Stratford was an excellent way to end this trip. While I do wish that Back to the Future was the last show I saw on this trip I did like seeing the production of As You Like It at the Royal Shakespeare Company. The show was really interesting because it was the 1970s cast coming …
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oh, I get it. its called Back to the Future because h–
Today we went to the Victoria and Albert Museum–a name I only remember because I got a gift from there in Pokemon Go–and it was overwhelmingly huge. I do not think I saw a third of this place before I left. This was a museum for people who are in the arts that do not …
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It Was Still the Brotherhood of Man
I think that fringe theatre is a bit ill-defined. Is a show fringe because of the intimacy of the space? How close the viewer is to the actor? Then is Punch Drunk: Sleep No More fringe? They literally touched the audience. Is a show fringe because of the budget? Is it fringe if it is …
I Feel bAD iN pain
I know we were “not allowed to take photographs” at Westminster Abbey or whatever but I did. And no one stopped me. So there. I felt just awful all day. I woke up to a text from Candice asking for a throat lozenge and my first thought was “Oh no I need one too.” the …
Moshing at the Globe
I started off the day by going to the World’s End to have my first drink of beer as a 21-year-old. I turned 21 two days before we left for the trip and I haven’t really had any interest in drinking yet so I never did. The World’s End was incredible, I did not expect …
Paddington Photo Dump
The gates of Hampton court palace are very impressive. The gates are lined with statues, most notably a unicorn and a lion–two animals that do not exist. The building itself was quite impressive (as one would hope a palace would be). It had many small towers/chimneys coming out of the top of the building making …
Ryan Talks About Comics Instead of Any Paintings He Saw.
I had a very good time at the National Gallery the other day. It felt far more reasonable to enjoy the paintings at this museum than at the Tate Modern because it was clear that effort was put into every single one of them. I think that the names of each painting at the National …
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Paddington Was NOT Allowed in Punch Drunk
I did not have the same experience at Borough Market as everyone else. I instantly lost Alex and whoever was with him and so I wondered with Madison as she looked for the bathroom. We walked for about 20-30 minutes (or that is what it felt like at least.) and as we walked I started …
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Bath is the Name of the Scientist, You’re Thinking of Bath’s Monster.
Bath was very different than the rest of London. The Roman influences in the architecture of London are for the most part pretty subtle, however, in Bath, it was really bold and clear. There were statues of gods and places for offerings. I am not really an architecture guy but I can spot when buildings …
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I am constantly pursued by A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Tate Modern The other day our group had the opportunity to visit the Tate Modern Art Museum–it was aight. I understand why some people are really against modern art but some of it was pretty cool. I was a fool who did not take any photos of the art plaques so I do not remember …
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Theatre in London U of A 