We trod the boards looking for the best in British culture and art
June 19 After a couple weeks in the big city of London, we have now adventured into the quiet town of Stratford-Upon-Avon. Notable for being the birth town of William Shakespeare, Stratford-Upon-Avon is a market town just north of London. In comparison, Stratford-Upon-Avon is significantly quieter and quaint. While here we got to tour Shakespeare’s …
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June 17 Today I got to visit the Victoria & Albert Museum, which is the world’s leading museum of art and design. It is home to millions of objects, ranging from portraits, jewelry, and artifacts, spanning over five thousand years of human life and creativity. Within all the exhibits is the Theater & Performance collection; …
Fringe theater is defined by the Collins English Dictionary as a theatrical performance that is unconventional or otherwise distinct from the mainstream. But in modern terms, fringe theater can be classified as any small theater company performance to anything that is uncategorizable. It is equivalent to New York’s Off-Off Broadway. While here in London, I …
Foodie Adventures Seven Dials is a shopping village in Covent Garden that was originally designed by Thomas Neale in the early 1690’s. This area is formed of seven streets all coming to a point, being incredibly easy to spot on a map as it is vastly different to the rigid grid pattern most of London …
The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. This is a show that I have read and studied since middle school. Known for its autobiographical elements that are tested by the abstracted realism the play entails, this memory play was the show that launched Williams career. First premiering in 1944, The Glass Menagerie is about a family …
June 6 Today we went and visited Westminster Abbey. This is a royal church that has served as the site of many royal weddings, such as Prince William and Kate Middleton in 2011, and all coronations of the British monarchy since William the Conqueror in 1066. Inside, there are many important people memorialized or buried, …
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June 4 Today I got to explore the city of Bath, home to the Roman-Baths it is hence named after. After walking to Euston Station, taking the Tube to Paddington Station, and catching a train taking us all the way to our destination, we finally made it. On first impression, Bath looks extremely different from …
June 3 Today we adventured all the way to Regents Park. Established in 1811, this park was designed by John Nash & James and Decimus Burton by order of the Prince Regent, whom it is named after. It is now home to the London Zoo, Queen Mary’s Rose Garden, and the Regents Park Open Air …
May 31 Today I got the opportunity to visit the National Gallery. Founded in 1824, the National Gallery is home to over 2,300 paintings from the 19th Century all the way back to the 13th. And among all the beautiful pieces, two in particular stood out the most to me. The first piece being George …
May 30 Today we went to visit and explore the Tate Modern Art Museum. I was actually really excited to tour this museum as I have an immense love for art and find modern styles to be the most obscure, yet intriguing. The first piece that really stood out to me was A series of …
Theatre in London U of A 