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uk-theatre-newsUK Telly star Graham Norton recently entered the big venue with his casting as the new lead in the West end production of La Cage aux Folles. While his limited previous theatrical experience opened up Graham for much criticism at first the latest London theatre news is that Norton is slowly beginning to settle into the role and may soon reign triumphant as a new London stage star.

All of the latest UK theatre news with deference to West End theatre news is being delightfully offered at londontheatretickets.co.uk. Theatre lovers everywhere are visiting this entertaining and informative site that also serves as a guide to which shows are considered the best. Considering that Graham’s previous experience centers on being a television house it is quite remarkable that he is at this stage of his career developing “chops” as it were and manages to offer up fine renditions of the shows hits. It would seem that for Graham Norton “The Best of times is now”.

barley-wheat-and-hopsIn the County of Hainaut, in the region of Wallon, in the country of Belgium a quiet revolution has been taking place for 9 years. With no particular fanfare a small craft brewery has arose and made quite a name for itself as a maker if fine organic beer.

The brewer, Daas beer has done this in the midst of over five hundred famed Belgian beer makers by following a trend set by European vintners of growing vines on only certified organic soil using no pesticides or fertilizers. (Save the organic kind) Daas beer uses only wheat barley and hops grown in these rich ancient farmlands to produce an astoundingly light yet vibrant beverage. Their fine range of organic Belgian beer includes a superb wheat blend, Daas Organic Witte. This slighter cloudy beer is flavoured with baked oranges and coriander to make it almost festive in taste. Wheat blended beers are a fine part of beer making history which would seem to suit the tradition of the region and of Daas beer perfectly.

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