History

Arriving at Ho Chi Minh Airport (formerly Saigon) in the winter of 1989 … I realised that Vietnam was still at war with Cambodia. “What am I doing here?” I thought

There’s something special about sitting at a Bavarian beer table in front of a huge plate of Schweinshaxe, a juicy pork knuckle encased in crispy crackling, with sauerkraut and boiled potatoes on the side, while drinking steins of draft beer.

My car is worn out but what care I?
My final bank cheque is drawn out.
I’ll trade my car at John L. Motors today.

“Well, you should have come to class,” she patronizingly replied. The room fell silent, the other teachers realising how derogatory the comment was.

“As bizarre as seeing worshippers drop their crutches and stagger about the stage after a healing hand was placed upon their heads, the worst was yet to come…”

The book is the final work of the pioneering lighting designer, theatre consultant and author Richard Pilbrow, who, with his work on the book complete, sadly passed away at the end of last year