We trod the boards looking for the best in British culture and art
We made landfall in Stratford-upon-Avon (SuA for short) following our abridged day trip around Oxford, and several of us were understandably bushed after the long coach rides and walking around in the heat and direct sunlight. So, that first evening consisted of little else than finding food from a place that was not already closed …
Continue reading “June 17th-19th: The Journey Comes To a Close in Stratford-upon-Avon”
Today was our last museum day here in London, and we finished strong with the Victoria and Albert Museum! While I have been there before, I figured the exhibits have changed some since then, so I was exited to see it again. The tube ride from the Russel Square stop to South Kensington was cramped …
Continue reading “June 16th: Victoria and Albert Museum and The Lady in Black”
Making our way from the hotel and trekking a longer-than-average distance from London, the group found itself in front of the Kiln Theatre for Girl on an Altar. We arrived early, but time before the show was quickly whittled down by a search for quick food (that was, for me, not fruitful) and, among a …
Our second voyage to the National Theatre instilled more excitement than the first, at least for me. Between being more familiar with The Corn is Green than The Father and the Assassin and gaining first-hand knowledge about the quality of production the National is capable of, I was eagerly looking forward to seeing the play …
Spending just short of a month in an entirely different country, combined with spending most of that time in one of the most international and diverse cities in the globe, leaves one with countless possibilities in regards to food. And, given that food accounts for nearly fifty percent of my personal spending on this trip …
Continue reading “New Nibbles, Familiar Faces, and the Quest for Queen Victoria’s Sponge Cake”
The only event scheduled for this day was St. Paul’s Cathedral, one of the city’s premier landmarks and a significant center for religious life for over a thousand years in its various incarnations. Molly, the same woman who educated us during our bus tour, led us on an excellent tour of the church’s exterior, main …
Continue reading “May 28th: St. Paul’s Cathedral and the Struggle for Zorro”
Wednesday marked another day trip outside of the jolly old city of London, and this time I got to come along! After a pleasant, roughly thirty-minute-long train ride, our group disembarked in Richmond upon Thames and made the short walk to the beautiful Hampton Court Palace. Shawn discussed some of the history of this royal …
Continue reading “Blog Post June 8th: A Day at The Hampton (No, Not Like the Hotel)”
After what has somehow been both a swift and a slow five days, I am now permitted to exit quarantine in my hotel room! Granted, I am not off the hook just yet. I still need to wear a mask as much as possible while in public for at least the next five days, and …
Continue reading “June 7th: Free at Last! and The House of Shades”
Our second art museum on this lovely trip was The National Gallery, which has a decidedly less…eclectic collection of art than the Tate Modern. We were also supposed to visit the National Portrait Gallery that day, but they will be closed until 2023, so unfortunately, I will have to catch it on another trip. Luckily, …
Continue reading “May 31st: Non-Theatrical Art, Part 2 & Lift”
On our seventh day across the pond, the group took a break from absorbing theatrical and architectural art (as well as some sculpture and mosaics inside of St. Paul’s Cathedral) to instead absorb some visual and sculptural art. To be specific, we made an early afternoon visit to the Tate Modern Museum, one of the …
Theatre in London U of A 