Theatre Is At The Heart Of It All

Hello everyone!

This week I have had a sudden influx of homework, so it has been difficult to write about anything interesting. So today I decided I would write about the plays I have seen.

The Royal Shakespeare Company,
where we saw Taming of the Shrew.

The first two plays I've seen are 'Pippin' and 'The 39 Steps,' which I have already written about. After those two, I have seen 'Matilda, the Musical,' 'First Light,' 'Mr. Darwin's Tree,' 'Taming of the Shrew,' and 'Noises Off.' And tomorrow I will be seeing 'Pitchfork Disney.' :D We'll see how that goes.

'First Light' and 'Mr. Darwin's Tree' were actually two plays in one night. The first was a story about a Chaplain at a boarding school who had lost someone. I think she was his wife and a teacher at the school. But there was this whole story about one of the young girls (who was supposed to be 14 and looked 25ish), who was also sad. There was a slight feeling of Lolita, but nothing ever happened. Then the headmaster got word of supposed shenanigans, and it just.... got confusing. I'm not explaining it right, but I just can't necessarily put it into words. My brain is just slightly melted from all my homework.

The poster or Taming of the Shrew. I'll
write more about it in the next post.

'Mr. Darwin's Tree' was actually an hour-long monologue about Darwin's life. It was interesting, but it left no lasting impression.

Unfortunately, I was unable to get a picture of the pub the two shows were in, but it was a nice little place with a simple enough stage area. It had a slight black-box feeling.

Now, 'Matilda, the Musical' was magnificent!! I loved it so much that I got the CD, which was totally worth it. I really do enjoy listening to the music. The story of the musical was based on the book by Rohl Dahl (or however you spell that). In the production, the kids were very good actors and performed really well, as did everyone else. I was laughing so hard at the Trunchibul! She/he was so funny (It was a woman played by a man). The music was really good, and the set was so cool, I can't even explain it!!! Gosh, I just can't put clear words down. But it was Brilliant. With a capital B.


I just cam from seeing the play 'Noises Off,' and I have a sore stomach from laughing so hard. It's basically about a play that goes horribly wrong. There's even a section that is done "back-stage." It was funny to see how ridiculous things can get, but also a little sad because things DO get that ridiculous sometimes. I especially cringed when the curtain ripped. BUT! It was a very good show, and I would see it again.

That's the place where I saw 'Noises Off.' It's called The Old Vic, and it was a really nice place. :)








Well, since there aren't a lot of pictures in this post, I'll put some pictures about where we take classes.



There are two pictures of the inside of my classroom, and then there's a picture of the building from the outside. It's a nice place, but the temperature can get kinda funky, like freezing in one room and then sweltering in the hallway.

Well, sleep is calling.

Tra la la!

Sophie & Greg

Teaser for the next post! We're at a castle....