As my time here in England comes to a close I just feel a great sense of appreciation for this experience as a whole. We spent our last three days in Stratford Upon Avon. This quiet town was a nice change of pace from the busy city of London. It was a great time to …
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Two Plays About Being Gay
This trip has been full of theatre. Some shows I loved and some not so much, but I’ve enjoyed getting to experience all of it. A lot of the shows that I have seen on this trip have been heavily commercialized and would be considered either West End or Off West End. There is another …
Why is that rice £24?
This trip has been full of love, laughter, theatre, and FOOD! Throughout the course of the trip the whole group has traveled to several markets, and smaller groups have traveled to even more. For this post we are tasked with the assignment of writing about our market experiences and the different things we saw and …
I Got to Audition With Nick Bottom
On this trip we have had the distinct privilege of seeing two shows at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London. This theatre is so wonderfully unique and magical to experience. With it being an exact replica of the theatre from Shakespeare’s time, the section nearest the stage is for groundlings (people who stand for the duration …
I ‘WANNABE’ at the National Portrait Gallery
They say that a picture is worth 1,000 words. This saying definitely rang true at the National Portrait Gallery this morning. The gallery is filled with hundreds of paintings, photographs, and sculptures of incredibly influential people. Out of all of the museums we have been to, I think this one is my favorite. As I …
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Westminster? I hardly know her
On Tuesday our group traveled to the famous Westminster Abbey. Going into the tour I only knew that it was the place where coronations happen, but I didn’t really know just how many people are buried there. With military figures, royals, scientists, and artists. There is a wide variety of different people that have been …
#Littletreat #Feminism
With the amount of hype that was built up around the idea of a day trip to Bath, I was positive that it would fail to meet such high expectations. But, after spending an entire day there, I can confirm that it is a pretty remarkable place. We began the day with a train ride …
It’s so Hard Being Mother
“Mother Courage and Her Children” was quite an interesting way to spend an afternoon. The play was wonderful, but the fact that it was the hottest day yet, in an outdoor theatre, and we had to stand the entire show, made the play’s intense subject matter feel even more intense. While it was hot and …
A play about theatre = TheatreSquared (Their shirts are cool)
Grace Pervades starring Ralph Fiennes at the Theatre Royal Haymarket was a strong production with bright highlights. While the seats in the back of the theatre made my back feel as though I was as old as the theatre itself, I would recommend this production to appreciators of the art of theatre. The plot of …
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A Mom and Her Baby (And a Horse)
Seeing War Horse at the National Theatre on Tuesday night was such a special treat. The production quality was incredibly high, and the story was powerful and moving. The whole production blew me away, but it was the final moment that started the floodgates. War Horse is about a boy named Albert who gets a …
Theatre in London U of A 