The Tower of London was a beautiful way to spend the beginning of the day. Seeing a castle in real life for the first time was amazing because my brain never fully comprehended that they were real. I learned about many different armors, the royal beast, executions, and prisoners. There was so much to look …
Category Archives: Uncategorized
The Bloody Tower-Day #3
Here’s some things that happened on Day 3: The Tower of London…I’m gonna blow your mind here…actually a castle. Boom, mind blown. So that was my first time being in a castle which was really cool, it felt like walking through a huge Medieval Times, minus all of the jousting and turkey legs.. My favorite …
Hirschy Highlight: Dozing at Lughnasa
I was a little worried about seeing this show. I had somewhat higher hopes as the show reminded me of Little Women more than I would care to admit. But, it also had a few cast members from Derry Girls (my roommate is JEALOUS!). I absolutely adored the set. I thought the set had a …
Dancing at the National Theatre
We wrapped up day two in London by crossing the River Thames to head on over to the National Theatre. It was such a beautiful walk with a broad view and food trucks surrounding. After exploring the gift shop and purchasing an expensive can of still water, we headed to our balcony seats and got …
First Play of Many
This is what we came for! Last night, our group had the opportunity to see our first theatre show performed by the Olivier Theatre Company at the Royal National theatre! The performance is known as Dancing at Lughnasa written by Brian Friel. The story takes place through the memory of a summer during 1936 in …
Dancing at Lughnasa
By Brittaney Mann “In that memory atmosphere is more real than incident and everything is simultaneously actual and illusory. In that memory, too, the air is nostalgic with the music of the thirties.” from Michael’s end monologue in Dancing at Lughnasa The National Theatre’s production of Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel is gorgeous. The actors did …
London Living
The last two days have felt like a week. It’s almost like time doesn’t exist here. I woke up at 4:30 AM yesterday, and it was completely bright outside. I couldn’t fall back asleep, so I decided to stay awake and read for a while. I attempted to meet people downstairs for breakfast, but I …
Dancing makes me weep and it felt so good.
Dancing with Lughnasa at the National Theatre did make me big girl cry I will not lie. But to back up, when we first entered, I was just mesmerized by the stage. The way the lawn was raked above the house and the grass looking so real and authentic was insanity to me. And then …
Continue reading “Dancing makes me weep and it felt so good.”
Dancing at Lughnasa-Day #2
Here’s some things that happened during the full second day of London: The second day spent here was arguably better and worse, the jet lag is still hitting stronger than ever. And I’m not quite sure how it is already Thursday because I could’ve sworn yesterday was Monday, and I was still back in Texas. …
There should be more dancing.
Dancing at Lughnasa is set in the summer of 1936. A memory play, an older Michael narrates the summer where his uncle, Father Jack, comes back to Balleybeg and his five sisters, Michael’s aunts and mother. A lackluster set can be forgiven in favor of captivating actors bringing a wonderful script to light. However, while …
Theatre in London U of A 