Feeling Blue

Sitting in the Blue Elephant bar always gives me a strong sense of theatre on the London Fringe that I don't often get in other venues. On one hand they are very unlucky to appear so distant from public transport links. On the other hand they are right in the middle of the Camberwell /walworth community - for the 14 years I lived in bubbling suburb of Streatham nothing like this existed and indeed still doesn't.

They are also not governed by the caprices of a brewery so the people hanging about there are actually there to see or appear in theatre rather than a bunch of post-work trendies, popping in for a quick one.

The staff are always friendly and Jasmine Cullingford, the theatres AD is always welcoming. Tonight I am seeing a production of Macbeth by Ricky Dukes at the Lazarus Theatre Company. We have previous, admittedly but this place always fills me with hope. I really wish it well.