Two days in a row last week, I got a chance to see Shakespeare in theater. A chance that most people cannot pass up.We are about half an hour from the Globe Theatre and tickets are as cheap as 5 pounds. Hint: there will a few entries about the plays I see at the Globe.
The Globe season was kicked off with Mid-Summers Night's Dream. The company was amazing!!! The actors brought the characters to life; their facial expressions and body language translated the Shakespearian language where you didn't even have to know English to know what is going on.
The next day we took a day trip to Warwick castle and Stratford-Upon-Avon.
Warwick Castle was awesome!!! We got to walked around on theses steep stairs to go up this tower and had this awesome view of the grounds.We also went into a haunted house which was pretty creepy. They jumped out of nowhere and things you thought were still really weren't. There was a lot of French that day.
I wish we had more time at the Castle, but were quickly whisked to Anne Hathaway's (Shakespeare's wife) house. We got a quick view into Victorian life. Did you know they used ash to clean there teeth and to make soap ... talk about counter-intuitive.
We were then bused to the tiny town of Stratford-Upon-Avon. We visited Shakespeare's house and museum that talked about life in Victorian time and Shakespeare's estimated time line.
By the time we left the house, it was pouring outside. We took refuge in a pub. After the rain died a little, I walked around. My friend Emily noticed a electronic store with huge clearance and sale signs. Sparing the boring details, I walked out with a camera that was probably cheaper that it would have been in the states.Later that night we saw Taming of the Shrew by the Royal Shakespeare Company. The girl who plays Rita in Darjeerling Limited played Bianca. The show wasn't bad. The company did this "evolve the play through time" thing where the dress and the scenery changed as to the quote "Shakespeare is Timeless". It was weird until we figured out what was going on. Overall, not bad.
Honestly, I can't get enough. I already am planning to see a few other Shakespearean play within the month.
Shout outs: Maleeha and Aneesa wish you where there you would have enjoyed the plays. Emily thank for the help with camera shopping. Kit, the phone camera done me well and will not forget its awesomeness. The pictures so far have been taken from my phone.
