Hit Me! The Life & Rhymes of Ian Dury

Reasons to be cheerful on a cold January night included a trip to the Leicester Square Theatre. This is a great little venue tucked away down a flight of stairs off the main drag away from the tourists and McDonald's wrappers.

The show was Hit Me! The Life & Rhymes of Ian Dury, a two-man show which was absolutely fantastic. I can't recommend it highly enough.

As I like to keep my blog posts short and sweet you can read a full review of it here.

Comments

Steve said…
"I could be the ticket-man at Fulham Broadway station" Ian Dury was a poet pure and simple. Not a waste at all. Sadly missed.
8:52 PM
Clippy Mat said…
that sounds awesome. sadly, something i'm not likely to see over here.
'hit me with your shovel mick"
:-))
1:29 PM
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