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 …
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Gorgeous Gothic
Today we visited Westminster Abbey, and I’m not exactly sure what I was expecting, but I definitely don’t think I was expecting it to be a church. It was absolutely beautiful though, and I understand why the royal family holds all of their important events there. The building was done up in true extravagant perpendicular …
6/13: I still don’t like Guided Tours and Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey is one of Londons oldest and most respected churches, with lots of respected artists, authors, and scientists buried within the grounds and on display to the public. While it felt a little wierd to walk over the plaques (and tombs) of those that are dead, it was still very exciting to see so …
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Soakin in the Sun with Shakespeare
We recently got to see our second production at Shakespeare’s Globe, another one of his comedies aptly called The Comedy of Errors. Of the two productions, Midsummer Night’s Dream was definitely my favorite, but I feel like it’s unfair to even compare the two so I’ll talk about Comedy of Errors as its own entity …
The Comedy of Errors at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
Just a few days ago I took a tube ride all the way Southwark, London, and crossed the Millennium Bridge to see one of London’s most famous theatres. Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre was built in 1997 by architects Theo Crosby and John Orrell. It is a replica of the Globe Theatre that was …
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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 …
A Groundling at the Globe
On this trip, we have seen two different shows at the Globe theater, and both of them created a completely different experience. For A Midsummer Night’s Dreams we sat off to the side of the stage for the more modern enactment of the play, where it was difficult to see, but the actors did a …
6/12: Comedy of Errors and Shakespeare’s Globe 2: Electric Boogaloo
There were a lot of good aspects when seeing Comedy of Errors at the Globe; the acting was great, some of the jokes were spectacular, and the staging was very funny. Yet there were two major elements that detracted from my viewing experience, the scorching hot rays of the sun and the very distracting captioning …
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I became a groundling during a play, a wish of mine came true
For this blog post, I want to start by traveling back in time. A time before my voice had any weight other than within my own circles, a time before I could travel alone, a time before I could vote, a time when I was bound to work in my home. I am taking myself …
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The National Art Gallery
A few days ago, I went and visited the National Art Gallery in The United Kingdom, and I saw some of the world’s most famous paintings. The National Art Gallery is an art museum that holds thousands of different styles of artworks and paintings that date back all the way to the year 1485. The …
Theatre in London U of A 