I’m horribly transparent…

sorry about the long wait. well, that apology is assuming that all of you are waiting impatiently for each installment to this INTRIGUING travel weblog.

live theatre update:

Rabbit at trafalgar studios. we had no idea what we were getting ourselves into or if it was going to be even remotely entertaining. it turned out to be the most compelling piece of theatre i’ve seen here so far. stellar ensemble cast. not a weak link in the bunch. and the theatre was incredibly intimate and newly renovated. excellent… i cried.

Antony and Cleopatra at shakespeare’s globe. it was paid for through the program… and thank god for that. i was so disappointed. a real dud. i never thought i would see bad theatre at the globe. it just goes to show you that even the best facility doesn’t produce a flawless season. i stood as a groundling in the yard in front of the stage for the entire show. three hours of standing for horribly self-indulgent theatre. if anything, i learned not to become a jaded, self-gratifying actor.

Comedy of Errors at the globe again. i love seeing productions at the globe. five pounds gets you standing room at the lip of the stage and the acting is (almost) always worth triple that price. it’s truly shakespeare performed the way shakespeare was written. he wrote for that setting and it’s exhilirating to see the theatre take it back there. the show was hilarious. it brought back A LOT of memories of when i played dromio of ephesus in high school. those were the days. the show used a lot of “schtick comedy” as usual. lots of prat falls, and “slip on the banana peel” physical humour. most of the actors from titus were performing in this production as well. very interesting. i love the actors at the globe. one day… one day i will perform on that stage. what a rush.

i bought a “groundling” t-shirt a the globe. i like it alot.

i booked ALL of my plane flights for the semester. it was seriously frustrating. it took nearly four hours of computering to find the best deals but now that it’s over it’s such a load off.

—ireland in two weeks. Off to see john gowland and see DUBLIN in all its glory. brilliance in a pint.

—ten-day fall break in italy. i booked the flight to rome. in ten days i plan to see rome, venice, florence, and positano. i think this trip is going to be my real “backpacking through europe” week. hostel to hostel. train to train. city to city. i’m seeing it all, in fast-forward.

—a week in prague. the czech republic. my exotic trip for the semester. funny, this trip is the LAST trip of the semester and we have it planned the most thoroughly.

i’m having a great time. classes are going swimmingly. money’s disappearing before my very eyes but i’m getting better at managing it. this trip is really forcing me to grow up.

i guess that’s all for now. check out the photo website to the right. i’ve just updated it.