Since the last blog, we have seen quite a few plays as a class. One of our favorites was The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time which recently opened on Broadway in New York City to rave reviews. It won the Olivier Award for Best Play here in London a couple of years ago at the National Theatre. It transferred to the Apollo Theatre last year and then the roof caved in. It opened again this season at the Gielgud Theatre. Here are students waiting at the stage door after the show.
This is the security guard at the stage door. He was very funny and entertaining.
A program signed by Graham Butler, the lead in the play. He was excellent. Right out of drama school.
Graham Butler signing autographs.
Group photo with the security guard!
Damn Yankees at the Landor Theatre upstairs in the Landor Pub. This is a theatre we tend to go to every year. It is a small space where they do amazing musicals. We have seen Title of Show, Ragtime, Closer Than Ever, and Into the Woods in this small space.
Waiting in the outdoor courtyard for the house to open. The show by the way was very good. Amazing how great the choreography was in this small space.
One of our favorite shows were the three James Plays. We saw all three plays in one day starting at 12 noon. It was about King James I, II, and III of Scotland. The play was very timely with the Scottish referendum on Independence. It was press night and we had seats on the stage of the Olivier theatre. Great seats right in the middle of all the action! We were in the theatre from 12 noon until 10:30pm with two one hour breaks. We all survived! Some students went back to see the shows again.
Nikki and Kirsten with the Danish actress, Sofia Gobiol who starred in the Danish TV series The Killing. She played Queen Margaret in the third play. It was her show!!! Excellent actress.
Another favorite play that we saw for both Page to Stage and Global Issues was King Charles III directed by Rupert Goold, one of my favorite British directors. It is a hypothetical story of Prince Philip becoming King after Queen Elizabeth dies. Excellent show. All the actors
We went to get 10 pound seats at 8:30 in the morning. They have day seats in the front row and in the boxes on the sides of the theatre. Matt and I sat in a box. The others front row. We went with half the class on a Monday and the other half of the class the following Monday. Again waited in line at 8:00 am for the box office to open at 10. We were first in line and got the 9 seats in the front row again.
The front row taken from our Box.
Above is the safety curtain which by law needs to be lowered during interval in every theatre as proof to let audience know that they have one.
Waiting in line for both Monday shows!
A number of students got in line at the Lyceum Theatre for FREE tickets to the 15th Anniversary Show of The Lion King which was on Sunday, October 19th at 2:00 pm the day after our show closed at Wimbledon. It was a great show!
Sir Tim Rice who wrote the lyrics was in the audience with his family and grandkids. Suzanne managed to get his autograph. By the way Suzanne, the Director of Admissions, came over for our show and got to go to some other shows with us.
Waiting for the Tube to get back home!!!! Stay tuned for more blogs on Bath, our 20th Anniversary show in Wimbledon, Scotland, and Art in London class photos!
THAT'S ALL FOLKS!!!
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