This should be the last post about my recent trip to London. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I visited Westminster Abbey. Photographs were not allowed inside and I'd previously taken some photos of the outside on another trip, so I only took one on my visit there this time. It would probably be better to post this on Monday or to have posted ( Read more... )

As I'm spending this evening in a hotel room, I thought I'd take some time to write about my trip to London, so far. I'm here to see Hamlet and Twelfth Night. On arriving Wednesday morning, my main goal was to make sure I was rested enough to enjoy the performance of Hamlet last night. Fortunately, even though I arrived at the hotel hours before ( Read more... )

Seeing Hamlet live, being performed by excellent actors, was a thrilling and enthralling experience. The only problem with it is that you can't see it over again whenever you want, like a film. It's performed, the memory fades, and then it's just...gone. But, at least I was lucky enough to have seen it, unlike countless people who couldn't get ( Read more... )

I want to get down more of my thoughts about the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Hamlet before I forget everything…it’s already been a week! Actually, it seems even longer, since I’ve come home and gone back to work since then ( Read more... )

Although my background is primarily scientific, one of my favorite college courses was in Shakespeare (the other was population genetics).  The professor actually had a very scientific approach to literature, which I appreciated.  On the first day, he talked about such-and-such being a theme in whatever play (I think it might have been false versus ( Read more... )

For the first time yesterday, cynodd and I actually planned well enough in advance that we, along with crabbydragon, were able to watch 2-1/2 episodes of Doctor Who during Her Royal Tininess's nap! :-D They were, from series 2 (still cjmr's and d_84's DVDs): "Tooth and Claw", "School Reunion", and "The Girl in the Fireplace". HRT woke up during "The Girl in the Fireplace ( Read more... )