There were ten days of pure exploration and traveling, so I'll make ten posts to show what we did, step by step.
DAY 1: LONDON
We arrived at Gatwick via Virgin Airlines (double-decker plane, Premium Economy seats that were a little uncomfortable, nice food, and good movies in private TVs) and spent the next four hours making our way through London transportation to our hotel.
That sucked. When my mom mentioned that we'd just spent over half the time it took to fly to England trying to get from the airport to our hotel, we thought we were going to pass out from exhaustion right there.
But holidays aren't for resting! :)
We got right to the important stuff -- having lunch, settling into our awesome hotel, freshening up, and heading to Piccadilly for EQUUS.
Yes, folks, I have seen Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) smoking, cussing, and naked.
Because everyone's asking, I'll just make an official note that he's a perfectly normal-looking guy, that he spent a rather long scene at the end of the show with no clothes on (for a portion of this, he was on top of a naked actress), and that no one in the audience whooped or screamed in fan-girl fashion when he dropped his knickers. Oh, and I don't have any pictures. :) But they're out there. Just look around.
Human curiosity out of the way, let me say that the play is amazing. It's dark, to be sure, but very well-written and makes the audience think about issues like religion, sex, parents, personal passions, and, um, horses. :)
Daniel Radcliffe is a wonderful actor. He brought the character to life in a very believable way. It was easy to look at him on stage and take broomsticks and magic out of my mind.
Richard Griffiths (the principal character) was incredible. My brother and I especially enjoyed his performance. He had a strong presence and made every line feel personal, even to those of us in the nose-bleed section.
~Thank goodness for pay-per-show binoculars attached to the seats!~
The rest of the cast was great, too. I particularly liked the roles of the parents.
The set was very minimalistic, and it worked. One of my favorite parts of the play's design was the way they handled the six horses. Actors dressed in brown clothes held their hands behind their backs and wore enormous masks that looked like cages in the shape of horse heads. There were also similar cages on their feet to look like hoofs.
It was an awesome experience. I'm so glad we were able to make it. During intermission, Mike bought a poster, and I bought a T-shirt. We didn't wait around to get autographs from the cast because it was probably going to be a huge crowd, and we were exhausted. But I'm sure they know we enjoyed their performance. :)
Afterward, we went back to the hotel to rest up. The next morning we were heading to another airport to fly to Ireland.
Falling asleep in our comfortable beds and snacking on yummy room service, Mike and I watched British TV. Please note that I am about to link to something that would not be shown on normal TV here in the states.
I am blown away by what they're allowed to put on TV.
Seriously.
Are you reading this? Let me quote something from the first link:
"Meet the *** A couple who perform simulated *** in a range of unacceptable places."
We were enthralled. Swearing, public nudity, and all in a Candid Camera kind of style.
What a country. :)
That sucked. When my mom mentioned that we'd just spent over half the time it took to fly to England trying to get from the airport to our hotel, we thought we were going to pass out from exhaustion right there.
But holidays aren't for resting! :)
We got right to the important stuff -- having lunch, settling into our awesome hotel, freshening up, and heading to Piccadilly for EQUUS.
Yes, folks, I have seen Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) smoking, cussing, and naked.
Because everyone's asking, I'll just make an official note that he's a perfectly normal-looking guy, that he spent a rather long scene at the end of the show with no clothes on (for a portion of this, he was on top of a naked actress), and that no one in the audience whooped or screamed in fan-girl fashion when he dropped his knickers. Oh, and I don't have any pictures. :) But they're out there. Just look around.
Human curiosity out of the way, let me say that the play is amazing. It's dark, to be sure, but very well-written and makes the audience think about issues like religion, sex, parents, personal passions, and, um, horses. :)
Daniel Radcliffe is a wonderful actor. He brought the character to life in a very believable way. It was easy to look at him on stage and take broomsticks and magic out of my mind.
Richard Griffiths (the principal character) was incredible. My brother and I especially enjoyed his performance. He had a strong presence and made every line feel personal, even to those of us in the nose-bleed section.
~Thank goodness for pay-per-show binoculars attached to the seats!~
The rest of the cast was great, too. I particularly liked the roles of the parents.
The set was very minimalistic, and it worked. One of my favorite parts of the play's design was the way they handled the six horses. Actors dressed in brown clothes held their hands behind their backs and wore enormous masks that looked like cages in the shape of horse heads. There were also similar cages on their feet to look like hoofs.It was an awesome experience. I'm so glad we were able to make it. During intermission, Mike bought a poster, and I bought a T-shirt. We didn't wait around to get autographs from the cast because it was probably going to be a huge crowd, and we were exhausted. But I'm sure they know we enjoyed their performance. :)
Afterward, we went back to the hotel to rest up. The next morning we were heading to another airport to fly to Ireland.
Falling asleep in our comfortable beds and snacking on yummy room service, Mike and I watched British TV. Please note that I am about to link to something that would not be shown on normal TV here in the states.
I am blown away by what they're allowed to put on TV.
Seriously.
Are you reading this? Let me quote something from the first link:
"Meet the *** A couple who perform simulated *** in a range of unacceptable places."
We were enthralled. Swearing, public nudity, and all in a Candid Camera kind of style.
What a country. :)
2 comments:
LMFAO! Your brother's link rocks, haha!
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