About Town: Decking Mr Hall’s with boughs of jolly

Søren Hall (seated), the director of London Toast Theatre and husband of Crazy Christmas Cabaret founder Vivienne McKee, celebrated his 70th birthday over the summer.

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Hall (seated) and McKee (second left) joined friends and family for a celebration at Teater ved Sorte Hest in Vesterbo – the scene of their spring triumph, ‘Shakespeare’s Ghost’.

1927_AboutTown1BHe was joined by old friends including musician Lasse Lunderskov and the composer Fuzzy.

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While KUKS president Kaj Larssen and the opera singer Gert Henning Jensen caught up with Vivienne.




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