Ham Life

The thoughts and experiences of a man who enjoys challenging arts, unplanned wanderings and intelligent conversations.

7 May 2025

Giant at Harold Pinter Theatre

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In the flurry of theatre announcements that I get, several every day, I somehow either missed Giant when it was on at Royal Court or I did n...
28 April 2025

Walking 15km from Gunnesbury to Rayners Lane

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This walk was something of an experiment. I wanted to walk in some new places in a linear route directed by Go Jaunty  and my companion want...
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23 April 2025

Pink Floyd at Pompeii MCMLXXII

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I have no idea why someone thought to update 1972's Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii in 2025, missing the fiftieth anniversary in doing so, b...
17 April 2025

Neil Young Coastal

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The only question on the Neil Young Coastal film was where to see it and I opted for the comfort of Olympic Cinema in Barnes where my comfy ...
16 April 2025

How to Fight Loneliness at Park Theatre

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That I have a tag on this blog for Neil Labute ( labute ) is a good clue that I like his plays. I also have a Google Alert set for "lab...
14 April 2025

Hampton Court Palace and Gardens (14 Apr 25)

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I have been a member of Historic Royal Palaces for a few years mostly because Hampton Court is close by (half an hour by bus, under an hour...
8 April 2025

The Merchant of Venice 1936 at Richmond Theatre

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Most plays at Richmond Theatre interest me and most performances of anything by Shakespeare do too so the combination of both was unmissable...
7 April 2025

Walking 15km from Sloane Square to Canada Water

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My preference for walking is to go from A to B where A and B are easy to get to by public transport, B is some distance away, and the bit in...
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Matthew Rees
Born in Leeds, raised in Weymouth and now settled in Ham straddling the Kingston-Richmond border in SW London. I love walking, drama, architecture, politics, pubs and reading stories told through words and pictures (some people call them comics).
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