Marco and I recently celebrated our 3 month anniversary here in London town. And to mark the occasion, I’ve been indulging in several of the rather delectable literary treats this city has to offer. In comparison to Brisbane, the variety of theatre and general entertainment available here is quite mind boggling, and I’ve only just begun to wrap my head around it.
Last week I had the absolute joy of attending a poetry reading at Kings College on the Strand. Not only was it absolutely free, but there were readings from 3 sensational poets AND a plethora of free wine and snacks. Free food always makes events so much better, don’t you agree?! To add to the glitter of the night, I went for drinks in the nearby bar with a collection of friendly people I met in the audience, and we were shortly joined by the poets themselves. So the formal poetry reading was followed by an informal, over-beer chat with the poets. I couldn’t stop smiling.
Additionally, this Thursday I will be trotting off to the Lion & Unicorn theatre, to watch a production of As You Like It, a ticket to which I purchased for a mere £10. Think of that! A solid 3 hours of Shakespeare, for a measly 10 quid! (‘Quid’, by the way, is English for ‘Pound.’ See that? I am picking up the local lingo!).
And as the icing on the cake, I have purchased myself a ticket to see Stephen Fry perform the role of Malvolio in a production of Twelfth Night. For considerably more than £10, admittedly, but I’m sure it will be worth every penny. As a devoted Fry-o-phile, I think I might go slightly mad watching him in the flesh, strutting about on stage spouting Shakespeare. I think the only thing that could possibly beat it would be watching Stephen Fry perform something by Oscar Wilde. But if that happened, my head could well explode.
And nobody wants that!
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