Oliver!

Advantages: Wonderful casting, could see it again and again.
Disadvantages: Some seats, not having a great view.

...Oliver! We went to see the matinee performance Wednesday 21st Jan at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, what a show! Just get the tube to Covent Garden, walk through the market straight out the back of the market and the theatre is right in front of you. We paid £37-50 each for our tickets in the stalls, which I had brought back in April 08. Our seats where row Y 1 - 3. When booking it did not say that they are limited views, anyone from row W - X - Y and further back would have a job to see the top view of the set. We had to dip our heads to see what was going on on the upper level of the stage and at times quiet disappointing, the rows behind us must have found it even worse and there where another six rows behind. The problem being that the overhang from the floor above blocks out the view of the upper scene on the stage. So...

bostonianbeer 22.01.2009 · Read review
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Review of Oliver the Musical, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London

A taste of Italy

Advantages: Fab food at great prices
Disadvantages: Desserts are a little disappointing

.... ~*~*~*~*Starters*~*~*~*~ As I stated before the food comes with a salad and bread as standard and this is delicious. The Garden Fresh Salad is crisp lettuce leaves, olives, red onion, tomato, croutons and drizzled in the Olive Garden dreamy italian dressing and is also served with warmed ciabatta bread drizzled with oil its pure luxury and like I said this comes as standard and you are not charged for the salad. ~*~*~*~*The Main Course*~*~*~*~ Mark and I both opted for the same dish as it looked gorgeous, Grilled beef medallions drizzled with balsamic glaze, served over fettuccine tossed with spinach and gorgonzola-alfredo sauce. This cost $14.95 each and you get plenty and it is amazing, I am not very daring when it comes to food but this is served medium and it just melts in the mouth delicious, if you ever see this on the menu you just have...

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Review of Olive Garden

Oliver with a twist.

Advantages: Great Characters | Brill Music | It's Disney
Disadvantages: Backgrounds are a little weak

...I've a confession to make? I'm a bit of a Disney addict, I just love sitting with my children and watching the animated films with them. And today we watched Oliver & Company, the 27th animated classic that was first released in 1988, which just happens to be the year I left school. This is one of the lesser known Disney films and I really believe it deserves a little more attention so I've decided to tell you all about it. ---About the story--- As with many of the better Disney animations, Oliver & Company is based on a classic story, and in this case it's Dickens's novel Oliver Twist. However instead of a little orphan boy, we have an abandoned kitten as our hero. After all his brothers and sisters have been sold to new homes, Oliver is left to fend for himself on the streets of 1980's New York. He soon meets up...

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Review of Oliver And Company (DVD)

** Olive The Skin Your In - The Sequel **

Advantages: Instant moisture, light scent, lasts a long time.
Disadvantages: A little pricy, so many Palmers products to choose from!

...I have always used the Palmers body care range as their creams work wonders at moisturising my skin. I bought this Olive butter formula about 9 months ago along with the balm and I have to say that it is one of the best creams I have ever used. After 9 months of weekly use I still have plenty to go around and I still rate the butter just as much as I rated the balm when I reviewed it way back then! ** What is Palmers Olive Butter Formula ? ** This is a product from Palmers which is aimed at moistening the skin. It comes in a cream which is a fragrant oily substance made from the resin of various trees. The Palmers olive butter contains Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Vitamin E and Shea Butter. All known for their skin smoothing qualities. Palmers state that this rich creamy butter instantly soothes and softens rough, dry skin. Which...

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Review of Palmer's Olive Butter Formula Lotion

OLIVE THE SKIN YOUR IN!

Advantages: Instant effect, skin softening, light scent, perfect pick me up.
Disadvantages: A little pricy, not useful for large areas of skin.

...I have loved the Palmers skincare range ever since my boyfriend introduced me about two years ago. He always smells of lovely sweet vanilla and I found out it is down to his daily use of Palmers Coco butter, which is the range they are most well known for producing. They have been making the Palmers range for over 160 years now, so they definitely know what they are doing and they specialise in skincare so trustworthy they seem to be!. However on one of my many shopping trips I found that they had begun a new range with Olive butter rather then coco butter. Whether I had just never seen it before I don't know, but as I am open to all things new, I gave their body lotion a try and Wham?I was besotted with the stuff. (Although I am still a loyal follower of their coco butter formula!) I was really lucky to get a special promotion...

izzoh 30.12.2008 · Read review
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Phenomenal Album by Savage Garden

Advantages: Great music
Disadvantages: None

...SAVAGE GARDEN Darren Hayes vocals Daniel Jones guitar, keyboard,sequencing Tracks Listing 1. To The Moon And Back (5:41 2. Carry On Dancing (3:45) 3. Tears Of Pearls (3:46) 4. I Want You (3:52) 5.Truly Madly Deeply (4:37) 6. Violet (4:04) 7. All around Me (4:11 8. Universe (4:20) 9. A Thousand Words (4:00) 10. Break Me, Shake Me (3:23) 11. Mine (4:30) 12. Santa Monica (Album Version) (3:37) 13. Santa Monica (Studio Version) (3:37) About Each Track To The Moon And Back "I would fly to the moon and back If you'll be, if you'll be my baby..." This track is about a woman who feels unloved and uncared for so she keeps away from human affection. The track's theme is a futuristic hyperbole but it is a very romantic song. I like the intro that has a robotic sound effect which is followed...

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Review of Savage Garden - Savage Garden

Palmer's Olive Butter

Advantages: absorbs quickly, nice smell
Disadvantages: the bottle

...I first came across this body lotion after finding a sample of it in a magazine. I loved it, so went straight out and got some. ~About the product~ The brand Palmer's are most well known for their range of cocoa butter products. They have now brought out a range of products made with Extra Virgin Olive Oil, which they call the olive butter formula. They say that this product will 'penetrate the skin immediately' to leave it feeling 'soothed and softened.' It is also organic. ~About Olive Oil in Skincare~ I first read about the concept of using Olive oil as a skincare product on an internet beauty site. There was an article there written by a woman who had been using it as a facial cleanser for several years and swore that it was better than anything the premium brands had to offer. The concept of applying oil directly to your...

pink_champagne 19.10.2007 · Read review
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A garden to die for!

Advantages: Plenty to see and do for both adults and children
Disadvantages: None

...of the treehouse is a restaurant. The treehouse was one of my favourite places here at the garden. It is also possible to book a table for an evening meal at the restaurant and it offers an a la carte menu in the evenings. THE WOODLAND WALK - This is a mile-long woodland walk, which offers some lovely views along the way of Alnwick Castle and the river. We spent a lovely day here, and it is obvious there has been so much thought gone into the planning and development of the garden to ensure it is a place to be enjoyed by both adults and children. There is something for everyone here, which I had not realised prior to visiting. I think I assumed it would just be a garden, and maybe not very interesting for children, but how wrong I was! It is both an ideal place to relax and also to have fun with your children, and I will return again. I am looking...

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Review of Alnwick Garden, Northumberland

The Spice Garden - No Garden, Plenty of Spice

Advantages: Light airy conservatory, pleasant service, good value for money
Disadvantages: Nothing out of the ordinary

...Another week brought another visit from my hungry curry-loving colleague Joep. I had no plans for the evening and asked if he wanted to have dinner. His eyes lit up; "Can we have curry?" he asked excitedly. And so at around 6.30pm we left the office to go in search of a new curry restaurant that we'd not tried before. I'd spotted the Spice Garden on my way to work that morning and decided that this time it would get our custom. The world (well the UK anyway ? and India, Bangladesh, Pakistan etc?..you get what I mean) is full of curry restaurants and in the middle of a recession we should spread our pennies around and try to support a new one each time until we run out or get food poisoning. I got lucky and found a parking space right in front of the restaurant. It's on New Chester Road in Bromborough, about a mile off the M53, close...

koshkha 07.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Spice Garden, Merseyside

Shaking it up in the kitchen with Jamie Oliver

Advantages: Easy to use, home made sauces, no mess, healthy
Disadvantages: None

...The Jaime Oliver Flavour Shaker We all know and love Jamie Oliver, the award winning Naked Chef, star of Jamie's school dinners and successful restaurants, books and cookery programmes. I am going to review today his Flavour Shaker. If you are not familiar with the Jaime Flavour Shaker it is actually one of his inventions. He modelled it on the process of a traditional pestle and mortar. A pestle and mortar grind ingredients together to make a nice paste or marinade but it a very labour intensive way of mixing, requires quite a bit of strength and makes a lot of mess. The flavour shaker looks quite like a salt and pepper shaker and allows you to put in lots of different ingredients, shake it up with the help of a ceramic ball, and then turns it into a sauce. It has a lid on the top so no mess. My husband and I received one...

Spottydog11 14.05.2008 · Read review
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