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  • Day 327

    London plays

    November 23, 2015 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C

    This year I've been lucky to see some amazing plays. I worked with a couple of girls at work who loved theatre as much as I did and we would often book plays together or update each other on what we had seen or were planning on seeing.

    The Ruling Class
    12 February
    Trafalgar Studios
    James McAvoy
    Loved it! So good
    Marian
    http://www.timeout.com/london/theatre/the-rulin…

    Kill Me Now
    20 February
    Park Theatre
    The story was quite intense for a Friday night theatre session, but good to see. This theatre was in my very first neighbourhood
    https://www.parktheatre.co.uk/whats-on/kill-me-now

    A View from the Bridge
    2 March
    Wyndham's Theatre - sat on the stage!
    Mark Strong
    Loved it. Weird story though. Final scene was epic
    http://www.youngvic.org/whats-on/a-view-from-th…

    Jersey Boys
    25 March
    Piccadilly Theatre
    Saw this with Britt in conjunction with a TimeOut offer. Probably the worst I saw. The theatre was run down with holes in the chairs. We were in the nose bleed section which sucked, there was a drunk couple in front of us that sucked on a bottle of wine the whole time. The story was quite good, but the whole experience was not pleasant. My only mainstream one this year (for me), definitely sticking to the off beat plays.

    Clarence Darrow
    29 March
    Old Vic Theatre
    Kevin Spacey
    This was amazing! First up I only paid 12 pounds for a seat in the front row, at one point I was 30 cm away from the actor. Secondly it was the Old Vic and thirdly it was Kevin Spacey in his one man show and final performance as artist director of the Old Vic. A great play!
    http://www.oldvictheatre.com/whats-on/2015/clar…

    American Buffalo
    16 April
    Wyndham's Theatre - nose bleed section, it was terrible!
    Damien Lewis John goodman
    Not a fan. Probably a combination of crappy seats, but it just didn't spark my excitement. The stage was beautiful though.
    http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/apr/27/am…

    Everyman
    25 April
    Olivier Theatre, National Theatre
    Chiwetel Ejiofor
    Written by the national poet. It was all writtne in poetry. Really well constructed, great dance sequences but I left feeling gloomy about the world at the end
    http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/everyman

    Man and Superman
    2 May
    National theatre
    Ralph Finenes
    Amazing! It was the longest play I saw, 3.5 hours.
    http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/man-and…

    Impromptu Pay

    The Winters Tale
    21 October
    Garrick theatre
    Dame Judi Dench, Kenneth Brahman
    My final play and I got to the great Judi Dench & Wallander! It wasn't the best I've seen, a big too long and not enough Dench, but still what a way to end it all
    http://www.branaghtheatre.com/the-winters-tale/

    Hamlet
    23 November
    Edinburgh Festival Hall - NT live screening
    Benedict Cumberbatch
    Really good. I'm sure it would've been great live. As the American woman beside me said what a great first Hamlet to see. It will always be your bench mark now. What a wonderful way to think that these plays and experiences won't end just there and then, but live on forever, influencing my cultural experiences.
    http://ntlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk/production…
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