This Post Comes in Five Parts

SARA HERE. :D
And as the title states, this post will be coming to you in five parts.

Let us first begin by stating that this week started very low in theatre, and ended very high in theatre (and we say this in both production value and financial perspectives. See below for more details.)

Part One: Blood Brothers
We really have nothing to say about this. Although, Blake would like it to be known that Melanie C gave an exceptional performance.


Oh, wait. My bad:



Part Two: The Misanthrope
Blake and I bought £10 standing view tickets for this show, which starred Keira Knightley and Damian Lewis. It was an amazing production and we both thoroughly enjoyed it. Especially Blake - it's one of his favorite scripts, so he was definitely curious on how they would handle such a modern take on it. They incorporated a lot of present-day jokes and puns flawlessly. Not to mention, the whole standing view experience was actually really, really neat. I wouldn't mind doing it again, I'd say.


Part Three: Alice in Wonderland
As we were sprinting through Leicester Square to catch The Misanthrope, we stopped by the Odeon theatre and decided to purchase tickets to watch Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland in 3D in the theatre where they held the world premiere.


I'd say we both enjoyed the movie, although there were bits and pieces that could have been better. We're hoping to see it in IMAX while we're here, but all of the weekend shows throughout March are sold out! It'll just have to be a weeknight event, then.


Part Four: Saturday at the Thames.
On Saturday, Sara felt like she was lacking in photographic evidence of her time in London, so Sara went out and took pictures along the Thames river. The points of interest included the London Eye and the various activities going along the walk - living statues, street performers and acrobats!












Part Five: Love Never Dies
Blake and I woke up early this morning with the plan to go to Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and buy the £10 day-of tickets. Well, they only had six...and the three people in front of us each bought two. Shoot.
So, we decided, since we were close...let's go check out Love Never Dies.

20 minutes and a small hole in our pockets later, we had two tickets to this evening's performance. Which just happened to be the last preview performance - it opens to the critics tomorrow.

I have decided to say nothing about it, because what I expected did not happen, and I don't want to spoil that experience for anyone. However, we can both be quoted as saying:

Blake: "Andrew Lloyd Webber is a genius. Love Never Dies was exactly what a sequel to Phantom should be and so much more. I absolutely loved it and can't wait to see it again!"

Sara: "I don't want to say anything because I don't want to spoil it. But just know that there is no other musical on earth or in history that has been designed like that show."

Love Never Dies will be transferred to Broadway this November. Just...throwing that out there. :)


Tomorrow is the first rehearsal for Marlowe, and we'll both be there. And then Wednesday is our first big trip... PARIS!


Ciao!
-Sara