We trod the boards looking for the best in British culture and art
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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Today we visited the Victoria and Albert Museum, and I was completely blow away by how large this museum was. I still don’t think I saw even half of it after walking around for over two hours, and there seemed to be new experiences hiding around every corner waiting to be explored. This trip has …
By Brittaney Mann Not all comedic gestures withstand changing generations and the realizations that some things, especially those involving dominant groups against minority groups, are not actually comedy. For so long privileged people can laugh at one thing and soon realize a specific word or action is placing someone in a box so small that …
A few days ago, I went to go see the musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying with the study abroad group. It was my favorite show I’ve seen so far in London! How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is a 1961 award winning Broadway musical created by Frank Loesser, and …
*I feel like I should begin with a warning, this blog is very long, but I had so many thoughts I wanted to share so I wrote them all. Enjoy!* West End shows are very fun to see, with their big budgets and overwhelming spectacle, but sometimes you want a break from that world of …
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 …
Whilst being in London, I have seen many different kinds of theater ranging from musicals to murder mystery to comedy and beyond. These shows all fell in the range of large West End productions to Fringe theater. Fringe theater is small scale theater that is generally non traditional. Since being on this trip, I have …
I was originally going to talk about The Murder at Haveshame Manor, which is a play I saw that went horribly wrong, but that actually happened to us during The Mousetrap… So, I figured I would talk about How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying instead. I had worked on this show before, so …
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By Brittaney Mann Normally places of burial make me feel sad and uneasy, but Westminster Abbey beautifully honored the lives of various important figures. Rather than feeling solely sad about their deaths, I felt thankful about the lives they lived. My favorite area was Poet’s Corner because there were so many people that I had …
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Today is my 23rd day in London and today I visited Westminster Abbey. In 960 AD, Benedictine monks founded Westminster Abbey and it was used as a place for Christian worship. To this day, it keeps that tradition and welcomes everyone to participate in prayer every hour. Westminster Abbey is a Collegiate Church in the …
Theatre in London U of A 