Parker Cars Magazine: Issue 4

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I was shocked… and I wrote
the f***ing thing”
“I was shocked… and I wrote the f***ing thing,” said
Irvine Welsh after seeing the theatrical adaptation
of his infamous novel Trainspotting which is being
staged at The Vaults, in Waterloo, over the winter. It’s
billed as an “immersive production – the audience
are literally part of the show”, so expect little
distinction between the seating area and the stage.
And yes, you’ve guessed it: there’s lots of violence,
nudity, swearing and “heavy drug and needle use”. It
sounds like even Begbie would be impressed.
Trainspotting, The Vaults, SE1 7AD, Nov 3 to
Jan 15, from £20.
‘Braconid’. That’s the word that propelled
Londoner Brett Smitherham to victory at the
Scrabble World Championships this autumn.
It’s a type of parasitic wasp, in case you were
wondering, and it dealt a stinging blow to
Smitherham’s opponent, winning him 176 points
and clinching the match.
“I’m going to celebrate this win by going out,
buying a bottle of champagne and not playing
Scrabble again for the rest of the year,” said the
37-year-old recruitment consultant from Chingford
after collecting his 7,000 Euro prize at the
tournament in the French city of Lille.
Here’s proof of the lofty levels that these
Scrabblers are competing at. Other words used in
that championship match between Smitherham
and his opponent included periagua (a canoe
made from a hollowed tree trunk), zorinos (skunk
furs), gox (gaseous oxygen), and taraires (a species
of New Zealand tree).
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