The following is a reflection of my final days in London, and upon returning to my home in Fayetteville, Arkansas. “Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe.” – Anatole France I chose this as my beginning epitaph for my final blog for theatre in London, as I have enjoyed … More “The Future is a Mist.”
June 18, 2016 Henry V is one of Shakespeare’s less-performed histories of a monarch’s life. And for good reason; it’s a little hard to understand. This performance of Henry V at Regents Park Open Air Theatre left me confused and nodding off, but not entirely to the fault of the script. There are many difficulties to … More Henry V, V Cold
June 18, 2016 Today was another mostly free day. I slept until about 10:30 and then got up to go to Notting Hill with Mia. Notting Hill os home to the rainbow houses and Portobello Road Market (*finally, cue the Bed Knobs and Broomsticks music*), where I have been meaning to go for several weeks … More At Waterloo Napoleon Did Surrender
“The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.” ―Muhammad Ali Here it is, the long past due account of my past week. Excluding the Dublin weekend excursion as I will write about that separately. Enjoy the chronicles… Monday, June 6th. … More “Stinging Like a Bee: A Theatrical Peformance.”
“This above all: to thine own self be true.”- Hamlet I have neglected to post about my travels for a week now. Lend me your ears and have some patience as I play catch up with you now. I have sectioned the following post by days. It’s been one hell of a busy … More “Billy Shakey-Shake”
June 7, 2016 Today we toured Westminster Abbey with a blue badge tour guide. I always love it when we have guides because they always have little stories to tell that you wouldn’t hear about otherwise. While waiting for our tour guide, we looked around the gift shop and I debated buying a stuffed corgi. … More Tabbies and Tombs
June 3, 2016 Early morning; the guest house we are staying at in Stratford-upon-Avon serves us a full English breakfast. How this strange combination of foods came to be, I don’t know, but it’s kind of genius. Two pieces of toast, one sausage, one slice of ham, one bunch of baked beans, one egg, one … More Here lies the great playwright and poet…
June 2, 2016 Something is happening to me that I would have considered inconceivable a year ago, or even seven months ago. I am falling in love with Shakespeare. His plays are so complex and can be analyzed on so many different levels; they can be adapted and changed to reflect any facet of the … More Small Razorback, a.k.a Hamlet
At 9 am we hit the road! Stratford-upon-Avon is a two hour drive outside of London. On the way, we stopped at Oxford. Oxford is a magical little town, and not just because of its connections to Harry Potter. We had a wonderful blue badge tour guide show us around the town and the university. … More Yeah, we went to Oxford for school.
“I like this place and could willingly waste my time in it.” -William Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act 2, Scene 4 And I do indeed feel that I could waste plenty more time in London and be perfectly content. This morning, we took the long trek back to the Globe theater to take a tour. … More Where’s the Salt?
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