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What Sondheim show would you consider sh*t?

Obviously based on scores than anything else, but the likes of Anyone Can Whistle come to mind (bar Angela Landsbury's contributions of course). And I know some love it, but I just don't like Sunday in the Park with George really, at least the score.

In truth, alot of his shows contain a couple snoozers. A Little Night Music, love some of the score, but there are some real fillers in there in my opinion. And one of my all time favourites Sweeny Todd can do without the endless Ballads of Sweeny Todd, Green Finch and Linnet Bird and Ladies in their Sensitivities.

But please don't read this as I hate him, generally I love his work!

Plus, Sondheim is a dream for actors. Once you've learned one song, you've learned them all and you can transfer from show to show with nary a hitch.

'Megamix' finales in musicals are depressing.

I am looking forward to `Now That`s What I Call The Eighties` the musical.

I'm not sure what you're referring to as 'playouts'... The piece of music the orchestra or band play as the audience exits the auditorium? (In which case you are free to leave or stay to listen, as many do.) The music played as the cast are coming on for the curtain-call? (You'd be staying anyway to applaud usually.) Either way they can't be compared to a megamix finale which often starts after the bows and simply repeats many of the upbeat songs you've already heard, usually over some dreadful 'Stars on 45' repeat rhythm, with the intention of extending a shorter than average show (as in the case of Joseph originally) or to keep the audience in longer than they'd like with the intention of spelling out the fact that they've a had a Really Great Night. Of late these have come with that woeful instruction to get up out of your seat, clap and dance.

Tattoos are ghastly and in this hot weather, ever more are being revealed. When I was younger, it was only the occasional ex-naval person (and male) who might have one, and these were rarely seen anyway. In my long-term job, any staff who had a tattoo had to keep it concealed under clothing at work and anyone unable to meet this requirement would not have been employed in the first place. Now it seems like an epidemic and I can't say anything where I volunteer as about 50% of the staff seem to have tattoos - in some cases covering large areas such as arms, neck, etc.

I love tattoos as long as they mean something for whoever has them. I've got two myself, both theatre-related: the theatre masks (comedy and tragedy) and the quote "no day but today" from Rent, and couldn't be happier with them.

I have another one in mind: a shamrock with the word Éire on it, as I spent a year in Ireland and it was one of the best experiences of my life.

And I don't get those who won't employ someone with a visible tattoo.

Every few years, it seems there's a rash of articles in the news about how "wow, tattoos sure are popular these days, seems like it used to be only sailors and bikers, and now even *respectable ladies* have them, but HEY, did you know that tattoos have *always* been popular among people who *aren't* sailors and bikers?". Honestly, do a search for something like tattoo popularity, and you'll find articles from years ago that could have been churned out this very morning.

Personally, I think if you're going to have a body modification, a tattoo makes more sense than a piercing, because it's so much more customisable to yourself unless you're going to go out there and make all your own earrings, but I appreciate that is probably a minority view.

This cycle applies to so many subjects.

I think noticing it is a sign that I'm getting old -   I now realise that the new hot young things in the media write articles on topics they've just discovered because they were too young to have read the same articles written by the previous generation of hot young things.


Which means I've been around for long enough to have seen multiple waves of hot young things....

So Kathryn, as one hot thing to another..I get this when I mention I’ve seen a play or a performer in something in the olden days.