Pet Texts

We had a great time at the official first night of the return of “Closer To Heaven” to the Union Theatre. The lovely Paul Keating who played “Straight Dave” in the original 2001 production was there and is pictured here with Alex Lodge who gives a wonderful performance in the same role in this new production. Congratulations to all cast and production people! Neil x

Who are David “Dr Who” Tennant and Tinie Tempah trying to imitate? Find out at the link below.

One of Pet Shop Boys most acclaimed albums, Behaviour (or Behavior in the USA), was released 25 years ago today. The music website Pop Matters have celebrated its anniversary with an interesting article. Read it at the link below.

Thank you all so much for the lovely birthday wishes! (I can see most of your email addresses!!!) I had a relaxing day after returning from LA.
Lots of love, Chris xx And getting a year older was not part of the plan haha.

Neil will appear tonight on ‘With The Banned’, a solidarity concert in support of artistic freedom of expression and against injustice, being held by the Belarus Free Theatre (featured in the picture are the founders, Nikolai Khalezin and Natalia Kaliada). Other guests will include Pussy Riot, David Gilmour, Boombox, Juliet Stevenson, Jeremy Irons and many more. You can stream the concert live at 8pm GMT from the link below.

A “symposium” about Pet Shop Boys’ history and work is to take place next March at Edinburgh College of Art. More information at the links below. (This event has no official connection to Pet Shop Boys or their management.)

Just been listening (while running) to rough mixes of tracks we worked on with Stuart Price in LA. It’s all coming together! Neil xx

It’s Chris’s birthday tomorrow. If you’d like to send him your birthday greetings, a fan has set up a message board where you can do precisely that. Link below. Happy Birthday, Chris!

Check out actor Michael Sheen’s Shakespearean delivery of “West End girls” at the Twitter link below. It’s all in aid of the Red Cross…