As many of you know theatre is a passion of mine and a trip home offers the opportunity to stock up on theatre experiences to see me through to Christmas. I try very hard not to overdo it and tire myself out but invariably that goes awry. So in the last 5 weeks I will have seen 10 shows. I'm currently at 9 with the last one tomorrow. So what have I seen, and what did I think? I'm going to try to capture this in a word or phrase per show
A Season in the Congo, Young Vic - wonderful fusion of acting, music and movement
A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, National - one big lighting effect
A Strange Interlude, National - the time flew in the company of an accomplished cast
Handel Furioso, Grimeborne at Arcola - Mama Mia with the music of Handel
The Same Deep Water as Me, Donmar - Nick Payne, you can write! (loved Greggs references)
Home, The Shed at National - surprised and delighted me
Othello, National - the finest Iago I have seen
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Globe - disappointing
Chimerica, Almeida - I didn't get what all the fuss was about - predictable and over rated (for me)
The Herd, The Bush .... (I'll get back to you after I've seen this)
So my highlight? - Home. Amazing and I ovated! I never ovate. It was that good.
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