I would just like to say that the town of Stratford-upon-Avon is absolutely lovely. Its small size vaguely reminds me of my home town, and while it’s still a lot larger than Mount Ida, I felt very at home the whole time we stayed here. The slower pace, beautiful architecture and greenery, and cozy bed …
Author Archives: Aleah Deckard
Hamlet Hail to the Thief
I sat down to watch this play without expecting literally anything from it. I didn’t expect it to be good, nor did I expect it to be bad. Rather, I found that I simply had a curiosity for how the show would mix Radiohead with Hamlet. And, honestly? I think it was amazing. I really …
London Markets and Food
The markets in London are unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. The wide variety of foods, dizzying pace of the crowds, and constant bombardment of new sights and smells is foreign, but definitely not unwelcomed. I believe I mentioned this in my first blog post, but I am amazed at the variety of culture that can …
Hampton Court Palace
Walking into the past home of such important people was an odd experience. I’ve only ever known a low-income life, so thinking about a more “luxurious” lifestyle than mine is rather difficult. I think, mostly, I find it hard to appreciate the beauty behind the privilege. Learning about all of the luxuries brought about a …
National Portrait Gallery
At the National Portrait Gallery, I consistently found myself drawn to self portraits. It was entirely unintentional as well; one would catch my eye and I would wander over to inspect it, only to discover it to be a self-portrait. In fact, most of the options I ended up giving myself for the subject of …
Westminster Abbey
One of the graves that intrigued me was the grave of David Livingstone. Livingstone was born in Blantyre, Scotland in 1813. He started working very early on (around 11 years old from what I recall) and developed what seems to be an appreciation of academics. I can often be a sucker for the “rags to …
Globe Theatre :)
Upon entering the Globe, I was in awe of the architecture. It was beautiful, and as I secured a decent standing spot I thought about how this was someone’s life at some point. Not just a novel experience like it was for me. I also briefly thought about Good Omens, and how much it would …
Bath !!
CW: image of a freshly excised sheep liver. (I know that sounds nuts but bear with me here.)About midway through my journey touring the baths and exclusively listening to the blue numbers, I realized yet again that I have free will and could listen to the audios for children. And boy oh boy was that …
My Master Builder :(
I’ll cut straight to the point and say I did not like this play. Which is rather unfortunate, because I was excited to see this. I chose to do my scene analysis on this play during our first week of class because I was fascinated by the character Halvard Solness and his obvious narcissistic tendencies. …
The Victoria and Albert Museum!!
MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO PLAY SPOILERS AHEAD!!! (mostly in regards to the puppets) I’d first like to state that this museum is my favorite place we’ve been to so far. I spent most of my time standing far too close to the paintings, trying to observe each brush stroke like my life depended on it. I …
Theatre in London U of A 