{"id":200,"date":"2022-02-13T12:46:43","date_gmt":"2022-02-13T12:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scottysblog.com\/the-week-that-was\/"},"modified":"2022-02-13T12:46:43","modified_gmt":"2022-02-13T12:46:43","slug":"the-week-that-was","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottysblog.com\/home\/the-week-that-was\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week That Was"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>God, it&#39;s SO nice to be back going to the theatre and into town &#8211; how I&#39;ve missed that orangey pattern on the tube seats.<\/p>\n<p>Finally got to go and see Come From Away in the week, having moved the tickets several times over the past 2 years. Ross couldn&#39;t make it so it was just Janine &amp; me &#8211; and the show was FAB. Definite recommendation &#8211; musical based around planes landing in a tiny Newfoundland town on 9\/11. 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