It’ll be a week or so before I blog again. My PhD graduation is coming up next week, family and friends are flying in, and there is a lot of celebrating to do! So I will leave you (for a time) with these reflections on my very favorite play. The first time I saw the … Continue reading
Tag Archives: theatre
The Creature
Excerpt from Skirt.com, click the link to read the rest 0 Okay, I’ll save you the suspense (what little is left.) I did get a ticket to Frankenstein. Some of you may be wondering, “How on earth does that unemployed PhD with threadbare elbow-patch jackets even manage to afford going to all that theatre anyway?” … Continue reading
A Day on the South Bank
Excerpt from Skirt.com, click the link to read the rest 0 About two weeks ago I decided to give myself an early birthday present by heading out to see a play. London is a good place for that sort of thing. Nothing ventured, nothing gained, I thought as I walked towards the great hulking form … Continue reading
Evil Comes in Velvet Smoking Jackets/The Zombie Geese
In case you’ve been missing my long-running zombie theme, don’t worry…it’s back. But first, let’s talk about evil. Or more specifically, Faust. That is, the performance of Faust that is currently running at the Young Vic in London. Though it seems some reviewers weren’t that impressed, they’ve been shown up by the good old viewing … Continue reading