I finally saw my first show on the West End this week! I went to see Noises Off, which is a very funny British comedy about a group of actors trying to put on a touring production of a fictional play called "Nothing On." There are sardines, people falling down stairs and doors slamming left, right and centre. Needless to say hilarity ensues.
I also saw Shrek! The Musical which I will have to admit I didn't have extremely high hopes for, but I was pleasantly surprised. Although it will not be the next hit musical it was definitely a decent show with some catchy tunes, and it was worth it just to see the dragon come flying out over the audience.
So I am happy to have begun to see some shows and of course it only made me want to see more! The lucky thing is that I do have time to spread them out and hopefully over the course of the next months I will be able to take in as much theatre as possible :)
I also did a walking tour that was called "Harry Potter on Location in Londontown" which I would highly recommend to any HP fans out there. My sister Nicole and I will be going to the Warner Brothers Leavesden Studio Tour in June but this walk is super convenient as it's right in London and only costs 9 pounds! It was also very cool to see spots in everyday London that were used in the making of the films or referenced in the books - like the entrance to the Ministry of Magic! I also really enjoyed learning that J. K. Rowling (the author) was working in London before she wrote the books and our tour guide showed us the street that may have been her original inspiration for Diagon Alley, a magical little lane with more bookshops than any other street in London.
If that doesn't inspire you to believe in magic, I had a nice pizza later that same day at an Italian restaurant, where I found this simple, yet profound message awaiting me:
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