Mitch Benn at The Lakeside

We've had tickets for ages to see Mitch Benn do his comedy/music thing at the Lakeside, so it was shame that Sonia came down with a headache that afternoon. Luckily, it was my nephew Edward's birthday and he had no plans, other than getting to a new level in some on-line game that the young people distract themselves with these days.

I dragged him along (he didn't take much persuading) and we settled down to enjoy a great gig. the Nottingham Evening Post review was positive. The highlights for me were the prog rock version of the "Very Hungry Caterpillar" and his heavy rock anthem "IKEA". Edward seemed to really enjoy the rap version of Macbeth, though not sure that it would be a good idea to consider it as a form for his dissertation...The "Break up song" at the end of the second half had wonderful (but very rude) word play, and his encore of "A Minute's Noise for John" (a tribute to John Peel) brought the house down.

He was available after the show to sell and sign CDs and chat to us. His web site is: www.mitchbenn.com

For more of his work, here's his "Break Up song" (with rude words) on You Tube..