Game of Thrones might have been one of the biggest things on TV is recent years, but that doesn't mean everyone is happy with how the fantasy novels were adapted for the small screen.
And on Thursday night (June 2), one of those disgruntled by the results will be on stage at The Stables to show you how he thinks it should have been done.
Graeme of Thrones comes direct from a swell of sell-out shows in the West End, and will take you on an alternative journey through the Seven Kingdoms, with a family tree wider than The Wall and more sub-plots than anyone can follow.
'It's a rollercoaster ride of beheadings, incest and war,' and is an original, unauthorised parody. What's not to like?
Symphonic prog-rockers Karnataka (top) are back on the stage on Friday night (May 3) and will pull from last year's album Secrets of Angels which attracted a solid thumbs up from the rock publications.
One of our contacts has been chomping at the bit for this gig too. They don't just boast an international line-up, they boast an exceptional one.
On Stage 2, Danni Nicholls (below) will play her music, which Q Magazine declared is 'Smoky soul, folk-pop and heart-wrenching alt-country.'
This current UK stint by the British lady is in support of her second album, Mockingbird Lane, and she will be joined in play by her award-winning guitarist Max Milligan. Try for returns only.
The Manfreds are all booked in for Saturday (June 4) but the band, fronted by original singer Paul Jones, sold this show out months ago.
So we'll move swiftly across to Stage 2 where Edwina Hayes will be in control.
She's a folk-Americana player who has opened for artists including Jools Holland and Van Morrison, and graced the Glastonbury Festival and the Royal Albert Hall in her own right.
It was her cover of Randy Newman's Feels Like Home that figured in the big screen affair My Sister's Keeper. So far, it's had more than eight million plays on YouTube...
The Lives & Loves of Claude Debussy is the title of Sunday's (June 5) show entwining excellent pianist Lucy Parham with the narrative of multi-award winning actor Alex Jennings.
The evening will showcase Reverie, penned to celebrate Debussy's 150th anniversary.
The narrative will take him from his initial success with the Prix de Rome in 1885, through to his death in 1918, aged just 55.
The main stage will be put to equally good use when Romeo (below) – of The Magic Numbers fame – teams with Ren Harvieu for an interesting night of sounds on Monday (June 6).
Fans of either artist will be well catered for, when Romeo and Ren deal hands from their respective music banks, and then let loose some goodies from their recent songwriting partnership.
And on top of that little lot, they'll also present some interesting interpretations of choice classics.
On Wednesday (June 8) the London Community Gospel Choir will present The Bazile Meade Experience.
Guaranteed to be on song and in tune with their soul-edifying gospel music, they'll show the vocal class that has seen them on stage with Madonna, the late, great James Brown, and Tom Jones and Elton John.
Meantime, Stage 2 will be hosting something quite different.
You know those *&$$!ng annoying dodgy emails that pop up in our inboxes with infuriating regularity?
We make good use of the delate button, don’t we?
But in a novel approach (and to get a show out of it) James Veitch (above) has spent the past 12 months replying to them, and has responded to as many scam emails as possible.
Now, using a fine mix of stand-up, projections and music, the self-proclaimed tech nerd and ex-Apple genius will share the journey he has been on.
He has investigated the nature of scamming and had a thoroughly great time pushing the cyber con artists to their limit, simply by playing them at their own game.
Sounds like our kind of fun!
So, what to call a show about online scamming? How about Dot Con. Perfect.
There is a book by the same name too, if you fancy looking for that. The show is sold-out, but hey, try for returns, you might get lucky.
Visit www.stables.org to book.
