We trod the boards looking for the best in British culture and art
Hamlet in 90 minutes. I’ve been told that’s impressive, but since I haven’t seen any other version of Hamlet on stage I don’t have much to go by. The other half of this show’s equation is the integration of Radiohead’s album Hail to the Thief, which I also hadn’t listened to going into my viewing. …
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The first thing I was drawn to at the National Portrait Gallery was the self-portrait of Scottish Theatrical Designer Doris Zinkeisen. The contrast, I think, was what did it: her dynamic angle against a flat backdrop, and her pale skin, itself shadowed, against a black kimono with a brightly colored pattern. The contrasts create a …
As I entered The Globe Theatre, I barely looked around. It was a sleepy day for me, and I wasn’t really prepared to see the day’s show. I only took in my surroundings once the chatter in the crowd picked up. Our group had ground floor seats, stage left. A large portion of our group, …
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I was excited to see how this modern adaptation of The Master Builder by Ibsen would be handled. I wanted to see complex social dynamics, the contradictory depths of an artist’s mind, and the manipulations people use on each other. Instead, I watched a dramatic prime-time television series play out on stage. I’m sure 2 …
We were given a Quest at the Victoria and Albert Museum: Find an object, and tie it to a play we’ve seen. We started at the Theatre and Performance section. I was at a loss at first. Instead of finding something there, I wandered, moving from gallery to gallery, taking photos of intriguing objects. I …
It is fair to say that the beginning of our trip defied expectations. After a tragic split in our party, I ended up being in a group of seven who made it onto a plane departing from Texas. We flew out Monday night, crossed the sea, and arrived on Tuesday, around 2 PM, at the …
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I cannot believe that the people we saw perform King Lear last night in Ukrainian weren’t professional actors. They were just a group of people from different walks of life who wanted to find solace in the theatre during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The director Viacheslav Yehorov chose to do King Lear because he …
King Lear has definitely been one of the more interesting shows that we’ve experienced during our time here in Great Britain. This is the first theater show that we’ve seen that was performed by unprofessional actors and the first show that I’ve ever seen in a completely different language. This show was totally in Ukrainian …
I almost didn’t notice the second language cause Shakespearean is a second language. Expressive acting carried the plot and the costumes and lighting were full of mood. I knew what was happening not because I’ve read the play, but because there was so much symbolism and meaning behind the costumes and props. “When Russia invaded …
This is my first blog post while in Stratford-upon-Avon. I will hold off on too much regarding the town because our next prompt relates to the subject. We have already watched two shows here in town at Royal Shakespeare Company in The Other Place theatre. Today, as you can tell by the title, I will …
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