this week has been theatre-filled. i've seen three shows:
1. cooped. recommended to us by our modern physical teacher, this was an hour and a half of british humor. everyone was made fun of--germans, spaniards, americans, women, old people. men dressed in women's clothes. there were rubber chickens and ping pong balls. it was great.
2. ivanov. kenneth branagh starred--it was the first time he's been onstage in five years. we were in the super-cheap seats: back of the top balcony, standing, but we could see and hear everything. it was tom stoppard's new adaptation of chekov's play, so the writing was excellent. and the rest of the cast was equally as talented. really, really fabulous.
3. hedda. this was a modern adaptation of hedda gabbler by ibsen at a small theatre in notting hill. i loved it--the adaptation was very true to the play but changed some really interesting things, and all of the actors were totally phenomenal.
one of my favorite things about london so far is how diverse theatre is here--there is always something for everyone, and the audiences are always full of all different sorts of people.
i found the cord which uploads my pictures to my computer, so i will post pictures soon!
love,
ellen
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