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Earlier this week I was poking around old LJ entries (sometimes I like to look at entries from "this day" going back through the years) and ended up with a whole bunch of feelings about how long I'd know people and how long ago things were but also I had a minor panic attack because in several entries I talk about Christmas preparations like asking for addresses etc. and I am apparently WAY behind this year. OH WELL.
Stir Up Sunday/Christ the King today which meant the lovely Stir Up collect and we sang Parry' My Soul, There Is A Country and also at the Choral Eucharist the boys sang Langlais Messe Solennelle which I love (I'd drop a link in here but I can't find a recording/video that sounds right via google atm). And then next week Advent /o\
Anyway prior to today I've been having a rather lovely weekend- on Friday evening I had supper with my sister & brother-in-law in Cambridge and then went to see a student production of The Mikado starring my friend David (who some of you have met).
The Mikado @ Robinson College, Cambridge
It's a bit weird talking about amateur things and technically this was a fresher show (though David is very much not a Fresher) but it was loads of fun and they were clearly having a brilliant time.
They'd rewritten the Little List and Make the Punishment Fit the Crime as is traditional so lots of jokes about Colleges that I didn't get (saving the absolute worst for Oxford students) but given the way my sister & brother-in-law (both Cambridge grads) were laughing they were good jokes.
The singing was pretty good too, some stronger and some weaker but I knew David would be good as Nanki-Poo and all the other main roles were well sung too (though occasionally I did wish Yum Yum would tone down the comic acting and just sing). The Madrigal was particularly lovely plus it came with a rather fun bit about Yum Yum slowly drinking everyone else's coffee till she was vibrating and back to being happy *g* they also had a lot of fun in the lover's duet with cuddly toys.
So that was fun! Drive home in the dark and the rain and the mist was less fun but it was totally worth it.
Yesterday wasmore theatre- Henry IV at the Donmar- but I'm falling asleep rn so it'll have to wait!
Stir Up Sunday/Christ the King today which meant the lovely Stir Up collect and we sang Parry' My Soul, There Is A Country and also at the Choral Eucharist the boys sang Langlais Messe Solennelle which I love (I'd drop a link in here but I can't find a recording/video that sounds right via google atm). And then next week Advent /o\
Anyway prior to today I've been having a rather lovely weekend- on Friday evening I had supper with my sister & brother-in-law in Cambridge and then went to see a student production of The Mikado starring my friend David (who some of you have met).
The Mikado @ Robinson College, Cambridge
It's a bit weird talking about amateur things and technically this was a fresher show (though David is very much not a Fresher) but it was loads of fun and they were clearly having a brilliant time.
They'd rewritten the Little List and Make the Punishment Fit the Crime as is traditional so lots of jokes about Colleges that I didn't get (saving the absolute worst for Oxford students) but given the way my sister & brother-in-law (both Cambridge grads) were laughing they were good jokes.
The singing was pretty good too, some stronger and some weaker but I knew David would be good as Nanki-Poo and all the other main roles were well sung too (though occasionally I did wish Yum Yum would tone down the comic acting and just sing). The Madrigal was particularly lovely plus it came with a rather fun bit about Yum Yum slowly drinking everyone else's coffee till she was vibrating and back to being happy *g* they also had a lot of fun in the lover's duet with cuddly toys.
So that was fun! Drive home in the dark and the rain and the mist was less fun but it was totally worth it.
Yesterday wasmore theatre- Henry IV at the Donmar- but I'm falling asleep rn so it'll have to wait!