Whatever Happened To The MAMPAM Lads?

Bolam: Not a MAMPAM member.

MAMPAM has been under considerable duress of late. Actually, scratch that. MAMPAM's very existence has been called into question.

If that sounds rather dramatic, consider this; MAMPAM is not unlike Fight Club, inasmuch as it has two rules. The first rule is: NO GIRLS ARE ALLOWED. The second rule is never take the word of MAMPAM in vain (there are several Traditions also associated with MAMPAM, but these are probably best tackled in another blog).

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Review

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Lost Theatre, Lambeth

Verdict: 3.5 / 5 MAMPAMs

The timing of the decision of Lambeth's Lost Theatre Company to stage Dale Wasserman's adaptation of Ken Kesey's seminal 1963 novel One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest is strangely, if perhaps coincidentally, pertinent. The novel's themes of individualism battling hard to survive against a suppressive, but outwardly kindly, Big Other, have not been so relevant for some time. The trend for libertarianism and a cutting back of state-endorsed censorship is currently strong amongst the wider public, but also among theatre-goers, as testified by DV8's riproaring production Can We Talk About This? currently on at the National Theatre.

A beautiful MAMPAM

MAMPAM VI was a civilised affair, with minimal bullying, no spillages, lots of swearing and a nice film about a crazy man - Grizzly Man. Perhaps next time Fitzcarraldo would be appropriate?

Wey Hey, MAMPAM!

MAMPAM is not in thrall to the cult of celebrity. We often contemplate whether a pizza dipped in Tabasco sauce and accompanied by a lovely glass of shiraz would be improved if we were sitting next to Tim Vine, or that one off The Only Way Is Essex. The answer is invariably a resounding, vomit-splattered no.