ARRY POTTAH and more

SO MANY THINGS to write about from the past few days and so little time. So this will be very brief but, obviously, extremely insightful.



First of all Sunday morning a bunch of us went to Madame Tussaud's...which is the wax museum here in London.
This meant that I got to mingle with the stars for a couple of hours...including ONE DIRECTION and other less important people.

Then WE WENT TO THE HARRY POTTER STUDIO TOUR!

I don't claim myself to be the biggest, most intense Harry Potter fan out there - in fact, some of my flatmates probably deserve that title. However, it was really amazing to see some of the actual sets and props used in the movies and to realize how much artistry really goes into a movie set.
Also, it was animal actors week over there...so I mingled with Hedwig and others. Pretty cool.



Yesterday (which was Monday) Tori, Hanne, and I went to see Phaedra's Love done at RADA (The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts...the place where I am taking classes over here).
So Tori and I had both worked with scenes from this play in Acting I with Antonio so we basically knew what we were getting ourselves into. Let's just say...it was graphic. And I would go into detail here, but I'll just say this instead...masturbating, two blow jobs, rape, castration, disembowelment, and multiple deaths. So yeah, it was graphic. And incredibly intimate. So intimate in fact, that when Theseus slits his own throat his blood bag spurted some blood onto an audience member...so that was awkward.
Basically the three of us were traumatized and hyperventilating at the end, but I, demented as I am, truly found it fascinating and really well done. That's enough about that.

Tonight I saw the best show I have seen so far in London, and quite possibly one of the best shows I have seen period. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time.
In case you aren't aware, this was a book...an amazing book that I read quite a few years ago, and then proceeded to wonder HOW IN THE WORLD could this possibly be translated into a play?
I am now aware of how it can be translated into a play. It was magical. Absolutely fascinating.
So if you haven't read the book, I suggest it. To put it very simply, it's about a teenager with Aspergers attempting to solve the case of a dog murder, as well as put together some pieces about his family...
The play was basically the inside of Christopher's (the kid with Aspergers) head. The physicality, the lighting, the staging, everything was remarkable. Not to mention the acting...incredible.
Suggestion: hop on a plane, go to London, see this show.
I have no idea if it will ever end up in the states...it's very UK/London oriented, so who knows if it will make it. But I am so glad that I had the opportunity to see it over here. Favorite show to date.

The countdown continues: 4 days of the program left, 9 days left in London.