Gymkhana – A New Food Experience I have shamelessly benefited from having a roommate, Isaac (Table_4_Three) who is an expert in all things culinary, and two weeks into the trip I found myself sitting down in the Michelin-starred restaurant Gymkhana, near the Green Park tube stop, and just around the corner from the Ritz Hotel. …
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Girl on an Alter
Girl on an Alter was one of the most unexpected, best shows that we have seen. The set was pretty simple with a bed laid out towards Stage Right Center. There was what seemed to be an almost Astro turf-like crumble on the floor made to look like dirt. The actors were still able to …
Reflections
Blog post 13 By Isaac Overman June 16 2022 Today we ventured to the Victoria and Albert museum. Our goal was to view their exhibit on theatre over the years. Several items immediately jumped out at me. The first was a massive horse puppet that was used in a production of War Horse. The puppet …
New Nibbles, Familiar Faces, and the Quest for Queen Victoria’s Sponge Cake
Spending just short of a month in an entirely different country, combined with spending most of that time in one of the most international and diverse cities in the globe, leaves one with countless possibilities in regards to food. And, given that food accounts for nearly fifty percent of my personal spending on this trip …
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Fringe Frenzy
Genuinely, the fringe theatre in London is absolutely stunning. Both shows I saw with the group left me REELING. Lift was a short moment relative to the length of life, that will stick with me for years to come. Girl On an Altar was a visceral experience, shaking me to my core and showing me …
Girl on an Altar
Fringe theater is defined by the Collins English Dictionary as a theatrical performance that is unconventional or otherwise distinct from the mainstream. But in modern terms, fringe theater can be classified as any small theater company performance to anything that is uncategorizable. It is equivalent to New York’s Off-Off Broadway. While here in London, I …
Just Right
Blog post 12 By Isaac Overman June 15 2022 As of writing this, I have witnessed three “fringe” plays: Lift, Girl on an Alter and Rainer. When I was traveling to see Rainer tonight, I was extremely worried that I would hate it. To be blunt, my opinions regarding Lift and Girl on an Alter …
An Assortment of Animals and Anticlimax
As an American Abroad, the arts abound with an assortment of artistic aberrations from the average as I’ve come to know them and oof now I’m tired of this gimmick. Basically, the British way of theatre has its merit, that is to be sure, but there are times when stylistic choice (and the issues to …
The Fringe Theatre Experience
Rainer, Arcola Theatre June 15th After our long journey to Kew Gardens, Isaac and I prepared ourselves for the trip to another fringe experience. I was quite hesitant going in because I had strong negative feelings towards Lift. I was consistently confused during Lift and could not follow any plot or dialogue, so I was …
Fringe Theater
Girl on an Altar Of all the plays that we’ve seen so far, this one was definitely not for me. That’s not to say it was a bad play, I think it was excellent actually. It was really impactful as a modern retelling of Agamemnon with prominent ancient Greek theater tradition. The play was mostly …
Theatre in London U of A 