London, Part 4 (and another reason I hate winter)

I woke up this morning to the sound of snow sliding off the roof. It snowed about a foot in the night and it's been snowing all morning. My neighbor and I both got out our snow shovels to unearth my car and even after all our work, my neighbor, after making some detrimental remarks about my car (it was born in the South! it wasn't made for snow), had to push the car out to the street. I might have to walk home tonight. Right about now I'm wondering why I turned down that opportunity to take a trip to Bermuda this winter.

Now, back to London.
I saw five plays in London. Four were scheduled through the tour and the fifth I attended separately with several people from our group.

La Cage Aux Folles—When I got back to work this week, the BBC adaptation of The Way We Live Now was on my desk, so I watched it Monday. The actor who plays Roger Carbury in The Way We Live Now, Douglas Hodge, was the lead in La Cage Aux Folles. Kind of cool, yeah?

Boeing, Boeing--FUNNY

Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story—So, the writing and acting on this one were kind of weak, but a significant portion of the play was a musical performance/rock show. The actors were actually performing—playing the instruments and singing--and that part was good. I’ve had a perpetual loop of Buddy Holly songs in my head ever since I saw the show. That's not a good thing for someone who already suffers from Musical Tourette's.

Much Ado about Nothing—Wonderful, wonderful! We saw this at the National Theatre, and it was so well done! I was especially impressed by the revolving set that allowed the actors to perform without any breaks between acts. We toured the theater earlier in the day, and the set looked like a wooden cage, but it worked just beautifully.

Present Laughter--This was also at the National Theatre and also excellent. The set and lighting were amazing.

I'm going to go look up information on building a snow cave now. I'm most definitely NOT going to check weather.com and discover that it's still 45 degrees in London.