the dog or playing tennis with friends or drinking Pimms somewhere...but I wasn't. I was glued to my sofa as the first programme showed a couple of new twists to the format. Celebrity Masterchef, how I've missed you...celebrities - who can't cook...cooking. On the telly.
We went to the Six Shooters exhibition at Proud Camden. There were some great images from photographers Andy Cotteril, Andy Fallon, Paul Harries, Roger Sargent and Andy Willsher. Mick Hutson’s memorable photo of Lily Allen at Glastonbury a few years ago is selling at auction in aid of The Teenage Cancer Trust. Bid on Hutson’s photo and others on the EBAY link below and support The Teenage Cancer Trust.
TAKE A LOOK BACK AT THE LAST FIVE YEARS OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Five years ago, YouTube was just getting started, MySpace was the most popular website in the U.S. and Facebook was still limited to college and high school students. Fast forward to today and the sites we use and the way we use them have shifted dramatically. Read the full article on Mashable by clicking below
…Not one of our team but Keith Barker-Main from the Metro, and in a purely professional capacity of course. He went to The Lonsdale in Notting Hill last week and from the sounds of his blog, he loved it. He spends a large chunk of the piece raving about how good looking the staff are. I personally think the Intelligent PR crew are better. That’s un-biased of course. Check out his blog and next time you are out for drinks pop by The Lonsdale for one of their cocktails!
This month Restaurant Magazine has been exploring the popularity of non alcoholic cocktails. The Lonsdale bar and restaurant in Notting Hill and Bob Bob Ricard in Soho have been named as leading bars in the mocktail charge.
If you would like to join the team for a 3 month placement within the Food and Drink or Fashion departments, then please email your CV and Covering Letter to Marion Chomse, marion@intelligent-pr.com
An internship with Intelligent PR will give you an insight into PR as a career, building your confidence liaising with journalists on a daily basis as well as improving your knowledge and experience in traditional and social media.
For our team day out this summer we went to Lovebox festival for some much enjoyed down time and entertainment. Highlights included Dizzee Rascal and The Mystery Jets.
