This week Dartmouth only had us scheduled to see 1 show, but since my mom arrives tomorrow I went to two of next weeks shows this week. Fortunately shows 25, 26 and 27 were all great productions. Monday night I went to The Beauty Queen of Leenane, a darkly comic Martin McDonagh play about a mother and her 40 year old daughter set in Ireland. The play was hilarious and had unreserved seating and the tickets for under 25s were just £10. The entire audience was laughing the entire time so I highly recommend the show-or just even reading the play.
Tuesday night I went to see War Horse at the New London Theatre and was amazed by the show. The show was completely different from anything else I've ever seen. The show is set during the first World War and features life size puppets. Three people controlled the horses in the show and they so completely captured the mannerisms and essence of a horse that you completely forgot you're watching puppets.
Wednesday night I went to see a production of Shakespeare's As You Like It at the Old Vic, part of The Bridge Project between English and American actors. Rosalind reminded me of Elle Woods, from Legally Blonde, and was pretty funny. The show was not that well directed, but the play is so funny that it was still an enjoyable show. I also liked seeing the show because I played Celia in a scene workshop this summer.
Friday the 13th was the last day of Lamda and our final performances were Thursday night. My group performed The Maid's Tragedy directed by John Baxter. The show was a million times better than the Shakespeare performances, and I had a great part. I played a mother who wants revenge and put baby powder in my hair to make me look old. It was a lot of fun, but I'm definitely looking forward to two weeks of free time.
Up next week: London with my mom!!!
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