hello!
So it's been far to long since my last update. Sorry :( I'm a terrible person :(. I'll try to make this short and sweet (there has been a lot going on) :)
I went to the National Theatre to see The Cherry Orchard. It was pretty good, although I believe the stage was way to big to play Chekhov. Not to be a Debbie Downer, the set was AMAZING. It was so beautiful!!! In act 1 it was just a regular house...act 2the house split in half and opened backwards to reveal a riverside. VERY COOl. and then the set returned to the house. Quite neato. I did have some problems with the lighting however, instead of having the "sunlight" naturally build up through the windows, it would sometimes snap on in the middle of a scene. Perhaps it was the lightboard, (I know I've had some problems with doll's houses' lightboard). . . The acting was good. During the most powerful scene (the last one) somebody's cell phone went off in the audience, and I WAS FURIOUS. YOU ARE AT THE NATIONAL THEATRE. at least have the brain power to put it on silent. :(. Note to everybody who walks on Earth. Put turn your phone off when entering the theatre. or the wrath of me will come down upon you. and your children. for all of time. :D
The past few weeks I've visited Camden Market, Borough Market, and Portabello Market. and I bought a teapot (weird I know, but I couldn't resist). Yes it is purple, and I got it from Alice's, a well known antique shop at Portabello Market. It is soooo cool!!!!
On Sunday (July 17th?) I went to go see All's Well that End's Well at the Globe. It was hilarious!!!! If anybody gets the chance to see it, please do!!! Definitely worth it. I stood in the yard, and it began to rain, and I really felt like a commoner. The rain didn't dampen my spirits though! At the top of the show, the characters come out to talk to the audience. One (who was playing Diana) came to talk to me. She seemed happy that I was a SM major, and was enjoying my time in London. :D. At the end of the show, the actors do a court dance, but they added a bit of the chicken dance for a modern twist. It was very well received by the audience.
Last Friday (the 15th) me and some of my friends went to Windsor. We didn't want to spend all day in line for the castle, and fork out who-knows-how-many pounds, so we just walked around the small town. As we were walking, we stumbled across a BEAUTIFUL park. It reminded us all of a scene from Jane Austen. (and yes, we are all fanatics). When we returned we went to go see HP 7 part 2. and yes. it was worth it. :D.
On Saturday (the same day I went to Portabello Market), I toured the Tower of London. Very cool. A bit on the touristy side, but definitely worth it. I learned a lot about the history behind the tower, and what went on behind the dreaded walls.
For class, we had to go to an vegetarian Indian restaurant. The food was so good!!! They served us a pancake type thing filled with potatoes, and a tortilla dish. The class was split into tables of 4, and our professor sat with me, Jill, and Tim. When the waiter came to serve our waters, Tim accidentally spilled his water on our professor. The professor seemed so angry!!!!! and of course, knowing me, I just laughed and laughed and laughed. :D :D :D
This past week I've been ill, so I haven't been doing a lot, unfortunately. I did, however, get the chance to go to Westminister Abbey. A big tourist attraction, but worth the queue. I saw several resting places of important people, including, but not limited to: Aphra Behn, Q. Eliz 1, Q. Mary 1, Mary, Q. of Scots, Handle...the list goes on and on...
More later!
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