Summer Holiday Part One - Culture.

[thedothatgirl]

So we're back briefly from our 4 days of Culture in London. We stayed with a niece who has a place in East Croydon - only 15 minutes from London Bridge and it was perfect for zipping in and out. They've both lived/studied  in London for some years and her fiance Niro knows the transport system inside out. I'm a bit rusty on anything outside of the core section of the Underground plus they've built so much since I haunted the area in the late 70's & 80's.

This time we did a Prom, The Globe and a West End Play,  plus parts of Greenwich and a couple of floors of the National Portrait Gallery.  It was a first time for London plays and concerts for Ellie. She enjoyed them all, but absolutely adored Midsummer's Night Dream ( which was hilarious and IMO perfect)  and it's not often that my cunning plans work, but this time I hit a winner. She was quoting it all the way home.  I really wanted to get her into Shakespeare before the GCSE starts in earnest September.

So we're back home now for two days to grab the beach/surf stuff and we're off to Cornwall for a week.

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[obsessive24.livejournal.com]

Any time one properly introduces a teenager to Shakespeare is a cause for celebration. :D I skipped on the Globe's version as I'm going to see the David Walliams version at Noel Coward next month, but you're starting to make me change my mind.

What did you see in the West End?

Glad to hear that you had fun! And Cornwall at this time of year... colour me very jealous.

[thedothatgirl.livejournal.com]

Just got back from Cornwall so late in replying!

We saw Daniel Radcliffe in The Cripple of Innishmaan at the Noel Coward. It was good - very black humour but bitter sweet. I was a little surprised how natural Dan was in the role, you certainly didn't sit thinking "oh look there's Harry with a bad limp".

The Globe production was very heavy on the comedy and it sucked her in really well. She still is quoting "Pyramis and Thisbe " I hope they release a DVD later of that particular production. I may try and get her to something else before Coriolanus in January however, as that's not going to be shits and giggles unless it's very very bad.

I saw that David Walliams is doing Midsummer - I bet it is good.