I've tried to start this posting about half a dozen times, just not knowing where to start!
The City:
London is, for those of you who have been there, epic. It's big. It's old. It's uber famous. It's exciting and fun and full of adventure and good looking people. (SERIOUSLY good looking people... like everywhere... all the time!) It's busy, as our morning walks through the centre of the city could attest to, though unlike New York, this city definitely sleeps. Saturday morning walks took about ten minutes less due to the lack of people traffic to fight through. Not so cold. Not so wet. CRAZY EXPENSIVE! But I liked it. I really did. We were staying in a posh area called Bloomsbury and I recognize that it's far more swank than anything I could afford. And I'd like to go back and work there. Yep. I could do that. (take note, City of London. I'm awaiting your call...)
The Scene:
Theatre totally thrives in this town. We were all of a ten minute walk from Covent Garden. There were shows on almost every night. By the time I'd left the city, I'd seen 5 big West End shows, and two crazy nights of circus. Pretty impressive considering our insane schedule. For anyone who happens to read this, and just might be heading to London soonish, GO SEE JERUSALEM!!!! The most amazing piece of theatre I have ever seen, starring one of the most amazing actors alive. Best ticket I bought during my stay. Making me consider going back to see it again... Also had one of the best nights of my life at Ronnie Scott's, a jazz bar in Soho. Amazing. A funk fusion band from the States who rocked my world, coupled with one of the best cocktails I've ever had, that night was unbelievable.
The Globe:
Every instructor and speaker and mentor who spoke to us during our time at the Globe expressed the same love and passion for this building. For Shakespeare's work. For the energy within the building itself. And it must have been highly contagious as I caught it quick. The rehearsal rooms, our dressing rooms, the lobby, the Swan bar... everything around the actual space seemed to vibrate with excitement. And the theatre itself... magic. A hug. A sanctuary. Full and empty and brilliant and terrifying... and perfect. I loved it. Every minute of working that space. Terribly difficult with open spaces and planes flying over head and giant pillars to get lost behind - as well as freezing out door temperatures. I loved it. I loved it all. And our last night, with a good size audience (probably over 200 people) I played on that stage and had so much fun...
So after a month that flashed by in a heartbeat I come back to Glasgow with not enough pictures, a chest full of memories, better friends, and newer friends, and passion and angels and delight.
Oh - this post is so disappointing in what it was meant to do... but how could I tell you what it was like? I'd need a month!
xo
