"Lord, what fools these mortals be."

[usuallyhats]

I went to see A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Tobacco Factory on Friday! I was a little worried about how it would compare with the fantastic outdoor production I saw last summer, but I needn't have been - although it didn't have the acres of energy that that one did, it was still an excellent production. It was a little slow to start, but I think that's just how the play is (all that setup business at the beginning can drag a tad), and it picked up quickly. The fairies' lullaby was genuinely creepy and rather magical, and the second half was amazing. I was in stitches at the play within a play, especially the Wall. Titania's dress was lovely, sadly I can't find a decent picture of it online (*shakes fist at the internets*) but it was big and red and came with an armoured shrug, heh. And I really liked their Helena, which is good because I can usually take or leave her. Also, apparently I am so used to seeing productions with female Pucks that I'm more surprised when the character's played by a man now!

I went back to Cheltenham for a flying visit at the weekend, it being Mother's Day and The Sister being there. I came last at scrabble but won Trivial Pursuits so overall the game situation was neutral.

Something I like about Dreamwidth, randomly: when you click on "x comments" it actually takes you to the comments, rather than to the top of the post. It's always annoyed me that LJ doesn't do that.

*sidles off to catch up on the flist*

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[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Oh man, the Wall. We did just that at school, and it's the only time I've ever lost it on stage. I just cracked up. Mind you, we were playing the characters as certain members of staff, who were roaring with laughter too.

[usuallyhats]

Oh, that must have been hilarious! The Wall in this production managed to have the entire audience helpless with laughter just by lifting a rock, it was brilliant.