Once when I was scrolling through instagram while on this trip I saw a post by a person form the US and they were talking about the differences between the US and the UK. It was very clear that the person came from a small town in the US and had only been to London …
Author Archives: Elliot Eichmann
King Lear
Watching “King Lear” in Ukrainian was an interesting experience. We read King Lear for class so I was very familiar with the script which did help me during the show. However, there were many changes to the story that made it difficult to understand. I was under the impression that this would be a normal …
Victoria and Albert Museum
This is a Chanel suit from the Victoria and Albert Museum and this relates to the show “Guys and Dolls”. The Chanel suit was introduced in 1925; however, it became extremely popular in 1954 which matches the 1950’s setting of “Guys and Dolls”. Since 1954 the Chanel suit has been a staple in fashion and …
Fringe Theatre
For my Fringe Theatre post I will be writing about “Bluets”. “Bluets” was an incredibly unique show. There were 3 actors and they played A, B, and C. The actors each had their own stand on the stage. Bluets was more like slam poetry than a theatre show. There was a story but it was …
Hampton Court Palace
When I learned that were going to Hampton Court Palace I was interested but as a person that isn’t a fan of monarchies I wasn’t incredibly excited and while that definitely did lower my opinion just because I don’t find seeing the way royalty lived very interesting that doesn’t mean I wasn’t able to admire …
Long Day’s Journey Into Night
The production of “Long Day’s Journey into Night” at the Wyndham theatre was interesting to say the least. “Long Day’s Journey into Night” was one of the three plays we read before coming to London. The script is great and was my favorite out of the three that we had read, so I was very …
Globe Theatre
It felt incredible to see a show in the Globe Theatre. It didn’t really hit me in the gift shop, but once I walked into the actual theatre it immediately hit me just how amazing it was to be in this historic theatre. I had seen pictures so nothing surprised me about the theatre itself …
Bath
I really enjoyed the trip to Bath. I found the architecture to be very interesting and the technology of the baths was incredible. There were many places in the bath house that caught my eye like the sauna room and the collection of Roman coins. I also found it interesting that the bath water was …
Borough Market
I had been to London before, a few years ago, and one of my favorite places when I went was Borough Market. I loved all the different food there and even went back multiple times. Visiting London again excited me because I was so happy to visit Borough Market, but said it disappointed me. The …
Operation Mincemeat
“Operation Mincemeat” being a theatre show and especially a comedy, of course a lot of stuff had to be dramatized and added to make the show enjoyable but many of the things in the musical did actually happen. Montagu did go on to make a film about Operation Mincemeat and Willie Watkins was a real …
Theatre in London U of A 