View from Edinburgh Castle
Wow, so I'm behind. Time to summarize.
Last week's plays:
A Disappearing Number - Done by a very up-and-coming theater company and director. Finds the beauty in math and life. Tried to create/explore common ground between everyone. Lots of hype. Didn't quite live up to it.
Jersey Boys - Disappointing (perhaps my scathing review, done for my class, will be posted soon)
This week's plays:
War Horse - Incredible and not at all ridiculous giant horse puppets on stage - seriously amazing. Story based on a children's novel about World War I, so very accessible and enjoyable. Disney but with millions of deaths.
Faust - First opera I've seen. Singing was incredible. Story was outdated and strangely executed.
I went to Scotland! Edinburgh more specifically. This involved a 5 hour layover in a middle-of-nowhere train station (from 1 am to 6 am) that was FREEZING. Once I actually got to the city though, it was incredible. The architecture is really beautiful, but the whole city seems to be filled wall-to-wall with tourists. Saw the Edinburgh Castle, St. Giles Cathedral, The Hub, Hard Rock Cafe, the National Galleries, and climbed Scott's Monument. Oh, and went shopping. So, it was a pretty jam-packed two days. Stayed in my first hostel as well. Not an ideal situation staying in a room with 15 other people, but not as bad as I expected.
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