London Day 5 - Guys & Dolls, Fab Dinner

Today was a great day - amazing theatre and delicious dinner.

We started off with a good English breakfast at Mad Hatter, then walked a short distance to the Tate Modern Museum - free & huge. My fav section was about technology especially Babel 2001, towers of radios all broadcasting at once.

We stopped at Bridge Theatre to purchase matinee tickets to Guys & Dolls - suggested by Jacqueline - and decided to go «  immersion » standing near the stage. We paused at the Gin Garden in Butler’s Wharf for drinks and headed back to the the theatre.

The show was an amazing experience. The stages were popping up & down all around us, and the cast members were moving among us. Staff dressed as police ushered us around as needed to ensure we weren’t in the way, which worked surprisingly well.

It was a happy feel good story with high energy dancing, catchy tunes and amusing lyrics. At intermission, they put up a few tables & chairs - and needing a break, we sat down. We were asked if we wouldn’t mind staying there and being part of the show. Needless to say we said YES. What fun. Our stage rose up and the dancers surrounded us. Our « fame » only lasted about 5 minutes, then our stage went down and we were escorted off. Still - soooo memorable .

I couldn’t take pics during the performance, but took some before, at intermission and after.

Dinner was also a highlight. Madeline had suggested Masala Zone in Covent Gardens and although we didn’t have a reservation, they found a table for us. The ambience was great - hundreds of puppets from Kerala hanging from the ceiling, and delicious aesthetically presented food. I loved the onion flower Bhajia - sooo pretty.

That was a 17,086 step day - and a great way to end our time in London.Читать далее