Sitting here in my “I heart London” shirt, writing my final blog, I’m overwhelmed by how profound and true those simple words across my chest feel. Though, if I’m being honest, I wish the shirt said “I heart England,” because this trip would not have been complete without our day trips to Bath, the Cliffs …
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Witnessing the Prosecution! (With a pillar in my face for the first half!)
After The Mousetrap became such a hit in my book, I was excited for the opportunity to experience another Agatha Christie play. This play, Witness for the Prosecution, immediately intrigued me, especially because of its courtroom setting, and I was curious to see how that would unfold. The setting of a stage is one of …
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Gluten-Free in London eats!
I’ve never really considered myself a foodie; being gluten-free doesn’t exactly make that easy, but after being in London, I can confidently say I’ve tasted some of the best food I’ve ever had in my life. London is clearly a city full of passion in every form: theatre, history, art, music, business, literature, government, and …
Wow I love Theatre
I’m still stumbling from the high of seeing A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Globe Theatre. It was, in every way, the most perfect day. The night began in the Globe gift shop, where we bought flower crowns that felt very fitting for the play. While we were there, we spotted the actress who played …
Queen of my heart
I knew from the moment I saw her face, peeking around the corner, that my feet would be glued to the floor in front of this portrait. My icon, my inspiration, Princess Diana. (And now, seeing others felt the same! Didn’t see Diana was mentioned here before I wrote this on the train to Paris …
Queens and poets and playwrights, oh my!
I’ve long said, “I want to feel humbled walking into Church,” and when stepping foot in Westminster Abbey, I not only felt the reverence of Christ’s splendor, but also felt quite small in comparison to the nobles buried here before me. My jaw fell a little more at the turn of each corner, seeing who …
Basking in Bath!
Bath was genuinely a dream come true. As a faithful fan of Jane Austen, Bridgerton, English tea, Italian/Roman History, and just the English Countryside in general, I was astonished at how many of my “favorite things” boxes this city checked! It was definitely an escape from the hustle and bustle of London, as right when …
Fixated on the Stage
I’ve long imagined what it would be like to stand as an audience member in Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. Ever since I first learned about it in my sophomore-year English class, I’ve been fascinated by the idea of being so close to the performers that you could almost reach out and touch them, all while standing …
Theatre in performance and power
Even if I could not quite see their faces all the way up in the highest stalls, I still felt the zeal in every word, action, and nod to the audience, who were exuding the same passion from their seats as the performers on the stage. This was not just a show about iconic historical …
Poetic roads in plays and pictures
What I love about theatre is the way “place” becomes a character of its own. The stage is not just a background, but it is acting as a real setting, relying on the audience’s imagination to complete the world in their minds. Setting is such a crucial part of any story because it creates the …
Theatre in London U of A 